name: Mennonite Central Commitee - MCC West Coast -> Mennonite Central Commitee (HQ)
notes: 2010 Haiti Earthquake http://mcc.org/haitiearthquake Haiti earthquake: On site Record for HT at: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/5201 -------- DROP-OFF LOCATIONS - CANADA & US http://mcc.org/kits/dropofflocations ---------------- http://mcc.org/stories/news/mcc-asks-relief-kits-comforters-sheets-haiti MCC asks for relief kits, comforters, sheets for Haiti Linda Espenshade January 19, 2010 AKRON, Pa. – In addition to donations of money, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is asking the public to supply 20,000 relief kits, 10,000 heavy comforters and 10,000 sheets to be sent to Haitian earthquake survivors. The supplies will help relieve the discomfort and suffering of Haitians who are sleeping on streets and in open areas because their homes are destroyed or because they don’t trust the safety of the buildings that remain. MCC’s staff in Haiti and the initial support response team that arrived there Saturday are requesting these supplies as one way MCC can respond to the needs they see around them. Relief kits include personal hygiene supplies, laundry soap, towels and bandages. People who donate kits are asked to provide complete kits with only the specific items on the list of relief kit supplies that can be found at mcc.org/kits. The relief kits can be packed in a box or bag and delivered to any of the drop-off locations in Canada or the United States listed at mcc.org/kits/dropofflocations by Feb. 28. MCC will then repackage the kits in new, five-gallon buckets. Heavy comforters and sheets also are being accepted at any drop-off location until Feb. 28. MCC asks that the comforters be new and filled with quilt batting or a blanket for extra warmth. Twin-size comforters are preferred, but double/full-size comforters are accepted. Specific requirements are online at mcc.org/kits. Flat sheets, which also will be used as mosquito netting, can be double-, queen- or king- size. Sheets, with at least a 300-thread count, should be new, cotton and light-colored, which is not as attractive to mosquitoes. MCC is grateful for the generous financial gifts that people have given to MCC for the people of Haiti, starting just hours after the 7.0 earthquake devastated the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Some of those funds are already at work in Haiti, being used to purchase food and supplies that are available there. MCC is airlifting 70,000 pounds or 31,750 kg of canned meat and 1,000 water filters into Haiti as soon as possible. Another shipment of at least the same amount of meat, probably more, will be sent by sea. MCC is also purchasing thousands of tents and tarps. MCC is planning a multimillion dollar response over a number of years, focusing on rebuilding homes and livelihoods. Donations to MCC’s response in Haiti are welcome. They should be designated Haiti Earthquake. Donations can be made online or by telephone, toll free, 1-888-622-6337 (Canada) or 1-888-563-4676 (U.S.). By mail, donations may be sent to MCC and MCC U.S., P.O. Box 500, Akron, PA 17501 or any provincial office in Canada. Linda Espenshade is MCC News Coordinator. -> FROM THE SITE/RELIEF WEB: MCC shares resources to assist people in Pakistan August 13, 2010 WINNIPEG, Man. – Pakistan's worst floods in 80 years have killed more than 1,600 people and disrupted the lives of more than 14 million – about 8 percent of the population. About 2 million people are homeless and there are fears that outbreaks of water-borne diseases such as cholera could create a health crisis. These numbers are expected to rise as rain and flooding continue across Pakistan. The floods, which began in late July after heavy monsoon rain over the upper reaches of the Indus river basin, have ploughed a swathe of destruction more than 1,000 km long from northern Pakistan to the southern province of Sindh. “The floods have destroyed homes, farms, factories and the livelihoods of millions of people,” said Willie Reimer, director of Mennonite Central Committee’s (MCC’s) Food, Disaster and Material Resources program. “Many people have lost everything and are in desperate need of assistance.” Although MCC does not have an office or staff in Pakistan, it has a history of relief and development efforts there, said Joe Manickam, director of MCC programs in Asia. Most recently, following the 2005 earthquake, MCC supported a large relief and housing reconstruction project