Charities

DVRC Spring  2011 Charity

Given the recent number of worldwide natural disasters, the Charity Committee chose the American Red Cross for our Spring Conference charity donation.

Red Cross Regional Chapter Executive, Patrick Delaney, and Rob McCreary, Development Manager were present at the Conference to accept the donation.

Patrick and Rob provided a very informative overview of Red Cross services from First Aid & CPR training, care and support of our military and their families, and help to seniors through the Red Cross Lifeline personal emergency response program. Their Community Disaster Education training and emergency preparedness was presented to almost 9,000 of our friends and neighbors.

DVRC provided a $1,000 check in support of the American Red Cross and DVRC members attending the conference contributed an additional $335.00. DVRC agreed to match the contribution for a total donation of $1,670!

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

An international medical humanitarian organization created by doctors and journalists in France in 1971.

Today, MSF provides aid in nearly 60 countries to people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe, primarily due to armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition, exclusion from health care, or natural disasters. MSF provides independent, impartial assistance to those most in need. MSF reserves the right to speak out to bring attention to neglected crises, to challenge inadequacies or abuse of the aid system, and to advocate for improved medical treatments and protocols.

In 1999, MSF received the Nobel Peace Prize.

The DVRC membership donated $1,000 to this worthy cause!

DVRC Past Charitable Events

  2009 Fall Charity Event - The Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service & Education Center

A non-profit organization dedicated to assisting our nation's honorably discharged veterans.

The DVRC membership donated $1,000 to this worthy cause!

2009 Spring Charity Event - The Food Bank of South Jersey (FBSJ)

The Food Bank of South Jersey operates on one simple premise: food should not be wasted when hungry people are in our midst. From this truth, it has built an effective food distribution program that annually links 8 million pounds of food with over 200 charitable food providers, such as, food pantries, soup kitchens and emergency shelters.

 The DVRC membership donated $1,000 to this worthy cause!