Fund sends aid to survivors of earthquake and other disasters.

The 51st disbursement of the year has been made from the Emergency Disaster Fund of the Church of the Brethren General Board: a grant of $150,000 to aid survivors of the massive earthquake in southern Asia and Pakistan. Other grants also have been announced for a flood recovery project in Ohio, recovery efforts following Hurricane Wilma in Florida, and work following the recent series of tornados.

Gifts and donations to the Emergency Disaster Fund this year have now exceeded two-and-three-quarter million dollars, totaling $2,766,034 as of Nov. 16.

The grant for earthquake continues Church of the Brethren support of the Church World Service (CWS) response and will help with emergency needs of food and shelter along with preparation for longterm work of reconstruction, sanitation, and psycho-social support.

An allocation of $20,000 continues support of a Brethren Disaster Response project in Belmont County, Ohio. The area has been struck repeatedly by severe flooding, destroying many homes and heavily damaging others.

A grant of $5,000 responds to a CWS appeal in the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma in southern Florida. The funds will support shipment of Gifts of the Heart kits and blankets, and the development of longterm recovery committees.

An allocation of $3,000 responds to a CWS appeal following tornados that caused massive destruction in Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, and Iowa. The funds will provide support for shipment of relief supplies and help establish longterm recovery work.

Source: 11/18/2005 Newsline
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