[friends] Fwd: IOCC Mobilizes Response for Greece Fires

[Friends of St. Christina Orthodox Church]

Dear Friends of St. Christina

Many of you, I am sure, have heard about the fires in Greece.
I thought you would like to know that International Orthodox Christian
Charities (IOCC) is stepping in to help.
IOCC has an excellent reputation for providing assistance in  
situations such as this.
In Christl
Fr. Michael Anderson
St Christina Orthodox Church
Fremont, CA
www.stchristinaorthodox.org
510-333-8814

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> From: "IOCC NEWS" <news at iocc.org>
> Date: August 27, 2007 3:38:47 PM PDT
> To: mail at stchristinaorthodox.org
> Subject: IOCC Mobilizes Response for Greece Fires
>

> INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHARITIES
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> August 27, 2007
>
> IOCC MOBILIZES RESPONSE FOR GREECE FIRES
>
> (Baltimore) — In response to the fires raging in Greece, considered  
> the worst the country has suffered in over 100 years, the U.S. based 
>  humanitarian aid organization International Orthodox Christian Char 
> ities (IOCC) has announced an immediate emergency response to provid 
> e relief supplies and technical assistance for the thousands of disp 
> laced villagers affected by this national 	    tragedy. “As we mourn 
>  the loss of life and sympathize with those who have had to flee the 
> ir homes, we are mobilizing our emergency response through our IOCC  
> Athens office and coordinating with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese o 
> f America,” said IOCC Executive Director & CEO Constantine M. Triant 
> afilou.	
>
> IOCC will provide emergency relief supplies and technical assistance  
> to the thousands of villagers who have been displaced by the fires  
> in Greece that have claimed more than 60 lives since last Friday.
>
> “More than sixty people have lost their lives, others remain missing 
> , and Greece’s emergency response capabilities are stretched to thei 
> r limits,” said Despina Katsivelaki, IOCC Head of Office in Athens.  
> “These fires have devastated large areas of Greece, from the island  
> of Evia north of Athens to the Peloponnese in the south since Friday 
> ,” she continued. IOCC, founded in 1992 as the official humanitarian 
>  aid agency of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops 
>  in the Americas (SCOBA), has implemented over $250 million in relie 
> f and development programs in 33 countries around the world.
>
> To help in providing emergency relief, call IOCC's donation hotline  
> toll-free at 1-877-803-4622, make a gift on-line at www.iocc.org, or  
> mail a check or money order payable to “IOCC” and write "Greece  
> Fires" in the memo line to: IOCC, P.O. Box 630225, Baltimore, Md. 21 
> 263-0225.
>
> Media: Contact Amal Morcos at 410-243-9820 or (cell) 443-823-3489.
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