1st Update: msiba wa Dada Juliana Senya, California

Ndugu Wana-Jumuiya,

On behalf of the family of our late sister Juliana Senya and the Tanzanian Community in Southern California, I want to thank everyone for your moral support and financial contributions. Up to this point our numbers are as follows…

· $3,415 contributions as of today Dec 29, 2010

· $ 641 Harambee, soccer match fund-raising Dec 24, 2010

· $1,270 pledges
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· $5,326 Total

· $1,043 Expense, Casket Purchase
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· $4,283 Balance
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The updated remaining cost of transporting the body of Juliana Senya to Tanzania is now estimated at…

· $5,800 Transportation to Tanzania, this is high due to peak season

· $4,113 Funeral Home Services
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· $9,913 Total

· $4,283 received contribution plus pending pledges
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· $5630 Balance

As agreed in our previous emergency meeting, we will hold a follow up meeting this Sunday January 2, 2011 at 1 pm to plan and raise funds to cover the remaining costs of transporting our beloved sister to Tanzania, please come to extend your sympathy and support at the following address location…
14006 Doty Avenue Apt# 17
Hawthorne, CA 90250

For those who won’t be able to make it this Sunday, please make every effort to extend your financial contribution (rambirambi) so that we can honor the request of Juliana Senya’s family to transport her body to Tanzania. Also please share this information with others. The details below are for the newly opened account to facilitate all contributions toward transporting the body of our beloved sister to Tanzania...

Bank Name: Bank of America
Name on Account: Khalipha Majid
Account Number: 2153171397

Routing Number: 122000661

NOTE: This account will be closed as soon as the body of Juliana Senya is transported to Tanzania, we will also provide the financial reporting at that time.

Our support is needed during this difficult time, please pray for the family of the late Juliana Senya and all those all those who are emotionally attached to her passing away.

For any additional information please feel free to contact:

· Khalipha Majid, Treasure of the Tanzanian Community in Southern California at khaliphaa@yahoo.com email or (213)841-1994 cell

· Iddy Mtango, Chairman of the Tanzanian Community in Southern California at iddymtango@yahoo.com email or (323)496-4920 cell

May God rest the soul of our beloved sister in peace, Amina.

Yours sincerely,
Tanzanian Community in Southern California