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Published on 11/30/1998 All articles from this issue

Honduras help

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The Los Altos Town Crier urges all readers to consider a gift to help the surviving victims of the Hurricane Mitch in Central America. Here are three recommended agencies:

World Vision, P.O. Box 78481, Tacoma, Wash. 98481-8481. Phone: (888) 511-6565. Organizers said 100 percent of the money donated goes directly to aid the devastated - none is used for overhead.

Doctors Without Borders, phone: (310) 277-2793. Organizers said $500 provides medical supplies for 2,500 persons for a month.

CARE, focuses on environmental health and water sanitation. The organization is providing food, water and shelter to 350,000 and latrines to prevent epidemics. Website is: www.care.org