Friday 12 September 2008
By Michael Ireland
An international humanitarian agency based in the Midwest has shipped
more than 750,000 emergency relief rations to the nation of Haiti. The
life-saving cargo arrived in Port au Prince just prior to Hurricane
Gustav battering the north coast of the island.
Feed the Hungry is presently sending and additional 40 tons of emergency
food rations to aid Haiti, the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere,
in the wake of Hurricane Ike.
A media release says the South Bend, Indiana-based ministry will also
provide 40 tons of food supplies for shipment to the nation of Cuba
which sustained a direct hit from Hurricane Ike, a dangerous Category 4
storm that spent nearly two days over the long, narrow island.
LeSEA Global Feed The Hungry is a non-profit organization with
headquarters located in South Bend, Indiana. It was created in 1987 to
feed hungry people around the world and provide relief to those in need
due to famine, drought, flood, war or other disasters. Since then, Feed
The Hungry has provided a total of $165 million dollars to food and
supplies to ninety-two nations of the world.
Contact person: Bonnie A. Ash
Phone: (574) 291-3292 ex 424 or (574) 210-8115 Cell
E-mail: bash@lesea.org .
Interviews available upon request.
530. E. Ireland Rd., South Bend, IN 46614 www.feedthehungry.org
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