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Dr
Wali Tasar Uddin MBE, JP Chair of the Council of Bangladeshis in
Scotland, Hon Consul of Bangladesh in Scotland is organising a
Fundraising Dinner for the Bangladesh Flood Victim Appeal Fund on
Tuesday 27th May at 6.30pm for 7pm, at the MacRobert Pavilion, Royal
Highland Showground, Ingliston, Edinburgh, which I hope you will
support by buying a table and/or making a donation.
Tickets include a 3-course meal
with live entertainment, with special guests, a Prize Raffle and lots
of other fun activities which will keep you smiling and get you
reaching just a little deeper into your wallets for this extremely
deserving cause. Catering staff will include some of Britannia
Spice's award winning chefs, who will create a special menu for the event.
On November 15, 2007 the Category
4 Cyclone Sidr, with winds of up to 135mph ripped through Bangladesh
causing 3,447 deaths, with 3,322 people injured, and 1,063 missing as
of November 20, 2007. There was widespread flooding with farmland and
countryside devastated. Officials described it as the worst storm in
more than 15 years.
Thousands of homes were destroyed
and at least 650,000 people were evacuated. In the worst affected
districts, 90% of homes and 95% of rice crops were obliterated by the winds.
Dr Uddin said, “I
have just returned from Bangladesh , where I visited what remains of
Kalapara and Nizampur villages in the badly affected district of
Patuakhali . The people there are struggling to cope with the
aftermath of this terrible event, with makeshift housing and their
livestock gone.
Our target is to raise
£100,000 for these two villages, for a cyclone resistant house
and a cow for each family. I talked to the people in these villages -
about 70 families altogether - and I was very moved when I saw the
hope that I was able to give them when I told them about this event.
It's a lot of money to raise,
but with your help I know we can do it. The statistics for a disaster
like Cyclone Sidr can be overwhelming, but by coming to this event
and sending a donation you can make a real difference to these two
villages. Your money will give them the means to rebuild and develop
their own future. “
If you cannot come along on the
night you can still send a donation. You can sponsor a complete house
for £1500 and a cow for £200, but all amounts will be very
much appreciated. Please use the form with this letter. You can also
book online at Online at www.oceanicconsulting.co.uk/bangladeshcycloneappeal
Book your tickets now! A table
(10 people) is £500 and individual places are £60.
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