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Lower Austria to contribute €500,000 to Haitian earthquake relief

Lower Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) Governor Erwin Pröll announced yesterday (Weds) that the province would contribute 500,000 Euros to Haitian earthquake relief.

He said Hilfswerk Austria International and health-care firm Vamed would share 400,000 Euros for construction of a prefabricated, mobile out-patient clinic in Haiti and Catholic charity Caritas and the Austrian Red Cross would receive 25,000 Euros apiece.

Pröll added that the contribution was appropriate given the size of the province and the provincial government would monitor how the money was spent.

The Red Cross, Caritas, CARE charity, Licht für die Welt, the Agriculture Chamber and the Workers’ Samaritan Federation have set up accounts for donations to help Haiti earthquake victims, which can be made to:

CARE: PSK 1.236.000 (BLZ 60.000) – password: "Haiti";

Caritas: PSK 7.700 004, (BLZ 60.000) – password: "Erdbeben Haiti",

Austrian Red Cross (Österreichisches Rotes Kreuz): PSK: 2.345.000 (BLZ 60.000) - password: "Erdbeben Haiti";

Licht für die Welt: PSK 92.011.650 (BLZ 60.000) - password: "Haiti-Aufbauhilfe";

Agriculture Chamber: PSK account 90.311.400 (BLZ 60.000).

Workers’ Samaritan Federation: PSK 00001-834-000 (BLZ 60000) - password: "Erdbebenhilfe Haiti."

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