wfn.org | CWS $250,000 to Turkey Earthquake Survivors

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89NCC8/19/99  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE COMMITS INITIAL $250,000 TO TURKEY 
RESPONSE

 August 19, 1999, NEW YORK CITY - Church World Service is 
committing an initial $250,000 for humanitarian response to 
needs of survivors of Tuesday's earthquake in Turkey, 
including $100,000 from the CWS Blanket Fund for bedding, 
tents and tarps.

 CWS and its members are part of a global ecumenical 
network, which is:

 - Assessing unmet needs.  The Middle East Council of 
Churches has dispatched staffer Edmond Adam to Istanbul.  He 
will report to the Action by Churches Together consortium, of 
which CWS is a part, which coordinates global ecumenical 
response following disasters.  In turn, ACT will issue a 
specific appeal next week.

 - Readying cash, material and technical assistance.  In 
addition to the $100,000 in CWS Blanket Funds, the 
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), a CWS member, has pledged 
$100,000 to the ecumenical response effort.  Commitments from 
other CWS members are expected shortly.

Contributions may be sent to Church World Service, Attn. 
Turkey Response, 28606 Phillips Street, PO Box 968, Elkhart, 
IN 46515.  Telephone: 1-800-297-1516, ext 222.  For more 
information and updates and/or to make an on-line 
contribution, go to: 

http://www.churchworldservice.org

Church World Service is the humanitarian response 
ministry of the National Council of Churches, whose 35 
Protestant and Orthodox member denominations have a combined 
constituency of 52 million.

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