What started as an effort to keep our people on the payroll, ended up becoming much more than that. Throughout the pandemic we live-streamed dozens of homespun shows from our barn to help keep our band and crew employed. Today’s the day!Allison Russell's new single "You’re Not Alone” featuring Brandi Carlile is out now! Thank you for helping us make music mean more. Please donate today - remember, we will double all donations received up to $100,000.
The White Helmets (Syria Civil Defence) are a group of around 3000 volunteers on the ground in north west Syria leading the search and rescue operation. They have 28 teams and 646 volunteers currently working day and night in the rescue effort.
The Looking Out Foundation will match all donations up to $100,000 over the next week and this will be distributed to AKUT Search and Rescue Association and The White Helmets.ĪKUT is a Turkish Search & Rescue organization that specializes in disaster relief. People are in desperate need of shelter, food and hygiene items. Time is of the essence to find remaining survivors and agencies urgently needing financial support. There are warnings that the number of deaths could exceed 20,000.įreezing temperatures and aftershocks are hampering rescue efforts and countless numbers of people are now homeless, adding to the millions already displaced due to the ongoing Syrian conflict.
“This is an emergency within an emergency.”Īt the time of writing, more than 11,000 people have died and many thousands are injured across Turkey and Syria, following yesterday's devastating earthquake that struck the heart of the world’s largest refugee population.
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