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 $300,000 having been collected.

Partner Pledges:

  1. Cincinnati Bangali Community: $18,820
  2. North Louisiana Muslim Community: $3,500
  3. MCC ‘68: $4,000.00
  4. DP Affiliates: $12,756
  5. Bangladesh Relief Fund: $216,437 (includes ~$35K from Mr. Rahman)
  6. BEN: $9,801
  7. EB2000: $1,000
  8. Change Bangladesh: $2,000
  9. Cisco Employees: $6,900
  10. DP Chicago: $9,153
  11. DP Canada: $3,000 (Canadian $)
  12. Lehigh Valley Bangladeshi-American community: $19011

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