GEORGIA, USA, September 1, 2005: Gaurav Verma sends the following press release:
Sewa International, a charitable organization, expresses deep anguish and sorrow at the loss and disruption of life and the property damage caused by hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. This is truly “one of the worst natural disaster in our nation’s history” as stated by President Bush. Sewa volunteers in Texas and Louisiana have begun working with American Red Cross and other organizations to provide immediate relief. Sewa International is also identifying the long-term needs of the people and will be working with governments of Louisiana and Mississippi to meet those needs. Sewa International urges individuals, companies and organizations to donate in order to provide assistance to those who have suffered from Katrina. All donations will be used to sponsor projects such as providing materials and building (or rebuilding) homes. Volunteers will be visiting New Orleans shortly to meet with local authorities to identify the specific projects to be undertaken.
Sewa International, Inc., is a non-profit, non-religious, non-political and tax-exempt charitable organization under 501(c) (3) with Tax ID # 20-0638718. It has over 25 years of accountable track record and experience in relief and rehabilitation work in 15 different countries. Following the recent Tsunami disaster, Sewa USA was involved in construction of villages in Tamil Nadu, India and in Sri Lanka. Sewa USA is run by dedicated volunteers and has an administrative overhead of less than 4%. For further information, click “source” or contact national coordinator Srikanth Konda at srikonda@yahoo.com or 678-362-7480 or Texas based local coordinators, Dhiraj Rathi at dhiraj_rathi@yahoo.com or 713-384-0068 or Venkat Subramaniam at 512-689-3256.