cisselt posted on December 01, 2010 12:49
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Flood Relief Committee Exceeds Fundraising Goal
Working with the American Red Cross for Pakistan Flood Relief
Cary, N.C., November 23, 2010 – Local Triangle residents and members of the Pakistani-American Anjuman (PAA) of NC formed the Flood Relief Committee (FRC). On November 20th at Cary’s Bond Park, the Walk for 20 Million People, a 3K walk and family fun event helped to raise awareness and collect donations to help those devastated by the massive flooding in Pakistan that occurred this past July.
Pakistan is facing one of the worst natural disasters in their history. One-fifth of Pakistan -- about the size of Florida is under water. The United Nations says nearly 2000 people have died and 1.2 Million homes have either been washed away or are damaged. 3.5 million Children are at high risk of deadly waterborne diseases.
Over 400 walkers, volunteers, sponsors and organizers attended the walk. The event raised over $20,112 through event registration fees, the sale of raffle tickets, food and event T-shirts. Donated raffle items included an Apple iPad and iTouch and DVD player. All proceeds from the event were donated to the American Red Cross Pakistan Relief Fund. Shares Our Shoes collected hundreds of pairs of shoes; the shoes will be sent to Pakistan to help some of the 20 million people affected by the devastating floods. Raleigh’s local Time Warner Cable News 14 provided film crew to capture images of the people who participated in the day’s activities.
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, Chaudhry Halal Meat, Unaabi Grill, Irfan Rashid, Triangle Interfaith Alliance, Atif’s Murals & Digital Design, WaSal, Riccobene Associates; Share our Shoes, Rita’s Italian Ice, Carol Vilardo, Cheema Communications, Agha Arthritis Associates, Triangle Eye Institute, Neomonde Deli, Geet Bazaar WKNC 88.1 FM , Sonic, Subway, Z Pizza, Qdoba Mexican Grill, Monkey Joes, DJ ReSync, and Our Anonymous Donors who requested to remain unnamed.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit www.frc2010.org or email info@frc2010.org
About Flood Relief Committee
The Flood Relief Committee (FRC) is now avidly working to create awareness within American community and gather funds for Pakistan's relief and long-haul development efforts.
We are organizing shoe drives at schools. For this effort we are collaborating with Share Our Shoes, a North Carolina based shoe charity dedicated to helping those in desperate need of shoes. We have created awareness T-shirts to help spread the word about the flood disasters in Pakistan.
The need is great; please respond today with your generous support by volunteering.
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Media Contact:
Carol Vilardo
Phone: 919-412-4111
Email: cvilardo@nc.rr.com