2008 Spring Newsletter
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1) Dr. Hezron Mc'Obewa and the OGRA Foundation in Kenya provided emergency medical assistance during the post-election violence in 2007-2008. Despite challenges, Dr. Mc'Obewa coordinated aid and received support from Direct Relief. 2) Direct Relief provided over $1.3 million in medical material assistance and $113,000 in cash assistance to support the OGRA Foundation's relief efforts. 3) The partnership between Direct Relief and OGRA Foundation helped save many lives during the crisis in Kenya.
2008 Spring Newsletter
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- 2. A mother carries Dr. Hezron Mc’Obewa and Joshua Odongo Oron, clinical officers, Hear Dr. Hezro n her baby inside outside the OGRA Foundation Clinic in Kisumu, Kenya. speak ab Mc’Obewa Foundati out the OGRA a temporary on’s work Direct R in shelter as people elief ’s Sh Kenya at WatchMc’Obewa Meeting areholde displaced by post- on May 1 th rs’ FLIP T 5 . election violence O THE B ACK PAG Hezron video of Dr. irect Relief and E… leave Nairobi. D describing artnership a t RA Fou ndation’s p OG G/PRESS CENTER/ DIRECT RELIEF.OR / IA/VIDEO MULTIMED WA. AS P X NMCOBE DRHEZRO PHOTO: LORI WILLIS “DIRECT RELIEF’S CONTRIBUTION, AND THE FACT THAT OGRA WAS THE FIRST MEDICAL TEAM ON SITE FOR A FULL WEEK RUNNING AND FINANCING THE EMERGENCY EFFORT, HAS BEEN HIGHLY APPRECIATED NOT JUST BY LOCAL RED CROSS BUT ALSO GOVERNMENT AND OTHER NGO OFFICIALS WITH WHOM WE HAVE BEEN WORKING. OUR LEADERSHIP AND FAST RESPONSE PHOTO: REUTERS/ ZOHRA BENSEMRA (KENYA), COURTESY OF WWW.ALERTNET.ORG SAVED A LOT OF LIVES.” KENYA – Hezron Mc’Obewa, M.D., OGRA Foundation Director PHOTO: REUTERS/ MIKE HUTCHINGS (KENYA), COURTESY OF WWW.ALERTNET.ORG A Doctor’s Resolve Amid Political Turmoil People displaced T during post- election violence he widespread civil strife that broke out in the aftermath of Kenya’s December 27, 2007 presidential election was in a temporary shelter in Burnt unexpected and violent. Protests sparked by disputed election results and allegations of vote-counting inpropriety gave Forest, Kenya. way to outbreaks of violence along political and then tribal lines. Exact numbers have been hard to calculate, but the Kenyan Red Cross estimates that more than 1,000 Educated in England, Dr. Mc’Obewa helped start OGRA Foundation as a community-based motion airfreight shipments of additional supplies, and pledged to provide over 136,000 courses Dr. Mc’Obewa maintained regular contact, often via text messaging, the only available means. In a Before fleeing, they sent a distress signal to OGRA, who arrived in time to take them 14 miles away to SINCE 1988 people were killed, and UN officials estimate that organization to provide health care and promote of antiretroviral medicine for patients with HIV chilling entry from mid-January, he described a safety and later to an evening flight out of Kisumu. Direct Relief has provided over 500,000 people were displaced throughout the socio-economic and cultural development. Because whose treatment was disrupted by the fighting. team of OGRA staff going door-to-door, looking for country. Political reconciliation began in the form of of OGRA’s strong community reputation, Dr. injured people who were unable or afraid to come OGRA has handed over the day-to-day running of $13.1 million (wholesale) in a new coalition government agreed to on February Mc’Obewa was appointed as the head of medical As the scope of the violence grew, so did Direct outside and seek treatment. “It is through this that health camps and clinics to the Kenyan Ministry 28, the details of which are still being negotiated. outreach for the Kisumu area’s ad-hoc humanitarian Relief ’s assistance. On top of the airfreighted we are encountering some people with, literally, of Health, but Dr. Mc’Obewa and his staff are still medical material assistance to aid committee, coordinating between aid agencies, provisions, Direct Relief contributed $100,000 rotting limbs – how some haven’t died, only God looking for ways to improve community cohesion Kenya. To date, the OGRA Foundation To