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BURMA'S TSUNAMI VICTIMS AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES NEED YOUR HELP



REPORTS OF:

� 90+ deaths (likely much higher)

� at least 1,500+ missing

� 17 coastal villages confirmed destroyed (likely more)



Dear Friends and Supporters,



This is an urgent appeal for help for some of the poorest of the poor.



The world is focused on the South Asia disaster, and the death tolls from Thailand, Sri Lanka, India and Indonesia are mounting by the hour. Virtually no information or first-hand accounts have come out of Burma, however.



Nonetheless, a quick look at the map shows that southern Burma had to be terribly affected by the tsunami (some good additional maps can be found at Relief Web). The Burmese islands and coastline around the Andaman Sea are just slightly north of the Thai resort of Phuket, which was devastated. In that area of Burma, a unique seafaring people known as the Sea Gypsies (Salone, or Moken) have lived simple lives dependent on fishing for centuries. Their lives will never be the same.



The Foundation for the People of Burma needs your help. Our medical team will be in the affected area next month. With your help, we can alleviate some of the suffering that has resulted from this disaster. With enough support and local participation we can help the people there rebuild their communities for a better future.



All of your contributions go directly to alleviate suffering. The low administrative overhead of the Foundation is fully funded by private donors.



Please consider making a special, tax-deductible contribution now.



Funds may be sent to:



FOUNDATION FOR THE PEOPLE OF BURMA

Burma Tsunami Relief Fund

909 Montgomery Street, Suite 500

San Francisco, CA 94133



415-486-6527 ph

415-486-6786 fax

www.foundationburma.org

IRS EIN: 94-3375666



Contacts:

Hal Nathan, President: (415) 486-6516

Heather Graham, Executive Director: (415) 486-6527

Helen Gunthorpe, M.D., Medical Director (415) 713-4728



Checks should be made payable to: Foundation for the People of Burma. Please specify whether you would like your donation to be used toward the Burma Tsunami Relief Fund, or general programs.



Donations in the form of cash wires and stock transfers are also welcome. Please contact us for account instructions. Donations with your credit card can be made via the DONATE box on the website. (Checks or wires are preferred, however, since there is a small administrative fee taken out by JustGive, the nonprofit that processes our online donations.)



Thank you for your compassion in this grave moment.



Hal Nathan and the Board of the Foundation for the People of Burma



More information on the Foundation is available at our website: www.foundationburma.org



(Article taken from SEA-EAT website)