Press & Resources

Wednesday, Jan 19, 2011

Matching Gift Challenge Raises $1.8 Million

January 19, 2011 Last fall, for the second year in a row, a group of generous donors offered to match all donations received during the six-week-long Matching Gifts Campaign. The numbers have been tabulated, and Episcopal Relief & Development is pleased to announce that the 2010 campaign raised a total of nearly 

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Tuesday, Jan 18, 2011

Flooding in Sri Lanka and Brazil

January 18, 2011 Episcopal Relief & Development has reached out to its church partners in Sri Lanka and Brazil as these countries deal with the aftermath of severe flooding. The agency has responded to needs in Sri Lanka, and awaits the outcome of assessments currently being conducted in Brazil. With at least 32 dead in 

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Thursday, Jan 13, 2011

Episcopal Relief & Development Welcomes Four New Board Members

January 13, 2011 Effective January 1, 2011, Episcopal Relief & Development is pleased to welcome four new members to its Board of Directors: the Rt. Rev. Prince G. Singh (Rochester), Ms. Constance R. Perry (Massachusetts), Ms. Josephine H. Hicks (North Carolina) and Mr. Daniel McNeel “Neel” Lane (West Texas

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Tuesday, Jan 04, 2011

Episcopal Relief & Development Releases One-Year Haiti Report

January 4, 2011 On January 12, 2010, a devastating earthquake hit Haiti, leveling scores of buildings and claiming over 217,000 lives. At the center of major relief efforts was the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti, the largest diocese of The Episcopal Church, and long-term partner of Episcopal Relief & Development. Led by the Rt.

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Tuesday, Jan 04, 2011

Episcopal Relief & Development Welcomes New Board Members

January 4, 2010 Episcopal Relief & Development is pleased to announce the election of three new members to the Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2010.  Pearl Chin from Province II, Diocese of New York; Sharon Hilpert from Provinces V and VIII, Dioceses of Wyoming and California; and Tucker Moodey from Province

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Wednesday, Dec 15, 2010

NetsforLife® Partners for Success in Sierra Leone

December 15, 2010 In support of Sierra Leone’s national effort to combat malaria, NetsforLife® joined forces with the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) to hang nearly 330,000 long-lasting insecticide-treated nets in the highly-populated southern district of Bo. Over the course of two weeks, 3,000 trained 

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