I called MDC. Mr. Padron wasn't available. One of the secretaries gave me with the staff chief Mr. George Andrews. After that, she gave me with the person in charge of organizing the program: Mr. Tedd Levitt. Both of them think, basically, that Mr. Rawat is a good person and that the event was  for an honorable cause. They also agree in that they didn't sponsor the Event but only hosted it. My concerns and information about Rawat, to them, were just a one sided opinion. Mr Andrews told me (incorrectly) that the MDC gave $25,000 to Rawat, to be given to the UN Food World Program. I wanted to be sure about this so I called the secretary again, and the secretary told me (incorrectly), that no, MDC gave it directly to the UN food program. I asked her if she was sure about that, since Mr. Andrew told me something different, and  I had read in a press release that it was Maharaji who gave the money to the UN representative. Then she told me I'd better talk to with Mr. Levitt because, since he organized the event, he could inform me better. Mr. Levitt  assured me that those were lies, that MDC didn't give a nickel to anybody, that the $25,000 were the profit from the event, after all the expenses were paid. And  "that" was the  money given to the UN food program. He also pointed out that there were joint donations, from Bell South, Britto etc. but he didn't specify if those were used to put the program together or part of the 25,000. He warned me about the seriousness of my "assumption" about where the $25,000 were coming from. I told him that it wasn't me who had said that, and that the reason I was talking to him was just to be sure. I suggested to him to have MDC staff well informed so that they give the right information. It could be maybe that what Mr Andrews and the secretary meant was that they were the one's who had recollected and handled the money, not necessarily that it was MDC's money, but they didn't specify.I thanked him and told him that I was sure that they had the best intentions, but that I wasn't sure about Rawat's. MDC Phone # : 305-237-3000