Cell phone donation benefit tsunami survivors.The Charitable Recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. Program, Bloomfield Bloomfield. 1 Town (1990 pop. 19,483), Hartford co., N Conn., a suburb of Hartford, in a tobacco and dairy region; settled c.1642, inc. 1835. Helicopter parts are made there. 2 City (1990 pop. 45,061), Essex co., NE N.J. , Mich., is donating funds for every cell phone it receives for recycling to AmeriOares to bring relief to those affected by the tsunami in the Indian Ocean Indian Ocean, third largest ocean, c.28,350,000 sq mi (73,427,000 sq km), extending from S Asia to Antarctica and from E Africa to SE Australia; it is c.4,000 mi (6,400 km) wide at the equator. It constitutes about 20% of the world's total ocean area. that destroyed towns and villages in parts of Asia and Africa Dec. 26. AmeriCares has mobilized emergency response teams and airlifts into Sri Lankaand India, with preparations underway for Indonesia.AmeriCares efforts in the area are focused on providing essential medicines, medical "We are truly appreciative of Charitable Recycling's innovative and generous commitment to giving at this critical time," AmeriCare's Ashley Cross says. AmeriCares is a non-profit disaster relief and humanitarian aid Humanitarian aid is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, typically in response to humanitarian crises. The primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity. organization providing immediate response to emergency medical needs and long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. humanitarian assistance programs. AmeriCares solicits donations of medicines, medical supplies and other relief materials from U.S. and international manufacturers and delivers them worldwide. |
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