************************************************************** IFCSS Headquarters News Release No.5031 July 26,1993 ************************************************************** Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars (IFCSS) 733 15th Street, N.W., Suite 440, Washington, D.C.20005 Tel. (202)347-0017 Fax: (202)347-0018 Email: ifcss@wam.umd.edu The IFCSS Flood Relief Update The IFCSS HQ has sent out twenty Fax mails (followed by regular mails) respectively to the Governors, Senators and Representatives of Iowa and Missouri. We have also made calls to their offices, and contacted the Red Cross and other private organizations devoted to the flood relief effort. Today we have received responses from these offices and organizations, and while we explained our organization and the Chinese students' concern of the flood victims, they asked us to pass their thanks and appreciation to the community of the Chinese students and scholars in the U.S. The IFCSS flood relief donation began to gain some momentum, and we received 25 checks today. The total amount has passed $2,000. The IFCSS HQ expresses highest regards to these people, and hopes that more will join in. As an organization, our number is our strength. If each member can contribute one dollar to the flood victims, we would have collected $80,000. If we are united and work for common ground, we will make a difference. To voice our community concern is in the long-term interest of all the people in the Chinese community. Please send your care for the Mississippi flood victims to: IFCSS Flood Relief 733 15th Street, NW Suite 440 Washington D. C. 20005 We also look forward to your suggestions on how to use this money. We could either donate to the Red Cross now leading the relief effort in the area, or to the local CSS organizations from the flood areas who are willing to organize such effort locally. Thus we strongly encourage more CSS local organizations in Iowa and Missouri to take the initiative in this matter. However, if you would like to help as an individual, here are some numbers you can contact: Iowa Red Cross: 1(800)528-5268 and 1(800)843-2200 Iowa Flood Relief: 1(800)528-5266 Missouri Salvation Army: 1(800)634-7089 Missouri Red Cross: 1(314)997-8973 Here are some correspondence address for the relief effort: American Red Cross / Iowa Cares Northwest Bank 666 Walnut Street Des Moines, IA 50309 American Red Cross P. O. Box 790059 St. Louis, MO 63179-0059 Midwest Flood Relief P. O. Box 37243 Washington D.C. 20013 ********************************************************************* * IFCSS Headquarters Office * *-------------------------------------------------------------------* * President: Lin Changsheng Vice President: Shi Heping * *-------------------------------------------------------------------* * PBS-L is IFCSS's news distribution list for individuals. To sign * * on or off from the list, please send email to listserv@ifcss.org * * leave the subject line open and put in the mail body: * * (For signing on) sub PBS-L last name first name * * (For signing off) unsub PBS-L last name first name * * For more information about IFCSS, write to ifcss-info@ifcss.org * *********************************************************************