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  • Roman Catholic Group Commits $25 Million for Emergency Tsunami Relief

    12/30/2004 4:06:10 PM PST · by Pharmboy · 36 replies · 867+ views
    Associated Press ^ | Dec 30, 2004 | Brian Witte
    BALTIMORE (AP) - Catholic Relief Services is pledging $25 million for emergency relief and long-term programs to help people in southeast Asia recover from the tsunami that has killed more than 117,000 people and left millions without clean water, shelter, food or medicine. The amount committed by the Baltimore-based group, which is the official international humanitarian organization of the U.S. Catholic community, is one of the largest to date. It's only $10 million less than the money initially pledged by the U.S. government for emergency aid. "We must brace for the commitment this emergency asks of us and be as...