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The committee in
Vancouver
is closing activities for now.
Thank you very much for all your support
and donations.
The Canadian Red
Cross Society is
no longer accepting donations for the "Canadian Red Cross Venezuela Flood Relief Fund".
This appeal was closed in the month of July, 2000
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The "Comité Organizador de Ayuda a
Venezuela" is a small group of Venezuelans living in Canada that has joined efforts for fund-raising to help victims of the disaster of December 1999.
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As per information of the Red
Cross
the Venezuela Flood Relief Fund
raised $30,000 over the Lower Mainland. Our fundraiser group campaign raised
$20,000
$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 i
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Also, we sent a
40 feet container with medical and general supplies with the
valuable help of the
Canadian Rotary Club.
We want to keep this site as a tribute to all the
volunteers and the people who helped us. We thank the great effort
to bring to some Venezuelans a little bit of hope in a moment of
disaster. The memories of this tragedy will be forever in our lives. May
God bless you all!
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Queremos
mantener este espacio web como un tributo a todos los voluntarios
y personas que nos ayudaron. Agradecemos el tremendo esfuerzo por
hacerle llegar a algunos venezolanos un poquito de esperanza en un
momento de tragedia como este. Las memorias de este desastre
estarán por siempre en nuestras vidas.
¡Dios los bendiga! |
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Our brothers from Venezuela are suffering the worst natural catastrophe to hit Venezuela ever. During the
past month of December torrential rain, mudslides and flooding has wiped out entire towns and thousands of homes were destroyed. So far it has caused around 50,000
dead, and still thousands of people are missing. The Civil
Defense officials said 400,000 people are homeless. This disaster has affected more than
600,000 people.
The worst damage was along the Caribbean coast and in Caracas. Most of the victims were buried in avalanches of mud or swept downstream. Survivors, some setting up makeshift tents in the streets, still wait anxiously for missing friends and relatives to appear. Sadly, a lot of people will remain buried, since there is no way of rescuing them due to the hardened
mud.
March,
2000 Report
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Estimated dead:
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50,000 |
| Remain homeless: |
400,000 |
| Affected directly by the tragedy: |
600,000 |
| Left jobless: |
200,000 |
| Student left out of the school system: |
18,000 |
| Schools damage: |
23 |
| Houses damage: |
64,707 |
| Houses totally destroy: |
23,200 |
| Hospitals damage: |
9 out of 31 |
| Ambulatory Health centers: |
251 out of 687 |
We are asking every one to extend their goodwill to help relief efforts underway in Venezuela as
the result of this serious tragedy. You can try to make a
difference in these people’s life by helping.
Cash donations can be made at:
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The Canadian Red
Cross Society
is accepting cash donations for
"Canadian Red Cross Venezuela Flood Relief Fund" at its Lower
Mainland office at 4750 Oak Street, 3rd Floor. Vancouver.
V6H 2N9; credit card contributions through its 24-hour toll
free line at
1-800-418-1111
For more information,
please call Lower Mainland Red Cross office at: (604)
709-6600.
Red Cross contact: Christine Tokar, International Services
(604) 709-6662
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Online
donations
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Collection centers
have been closed, but we still accepting cash donations
PLEASE HELP
The people of Venezuela
will be forever thankful |
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Listen to Latino
Soy at 96.1FM in Real
Audio on the Internet where you will find information
about the activities of our committee all the time.
Weekdays from 11am to 1pm
Also, listen to El Bus de Las
Siete at 102.7 FM
Tuesday 7am to 9am, and Thursday 7am to 11am
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The Organizing Committee for Venezuelan Relief
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| COORDINATORS |
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| Vancouver: |
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| General, |
Ricardo
Ascanio |
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| Logistic, |
Roberto Piñate
Susana Caballero |
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| Finances, |
Laura Aveledo |
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| Media, |
Patricia Ochoa |
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| Fundraising, |
Mari
Pighini |
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| Ass.General, |
Yuriria
Lanza |
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| Assistants, |
Mercedes
Mandé |
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Carolina
Contreras |
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Araceli Saltzman |
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| Abbotsford: Mirtha
McBain |
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| Grand Forks:
Valentina Rodríguez |
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| Calgary:
Irene Muller |
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The
people from Venezuela
will appreciate your HELP.
Please contribute! |
The Organizing
Committee for Venezuela Relief
(Comité Organizador de Ayuda a Venezuela)
Vancouver, BC. Canada, 1999-2000.
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