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Italy |
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Sicilian Flood and Mudslide
Afflicted Receive
Aid and Comfort
By Bulgarian Relief Team (Originally in Bulgarian)
From November 1 to 7, 2009, our team of Italian
and Bulgarian Association members went to Sicily, Italy, to
offer Supreme Master Ching Hai’s aid and comfort to the
local citizens after heavy floods and mudslides struck the island
in October. Giampilieri Superiore was one of the eight villages
affected, where the mud reached 20 meters high in some places,
there were 28 casualties, 1,650 people displaced, and many who
had lost their jobs. With Master’s US$10,000 contribution,
the relief team distributed cash and supplies along with chocolates,
sample booklets, vegan recipes as well as SOS and Alternative
Living flyers to the neediest in this village. Among them were
four grieving families who lost everything to the disaster,
including their loved ones.
Despite difficulties on the road, our Association
members travelled to all the hotels housing those who had been
evacuated from their homes, to bring them material and emotional
support. In a hotel 50 km away from Giampilieri Superiore, the
team held a special chocolate party to cheer everyone up, serving
bread and Nutella (hazelnut spread). The room was decorated
with heart-shaped balloons, and the villagers were deeply grateful
to Master for Her love, blessings and financial help.
Expenditures
by Supreme Master Ching Hai for Flood and Mudslide
Relief Work in Sicily, Italy
Description |
Amount (EUR) |
Receipt |
Cash contribution
to the afflicted |
4,100 |
A |
Relief items (liquid
soap, diapers, baby clothes, toys, pajamas, irons, chocolate
treats, etc.) |
449 |
B |
Travel expenses
(airline tickets, transportation, accommodation and
food) |
2,110 |
NIL |
Total |
EUR6,659
(US$9,961) |
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To view the Humanitarian Relief
Activities by the Supreme Master Ching Hai and Her International
Association, please visit:
http://www.GodsDirectContact.org.tw/humanitarian
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