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Wednesday,
December 29, 2004
— The American Red
Cross is responding
to
the large scale disaster in southern Asia
after the earthquake
off the west coast of Indonesia
struck on December
26th and triggered a number of tsunami waves that caused massive
flooding and severe damage in several countries.
An American Red
Cross volunteer will be deployed from the United States
in the next few
days, and will join a team of British Red Cross responders in
Sri Lanka, one of the hardest
hit areas. Additional disaster relief personnel are on standby
to
travel
to
the region in the
coming days.
Relief supplies,
such as plastic sheeting, family size tents and hygiene kits, are ready
for shipment
to
be distributed
to
people in the
affected areas. These supplies are in a specifically designated area
near the region so they can be mobilized quickly. It is estimated that
nearly one million people living in the coastal areas have been
affected.
When disasters like this strike, whether domestically or
internationally, people want
to
help and often
offer individual and/or collections of goods or in-kind items
to
show their support
for the victims. However, the Red Cross does not have the capacity
to
accept or collect,
and does not actively solicit individual or collections of in-kind
donations of goods in times of disaster.
With
disasters of this magnitude, we understand the concern people have for
their loved ones in the affected area. Information about U.S.
Citizens living or
traveling in the southern Asia
region may be
obtained by calling the U.S. Department of State at 1-888-407-4747.
The
American Red Cross urges you
to
continue
to
try contacting
your loved ones through normal means of communication. Keep in contact
with relatives who may live close
to, but outside the affected area.
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The
American Red Cross has an adequate response capacity with bilingual,
experienced international relief workers, and does not
anticipate requiring further assistance from volunteers for this
disaster. We encourage volunteers
to
contact their
local chapter for volunteer opportunities now and in the future.
There is a tremendous outpouring of support from the public for
victims of this disaster. The best way
to
help those affected is
to
make a
contribution to
a disaster relief
organization like the American Red Cross. Your donation will allow the
Red Cross to
purchase relief
items directly in the region, eliminating the costs of shipping and
transport from the United States.
Please
support the American Red Cross International Response Fund by
calling your local Red Cross chapter at (253) 474-0400 or 1-800-HELP-NOW
or making an secure
online
contribution.
You
can help those affected by this crisis and countless others around the
world each year by making a financial gift
to
the American Red Cross International Response Fund,
which will provide immediate relief and long-term support through
supplies, technical assistance and other support
to
help those in
need.
Contributions
to
the International
Response Fund may be sent to
your local American Red Cross Mount Rainier Chapter, ATTN:
International Response Fund. Internet users
can make a secure
online
contribution.
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American Red Cross International
Response Fund
You can help those affected by the
recent tsunamis in South Asia, the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and
Chad, and countless others around the world each year by making a
financial gift to the American Red
Cross International Response Fund,
which will provide immediate relief and long-term support through
supplies, technical assistance, and other support to those in
need.
Contributions to the American Red
Cross International Response Fund may be sent to your local
American Red Cross Mount Rainier Chapter.
Internet users can make a secure
online
contribution (Click Here).
American
Red Cross
Mount
Rainier
Chapter
ATTN:
American Red Cross International Response Fund
Pierce
County:
American Red Cross
Mount Rainier Chapter
ATTN: International Response Fund
1235 South Tacoma Way
Tacoma,
WA
98409-8048
(253) 474-0400
Thurston-Mason
Counties:
American Red Cross
Mount Rainier Chapter
ATTN:
International Response Fund
2618 Twelfth Ct SW
Olympia
, WA
98502-5715
(360)
352-8575
Lewis
County:
American Red Cross
Mount Rainier Chapter
ATTN:
International Response Fund
734 South Market Blvd.
Chehalis, WA
98532-3420
(360) 748-4607
By
Phone:
(253) 474-0400 Pierce County
(360) 352-8575 Thurston-Mason Counties
(360) 748-4607 Lewis County
Or by calling 1-800-HELP NOW or
1-800-257-7575 (Spanish).
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