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Form a posting on GOAN VOICE Canada edited by John J D Souza. http://www.goanvoice.ca/2005/issue1/ 00000000000000000000000000000000 G.C.O. Tsunami Relief Fundraiser A 9.0 earthquake has unleashed devastating tidal waves leaving more than 150,000 dead and millions affected. Help is needed urgently in the coastal areas of many Asian countries including India, Indonesia, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. In India, more than 15,000 people are feared dead and hundreds of thousands are homeless across Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Kerala, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. At the G.O.A New Year's Eve Dance, the Goan community in Toronto, known for their generosity and compassion, came forward in this hour of need. Oscar Furtado and Roque Barreto encouraged the audience to make cash and cheque contributions during the event. A report of received contributions will be made available in the January edition of the Pulse Newsletter. Future contributions (cheques are to be made out to the Goan Charitable Organization (GCO) and please identify at the bottom of the cheque towards the "Tsunami Relief Fund") are welcome via mail in a self-addressed envelope to the following address by latest January 7, 2005 Goan Charitable Organization (Tsunami Relief Fund) P.O. Box 5667, Station A Toronto, Ontario M5W 1N8, Canada One hundred percent of your tax deductible donation will go to the Red Cross, and will help this organization provide essential relief items such as food, clean water, medicines, tents, and blankets. Thank you for your generous support! 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000