Excellent news! Gaza Appeal passes three-quarters mark

by Grant Morgan
Co-organiser of Kia Ora Gaza
9 September 2010

*/Truly heart warming. That phrase best describes Kiwi support for Kia Ora Gaza./*

Our fundraising target was big: $100,000 to finance a six-person Kiwi Team and their aid vehicles to Gaza. To make things harder, little more than two months were available in which to raise this one hundred grand.

And guess what? We have passed the three-quarters mark. That's a testimony to the generosity of spirit shown by many, many hundreds of good people.

*/As of 6pm today, we've raised $77,300. In addition, there are about $5,000 in firm pledges, lifting us to $82,000. /*

That leaves $18,000 to go.

This last $18,000 goes into an Emergency Reserve to protect our Kiwi Team from the many dangers and difficulties they will face as they aid the people of Gaza and break the inhumane Israeli siege.

Our team are flying to London on Tuesday 14 September. That's not far away.

*/Can you donate towards the Emergency Reserve that will help to safeguard our brave volunteers?/*

Here's how you can donate:

* Direct payment to our bank account: Kia Ora Gaza, 03-0211-0447718-000, Westpac Bank, Onehunga branch.

* Write a cheque for ‘Kia Ora Gaza’ and post to: Kia Ora Gaza, PO Box 59-007, Auckland.

*/And please ask your friends and family to donate as well. Let's all get together to raise the last $18,000./*

Kia Ora Gaza is a Charitable Trust incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957. The accounts of Kia Ora Gaza are audited by a professional auditor who is independent of our Board of Trustees.

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