Hollywood, CA, January 3, 2005 – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has donated $250,000 to the relief effort underway in Asia, it was announced today by Lorenzo Soria, President.

"The tragedy that has happened to our world neighbors in Asia is unfathomable, and millions have been left without food, shelter, and water," said Soria. "Never before has a natural disaster been so global in scope, affecting so many people in so many countries. Although our charitable contributions are usually devoted to scholarships and film preservation, we realize that our international organization must contribute whatever money we can immediately to help the millions of victims of this unprecedented catastrophe. We urge the Hollywood community and the public at large to contribute as well."

Below is a list of the organizations to which the HFPA has donated funds:

Action Against Hunger
247 West 37th Street
New York, NY 10018
212.967.7800
www.actionagainsthunger.org

Asian Earthquake Fund
PO Box 1211
Albert Lea, MN 56007-1211
800-77-OXFAM
www.oxfamamerica.org

Save the Children USA
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880
800.728.3843
www.savethechildren.org

Doctors Without Borders
333 7th Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10001-5004
888.392.0392
www.doctorswithoutborders.org

United Nations World Food Programme
Two United Nations Plaza
Room DC 2-2500
New York, NY 10017
www.wfp.org