[Classifieds] [classifieds] Chilean earthquake

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Dear MBL Colleagues, 



This email that was forwarded to me, written by a wonderful woman that I met at an Astrobiology Teacher Professional Development workshop a few years back. 
I'm planning to send conference bags that I don't really need and some classroom supplies. Please consider helping as well if you're inclined. 

Thank you. 
Michele 

___________________ 
Michele Bahr 
Education Coordinator 
MBL Bay Paul Center 
7 MBL St. 
Woods Hole MA 02543 
508.289.7693 
mbahr at mbl.edu 



----- Forwarded Message ----- 
From: "Carmen Jimenez" <carmen at gotata.info> 
To: "Pamela Harman" <pharman at seti.org>, mracemom at aol.com, jsavage at seti.org, edevore at seti.org 
Cc: asset08 at seti.org, asset06 at seti.org 
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 12:57:14 PM 
Subject: [ASSET06] help_the_children_of_my_city 

Dear all: 

As you must know, us suffer a great earthquake less than a month ago, and this was followed by several aftershocks. This geological event has become a social tragedy in my country. 
See information here: 

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/03/03/chile.earthquake/index.html 

My city TALCAHUANO was one of the most affected, because also a tzunami swept homes and schools in our area. 

I ´m a science teacher who is now involved in a campaign to help their children to go to school again. While schools were devastated by the earthquake, will begin classes in emergency nursing, for now. 

Please, we need your help !! 

It begins the school year and there are children in Talcahuano city, which have nothing to go to the school: We need school supplies and school clothes urgent! 

We also need blankets … we have families which are homeless now , living in some “pseudo shelters” of rubble left after the earthquake and tzunami ( made by them self ) with piece of tables, wood and metal roofs that collected from right there, and sleep wet and cold and are no beds on the floor hugging each other to keep warm ... are in sub human conditions. 

Food already received at least, but things that little children go to school, no nothing ... 

And another thing, We also appreciate if you can send them some toys … the children have noting to play with … so, if someone has a toy in good condition (preferably other than electric, because there are no batteries ) would be great if they send too. 

This Children need mental health, education and recreation, so please, that will do what they are experiencing and contemplating the bleak landscape around them every morning, after going cold and rain at night now, jumping in fear at every sound and movement, deep in rubble and bathed in a foul smell ... That's their reality ... do something, please. 

My sister is the Social Worker of “PIB. SANTA CLARA “ of Talcahuano, institution belonging to the “ Protectora de la Infancia” foundation, and we are collecting these things to take urgently. 

Information about this institution, see here: 

http://www.protectoradelainfancia.cl/ 

The ADDRESS of our Institution here in TALACAHUANO city is this one: 

“PIB. SANTA CLARA” 
JM. CRUZ # 236 - A, 
Sector Las Salinas, Talcahuano, 
8th Region, Chile. 


Your donations ( NO MONEY PLEASE ) be sent there directly. 

thank to all, 

Carmen G. Jiménez PhD. 
Astronomy Department. 
University of Concepción 

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