Aid agencies accept donations for victims of Myanmar cyclone

By Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON (CNS) – International aid agencies are accepting donations for victims of the May 3 cyclone that hit Myanmar.

The following U.S. and Canadian aid agencies, part of the Caritas Internationalis network, are working with Caritas agencies in southeastern Asia and are accepting donations to assist in Myanmar:

* Catholic Relief Services – by phone: (888) 277-7575; online: www.crs.org; or by mailing a check earmarked "Southeast Asia Natural Disaster" to: Catholic Relief Services, P.O. Box 17090, Baltimore, MD 21203-7090.

* Development and Peace – by phone: (888) 664-3387; online: www.devp.org/devpme/main-eng.html; or by mailing a check earmarked "Emergency: Burma/Myanmar" to: Development and Peace, 1425 Rene-Levesque Blvd. West, 3rd Floor, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1T7, Canada.

* Caritas Internationalis can be accessed online at: www.caritas.org.