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Contents 1 Resources 2 By Type of Volunteering 2.1 Shelter (Tents, etc.) and Gear (Winter Clothes, etc.) 2.2 Vigils 2.3 Children 3 Pakistan 3.1 Islamabad 3.2 Karachi 3.3 Lahore 4 Australia 5 Canada 5.1 Toronto Area 5.1.1 October 16, 2005, Fundraiser 6 China 6.1 Beijing 7 US 7.1 Planning 7.2 Nationwide 7.2.1 Physicans 7.2.2 Gear 7.3 California (North) 7.4 Illinois 7.5 Minnesota 7.6 New York/New Jersey 7.7 OHIO 7.8 Pennsylvania 7.9 Washington DC 7.9.1 President's Relief Fund 7.9.2 Aysha Farooki 7.9.3 Chinar 7.9.4 Operation Heart Beat 7.9.5 Earthquake Fundraiser for Victims in Indian administered Kashmir 7.10 Washington State (Seattle Area) 7.10.1 Plan and Act Committee 7.10.2 Earthquake Relief Committee 7.10.3 Pakistan Students Association, University of Washington, WA 7.10.4 Sheikh Idris Mosque 7.10.5 Individual Efforts 8 Gulf 8.1 Qatar 9 Europe 9.1 Denmark 9.2 Finland 9.2.1 Tampere 9.3 United Kingdom 9.3.1 England 9.3.1.1 London 9.3.2 Scotland

ResourcesEdit

See Resources for a list of Free Resources, Planning guides and other useful information.

By Type of VolunteeringEdit

Shelter (Tents, etc.) and Gear (Winter Clothes, etc.)Edit

• Relief Shelter Drive http://tentdrive.blogspot.com/
• North Face Gear Drop
• Thanksgiving Gear Drop
• Hidaya Foundation has projects

VigilsEdit

• See main article at Earthquake 10-05 Global Vigils on 11-08

ChildrenEdit

See Earthquake 10-05 Organizations#Children at Risk Focus

PakistanEdit

IslamabadEdit

• Nurses at PIMS:

PIMS night shift from 12-4 am. There is a scarcity of nurses in the hospitals and any volunteers should be prepared to assist nursing staff and manage their own stay and costs. Please contact Ms Shazreh Hussain at 0300 8563954

• Rapid Assessments: The Rural support network requires volunteers for undertaking rapid assessments of earthquake affected areas to determine key priorities. Please contact Ms Shandana Khan at 0300 5009506.

Tel: 00-92-51-2821736/2822476

Fax: 00-92-51-2829115

Email: shandana@rspn.org.pk

KarachiEdit

• See http://Karachi.metblogs.com for ongoing updates.
• PAF Museum

LahoreEdit

• Salman N. Qureshi Working activley for relief goods from Beijing. Call: 0300 421 9890
• Muhammad Shahid Khan Working activley for relief goods from Beijing. Call: 0345 417 3639
• See Lahore Metblog for updates on relief efforts

AustraliaEdit

• Pakistan Australian Friendship Association: http://www.pafa.org.au/
• Red Cross Australia:

Call 1800 811 700 toll free to donate to the Asia Earthquake

To make a secure online donation, visit

http://www.redcross.org.au

By mail, send a cheque to GPO Box 9949 marked 'Asia quake Appeal' in your capital city

CanadaEdit

Toronto AreaEdit

October 16, 2005, Fundraiser Edit

There is a fundraising dinner planned this Sunday October 16th for the victims of Earth Quake in Pakistan. The ticket price is $ 100 and is being held at Woodbine Banquet Hall in Etobicoke. The proceeds are being channeled through IDRF and a tax creditable receipt will be issued.

Please advise how many tickets you would like or help sell to others. This is the time to help rebuild the lives of the unfortunate that have been devastated.

Our intention is to raise a substantial amount of money so that we can make s difference in the lives of the Victims.
Khalid Usman, C.A.
Councillor, Markham
905-470-8111 ask for Rehan

ChinaEdit

BeijingEdit

• Volunteers here are mostly working in buying and sending tents from Bejing to Pakistan. A C130 is expected to fly from Beijing in next 3 or 4 days i.e. around 20th Oct. Please contact Imran Aslam or Adeeb Ashraf for more details.

USEdit

PlanningEdit

See Resources

NationwideEdit

There is a community effort developing on this wiki at: Grassroots relief fund raising in North America

See Online Communities for other groups coordinating their efforts via e-mail, etc.

PhysicansEdit

• See APPNA's entry under Donating#Diaspora Organizations (US) for a call for volunteers.

