[Fwd: HONDURAS RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT FUND]

[Jane Jackson <jane.jackson@ASU.EDU>]

Hello, colleagues,
I checked out the American Red Cross web site, and have been reading the
newspaper. The forwarded message below is worthy of your attention. The
address is correct. Or one can donate by phone or on-line. 1-800-HELP-NOW.

Deforestation is responsible for much damage in Honduras.
Cheers,
Jane Jackson
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I received this forwarded message today:
> > > Dear Friends,
> > >
> > > I have just finished watching Ted Koppel's first NIGHTLINE broadcast from
> > > Honduras. The situation there is beyond horrific. Tipper Gore called it "a
> > > catastrophe of Biblical proportion". At last count over 11,000  people have
> > > been confirmed dead.  It is possible that the final death toll could even
> > > double this number.   Catastrophic winds and flooding have left over one
> > > million people without homes.  There is little food and almost no water to
> > > drink.  The president of Honduras described the region as "panorama of
> > death, desolation, and ruin."
> > > The sick and injured have overwhelmed the region's already struggling
> > > hospitals.  Hundreds of thousands have no electricity, no telephones,
> > and are completely cut off from the outside world. The regions cash crops
> > were almost entirely devastated. Government officials say it will be
> > decades before the region recovers from the storm.
> > > WE ALL LOVE THE INTERNET - NOW LET'S SHOW ITS TRUE POWER BY CREATING THE
> > > LARGEST NETWORK OF GIVING IN HISTORY.  PLEASE SHOW YOU CARE AND SEND
> > $5 (LESS THAN THE PRICE OF A MOVIE TICKET) TO THE RED CROSS AT THE
> > ADDRESS BELOW.
> > > THEN FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO 5 FRIENDS.  IF THEY EACH DONATE
> > > $5 AND FORWARD TO 5 MORE FRIENDS AND SO ON -  AND THIS CONTINUES JUST
> > 7 TIMES WE WILL CREATE A HISTORIC ONLINE RELIEF NETWORK  WHICH WILL
> > EXCEED OVER
> > > 390,000 PEOPLE RAISING $2,000,000 DOLLARS IN RELIEF AID!  THIS IS
> > POSSIBLY THE WORST STORM AND DISASTER TO EVER AFFECT THE  CARIBBEAN AND
> > CENTRAL AMERICA.
WE CAN RESPOND WITH THE LARGEST RELIEF CAMPAIGN DRIVE IN HISTORY - THANKS TO
> > > THE INTERNET.
> > >
> > > PLEASE HELP THE DISASTER VICTIMS TODAY.  HELP CAN'T WAIT!
> > > SEND $5 TO THE RED CROSS' ADDRESS BELOW AND FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO 5
> > FRIENDS.
> > > IMPORTANT:  YOU MUST put on BOTH THE CHECK AND
> > > THE ENVELOPE that the money is for the HONDURAS RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT FUND
> > > (not the Disaster Relief Fund)!!!!  Otherwise, the money will NOT go
> > > specifically to Honduras relief.
> > >
> > > Ninety-two cents of every dollar spent by the American Red
> > > Cross goes directly to programs and services that help people in need!
> > > The American Red Cross is not a government agency and all Red Cross
> > disaster assistance is free thanks to the generosity of people like you.
> > > Please send donations immediately to:
> > > AMERICAN RED CROSS
> > > DISASTER RELIEF FUND
> > > P.O. Box 37243
> > > Washington, D.C. 20013
> > > HTTP://WWW.REDCROSS.ORG
> > >
> > > BE SURE TO REFERENCE THIS EMAIL AND THE ONLINE RELIEF NETWORK,
> > > SO WE  CAN MEASURE OUR TOTAL CONTRIBUTION!  THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR
> > > CARING!
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Jane Jackson, Dir., Modeling Workshop Project
Box 871504, Dept.of Physics, ASU, Tempe, AZ 85287.
602-965-8438/fax:965-7331. http://modeling.la.asu.edu

We know the truth not only by reason but by the heart.
                  Blaise Pascal, French mathematician