Canadians gather aid for Asian quake victims

Ottawa — Canadians rallied to arrange emergency aid while waiting for news of family members caught in a devastating earthquake that rocked tourist beaches and fishing villages from Thailand to India on Boxing Day.



Ottawa promsed an initial aid contribution of $1-million, while the Canadian Red Cross, UNICEF World Vision, Oxfam and other agencies called for cash donations to support their relief efforts.


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For Canadians wishing to make a financial donation to quake relief:



— Canadian Red Cross online at www.redcross.ca, toll-free at 1-800-418-1111 or contact local Red Cross office.



— World Vision toll-free at 1-800-268-5528 or www.worldvision.ca.



— UNICEF Canada at www.unicef.ca, toll-free at 1-877-955-3111 or by mail at UNICEF Canada, 2200 Yonge Street, Suite 1100, Toronto, ON, M4S 2C6.



— Oxfam Canada at www.oxfam.ca or toll-free at 1-800-466-9326.



— Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, toll-free at 1-888-664-3387, at www.devp.org, or cheque payable to Development and Peace, marked for tidal wave disaster mailed to Development and Peace, 5633 Sherbrooke St. East, Montreal, H1N 1A3.

with the door open for more once the needs are identified. I think it is a good start.