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GCH Team in Indonesia During Earthquake
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For Immediate Release
GCH in Indonesia During Earthquake
BUENA PARK (September 12, 2007)- Giving Children Hope (GCH) has a team of five men on the ground in Indonesia. Founder and CEO, John Ditty, John Bibler, Jonathan Ditty, Mike Humphrey and Matt Gibbons left a week and a half ago to work alongside Giving Children Hope’s Indonesian office on Nias Island. Upon waking this morning and hearing news of the 8.2 magnitude earthquake that struck off western Indonesia, staff, family, and friends of Giving Children Hope were eager to hear news of the team’s safety. John Bibler’s wife received a phone call minutes ago and found the team is in fact safe and doing well amongst the excitement of the quake.
The GCH team brought 3,000 pairs of eye glasses to fit the Indonesian people as well as assessing our current micro-enterprise projects of bakeries and fishing boats and is implementing a new structure of our micro-finance loans. Yesterday, the team left for Teluctalam to fit children in rural villages for reading glasses and to take part in medical outreach. The team is expected home on Friday night, September 14th.
Reports are still coming in and Giving Children Hope is waiting to hear more before deciding how to respond the areas affected by the quake.
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 relief, medical development, nutrition, education, and vocational training.
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
Giving Children Hope
8332 Commonwealth Ave.
Buena Park, CA 90621
Orange County Charity Ships Community Clinic Container to South Africa
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For Immediate Release
Orange County Charity Ships Community Clinic Container to South Africa
BUENA PARK (September 11, 2007)-On August 17th, Giving Children Hope shipped out a container to the Mapela, South Africa in conjunction with the CareNow Foundation in Westlake Village, CA. The shipment contained all of the necessary items to establish a community clinic in a region where there is very little access to health care. The medicines, supplies and equipment, totaling 16,733 pounds of humanitarian aid, will arrive in early October.
CareNow is partnered with Lily of the Valley Children’s Orphanage and is under the direction of Dr. Noel Wright, Executive Director for Lily of the Valley. A full needs assessment was conducted and this clinic will provide basic medical services to the local community as well as the children at the orphanage.
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 relief, medical development, nutrition, education, and vocational training.
Information on upcoming shipment 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
Giving Children Hope:
8332 Commonwealth Ave.
Buena Park, CA 90621
Phone: 714-523-4454
Fax: 714-523-4474
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Orange County Register
Response to Peru Earthquake
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Response to Peru Earthquake
BUENA PARK, CA (August 16, 2007) Giving Children Hope/Global Operations and Development is responding quickly to the 8.0 magnitude that struck Peru by sending containers of valuable medical supplies, food, blankets, and other humanitarian aid. Tens of thousands have been left either homeless or wounded with many cities south of Lima left in ruins. Churches and hospitals were left without water and electricity and aftershocks continue to shake the region.
Giving Children Hope/Global Operations and Development have partnered with two churches in the city of Pisco where 75% of the infrastructure has been destroyed. In addition, Giving Children Hope/Global Operations and Development have partnered with SOMIDEP based in Lima to distribute the aid. More information will be released as it is made available. For information on how to help please visit our website at www.gchope.org or contact our office at 714-523-4454.
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 relief, medical development, nutrition, education, and vocational training.
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Media Contact: Jenise Steverding Associate Director of Marketing & Development jsteverding@godaid.org 714-523-4454
Giving Children
8332 Commonwealth Ave.
Buena Park, CA 90621
Phone: 714-523-4454
Fax: 714-523-4474
Peru Disaster Relief Follow Up
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Peru Disaster Relief Follow Up
BUENA PARK, CA (August, 2007)- Friday afternoon Giving Children Hope shipped 20 tons of relief goods to serve approximately 40,000 quake victims with needed humanitarian aid.
Giving Children Hope/Global in Buena Park, CA is accepting monetary and in-kind donations for the Peru earthquake victims. In-kind donations are being accepted Monday August 20th from 9-5 and Tuesday August 21st from 9-12. Volunteers are needed on Tuesday to pack boxes. The next truck container of relief goods is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
Please help us get the word out by making this information available to your viewers and listeners. Used clothing and blankets CANNOT be accepted due to government regulations. Monetary donations, non-perishable food items, NEW blankets, NEW Shoes, NEW clothing and tents are in most need.
Please see a complete list of acceptable items located on our website at www.gchope.org
Media Contact: Jenise Steverding Associate Director of Marketing & Development jsteverding@godaid.org
Giving Children Hope
8332 Commonwealth Ave.
Buena Park, CA 90621
Phone: 714-523-4454
Fax: 714-523-4474
