On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 3:51 PM, Vikram Vincent <[email protected]> wrote: > Free Software Movement - Karnataka > > An Appeal: Flood Relief Fund > > Dear friends, > > Karnataka has been reeling under floods of an > unprecedented nature leading to large-scale death and destruction. > This is a situation which was unforeseen and many districts of North > Karnataka are totally submerged and lakhs of people are marooned > without food or relief. About 15 districts have been submerged and > more than 6 lakhs people have become homeless. Estimated damages are > to the tune of Rs. 25,000 crore. > > The Government machinery is doing its bit, but the sheer magnitude of > the calamity makes it almost impossible for it to be handled by the > Government alone. There is no assessment of the actual loss of lives > and property as many areas are still inaccessible. The threat of > epidemics is also something that looms large in such circumstances. It > becomes the duty of all patriotic citizens to rise to the occasion and > assist in such relief efforts. > > Free Software Movement-Karnataka is organizing collection of relief > for the flood victims in an effort to provide succour to the > suffering. A Relief Team will leave to North Karnataka in the Third > week of October and along with the Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti disburse > relief in the affected areas. We request you to contribute generously > in this endeavor so that we can share their suffering and mitigate it > to some extent. Our volunteers will be approaching you individually > for your contributions and also seek your support to meet concerned > officials in your establishment to make it a meaningful effort. > > Any such donations through DD/cheque, in the name of 'Free Software > Movement Karnataka' may please be sent to us. FSMK issues receipts > for the same. > > In anticipation of your support and cooperation, > Thanking You, > > > Sd/- > Senthil, > Convenor, FSM-Karnataka. > M:9900262828, 9448810822, 9448163453
How is flood relief related to FOSS ?. Why are you not tagging this as [OT] and why are you cross posting this to multiple lists ? We do sympathize with the Flood victims and might send some funds to the victims, but why should we sent it through FSM Karnataka ? Regards, -- Vivek Varghese Cherian Website : http://vivekvc.freeshell.org Blog: http://vivekvc.wordpress.com IRC: Vivek and ViveKVC on both Freenode and OFTC GPG Key fingerprint: 0F53 447E A8D1 C4F7 C14E F117 A040 E935 7DFA D159 _______________________________________________ network mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
