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Re: Scouting for Kosevo refugees
Bruce E. Cobern (bec@PIPELINE.COM)
Wed, 28 Apr 1999 10:08:26 -0400
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Schmid <sfschmid@JUNO.COM>
Date: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 6:56 AM
>I may have missed some of the posts regarding this over the last few
days
>as I was somehow drooped from the list and had to resubscribe.
>My son is interested in doing an Eagle project related to the Kosovo
>refugee's. He has contacted all of the relief agencies listed in
>newspapers but it seems they are only collecting money at this point.
He
>also contacted the agency that Bob Riley had mentioned that had an
>airlift going from Albany. (That left and will not be repeated)
>He was thinking along the lines of collecting clothing and/or personal
>articles for distribution to those refugees. I have heard that they
are
>now bringing the refugee's here to the US. Does anyone know of an
agency
>that is willing to accept these kinds of donations for the refugee's
from
>Kosovo or what agency is handling the refugee's being brought here.
I just approved such an Eagle project last night. The candidate told me
that any firehouse in NYC would accept food donations for Kosovo and
that the Kosovo Relief Organization (or some such title) in Manhattan
would accept clothing donations. Both organizations told him that
transportation would be handled. He is planning to collect both.
--
Bruce E. Cobern
mailto:bec@pipeline.com
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