NORCECA donates 20,000 bottles of water to Haiti
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A total of 20,000 bottles of water was donated by NORCECA to help victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, January 25, 2010 – The NORCECA Volleyball Confederation has made a donation of 20,000 bottles of water to aid the victims of the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12.
The Confederation delivered the aid through the Civil Defence, a Dominican government organisation who are helping supply donations to the devastated country.
Mr. Nelson Ramirez, Executive Director of NORCECA and Mrs. Arateide Caceres, Coordinator of National Federations, handed over the supply to Navy Captain Héctor D’Oleo, Deputy Director of the Civil Defence.
Providing access to clean water is considered essential in the immediate aftermath of disasters to avoid a second wave of deaths caused by epidemic diseases.
"Our purpose is to mitigate the needs of those suffering such devastating losses,” said Ramirez. “We have been monitoring the situation and at the moment, the need of water in Haiti is critical.”
The earthquake, which reached 7.0 on the Richter scale, has left three million people in desperate need of emergency aid.
Since the initial disaster, about 50 aftershocks of magnitude 4.5 or higher have hit the area destroying much of the local infrastructure.
Last week, FIVB President Mr. Jizhong Wei encouraged all sport institutions around the world to come to the aid of millions left homeless and in urgent need of assistance and compassion.
The President of NORCECA Mr. Cristobal Marte Hoffiz added that “the unfortunate set of circumstances the country is facing, affords the Volleyball family throughout the world the opportunity to help in the rebuilding process of Haiti, including the sporting infrastructure.”
The NORCECA Volleyball Confederation has created a special fund for those compassionate friends and institutions around the world with a desire to alleviate the suffering in Haiti.
Donations are welcomed at Wachovia Bank NA. Account 2000192003379, Swift Code PNBPUS3NNYC, ABA No 026005092. Beneficiary: Banco BDI SA for further credit to Confederación Norceca de Voleibol. Account: 4010019231.
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