Thursday, August 31, 2017

Working Together to Help Refugees (Where does that money go?)



Working Together to Help Refugees (Where does that money go?)
By Service to the Armed Forces and International Services Manager, Kerry Khan

Earlier this year, volunteers from International Services and Youth and Young Adult Services collaborated at the Los Angeles Regional Headquarters to support refugees. In all, 21 high schools and ten Youth Corps from the Los Angeles Region’s Red Cross Clubs participated in the Refugee Wish List Drive. The items collected through the drive included pots and pans, hand and bath towels, utensils, blankets, pillows, dishes, and other household items.  With these donations, we were able to assemble more than 20 “Welcome Baskets” for our volunteers to hand deliverer to refugees from around the world who have recently arrived in the Los Angeles area. Our hope was that these baskets could provide a sense of comfort as well as meet the practical needs of refugees who had fled their home countries and took little or nothing with them.
On May 17, 2017, Americorps member Tamara Alcantara and International Services volunteer Cris Tsai had the opportunity to hand deliver a “Welcome Basket” to Shahih Khanizadeh, a recently arrived refugee from Iran who fled her home country to live with her daughter Raika, in Burbank. Shaih, who only arrived in the United States on April 27, 2017,  was more than grateful for the items that arrived in her “Welcome Basket” and she mentioned to our volunteers how every item will come in very handy— especially the kitchen items, since neither her or her daughter had any of their own. Shaih has no family left in Iran and learned about the services offered by the American Red Cross at a cultural orientation hosted by the International Rescue Committee, where she attended a presentation about Red Cross International Services Restoring Family Links program.

The “Welcome Baskets” put together at the Refugee Wish List Drive will also provide an opportunity to share disaster preparedness and recovery information to refugees throughout the Los Angeles area.

The International Services Team could not be more grateful and appreciative of the youth who contributed their time and efforts to the Refugee Wish List Drive. Shahih’s story is only one example and the efforts of our youth and volunteers are sure to have a direct impact on the lives of many of the newest members in the Los Angeles community.  For this we have only one thing to say: THANK YOU!

Let’s connect the dots:

International Rescue Committee
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee, the Harlem Children's Zone, the Refugees International, the Hudson Institute (think tank), the Brookings Institution (think tank), the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Urban Institute (think tank), and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Note: George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, is a director emeritus for Refugees International, and a friend of Michael Douglas.
International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.
Michael R. Bloomberg was an advocate for the ONE Campaign, a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, and is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation.
Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Steven E. Carr was a governor for the American Red Cross, and a director at Refugees International.
Carol Ann Haake was a governor for the American Red Cross, and a director at Refugees International.
Michael W. Hawkins was a governor for the American Red Cross, and is a director at Refugees International.
Bernadine P. Healy was the president & CEO for the American Red Cross, and a trustee emeritus for the Hudson Institute (think tank).
Suzanne Nora Johnson was a governor for the American Red Cross, and is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Jessica Tuchman Mathews was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Ed Griffin’s interview with Norman Dodd in 1982
(The investigation into the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace uncovered the plans for population control by involving the United States in war)
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Michael Douglas is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and a friend of George Soros.
Warren E. Buffett is an adviser for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and a life trustee at the Urban Institute (think tank).
Afsaneh M. Beschloss is a trustee at the Urban Institute (think tank), and a governor for the American Red Cross.
Ted Turner is a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and the founder of CNN.
Walter Isaacson was the chairman & CEO for CNN, is a trustee at the Carnegie Institution for Science, a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, and the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Suzanne Nora Johnson is a trustee at the Carnegie Institution for Science, a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and was a governor for the American Red Cross.
Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation, was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, and an advocate for the ONE Campaign.
International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.
Daniel R. Glickman is a director, Congressional Program for the Aspen Institute (think tank), and married to Rhoda Glickman.
Rhoda Glickman is married to Daniel R. Glickman, and was a director of government relations for the Corporation for National and Community Service.
AmeriCorps is a division of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Victoria Hughes is a director at the Corporation for National and Community Service, and was a director of corporate philanthropy for Koch Industries.
David H. Koch is the EVP for Koch Industries, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank), and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Jonathan Greenblatt was a fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a trustee at the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles.
Henry A. Kissinger was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a co-founder for the Kissinger McLarty Associates, is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Kissinger McLarty Associates was the former name for McLarty Associates.
Antonio R. Villaraigosa was a counselor at McLarty Associates, the Los Angeles (CA) mayor, a member of the Los Angeles (CA) City Council, and a board member for the Los Angeles Fund for Public Education.
International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.
Michael R. Bloomberg was an advocate for the ONE Campaign, a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, and is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation.
Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Steven E. Carr was a governor for the American Red Cross, and a director at Refugees International.
Carol Ann Haake was a governor for the American Red Cross, and a director at Refugees International.
Michael W. Hawkins was a governor for the American Red Cross, and is a director at Refugees International.

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