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01/11/2005: "Madiha's Tsunami Fundraiser Thursday January 13, 2005"

I'm posting this on behalf of my good friend Madiha Tariq. Please help if you can.
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Hello everyone

We have all been very shocked by how the tsunami swept away whole communities. One story that was particularly touching was of Dayalan Sanders who went back to Srilanka (his home country) and built an orphanage which was recently destroyed by the Tsunami. Luckily he was able to rescue the orphans but now they have all been left homeless. Dayalan's sister who lives in MD is trying to raise funds to rebuild this orphanage.

I want to let you know that me and Madiha Tariq are organizing a fundraising happy hour here in Washington, DC this thursday to help this cause. It would mean the world to us if everyone could atleast drop by, even for a little while. Here are the details:

Venue:
Thursday January 13th from 6pm-10pm or later
Duke's City Restaurant
1208 U St, NW
(corner of 12th and U st: Nearest Metro Station is the U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo metro on the Green Line)

How it will work:
Option 1: Make a donation at the door and get special prices for drinks
Option 2: Pay normal prices for drinks with the donation included.

So, the more you drink, the more you are helping.

The Cause:

Help raise funds to Rebuild the Samaritan Children Home in Navalady, SriLanka.

Here is the website for the Orphanage:
www.samaritanchildrenshome.org

Here is the article:
www.gazette.net/200453/montgomerycty/county/252426-1.html

The Contact:
Please contact Madiha Tariq (Cell: 703-932-1649) or Caroline Pomenya with any questions

I hope you can all make it. Please pass this on to everyone you know. The more the merrier.