International relief organization AmeriCares, has a passion to help, whether it is an epic disaster or a daily struggle and goes to great lengths to insure medicines, medical supplies and aid reaches those in need wherever they are. AmeriCares has provided more than 8 billion in aid to 137 countries since it’s founding a quarter of a century ago. Historically, auditing discloses that each $100 in cash contributions, more than $3,000 in emergency relief is delivered, including medicines, clothing, footwear and blankets.
AmeriCares began when a US jet carrying 243 Vietnamese orphans crashed in the jungles outside of Tan Son Nhut. A third of those burned to death and many of the remaining victims were critically injured. The Pentagon announced they would be unable to rescue those children for ten days because of a lack of resources. Robert C. Macauley, of Conn. immediately chartered a Boeing 747 and rescued those surviving children. Within 48 hours the children were safe in California.
So started AmeriCares, one man’s belief that we can make a difference. Go to the Website or click on the link in the sidebar and see how you can help this great foundation keep the faith in humans making a difference. Thank you.
