[D9640general] [eFlash_Rotary] Digest Number 706

[Garry & Anne Krischock]

1. 1364: Rotaractors seek aid for flood victims in North Korea 
 
Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:26 pm (PST) 
Rotaractors seek aid for flood victims in North Korea 

Rotary International News 

Several Illinois Rotaract clubs are raising money to provide medical 
assistance for flood victims in North Korea. Working with Rotarians 
in Shanghai, China, as well as the Red Cross, and other groups, the 
Rotaractors hope to raise US$10,000 to send medical supplies to this 
non-Rotary country. 

Current relief efforts have not kept up with the demand for 
antibiotics, food, medical supplies, and other essential humanitarian 
items. Heavy monsoon rain storms began sweeping the country on 5 
August, and continued until 17 August. The rain submerged more than 
11 percent of the nation's rice and maize fields as well as part of 
Pyongyang, the nation's capital. According an estimate by the United 
Nations, more than 200 people died and more than 300,000 have been 
displaced from their homes.

The Rotaractors hope to raise the money needed in the next month, 
calling the fundraiser "Operation Flood Relief Now." The deadline to 
donate to this project is 15 October 2007.

To help, contact:
Gary D. Permenter of the Rotaract Club of Chicago, Illinois, USA at: 
gary.permenter at gmail.com 
or 415-670-9160

Courtesy:eFlash_Rotary
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