INUNDACIONES EN TAMIL NADU, INDIA- Chennai Flood Relief

Sathya Sai International Organisation
Kiran Patel, National President
1 Thomson Close, Leicester LE4 7SX
Telephone: (M) 07429138939
e-mail: poonampat.kiran@gmail.com

 

8th December 2015

Dear Brothers & Sisters,
Om Sri Sai Ram!

Chennai Flood Relief

You may be aware of the natural disaster in Chennai, and surrounding areas that have been paralyzed due to flooding from a record rainfall that has cut off more than 3 million people from basic services for days. It is reported that thousands have been forced to leave their submerged homes, offices and schools, and nearly 300 people have died.

With no power, transportation, telecommunication, food and potable water, the people of Tamil Nadu have been impacted beyond imagination. In the wake of the calamity, local Sathya Sai centres have been providing cooked meals and offering disaster relief, including wading through waist-level water to offer aid and reaching out to people stranded on roof-tops of buildings. The Sathya Sai organisation is currently offering food to about 25,000 people each day. Blankets, bedding, food items, clothing and medicines are most urgently needed and are being distributed by local Sathya Sai organisations in Tamil Nadu.

After the cessation of the rains, Sathya Sai volunteers will be engaging in rehabilitation of the victims of flooding. In this phase of relief activities, building materials, medicines and food items would be required in large numbers to help restore normalcy to the lives of our displaced brothers and sisters.

The Sathya Sai International Organisation, via its Disaster Relief Committee, is coordinating further international participation in providing sustained relief and rehabilitation.

Let us pray to our beloved Lord Sai, collectively in all our Sai Centres, to shower His Divine Blessings on all those affected in Tamil Nadu by this natural disaster and to alleviate their suffering. Through His Grace, let us serve those in need with humility and dedication.

In continuation of these efforts, we request and encourage all the members of our Sai family in UK to come forward and participate in these efforts in a spirit of oneness, and in love and service to our beloved Bhagawan.

For anyone wishing to voluntarily contribute funds towards the relief efforts led by the Organisation:

The details of the bank account in the UK are as follows:

1. Name of Account: Sri Sathya Sai Charitable Trust (UK) – Disaster Emergency Fund
2. Barclays Bank Plc: Sort Code: 20-77-67
3. Account Number: 80745049

The Procedure is as follows:

1. Devotees can post their cheques made payable to 'SSSCT (UK) – Disaster Emergency Fund'. The back of the cheque should be marked 'CHENNAI' with their address and then posted to the mailing address below.
2. Devotees can pay cash and/or cheques into the above account - if they want a receipt then they should post copy of the paying in slip and their address to the mailing address below. Alternatively, they can scan the paying in slip and send it by email to serv.chennai@srisathyasai.org.uk with their address.
3. Devotees can also pay on-line to the above account – use reference 'CHENNAI'. If you want a receipt then please email the details of the online transfer with your name, address, date of payment and amount to : serv.chennai@srisathyasai.org.uk.
4. For ONLY those Devotees who are UK tax payers, the UK Trust can claim Gift Aid from HMRC.
   You can post your remittance by cheque WITH your mailing address on the back of cheque and marked 'CHENNAI' together with the GIFT AID DECLARATION to the address below.
   
   OR if you are paying by cash / cheque at a bank into the above account, you can scan the paying in slip AND the signed GIFT AID DECLARATION and send it by email to serv.chennai@srisathyasai.org.uk
   
   OR if you are paying by on-line transfer to the above account, please email details with name, date of payment and amount with a scan copy of signed GIFT AID DECLARATION to serv.chennai@srisathyasai.org.uk.
5. A GIFT AID DECLARATION FORM is linked here for those eligible to claim GIFT AID.
6. MAILING ADDRESS: SRI SATHYA SAI CHARITABLE TRUST (UK), C/O SAI BOOKS (UK), 19 HAY LANE, KINGSBURY, LONDON, NW9 ONH

With Loving Regards,

Dr Kiran Patel
National President,
Sathya Sai International Organisation (UK)