Dear All,
I sent the message that Keith H circulated regarding
the hunger site.
For your interest I enclose the message they sent
back,
I'm sure some of you will have comments about the
content
John
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> To: "John Canning" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: hunger site-aid to USA
> Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 12:04:38 -0400
>
> Thanks for the email. We share your concern for
> maintaining the hunger
> relief efforts that the Hunger Site has historically
> funded. Our partners,
> America's Second Harvest and Mercy Corps, want to
> direct the proceeds from
> the Hunger Site clicks to helping to fund the effort
> to feed volunteers
> working on the recovery efforts in New York only
> through the end of
> September. Given the enormity of the tragedy in New
> York we felt it was
> appropriate to honor their request.
>
> America's Second Harvest has been involved in these
> efforts since last week
> and the Hunger Site proceeds will help them continue
> their efforts. Since
> the proceeds need to be collected from our sponsors
> they won't actually get
> the proceeds until the end of October. We're
> confident that if the funds are
> not needed for this special effort they will re
> direct them to their other
> hunger
> relief work. In any case as of October 1st funding
> from the Hunger Site will
> return to normal.
>
> Thanks again for the feedback. Your support is
> greatly appreciated and it
> does make a difference.
>
> Brian Smith
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John Canning, Postgraduate, School of Geographical Sciences, University Road, Bristol, UK. BS8 1SS
http://www.geocities.com/john_g_canning/index.html
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