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U.S. Ambassador, Senator Gordon Visit Red Cross Warehouse to View Supplies Purchased by U.S. Donation for Typhoon Relief

"To help people recoup, recover, and get back on their feet." U.S. Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney says that is the reason the American people donated $100,000 to the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) to assist in humanitarian relief in the wake of Typhoon Milenyo. Pictured above, Senator Richard J. Gordon, PNRC Chairman, describes to Ambassador Kenney the contents of hygiene kits purchased with the funds donated by the American people and being distributed at evacuation and emergency centers to those left homeless by landslides and flooding.
Ambassador Kenney and Senator Gordon toured the Philippine National Red Cross' Manila warehouse on October 5 to view the supplies being purchased with the funds donated by the American people following Typhoon Milenyo. The U.S. Government's $100,000 donation is purchasing essential relief supplies such as blankets, mosquito nets, sleeping mats, water containers, rice, and hygiene kits to support 6,000 families affected by the typhoon in Sorsogon and Albay.
During her visit to the Philippine National Red Cross' Manila warehouse, Ambassador Kenney congratulated Senator Gordon on his leadership of the PNRC and commended the "tireless volunteers who staff, man, and run the Philippine Red Cross." Here, Ambassador Kenney and Senator Gordon are pictured with Red Cross volunteers, along with U.S. Agency for International Development Mission Director Jon Lindborg (2nd from left) and officials from the International Federation of the Red Cross (3rd from left and 3rd from right).
"None of us can predict or prevent natural disasters, but we can stand together in humanitarian relief," said Ambassador Kenney during an October 5 ceremony to officially present a $100,000 donation from the U.S. Government to the PNRC. Ambassador Kenney and Senator Gordon display some of the essential relief supplies being purchased with the U.S. donation, such as blankets, mosquito nets, sleeping mats, water containers, rice, and hygiene kits to support 6,000 families affected by the typhoon in Sorsogon and Albay. Also pictured is U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Jon Lindborg (far left). The U.S. donation is from USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance and brings to $382,000 the total donations made by the American people to the PNRC in 2006 alone.

Last Update :: 10/05/2006

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