Love in Action
Dominican Republic

Generous Gifts for Flood Stricken Families
By the Costa Rica and Houston Relief Teams (Originally in English)

On June 2, 2009, with Supreme Master Ching Hai’s financial contribution of $18,000, one of our Association members from Costa Rica and two from Houston, Texas, USA went to the Dominican Republic to help victims of a flood that had affected over a thousand families.

With the help of a local Red Cross team and its supervisor, Mr. Sergio Vargas, they were able to visit 300 households in the areas of Alfa 4 and Río Nigel at the south end of the island, who were still struggling to recover. For the most part, these families lacked adequate nourishment and sanitary supplies. So on June 3, our relief team prepared 342 packages containing food and essential basic necessities, as well as plenty of toys, and delivered them along with SOS flyers to 300 families the following day. The remaining bags of supplies and toys were given to two orphanages and local families who later came to the Red Cross for assistance.

The local residents and Red Cross team all thanked Master for Her generous gifts and the vital information on the SOS flyers. Some of the Red Cross staff promised to cut down on their meat consumption to help curb global warming.


Expenditures by Supreme Master Ching Hai
for Flood Relief Work in the Dominican Republic

Description

Amount(US$)

Receipt
Food (rice, oil, sugar, corn flour, oats, pasta, tomato sauce, spices, beans and salt) and basic necessities (soap, shampoo, detergent bars, toothbrushes, tooth paste, towels, toilet paper and personal hygiene products) 14,850 A
Miscellaneous expenses (transportation, accommodation, printing SOS flyers, etc.) 3,550 B

Total

US$18,400  

 

To view the Humanitarian Relief Activities by the Supreme Master Ching Hai and Her International Association, please visit:
http://www.GodsDirectContact.org.tw/humanitarian
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