wfn.org | B'nai B'rith International Provides Disaster Relief in Haiti

["David Michaels" <dmichaels@bnaibrith.org>]

>B'NAI B'RITH INTERNATIONAL
>News Release

>Contact:  Sharon Bender
>202-857-6699 or sbender@bnaibrith.org

B'NAI B'RITH INTERNATIONAL PROVIDES DISASTER RELIEF IN HAITI

(Washington, D.C., Jan. 13, 2010)-B'nai B'rith International has opened  its disaster relief fund to help the victims of the devastating Jan. 12  earthquake in Haiti. The fund will support an emergency response team  from IsraAID (The Israel Forum for International Humanitarian Aid).  B'nai B'rith World Center Director Alan Schneider will join the relief  team in Haiti.

IsraAID, of which B'nai B'rith is a founding member, provides an  international Jewish response to disaster and emergency situations.  IsraAID team member expertise in recovery, medical assistance, and  structural engineering will be in demand in Haiti. The team will partner  with local agencies to help the community at large, regardless of  religion.

The 7.0 magnitude earthquake-the worst in 200 years-trapped countless  people in leveled buildings in the impoverished nation, which is still  reeling from a series of hurricanes in 2008.

"The massive scale of the earthquake will require an international  support network," said B'nai B'rith International President Dennis W.  Glick. "Our ongoing partnership with IsraAID means our help can go a lot  further. We extend our deepest sympathies to the people of Haiti as they  face the consequences of another natural disaster."

"A disaster of this scale demonstrates how vital it is for nations to  band together," B'nai B'rith International Executive Vice President  Daniel S. Mariaschin said. "We view disaster relief as vital to our  humanitarian mission and hope we can offer some relief to the people of  Haiti."

B'nai B'rith has been engaged in disaster relief since 1865. The BBI  Disaster Relief Fund has provided aid to populations affected by natural  and man-made catastrophes around the world.

Donations can be made to: B'nai B'rith International Disaster Relief  Fund, 2020 K Street, NW, 7th Floor, Washington, D.C., 20006. Or donate  on-line at a secure website:  https://secure.ga1.org/05/web_relief_donations. In the comment section  of the donation page, fill in "Haiti."

B'nai B'rith International, the Global Voice of the Jewish Community, is  the oldest and most widely known Jewish humanitarian, human rights, and  advocacy organization.  For 166 years, BBI has worked for Jewish unity,  security, continuity, and tolerance.  Visit www.bnaibrith.org.
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>David J. Michaels
>Director of UN and Intercommunal Affairs
>B'nai B'rith International