Thanksgiving message HOW YOU CAN SAVE LIVES IN THE PAKISTAN HIMALAYA

Happy Thanksgiving,

I'm working on my e-newletter and in case you don't get it, my message for Thanksgiving begins with this opportunity to help the survivors of the Pakistan earthguake.
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Heavy snowfalls have begun in the mountains of Pakistan where Himalayan villagers need food, shelter, and clothing to survive the winter. While the tsunami was well funded in terms of relief; this disaster is seriously under-funded. Here are two organizations on the ground in the Pakistan Himalaya that will get donations directly to the high mountain people who desperately need them:

Abdul Sattar Edhi’s Foundation was among the first to reach the earthquake- affected areas and is trusted for its integrity and effectiveness in a country rife with corruption. Donations can be made through www.developpakistan.org (click on the earthquake donations link and follow it to donate to the Edhi Foundation.)

Edhi, who has been compared to Mother Teresa, won the Balzan Foundation's "special prize for humanity, peace and brotherhood among peoples": http://www.balzan.com/en/preise/preisverleihung2000.cfm
The Edhi Foundation website is http://www.paks.net/edhi-foundation/

Another effective way to help is through Greg Mortensen and the Central Asia Institute who do outstanding educational and humanitarian work in the mountains of Pakistan. For updates on their work and how to donate go to: http://www.ikat.org/Earthquake_update.html