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About half a million people have already been killed, estimates the Canadian Red Cross Society, which is sending aid and relief workers. Eleven Workers are either en route, or already stationed in Rwanda, Zaire, Burundi Tanzania and Kenya. "This is the greatest crisis the inter- national community has had to face in recent years,” states the Red Cross. “It has been conservatively estimated that the number of persons requiring emer- gency assistance will exceed four mil- lion.” Red Cross workers are providing tents, blankets, and medical care, how- ever, the greatest need is clean water, of which there is none in the refugee camps. The largest of these are both in Zaire, Goma with over one million, and Bukavu with some 400,000. To date, more than $5,000 has been donated to the Oakville Red Cross for Rwandan rélief. All money donated to its Rwanda fund will go towards help- ing these refugees. “Cash is the best possible gift,” says the Red Cross. “We can’t accept old clothing, or donations of food for reasons of suitability, logistics and the exorbitant cost of transportation. Millions have cross the Rwandan border, seeking refuge in these neigh- boring counln'es. Local groups mobilizing to help Rwanaans Have a Heart for Rwanda. It is believed the people of this Afn‘can country, under siege of civil war, are dying at the rate of one every minute, from war casualties, starva- tion and cholera MS is the most common neurological disease affecting young adults ijlI-MI Put-mi Ell-m Credit Program .4 2 YES! I want to get away in a Beachcomber Spa. â€"‘I ‘ l V ‘me Ivy 13th Ill! Inhvmtion ' r P No our “on 30 Day In Trial EYES! Please direct me to the nearest Beachcomber Outlet. 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In addition to donated 10% of her sales this week, Nielsen has asked five 13-year-olds, one of them her son, to collect donations from spectators at this Sunday’s Downtown Oakville Cycle Race. Because of the urgent nature of this appeal, the Oakville Red Cross is ask- ing donors to bring their donations to the office at 167 Navy St, or to call 845-5241 to use VISA, MasterCard or American Express. The Oakville Red Cross will be receiving donations being collected by Elaine Nielsen, owner of The Herb Garden at 94 George St, at the Towne Square, for her ‘Have a Heart for Rwanda’ campaign. “I’m giving the money to the Red Cross because they are the only agen- cy I anw of which is treating all vic- “Water provision remains the most urgent problem,” the Red Cross appeal explains. “Some refugees are walking up to 30 kilometres for clean water. “ The Red Cross aims to estab- lish 30 collapsible water tanks, with a capacity of 25,000 to 30,000 litres, plus another 10 thousand tanks hold- ing 10,000 litres. Lack of clean water has added cholera, dysentery, meningitis, and complications from respiratory infec- tions, to refugees already plagued by starvation and hunger. “However, a donation of $20 will ensure for one person, for a period of four weeks, a daily meal, access to clean water, sanitary facilities, shelter, and medical attention. SOCIETY OF CANADA Mulfiplge Sclerosis Home Lelsure “I believe we can give a little something to support and help these people who are suffering. The aid workers are doing everything they tims of this war with impartiality, and they are also taking care of the sol- diers.” Nielsen considers the Rwandan sit- uation to be so far removed from “all the good things we enjoy here, such as the Oakville Jazz Festival and the Oakville Waterfront Festival, that we can’t comprehend what’s happening over there. We have so much, we are so safe by comparison. ‘Plns irelplrl, Pill, all taxes license. All incentives applied. “48-month purchase option lease. $3300 trade-in or equivalent cash ileum pies first month, refundable security deposit and all taxes, license. Oakvifle 1291 spams no. “The people of Rwanda have suf- fered through unspeakable horror. Families have been torn apart by slaughter, illness and hunger. Our gov- ernment has given 40 cents per Canadian to aid the Rwandan people in one of the worst human catastro- phes of our time. “It takes many grains of sand to make a beach. It will take millions of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters and dollars to provide livable conditions for these displaced, sick and fright- ened people.” In her letter of appeal, Nielsen states: [T JUST FEELS RIG] Nielsen got involved with helping the Oakville Red Cross raise funds for Rwandan relief following news reports of this horror. The Laurentian Bank of Canada branch at 216 Lakeshore Rd. E., is also accepting donan'ons for Rwandan relief As part of Laurentian’s sponsor- ship of the fourth annual Cycle for Kids, a four-day, 400-kilometre tour around lake Simcoe on August 4th to 7th (a number of local cyclists are par- ticipating), the bank will be accepting donations for the Christian Children’s Fund of Canada’s Global Relief Fund. 5|- Q.E.W. [LAKESI‘IORE RD. | SPEERS RD. \E