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• Thursday, January 8, 2009 12:56 PM

  One way to ease the pain

  RMP

  Today, what has been a humanitarian crisis for some time has turned into a nightmare for the most vulnerable people in Gaza.

  Between the sounds of gunfire and rockets, raw sewage flows through the streets, access to clean water vanishes, and panicked, frightened children are going hungry.

  Oxfam and its local partners are providing direct relief in Gaza, and we need your help. Please click here to support our efforts and make a donation to our Middle East Crisis Fund. https://secure.oxfamamerica.org/site/Donation2?idb=194178769&df_id=2000&2000.donation=form1 (see sig)

  Right now, there is an immediate need for food, blankets, plastic sheeting to cover windows, and medical supplies. In the long term, Oxfam will need money to rehabilitate sewage systems and infrastructure and rebuild livelihoods.

  Even a modest donation can help. $35 can purchase 10 packs of bottled water for displaced families. $60 could provide blankets for a family in a shelter. $84 can purchase a basket of food that can feed a family of five for a week. Or $300 can purchase an emergency medical pack, to provide the medical care so sorely lacking in this crisis.

  Over the years, my friends, family, and I have struggled to make sense of the political situation in Israel and Gaza. But no matter how we feel about who is right or wrong, our hearts ache for the innocent people caught in the crossfire.

  Can we count on you to support our efforts? Please donate today to Oxfam's Middle East Crisis Fund.

  Thank you in advance for your generosity.

  Sincerely, Raymond C. Offenheiser, President, Oxfam America

  —Retired Military Patriot Read Retired Military Patriot's other letters
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