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JDC Accepts Donations to Aid Victims of Bangladesh Cyclone Sidr

Emergency Mailbox Opened to Provide Immediate and Long-Term Relief

Contact:

Michael Geller / JDC Telephone: (212) 885-0838

For Immediate Release

New York, New York, USA, –

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) today announced that it has opened an emergency mailbox to collect funds for relief efforts following Thursday’s Cyclone Sidr along the western coast of Bangladesh. With sustained winds of at least 155 mph, to date, over 3,000 people have been reported as killed and hundreds more are unaccounted for. Thousands of homes have been flattened and millions have been evacuated.

“Throughout our 93-year history, we have supported nonsectarian activities. JDC is assessing the situation and mobilizing to help those in need” said Steve Schwager, Chief Executive Officer, JDC.

JDC’s non-sectarian program has provided aid to those affected by the earthquake in Peru, the Tsunami in South Asia, flooding in Haiti and the Dominican Republic; victims of terror in Turkey; earthquakes in El Salvador, India, Morocco and Turkey, displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo following the eruption of the Mt. Nyiragongo volcano; and war-torn communities in Kosovo.

About JDC

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is the world’s leading Jewish humanitarian assistance organization. JDC works in more than 70 countries and in Israel to alleviate hunger and hardship, rescue Jews in danger, create lasting connections to Jewish life, and provide immediate relief and long-term development support for victims of natural and man-made disasters.

For more information, please visit www.JDC.org.

To Make a Contribution:

Online: Bangladesh Cyclone Relief Online Donations

By Mail:

Bangladesh Cyclone Relief
P.O. Box 4124
New York, NY 10163

Please make check payable to Bangladesh Cyclone Relief

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