GearEdit

• North Face Gear Drop
• Thanksgiving Gear Drop

California (North)Edit

• Ongoing, SF Bay Area: You can drop off donations at Hidaya Foundation's location in Milpitas: http://www.hidaya.org/containershipment.htm

• November 12, 2005: TCF USA SF Bay Area Fund Raiser 2005, Saturday November 12, 2005 6:30 pm, Chandni Restaurant, Newark CA. Theme is "Rebuilding Schools in Earthquake Affected Regions" with Zia Chishti speaking:

http://www.tcfusa.org/events/FR2005.html

• October 30, 2005, Berkeley: http://www.pakistanlink.com/Community/2005/Nov05/11/06.HTM
• October 17, 2005, SF Bay Area: There's a fundraiser planned at 5:45 pm (to coincide with iftar, the Muslim opening of the fast at sunset). (See page or click on graphic at right.)

IllinoisEdit

Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America, APPNA
Dr. Nadeem Zafar
6414 S. Cass Avenue
Westmont, IL 60559
Phone: 630-968-8585, 630-968-8606

MinnesotaEdit

Haseeb Khawaja
331 Third Street East
Tracy, MN-56175
call: (507) 629-9020

New York/New JerseyEdit

• Drop off locations (and shipping documents, etc.): ReliefEfforts

OHIOEdit

Cultural Association of Pakistani Americans (CAPA-OHIO) and Association of Physicians of Pakistani descent of North America, APPNA-Ohio Chapter

Please send donations to
Dr. Shahid I. Sheikh
APPNA-Ohio Chapter
4955 Cadogan Place
New Albany, OH 43054
Westmont, IL 60559
Phone: 614-937-5575

PennsylvaniaEdit

• Pittsburgh, PA: Quake fund raising in Pittsburgh

Washington DCEdit

President's Relief FundEdit

Presidents Earthquake Relief Fund

Embassy of Pakistan

3517 International Court,

NW, Washington DC 20008

Phone: 202-243-6500

Aysha FarookiEdit

• Aysha Farooki

3315 Wisconsin Ave NW #201

Washington DC 20016

phone: 330-338-4960

ChinarEdit

• Child Nurture and Relief

21029 Roaming Shores Ter.,

Ashburn, VA 20147

Phone: 703-858-9983

info@chinar.org

Operation Heart BeatEdit

Tax ID: 541721435
Account #: 2000021548976
Bank: Wachovia Dr. Atif Malik Dr. Farzad Najam

Earthquake Fundraiser for Victims in Indian administered KashmirEdit

October 30, 2005: The fundraiser will be held in Ashburn, VA on Sunday October 30 at 5 p.m. in Mills Recreational Center. The proceeds will go to CHINAR's earthquake relief and rehabilitation effort in the Indian administered Kashmir. Please RSVP at info@chiar.org. CHINAR (Child Nurture and Relief) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and has been running a program in Srinagar for about 2 years.

Washington State (Seattle Area)Edit

• http://www.pakistanseattle.com

Plan and Act CommitteeEdit

• Sheraz Malik

shahkaal@msn.com

206-226-7216

• Syed Bokhari

Earthquake Relief CommitteeEdit

Item Donation Coordinator:
Shah Nawaz
206.575.7771

Pakistan Students Association, University of Washington, WAEdit

Zulifishan Shabbir

Sheikh Idris MosqueEdit

1420 N.E. Northgate Way
Seattle, WA 98125
Contact: Iqbal Abbas
Phone: 206.363.3013
mailto:ask@idrismosque.com

Individual EffortsEdit

• Murtaza Ramzan

call: 206-354-0699

GulfEdit

QatarEdit

• Qatar Red Crescent Society is collecting fund for earthquake victims

EuropeEdit

DenmarkEdit

• Pakistani Engineering Students Association (PESA) at Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is collecting funds for earthquake victims. For more information, and contact:

http://www.PESA.dk

Shahid Majid

Imran Kazim

FinlandEdit

TampereEdit

• Pakistani community at Tampere is collecting funds for earthquake victims, contact

Iftikhar Ahmed

United KingdomEdit

EnglandEdit

LondonEdit

• Umair Yousaf

17, Wyndham Road,

East Ham

London, E6 1AU

• Holborn College,

Student Services Office,

Woolwich Road,

London, SE7 8LN

0789-604-8596

ScotlandEdit

Islamic Centre of Edinburgh Trust
50 Potterow, Edinburgh, EH8 9BT

Tel: 0131 667 1777, 0131 667 0140
Fax: 0131 668 4245

General enquiries: mailto:info@icet.org.uk