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From: Fred Lyon [fclyon@comcast.net]
Hi, All,
I am sending you information
that we received in the church office from Jim Williams, the
communication director of National Capital Presbytery,
concerning ways of responding to the devastating results of
the tsunami last weekend in South Asia. Please take time to
look it over after reading my message.
For those who want to make
donations through church channels to help with disaster
relief, I propose that members and friends of St. Andrew
make checks to St. Andrew that are designated "Presbyterian
Disaster Assistance" in the memo. These can either be placed
in the offering plate on Sundays or mailed to Lil Palmer at
the church office (711 West Main Street, Purcellville
20132). I've talked with Lil about this, and she's all set
to make sure contributions get where they need to go in a
timely fashion.
As contributions come in,
Lil can pool together these designated funds to send one
large check on a weekly basis to Church World Services for
as long as contributions come in. Church World Services (CWS) is
the organization that our Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is
working with to provide disaster relief.
The reason for gathering
money first at St. Andrew is that pooling funds will cut
down on administrative costs at CWS related to processing
the volume of checks, as well keeping track of individual
contributions for record keeping and tax purposes. It will
be much easier for Lil to keep track of individual
contributions locally at St. Andrew. The bottom line is that
by pooling, eventually more money will go for direct help
than for administration.
Let us keep the people from
the coastal regions of South Asia in our prayers.
Below is the information
from Jim Williams.
Take good care, and Peace,
Fred Lyon
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