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Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Red Cross Appeal for Leyte Victims

On behalf of the Philippine National Red Cross, I am making an appeal to you and your colleagues and friends to support us in our activities in the latest Leyte tragedy :

1. Retrieval of dead and Rescue of survivors

2.Manage the staging area and render medical help to injured

3. Tracing service

4. Provide psychosocial support (stress debriefing)

5. Relief Assistance

6. Medical Assistance


As of the moment, the death toll is 56. In addition, there are 35 injured bodies and 906 non-identified missing individuals. In this light, we are open to both monetary and in-kind donations with the following details and procedures:


1. Monetary donations to be sent to our dollar account


Bank: Metro Bank Port Area Branch

Account name: The Philippine National Red Cross

Account #: SA 2-151-00218-2

SWIFT CODE: MBTC PHMM

*Please fax your deposit slip to (63-2) 5270575 / 5255654 / 4040979 for us to acknowledge your donations accordingly.


2.In-kind Donations

May we get the details on?what exactly you plan to send here. Is it worth the shipment? Our concern for you is that the shipment?fee might be costlier than the goods themselves which is why we encourage monetary. We prefer purchasing of goods locally not just to save you from handling fees but also to help the economy of the local area/s affected. However, should you deem that your in-kind?donations are of a great necessity and worth the shipment cost, we do appreciate all of the items and we will?allocate them to the many beneficiaries. In connection to this, you may donate the following medicines:

a. Amoxicillin (125 mg / 5 ml for kids; 500 mg capsule for adults)

b. Paracetamol (for fever, flu)

c. Mefanamic Acid (for pain)

d. Hydrite Tablet (for diarrhea)

Bottled water, sleeping mats and ready-to-eat foods are necessities as well.

Please send your donations to:

The Philippine National Red Cross
C/o Mr. Victor A. Liozo, the Secretary General
or Ms. Gwen Pang, the Director of Fund Generation
National Headquarters, Bonifacio Drive
Anda Circle, Port Area, Manila
Philippines

Please address directly to Red Cross, not to the aforementioned individual recipients, for you to not be charged with tax.

For more information, please reach me in my mobile number, +639178277421 or my landline, telefax +632 525 5654. You may look for Ms. Bellie Bartolome on my behalf. You mail email me too at gwenpang@redcross.org.ph.

We are looking forward to your utmost support in serving the humanity especially in times like this.


Sincerely,

GWENDOLYN T. PANG
Director, Fund Generation &
Executive Assistant to the Chairman

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