I want to thank everyone that has participated in the L100 raffle for Project May. The response has been very encouraging and humbling. To date, we have raised nearly $1,800. As was expected, we experienced an initial onslaught in ticket purchases that has currently subsided. Over the past few days, I had been planning to post an update and further appeal towards meeting our target of $3,000. However, in light of disaster in east Asia, the priorities seemed all wrong. After discussing this issue with our Project May committee, we decided to use part of the proceeds of this raffle as a means of raising aid for the victims of the tsunami. Therefore, 15% of money raised in the raffle will be sent as aid in disaster relief. Since this aid is needed now, our Treasurer, Dennis Leisz will be making an immediate donation of $300 to Sarvodaya USA. The charity is recommended by Sri Lankan resident Sir Arthur C. Clarke who stated “This agency is the largest development charity in Sri Lanka, which has a 45-year track record in reaching out and helping the poorest of the poor. Sarvodaya has mounted a well organized, countrywide relief effort using their countrywide network of offices and volunteers who work in all parts of the country, well above ethnic and other divisions.” Thank you again for your participation in this raffle.