From Carlos Quiroz (qc.carlos@gmail.com)
PERU:
Solidarity, Unity and Strength during Difficult times
FUNDRAISING CULTURAL EVENT TO HELP VICTIMS OF EARTHQUAKE IN PERU
Sunday August 26, 2007
1:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Wesley United Methodist Church
5312 Connecticut Ave, NW,
Washington, DC 20015
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Please join us for this community effort to collect emergency funds to help thousands of people who were affected by the recent earthquake in Peru.
Come and enjoy music and dance groups, food and refreshments from Latin America and the U.S.
Individual donations of $5 or more are greatly appreciated. For your convenience we can accept cash, personal checks and safe online donations with credit cards. Thank you! (Clothes, food or medicines will be accepted, but we prefer to send funds to be invested locally in the affected area).
For additional information please contact:
Carlos A. Quiroz, Humberto Garces, or Rev. Whit Hutchison
Tel. 202-966-5144 or by email: [ mailto:manuelzapataolivellacenter@gmail.com ]manuelzapataolivellacenter@gmail.com
Thank you in the name of the people of Peru!
This event is organized by the Manuel Zapata Olivella Center for Education & Human Development with the support of Wesley United Methodist Church and in collaboration with the Consultation Committee of the Consulate of Peru and non-profit organizations: CASA de Maryland, Unidos por Peru, Milpa Cultural Association, and Group of Native/Indigenous Immigrants from the Andes.
Proceeds will benefit earthquake victims in Peru through efforts of the following organizations:
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
The IFRC has issued a preliminary emergency appeal for 1.6 million Swiss francs (US$ 1.3 million / €980,000) to support the operation for survivors of the strong earthquake which devastated regions south of Lima, the capital of Peru, on 15 August. The funds will be used to supply some 20,000 people (4,000 families) with emergency items including tents, blankets, jerry cans, clothes, bedding and plastic sheeting. "Immediate needs for the survivors include shelter – its winter now in Peru, and people need to be protected from the cold. They also need access to clean water," explains Peter Rees, acting deputy director of disaster management of the IFRC. "The funds will also finance vital psychological support to help survivors overcome the trauma of the catastrophe." ([ http://www.redcross.org/article/0,1072,0_312_6916,00.html ]http://www.redcross.org/article/0,1072,0_312_6916,00.html)
LUNDU Center of Afro Peruvian Studies and Promotion - MADRE
Among the towns nearest the epicenter are Chincha Alta and Cañete, where MADRE's partner LUNDU works with Afro-Peruvian young people, women and families who were struggling to meet their basic needs even before last night's earthquake. Those families are now homeless, hungry, and without protection from the weather. When we spoke with Mónica Carrillo, LUNDU's Director, this morning she asked for immediate help. She told us that some families suffered the horrors of watching everything crumble around them. As parents opened the door of their house to rescue their children, the walls collapsed. ([ http://madre.org/articles/lat/peruearthquake.html ]http://madre.org/articles/lat/peruearthquake.html) and ([ http://www.lundu.org.pe/ ]http://www.lundu.org.pe/)
Oxfam America
Oxfam was on the scene within hours. The damage is enormous. We need your help to mount a major response. We are focusing our efforts on those most vulnerable and hardest to reach - the rural poor who have been cut off from aid by impassable highways, collapsed bridges, and power outages that have plunged entire cities and towns into darkness. Oxfam has set up a special funding stream, the Peru Earthquake Relief and Recovery Fund, to channel resources directly to this relief effort. Oxfam's major concern right now is about the health and safety of survivors. Our main focus will be on providing clean water, sanitation, and shelter, particularly to the rural areas that have been largely overlooked by the media and authorities. ([ http://www.oxfamamerica.org/newsandpublications/press_releases/peru-earthquake-aftershocks-continue-as-oxfam-international-plans-to-target-rural-areas-in-emergency-response ] http://www.oxfamamerica.org/newsandpublications/press_releases/peru-earthquake-aftershocks-continue-as-oxfam-international-plans-to-target-rural-areas-in-emergency-response)
Consulate General of Peru
The Consulate of Peru will be also receiving donations directly with cash and personal checks. ([ http://www.consuladoperu.com/districtofcolumbia/index_dc.htm ]http://www.consuladoperu.com/districtofcolumbia/index_dc.htm)
About the Organizers
Manuel Zapata Olivella Center for Education and Human Development:
5312 Connecticut Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20015. Tel: 202-812-4181; Fax: 202-244-1759. Email: [ mailto:manuelzapataolivellacenter@gmail.com ]manuelzapataolivellacenter@gmail.com
The Manuel Zapata Olivella Center for Education and Human Development is a non-profit center which offers English classes, Spanish literacy, computer skills, basic math, and Spanish for non-Spanish speakers. The objective of the Zapata Olivella Center is to provide educational opportunity, life skills, work-related capacity building, and leadership development to the immigrant community in the Washington, DC metro area.
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