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ACT NOW: Support Stephen McDow’s Efforts To Raise Money For Ride For Food

McDow International E/Stephen McDow II

Can you believe it? I’m helping Open Table raise money for our program by participating in Ride For Food on September 15, 2013. All money raised will help Open Table better serve their guests who are experiencing hardship. Any donation you can make will be appreciated. I have set a goal of $1,000. Thanks to a generous financial backer I will join Team Open Table at 7:30 am on the campus of the Noble and Greenough School. I’ve personally committed to 12 miles. Your support is encouraged and appreciated in advance. Together, we can make an impact in the lives of … Continue reading ACT NOW: Support Stephen McDow’s Efforts To Raise Money For Ride For Food

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ACT NOW: Ask The Senate To Pass Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Bill Through 2018

McDow International E/Stephen McDow II

Hello – I received this action alert asking advocates like you and I to urge the Senate to pass the Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME bill (S. 1557). The bill would extend funding through 2018 according to the alert released by the team at Speak Now For Kids. Below is the action alert: Thank you for your recent help to successfully urge the Senate to pass the Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) bill (S. 1557), extending the program’s funding through 2018. Your help was invaluable, and made a big difference. Now, it’s the House’s turn to act on this important … Continue reading ACT NOW: Ask The Senate To Pass Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Bill Through 2018

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ACT NOW: Ask President Obama To Fully Support CHGME Funding – A Proven Medical Training Program!

McDow International E/Stephen McDow II

ACT NOW Friends, President Obama and Congress continue to debate the American budget in Washington. They all agree spending taxpayer dollars on ineffective programs is a waste of money. However, let’s encourage President Obama to propose full funding for the Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program in his 2015 budget. CHGME is an effective program that must be fully funded in order to provide and maintain access to care for the millions of children now covered by the Affordable Care Act. President Obama said in his 2014 State of the Union address that he, “wants to…concentrate funding on proven programs that connect … Continue reading ACT NOW: Ask President Obama To Fully Support CHGME Funding – A Proven Medical Training Program!

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ACT NOW: Please Help Pastor Dave Owens Raise Money To Replace Embassy Church DC’s 45 Year Old HVAC & Furnace

McDow International E/Stephen McDow II

Friends, Please help my friend Pastor Dave Owens of Embassy Church DC raise money to replace his 45 year old HVAC and furnace. Pastor Dave is a humble and mighty warrior in the church, and a man I am proud to consider a friend. Seven years ago, when my oldest son was 2 years old, Rebecca and I came across Embassy Church DC while searching for multicultural churches within Washington, District of Columbia’s city limits. Upon the first visit, I recall a noticeably warm and homelike feel to the church. Everyone greeted and hugged us, as if we were old … Continue reading ACT NOW: Please Help Pastor Dave Owens Raise Money To Replace Embassy Church DC’s 45 Year Old HVAC & Furnace

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Serve Now: Fight Against Hunger & Disease In South Sudan!

McDow International E/Stephen McDow II

OCHA South Sudan recently reported: “…606,230 children aged 6 to 59 months have been screened for acute malnutrition since January, including 8,900 [As of July 2014]. Seven percent were identified with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and 13 per cent with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM).” The children of #SouthSudan need your love and support! Visit the Council on Foreign Relations and connect with an organization! Search: Humanitarian Relief Organizations (Learn More). Related Information Alarming Malnutrition Rates In South Sudan – Doctors Without Borders/UNOCHASouthSudan FAO South Sudan UNHCR seeks massive boost in funding for South Sudan refugees Grateful to be alive after … Continue reading Serve Now: Fight Against Hunger & Disease In South Sudan!

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Serve Now: South Sudan Children Are Plagued By Hunger, Disease & Insecurity

McDow International E/Stephen McDow II

A nation in crisis!  400,000 plus people left Southern Sudan because of hunger and diseases like Cholera. OCHA South Sudan (Read More) “With the situation the way it is currently, people in South Sudan do not get scared of death anymore.” Abila Tom Reuben – Voice for Change (VOA NEWS) (Read More) 3.5 million (estimated) South Sudanese people are facing crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Read More) 235,000 children under the age of five will requite treatment for severe acute malnutrition. UNICEF (Read More) South Sudan needs your help! Visit … Continue reading Serve Now: South Sudan Children Are Plagued By Hunger, Disease & Insecurity

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Serve Now: Never Forget Millions In South Sudan Are Homeless!

McDow International E/Stephen McDow II

An estimated 1.5 million people have been uprooted in fighting that started with a political impasse in mid-December 2013 between President Salva Kiir and former Vice-President Riek Machar. The conflict also sent nearly 100,000 civilians fleeing to UN bases around the country. UN Mission South Sudan At least 40,000 people who fled fighting in South Sudan are staying in horrific conditions at a UN camp. Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) “Being a father is always about being able to provide for your son, sending him to school or a good hospital if he needs it.  But how can you say you’re … Continue reading Serve Now: Never Forget Millions In South Sudan Are Homeless!