I'm sure you've heard...

about the earthquake and tidal waves that have rocked the countries around the Indian Ocean. One of the hardest hit is Sri Lanka. Matt and Rebecca Baker, the people that I am going to be working with when I go, are fine. They have set up a relief fund to aid the Sri Lankan people. I am attaching the information if you are interested to learn more on how you can help.

Something that I wrote in an earlier post has come to kinda haunt me. I wrote about the possibility of war and the landslides that are occuring in and around Nuwara Eliya (where I'll be) asking the question, "what will happen next?"... apparently it's tidal waves.

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Dear friends,
As you know, one of the worst earthquakes in recorded history occured this week off the coast of Indonesia causing massive tidal waves in many Asian countries. Sri Lanka was the worst hit with over 5,000 casualties and extensive property damage, looting and water contamination.

As a registered charity already operating in Sri Lanka, Schools for Asia Educational Foundation is in a unique position to provide direct assistance to the affected areas. Since our mission relates to education, we hope to provide funds to help rebuild schools damaged or destroyed by the tragedy.

To this end, we have established an Earthquake Relief Fund, which we will keep seperate from our regular operating budget and disburse to needy areas once they have been carefully selected. If you would like to make a donation to this fund, you can do so online at: http://www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=50492. Follow the instructions onscreen and be sure to select "Earthquake Relief" under fund designation. You can also send a cheque made out to "Schools for Asia Educational Foundation" to one of the addresses below. Be sure to clearly indicate that the donation is for the Earthquake Relief Fund. Feel free to forward this message to others who might be interested.

SAEF (Canada)
PO Box 323
Station Main
Abbotsford, BC
V2S 4N9

SAEF (US)
PO Box 1111
Gig Harbor, WA
98332