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B’nai Brith Canada announces fund to aid victims of Haiti earthquakePosted On 01/13/10
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
B’nai Brith Canada announces fund to aid victims of Haiti earthquake
TORONTO, January 13, 2010 – B’nai Brith Canada has announced the creation of an emergency disaster fund to assist the devastating earthquake in Haiti.
“Yesterday, we were all saddened to hear the news of the catastrophic earthquake that has devastated Haiti.” said Joe Bogoroch, National President of B’nai Brith Canada. “In response to the quake, we immediately set-up an emergency disaster fund through which the community will have an avenue to donate funds that will go towards directly assisting the victims of the tragedy.
“We call on members of the community to once again show their generosity and donate as much as they can afford to the victims of the quake. We hope that our grassroots effort will provide some measure of comfort, dignity and normalcy to the victims whose lives have been torn apart. ”
Funds can be donated by calling 1-800-274-2310.
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For more information, please contact, Dan Rabkin, Communications Officer:
416-633-6224 X 140 / cell: 416-312-9173
B’nai Brith has been active in this country since 1875 as the Jewish community’s foremost human rights organization, responding to humanitarian disasters around the world, in addition to providing services in local communities across Canada.
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