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SikhSpectrum.com Quarterly                                                           Issue No.18, November 2004   Tsunami Relief GHANAIA is an international relief effort, established by UNITED SIKHS in 2003 to provide impartial, non-partisan aid and assistance to victims in disaster situations. GHANAIA stands for Giving Humanitarian Aid Necessities Assistance Impartially to All and is inspired by the Sikh saint, Bhai Ghanaia Ji, who served in the army of the 10th Sikh Enlightener, Guru Gobind Singh Ji, and gave water and medicine to ailing war soldiers and victims without prejudice, seeing the same God in all beings. For more information on GHANAIA, please e-mail: contact@unitedsikhs.org. To donate online Click, or choose one of the following options for your convenience: · Donate by cheque/check payable to UNITED SIKHS, and mail to a UNITED SIKHS regional office. · Donate at your local bank by over-the-counter direct payment into the UNITED SIKHS account using the following information: In the UK Any Branch of Natwest Bank Deposit Details: Payable to: UNITED SIKHS Natwest Bank Kensington Royal Garden Branch Account No: 25023772 Sortcode: 50 30 10 In Punjab Any Branch of Bank of Punjab Deposit Details: Payable to: UNITED SIKHS Bank of Punjab Doaba Complex, Court Road, Amritsar Account No: S/B 143216293 In the USA Any Branch of CitiBank Deposit Details: Payable to: UNITED SIKHS Citibank NYB PO Box 291, Brooklyn New York, NY 11220-9020 Citibank Account #: 63916964 Memo should be marked : For Deposit only. OR Wire Transfer Details A/C # is: 63916964 A/C Name: UNITED SIKHS Routing Number: 021000089 Citibank Branch is 399 Park Avenue, New York, NY 1004 II Established in 1999, Khalsa Aid is an international non-profit aid and relief organization founded on the Sikh principles of selfless service and universal love. Khalsa Aid is a UK Registered Charity (#1080374) with the UK Charities Commission and also has volunteers in North America & Asia. Khalsa Aid has provided relief assistance to victims of disasters, wars, and other tragic events around the world. Khalsa Aid (K.A.) is sending a team of volunteers to Sri Lanka and other affected areas to assess the situation on the ground to assist in the humanitarian relief effort. K.A. will be linking up with local NGO's and, where possible, work alongside them to provide assistance. To donate online Click, or or by mailing a check / money order in the name of Khalsa Aid to our mailing address: Khalsa Aid c/o Ravinder Singh 66 Grasmere Avenue Slough, SL2 5JF, England Donations can be directly transfered to the Khalsa Aid account through any Barclays Bank. Account Name: Khalsa Aid Account Number: 20209171 Sort Code: 207858 Account Branch: Slough High Street Branch Registered Charity Number: 1080374 III AN international Sikh relief effort to help the earthquake and Tsunami victims in Indonesia, spearheaded by Malaysian-based Sikh Naujawan Sabha Malaysia (Malaysian Sikh Youth), is well under way. SNSM urgently needs donations for medicine, dry food, toiletries for Acheh. Please do not donate clothes. All cash donations for Sikh Tsunami Relief Fund can be channeled via direct debit to Maybank a/c No: 514123 - 434833 to Sikh Naujawan Sabha Malaysia. Donations can be made at No. 71, Jalan Maarof, 59000 Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. This is the co-ordination center for the GLOBAL SIKHS - ACEH RELIEF MISSION. It is also the head quarters of Sikh Naujawan Sabha Malaysia - one of the core groups of this mission. How to donate? Cheques They can be made out to "Sikh Naujawan Sabha Malaysia" and mark "Aceh Relief Mission" at the back of the cheque. Donors must also write their name and address at the back of the cheque to obtain a receipt from this group. All donations can be banked into MAYBANK Acct No. 514123 - 434833 (SNSM Tsunami Relief) Cash Insist on a receipt when making cash donations at the GLOBAL SIKHS center at No. 71, Jalan Maarof, 59000 Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. Non-cash items such as foodstuff, mineral water and medical equipment & medicines can be sent to: GLOBAL SIKHS No. 71, Jalan Maarof 59000 Bangsar Kuala Lumpur Tel: 03-2283 3713 Print this Article                Email this Article                Comment on this Article     About Links Subscribe Disclaimer
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