Kurdish Appeal Progress Report

[kurds at gn.apc.org]

It's good to be able to report that response to our Appeal has been
warm and generous.  A lot of people were already telephoning the
Centre and some newspapers included the number, which also helped.

The advertisement appeal in the Observer has brought a heavy response
and another advertisement ran today in the Independent.  We are
hoping to get more space - but it is difficult to obtain free space
and of course we are reluctant to have to divert funds into paid
advertising, if it can possibly be avoided.

This afternoon, we recorded a sixty-second message which we will
circulate to radio stations in the hopes that they will run it for us.

Actor Joss Ackland kindly donated his time and thanks too to Sounds
Effective and its proprietor Chris Timpson, who produced the script
for nothing.  Our advertisement in the Observer was produced free of
charge by advertising agency Collett Dickenson Pearce.  Antennae
Communication helped us to research and write it.

Thank you also to the church leaders in Scotland who have generously
allowed us to quote them as supporters of our Appeal, and to the
Bishop who donated 500 pounds to the Kurdish Disaster Fund.

It is truly heartwarming to experience such generosity and friendship,
often from the most unexpected quarters.  Thank you all.