Greetings, in response to the info. furnished by Tombong and Habib and the calls for assistance in the wake of the terrible disaster back home, the Gambia Leadership Conference (GLC) is setting up a Disaster Relief Committee to help coordinate and raise funds in the Washington Metropolitan Area. We hope that other communities will embark on similar ventures to help those in needy back home. If individuals outside the Washington Metro Area however choose to contribute via the GLC, please contact Mr. Karamba Touray, the coordinator of the relief effort. His contact info. is furnished below. If you wish to be part of the committee, please come to our meeting on Saturday, 2:00pm kerr Lat, or call the coordinator. Latjor Ndimbal na cha feka loho borom ++++++++++++++++++++++++ DISASTER RELIEF FUND PRESS RELEASE For immediate release A DISASTER RELIEF FUND has been formed on Thursday, August 25th 1999 by the Gambia Leadership Conference (GLC) in response to the urgent need for assistance to the flood victims of the Upper River and Central River Divisions, especially the town of Kaur. The main objective of the Fund is to quickly raise money by Wednesday September 1st 1999 to purchase urgently needed food, soap and other basic needs. Gambians and friends of The Gambia living in the Washington Metropolitan Area are urged to donate a minimum of $10 (ten Dollars) each. We are appealing to all donor agencies, to assist in this fund raising drive and to help in avoiding a major catastrophe. Hundreds are homeless as a result of the flood and there is a serious shortage of food, drugs and clean water in towns such as Kaur. A Disaster Relief Committee has been formed and is composed of the following: 1. Mr. Karamba Touray (co-ordinator) 301-890-4704 [log in to unmask] 2. Latjor Ndow 301-593-5844 3. Ngenarr Goree-Ndiaye 301-593-5844 4. Jainaba Jarra 301-428-2919 5. Daddy Njie 301-762-0199 6. Njouga Goree-Ndiaye 301-593-5844 Mr. Karamba Touray is the Co-ordinator and Ngenarr Goree-Ndiaye is the Secretary. Your contributions would go a long way in relieving the suffering of hundreds of needy people. The most vulnerable groups are the children and women. For: Gambia Leadership Conference _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------