
Love in Action
Report from Greece
A Strong Earthquake Strikes
the Capital of Greece
[ Athens] On September 7th at 2:56 p.m. local time, a strong
earthquake of magnitude 5.9 on the Richter Scale occurred in the
north of Athens, the capital city of Greece. The center of the earthquake
was in the north suburban area of Athens. This was the most severe
earthquake to occur in Athens in decades, causing injury and death
to more than five hundred people, destroying many buildings and
leaving thousands of people homeless. It also caused severe damage
to the electric power supply and communication system of Athens.
Luckily, some famous ancient Greek relics showed no obvious traces
of damage.
Upon learning the news of the quake, Supreme Master Ching Hai immediately contributed $10,000 US dollars for Greek earthquake relief work through the local Red Cross. A copy of the receipt is shown below.
(Originally In Greek)
Hellenic Red Cross Central Office
Lycavitos 1-10672 Athens
To : The Supreme Master Ching Hai Intl Assoc.
The Governing Body of the Hellenic Red Cross expresses its warm thanks for the contribution of ten thousand American Dollars $10,000 (3.106.355 Drachmas) towards the earthquake victims of Attiki.
Regarding
the relevant amount of money an appropriate transaction
was made under the code number 441/14-9-99 by our pertinent
department and has been registered in our official books.
This certificate can be used for tax relief purposes.
Your sincerely,
The Chairman
Andreas Martinis
General
Secretary
Elli Dimitriou
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