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Current Relief Projects Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Together, these recent Gulf Coast hurricanes constituted the most devastating natural disaster in U.S. history. Times of great tragedy often generate great compassion, and this disaster was no exception. We've all witnessed an unprecedented outpouring of compassion and mobilization in response. We are very grateful for the many generous people who have channeled their time, talents and funds through Plenty to help. (More info on what we are doing with link to Katrina home page). Recent Relief Efforts Hurricane Stan: (October 2005) Guatemala Torrential rains brought by hurricane Stan caused catastrophic mudslides that buried traditional Mayan villages situated below the volcanoes around lake Atitlan in up to forty feet of mud. Like the earthquake of 1976, the mudslides happened in the middle of the night when people were asleep in their houses. Individual donations and a grant from Onaway Trust enabled Plenty to provide $2000 for emergency food aid (corn and soy cereal mix) to several hundred families, $1000 in start up funds for a seed bank, as well as purchase 70 desks and provide major roof repairs for the public school in the community of Pena Blanca. This assistance is coordinated through Plenty's CAFSI program partner ADIBE and their soy foods processing facility, which is located near the affected area. Read more Here is some information about Stan: Tsunami: (December 2005) India and Sri Lanka In 2005, $8,447 was raised and channeled for the India Tsunami Project. Upon the recommendation of local residents, $2,870 was utilized for playgrounds for children in two villages (Chinoor and Velangiriyan Pettai). The remaining $5,577 in funds channeled through Plenty, along with funds provided by other donors, provided pre- and post-natal medical care, nutritional food and vitamin supplements, vaccinations, psychological counseling, and special needs assistance to 276 pregnant women and 391 nursing mothers living in 25 villages that were devastated by the tsunami. Read more Past Relief Efforts Hurricane Iris: (October 2001) Belize This category 5 hurricane swept through southern Belize in October 2001, destroying homes, crops, and rainforest. Plenty Belize staff and volunteers set up emergency outdoor kitchens in 5 villages, where residents and Plenty crew produced and distributed over 1000 lbs. of high protein dry cereal and drink mixes and coordinated other aid delivery in the area. Funds raised also purchased tools and seeds to enable 275 farming families to begin replanting. Plenty responded to a funding request by the Toledo Cacao Growers Association and assisted them in setting up 4 village tree nurseries with drip irrigation by solar water pumps. About $17,000 was raised for these efforts from individuals and small grants. Read more about hurricane Iris relief efforts plus our first report in the Plenty Bulletin. Hurricane Mitch: (November 1999) Nicaragua Plenty raised $5,726 through individuals and two small grants for Hurricane Mitch relief. Plenty built 2 houses and repaired three others, installed two neighborhood water wells, and supported a local woman's group MUPROVI (Women Producing for Life) in the town of San Juan de Limay, by donating food and supplies for their temporary Olla Comunal (community kitchen). The community kitchen served approx. 80 kids one meal a day 5 or 6 days a week for several months. Two Plenty representatives drove a load of medical supplies and house wares from Texas to Nicaragua, and donated their four wheel drive Toyota truck to help move supplies to families who lost homes and more in that hurricane. They also worked with MUPROVI to replant trees and re-establish vegetable gardens in the year following Mitch. Guatemalan earthquake: (February 1976) Two years after Plenty’s founding, a massive earthquake struck the Guatemalan highlands which caused 23,000 deaths and a million homeless. Plenty responded by sending volunteer carpenter crews from The Farm Community who began to rebuild the town of San Andreas Itzapa and outlying rural communities. Plenty’s involvement grew to include more Farm volunteers with skills in health care, farming, communication and more to assist in longer-term development. Our initial relief efforts evolved into a multi-year program involving hundreds of volunteers, funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). 1200 homes, 12 schools and several clinics were rebuilt, a radio station established, agriculture and nutrition projects, health care training, and a free clinic went into operation, and orphaned and malnourished children were cared for by Plenty volunteers. Our early experience in Guatemala led to long term partnerships there that continue today. See Programs and Projects. Tornados in southern US: (1975-76) In Plenty's earliest years we responded to local disasters by collecting and sending several truckloads of food, blankets, and clothing from Plenty headquarters at The Farm Community in middle Tennessee to tornado and flood victims in Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee. TO ALL PLENTY'S DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS
Plenty has been involved in disaster relief throughout its 31 year history. In fact, Plenty was originally founded in 1974 as a vehicle to help channel aid in response to natural disasters (see disaster relief background). The following is a summary of our relief efforts to date, which have been made possible by your donations.
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YOUR COMPASSIONATE EFFORTS ARE CHANGING THE WORLD
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