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Friends, futurists and colleagues,<br><br>
Arthur C. Clarke has asked that we help with those who have suffered the
enormous devastation in Sri Lanka. While there are many places we
can go to online to contribute money, what is sorely needed right now are
cloths, medicine and other items which you might be able to
provide.<br><br>
Jose Cordeiro, Director of Extropy Institute, and I have created a
transhumanist global relief, which will be sending packages to Sri
Lanka. Certainly there are many in the area which could benefit,
but I'd like to start with choosing one spot and focusing on getting aid
to these people. If you can help, please send me your items (list
below) and I will package them together and send to Sri Lanka.<br><br>
Please label your packages to:<br><br>
Extropy Institute<br>
Transhumanist Global Relief - Sri Lanka<br>
10709 Pointe View Drive<br>
Austin, Texas 78738<br><br>
If you need to call: 512.263.2749<br><br>
<b><u>List of items needed</u></b>:<br><br>
We need cloths, dry food and first aid items:<br>
<font face="verdana" size=2><a href="http://www.sarvodaya.lk/Inside_Page/urgently%20needed.htm" eudora="autourl">http://www.sarvodaya.lk/Inside_Page/urgently%20needed.htm<br>
</a></font>Anything else you think would be helpful is
appreciated.<br><br>
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<b>Excerpt from Arthur C. Clarke's message</b>:<br><br>
"... This is indeed a disaster of unprecedented magnitude for Sri
Lanka, which lacks the resources and capacity to cope with the aftermath.
We are encouraging concerned friends to contribute to the relief efforts
launched by various national and international organisations. If you wish
to join these efforts, I can recommend two options.<br><br>
- Contribute to a Sri Lanka disaster relief fund launched by an
internationally operating humanitarian charity, such as Care or
Oxfam.<br><br>
- Alternatively, considering supporting Sarvodaya, the largest
development charity in Sri Lanka, which has a 45-year track record in
reaching out and helping the poorest of the poor. Sarvodaya has mounted a
well organised, countrywide relief effort using their countrywide network
of offices ! and volunteers who work in all parts of the country, well
above ethnic and other divisions. Their website,
<a href="http://www.sarvodaya.lk/" eudora="autourl"><font color="#003399">www.sarvodaya.lk</a></font>,
provides bank account details for financial donations. They also welcome
contributions in kind -- a list of urgently needed items is found at:
<a href="http://www.sarvodaya.lk/Inside_Page/urgently%20needed.htm" eudora="autourl"><font color="#003399">http://www.sarvodaya.lk/Inside_Page/urgently%20needed.htm<br>
</a>..."<br><br>
</font>Arthur Clarke<br>
29 December 2004<br>
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<b><i>Thank you for your generous contributions.<br><br>
</i></b>Natasha<x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep>
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<dd><font face="Tahoma" size=2 color="#808080">Natasha Vita-More
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<dd>President, Extropy Institute
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<dd><font face="Tahoma" size=2 color="#808080">Founder, Transhumanist Arts & Culture </font><a href="http://www.transhumanist.biz/" eudora="autourl"><font face="Tahoma" size=2 color="#C0C0C0">http://www.transhumanist.biz</a></font><font color="#C0C0C0"> </font>
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