Guest guest Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 South Asian tsunami The most powerful earthquake in 40 years erupted under the sea off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Sunday. The quake unleashed a giant tsunami wave that crashed into the coasts of south and southeast Asia, killing tens of thousands of people. The power of the tsunami was felt as far away as the African coast, some 3,000 miles away. How to help The following are accepting donations for aid they or affiliates will provide to those affected by the deadly tsunami in Asia. Action Against Hunger247 West 37th Street, Suite 1201New York, NY 10018212-967-7800www.aah-usa.org ADRA InternationalAsia Quake Fund12501 Old Columbus PikeSilver Spring, MD 20904800-424-2372www.adra.org Air Serv International6583 Merchant Place, Suite 100Warrenton, VA 20187www.airserv.org American Jewish Joint Distribution CommitteeJDC: South Asia Tsunami ReliefBox 321847A Second AvenueNew York, NY 10017212-885-0867www.jdc.org American Jewish World Service45 West 36th Street, 10th FloorNew York, NY 10018800-889-7146www.ajws.org American Red CrossInternational Response FundPO Box 37243Washington, DC 20013800-HELP-NOWwww.redcross.org AmeriCares88 Hamilton Ave.Stamford, CT 06902800-486-4357www.americares.org Baptist World AidAsia Tidal Waves405 North Washington St.Falls Church, VA 22046703-790-8980www.bwanet.org/bwaid B’nai B’rith InternationalB’nai B’rith Disaster Relief Fund2020 K. St. NW7th FloorWashington, DC 20006212-490-3290www.bnaibrith.org Brother’s Brother Foundation1200 Galveston Ave.Pittsburgh, PA 15233412-321-3160www.brothersbrother.org CARE151 Ellis Street, NEAtlanta, GA 30303-2440800-521-CAREwww.care.org Catholic Relief Services209 West Fayette St.Baltimore, MD 21201800-HELP-CRSwww.catholicrelief.org Christian Children’s FundChild Alert FundPO Box 26484Richmond, VA 23261800-776-6767www.christianchildrensfund.org Christian Reformed World Relief CommitteeSouth Asia Earthquake2850 Kalamazoo Ave. SEGrand Rapids, MI, 49560800-55-CRWRCwww.crwrc.org Church World ServicePO Box 968Elkhart, IN 46515800-297-1516www.churchworldservice.org Direct Relief International27 South La Patera LaneSanta Barbara, CA 93117805-964-4767www.directrelief.org Food for the HungryAsia Quake Relief1224 E. Washington St.Phoenix, AZ 85034800-2-HUNGERSwww.fh.org Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans FrontieresPO Box 2247New York, NY 10116-2247888-392-0392www.doctorswithoutborders.org International Aid17011 W. HickorySpring Lake, MI 49456800-968-7490www.internationalaid.org International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesPO Box 372CH-1211 Geneva 19Switzerland41-22-730-4222www.ifrc.org International Medical CorpsTsunami Emergency Response1919 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 300Santa Monica, CA 90404-1950800-481-4462www.imcworldwide.org International Orthodox Christian CharitiesPO Box 630225Baltimore, MD 21263-0225877-803-4622www.iocc.org International Relief TeamsAsia Earthquake/Floods3547 Camino Del Rio South, Suite CSan Diego, CA 92108619-284-7979www.IRTeams.org International Rescue CommitteePO Box 5058Hagerstown, MD 21741-9874877-REFUGEE or 733-8433www.theIRC.org Latter-Day Saint CharitiesWelfare Services Emergency Response50 East North Temple Street, Room 701Salt Lake City, Utah, 84150-6800801-240-3544ldscharitiesldschurch.org Lutheran World ReliefSouth Asia Tsunami700 Light St.Baltimore, MD 21230410-230-2700www.lwr.org MAP InternationalPO Box 215000Brunswick, GA 3121-5000800-225-8550www.map.org Mercy CorpsSoutheast Asia EarthquakeDept. WPO Box 2669Portland, OR 97208800-852-2100www.mercycorps.org Northwest Medical TeamsPO Box 10Portland, OR 97207-0010503-624-1000www.nwmedicalteams.org Relief International11965 Venice Blvd. .405Los Angeles, CA 90066800-572-3332www.ri.org Operation USA8320 Melrose Avenue, Ste. 200Los Angles, CA 90069800-678-7255www.opusa.org Oxfam America Asia Earthquake FundP.O. Box 1211Albert Lea, MN 56007-1211800-77-Oxfamhttp://www.oxfamamerica.org Plan USAAsia Disaster155 Plan WayWarwick, RI 02886800-556-7918www.planusa.org Project Concern InternationalAsia Tsunamis Press List5151 Murphy Canyon Road Suite 320San Diego, CA 92123858-279-9690www.projectconcern.org Project HOPEAsia Tsunami Response255 Carter Hall LaneMillwood, VA 22646800-544-4673www.projecthope.org SAWSO (Salvation Army World Service Office)South Asia Relief Fund615 Slaters LaneAlexandria, VA, 22313800-SALV-ARMY Save the ChildrenAsia Earthquake/Tidal Wave Relief Fund54 Wilton RoadWestport, CT 06880800-728-3843www.savethechildren.org Stop Hunger NowSE Asia crisis2501 Clark Ave, Suite 200Raleigh, NC 27607888-501-8440www.stophungernow.org US Fund for UNICEF333 East 38th StreetNew York, NY 10016800-FOR-KIDSwww.unicefusa.org World Concern19303 Fremont Ave. NSeattle, WA 98133800-755-5022www.worldconcern.org World Emergency Relief2270-D Camino Vida RobleCarlsbad, CA 92009760-930-8001www.worldemergencyrelief.org World VisionPO Box 70288Tacoma, Washington 98481-0288888-56-CHILDwww.worldvision.org Source: InterAction via AP http://www.msnbc.com/modules/interactive.asp?id=/d/ip/tsunami_aid_04/data.js&navid=6758618 Attached file:Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Asia - 58KB MS Word Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. 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