MAKING A DIFFERENCE TOGETHER
Our China Earthquake Relief fundraiser is Wednesday, June 4th. Please mark your calendar. We are considering making the donation for China Earthquake relief to Mercy Corps.
http://www.mercycorps.org/chinaearthquake/
Estimated 5 million people are homeless
22,069 confirmed dead
Chicken, Rice & Pea soup. It’s a lot thicker than a traditional chicken soup with rice instead of noodles and sprinkled with parmesan. [Susan Stawicki]
Spring Vegetarian Risotto: the Vegetarian Option. Prepared with vegetarian broth, white wine, and seasonal fresh vegetables. [Dan Vrobel, Susan’s son]
Grilled Sausages: Smoked brats grilled at home & reheat at work in beer and onions. [Molly]
We will have Sauerkraut if I can find the kind I like.
Party potatoes [Jean]
Garden Salad. Mixed greens, shredded carrots, tomatoes, cucumber [Molly]
Salad Dressing [Darwin]
Choc dessert item [Lindsey]
A Red Cross photo shows a survivor who has received first aid treatment in a cyclone-destroyed city of Labutta, south-east Myanmar. The United Nations have warned that Myanmar faced a “second catastrophe” after its devastating cyclone, unless the junta immediately allows massive air and sea deliveries of aid.
(AFP/IFRC)
Save the Children Reaches 100,000 with Life-Saving Relief Efforts in Myanmar
In the past week, Save the Children has provided life-saving supplies of food, clean water and shelter materials to 100,000 people, including about 40,000 children under age 12 in twelve Yangon townships and the Irrawaddy delta region. Supplies have included rice, water, oral-rehydration solution to treat diarrhea, blankets and materials for cooking and shelter.
Save the Children’s country director in Myanmar, Andrew Kirkwood, said that the agency’s first relief boat reached the delta area of Pyin Kayaing on Sunday. The team distributed rice, water and oral-rehydration solution to 9,400 people, including 2,350 children under 12, in 13 villages. Families in this area are staying in crowded monasteries living in makeshift shelters made from plastic sheeting.
While relief efforts are expanding, staff members warn that clean water remains in short supply and many communities are still isolated and without help. The survival of tens of thousands of children and their families remains in doubt.
Compounding the crisis: Weather forecasts are calling for five days of rain and wind across the zone most affected by the storm.
“Time is of the essence, and we must assist as many people as possible in the coming days,” said Ned Olney, Save the Children’s vice president for international humanitarian response. “Survivors are facing severe threats to their health — from waterborne disease, malaria, from sleeping out in the open and from having to go so many days with little food and water. Already we are seeing numerous cases of diarrhea, a major killer of young children.”
Throughout the delta region, many villages have been devastated, with thousands of homes destroyed, and more than 3,000 schools damaged. The low-lying Irawaddy Delta suffered the effects of a sizable storm surge and many areas remain underwater, hampering relief efforts. Much of the delta is reachable only by boat.
“Save the Children is mobilizing its staff — many of whom have also had their homes damaged — to reach vulnerable children and families in the five hardest-hit districts,” said Olney. “Shelter materials, clean water, mosquito nets and emergency health kits are critical needs at this time.”
Authorities have declared five regions with an estimated total population of 24 million to be in a state of emergency, including Yangon (Rangoon) Division, Pegu Division, Mon State, Karen State and the Irrawaddy Division. This delta is considered to be the country’s rice basket and already, the cost of food has doubled in many markets.
“The impending rainy season is likely to complicate an already desperate situation,” said Olney. “The current lack of clean water will directly impact the health of children and their parents. And standing water only increases the possibility of an outbreak of waterborne illness. We need to move aid quickly to alleviate current hardships and mitigate the potential for a greater crisis.”
Save the Children has raised $2.7 million in donations and pledges for its response to the cyclone, which struck Myanmar’s southwestern coast early on Saturday, May 3. Save the Children worldwide is seeking $10 million in donations for its relief efforts.
Save the Children currently operates programs in all five of the affected regions and has worked in Myanmar since 1995. As one of the largest nongovernmental organizations at work in Myanmar, the agency implements programs focused on early childhood care and development, child survival and child protection. All staff members are safe and accounted for, although their homes and families have been affected.
http://www.savethechildren.org/newsroom/2008/cyclone-nargis-V.html
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-05/13/content_6679678.htm
Hundreds of thousands of toads appear on the streets of Taizhou, Jiangsu province, on Friday. Toads also appeared on the streets of Manzhu, a city about 60 km southeast of Wenchuan, media reported the next day. Experts say animals can give advance warning of quakes as they sense tremors before they happen. www.people.com.cn
Our office assistant (Amy Petraglia) hauled over the box of 20 soccer balls and an envelope with $95 to the College of Arts & Science. I included a donor’s list. Dr. Stephani Richards-Wilson sent a note & asked that it be shared with you.
“I am the advisor to the Arts and Sciences Student Council and I would like to sincerely thank you [ . . . ] who donated the 20 soccer balls and generous financial contributions to their “Kick for Nick” soccer ball campaign. The students were getting a bit discouraged as they had only received a few balls, but were thrilled to hear of your generosity. I would appreciate it if you could please forward our heart-felt thanks to the other[s] . . .”
Hello Friends:I am inviting you to contribute $5 for a soccer ball for a program called Kick for Nick. I ordered 20 soccer balls for the drive sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences Student Council. I paid the $100 up front, but if you’d like to help cover that cost, let me know. Pfc Nick Madaras began collecting soccer balls for Iraqi kids during his tour of duty. After he was killed by an ied, his family created Kick for Nick in his memory.This is their web site. http://www.kickfornick.com/ESPN ran a touching story. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo0iPO8uYFk Have your tissues handy. Thanks,Molly
The College of Arts and Sciences Student Council is collecting used soccer balls for “Kick For Nick.” Pfc. Nick Madaras, who was killed while serving in Iraq, observed Iraqi children playing soccer with bags of rocks, so he started a drive to collect soccer balls in his hometown. Thousands of balls have been collected in his honor to send to Iraq.
I ordered 20 soccer balls from Deal Haven for $100 including s/h. If you would like to chip in a few bucks, I will add your name to the card.
Thanks for supporting the MU service trip to Chile for Habitat for Humanity International. Vicki turned over $212 to Phaedra today. A few bucks were from the coffee fundraiser we did a while back.
Each student has to raise $2500 so we are hosting a second fundraiser for the MU service trip to Chile for Habitat for Humanity International. Thanks to the secret chefs for the soup & breadand also for set up and clean up assistance.
We wanted to feature an authentic Chilean recipe so Yolanda agreed to try her hand at Hot Chilean Salsa. I can’t wait to try it. Check out the 2 recipes below.
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