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| Canadian inmates make $4,000 for tsunami relief |
| By CBC News |
| Published: 01/17/2005 |
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Inmates and staff at a New Brunswick prison raised more than $4,000 for tsunami relief by serving a lunch of flat bread, water and fried rice to members of the public. For $11, visitors to the minimum-security Westmorland Institute near Dorchester received a T-shirt along with their simple lunch, meant to represent what victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami might be eating. At least 65 of the federal prison's 210 inmates, some of whom have been convicted for crimes ranging from robbery to manslaughter, pitched in to make Thursday's fundraiser happen. "It's a big deal," inmate Clinton Hollet said of the tsunami. "Lots of people died, and it's paying respect and helping out in any way we can." More than 157,000 people are confirmed to have died in the 11-nation disaster, and five million are homeless. Gilles Berniquez, who is serving time for manslaughter, said he was happy to give his time to such a worthy cause. "Myself, I feel remorseful for some of those people over there," he said. "They never seen it coming, and that makes me want to help as much as possible. "I'm not in a position to help financially or anything like that, but I like to give my time and do what I can do." Warden Mike Corbett said the fundraiser had two goals: rebuilding communities in south Asia and teaching inmates to turn their energy into something positive. "This is the way humanity's supposed to work," he said. "We're supposed to be taking care of each other." |
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