Matthew 25: Ministries Remembers Hurricane Katrina
Matthew 25: Ministries responded within a week of the disaster with an advance team and truckloads of aid for the devastated region. Over the course of the next four months 90 truckloads of aid (2,300,000 pounds) left Matthew 25’s Blue Ash location headed for relief centers in Louisiana, Mississippi and Georgia. In total, Matthew 25 shipped 140 truckloads (over 3,500,000 pounds) of aid valued at more than $5,000,000 to the disaster region.
Cincinnati, OH, August 26, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Matthew 25: Ministries Reflects and Remembers Landmark Disaster.
Matthew 25: Ministries, a top-ranked international humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization headquartered in Cincinnati, OH remembers Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast of the United States in August of 2005. Katrina was the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. More than 1,800 people died in the hurricane and aftermath. The category 5 storm impacted about 90,000 square miles and affected over 15 million people in multiple states.
Matthew 25: Ministries responded within a week of the disaster with an advance team and truckloads of aid for the devastated region. Over the course of the next four months 90 truckloads of aid (2,300,000 pounds) left Matthew 25’s Blue Ash location headed for relief centers in Louisiana, Mississippi and Georgia. In total, Matthew 25 shipped 140 truckloads (over 3,500,000 pounds) of aid valued at more than $5,000,000 to the disaster region.
Although Matthew 25: Ministries had been responding to international disasters since 1998, Hurricane Katrina marked the ministry’s first major response to a domestic disaster. Since 2005, Matthew 25 has continued to develop its domestic disaster response program, adding specialized disaster relief vehicles including three customized pick-up trucks, two co-branded delivery trucks and an ice maker capable of producing 10,000 pounds of ice a day. Since 2005, Matthew 25 has responded to dozens of domestic disasters such as tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, wildfires, chemical spills and droughts in multiple states including the Oklahoma and Joplin tornadoes, Hurricane Ike and Superstorm Sandy. Since 2005, Matthew 25 has distributed 492 truckloads (11,987,807 of products valued at $36,727,117) to domestic disaster relief locations.
Matthew 25: Ministries accepts cash, credit card and internet donations for ongoing disaster aid and humanitarian relief programs. More than 99% of Matthew 25: Ministries’ cash and in-kind donations go toward programs. All designated funds are used for the purpose intended. For the most up-to-date information about Matthew 25: Ministries’ humanitarian aid and disaster relief efforts please contact Joodi Archer at (513) 793-6256 or visit their website at www.m25m.org. Follow Matthew 25: Ministries on Facebook facebook.com/m25m.org, Pinterest http://pinterest.com/m25m/, Instagram http://instagram.com/m25m_org and Twitter twitter.com/M25M_org.
About Matthew 25: Ministries: Matthew 25: Ministries rescues and reuses approximately 15,000,000 pounds of corporate discontinues, misprints, overruns, off-spec, slightly damaged, returned and past season products each year and redistributes them to people in desperate need throughout the US and worldwide. Each year, Matthew 25: Ministries impacts the lives of more than 20,000,000 individuals throughout the United States and around the world. More than 99% of Matthew 25: Ministries’ cash and in-kind donations go toward programs. Matthew 25 is highly ranked on Forbes' list of the Most Efficient Large Charities in the US. Matthew 25 is also highly ranked of more than 2,500 four star charities on Charity Navigator. Matthew 25: Ministries appears in The "Philanthropy 400" listing of America's Top Charities and is accredited by the Better Business Bureau through the "Wise Giving Alliance Standards." For more information, contact Joodi Archer at Matthew 25: Ministries (513) 793-6256 or visit www.m25m.org.
Matthew 25: Ministries, a top-ranked international humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization headquartered in Cincinnati, OH remembers Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast of the United States in August of 2005. Katrina was the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. More than 1,800 people died in the hurricane and aftermath. The category 5 storm impacted about 90,000 square miles and affected over 15 million people in multiple states.
Matthew 25: Ministries responded within a week of the disaster with an advance team and truckloads of aid for the devastated region. Over the course of the next four months 90 truckloads of aid (2,300,000 pounds) left Matthew 25’s Blue Ash location headed for relief centers in Louisiana, Mississippi and Georgia. In total, Matthew 25 shipped 140 truckloads (over 3,500,000 pounds) of aid valued at more than $5,000,000 to the disaster region.
Although Matthew 25: Ministries had been responding to international disasters since 1998, Hurricane Katrina marked the ministry’s first major response to a domestic disaster. Since 2005, Matthew 25 has continued to develop its domestic disaster response program, adding specialized disaster relief vehicles including three customized pick-up trucks, two co-branded delivery trucks and an ice maker capable of producing 10,000 pounds of ice a day. Since 2005, Matthew 25 has responded to dozens of domestic disasters such as tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, wildfires, chemical spills and droughts in multiple states including the Oklahoma and Joplin tornadoes, Hurricane Ike and Superstorm Sandy. Since 2005, Matthew 25 has distributed 492 truckloads (11,987,807 of products valued at $36,727,117) to domestic disaster relief locations.
Matthew 25: Ministries accepts cash, credit card and internet donations for ongoing disaster aid and humanitarian relief programs. More than 99% of Matthew 25: Ministries’ cash and in-kind donations go toward programs. All designated funds are used for the purpose intended. For the most up-to-date information about Matthew 25: Ministries’ humanitarian aid and disaster relief efforts please contact Joodi Archer at (513) 793-6256 or visit their website at www.m25m.org. Follow Matthew 25: Ministries on Facebook facebook.com/m25m.org, Pinterest http://pinterest.com/m25m/, Instagram http://instagram.com/m25m_org and Twitter twitter.com/M25M_org.
About Matthew 25: Ministries: Matthew 25: Ministries rescues and reuses approximately 15,000,000 pounds of corporate discontinues, misprints, overruns, off-spec, slightly damaged, returned and past season products each year and redistributes them to people in desperate need throughout the US and worldwide. Each year, Matthew 25: Ministries impacts the lives of more than 20,000,000 individuals throughout the United States and around the world. More than 99% of Matthew 25: Ministries’ cash and in-kind donations go toward programs. Matthew 25 is highly ranked on Forbes' list of the Most Efficient Large Charities in the US. Matthew 25 is also highly ranked of more than 2,500 four star charities on Charity Navigator. Matthew 25: Ministries appears in The "Philanthropy 400" listing of America's Top Charities and is accredited by the Better Business Bureau through the "Wise Giving Alliance Standards." For more information, contact Joodi Archer at Matthew 25: Ministries (513) 793-6256 or visit www.m25m.org.
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www.m25m.org
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