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Lambda Upsilon Lambda Supports Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts |
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Lambda Upsilon Lambda Supports Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts
Press Contact:
Luis Ramirez
Director of Public Relations
La Unidad Latina
Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc.
public.relations@launidadlatina.org
http://www.launidadlatina.org
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Miami, FL — January, 2010
The National Leadership of La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. has partnered with Direct Relief International to support relief efforts in Haiti following the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake. The earthquake, centered off Port-au-Prince, destroyed a hospital in Petionville and damaged other buildings. Reports indicate significant property damage and deep concern about a large number of deaths and injured people.
Emergency aid is being offered to all Direct Relief International partners in Haiti to support their response to the quake. Two shipping containers of medical material aid were scheduled to arrive in Port-au-Prince as part of Direct Relief’s ongoing humanitarian and emergency-preparedness work in the country.
Direct Relief International announced it will commit up to $1 million in aid for the response and is coordinating with its other in-country partners and colleague organizations. Direct Relief’s partners in Haiti include Partners in Health, St. Damien Children’s Hospital, Christian Aid Ministries, the Visitation Hospital, and Food for the Poor. St. Damien and Partners in Health are particularly active in emergency response and last year received pre-positioned materials in anticipation of hurricane season. The pre-positioned materials become available for general use by the facilities November 30, the end of hurricane season.
In order to donate towards our relief efforts please click on this link:
http://dri.convio.net/goto/lambda82
Lambda Upsilon Lambda and Direct Relief International will continue our relief efforts in order to provide as much as we can to the victims of Haiti.
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