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Published in The Huffington Post
Read the Full Article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-ann-west/haiti-impact-a-passion-to_b_427538.html
"...The credo: "A Passion To Help. The Ability To Deliver." is written above the doorway near the front lobby shows the deep commitment of this agency in response to disasters. At the lobby "war desk", volunteers, interns and staff have manned the phones, internet and computers around the clock in response to the earthquake in Haiti.
AmeriCares' first airlift of over $6 million worth of critical and most urgently needed emergency medical supplies arrived in Port-au-Prince this weekend to be distributed to designated hospitals and clinics for the Haiti earthquake survivors. The airlift includes antibiotics and pain medicines for survivors with broken bones, as well as other relief supplies that are in dire short supply. AmeriCares initially planned to deliver $5 million worth of aid, but due to the immense outpouring of donations, another $1 million of aid was added prior to takeoff from Miami for the final leg of a trip that began at the Stamford, Conn. headquarters. Working with partners around the world, they have developed the ability to respond in a big way with airlifts and truckloads of much needed medical supplies going to areas most severely affected..."
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AmeriCares is approved by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501 (C) (3) tax-exempt organization, and all donations are tax deductible to the extent provided by law. AmeriCares Federal Identification Number (EIN) is 061008595.
