From: khaled@zeus.csc.ncsu.edu (Khaled El-Sayed)
Newsgroups: soc.religion.islam
Subject: Egypt Earthquake Relief Funds update
Date: 16 Oct 92 18:31:58 GMT
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway

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Salam,

Here is a list of possible agencies that are accepting relief funds for
Egypt. I urge you to both donate and spread this information wherever
you can. Allah will surely reward you for this.

Khaled Elsayed

Forwarded message:

>From: best@cs.bu.edu (Azer Bestavros)
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 92 13:58:21 -0400
To: EN-distribution@cs.bu.edu
Cc: Egypt-net@das.harvard.edu
Subject: Relief funds


I have been asked to broadcast the following calls for help. 
God bless Egypt.

--Azer


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>From: Hoda Boghdady
Subject: Egypt Earthquake Relief Fund [through the Egyptian Embassy]

Send your contribution to 

Riggs Bank
Account # 17181282
Account name Egypt Earthquake Relief Fund

You can do a transfer from your bank immediatly

If you have any question or need to get more information about this
you may call the Egyptian Embassy at (202)-232-5400


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>From: M. El-Wakil
Subject: Egypt Earthquake Relief Fund [through AEAS and El-Ahram]

The Association has established a relief fund which will be tax exempt
to the donors. Donors should make their checks payable to "The
Association of Egyptian-American Scholars" and write "Earthquake
Relief Fund" on the checks.  The Tax Exemption  number is 23-7216365.
Checks could then be mailed to the Association treasurer or to me at:
one of these addresses: 

   Dr. Nessim Hanna, 
   580 Normal Rd., 
   Dekalb, IL 60115

   Dr. M. M. El-Wakil, 
   1513 University Ave., 
   Madison, WI 53706

The Association will see to it that the fund, with donor names listed, get to 
the proper authorities where it will be properly used and do the most good.

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>From: Azer Bestavros
Subject: Egypt Earthquake Relief Fund [through El-Ahram International]

You can send your contribution to Hamdy Fouad of Al-Ahram
International Newspaper in Washington:

  Hamdy Fouad
  Al-Ahram International Newspaper
  Phone: (202) 737-2121   Fax: (202) 737-2122
  529 National Press Building, Suite 1258
  Washington DC 20045

Al-Ahram is not capable of giving you tax-deductible receipts for
your contribution but your name will be published in Al-Ahram. 

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>From: Nabil Ayoub
Subject: Egypt Earthquake Relief Fund [through Red Cross/Cressant]

If you want a tax-deductible receipt for your contribution, then please
send your contribution to the Red Cross, but mark your check with a
'To Cairo Earthquake' statement on the lower left corner. All contributions
will then be forwarded to the Egyptian Red Crescent. Send your check
to:

        American Red Cross
        P.O. Box 37243
        Washington, D.C., 20013

All funds will go directly to the Egyptian Red Crescent and are
tax-deductible. 

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>From: Ahmed Khattab
Subject: Egypt Earthquake Relief Fund [through Egyptian Consulate -- SF]

The following account was established as relief funds for the victims
of the earthquake that hit Egypt. Please act now. Send Contributions
to: 

  Bank of America
  Earthquake Victims of Egypt
  Account No.: 02640-60260

The above account is opened by the Egyptian Consulate - San Francisco

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>From: Ahmed Khattab
Subject: Egypt Earthquake Relief Fund [East Bay Arab Community Center, SF]

Please send checks to:

   East Bay Arab Community Center
   P.O. Box 11277
   Berkeley, CA 94701-2277

If you want to send medical supplies or other supplies,
please contact the above organization. At this point I
don't how they are going to send these supplies.
Fax your questions to: (510) 521-3389


For Bay Area residents:

Tonight (October 14th) at 8:00pm, there will be a meeting to organize
ways of sending supplies and relief funds to Egypt. Please, try to
participate.  The meeting will be held at :

   Albany United Methodist Church 
   980 Stanning St. (at Marine Ave.)
   Albany, CA

If you need more information, please contact:
	ahmed@dgi.com		or
	ahmed@futon.sfsu.edu 

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