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Thursday, December 30, 2004
Tsunami Relief Organizations With the death count at 120,000+ due to the Tsunami in South East Asia, it truly is worth re-posting what I wrote on a couple of different martial arts forums. Help out how you can. ---------------------------------- Hi Guys, I thought I would cut this portion out of a previous thread just to highlight some of the various groups taking donations to aid those affected by the Tsunami disaster. I know there are many other groups out there so I encourage you to help out with what you can. As someone on the radio pointed out, no matter what your political or religious beliefs, if this isn't a cause for you to help, I don't know what is. It really just boils down to one person helping another person in need. Also I encourage you to add to this list if you hear of anything that can assist those in the disaster zone. Peace, -Leo --------------------------------- Action Against Hunger 247 West 37th Street, Suite 1201 New York, NY 10018 212-967-7800 http://www.aah-usa.org American Jewish World Service 45 West 36th Street, 10th Floor New York, NY 10018 800-889-7146 http://www.ajws.org ADRA International 9-11 Fund 12501 Old Columbus Pike Silver Spring, MD 20904 800-424-2372 http://www.adra.org American Friends Service Committee (AFSC Crisis Fund) 1501 Cherry Street Philadelphia, PA 215-241-7000 http://www.afsc.org Catholic Relief Services PO Box 17090 Baltimore, MD 21203-7090 800-736-3467 http://www.catholicrelief.org Direct Relief International 27 South La Patera Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93117 805-964-4767 http://www.directrelief.org Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres PO Box 2247 New York, NY 10116-2247 888-392-0392 http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org International Medical Corps 1919 Santa Monica Boulevard Suite 300 Santa Monica CA 90404 800-481-4462 http://www.imcworldwide.org International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies PO Box 372 CH-1211 Geneva 19 Switzerland 41-22-730-4222 http://www.ifrc.org/ International Orthodox Christian Charities Middle East Crisis Response PO Box 630225 Baltimore, MD 21263-0225 877-803-4622 http://www.iocc.org Lutheran World Relief PO Box 17061 Baltimore MD 21298-9832 800-597-5972 http://www.lwr.org MAP International 2200 Glynco Parkway PO Box 215000 Brunswick, GA 3121-5000 800-225-8550 http://www.map.org Mercy Corps PO Box 2669 Portland, OR 97208 800-852-2100 http://www.mercycorps.org Northwest Medical Teams PO Box 10 Portland, OR 97207-0010 503-624-1000 http://www.nwmedicalteams.org Operation USA 8320 Melrose Avenue, Ste. 200 Los Angles, CA 90069 800-678-7255 http://www.opusa.org Relief International 11965 Venice Blvd. #405 Los Angeles, CA 90066 800-572-3332 http://www.ri.org Save the Children Asia Earthquake/Tidal Wave Relief Fund 54 Wilton Road Westport, CT 06880 800-728-3843 www.savethechildren.org US Fund for UNICEF 333 East 38th Street New York, NY 10016 800-FOR-KIDS http://www.unicefusa.or World Concern 19303 Fremont Ave. N Seattle, WA 98133 800-755-5022 http://www.worldconcern.org World Relief 7 E. Baltimore St. Baltimore, MD 21202 443-451-1900 http://www.wr.org World Vision PO Box 70288 Tacoma, Washington 98481-0288 888-56-CHILD http://www.worldvision.org Air Serv International 6583 Merchant Place, Suite 100 Warrenton, VA 20187 www.airserv.org American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. : DC-South Asia Tsunami Relief P.O. Box 321 847A Second Ave. New York, New York 10017 212-885-0832 www.jdc.org AmeriCares 88 Hamilton Ave. Stamford, CT 06902 800-486-4357 www.americares.org Baptist World Aid Asia Tidal Waves 405 North Washington St. Falls Church, VA 22046 703 790 8980 www.bwanet.org/bwaid B'nai B'rith International : B'nai B'rith Disaster Relief Fund 2020 K. St. NW 7th Floor Washington, DC 20006 212-490-3290 www.bnaibrith.org Brother's Brother Foundation 1200 Galveston Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15233 412-321-3160 www.brothersbrother.org CARE 151 Ellis St. NE Atlanta, GA 30303 800-521-CARE www.care.org Christian Children's Fund Child Alert Fund PO Box 26484 Richmond, Virginia - 23261-6484 800-776-6767 www.ChristianChildrensFund.org Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) : South Asia Earthquake 2850 Kalamazoo Ave. SE Grand Rapids, MI, 49560 800-55-CRWRC www.crwrc.org Church World Service PO Box 968 Elkhart, IN 46515 800-297-1516 www.churchworldservice.org Food for the Hungry, Inc. Food for the Hungry : Asia Quake Relief 1224 E. Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85034 800-2-HUNGERS www.fh.org International Aid 17011 W. Hickory Spring Lake, MI 49456 800-968-7490 www.internationalaid.org International Medical Corps : Tsunami Emergency Response 1919 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 300 Santa Monica, CA 90404-1950 800-481-4462 www.imcworldwide.org International Relief Teams : Asia Earthquake/Floods 3547 Camino Del Rio South, Suite C San Diego, CA 92108 619-284-7979 www.IRTeams.org International Rescue Committee PO Box 5058 Hagerstown, MD 21741-9874 877-REFUGEE or 733-8433 www.theIRC.org Latter-Day Saint Charities Welfare Services Emergency Response 50 East North Temple Street, Room 701 Salt Lake City, Utah, 84150-6800 801-240-3544 www.ldscharitiesldschurch.org Oxfam America : Asian Earthquake Fund PO Box 1211 Albert Lea, MN 56007-1211 800-77-OXFAM www.oxfamamerica.org Plan USA : Asia Disaster 155 Plan Way Warwick, RI 02886 800-556-7918 