Sheffield Chile Earthquake Appeal
April 2010
Sheffield has had a Chilean community at least since the days of the Pinochet dictatorship and they are now helping to support people affected by the massive earthquake and tsunami in Feb. Hundreds died and millions of homes and fishing boats were destroyed in a vast coastal area. Contacts and families in Chile tell of people living in makeshift shelters with a severe shortage of essentials as the southern winter approaches.
This appeal is asking for your help in form of money, aid and support that will be sent directly to Chile’s most affected areas to support emergency relief, rehabilitation and recovery activities. Working in conjunction with the Southampton-based Chile Relief Appeal they will be sending an aid container to Concepción in April, hopefully the first of many.
Can you help please? What's needed:-
- Donations; please send a cheque or money order to 'Chile Earthquake Appeal'
- Non-perishable food.
- New or nearly new warm clothing for children and adults, shoes, wellies, soft toys and household essentials.
- Tools, light machinery, heavy duty plastic sheeting etc.
- Would you like to help gather sponsors for Francisca and Fabian in their Sheffield Half-Marathon and Marathon quest for CHEA? Please ask for a sponsor form.
- Would you like to participate in the Sheffield Marathon for the appeal?
- Or organise a fundraising event with guest speakers and additional support?
- Pedro Fuentes, CHEA, thanks you for your support.
If you need more information, or to arrange collection/delivery please email
chileearthquakeappeal.org.uk
Chile SCDA, Norbury, 2 Crabtree Rd. Sheffield S5 7BB.
Website. This may be still in construction but see also
Chile SCDA website