listen to Dr. Hezron Mc’Obewa, director of the governments, and international bodies. in emergency funds to help transport fleeing knows,” he wrote. and provide assistance to the displaced. Direct Kenya-based OGRA Foundation and a Direct Relief displaced families, to provide essential medicines Relief will be there to help them. has received over $1.3 million regional medical adviser, is to discover hope for the people of Kenya. Despite being engulfed in the eye of Despite communication issues that arose from the instability created by the violence, Dr. Mc’Obewa and drugs, for monetary support of surgeons, doctors and nurses, as well as for fuel costs and OGRA and Dr. Mc’Obewa’s assistance went beyond medical. On the morning of December 31, of that aid, in addition to the violence and having his personal office burned to was able to contact Direct Relief the day violence other contingencies. about 300 youth armed with machetes, protesting $113,000 in cash assistance. the ground, Dr. Mc’Obewa pressed on to aid people broke out. Direct Relief immediately wired $10,000 the presidential results, attacked Grace and Habel from all tribal groups caught in this crossfire. to purchase needed medicines and fuel, set in Throughout the two months of intense conflict, Odongo at the guest houses they run in Kisumu. D IRECT R ELIEF . ORG 2 DIRECT RELIEF INTERNATIONAL PAID ADVERTISEMENT SPRING 2008 DIRECT RELIEF INTERNATIONAL PAID ADVERTISEMENT SPRING 2008 3
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BEYOND the CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES Direct Relief, along with clinics nationwide, is using the response to last year’s blazes When Damon Taugher, Direct Relief ’s to strengthen emergency preparedness The first was to discuss Direct Relief ’s shelter and a staging point for various Those partnerships also enabled rapid VIVIR con DIABETES Director of Domestic Initiatives, response to the wildfires that burned emergency services during the wildfires – financial assistance ($565,000 thus far) delivered a presentation to the National throughout California in late 2007. he covered the benefits of partnerships to help clinics quickly recoup significant Association of Community Health Along with colleagues from the California that helped Direct Relief deliver financial losses as they suffered from Centers’ (NACHC) annual Policy & Primary Care Association and Mountain medicine, medical supplies, and financial fire damage, increased patient loads, Issues Forum in Washington, D.C. this past March, he had two purposes. Health and Community Services in San Diego County – a clinic that became a assistance to clinics and shelters during the weeks-long evacuation period. site closures, and lost revenue. “THESE CLINICS AND HEALTH en Bolivia CENTERS ARE REFERRED TO AS THE ‘SAFETY-NET’ FOR VERY GOOD REASONS – CVCD staff test a THEY PROVIDE ESSENTIAL Quechuan woman HEALTHCARE REGARDLESS Nineteen million people are for diabetes with PHOTO: DR. ELIZABETH DUARTE GOMEZ Abbott-donated OF INCOME STATUS FOR estimated to have diabetes in products during PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY, one of CVCD’s AND WE ARE PLEASED TO Latin America and the Caribbean– outreach and HAVE DEVELOPED A STRONG according to the International detection campaigns to the CAPACITY TO ASSIST THEIR Diabetes Foundation – province of Cliza, VITAL WORK.” Bolivia. Educational – Thomas Tighe, Direct Relief AND THAT NUMBER IS talks and medical literature about EXPECTED TO DOUBLE TO International President & CEO diabetes are also provided to visited But Taugher wasn’t there just to talk 40 MILLION BY communities. 