Americas
Relief Flights Land in Banda Aceh, Carrying 45 Tons
of Aid [January, 11 2005]
STAMFORD,
CT, January 11, 2005 – AmeriCares has sent a series
of three back-to-back relief flights to Indonesia, carrying
a total of 45 tons of aid, as part of its comprehensive
medical relief efforts to aid the survivors of the December
26 tsunami.
The
flights began on Saturday, January 8 with a dedicated
airlift of more than 2 million water purification treatments,
which were flown directly into Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
These treatments will provide 22 million liters of clean,
drinking water to the tsunami survivors in this devastated
coastal region.
A
second flight arrived in Banda Aceh on Sunday, January
9 and a third departed for Jakarta today. These two
additional flights carried a total of 60,000 pounds
of essential medicines and relief supplies.
These
AmeriCares airlifts have been underwritten by a $250,000
corporate contribution from The Go Daddy Group.
“Go
Daddy feels a responsibility to share with those in
need,” said Bob Parsons, president and founder
of The Go Daddy Group. “We decided to give our
donation to AmeriCares because we learned it was an
organization where a high percentage of the funds it
receives actually goes to help the people in need.”
“As
the threat of infectious disease rise, providing medical
relief and water purification treatments is vital to
the tsunami survivors,” said Curtis R. Welling,
president and CEO of AmeriCares. “We are extremely
grateful for the support of corporations like The Go
Daddy Group, which have helped us deliver our relief
shipments into Indonesia."
Individuals
wishing to support AmeriCares’ relief efforts
in Asia can log onto http://www.americares.org or call
AmeriCares directly at 1-800-486-HELP (4357).
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AmeriCares
is a nonprofit humanitarian aid and disaster relief
organization that supports long-term medical assistance
programs and provides emergency relief in the U.S. and
around the world. In the U.S., AmeriCares provides basic
medical services for the uninsured, refurbishes the
homes of the physically and financially disadvantaged
and gives a summer camping experience to inner-city
children affected by HIV/AIDS. Since it was established
in 1982, AmeriCares has distributed more than $4 billion
in humanitarian aid to 137 countries. For more information,
visit AmeriCares web site at (www.americares.org)
or call 1-800-486-HELP.
CONTACT:
AMERICARES
Beth Walsh: 203-658-9578 (cell: 914-844-0729)
Ashley Cross: 203-658-9579
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