www.planusa.org Project Concern International : Asia Tsunamis Press List 5151 Murphy Canyon Road Suite 320 San Diego, CA 92123 858-279-9690 www.projectconcern.org Project HOPE : Asia Tsunami Response 255 Carter Hall Lane Millwood, VA 22646 800-544-4673 www.projecthope.org SAWSO (Salvation Army World Service Office) : South Asia Relief Fund 615 Slaters Lane Alexandria, VA, 22313 800-SAL-ARMY Stop Hunger Now : SE Asia crisis 2501 Clark Ave, Suite 200 Raleigh, NC 27607 888-501-8440 www.stophungernow.org World Emergency Relief 2270-D Camino Vida Roble Carlsbad, CA 92009 760-930-8001 www.worldemergencyrelief.org 8:05:00 PM Tuesday, July 13, 2004 Reminder If you want to experience really excellent BaGua in the Boston area, make sure to attend Luo Laoshi's upcoming seminar. Boston July 21-27 Contact: Buddy Tripp (buddytripp@lungmen.org) 3:53:00 PM Saturday, February 21, 2004 Luo De Xiu 2004 Schedule LUO De Xiu Summer 2004 Seminars Gao Bagua & Hebei Xingyi: theory, training methods, forms, combat applications Israel June 22-29 Contact: Zeev (Ben) Foux (zeev@random-logic.com) England June 30-July 8 Contact: Aarvo Tucker (aarvo@aol.com) France July 9-14 Contact: Herve Marigliano (herve.marigliano@wanadoo.fr) United States Boston July 21-27 Contact: Buddy Tripp (buddytripp@lungmen.org) New Windsor, Maryland (4-day/4-night retreat) July 29-August 2 Contact: Beth Snowberger (baguacamp@yahoo.com) SEE INFO BELOW San Francisco August 17-24 Contact: Bernard Langan (bernie@stillnessinmotion.com) 4:33:00 PM 2004 BaGua Retreat - Maryland As per Beth Snowberger's posts in Emptyflower and George Wood's site(s). Luo Dexiu Bagua Retreat in New Windsor, Maryland July 29-August 2, 2004 Martial arts expert Luo Dexiu, of Taipei, Taiwan, will be offering an intensive training retreat focusing on the Gao style of bagua zhang, with secondary emphasis on Hebei style xingyi quan. Instruction will include preheaven and postheaven forms, fighting methods, training methods, theory, and history. Material not previously presented to the public will be included, and the format will reflect Teacher Luo's own practice methods. Prior experience in internal martial arts is required. The retreat will be held at the New Windsor Conference Center, which is located in a beautiful rural setting northwest of Baltimore, Maryland, and is billed as "a quiet place to get things done." It offers indoor and outdoor spaces, clean air, home-cooked meals, and hotel-style bedrooms with private baths. Enjoy the opportunity to immerse yourself without distractions and to train with martial artists from different schools and backgrounds. 4 days, 4 nights, meals included (check-in July 29 evening; instruction and meals begin July 30 morning and run through August 2 afternoon). Total fee (including shared room, meals, and instruction): US$800 For single-occupancy room: US$850 Spaces are limited. Please contact Beth Snowberger (baguacamp@yahoo.com) for an application form. The application deadline is April 30, and a deposit of US$300 will be required ($350 for single-occupancy). Happy training! 4:32:00 PM Monday, September 29, 2003 Su Dong Chen November Seminar in New York State Seminar announcement: Su Dong Chen is Luo de Xiu's Kung Fu Brother. Master Su is an excellent fighter. Don't think so? Check out the video clips at the Essence of Evolution website. I may be going, so I may see you there! -------------------------------------------------- From the Emptyflower discussion board: We've successfully arranged for a seminar for you east coast types, courtesy of Bud Gardner. Here's the info: November 22nd and 23rd 9:00am to 5:00pm Renaissance Martial Arts 34 Elton St. Rochester, NY 14607 Contact: Bud Gardner-- bcacl2003@yahoo.com (585) 865-1065 The cost for the seminar is: $65/one day $120/two days $100/two days with early registration (Before Nov. 15th) 6:36:00 PM Wednesday, September 17, 2003 Announcement - Eight Brocade Chi Gung Seminar (I know this set and it is really, really good for developing internal power) Buddy Tripp of Dragon Gate Internal Arts of Plymouth, MA will teach a 1 day seminar on the Eight Brocades Qigong in Belchertown, MA. This ancient exercise was developed by Daoists to strengthen the body, mind, and spirit. It consists of eight short movements that develops a tremendous amount of chi or life force in the body. In this one-day workshop you will be introduced to the beginning level of this unique system. In addition you will learn Anmo Gong, the art of massaging your acu-points. Consistent practice of this set gives great health benefits.. This version of the Brocades was taught to Buddy by Lao De Xu of Taiwan. Oct 4 8 Brocades 10am - 5pm $75 Old Town Hall, Belchertown, Ma. call 1-508-662-2350 or Email marcus_opalenik@yahoo.com for directions or more info 12:56:00 PM Tuesday, September 02, 2003 September - No Announcements Just keep training you geeks! 8:41:00 PM Friday, July 18, 2003 Starts TODAY Be there or be square. From the Emptyflower forum. I'll be picking up Luo Laoshi on Thursday evening so we won't have class until Friday. Friday, Monday, and Tuesday evenings will be from 6:30-9:30 pm. Laoshi will teach the fifth line (elbow techniques) of the Gao style Hotian these evenings. The weekend, which will be from 10-5 will feature the Xiantian palm changes and Wulong Beiwei. I'm pleased that my brother George Wood will be in attendence. Buddy Additional note: This will be held in Brookline, Massachusetts at Brookline Tai Chi. 3:17:00 AM |
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