Tag: lambi fund
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Acting President Barbara H. Bergen Responds to LA Times Editorial on Global Hunger
May 26th 2010
Last week, the Los Angeles Times ran an editorial on the Obama administration’s response to the global food crisis, “The Starving Can’t Wait“. MAZON’s Acting President, Barbara H. Bergen, responded with the following letter, which also ran in the Times’ letters section yesterday: The Times has pinpointed both the need to combat global hunger and ... continue reading »
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Haiti Food Project: A Second Aid Benefit Concert
Jan 22nd 2010
Many thanks to all the attendees, performers, speakers and volunteers who came together and made the Haiti Food Project a success! To continue to support second aid in Haiti, please donate online at http://mazon.org/go/haitifoodproject/. Click any images for a high-resolution JPG, or download a complete invitation in PDF format here. Food. Water. Shelter. Medicine. This ... continue reading »
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MAZON & Lambi Fund: Rebuilding Rural Haiti
Jan 21st 2010
Since our last update from Haiti, a major aftershock has struck the country, further complicating emergency relief efforts. The mass exodus of survivors away from Port-au-Prince continues to grow, increasing demands on rural communities outside the capital city. We were able to reconnect with Lambi Fund, our long-time grantee in Haiti, to provide another update ... continue reading »
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Haiti: Updates From the Field
Jan 19th 2010
The response to MAZON’s Emergency Haiti Relief Fund, launched last Wednesday, has been incredible. As of this post, you’ve helped us nearly $140,000. This money is going right back into the field. Here’s a brief update from our partners in Haiti: A team from the International Medical Corps. (IMC) has been in stationed in Port-au-Prince ... continue reading »
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MAZON Launches Emergency Haiti Fund
Jan 13th 2010
UPDATE 01/19/10: News from our partners in the field are posted here. Yesterday, a major earthquake struck Haiti. Buildings crumbled, hospitals collapsed, and even the Presidential palace fell. Today, countless people dig through rubble with their bare hands, looking for any trace of loved ones. In response to this tragedy, MAZON hit the ground running. ... continue reading »
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Health, Nutrition & Torah: Va’era
Jan 13th 2010
The Text: 9:1-4 The Eternal said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says The Eternal, the God of the Hebrews: Let My people go to worship Me. For if you refuse to let them go, and continue to hold them, then the hand of The Eternal will strike your livestock in ... continue reading »
