News & Updates

For Immediate Release

December 16th 2009

COAID WINS $25,000 FROM CHASE BANK ON FACEBOOK

CoAid is pleased to announce that they have been awarded one of the $25,000 prizes from the Chase Community Giving contest on Facebook.

CoAid has entered to win $25,000 from Chase Bank (yes, the bank is giving away money!).

Making a real difference costs as little as a few clicks and a minute of your time (and we're not even asking for a donation!). Please give us a minute of your time. That's all it takes.

Check out the details at www.coaid.org/vote

The following is from the ReliefWeb site (www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/JBRN-7XPK9J):

Last week I attended the Colorado Non-Profits Association conference in Denver. I was glad to attend many useful sessions and learn (and re-learn) things that will be of great use at CoAid. I confess that part of me is reluctant to spend money on conferences, but education and networking is so important and I was able to invite a co-worker who said he learned more in 2 days than he could any other way. It was worth it.

I spent this morning in the Intensive Care Unit of a large county hospital in Denver. I accompanied a refugee friend whose wife was taken ill and rushed to hospital. While her husband was at work, and speaking next to no English, she dialed 911. The ambulance came for her and it was good they did. After emergency surgery she is now laid up in ICU for the next 3-4 days. In the country the family came from she would have most likely died.

We learned today that our relief efforts have been featured in 3 Indian newspapers (we will try and get the English translation soon).

We just received the first set of photos from our India team.

They've been busy since last Saturday packing supplies and working on logistics. There's more to a relief operation than just buying food and blankets. We need to be careful that we plan who we distribute to, making sure that we address the needs of vulnerable groups. Also, given the number of people in need and our limited supplies, security for our teams and supplies is another very important consideration.