PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Orange County Charity Kicks Off Relief Effort for the Bay of Bengal in Bangladesh
BUENA PARK (November 21, 2007)- Giving Children Hope, in partnership with Compassion Radio, is sending relief aid including emergency food, medication, tents and other much needed items to the Bay of Bengal in Bangladesh in response to the devastation caused by Cyclone Sidr.
Giving Children Hope is accepting monetary donations to help with procurement and transport of aid as well as gift-in-kind contributions.
Much needed items include:
• Non-perishable food
• In-date medicines
• New blankets
• New clothing
• New shoes
• Tents
Donations can be made online at www.gchope.org or sent to the GCH Distribution Center at 8332 Commonwealth Avenue, Buena Park, CA 90621.
Founded in 1993, Giving Children Hope/Global Operations and Development is an Orange County, California faith-based nonprofit organization engaged in domestic and international poverty alleviation through disaster relief, medical development, vocational training and advocacy.
Information will be released as it is made available. For information on how to help, visit our website at www.gchope.org or contact our office at 714-523-4454.
Media Contact: Ashley Stinson Communications Coordinator astinson@godaid.org 714-523-4454 714-399-6384
Giving Children Hope: 714-523-4454
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We have news from our partner on the ground in Myanmar. He arrived safely and has been working hard to help the people that have been greatly affected by the cyclone.