implemented by Church World Service-Pakistan/Afghanistan. “This is a major disaster of enormous magnitude and we want to walk alongside the people of Pakistan during this time of great devastation,” said Manickam. As in previous disasters in Pakistan, MCC is sharing resources and finances with other like-minded, experienced organizations, such as Church World Service-Pakistan/Afghanistan, that are responding to emergency and humanitarian needs there. In partnership with members of Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB), a coalition of 15 church-based agencies in Canada, MCC is supporting projects undertaken by two member agencies, Christian Reformed World Relief Committee and Presbyterian World Service and Development, to distribute food kits. MCC is contributing $20,000 toward the distribution of food kits to 11,000 vulnerable households in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, some of the worst-affected areas. MCC also is sending a container of 2,000 relief kits to support the emergency response efforts undertaken by Christian Reformed World Relief Committee. In partnership with members of the Canadian Churches in Action, a coalition of 10 church-based development agencies in Canada, MCC is contributing $2,000 for the purchase of tents. This is part of the coalition’s matching funds toward a $68,000-project supported by Manitoba Council for International Cooperation. “Working in partnerships with church agencies allows us to combine our gifts, contacts and resources as we respond to this serious humanitarian crisis,” said Reimer. ---------------------------------------------- 2010 Haiti Earthquake http://mcc.org/haitiearthquake Haiti earthquake: On site Record for HT at: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/5201 -------- DROP-OFF LOCATIONS - CANADA & US http://mcc.org/kits/dropofflocations ---------------- http://mcc.org/stories/news/mcc-asks-relief-kits-comforters-sheets-haiti MCC asks for relief kits, comforters, sheets for Haiti Linda Espenshade January 19, 2010 AKRON, Pa. – In addition to donations of money, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is asking the public to supply 20,000 relief kits, 10,000 heavy comforters and 10,000 sheets to be sent to Haitian earthquake survivors. The supplies will help relieve the discomfort and suffering of Haitians who are sleeping on streets and in open areas because their homes are destroyed or because they don’t trust the safety of the buildings that remain. MCC’s staff in Haiti and the initial support response team that arrived there Saturday are requesting these supplies as one way MCC can respond to the needs they see around them. Relief kits include personal hygiene supplies, laundry soap, towels and bandages. People who donate kits are asked to provide complete kits with only the specific items on the list of relief kit supplies that can be found at mcc.org/kits. The relief kits can be packed in a box or bag and delivered to any of the drop-off locations in Canada or the United States listed at mcc.org/kits/dropofflocations by Feb. 28. MCC will then repackage the kits in new, five-gallon buckets. Heavy comforters and sheets also are being accepted at any drop-off location until Feb. 28. MCC asks that the comforters be new and filled with quilt batting or a blanket for extra warmth. Twin-size comforters are preferred, but double/full-size comforters are accepted. Specific requirements are online at mcc.org/kits. Flat sheets, which also will be used as mosquito netting, can be double-, queen- or king- size. Sheets, with at least a 300-thread count, should be new, cotton and light-colored, which is not as attractive to mosquitoes. MCC is grateful for the generous financial gifts that people have given to MCC for the people of Haiti, starting just hours after the 7.0 earthquake devastated the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Some of those funds are already at work in Haiti, being used to purchase food and supplies that are available there. MCC is airlifting 70,000 pounds or 31,750 kg of canned meat and 1,000 water filters into Haiti as soon as possible. Another shipment of at least the same amount of meat, probably more, will be sent by sea. MCC is also purchasing thousands of tents and tarps. MCC is planning a multimillion dollar response over a number of years, focusing on rebuilding homes and livelihoods. Donations to MCC’s response in Haiti are welcome. They should be designated Haiti Earthquake. Donations can be made online or by telephone, toll free, 1-888-622-6337 (Canada) or 1-888-563-4676 (U.S.). By mail, donations may be sent to MCC and MCC U.S., P.O. Box 500, Akron, PA 17501 or any provincial office in Canada. Linda Espenshade is MCC News Coordinator.
