Hatton National Bank
Acct No. 0030323998CU
Head Office Branch
497, T. B. Jayah Mawatha, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka

Bank of Ceylon
Acct No. 004530137584
Torrington Branch
Colombo 7
Rupavahini Social Welfare fund

People's Bank
Acct No. 014-1-001-0-0136235
Union Place Branch
Colombo 2
Rupavahini Social Welfare fund

Relief Collection Centre at Visakha Vidyalaya, Vajira Road, Colombo: Past Visakhians and members of the public are kindly requested to bring dry rations, bottled water, usable clothing, medicines and consumer items (plastic ups and plates, candles, mats etc). The Relief Collection Centre is open from 07.00 am to 05.00 pm each day commencing Tuesday 28 December 2004.

Sarvodaya
Sarvodaya is also involved in Tsunami relief. If you are interested in contributing to their efforts: "Funds may be remitted to the account of the Lanka Jatika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya at Commercial Bank, Moratuwa. Account No. 1590008015."

http://www.emergencyinfo.gov.lk/

http://www.emergencydonations.gov.lk/

SLCFA is coordinating collection of funds to be sent to victims of tidal wave disaster in Sri Lanka.

These funds will be given to the Canadian Red Cross for necessary action, as we have done in the past.

Members can pledge how much they would like to contribute to

Lal Weera (Phone:(780)439-4897)

Nick De Silva (Phone:(780) 973-6574) or

Albert (Phone: (780)476-2152) within the next few days.

SLCFA will send the necessary documents after signing the formal agreement with Canadian Red Cross in Edmonton. A tax relief receipt will be issued by the Canadian Red Cross after receiving your payment. Kindly extend your support to the relief of victims of our Motherland. Alberta Buddhist Vihara Association has extended their cooperation to SLCFA's efforts to coordinate the funds to Sri Lanka.

Albert J. Fernando

Mississauga Buddhist Temple Fundraising Effort The Mississauga Buddhist Temple is organizing an URGENT meeting on Monday 27th December 2004 at 7:00pm at the temple to collect donations from Canada to be send immediately to Sri Lanka. You can send money/cloths/dry foods/canned foods/footwear/tents etc. The temple is expecting to collect at least one container load of stuff immediately. We expect all of your support and presence at tonight.s meeting.

TORONTO MAHAVIHARA SOCIETY You are now probably aware of the immense damage to property and tragic loss of life that has taken place in Sri Lanka following the Tsunami disaster that struck the island around 10.00 a.m. on Christmas Day. According to media reports, the official death toll so far has been estimated to be around 12,000, while nearly 1.5 million persons have been displaced from their homes.

A meeting was held with the members of the community at the Mahavihara premises on the 26th of December, 2004, and a decision was taken to establish "Sri Lanka Disaster Relief Fund" to raise monetary contributions and channel same through the Dharmavijaya Foundation ( a Registered Charity incorporated by Special Act of Parliament in 1979) of Colombo, Sri Lanka, to meet the emergency needs of food, water and medicine of the survivors who have no means of subsistence at the present time.

You are kindly requested to contribute to this fund by Cash, or Cheque or Money Order made payable to the TORONTO MAHAVIHARA SOCIETY, with a memo indicating 'SL Disaster Relief Fund'. In the alternative, you may arrange to transfer funds to the Bank of Montreal, for the Credit of TORONTO MAHAVIHARA SOCIETY, Account No. 29062-001-8027-532, and forward a copy of your deposit receipt to the Society indicating that the funds so remitted are for Sri Lanka Disaster Relief.

Trico has very kindly offered us a Container without charge for shipping relief goods to Sri Lanka. Any who wish to donate canned food, antibiotics, first aid, water purification tablets, school supplies or summer clothes in good condition could deliver same to the Mahavihara on or before January 4, 2005 for shipment by ocean freight. We will also be communicating other plans to provide urgent medical needs such as Antibiotics, Anti-Diarrheal Agents, Wound Care Supplies, Immunization Vaccines, Water Purification Tablets, etc. no sooner we can determine sources of supply in close proximity to Sri Lanka.

PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY. YOUR PROMPT CONTRIBUTION WILL HELP SAVE LIVES.

