The following has been received
from the LCI President :
Dear
friends!
Just
returning from Mid Term Meeting in Romania - I have received the
following e-mail from National Vice-president LC India Sumedha
Saraogi
"Dear
Susanne,
You must have already read reports about the earth quake that hit India in the early hours of January the 26th. I am however providing you a link to this site which will tell you more about the disaster.
http://www.rediff.com/news/quake.htm
I would like to know if any of the member countries of Ladies Circle International can come forward to assist the quake victims ? We have Circles in Ahmedabad, Surat - the cities that are badly affected - and our work can be taken up through them.
Assistance
could be in form of:
- Cash contributions - Medicines - Clothes any other? I would be grateful for your views on this at the earliest. Look forward to hearing from you, Yours in circling,
Sumedha
Saraogi
Vice-President Ladies Circle India Rd. No. 72, Plot No. 85, Prashasan Nagar, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad-500 033 Tel: 0091-40-3545536(R), 6669021(O) Fax: 0091-40-6669022"
I
have told Sumendha - that I will do all possible to assist
LC India - in their work to help the earth quake victims.
I
have asked Sumedha - to inform us if any Circler has suffered due
to the earth quake - and for more practical things - as where to
send collected assistance in form of medicine and clothes.
I have
attached a list to fill in for all money contributions: National
Boards, Clubs, Individual Circlers - lets try and reach at least
10.000� - that LC India - will be able to assist the victims of the
earth quake. I will keep you informed - as I receive more news from LC
India.
Please
send your donation to the following account:
Unibank
A/S Dalum Afdeling
Dalumvej
16-20
DK-5250
Odense SV
Denmark
Reg.
no.: 2374 Account no.: 5494-708-207 Name: Ladies Circle International
- Earth Quake India
Please
register you name, club number and country.
I
hope to hear from you very soon, if or how you want to take
part in this collection for: Victims of the earth quake in India.
For
working together as equals, yours
Susanne
Noerager
President
Ladies Circle International
We have also received first-hand accounts of the Indian Earthquake from Circlers and Tablers in India:
Sent: Monday,
February 05, 2001 8:44 AM
Subject: The Earthquake tragedy in India-An
update.
Dear Ladies,
There have been so many of you writing and
enquiring so kindly on the happenings in India that I thought it
appropriate to keep you informed on the latest situation. Thank
you so much for all your letters of concern.
It's 11 days since the huge
earthquake struck the Indian state of Gujarat. Whatever be the official
numbers, it is certain now that nearly 100,000 have sadly lost their
lives. This destruction in totality has ruined the rich and the poor.
The local citizens were the first to help.The charity
organisations and Non-governmental organisations with the army followed
suit.
Those families who have
perished as a whole were blessed in a way. But, for the thousands who
have lost only their children or parents, they are numb with shock.
This state has Round Tables
and Ladies Circles in the cities of Ahmedabad, Surat And Baroda. The 2
organisations have been working tirelessly in turns reaching food,
clothing, water and medicenes to the villages destroyed.
After giving it a lot of
thought Round Table India and Ladies CIrcle India have decided to use
the monies coming in for re-building and re-construction as at the
moment there are sufficient amounts of materials in kind for the
victims. Probabaly we would take up 2-3 villages and concentrate on
them. Plans are being drawn up by archetects and engineers.
The state of Gujarat with
this earthquake has suffered a set back of a few decades and as for the
people they have lost
their entire life. Such has
been nature's fury ! May God have mercy on them.
Ashwini Surendar
Ladies Circle India
Dear Friends,
I give below the message sent by Tr.Manoj Kapoor
of Ahmedabad Round Table 40 situated in Gujarat in the region of
the Earthquake. Tr.Manoj Kapoor is a Surgeon and a past Area Chairman of
Area 3 of Round Table India.
They were one of the first people to have visited the
areas worst affected by the earthquake. The Tragedy is of enormous
proportions.
Immediate Relief work has been undertaken by the
Tablers of Ahmedabad Round Table 40 and Surat Round Table 135 situated
in the affected areas. Round Table India is providing all assistance to
them in this effort.
After urgent relief if provided, the Mammoth task of
reconstruction is still there where nearly a million people are
homeless. Round Table India in coordination with the Tables in the
region will chart out a long term plan of action.
For all this funds are required in large scale. I
request all of you to assist us in this Task.
Regards
Ilango
Vice President
Round Table India
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