wfn.org | [CRC NEWS] CRWRC Director at Tsunami Summit

["Henry Hess" <hessh@crcna.ca>]

May 10, 2005, GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. --  Andrew Ryskamp, U.S. director of
the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC), will travel to
Washington D.C. on Wednesday, May 11, for a one-day summit that brings
together members of major non-government organizations and the U.S.
corporate community with senior officials from tsunami-affected Asian
countries.

The summit, titled, "Corporate Social Responsibility in Action: Private
Sector Summit on Post-Tsunami Reconstruction and Rehabilitation,"
features the Honorable George H. W. Bush, and the Honorable William J.
Clinton, former presidents of the United States, and other
representatives of the offices of Humanitarian Affairs, FEMA, and the
Secretary of State.

The press is invited to interview Ryskamp before he leaves Grand Rapids
for Washington on May 11, 2005, between 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm EST.
Interviews at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids
can be arranged between 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm. Call CRWRC at 616-724-1140
ext. 4160 to arrange an interview time.

CRWRC, the relief and development agency of the Christian Reformed
Church in North America, is managing a $10.5-million, 30-month response
and rehabilitation effort in tsunami-affected areas of South Asia. CRWRC
has brought development, relief, and justice education to communities in
poverty- and disaster-affected countries for 43 years.

CRWRC is a non-governmental organization participating with USA Freedom
Corps, a White House-based agency created by President George W. Bush in
his 2002 State of the Union Address. USA Freedom Corps is charged with
"expanding volunteer service opportunities across the country and around
the world," including the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, Learn
and Serve America, and a number of other volunteer organizations
(usafreedomcorps.gov).

For more information about CRWRC visit www.crwrc.org or call
1-800-55-CRWRC.
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Henry Hess
Director of Communications
Christian Reformed Church
905-336-2920 ext.236
hessh@crcna.ca

To learn more about the Christian Reformed Church, visit www.crcna.org