People to People Help - an Update
From owner-indnet@indnet.org Sun Jun 13 19:52 CDT 1999
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Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 15:02:33 -0400
From: "K.V. Rao" <kvrao@indnet.org>
Subject: People to People Help - an Update
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Dear Friends, At the request of our members, the India Network Foundation has launched a special fund to assist the families of those that laid their lives in the recent action in Kargil sector. Thanks to all our contributors of this fund that enable us to deliver the much needed assistance in a timely fashion. Our India Office is very actively collecting addresses of families of Jawans to convey our condolences and support. The INF has already released Rs. 2 Lakhs to our India Office for helping the families to meet their immediate needs. Attached is a news clipping received from our India office. We are in the process of distributing immediate assistance to more families this week.
It appears that our assistance though nominal, has alerted local politicians and others to help the families in a big way. Thus the INF is instrumental in raising the awareness and duty of every one to help the families of Jawans, the least one can do.
I encourage all of you to contribute whatever you think appropriate to the War Families Fund by:
a) completing the secure server form at any of the following sites
indnet.org
indianetwork.org
kvrao.org
We have setup the above three sites to increase the access speed to all of you.
OR
b) Fax Credit card authorizations to 419-352 9334
OR
c) Call to give credit card authorizations at 419-352 9335
OR
d) You may write a check made payable to 'India Network Foundation' and
mail to:
India Network Foundation
War Families Fund
P.O. Box 556
Bowling Green, OH 43402
USA
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All contributions to the India Network Foundation are tax-deductible in the United States and the INF will acknowledge to all contributors by regular mail.
Also note that the INF is the only organization that is dedicated to provide direct and immediate assistance to families your dollars go a long way.
Thanks for your support.
Sincerely yours,
K.V. Rao
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K.V. Rao, Ph. D.
Founder and President, India Network Foundation
P.O. Box 556
Bowling Green, OH 43402
USA
Tel: 419- 352 9335
Fax: 419- 352 9334
e-mail: kvrao@indnet.org
World Wide web: indnet.org
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*************************News Clip from Indian Express ********
NRI's Gesture to Sergeant's family:
Indian Exp news service dt June 3,99
Indians living in USA came forward to help the family of sergeant Raviprasad, who lost his life in Indian military operations against Pak-led mercenaries in the Kargil sector of LoC of Indo-Pak border. Ohio based Indian Network Foundation has decided to extend assistance of Rs.10,000 to the wife of Mr. Prasad. President of the foundation Dr.K.V.Rao disclosed this information to the Project Director of INF in India. The Project Director said the amount would be handed over to the wife of Mr.Prasad after her return from U.P. Meanwhile, it is learned that India network foundation is also extending assistance for development of educational opportunities in schools. The foundation is supplying various educational aids to different schools.
NRI's Gesture to Sergeant's Family.
Exp News service Dt.June 6, 1999
June 5: India Network Foundation, an NRI association, handed over Rs.10,000 to the family of IAF Sergeant P. Ravi Prasad who died in the operations to drive away infiltrators in Kargil sector of Jammu and Kashmir. The Foundation came to know of the death through internet, Foundation India Director handed over the amount to Raviprasad's wife Anuradha here this afternoon. He also gave her father a condolence message sent by the INF President, Dr. K.V. Rao on behalf of all India Network Foundation members.
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