2025. about past performance. As he sees it, the same principles and systems used to connect Direct Relief and other groups to the Golden State’s network of NACHC members could also be used to create a template for regionally- appropriate emergency preparedness As daunting as these statistics are, the day-to-day strive for early detection and diagnosis, and its main diagnosed learned from the outset how to properly PHOTO: MARGARET MOLLOY and response nationwide. realities of living with diabetes in an area without clinic provides complimentary treatment for those manage their diabetes, and by living healthier lives, adequate care are far worse. Fortunately, the many who have developed related visual, neural, and they will impact less an already financially strapped “Creating strong relationships prior health complications related to diabetes can be mini- circulatory problems. public health system. to disasters is crucial for efficient mized or eliminated Dr. Feli Hear coordination in post-disaster entirely through early detection and changes In addition screenings, CVCD to “THE HAPPINESS CALIFORNIA Commun x Nuñez from the situations,” said Taugher. “These WE FEEL AT BEING ABLE TO GIVE TO THOSE IN NEED, has ity in daily lifestyle. distributed Los Ange Clinic Associatio partnerships allow for critical resources how low-i les Coun n ty speak abo n of to reach people most often at risk.” WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT WHAT IT COSTS, IS INDESCRIBABLE. printed materials care – Dir come patients re ut WILDFIRE SUPPORT RECAP ect Relie Meeting, f ’s Share ceive holders’ Dr. Elizabeth Duarte Gomez confronted DIRECT RELIEF AND ABBOTT PROVIDE US WITH MATERIALS FOR QUALITY explaining diabetes management, con- FLIP TO May 15 th . Partnering with NACHC gives Direct MEDICAL CARE, AND THUS ALLOW OUR DREAMS TO COME TRUE.” THE FIRES… THE BAC K PAGE… Relief access to the largest association the crisis in Bolivia – ducted group and Caused 10 deaths of nonprofit health centers in the where 4.8% of the – Elizabeth Duarte Gomez, M.D., El Centro Vivir Con Diabetes Founder and Director individual disease Burned 516,000 acres United States. Between its 7,000 health population is diabetic education using Displaced more than 880,000 So. Cal. residents centers and clinics, NACHC members (IDF, 2003) – when Abbott-contributed Galvanized the generosity of many individuals, groups, provide services to roughly 16 million she founded the nonprofit El Centro Vivir Con Direct Relief has supported CVCD since its inception glucose meters and strips, and trained 604 health foundations, and corporate donors, giving $740,000 to patients a year, approximately 41 Diabetes (CVCD). Dr. Duarte, an endocrinologist with primary care medicines and medical supplies professionals (doctors, nurses, and pharmacists) on buoy Direct Relief’s medical response percent of whom are uninsured. trained in Spain, placed the organization at ground that aid the treatment of diabetes-related conditions. the latest diabetes detection and treatment methods. zero of the disease, in the city of Cochabamba, where Abbott has come to CVCD’s aid with blood glucose SINCE 2004 SINCE 1982 This broad reach, especially among CVCD estimates 9.4% of adults are suffering from meters and test strips critical to early detection DIRECT RELIEF RESPONDED WITH… diabetes. and monitoring, allowing for control of the disease uninsured Americans, is also a critical Direct Relief has delivered support to at-risk patients living in the $565,000 in financial support * benefit for the partnership’s other aim: through regular clinic visits and education. The For seven years, the CVCD clinic has been at the company’s philanthropic foundation has also Direct Relief has provided over 71 relief shipments valued at $1.4 million (wholesale) getting medicines and supplies into United States on an ongoing basis the hands of nonprofit health centers forefront of diabetic support in Bolivia, focusing on provided cash grants to bolster the clinic’s outreach $6.8 million (wholesale) in and during times of emergency, Medical provisions including 80,000 masks for and clinics that treat patients without lifestyle education and nutritional counseling along services. totaling over 3,000 shipments residents and emergency personnel healthcare coverage. Working with with providing treatment for the most common medical material assistance to Bolivia. El Centro Vivir Con Diabetes *Cash assistance was San DiegoatCounty thatclinicsfor 800,000 patients of medicine and supplies NACHC, its state-level counterpart diseases that accompany diabetes. By providing With this help, CVCD has gone mobile. Over 13,000 targeted nonprofit caring for low-income valued at $125 million (wholesale), associations, and individual clinics, extensive health education and promoting healthy people have been screened for diabetes in eight of the has benefitted from over patients. 