Providing Medical Relief after Ecuador Earthquake

Dear GG members

Thank you for your ongoing interest and support. Though the earthquake shook the ground and reduced buildings to rubblle several months ago, the long term need is constant. Construction and clean up efforts began right away - but taking care of those injured both in hospitals that were damaged and those on the streets and in their homes - ours is a long range effort to replenish and restore.

Many of you may have traveled in Ecudaor and that is why you are motivated to give. Thank you for that inspirational thought and thank you more for your focused action. We need your support to keep the flow of of donated supplies going to Ecuador. The supplles are donated - but the shipments cost $1,000's of dollars - on averge $10K.

Each container is worth $750,000 in aid and more.

In our last report we mentioned that our partner Americares was sending $1 million in medicines. That shipment has arrived and has been distributed to several locations in the Guayaquil hospital system.

Our latest news is that we have received $5K from the Global Giving commnity that responded to the earthquake via the GG fund project. Many of the GG members are ready and willing to give as soon as they hear of a disaster - whereas non-profits like VIDA need to act quickly on the ground.

This $5K will help pay for half the shipment of medical equipment and supplies to Latin America - Ecuador, Peru and Chile are amongst our most active alliances in Latin America.

We are grateful to the members of this generous community.

Gracias

Patti Mangan

Links:

• http://www.vidausa.org

Hello and thank you GG supporters!

We have news to share. We have packed two containers bound for Ecuador. The first is carrying primarily medical equipment valued at $200,000. This equipment was donated/collected from local Bay Area hospitals. On an ngoing basis we drive around the Bay for scheduled equipment donations -so that when an event happens - such as this earthquake - we are fully prepared to respond, both here in the US and in Latin America, primarily in Peru.

The second container is packed with $750,000 in medical supplies, from costly surgical kits to gauze - this container is a life saving gift to the doctors and nurses as well as the end recipients - people in need in Ecuador.

In addition - collabprating with our partner Americares - over $1 miilion in medicines are on the way to hosptials in Ecuador.

All great news and more to come. Thank you for helping us to achieve our goals.

VIDA USA