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notes: 2010 Haiti Earthquake http://mcc.org/haitiearthquake Haiti earthquake: On site Record for HT at: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/5201 -> 2010 Haiti Earthquake http://mcc.org/haitiearthquake Haiti earthquake: On site Record for HT at: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/5201 -------- DROP-OFF LOCATIONS - CANADA & US http://mcc.org/kits/dropofflocations ---------------- http://mcc.org/stories/news/mcc-asks-relief-kits-comforters-sheets-haiti MCC asks for relief kits, comforters, sheets for Haiti Linda Espenshade January 19, 2010 AKRON, Pa. – In addition to donations of money, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is asking the public to supply 20,000 relief kits, 10,000 heavy comforters and 10,000 sheets to be sent to Haitian earthquake survivors. The supplies will help relieve the discomfort and suffering of Haitians who are sleeping on streets and in open areas because their homes are destroyed or because they don’t trust the safety of the buildings that remain. MCC’s staff in Haiti and the initial support response team that arrived there Saturday are requesting these supplies as one way MCC can respond to the needs they see around them. Relief kits include personal hygiene supplies, laundry soap, towels and bandages. People who donate kits are asked to provide complete kits with only the specific items on the list of relief kit supplies that can be found at mcc.org/kits. The relief kits can be packed in a box or bag and delivered to any of the drop-off locations in Canada or the United States listed at mcc.org/kits/dropofflocations by Feb. 28. MCC will then repackage the kits in new, five-gallon buckets. Heavy comforters and sheets also are being accepted at any drop-off location until Feb. 28. MCC asks that the comforters be new and filled with quilt batting or a blanket for extra warmth. Twin-size comforters are preferred, but double/full-size comforters are accepted. Specific requirements are online at mcc.org/kits. Flat sheets, which also will be used as mosquito netting, can be double-, queen- or king- size. Sheets, with at least a 300-thread count, should be new, cotton and light-colored, which is not as attractive to mosquitoes. MCC is grateful for the generous financial gifts that people have given to MCC for the people of Haiti, starting just hours after the 7.0 earthquake devastated the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Some of those funds are already at work in Haiti, being used to purchase food and supplies that are available there. MCC is airlifting 70,000 pounds or 31,750 kg of canned meat and 1,000 water filters into Haiti as soon as possible. Another shipment of at least the same amount of meat, probably more, will be sent by sea. MCC is also purchasing thousands of tents and tarps. MCC is planning a multimillion dollar response over a number of years, focusing on rebuilding homes and livelihoods. Donations to MCC’s response in Haiti are welcome. They should be designated Haiti Earthquake. Donations can be made online or by telephone, toll free, 1-888-622-6337 (Canada) or 1-888-563-4676 (U.S.). By mail, donations may be sent to MCC and MCC U.S., P.O. Box 500, Akron, PA 17501 or any provincial office in Canada. Linda Espenshade is MCC News Coordinator.
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notes: 2010 Haiti Earthquake Haiti earthquake: On site Record for HT at: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/5201 -> 2010 Haiti Earthquake http://mcc.org/haitiearthquake Haiti earthquake: On site Record for HT at: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/5201

cat_notes: This is a training entry - LTel 1/18/10 -> This is a training entry - LTel 1/18/10 Sorry missed this note until done - DNug 2/10/10

notes: 2010 Haiti Earthquake Haiti earthquake: On site Record for HT at: -> 2010 Haiti Earthquake Haiti earthquake: On site Record for HT at: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/5201

notes: -> 2010 Haiti Earthquake Haiti earthquake: On site Record for HT at:

name: Mennonite Central Commitee -> Mennonite Central Commitee - MCC West Coast

cat_notes: -> This is a training entry - LTel 1/18/10