In the wake of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck on January 12, 2010, the people of Haiti still feel the strain of having their capital city reduced to rubble.  While reconstruction continues, many Haitian families find it difficult to rebuild their lives.  A majority of the city's population still live in tent cites, which cover the ruins of Port-au-Prince.  The United Nations estimates that 105,000 homes were destroyed and 208,000 others were damaged by the earthquake.  Since January, World Care has shipped $1.5 million in resources, including medical and essential emergency relief supplies, to Haiti.  World Care continues to collaborate with International Relief & Development to provide supplies to the region for the orphanages and major hospitals.  We are currently buying in country to stimulate the local economy and to provide resources faster.  We will continue to collect funding for Haiti and our relief efforts in Haiti will be ongoing. In addition, we are currently producing a documentary titled "When Disaster Strikes:  The Challenge Of Reaching Those In Need".  The purpose of the documentary is to show you, the community, how aid donations are first acquired at World Care and then demonstrate some of the challenges that occur when moving these resources into a disaster environment safely and consistently over time.  The documentary will feature footage of our World Care Team on-site in Haiti during the aftermath of the quake.  World Care has just been announced as one of five finalist in the first annual 4th "R" Community Giveback Program from Cartridge World. We're a finalist, but we need your help to win!  Here's how the 4th "R" Promotion Works: - The program will kick off on Thursday, July 1 and end on Saturday, July 31. - For any purchase at Cartridge World by a retail customer of ink, toner or paper products (eco-friendly refilled inkjet and laser toner, black and color 5% pretax will go to World Care!  Cartridge World saves you 25%-40% off retail prices every day! - All 3 Cartridge World Tucson stores will be participating: Northwest:  7292 N. Oracle Rd. (NE corner of Ina/Oracle in Cottonwood Plaza) 520-544-4646 Midtown:  4592 E. Broadway Blvd. (Just west of Swan at Midstar Plaza on the south side of Broadway) 520-325-7979 Eastside:  9431 E. 22nd St. (NW corner of 22nd/Harrison at the Fry's Center) 520-298-2424 Did you know? - It takes about a gallon of oil to make a new laser cartridge? - In North America alone, over 350 million cartridges per year are discarded in our landfills? - A cartridge can take 450-1000 years to decompose. - In one year, if the world's discarded cartridges were stacked end-to-end, they would circle the earth over three times! Please join us in this great fundraising opportunity!  You'll be supporting World Care's mission of recycling and reusing, while saving money on your computer printer needs! Teacher Days at World Care August 3-7, 2010 Open House Hours: 7AM - 11AM We're located at the former Julia Keen Elementary School 3538 E. Ellington Place (Near 32nd/Alvernon) Free Classroom supplies - pencils, pens, folders, notebooks and more! For your students!  (CARE Fair will not be held this year.)  Please sign-up by July 31 to reserve your materials and let us know you're coming.  Teacher sign-up is first come first serve! - Browse hundreds of textbooks for $1 and up and teacher editions for $5 and up! - Learn about K-12 student volunteer opportunities at World Care - from service learning to classroom projects. - Take a tour to discover how World Care collects supplies and distributes them locally and throughout the world. To sign up, please send your name, the school you teach at, the grade(s) and subject(s) you teach, the number of students in your class and your e-mail by July 31 to: caryfish@aol.com or fax to 520-207-2787.   Questions?  Please contact Janet Wood, Development Manager at jwood.worldcare@comcast.net.  See you in August!   Want to learn more about World Care?   Click here to watch our video.

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