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                Dominican 
                  Republic  | 
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              Generous Gifts for Flood Stricken Families 
             
              By the Costa Rica and Houston Relief Teams (Originally 
                in English)  
             
              On 
              June 2, 2009, with Supreme Master Ching Hai’s financial contribution 
              of $18,000, one of our Association members from Costa Rica and two 
              from Houston, Texas, USA went to the Dominican Republic to help 
              victims of a flood that had affected over a thousand families. 
              With the help of a local Red Cross team 
              and its supervisor, Mr. Sergio Vargas, they were able to visit 300 
              households in the areas of Alfa 4 and Río Nigel at the south 
              end of the island, who were still struggling to recover. For the 
              most part, these families lacked adequate nourishment and sanitary 
              supplies. So on June 3, our relief team prepared 342 packages containing 
              food and essential basic necessities, as well as plenty of toys, 
              and delivered them along with SOS flyers to 300 families the following 
              day. The remaining bags of supplies and toys were given to two orphanages 
              and local families who later came to the Red Cross for assistance. 
            
             The local residents and Red Cross team all thanked Master 
              for Her generous gifts and the vital information on the SOS flyers. 
              Some of the Red Cross staff promised to cut down on their meat consumption 
              to help curb global warming.   
              
             Expenditures by 
              Supreme Master Ching Hai  
              for Flood Relief Work in the Dominican Republic  
              
              
                 
                  | 
					 Description  | 
                  
					 Amount(US$)  | 
                  Receipt | 
                 
                 
                  | Food (rice, oil, 
                    sugar, corn flour, oats, pasta, tomato sauce, spices, beans 
                    and salt) and basic necessities (soap, shampoo, detergent 
                    bars, toothbrushes, tooth paste, towels, toilet paper and 
                    personal hygiene products) | 
                  14,850 | 
                  A | 
                 
                 
                  | Miscellaneous expenses 
                    (transportation, accommodation, printing SOS flyers, etc.) | 
                  3,550 | 
                  B | 
                 
                 
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					 Total  | 
                  US$18,400 | 
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                  To view the Humanitarian Relief Activities 
                    by the Supreme Master Ching Hai and Her International Association, 
                    please visit: 
                    http://www.GodsDirectContact.org.tw/humanitarian 
                     
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