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Subject: 
Re: Catastrophic Earthquake In Turkey (Was Re: Take a Look at This)
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Date: 
Mon, 23 Aug 1999 16:22:29 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Selçuk Göre writes:
Hopefully, me, my wife and my parents are all OK. Even my wife's parents are
OK (by miracle), they were living in Degirmendere, which is the almost exact
centre of the quake).

I'm glad to hear that.  I was really hoping you'd be okay -- I don't know
anyone else who lives in Turkey.

Larry, as you asked, the only need from now on is money. Only Izmit is in
the need of houses that can cover more than 70 000 families.

I really don't know what to say.  I wish I had taken the EMT training, so I'd
be able to volunteer to help in person.

Money always works, and I know I can trust the Red Cross.  Also, a Utah store
(ZCMI) is running a drive for coats (I understand it'll be pretty cold for
many people in Turkey in the coming months) where they'll accept donations and
provide a 25% discount on coats purchased for donation.

Cheers,
- jsproat



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Larry, Jeff, and other dear friends, Hopefully, me, my wife and my parents are all OK. Even my wife's parents are OK (by miracle), they were living in Degirmendere, which is the almost exact centre of the quake). I returned back to home from the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

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