Greetings, in response to the info. furnished by Tombong and Habib and the
calls for assistance in the wake of the terrible disaster back home, the
Gambia Leadership Conference (GLC) is setting up a Disaster Relief Committee
to help coordinate and raise funds in the Washington Metropolitan Area. We
hope that other communities will embark on similar ventures to help those in
needy back home. If individuals outside the Washington Metro Area however
choose to contribute via the GLC, please contact Mr. Karamba Touray, the
coordinator of the relief effort. His contact info. is furnished below. If
you wish to be part of the committee, please come to our meeting on
Saturday, 2:00pm kerr Lat, or call the coordinator.
Latjor
Ndimbal na cha feka loho borom
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DISASTER RELIEF FUND

PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release

A DISASTER RELIEF FUND has been formed on Thursday,  August 25th 1999 by the
Gambia Leadership Conference (GLC) in response to the urgent need for
assistance to the flood victims of the Upper River and Central River
Divisions, especially the town of Kaur. The main objective of the Fund is to
quickly raise money by Wednesday September 1st 1999 to purchase urgently
needed food, soap and other basic needs.

Gambians and friends of The Gambia living in the Washington Metropolitan
Area are urged to donate a minimum of $10 (ten Dollars) each. We are
appealing to all donor agencies, to assist in this fund raising drive and to
help in avoiding a major catastrophe. Hundreds are homeless as a result of
the flood and there is a serious shortage of food, drugs and clean water in
towns such as Kaur.

A Disaster Relief Committee has been formed and is composed of the
following:

1. Mr. Karamba Touray (co-ordinator)  301-890-4704 [log in to unmask]
2. Latjor Ndow 301-593-5844
3. Ngenarr Goree-Ndiaye  301-593-5844
4. Jainaba Jarra  301-428-2919
5. Daddy Njie  301-762-0199
6. Njouga Goree-Ndiaye  301-593-5844

Mr. Karamba Touray is the Co-ordinator and Ngenarr Goree-Ndiaye is the
Secretary.
Your contributions would go a long way in relieving the suffering of
hundreds of needy people. The most vulnerable groups are the children and
women.
For: Gambia Leadership Conference


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