<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><br><div>Début du message réexpédié :</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>De : </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><<a href="mailto:rradtke@er-d.org">rradtke@er-d.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date : </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">21 janvier 2010 18:05:14 HNEC<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>À : </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><<a href="mailto:president@er-d.org">president@er-d.org</a>>,<<a href="mailto:Bishop@tec-europe.org">Bishop@tec-europe.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Cc : </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><<a href="mailto:ecohen@er-d.org">ecohen@er-d.org</a>>,<<a href="mailto:xeclipse@er-d.org">xeclipse@er-d.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Objet : </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>RE: non-Americans cannot contribute</b><br></span></div><br><div>The numbers for people to call from overseas if they would like to make<br>a donation over the phone is +1-212-716-6315 to +1-212-716-6111. If<br>they get voicemail, they should leave a message and someone will call<br>them back.<br><br>Robert W. Radtke<br>President<br>Episcopal Relief & Development<br>815 Second Avenue<br>New York, NY 10017 <br>D: (212) 716-6029/ T: (800) 334-7626<br>F: (212) 687-5302<br>E: <a href="mailto:president@er-d.org">president@er-d.org</a><br><a href="http://www.er-d.org">www.er-d.org</a><br><br><br><br><br>CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:<br><br>This message is intended solely for the addressee(s) in the first<br>instance and may contain confidential information. Please do not<br>forward this email without the consent of the sender.<br><br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: president@er-d.org <br>Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:03 PM<br>To: Bishop Pierre Whalon; president@er-d.org<br>Cc: Esther Cohen; Xerxes Eclipse<br>Subject: RE: non-Americans cannot contribute<br><br>Dear Bishop Whalon:<br><br>Our web security at the moment won't allow us to take international<br>cards on the web site until the page is re-programmed. We are working<br>to fix that. At the moment we can take international cc information<br>over the phone and process through the back end. They could also fax<br>credit card information to us at +1-212-687-5302.<br><br>As to getting $ to Bishop Duracin directly, are recommending that people<br>wire funds to his account so that when banking starts up again, he will<br>have the funds available. No other method is either secure or safe at<br>this stage. We understand that Citibank is working to get their systems<br>back up, but haven't said when that will happen.<br><br>Yours,<br><br>Rob<br><br>Robert W. Radtke<br>President<br>Episcopal Relief & Development<br>815 Second Avenue<br>New York, NY 10017 <br>D: (212) 716-6029/ T: (800) 334-7626<br>F: (212) 687-5302<br>E: president@er-d.org<br>www.er-d.org<br><br><br><br><br>CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:<br><br>This message is intended solely for the addressee(s) in the first<br>instance and may contain confidential information. Please do not<br>forward this email without the consent of the sender.<br><br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Pierre Whalon [mailto:bishop@tec-europe.org] <br>Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 3:56 AM<br>To: president@er-d.org<br>Subject: non-Americans cannot contribute<br><br>Dear Rob,<br><br>I know this is no time to be fixing things, but the ERD site does not<br>accept donations from non-American credit cards. I have complained about<br>this in years past, and we even sponsored a General Convention<br>resolution in 2006 that all TEC entities be able to do business in<br>multi-currencies.<br><br>I know that checks are accepted in other currencies, but most EU nations<br>have abandoned check writing altogether.<br><br>Any ideas? I have a load of people from around the world, especially<br>since I am president of the Communion's Francophone Network, who want to<br>send money.<br><br>Also, the Province 2 bishops last week were hoping we could send Bishop<br>Duracin some funds for his discretionary fund. I understand that he<br>still has no access to his account, as the Citibank branch was<br>destroyed.<br><br>Thanks in advance for any advice you can give.<br><br><br>Bishop Pierre Whalon<br><br><br>Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe<br>23, avenue George V<br>75008 Paris France<br>+33 1 53 23 84 06 (tel)<br>+33 1 49 52 96 85 (fax)<br>office@tec-europe.org<br><br><br><br></div></blockquote></div><br><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; ">Bishop (Mgr) Pierre Whalon<br>Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe<br>23, avenue George V<br>75008 Paris France<br>+33 1 53 23 84 06 (tel)<br>+33 1 49 52 96 85 (fax)<br><a href="mailto:office@tec-europe.org">office@tec-europe.org</a><br><br><br></span>
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