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FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Members,
I hope all of you are doing fine after the terrible earthquake Saturday morning. I hope the damage at your homes is minor, and there are no injuries. There is a large community here to help any one of you if needed!
I would like to communicate the different ways in which you can help the earthquake victims trough the IAC:
*BLOOD DONATION To be rescheduled for April
*We're collecting the following donations at the IAC house:
-Disposable Diapers
-Water
-Dry/Canned food
-Blankets
These items will be sorted Thursdays after the luncheon at the house, and will be send to the different organizations we're working with.
Last weeks' donations were send to Cuñaripe and Tirúa.
At this stage we're working with Jesuits, they are sending trucks to Temuco, from where they are send on to the coastal areas which need it most, because a lot of them have been destroyed by the tsunamis following the earthquake.
We'll be collecting those goods in the weeks to come.
*The IAC has already allocated $1.400.000 to go to help the earthquake victims.
*You can also make a monetary donations by bank transfer on the following account:
ONG Canadian Association of Chile**
Scotia Bank: 9700102-97
RUT: 653139101
**as you all know the IAC is in the process of merging with the CAC. All charitable donations need to be deposited in to the CAC account, in order to be able to issue a 'certificado de donación'
We thank you all for your help!
More activities to look forward to:
*General meeting March 16 at the PWCC, followed by a luncheon.
*Pizza night, March 19 at Sta Pizza
*Discover Valparaiso, March 23
*Garage Sale IAC house, April 17
*Murder Mystery Night, April 29
*May 30 and 31, NOCHE DE AYUDARTE
Events further in the year include: Dinner, Flamenco dancing night, Bowling, Martini - 007 movie night, Amazing Race, and of course our annual IAC Christmas party in December.
*Don't forget the IAC house is open every Thursday for lunch and check out of books and DVD's from our libraries.
In this new year, we would really like to get your input, so we can have a fun filled, interesting year, enjoyed by all our members. If there is a special theme you would like to know more about, a question you would like to see answered, an activity you always wanted to do, please let us know. The more input we get from you, the better this year will be!
We are always looking for new ideas and constructive input. If you want to share some of yours, please come and talk to any of the board members. With your input, we will continue to achieve our goal of supporting expats in Chile.
We are here for you – promoting “Friendship through Understanding, Connections through Service”!
Kristel Léonard
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