Urgent: Iran quake toll may hit 50,000; calls for more aid

This was emailed to me by Pedram.

Dear friend;

As the extent of the tragedy in Iran gets worst by the hour, there's an urgent need for further help or those who survived the original ordeal but are injured or need basic needs to survive may also join the ever escalating death toll. Read this.

Mercy Corps has just announced they have passed the $185,000 mark for donations to aid their relief effort in Iran. I have made a personal pledge to do my best and try to raise that amount to quarter of a million dollars by tonight and I am begging for your help.

Please visit Mercy Corps or call 1.800.292.3355 or mail a small (no amount is literally too small) or large donation to: Mercy Corps, Iran Earthquake, Dept. W., PO Box 2669, Portland, OR 97208-266. We only need a mere $65,000 and all your $20, $50, $100 or $1,000donations will make this a very easy goal to achieve.

Also, it is easy to forward this message or better yet, write your own personal plea with the same information and send it to everyone in your email contact list and ask them for help it would be an effective yet easy way of helping those in need. There are banners on my personal weblog at www.eyeranian.net if you have a web site and wish to add them to your site.

I thank you in advance and look forward to writing you back with the news that we made it.