Convoy of Hope Distributes More than 400,000 Meals in Haiti

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Jan 22, 2010, 06:06 ET

SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Convoy of Hope, a Springfield, Missouri-based humanitarian relief organization, has distributed more than 400,000 meals to families and installed 30 water purification units in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

"Because we were already in Haiti feeding 11,000 children daily we were able to respond quickly to the earthquake," says Hal Donaldson, president of Convoy of Hope. "Just before the earthquake struck we had restocked our warehouse."

Donaldson notes that another reason Convoy of Hope was able to distribute so many meals so fast was because of long-standing partnerships in Haiti with numerous groups and organizations like Mission of Hope.

"There is no doubt that many families in Haiti have food tonight," he says, "because we were able to reach them with the food they so desperately needed."

Convoy of Hope already has 1 million more pounds of food headed to Haiti. Donaldson says more food, water and supplies are being readied because the organization is making a long-term commitment to help the people of Haiti recover from this disaster.

For more information on Convoy of Hope contact:

Jeff Nene
Convoy of Hope / Senior Director — Communications and Technology
O-417.823.8998 Ext. 360
C-417.860-2196
[email protected]
W-convoyofhope.org

Or

Kirk Noonan
Convoy of Hope / Communications Director
O-417.823.8998 EXT. 465
C-417.576.4610
[email protected]
W-convoyofhope.org

Since 1994, Convoy of Hope™, a nonprofit organization, has fed tens of millions of people in need in the United States and around the world through children's nutrition initiatives, citywide outreaches and disaster response.

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