<div dir="ltr">Hello everyone,<div><br></div><div>We are sharing a message from a fellow UCR postdoc. Please read the message below!</div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Mahmut Okyay</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:mahmuto@ucr.edu">mahmuto@ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Feb 7, 2023 at 5:32 PM<br>Subject: Help the Rescue Efforts and Survivors in Turkey<br>To: UCR PostdocAssoc <<a href="mailto:postdoc@ucr.edu">postdoc@ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt">Dear UCR Postdoc Association,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt">I would be grateful if you could spread the following (or an alternative) message to UCR staff and students.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">On February 5th, Turkey was hit by two powerful earthquakes (7.8 and 7.5) and dozens of strong aftershocks. At least 7000 people have died so far. Cities in the center of the disaster are completely devastated, with no access to food, electricity, or medical services (<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/feb/06/turkey-earthquake-2023-live-updates-quake-tremor-latest-news__;!!Mih3wA!GGrkeJRuywp35TDjNWmfolny7Wx0GTMIADn3HRx7dazZzD1BXtRkG5XtQPjJUZzZcAQAWMYx1WknASGzCw$" style="color:blue" target="_blank">Guardian </a>and <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/turkey-earthquake-latest-020623/index.html__;!!Mih3wA!GGrkeJRuywp35TDjNWmfolny7Wx0GTMIADn3HRx7dazZzD1BXtRkG5XtQPjJUZzZcAQAWMYx1WncEhXbLQ$" style="color:blue" target="_blank">CNN</a>). Roughly 10 million people live in the affected area. The rescue teams are struggling to reach some neighborhoods because of the destruction and the weather. Rescue is a race against time, and </span>the death toll will continue to rise with every passing minute<span style="font-size:12pt">. In addition to the rescue efforts, millions will need tents and food to survive the rest of the winter. Please consider supporting the rescue and help efforts by donating.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">AKUT is a search and rescue NGO: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.akut.org.tr/en/donation__;!!Mih3wA!GGrkeJRuywp35TDjNWmfolny7Wx0GTMIADn3HRx7dazZzD1BXtRkG5XtQPjJUZzZcAQAWMYx1WmuQDDJgA$" style="color:blue" target="_blank">https://www.akut.org.tr/en/donation</a><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">EMBRACE RELIEF is a US-based NGO that has launched an aid campaign: </span><a href="https://www.embracerelief.org/donation/help-victims-of-earthquake-in-southern-turkey" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">https://www.embracerelief.org/donation/help-victims-of-earthquake-in-southern-turkey</font></a><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">SAMS organizes a fundraiser for Syria: </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><a href="https://fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/EarthquakeSyria" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">https://fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/EarthquakeSyria</font></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px">IRUSA is also delivering help to Syria and Turkey: </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/irusa.org/middle-east/turkey/__;!!Mih3wA!GGrkeJRuywp35TDjNWmfolny7Wx0GTMIADn3HRx7dazZzD1BXtRkG5XtQPjJUZzZcAQAWMYx1WkoEQwjzw$" style="color:blue;font-size:16px" target="_blank">https://irusa.org/middle-east/turkey/</a><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px">AHBAP is an NGO helping people in financial need: </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/fonzip.com/ahbap/bagis__;!!Mih3wA!GGrkeJRuywp35TDjNWmfolny7Wx0GTMIADn3HRx7dazZzD1BXtRkG5XtQPjJUZzZcAQAWMYx1WlZE6F8dw$" style="color:blue;font-size:16px" target="_blank">https://fonzip.com/ahbap/bagis</a><span style="font-size:16px">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">If you would like to donate to the state disaster management entity, please take a look at the attachment below.<br></span></p><img src="cid:ii_lduzwaru0" alt="image (7)[5972].png" width="232" height="231" style="margin-right:0px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Best regards,</span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Mahmut Sait OKYAY</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Postdoc researcher at Material Sciences & Engineering Program</span></p></div>
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