SCHOOL SUPPLY KITS LOADED ON A BOAT TO DARFUR.Byline: Bob Welch There are a number of famous people of this name including:
EDITOR'S NOTE Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : "Where Are They Now?" is a Monday column that updates readers on local newsmakers from the past. Have ideas? E-mail Bob Welch at bwelch@guardnet.com. THEN: The Register-Guard, last April, reported that the 4,562 school kits that the community gathered for children in Darfur, and were sent off last fall, were still sitting in a Pennsylvania warehouse. The situation in genocide-wracked Sudan was so bad that volunteers from the Mennonite Central Committee The Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is a relief, service, and peace agency representing 15 Mennonite, Brethren in Christ and Amish bodies in North America. The U.S. headquarters are in Akron, Pennsylvania, the Canadian in Winnipeg, Manitoba. had been pulled from the country for safety's sake. NOW: The ship with the supplies was expected to leave Baltimore last Saturday, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. David Martin David Martin may refer to: Politicians
"We feel real good about this," Martin says. "It's been quite a while since we were able to ship anything." The committee, he said, depends on its partner organizations in Sudan to let them know when people and materials are safe to transport. "For whatever reason, they're feeling a little more comfortable about pulling this off and getting the supplies to Darfur." Martin was part of a team that "loaded and blessed" the materials on the ship last Monday. Here in Eugene, Becky Schenck, a member of the 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. Committee of the Lane County Darfur Coalition, had mixed feelings. `I'm encouraged as far as getting some aid to these people, but discouraged, after reading Eric Reeves' book, `A Long Day's Dying,' about the overwhelming documentation of the United Nations knowing of this, passing resolutions but nothing happening. Still, doing our part is at least doing something.' The committee has no plans to drop its effort to continue sending school kits - hand-sewn bags with school supplies inside, signs that the children haven't been forgotten. The next shipment already has 123 kits finished and ready to go, she said. People can go to a Web site to find out how to make the kits: mcc.org/kits/school. Kits can be dropped off at Wesley United Methodist Church Wesley United Methodist Church is a common name. It can refer to several churches in the United States:
For more information, call Nancy Dizney (343-9632), Jill Roth (285-7710) or Schenck (484-9156). |
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