Blue Shield of California Foundation Contributes $100,000 to Tsunami Relief Efforts.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- The Blue Shield of California Blue Shield of California is a not-for-profit health insurance provider headquartered in San Francisco, California. An independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Blue Shield of California is an incorporated, wholly owned subsidiary of California Physicians' Foundation (BSCF BSCF Billion Standard Cubic Feet BSCF Bromeliad Society of Central Florida BSCF Bishop's Stortford Civic Federation (UK) BSCF Brunei Sports Climbing Federation BSCF Bachelor of Science in Computational Finance BSCF Black Sea Cooperation Forum ) today donated a total of $100,000 to two highly respected California-based relief organizations that are providing medical supplies and health care assistance to the tsunami- and earthquake-ravaged areas in South Asia This article is about the geopolitical region in Asia. For geophysical treatments, see Indian subcontinent. South Asia, also known as Southern Asia . Direct Relief International and International Medical Corps. will each receive $50,000. "The organizations we're supporting are on the ground working to ensure that victims of the tragedy receive medical care in an effort to prevent the outbreak of disease," said Crystal Hayling, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BSCF. "The Blue Shield Blue Shield A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross. California Foundation is a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. committed to providing access to health care. Given the magnitude of this catastrophe, we want to help protect the wellbeing of those who have survived." Hayling added, "This tragedy hits close to home as Californians are well aware of the risks of earthquakes and the devastation they can cause." Direct Relief International, based in Santa Barbara, is a non-profit organization that provides humanitarian medical material assistance to people in developing countries and areas hit by natural disaster or civil strife. For more information, visit the organization's Web site at www.directrelief.org. International Medical Corps., headquartered in Santa Monica, is a global humanitarian non-profit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. For more information, visit the organization's Web site at www.imcworldwide.org. The Blue Shield of California Foundation was formed by Blue Shield of California, a not-for-profit corporation with more than 3.2 million members, 4,300 employees and 20 offices throughout California. The Blue Shield of California Foundation provides charitable contributions, conducts research, and supports programs with an emphasis on domestic violence prevention, medical technology assessment and reducing the number of uninsured. For more information, visit the Blue Shield of California Web site at www.mylifepath.com or the Foundation at www.blueshieldcafoundation.org. |
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