17 clinics in care containing over 6 million annually were granted $515,000 to assist with physical fire damage, mobile Direct Relief has delivered $125 million eating habits, the clinic’s small but dedicated staff nine major Bolivian cities by clinic staff in the last four works against the lifestyle trends that increase the years. Of those screened, CVCD discovered that 7.9% $1.3 million of that aid. prescriptions, and more than clinics, staffing increases, and overtime. $50,000 was provided to the CDF in medicines for working-poor, uninsured incidence of diabetes. The clinic’s outreach services had previously undiagnosed cases of diabetes. Those $5 million in cash assistance. Firefighters Benevolent Fund to support the recovery of injured firefighters. patients nationwide since 2004. D IRECT R ELIEF . ORG 4 DIRECT RELIEF INTERNATIONAL PAID ADVERTISEMENT SPRING 2008 DIRECT RELIEF INTERNATIONAL PAID ADVERTISEMENT SPRING 2008 5
- 4. thank you FISCAL YEAR 2008 RELIEF FACTS* DIRECT APRIL 1, 2007 – MARCH 31, 2008 “Direct Relief is privately GIVING funded and receives no government support. But Santa Barbara County Vintners we do receive tremendous 49.7 million courses of treatment provided for your support through the support from businesses American Riviera Wine Auction 2008 that share both their wealth (and for making great wine!) 59 countries served and the source of their $214 million 1,270 tons of medical material aid The Santa Barbara County wealth – such as Google (wholesale), for online interaction, Vintners’ Foundation furnished FedEx for logistics, 2,353 individual shipments sponsored the American Riviera Wine Auction Alma Rosa and companies who on March 14 & 15, 2008, to benefit the work of Ampelos Cellars EFFICIENT, HIGH-IMPACT manufacture medicines. $0 of contributions spent on administration or fundraising Andrew Murray Vineyards philanthropy This provides enormous Direct Relief. The net proceeds from the silent Au Bon Climat energy and efficiencies, and live auctions will provide medical assistance Babcock Winery Bien Nacido Vineyard 42 full-time staff equivalents Direct Relief – California’s largest international charity – and leverages each dollar we receive from generous $39.80 leveraged in medical material aid for every $1 spent to Direct Relief ’s partners around the globe. This Brander Vineyard year, the two evening events raised over $300,000, (wholesale) has been recognized as 100% efficient in fundraising by Forbes people to help others.” Bridlewood Winery and a leader in accountability by independent evaluators, – Thomas Tighe, bringing the total support from the Vintners’ Brophy Clark Cellars Direct Relief International Buttonwood Farm Winery * UNAUDITED FIGURES including Charity Navigator. President and CEO Foundation to $1.5 million. Carhartt Vineyard Cimarone Wines our INVESTORS Cold Heaven Cellars CASH DONORS Josephine Herbert Gleis Ms. Karen Boris Mr. Adam Weissman Mr. and Mrs. Everett AMBASSADOR OF HEALTH Foundation Mrs. Shelby C. Bowen World Emergency Relief Pachner Cottonwood Canyon ($100,000.00 + ) Hannibal Industries Inc. Mr. Robert J. Buttel and Mr. Zach Zachowski Pacific Climate Curtis Winery Abbott Fund Mr. and Mrs. Stanley C. Hatch Ms. Cynthia Wright MINISTERS OF HEALTH Control, Inc. Daniel Gehrs Wines Amgen Foundation Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott Hedrick Cencalcom, Inc. ($2,500.00 + ) Mr. Charles Patrick Dierberg Vineyard Digicel Grenada Ltd. FedEx Highbourne Foundation Mr. Erle Holm Mr. and Mrs. Barton E. Clemens, Jr. Ms. Jenna Clemens Aidmatrix Mr. Scott Andersen Ms. Karen Payatt PCR Services Corp. NOVEMBER 2007 – MARCH 2008 Epiphany Cellars Music for Relief Mr. and Mrs. James H. Jackson/ Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Coates Anonymous Mr. Geraud L. Fess Parker Winery Osprey Foundation The Ann Jackson Family Dr. David Compton Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Anticouni Penneroux Fiddlehead Cellars Santa Barbara Vintners’ Foundation Ms. Helen S. Converse Mr. Michael L. Armentrout and Mr. and Mrs. John Foundation Johnson & Johnson Family of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Cooper Ms. Wenwei Yang Pillsbury Mylan Laboratories Inc. