17 JANUARY 2005 NEWSLETTER
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Date: 17 Jan 2005 Happy New Year to everyone. The travel world has started the year overshadowed by the Boxing Day earthquake/tsunami which has left over 160,000 dead and millions homeless. While the story recedes from the headlines, aid is still needed. Tsunami Links A good list of resources can be found at google. Tsunami Relief Catastrophic satellite pics of the tsunami. Tsunami Before/After World Cricket Tsunami Appeal On Monday the 10th of January a cricket match was organized in Melbourne to raise funds for World Vision Australia. Over 70,000 people attended the MCG to see Asia v the Rest of the World. I went to the game and there was certainly a special atmosphere at the ground, and over 15 million AUD was raised on the night. The Asian XI (consisting of Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh) were beaten by the Rest of the world XI (Australia, New Zealand, England, West Indies), but to coin a tired cliche, everyone was a winner that night. A return match will be played next month in either India or Sri Lanka. 
James |
