Help for Sierra Leone

                APPEAL FOR DONATIONS
                
                     FOR SIERRA LEONE


Since its inception in 1991, Friends of Sierra Leone (FOSL)  has provided
a substantial amount of  relief materials and medicines to Sierra Leone. 

In 1998, FOSL sent its 18th container to Sierra Leone, containing over
$100,000 worth of medicines, and over 100 bales of clothing, food
items, first-aid and school supplies, even kitchen equipment and toys. 
The medical supplies were distributed to the Loretto Clinic in Makeni, 
the Magburaka Government Hospital, and hospitals and clinics in
Freetown and its environs.  The school supplies, food, and clothing were
distributed at displaced peoples' camps.

FOSL is now leading another in-kind donation drive for emergency
assistance to victims of the protracted civil strife in Sierra Leone. 


CAN YOU HELP?

        
                MOST-NEEDED CATEGORIES OF SUPPLIES:

-- Clothing, shoes, sandles -- for all sexes and ages

-- Household goods, including sheets, towels, soaps. Kitchen items, such
as metal spoons and non-glass bowls and cups 

-- Non-perishable food items, such as tomato paste, canned meats,
cereals, cooking oil, rice and beans

-- School supplies, such as notebooks, pens, pencils, sharpeners, and
crayons

-- Books, for both children and  adults. Also school texts or academic
materials; high-quality journals and magazines  

-- Medical supplies such as Tylenol, Advil, asprin, and first aid
supplies. Expiration dates should be no sooner than 2001.


Donations can be dropped off on May 13th at: 
        The Sierra Leone Embassy, 
        1701 19th Street, NW (near Dupont Circle). 

Or (especially if you live outside the area -- but even if you're
nearby!)  
 you can also assist with the shipment by sending a check to:
 
        Friends of Sierra Leone
        P.O. Box 15875 
        Washington, D.C. 20003-0875

Or -- send supplies directly to the shipping company:

        Friends of Sierra Leone
        C/O Chesapeake Bay Shipping and Warehousing
        3431 Benson Avenue, Suite E
        Baltimore, Maryland 21227    

All donations must be received by May 25, 2000.

PLEASE do what you can! Your help is desperately needed!
And many, many thanks.  

                                Friends of Sierra Leone             
                                FOSL@erols.com