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How You Can Help Tsunami Victims

If you have questions about a tsunami relief fund or want to donate by phone, Call 7 for Help and volunteers from the Salvation Army and Catholic Relief services will be in our call center from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to answer your questions or direct your donations. Call (303) 83-Call-7 or (303) 832-2557.

Donations to the International Red Cross can be made on the Web, through www.denver-redcross.org, by calling (800) HELPNOW or by sending checks or money orders to the International Response Fund to the Mile High Chapter of the American Red Cross, 444 Sherman St., Denver, CO 80203.

To donate to the Alice Morning Show's Tsunami Relief Fund, go to Alice1059.com to learn where.

A group of Colorado doctors heading to southeast India to provide medical care to tsunami victims. They’ve been assembled by Cherry Hills Community Church in Highlands Ranch and a non-profit, Christian-based group that helps people the poor in India. The group is called the "Dalit Freedom Network." For information, visit their Web site at www.dalitnetwork.org.

To donate to the orphanage in Sri Lanka featured on 7NEWS, go to Lotus Bud Children's Home Web site or you can donate money through Community Concern Society's Web site.

Lisa Novak and her husband, Marty Claar, took their organization, the Claar Foundation, which deals with international adoptions and orphanages, and decided to do something about the tsunami disaster. They're raising money to build at least one orphanage in Thailand and another in Sri Lanka. They understand the process will take six months to a year, so in the meantime they are working on getting the kids back to school. The Claar Foundation plans on sending school supplies and lining up teachers to help get the children back into a normal routine. To learn more, go to Claar Foundation.org.

Tax deductible donations to the Tamil Association of Colorado can also be mailed to P.O. Box 270243, Littleton, CO 80127, or deposited at Red Rocks Credit Union in Highlands Ranch. Check or money orders should be payable to the association with "Tsunami Relief Fund" under memo. Click to visit the association's Web site.

The Allied Jewish Federation is also conducting an online relief effort for Tsunami victims. Go to www.jewishcolorado.org

If you are interested in adopting from India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, contact Adoption Alliance a licensed, nonprofit child placement agency with offices in Denver and Grand Junction. For more information, visit www. adoptall.com.

Other Agencies Helping Victims

The following aid agencies are accepting contributions for assistance that they or their affiliates will provide for those affected by the earthquake and tidal waves in Asia.

Planning to donate? Learn how to avoid fund-raising scams. Bill Clarke also has tips about how to investigate before you donate.

Action Against Hunger

http://www.aah-usa.org

American Jewish World Service

http://www.ajws.org

American Red Cross

http://www.redcross.org/

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ADRA International

http://www.adra.org