'Joseph' Stars back DEC Myanmar (Burma) Appeal

Scots Craig Chalmers & Keith Jack who are starring in the show 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ' are asking Scots to be generous and support the DEC Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Appeal which has left tens of thousands of people stranded and homeless since it struck the country last week.

Craig and Keith took time off from performing at the King's Theatre in Glasgow to support the work of aid agencies who are distributing water, temporary shelter and family kits to the thousands of people who have been most affected by the cyclone.

Craig Chalmers who stars as Joseph in the show said "The aid agencies who are working in Myanmar (Burma) need the support of people in Scotland to help maintain the flow of emergency aid that is being distributed. Aid agencies are giving food, water, medicine and shelter to people who have literally lost everything. In order for them to meet that need we are asking people in Scotland to be generous and give what they can."

Keith Jack added "The cyclone that has hit Myanmar (Burma) has left so many people with nothing. We are asking people to support the Disasters Emergency Committee Appeal so that the work the aid agencies are doing continues not only for the next few weeks but also in the months ahead so that people there can rebuild their lives."

As more aid now arrives in Myanmar the DEC is asking the British public to make an urgent donation to its Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Appeal. Donate online: www.dec.org.uk or call: 0870 60 60 900.

Public donations will fund immediate needs such as food, clean water, medicines and shelter. But the scale of the devastation is so immense that a huge relief and reconstruction effort will be needed over the coming months.