With Meththa

Ven. Ahangama Rathanasiri Thero, Viharadhipathy and President, Toronto Mahavihara Society.. Dated: December 27, 2004

Disaster Relief Walk: There will be Disaster Relief walk on Sunday the 2nd of January, 2005, at Wembley Park (in front of Brent Town Hall). The walk will commence at 9am and will be in aid to collect funds for victims of the devastating earthquake in Asia.

London Buddhist Vihara, in conjunction with the SL High Commission the UK

This is a UK-wide appeal for the following items in aid of disaster relief in Sri Lanka.

1. Tents, blankets, linen etc.

2. Food (pre-cooked or ready to eat meal packs)

3. Water purification tablets (approximately 2 million)

4. Wheat flour, pulses, rice;

5. Drugs: paracetamol, anti-biotics, dressing, suture material, disposable syringes;

6. Intravenous infusions (saline and dextrose);

7. Portable generators

The appeal is co-ordinated by the London Buddhist Vihara, in conjunction with the SL High Commissionin the UK. These items can be delivered to either the Vihara, or directly to the High Commission. If you require any help with delivery please contact varunij'at'gmail.com or arosha'at'bandara.org.

Any cheques or monetary contributions should be donated directly to either the Vihara or the High Commission and made payable to "Sri Lanka High Commission Disaster Relief Fund".

Delivery addresses are as follows :

Sri Lanka High Commission 13 Hyde Park Gardens London W2 2LU, United Kingdom.

The London Buddhist Vihara Dharmapala Building, The Avenue, London W4 1UD, United Kingdom.

Direct Relief
Direct Relief has been in contact with partner organizations in India and Sri Lanka, other private U.S. nonprofit organizations, US government officials coordinating official aid, and corporate partners. In this complex emergency, Direct Relief.s focus is on medical needs, but shelter, food, water and sanitation also are critical for hundreds of thousands of persons in coastal areas. FedEx today offered to transport material aid without charge to the region, and we are developing both material lists and logistics plans to transport the items.

Lanka Academic Network
Tsunami Victims
C/O Daya Weerakkody
LAcNet Treasurer
9603 Avenel Road, Silver Spring
MD 20903-2311, USA.
All donations are tax-deductible in the USA.
LAcNet US Tax Id: 411-69-1170.

Tamil Rehabilitation Organization
TRO Online
TRO telephone numbers in USA
Send your US checks to: Tamils Rehabilitation Organization 517 Old Town Road, Cumberland, Maryland 21502

Donna Daniel will accept checks writen to "Doctors Without Borders" and "Direct Relief International." The checks will be documented and forwarded to the respective field offices in Sri Lanka. Donna has been supporting an orphanage in Colombo. Checked writen in favor of the above 2 organizations can be mailed to below address. Contact Donna on (800)676-3788.
Donna Daniel
Folger Noland Fleming Douglas
725 Fifteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005

Sri Lanka Association of Washington DC is accepting contributions for Sarovodaya. For more details please visit below URL. http://www.slawdc.com/ Highlights: donations are tax deductable in US (section 501 (c) (3) ); donations are for Sarvodaya which has an impressive record of services in all regions and communities in Sri Lanka; Sarvodaya is effective in reaching underserved rural areas and has a proven track record; SLAGW (Greater Washington) has already sent $3K to Sarvodaya; online credit card payments available.

REBUILDING SRI LANKA . ONE HOUSE AT A TIME
After the Tsunami ..... Sri Lanka.s Tsunami Victims need to get back to normal life: The Tsunami affected millions of Sri Lankans, wrecking normal life as they knew it. With the intensity of grief and trauma thinning out with time, the victims desperately need to move on with their lives. This is the focus of Rebuilding Sri Lanka, a US registered charitable organization (a 501(c)(3) Charity), which aims to build 600 houses for Tsunami victims in the south and the east of Sri Lanka. According to Dr.Ajith Silva, President of Rebuilding Sri Lanka, their collaborator in Sri Lanka, Help Sri Lanka Consortium, has already identified locations to begin the project in the south and the east. This is a Tax Exempt Charity (Federal Tax Exempt Number: EIN 1666174). For more information on Rebuilding Sri Lanka, please visit www.rebuildinglanka.org