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48 °F Forecast | Road Cams Thursday, January 27, 2005 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Opportunities Moving to Southern Oregon? MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend January 1, 2005 Region quick to offer donations Southern Oregon residents have donated more than $18,000, a ton of water and hundreds of pounds of flour, rice and beans to victims of the tsunami disaster in South Asia. In Medford, the local chapter of the American Red Cross had received about $15,000 by Friday in contributions large and small, said Marj Jameson, executive director. "A couple of young girls went door-to-door, collecting money in their neighborhood," she said. In Grants Pass, the family of a Sri Lankan native, Shamila Irish, has collected more than $3,000 and more than 6,000 pounds of supplies for a relief effort for that country. "We have been unbelievably overwhelmed," said Barbara Irish, whose son, Patrick Irish, is married to Shamila. The response has been so strong, in fact, that organizers are revamping their requests. After receiving 2,000 pounds of drinking water — a ton — relief workers worried that shipping would be too expensive, even with an anonymous donor footing the bill. Advertisement Donations of baby formula, water purification tablets, camping gear, batteries, flashlights and medical supplies are still welcome. Even more welcome, however, is money, Irish said. "We’re asking for cash donations," she said. The Red Cross is encouraging financial contributions as well. To donate to the Sri Lanka relief effort, send checks noted "tsunami relief" to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 224 N.W. D St., Grants Pass, OR 97526. Or drop donations at the Riverside Inn, 971 S.E. Sixth St., Grants Pass. Call 541-479-6873. Donations to the Red Cross, earmarked for the International Response Fund, can be made online at www.redcross.org or at the local office, 60 Hawthorne St., Medford. KOBI to air telethonfor tsunami-relief A telethon fund-raiser to benefit tsunami victims will air Wednesday on local television. Soliciting donations for a disaster relief fund, the WNBC program will feature representatives of various countries hit by Sunday’s tsunami. Celebrities also will encourage contributions. The telethon will appear locally from 7 to 8 p.m. on KOBI-TV, channel 5. Telephone lines will be open for calls during the program, hosted by WNBC’s Chuck Scarborough and Sue Simmons. KOBI news anchors Chris Corcoran and Wendy Enneking will provide perspective on local relief efforts. Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities Student Loan Consolidation Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers