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Direct Relief International A great article about one of the U.S. clinics (Lafayette Community Health Care Clinic) we provided Hurricane Prep Packs to earlier this year to prepare for the storm season.

The Coolest Thing in the World
Source: www.theind.com
Lafayette Community Health Care Clinic stares down the storm.
July 1 at 1:38pm
Teresa
Teresa at 6:14pm July 5
You make such a difference!!
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Direct Relief International Good news for the community health centers we work with; they're getting $851 million in grants from the federal stimulus money pool. They serve a disproportionately poor and uninsured population, and form the basis of the medical safety net in this country.

The White House - Press Office - First Lady Michelle Obama Announces Release of $851 Million from Re
Source: www.whitehouse.gov
Washington, DC – First Lady Michelle Obama today visited Unity’s Upper Cardozo Health Center and announced the release of $851 million in grants to address immediate and pressing health center facility ...
June 30 at 4:17pm
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Direct Relief International This evening, our Chief Operating Officer Annie Maxwell was named a White House Fellow by President Barack Obama. You can read the full release at the link below.

The White House - Press Office - President Obama Appoints 2009-2010 Class of White House Fellows, 6-
Source: www.whitehouse.gov
WASHINGTON, DC – The White House announced today the appointment of 15 outstanding men and women to serve as White House Fellows. The 2009-2010 class of White House Fellows represents a diverse cross-section ...
June 25 at 10:27pm
Deborah
Deborah at 8:51am June 26
Wow! Congratulations. That is wonderful!
Lisa
Lisa at 9:59am June 26
You go girl!
Frederick
Frederick at 10:40pm June 26
Congratulations Annie! They are lucky to have you!
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Direct Relief International New grant this week: $19,000 for Sri Narayani Hospital in Tamil Nadu, India for brand new dialysis equipment. They perform dialysis, which typically costs about $10 a treatment in that area, free for children and adults unable to pay.

June 25 at 1:38pm
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Direct Relief International Our brand new summer newsletter is available for download at the link here! It's a special report devoted to our assistance to U.S. safety-net clinics that serve the poor and uninsured, a population growing because of the economic recession. Comments and feedback are always appreciated.

Direct Relief International - Publications
Source: www.directrelief.org
In order to view the PDF documents below, please make sure your computer is enabled with Adobe Reader.Click to download.
June 24 at 10:29am
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Direct Relief International We're receiving the Louisiana Primary Care Association's Guardian Award next week for supporting free clinics and community health centers with ongoing free medical aid, and for helping prepare them for hurricanes. Very honored to receive this recognition.

June 18 at 12:55pm
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Direct Relief International New video up on our site and YouTube channel. We've been bringing volunteers from medical material manufacturer BD to Ghana for the past three years, and this video takes a look at what effect the partnership has had for local healthcare providers.

Addressing Poverty Through Partnership: The Ghana BD Volunteer Service Trip
Source: www.youtube.com
In partnership with Direct Relief, BD has helped improve the health and lives of people in Ghana through the King's Village Medical Centre.
June 17 at 10:18am
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Direct Relief International Use WordPress to blog? Support us with the new SocialVibe widget that's built right into WordPress. Super easy to set up.

SocialVibe Widget « Support « WordPress.com
Source: support.wordpress.com
The SocialVibe widget allows you to use your blog to earn donations for charity just by getting sponsored by a brand of your choice.
June 16 at 11:14am
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Direct Relief International Preparing more medical support for Pakistan refugees impacted by fighting in the Swat Valley.

June 15 at 9:45am
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Direct Relief International It's Fan Friday - Week Two! Can you get five friends to become fans of Direct Relief? Click on "Suggest to Friends" on the left and send us on. And don't forget our Follow the Leader challenge: http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=112200048857&h=iUYI_&u=J2a-m&ref=mf

Direct Relief International: Support Us - Tributes:
Source: dri.convio.net
An anonymous donor has made a gift of $100,000 to support our programs -- with a challenge that we recruit another 1,000 donors to give an online gift of $10 or more by the end of June.
June 12 at 10:12am
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Direct Relief International One of our volunteers of 18 years - Edith Hovey, 95 - passed away last week. She came in every Friday to prepare cloth bandages to accompany our medical aid. Just one person, but she touched thousands of lives in the process. An individual CAN make a difference.

June 11 at 10:34am
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Direct Relief International Putting the finishing touches on our summer newsletter, headed to mailboxes near you and on the Web June 18. We'll have the link up here next week.

June 9 at 11:10am
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Direct Relief International Notable shipment leaving today: hurricane preparedness materials set for partners in Haiti (generously supported by Abbott).

June 8 at 3:46pm
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Direct Relief International Twitter has this thing called "Follow Friday" where people recommend different people/groups to start following. Let's start "Fan Friday" here on Facebook for our page. Can you get 5 friends to become fans?

