Donations

FUNDRAISING

Since we have decided to cover an additional 870 missing persons’ families as well, we continue to need your help. Partner organizations are collecting funds on their own and over $320,000 in pledges have been received with approximately half of that having been collected. We need approximately another $100,000 to cover all the victims. We continue to ask partner organizations to retain custody of the funds until we have selected specific beneficiaries and approve disbursements.

Partner Pledges:

  1. Cincinnati Bangali Community: $18,070.00
  2. North Louisiana Muslim Community: $3,500.00
  3. MCC ‘68: $4,000.00
  4. DP London: $20,000.00
  5. Bangladesh Relief Fund: $216,316.00
  6. BEN: $7,625.00
  7. EB2000: $2,000.00
  8. Change Bangladesh: $3,500.00
  9. Cisco: $10,000.00
  10. DP Chicago: $11,500.00
  11. DP Canada: $5,000.00
  12. Lehigh Valley: $20,000.00

Your donation to UBA helps the SIDR victims in Bangladesh while providing her people with hope and opportunity for the future. Please make checks payable to the Bangladesh Relief Fund, and send your contribution to:

Bangladesh Relief Fund
c/o Muhit Rahman
8550 Willow Run Court
Cincinnati, OH 45243

Please write “Sidr” at the bottom of your check.

Donating Securities:

You can contribute securities by instructing your broker to transfer shares to the following account:

National Financial Services (Fidelity)
DTC #0226
FAO Bangladesh Relief Fund
Acct. #Z43-764159

Sidr Funds Distribution
Completed                
      Victims Victims Amount      
Date District Upazilla <= 10 >10 Distributed Funded By Local Partner Comments
1/3/2008 Gopalganj All
7
28
240,000
 North. Louisiana MC The Hunger Project  
1/8/2008 Borguna Sadar
256
274
2,924,000
 Leon Wagner Faria Lara Foundation  
1/8/2008 Borguna Betagi
5
29
237,500
 CBD/EB2000 Gono Gobeshona  
1/8/2008 Borguna Bamna
6
189
166,500
 Mr. & Mrs. Tim Little Faria Lara Foundation  
1/9/2008 Borguna Amtoli
114
88
1,063,500
 Cincinnati Bangla Shomaj Food for the Hungry Boro Bogi Union
1/9/2008 Borguna Amtoli
23
19
234,500
 Elizabeth and Karl Ronn Food for the Hungry Amtoli proper
1/9/2008 Borguna Patharghata
138
142
1,617,000
 Peter & Robert Seidler Gono Gobeshona  
1/9/2008 Patuakhali Kalapara
50
37
478,500
 Marc and Mindy Utay Food for the Hungry  
1/10/2008 Jhalokathi All
4
37
293,500
 DP Canada Work Foundation  
1/22/2008 Perojpur Sadar + 4*
34
84
735,000
 Peter & Robert Seidler The Hunger Project  
1/10/2008 Perojpur Bhandaria
52
64
649,000
 Subhas Khara The Hunger Project  
1/10/2008 Jessore  
 
2
15,000
   The Hunger Project  
1/10/2008 Barisal All
11
84
674,000
 Roger Stone The Hunger Project  
     
700
1,077
9,328,000
      
* Sadar, Kawkhali, Nesarabad, Zianagar & Nazirpur
Scheduled                
      Victims Victims Amount      
Date District Upazilla <= 10 >10 Distributed Funded By Local Partner  
1/22/2008 Perojpur Sadar+4
34
84
766,000
 Peter & Robert Seidler The Hunger Project, Bangladesh  
1/23/2008 Perojpur Bhandaria
52
64
688,000
 Subhas Khara The Hunger Project, Bangladesh  
1/26/2008 Barisal All
11
84
674,000
 Roger Stone The Hunger Project, Bangladesh  
1/30/2008 Narsingdi  
 
3
15,000
      
1/30/2008 Perojpur Mathbaria
71
101
1,041,500
 Subhas Khara The Hunger Project  
     
168
336
3,184,500