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Hi Everybody,

I think this Kosovo adventure is misconceived, and the domestic propaganda effort is a pantload. But regardless of where we stand on the invasion of Serbia, we can all agree there are people who are undergoing some serious trauma right now, people who never wanted nor did anyone any harm. They're going out of the frying pan and into the fire. I'm not exactly a philanthropist, but I'm going to give till it hurts this time (granted, I have a low threshold for financial pain). I think if we all give a little, we can help these people get through this. Even if we only help one child, it will be worth it.

Here's a list of organizations that are helping. Pick one you feel comfortable with, and donate what you can:

Groups accepting contributions to aid Kosovo refugees:

American Jewish Joint Distributions Committee. 711 3rd Ave., 10th floor New York,NY 10017 212.885.0832 212.885.0889

American Red Cross International response fund. PO Box 37243 Washington, DC 20013 800.HELP-NOW Spanish 800.257.7575 www.redcross.org

American Refugee Committee 2344 Nicollet ave. S. Suite 350 Minneapolis, MN 55404 800.875.7060

AmeriCares 161 Cherry St. New Canaan, CT 06840 800.486.HELP

Baptist World Aid 6733 Curran St. McClean, VA 22101 703.790.8980 www.bwanet.org

CARE 151 Ellis St. NE Atlanta, GA 30303-2426 800.521.2273 www.care.org

Catholic Relief Services PO Box17090 Baltimore, MD 21203-7090 800.736.3467 www.catholicrelief.org

Church World Service 28606 Phillips St. PO Box 968 Elkhart, IN 46515 800.2971516 ext 222

Direct Relief International 27 S. La Patera Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93117 800.676.1638

Doctors Without Borders/MSF 6 East 39th St., 8th Floor New York, NY10016 888.392.0392 www.dwb.org

Doctors of the World 375 West Broadway Fourth Floor New York, NY 10012 888.817.4357 www.doctorsoftheworld.org

Feed the Children PO Box 36 Oklahoma City, OK 73101 800.328.2122

Food for the Hungry International 7729 East Greenway Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85260 800.2.HUNGRY www.fh.org

International Aid Inc. 17011 West Hickory St. String Lake, MI 49456 800.968.7490 www.internationalaid.org

International Medical Corps 11500 West Olympic Blvd. Suite 506 Los Angeles, CA 90064 800.481.4462 www.imc-la.org

International Orthodox Christian Charities PO Box 630225 Baltimore, MD21263-0225 877.803.4622 www.iocc.org

International Rescue Committee 122 East 42nd St. New York, NY 10017 877-refugee www.intrescom.org

Lutheran World Relief ChurchStreet Station PO Box 6186 New York, NY 10277-1738 800.597.5972

MAP International 2200 Glynco Pakway PO Box 215000 Brunswick, GA 31521-5000 800.225.8550 www.map.org

Mercy Corps International PO Box 9 Portland OR 97207 800.852.2100 www.mercycorps.org

Oxfam America Kosovo Relief Fund 26 West St. Boston, MA 02111 800.77OXFAM

Save the Children Federation PO Box 975 54 Wilton Rd. Westport, CT 06880 800.243.5075 www.savethechildren.org

Salvation Army World Service Office PO Box 269 Alexandria, VA 22313 707.684.5528

U.S. Commitee for UNICEF 333 East 38th St. New York, NY 10016 800.FOR.KIDS www.unicefusa.org

World Concern 19303 Fremont Ave.N. Seattle WA 98133 800.755.5022 www.worldconcern.org

World Relief, Dept. 3. PO Box WRC Wheaton, IL 60189 800.535.5433 www.wr.org

World Vision PO Box 9716 FederalWay, WA 98063 888.511.6423 www.worldvision.org

-- Prepared (helping@refugees.now), April 02, 1999

Answers

thanks for all the addresses. My check is in the mail. God Bless.

-- Taz (Tassie@aol.com), April 02, 1999.

Thanks Prepared.

Mine will be tomorrow.

Diane

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), April 02, 1999.


Can it be? Something intelligent from Prepared? Where's my wallet...

-- Y2K Pro (2@641.com), April 02, 1999.

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