SRI RESTAURANT OWNER COLLECTING FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS VS

THE OWNER OF THE SRI RESTAURANT ON WATER STREET IN SANTA CRUZ HAS BEEN COLLECTING DRY FOOD AND CLOTHING TO SEND BACK HOME TO TSUNAMI VICTIMS. THE SRI LANKA NATIVE IS WORKING WITH 2 BUDDHIST TEMPLES TO SEND THE ITEMS TO VICTIMS IN HIS HOMELAND. ANURA INDIKA MUDANNAYAKE, SAYS HE IS NO LONGER TAKING FOOD OR CLOTHING, BUT STILL NEEDS SOME EMERGENCY SUPPLIES. THE TEMPLES WILL PAY TO SHIP WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS, BABY FOOD, MEDICINE, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, AND GERM KILLERS. HE IS WORKING WITH MONKS AT THE TEMPLES IN CUPERTINO, AND MILPITAS. ALSO THE SANTA CRUZ CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS REPORTS THEY ARE RECEIVING MANY OFFERS OF HELP, AS WELL AS DONATIONS FOR THE AREAS DEVASTATED BY THE DEADLY TSUNAMI. OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS HAVE GONE INTO THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNATIONAL FUND, DESIGNATED FOR THAT PURPOSE, AND THEY SAY MUCH MORE IS NEEDED.