ISKCON begins aid program for tsunami victims

[Guest guest]

Dear List members,

 

I have been a member of ISKCON (the International Society for Krsna

Consciousness) since 1986 and, therefore, have been witness to the genuine

relief that the organisations Food for Life program brings to the hungry and

homeless worldwide. ISKCON is a registered charity and is widely respected

for it's efficiency and organisation in distributing massive quantities of

cooked, nutritious food at such times as we now see bought about by this

devastating natural disaster.

 

I have just received the following message and will paste it here for your

consideration.

 

With respects to all

Ananga Sivyer

 

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Food for life for the Tsunami victims Urgent request

 

This is an urgent request!

 

ISKCON Sri Lanka is providing cooked prasadam (food) for the tsunami

victims. The victims are desperate. They have no facility to cook food.

They have no place, they have no utensils and it is a necessity for us to

provide them with cooked food. We have started with about 5000 plates per

day. We are also planning to distribute milk powder etc for the children.

We already started collecting rice, dal and other rations.

 

Sri Lanka is the worst affected by the recent earthquake in Sumatra

(Indonesia) and the subsequent tidal wave which has affected many countries

in this region. The tide was 40ft high and more than 11000 people are

reported dead and many thousands are missing. Over a million are refugees.

Most of the refugees are women and orphan babies and children. The refugees

have taken shelter in hospitals, schools and temples. Hospitals have been

washed out along with the patients and doctors. To continue this, we need

assistance and we have to also go to different affected areas. We are

starting with Trincomalee and it is the worst affected area in Sri Lanka.

 

100% of the donations will be given to the tsunami victims. We will also

supply medical items, sleeping mats, bed sheets etc as we receive.

 

We need assistance from you also for this humanitarian service. Please

donate generously for this cause and inform your friends to donate for this

purpose. Contact us for further information.

 

Relief program coordinator - Mahakarta Das (Temple President)

Email: iskcon,

Postal Address: ISKCON Sri Lanka

188, New chetty st

Colombo 13

Sri Lanka

 

Please forward your donations to:

 

Account Name: ISKCON

Account number: 1050669901

[Guest guest]

Dear Members, Ananga!

 

Please could you find us the IBAN number for the ISKCON Sri Lanka Bank

account... and/or routing number - to make international donations via

TT I

think you need those. Maybe also the bank name branch and address.

 

Thanks for making that post

 

I have had the privilage of working with the ISKCON For For Life in the UK

many years back - and have also seen their efforts here in Hungary

recently.

I know that ISKCON Hungary will be forwarding funds to ISKCON Sri

Lanka for

Food Relief.

 

Jai Sri Rama

Caitanya Candra

(Yes Ananga you know me! - long time have not heard from you!!)

[Guest guest]

Caitanya Candra!!

 

Haribol! :-)

 

How funny to meet you here. Bank details are pasted below here, now you know

my e-mail address I would love to hear from you and know how you're doing.

 

Ananga

 

 

ISKCON Sri Lanka banking details and update - I humbly request other list

members to consider their plea for help.

 

> Iskcon Srilanka <iskcon

> Sun, 02 Jan 2005 13:53:21 +0600

> Ananga Sivyer <chandra

> Bank details... iskcon sri lanka

>

> 100% of the donations will be given to the tsunami victims. We will also

> supply medical items, sleeping mats, bed sheets etc as we receive.

>

> We need assistance from you also for this humanitarian service. Please donate

> generously for this cause and inform your friends to donate for this purpose.

>

> Your donations could be sent by draft/cheque/ money order on behalf of the

> ISKCON account mentioned below to the ISKCON Sri Lanka address:

>

> ISKCON Sri Lanka, 188, New chetty street, Colombo 13, Sri Lanka

>

> Bank account name: ISKCON

> Swift code: CCEYLKLX

> Serial no: 548159

> Routing number: 7056 012

> Account number: 105066990

>

> Bank name and address:

> Commercial bank company Ltd

> Kotahena branch

> Colombo 13

> Sri Lanka

>

> Please contact us for further information. If you give your postal addresses,

> we will send you receipts as the donations are received.

>

> Thanking you

> Your humble servant

> Nandarani dd

> Secretary ISKCON Sri Lanka

 

 

 

On 31/12/04 4:00 pm, "ganapati108hu" <no_reply> wrote:

 

> Dear Members, Ananga!

>

> Please could you find us the IBAN number for the ISKCON Sri Lanka Bank

> account... and/or routing number - to make international donations via

> TT I

> think you need those. Maybe also the bank name branch and address.

>

> Thanks for making that post

>

> I have had the privilage of working with the ISKCON For For Life in the UK

> many years back - and have also seen their efforts here in Hungary

> recently.

> I know that ISKCON Hungary will be forwarding funds to ISKCON Sri

> Lanka for

> Food Relief.

>

> Jai Sri Rama

> Caitanya Candra