June 5 at 9:33am
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Direct Relief International Today alone, we sent medical aid to 170 free clinics and community health centers in the U.S. Just a one-day glimpse at what we do to help the poor and uninsured access medicines.

June 4 at 3:00pm
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Rachel at 9:28am June 5
Erich, I don't know of a fancy technological way that you could do that, but you could spread the word yourself by copy/pasting and changing "we" to "Direct Relief International"! I think it would be wonderful if a lot of us did that.
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Direct Relief International at 9:34am June 5
Also, whenever there's a post you like, you can click "Share" to post it to your profile.
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Direct Relief International Not quite the scale of the Jesusita fire in Santa Barbara, but our CEO put out a fire this weekend at his neighbor's house.

Neighbor Helps Montecito Resident Put Out Garage Fire
Source: www.noozhawk.com
The Montecito Fire Protection District responded to a reported structure fire at 145 Santa Isabella shortly before 12:30 p.m. Sunday.
June 2 at 10:26am
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Direct Relief International Check out our post about the Follow the Leader challenge!

June 1 at 3:43pm
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Direct Relief International Just launched our Follow the Leader campaign--a $100,000 donor has challenged us to get 1,000 online donors by June 30. Even $10 counts, and 100% goes to programs. Check out the link below for more info.

Follow the Leader - Direct Relief International
Source: dri.convio.net
June 1 at 12:10pm
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Direct Relief International We couldn't agree more with this post.

The White House - Blog Post - “Most of the Work Takes Place Before a Hurricane Hits”
Source: www.whitehouse.gov
As we mentioned earlier today, the administration has been working hard on a coordinated effort to prepare for hurricane season. This afternoon, the President met with FEMA at the National Response Coordination Center to discuss hurricane preparedness. ...
May 29 at 4:39pm
Robert
Robert at 4:51pm May 29
Important to note however, as this article implies, the primary responsibility for hurricane safety rests with individual families who must be over prepared to deal with the consequences of catastrophe.
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Direct Relief International Putting together Hurricane Prep Packs for 25 clinics along the U.S. Gulf Coast in the warehouse right now. Will go out later today via donated FedEx shipping.

May 29 at 1:59pm
Robert
Robert at 4:36pm May 29
Thank you for all you do for the people of the world.
FrJon-stephen
FrJon-stephen at 4:55pm May 29
Somewhere out there I shall give thanks and ask God to bless Thomas, Rick, Brett and all the rest of you gentle warriors at DRI. With fraternal respect, Fr.Jon
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Direct Relief International For those who get CNN International: hear our head of Asia programs talk live about the situation in Bangladesh and India after Cyclone Aila at 8:30 Eastern/5:30 Pacific (U.S. times).

May 27 at 3:10pm
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Direct Relief International Responding to Cyclone Aila in India and Bangladesh. We already have a disaster module en route, and our head of Asia programs is currently outside Dhaka right now. More info to come here and on DirectRelief.org

May 27 at 10:48am
Michael
Michael at 11:49am May 27
You Rock!
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Direct Relief International Discussing medical needs with our partners in India and Bangladesh post-Cyclone Aila. Allegedly the worst storm in Calcutta in 20 years.

Reuters AlertNet - Cyclone leaves communities devastated in India, Bangladesh
Source: www.alertnet.org
AlertNet provides news, information and analysis for everyone interested in emergency relief. AlertNet is run by Reuters Foundation.
May 27 at 9:23am
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Direct Relief International Our warehouse crew were packing up Hurricane Prep Modules to go to Caribbean clinics and hospitals to prepare them for the hurricane season (Jun-Sept). Listen to this interview about the program.

Santa Barbara County relief group helps in international hurricane preparations
Source: tinyurl.com
California Lutheran University radio station and NPR affiliate. Includes online streaming radio, news, program guide and message board.
May 22 at 3:30pm
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Direct Relief International We just went live with new content describing our support of clinics treating the poor and uninsured here in the United States. In 2008, we supplied 3.5 million prescriptions to these clinics in 50 states.

Direct Relief USA - Expanding Assistance at Home
Source: www.directrelief.org
Direct Relief USA distributes free N95 particulate respirators to public, emergency responders; assists public health authorities with medical shelter More
May 21 at 2:33pm
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Direct Relief Awarded Four Stars by Charity Navigator for Fifth Consecutive Year
For a fifth consecutive year, humanitarian medical aid organization Direct Relief International has recognized as a "Four Star Charity" by leading nonprofit evaluator Charity Navigator, again earning the highest rating for charities.
May 19 at 10:05am
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Direct Relief International at 10:24am May 19
Only 4 percent of charities in the U.S. have been able to get this recognition for five straight years!
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Direct Relief International commented on their own note Direct Relief Awarded Four Stars by Charity Navigator for Fifth Consecutive Year.