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Jan. 09, 2005

<P>Dear Member / Well-wisher:

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<LI><a href=./>Home - Tsunami Relief Efforts</a>
<LI><a href=./tsunami_fund.shtml>Tsunami Disaster Relief Fund</a>
<LI><a href=./medical_teams.shtml>Medical Teams to Affected Areas</a>
<LI><a href=./updates.shtml>Updates on Relief Efforts</a>
<LI><a href=./tsunami_fund_acknowledgements.shtml>Ack. of Fund Contributions (Mar.03)</a>
<LI><a href=/events/>"After The Wave" on Apr 23rd</a>
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According to the decision taken at the last emergency Executive Committee meeting, arrangements have been made by Dr. Giri to organize a <B>Press Conference by MIFT</B>. This is to present to the media the first hand information by the returning Team of Doctors from the disaster zone. We need the publicity to maintain the momentum for fund raising as the rehabilitation process is going to drag into several years. Next team will be leaving on February 1st followed by another team in March 2005.


<P><B>The conference will be held on TUESDAY, JANUARY 11th 2005 at the Shereton Parkway Hotel, near Highway 7 & Leslie Street at 6.30pm. MIFT is inviting the News Media/TV/Radio for this conference. If you are interested in attending, please contact Dr. Asirwatham (asirwatham@sympatico.ca) or Dr. Shesha (asviswasam@sympatico.ca) before Monday (Jan. 10, 2005) midnight.</B> We need to know the number of people attending to make the seating/standing arrangements.

<P>Dr.Selva 
<BR>Secretary, MIFT

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<LI><a href=/events/>Apr 23rd: "After The Wave" A tsunami fundraiser</a>
<LI><a href=/funds/tsunami_relief/tsunami_fund_acknowledgements.shtml>Mar 03rd: Acknowledgement of Fund Contributions</a>
<LI><a href=/funds/tsunami_relief/first_mission_photos.shtml>Jan 28th: Photos of First M.I.F.T. Mission to Tsunami Affected Areas</a>
<LI><a href=/funds/tsunami_relief/first_mission_report.shtml>Jan 28th: First M.I.F.T. Mission Report for Tsunami Affected Areas</a>
<LI><a href=/funds/tsunami_relief/updates.shtml#jan21>Jan 21st: Second MIFT Humanitarian Team Leaves on Feb. 03, 2005</a>
<LI><a href=/funds/tsunami_relief/updates.shtml#jan11>Jan 11th: Press Conference was Held</a>
<LI><a href=/funds/tsunami_relief/press_conference_jan11_2005.shtml>Jan 09th: MIFT Press Conference on Jan 11th</a>
<LI><a href=/funds/tsunami_relief/MIFT_CorporatePledgeHandout_Jan03_2005.doc target=tp>Jan 03rd: Relief Efforts Handout</a>
<LI><a href=http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1104621011896 target=tp>Jan 02nd: World aid effort grows</a> ...Toronto Star
<LI><a href=/funds/tsunami_relief/updates.shtml#jan01>Jan 01st: First team arrived in Colombo</a>
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