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The Power of Human Connections - Half a World Away

MCEC is taking part in the nationwide effort to help south Asian victims of the December 26, 2004 tsunami disaster. The co-op is joining with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association's (NRECA) International Programs to encourage donations by the electric cooperative family. Because the utilities' best expertise is in building electric infrastructure, an NRECA spokesperson says they will offer help in that area for the reconstruction process.

MCEC also encourages individuals to reach out by donating to one of the following reputable organizations

  • Action Against Hunger
    247 West 37th Street
    New York, NY 10018
    212-967-7800
    www.actionagainsthunger.org
  • ADRA International
    Asia Tsunami Crisis Fund
    12501 Old Columbia Pike
    Silver Spring, MD 20904
    800-424-ADRA (2372)
    www.adra.org
  • Air Serv International
    6583 Merchant Place, Suite 100
    Warrenton, VA 20187
    540-428-2323
    www.airserv.org
  • American Friends Service Committee
    1501 Cherry Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19102
    215-241-7050
    www.afsc.org
  • American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc.
    JDC-South Asia Tsunami Relief
    P.O. Box 321
    847A Second Avenue
    New York, New York 10017
    212-885-0832
    www.jdc.org
  • American Jewish World Service
    45 W. 36th St., 10th Fl.
    New York, NY 10018
    212-736-2597
    www.ajws.org
  • American Red Cross
    International Response Fund
    2025 E St. NW
    Washington, DC 20006
    800-HELP-NOW
    www.redcross.org
  • AmeriCares
    88 Hamilton Ave
    Stamford, CT 06902
    800-486-4357
    www.americares.org
  • Asha for Education
    Tsunami Relief Fund
    P.O. Box 322
    New York, NY 10040-0322
    (646) 526-6164
    www.ashanet.org
  • Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT)
    Tsunami Fund
    6810 Tilden Lane
    Rockville, MD 20852
    301-984-0217
    www.amurt.net
  • Baptist World Aid
    Asia Tidal Waves
    405 North Washington Street
    Falls Church, VA 22046
    703 790 8980
    www.bwanet.org/bwaid
  • B'nai B'rith International
    B'nai B'rith Disaster Relief Fund
    2020 K Street NW
    7th Floor
    Washington, DC 20006
    212-490-3290
    www.bnaibrith.org
  • International Rescue Committee
    PO Box 5058
    Hagerstown, MD 21741-9874
    877-REFUGEE or 733-8433
    www.theIRC.org
  • Latter-Day Saint Charities
    Welfare Services Emergency Response
    50 East North Temple Street, Room 701
    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84150-6800
    801-240-3544
    www.lds.org/ldsfoundation
  • Lutheran World Relief
    South Asia Tsunami
    700 Light Street
    Baltimore, MD 21230
    410-230-2700
    www.lwr.org
  • MAP International
    P.O. Box 215000
    Brunswick, GA 31521
    800-225-8550
    www.map.org
  • Mercy Corps
    Southeast Asia Earthquake
    Dept. W
    PO Box 2669
    Portland, OR 97208-2669
    800-852-2100
    www.mercycorps.org
  • Mercy-USA for Aid and Development
    Tsunami Disaster Relief
    44450 Pinetree Drive, Suite 201
    Plymouth, Michigan 48170-3869
    800-556-3729
    www.mercyusa.org
  • Operation Blessing International
    Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Relief
    977 Centerville Turnpike Virginia Beach, VA 23463
    1-800-730-2537
    www.ob.org
  • Northwest Medical Teams
    SE Asia Disaster Relief Fund
    PO Box 10
    Portland, OR 97207
    800-959-4325 (HEAL)
    www.nwmedicalteams.org
  • Operation USA
    8320 Melrose Ave. #200
    Los Angeles, CA 90069
    800-678-8876
    www.opusa.org
  • Oxfam America
    Asian Earthquake Fund
    PO Box 1211
    Albert Lea, MN 56007-1211
    800-77-OXFAM
    www.oxfamamerica.org
  • Pan American Health and Education Foundation
    Asia Tsunami Relief Fund
    525 Twenty Third St, NW
    Washington, DC 20037
    202-974-3416
    www.pahef.org
  • Plan USA
    Asia Disaster
    155 Plan Way
    Warwick, RI 02886
