Melia offers aid transportation

Sat, 15 Jan 2005 | Source: SRI WAHYUNI

YOGYAKARTA: In a bid to help provide transportation to volunteers collecting aid for tsunami victims in Aceh and North Sumatra provinces, Melia Purosani hotel on Jl Suryotomo has offered the use of its trucks free of charge.

"Any individual or institution that need trucks to transport aid for tsunami survivors may simply contact us," Melia Purosani PR manager Atik Damardjati said.

Atik said, however, that the trucks would only transport goods to the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Headquarters in Jakarta and leave the responsibility for further distribution with the PMI.

Atik also said that at present the hotel was still assisting in channeling donations for tsunami victims. So far, she said, it had collected over Rp 16 million in donations, about 4,000 kilograms of clothing and some 200 kg of dried food.

"We have also opened a humanitarian assistance post in front of the Yogyakarta tourism center on Jl. Malioboro," said Atik, adding the post would be closed only when it appeared it was no longer needed. -- JP

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