(EMAILWIRE.COM, October 02, 2009 ) MANILA and QUEZON CITY, Philippines - Children International, a U.S.-based humanitarian organization that helps more than 74,000 poor children in the Philippines, donates $2.1 million in relief to survivors of Typhoon Ketsana.
Items that will be distributed include food, water, soap, shampoo, sandals, kerosene stoves, sleeping mats and cooking utensils to poor families and children that Children International supports. Survivors will also receive funding for basic home repairs and reconstruction, as their homes have been damaged or swept away by floodwaters.
Children International’s President and CEO Jim Cook said, “The children and survivors are in such dire need. They have lost the few meager belongings they own. We are so pleased to provide help to those whose lives have been changed forever by Typhoon Ketsana. The aid will bring some comfort and relief as they rebuild their lives.”
This assistance further validates Children InternationalÂ’s title as a leading humanitarian organization in the Philippines for its support of poor children and families there.
Typhoon Ketsana, the worst tropical storm to hit the area in 40 years, has affected over 80 percent of the cityÂ’s population including 74,000 children that Children International supports. Early reports estimate over 4,000 Children International-sponsored families have been affected by the Typhoon. The resulting flooding has sadly claimed the life of one child that is supported by Children International.
About Children International:
Established in 1936, Children International is a nonprofit organization with its headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. Children InternationalÂ’s programs benefit more than 325,000 sponsored children and their families in 11 countries around the world including Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, India, the Philippines, the United States and Zambia. For more information about Children International, visit www.children.org
###
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Dolores Quinn Kitchin
Public Relations
Children International
Direct: (816) 943-3730
Cell: (816) 718-0711 http://twitter.com/ChildrenInt
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This press release is distributed by EmailWire.Com Press Release Distribution Staff.
For more information on unlimited press release distribution services for $99/month, go to http://www.emailwire.com/publications/unlimited_press_release_distribution.php/ or call 281-645-4086.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Children International
Dolores Quinn Kitchin
(816) 943-3730 -