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Flying Goat Cellars CONSUL GENERAL Companies Ms. Enid Coors Mr. Michael Baldwin Mr. David A. Quam Neutrogena Corporation MEDICAL FACILITIES, Foley Wine Group ($50,000.00 + ) Nisim International Ms. Wendy E. Jordan Mr. Tom David Dr. Hildegard H. Balin Mr. and Mrs. David B. Roe ORGANIZATIONS, AND Foxen Winery BD The Karsh Family Foundation Deacon Charitable Foundation Charitable Trust Mr. Gordon Rothrock North Safety Products INSTITUTIONS Gainey Vineyard Bush Hospital Foundation Mrs. Marvel Kirby Mr. and Mrs. Dick Doré Mr. Richard Battles Mr. Kurt Sanger OHM Laboratories, Inc. Big Dog Foundation Dodge & Cox The Klingbeil Family Mr. and Mrs. James Drasdo Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Bellowe Mr. and Mrs. Ken Saxon Onyx Medical Corporation Global Links Happy Canyon Vineyard Ossur Google Mr. Peter Laventhol Mary Alice Fortin Foundation Mr. Matthew Berger Mr. Michael G. Schmidtchen Globus Relief Fund Hitching Post Wines GLOBAL EMISSARY The Lehrer Family Foundation Mr. Edward C. Friedel and and Ms. Linda F. Thompson Procter & Gamble IDA Foundation Mr. Aris A. Buinevicius and Jaffurs Wine Cellars ($25,000.00 + ) Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Lewis Ms. Patricia E. Eder Ms. Martha C. Horne Mr. Devon Schudy Professional Disposables International Aid Jorian Hill Winery Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Frank Magid Mr. and Mrs. Ted Funsten Mr. John Burns Schwab Charitable Fund International LDS, Humanitarian Service Boehringer Ingelheim CARES Ms. Sherry Melchiore and Mr. Christian Gilles and Mr. Frederick P. Burrows Ms. Denise Selz Purdue Pharma L.P. Liga International Kunin Wines Foundation Mr. Howard Wittausch Ms. Jeanna R. Landru Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Charlton Siegel Family Foundation sanofi-aventis Loloma Foundation Longoria Wines John G. Braun Charitable Mitsui Comtek Corporation The Goodman Family Foundation Ms. Claire Silberman Sappo Hill Soapworks Medical Teams International Mr. Mark Coleman Los Cinco Locos Annuity Trust Mr. and Mrs. Steve Moya Grand Rapids Community Collega International Dr. and Mrs. Norman Schering-Plough Corporation The National Pediculosis BOZILOVIC-FIRESTONE WEDDING CUSTOMERS CREATE LIMITED Margerum Wine Company Francois and Sheila Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nakasone Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John W. Cookson Sprague, III/ SunNight Solar Association, Inc. Brütsch National Heritage Foundation Cynthia Diane Hall, M.D. The Caryll M. and Norman F. Sunrise Pharmaceutical EDITION EYECOLOR TO BENEFIT Melville Vineyards and Winery Mr. Bruce Campbell The Nurture Foundation Hatch & Parent Mr. and Mrs. Louis DeAngelis Mr. Timothy Delaney and Sprague Foundation Surgistar, Inc Sansum Clinic Oak Savanna Vineyard Mr. Jim Clendenen TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA Direct Relief would like to express congratulations DIRECT RELIEF Palmina Wines Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Ostini/ Mr. Lawrence Hazzard Dr. Viviane Delaney Mrs. Betty J. Stephens The Orion Foundation SPECIAL THANKS TO THE Mrs. Ruth R. Crawford The Hitching Post & Mr. and Mrs. Wolf Hengst The Denison Family Foundation Dr. G. Subramani MIDMARK AUTOCLAVE PROGRAM to Ivana Bozilovic and former ABC “Bachelor” Qupé Wine Cellars Global Partners for Hitching Post Wines The Hexberg Family Foundation The Doehring Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Ray Thomas Trading Places International PARTICIPANTS AND TO THE MANY Development Tri-anim KIWANIS CLUBS, LIONS CLUBS, Andrew Firestone on their upcoming nuptials, Bare Escentuals presents bareMinerals Rebirth Rancho Sisquoc Winery Pacific Coast Recycling LLC Mr. Douglas Hickey Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Edelheit