    800-556-7918
    www.planusa.org
  • Brother's Brother Foundation
    1200 Galveston Ave
    Pittsburgh, PA 15233
    412-321-3160
    www.brothersbrother.org
  • CARE
    151 Ellis Street NE
    Atlanta, GA 30303
    800-521-CARE
    www.care.org
  • Catholic Relief Services
    209 West Fayette Street
    Baltimore, MD 21201
    877-HELP-CRS
    www.catholicrelief.org
  • CHF International
    8601 Georgia Ave. Suite 800
    Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA
    301-587-4700
    www.chfhq.org
  • Christian Children's Fund
    Child Alert Fund
    PO Box 26484
    Richmond, Virginia - 23261-6484
    800-776-6767
    www.ChristianChildrensFund.org
  • Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC)
    South Asia Earthquake
    2850 Kalamazoo Ave. SE
    Grand Rapids, MI, 49560
    800-55-CRWRC
    www.crwrc.org
  • Church World Service
    PO Box 968
    Elkhart, IN 46515
    800-297-1516
    www.churchworldservice.org
  • Concern Worldwide, US
    104 East 40th Street, Suite 903
    New York, NY 10016
    212-557-8000
    www.concernusa.org
  • Direct Relief International
    27 South La Patera Lane
    Santa Barbara, CA 93117
    805-964-4767
    www.directrelief.org
  • Episcopal Relief and Development
    South Asia Relief Fund
    815 Second Avenue
    New York, NY 10017
    800-334-7626, ext. 5129
    www.er-d.org
  • Food for the Hungry, Inc.
    Food for the Hungry
    Asia Quake Relief
    1224 E. Washington St.
    Phoenix, AZ 85034
    800-2-HUNGERS
    www.fh.org
  • Friends of the World Food Program
    PO Box 11856
    Washington, DC 20008
    202 530 1694
    www.friendsofwfp.org
  • Habitat for Humanity International
    Asia Tsunami Response Fund
    121 Habitat St
    Americus, GA 31709
    229-924-6935
    www.habitat.org
  • International Aid
    17011 W. Hickory
    Spring Lake, MI 49456
    800-968-7490
    www.internationalaid.org
  • International Medical Corps
    Tsunami Emergency Response
    1919 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 300
    Santa Monica, CA 90404-1950
    800-481-4462
    www.imcworldwide.org
  • International Relief Teams
    Asia Earthquake/Floods
    3547 Camino Del Rio South, Suite C
    San Diego, CA 92108
    619-284-7979
    www.IRTeams.org
  • Project Concern International
    5151 Murphy Canyon Road Suite 320
    San Diego, CA 92123
    858-279-9690
    www.projectconcern.org
  • Project HOPE
    Asia Tsunami Response
    255 Carter Hall Lane
    Millwood, VA 22646
    800-544-4673
    www.projecthope.org
  • Relief International
    Asia Earthquake Response
    1575 Westwood Blvd., Suite 201
    Los Angeles, CA 90024
    310-478-1200
    www.ri.org
  • SAWSO (Salvation Army World Service Office)
    South Asia Relief Fund
    615 Slaters Lane
    Alexandria, VA, 22313
    800-SAL-ARMY
    www.1800salarmy.org
  • Samaritan's Purse
    P.O. Box 3000
    Boone, NC 28607
    Phone (828) 262-1980
    Fax (828) 266-1053
    www.samaritanspurse.org
  • Save the Children USA
    54 Wilton Road
    Westport, CT 06880
    1-800-728-3843
    www.savethechildren.org
  • Stop Hunger Now
    SE Asia Crisis
    2501 Clark Ave, Suite 200
    Raleigh, NC 27607
    888-501-8440
    www.stophungernow.org
  • UMCOR
    Advance #274305, South Asia Emergency
    475 Riverside Drive
    Room 330
    New York, NY 10115
    212-870-3815
    www.umcor.org
  • US Fund for UNICEF
    General Emergency Fund
    333 E. 38th Street
    New York, NY 10016
    800-4-UNICEF
    www.unicefusa.org
  • World Concern
    Asia Earthquake and Tsunami
    19303 Fremont Avenue North
    Seattle, WA 98133
    800-755-5022
    www.worldconcern.org
  • World Emergency Relief
    2270-D Camino Vida Roble
    Carlsbad, CA 92009
    760-930-8001
    www.worldemergencyrelief.org
  • World Relief
    SE Asia Earthquake/Tsunamis
    7 E Baltimore St
    Baltimore MD 21202
    800-535-5433
    www.worldrelief.org
  • World Vision
    P.O. Box 70288
    Tacoma, WA 98481-0288
    800-56-CHILD
    www.worldvision.org

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