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BASMOM Appeal for Peru

I received the following via e-mail this morning:

You will have read about the terrible earthquake that recently struck Peru. Over 40,000 homes have been destroyed or seriously damaged, 20 hospitals destroyed or damaged and over 1,500 people killed or wounded. A state of emergency has been declared in the region; and the local authorities are struggling to help all those affected.

The Peruvian Association of the Order of Malta has already started its relief activities with teams of doctors and paramedics on the ground tending to victims of the earthquake. The Association is preparing to bring relief goods into the disaster area and is working with local parishes to distribute them in the most effective way. The longer-term challenge will be to rehabilitate those affected.

The greatest need now is for medical supplies, foodstuffs and the wherewithal to start rehabilitation. Much of this is best bought locally. The Order worldwide is now launching an appeal to help our Peruvian Association by sending money that will enable them to continue the work that it has already started. The British Association is determined to contribute to this effort; and we are therefore writing to ask you for your help.

Please consider donating to this very urgent and worthwhile cause. Your money will go directly to help those who have lost everything in this earthquake: as an organization of volunteers, the Order incurs only minimal overheads.

You can donate online through our website, where you can stay up-to-date on the progress we are making, or by sending a cheque made payable to BASMOM Foreign Aid Service. If you are a UK taxpayer and complete the GiftAid form below, we can also reclaim the tax on your donation.

We thank you for any donation you can make.

Tim Orchard
Hospitaller, BASMOM

Count Nicolas Reuttner
Foreign Aid Service

Published at 8:14 pm on Thursday 23 August 2007. Categories: Order of Malta.
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