The Waterman Foundation, Inc. Vaxgen Dr. Bert Green and Mr. Devon Patel Mr. Phillip Hobbs First Church of Christ Scientist Mr. and Mrs. Michael Weber EMBLEM CLUBS, AND ROTARY as well as our gratitude for their extraordinary Rusack Vineyards Ms. Alexandra Brookshire/ Walgreens-Option Care Ventura CLUBS THAT HAVE SUPPORTED Eyecolor, an iridescent denim shade created by Sanford Winery Mr. Lawrence Phillips Mr. Gerhart Hoffmeister Mr. and Mrs. Joel Fithian Mr. and Mrs. Louis Weider Brookshire Green Dr. Kevin W. Plaxco and E. Carmack Holmes, M.D. and Mr. and Mrs. Phillip West Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. DIRECT RELIEF. generosity in asking their wedding guests to customers in honor of BE Cares, Bare Escentuals’ Sea Smoke Cellars Foundation Mrs. Lisa Plaxco Mrs. Carolyn Holmes The Garner Family Foundation Mr. Glen Westphal Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Grano donate to us in lieu of traditional wedding gifts. corporate philanthropy program. For every Stolpman Vineyard Hegardt Foundation Mr. Alan R. Porter Hope Through Opportunity Mr. Eric S. Gunther Mr. and Mrs. James K. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Brett Hodges/ Realogy Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Preston Hotchkis Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence T. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Woronick Direct Relief has been an important part of the purchase of Rebirth Eyecolor, 100% of the net Taz Vineyards Firestone Family ever since Andrew’s mother Kate proceeds will be donated to Direct Relief and an Westerly Vineyards WWW Foundation Hospira Foundation Mr. and Mrs. J. Jerry Inskeep Mr. Randy Rettig and Ms. Ashley Williams The Joby Foundation Inc. Ms. Sharyn Johnson Hammett Mr. and Mrs. David F. Hart Ms. Merrily Wyman MEDICAL PRODUCT DONORS REMEMBRANCES Zaca Mesa Winery & Vineyards Mr. and Mrs. Rick Roney Ms. Patricia Harris Johnston Mrs. Raye Haskell/ MANUFACTURERS joined the Board of Directors seven years ago. additional amount equal to 50% will be donated by Mr. and Mrs. Peter O. Johnson, Sr. sanofi-aventis Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kelley The Haskell Fund Mr. Donald S. Kennedy 3M South Africa Thank you to the following for providing Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Schall Herbert and Gertrude Latkin Mr. Frederick J. Herzog Leslie Blodgett, Bare Escentuals CEO. Mr. Richard E. Lunquist Schering-Plough Corporation Charitable Foundation HHL Foundation Abbott MR. JOSEPH R. KIRCHMAIER, a volunteer with his wife Recently, Ivana has been volunteering at the champagne and water: Mitsui USA Mr. Michael Scott Mr. Peter J. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Hirsch Alcon Laboratories, Inc. Edythe at Direct Relief International for forty years, Orfalea Family Foundation Amsino International passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving Direct Relief warehouse, packing shipments of Bare Escentuals custom- Nestlé Waters North America Procter & Gamble Mr. and Mrs. James H. Selbert Mr. Roland Lokre Mr. Linus Ho Aurolab family on January 28, 2008. Joe and Edythe moved Albert Shapiro Foundation Kim Margolin, M.D. Mr. Jon J. Hollosi medical supplies for delivery to destinations Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Bausch & Lomb Surgical ers selected Direct Relief Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Rusack Mr. and Mrs. James A. Shattuck Marian Medical Center Foundation Informative Research Company to Santa Barbara in 1938. During World War II, Joe Shaker Family Charitable Mrs. Ashley Parker Snider and /Catholic Healthcare West around the globe. Andrew and Ivana both feel International as a BE The following people and restaurants helped make Foundation Mr. Tim Snider Mr. and Mrs. Mark Mattingly Jewish Community Foundation Baxter International Inc. served as the Red Cross Field Director at Camp Cook. Mr. Aubrey Jones III Following the war, Joe served as the Social Services that making a contribution to this worthy cause in Rebirth is available Mr. Cooper Williams BD Cares beneficiary be- the 2008 American Riviera Wine Auction a success: Ms. E. M. Stephens The McIntyre Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kiewit, Jr. Boehringer Ingelheim CARES Supervisor and Admissions Officer at the County honor of their wedding is the perfect way to start through April 27th Nancy E. Williams Family Mr. and Mrs. John W. Sweetland Ms. Patricia M. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. John Foundation General Hospital. In the 1970’s Joe and Edythe made cause of its continued aid Becky Barieau Foundation The Tres Chicas Foundation Ms. Ruth B. Nicoll Knox-Johnston their lives together. for $13 WORLD HEALTH ENVOY Turpin Family Charitable Mr. and Mrs. Barack Obama Bristol-Myers Squibb Company three missionary trips to Taiwan to teach English and to the victims of exclusively at John Cleese ($10,000.00 + ) Foundation Mr. Dee Sterling Osborne Mr. Lawrence Koppelman and Chattem Inc. social work at Tianan Theological College. In addition Dick Doré Mrs. Nancy Walker Child Health Foundation Hurricane Katrina. Bare Escentuals Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Adams Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Turpin Dr. and Mrs. Sidney R. Ottman Koppelman Cobalt Laboratories to his family, Joe loved growing cymbidium orchids and Jim Fiolek American Jewish World Service Ventura Foods, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Donald Petersen Mr. Ishwan Kumar stag-horn ferns, as well as cooking and baking. Direct “The creation of Rebirth Boutiques Andrew Firestone Mr. Ivar E. Anderson Wells Fargo Foundation S E Pipe Line Construction Co. Dr. Kirk Larson Codman & Shurtleff Relief is deeply honored to have the support of Joe and Covidien is a testament to our and online at Suzanne Goin Anonymous Westport Petroleum Inc Mr. and Mrs. Denis R. Sanan Mr. Andrew Lim Fine Science Tools Inc. Edythe for the past 40 years. We will miss his deep and Andrew Murray Avcomm International, Inc. Mr. Kevin Whelen and Mrs. Nancy B. Schlosser/ Mr. Carl H. Ludwig appreciation of our cus- LEARN MORE GlaxoSmithKline personal involvement greatly. bareescentuals.com John Palminteri Mr. Richard Banks Mrs. Kristin Kirby Whelen/ Nancy B. & C. William Ms. China Machado Havel’s Incorporated tomer community and Bill Wathen Baxter International The Kirby Foundation Schlosser Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John B. Mandle Henry Schein, Inc Mrs. Rose Bethe Nancy J. Williamson Charitable Sear Family Foundation Mrs. Joan T. McCoy MR. MARCUS E. CRAHAN, JR., a fourth generation by visiting our joint passion and Ballard Inn Albert and Elaine Borchard Lead Unitrust Mr. Gordon Seay Mr. John McKee InstyMeds Corporation/ Angelino, relocated to Santa Barbara in 1996, and passed RedPharm commitment to bring Brothers’ Restaurant at Mattei’s Tavern Foundation Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Wilson IIIMr. and Mrs. Bhupi Singh Mr. John Medveckis Janssen Ortho McNeil away on February 29, 2008. Following his admittance DIRECTRELIEF.ORG attention to important causes that affect us all,” said Elements Hungry Cat Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Brodsky Wood-Claeyssens Foundation PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL Ms. Carol L. Skinner Mr. Mark H. Skolnick Mr. Cal Meeker Mr. and Mrs. Richard Meurer Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies to the State Bar of California in 1957, Mr. Crahan attained distinguished membership in many professional Ms. Blodgett. Brownstein Hyatt Farber William A. and Madeline Smith Mr. and Mrs. Laurence K. Miller The Hitching Post ($5,000.00 + ) Johnson & Johnson, Inc. associations including the American Bar, the Los Schreck, LLP Foundation The Minneapolis Foundation Life Uniform Company Anacapa Micro Products, Inc. Angeles County Bar, and the Los Angeles Business Trial Dolores and Robert Cathcart Mr. and Mrs. Sanu K. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Marlex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Scott S. Andersen Lawyers. He was a life-long member of the First Century Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Cusack Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Tobey Montgomery Mason Vitamins, Inc. Anonymous Mr. Thomas Dittmer and Tomchin Family Charitable Trust Mr. Robert E. Musgraves and Families of Los Angeles. Mr. Crahan was instrumental 100% OF CONTRIBUTIONS ARE DEVOTED Ms. Picola Arnesen Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. Mrs. Sandy Hill Mr. and Mrs. James Villanueva Ms. Joan H. Prusse McNeil Consumer & Specialty in establishing the Julia Stearns Dockweiler Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson J. Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Dow Mr. John L. Warren New Day Marketing, Ltd. Pharmaceuticals a family charitable foundation that provides funding for Mr. Jan Erik Backlund Dr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Drew Mr. William P. Wathen and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Norqual Medline Industries many worthy non-profit organizations, including Direct Ms. Joan Bailard TO OUR PROGRAMS. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Ms. Becky Barieau Nuveen Investments, LLC MedVantx Inc. Barkley Court Reporters Relief International. His absence will be felt profoundly Elsaesser Ms. Judith Watson Mr. John Osborn Merck & Co., Inc. Ms. Jocelyn C. Bauer by the many people his life touched. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Everhart Ms. Marsha Wayne Mr. and Mrs. Jack B. Overall/ Midmark Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Begley Mr. and Mrs. Gary Finefrock Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Weber The Overall Family Miltex, Inc. Mr. Scott Booker All overhead (non-program) expenses are covered by a generous bequest. Ms. Penelope D. Foley Mr. and Mrs. John F. Weersing Foundation 6 DIRECT RELIEF INTERNATIONAL PAID ADVERTISEMENT SPRING 2008 DIRECT RELIEF INTERNATIONAL PAID ADVERTISEMENT SPRING 2008 7
- 5. YOU’RE INVITED... DIRECT RELIEF’S Sixth Annual SHAREHOLDERS ’ MEETING RECEPTION T HURSDAY M AY 15 | 5:00–8:00 PM DIRECT RELIEF INTERNATIONAL WAREHOUSE, 27 S. LA PATERA LANE A briefing and discussion for investors in Direct Relief and those who benefitted from its support, featuring: THIS MOTHER’S DAY… For $25, $50, or $100 Direct Relief will send DR. FELIX NUÑEZ DR. HEZRON MC’OBEWA DR. BAKHT SARWAR your mother a beautiful tribute card in your Community Clinic Association OGRA Foundation, Pakistan Institute of Prosthetic name. Your gift will help support maternal of Los Angeles County, Kenya, Director and Orthotic Sciences, Vice President of Clinical and child health projects around the world. Chief Technical Advisor Services For more information or to purchase cards visit Please RSVP at WWW.DIRECTRELIEF.ORG or call 805.964.4767 Thank you to our event sponsors Pro Packing, Inc. and Curtis Winery. D IR E CT R E L IE F . O RG ting 60 Celebra NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ARS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Y E LIEF.ORG E SANTA BARBARA, CA CTR DIRE PERMIT #756 27 S. LA PATERA LANE SANTA BARBARA, CA 93117 TEL: 805.964.4767 TOLL FREE: 800.676.1638 FAX: 805.681.4838 www.DirectRelief.org PRESIDENT & CEO Thomas Tighe INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD CHAIRMAN Frank N. Magid Hon. Henry E. Catto • Lawrence R. Glenn • E. Carmack Holmes, M.D. S. Roger Horchow • Stanley S. Hubbard • Jon B. Lovelace Hon. John D. Macomber • Donald E. Petersen • Richard L. Schall John W. Sweetland BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIRMAN Stanley C. Hatch VICE CHAIRMAN Dorothy Largay SECRETARY Ayesha Shaikh, M.D. TREASURER James A. Shattuck Bruce N. Anticouni • Rick Beckett • Frederick P. Burrows • Jon Clark Kenneth J. Coates • Thomas J. Cusack • Killick S. Datta • Ernest H. Drew Gary Finefrock • Richard Godfrey • Bert Green, M.D. • Brandt Handley Raye Haskell • Priscilla Higgins • Brett Hodges • Tara Holbrook Ellen Johnson • Donald J. Lewis • Alixe G. Mattingly Robert C. Nakasone • Natalie Orfalea • Carmen Elena Palomo James Selbert • Ashley Parker Snider • Richard Steckel, M.D. Gary Tobey • Paul H. Turpin • Sherry Villanueva HONORARY BOARD PRESIDENT EMERITUS Sylvia Karczag DIRECTOR EMERITUS Dorothy Adams 8 DIRECT RELIEF INTERNATIONAL PAID ADVERTISEMENT SPRING 2008