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My Coins Count – and they can build a sand dam  

7/11/2015

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...you can help bring clean drinking water to families in Kenya, Tanzania, and Mozambique through building sand dams.
Funds collected this year through My Coins Count (formerly Penny Power) will support MCC water projects. That means you can help bring clean drinking water to families in Kenya, Tanzania, and Mozambique through building sand dams.

Sand dams are the most cost-effective form of rainwater harvesting, a way to provide communities with a clean, local and reliable source of water – even during periods of drought. Sand dams store up to 20 million liters of water and provide a year-round supply for up to 1,000 people, with virtually zero operation and maintenance costs. By storing water under sand, the water is protected from contamination and evaporation – cleaner water that lasts longer. Access to water provides options to garden to improve health for hungry families.

Did you know there’s an Oregon connection to sand dams? MCC water engineer Jon Viducich, who has worked with sand dams in Mozambique, is from Hillsboro, and he’s now a water resource graduate student at Oregon State University! ■

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Because of you, MCC responds

5/13/2015

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When disaster strikes, such as the devastating earthquake in Nepal, Mennonite Central Committee steps in to help meet human need – thanks to the generous support of many friends, including volunteers and contributors to the Festival for World Relief.  
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Pacific Northwest Mennonite Historical Society meeting to highlight 30 year history of the Festival / April 19 / Lebanon Mennonite Church

3/30/2015

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The next public PNMHS will be April 19, 2015 at Lebanon Mennonite Church (2100 S. 2nd St.) at 2:30 pm. The gathering will celebrate thirty years of faithfulness in raising funds for Mennonite Central Committee through the Oregon Festival for World Relief. Long-time West Coast MCC board member, Bill Braun, will be the speaker. Bill was part of the original team that started the OR sale and he served with MCC in Kentucky. Visit www.pnmhs.org, or email pnwmennonite@canby.com for more information.
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Pour on the Generosity for MCC Water Projects

6/4/2014

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This year’s Oregon Mennonite Festival for World Relief is focused on raising support for MCC water projects around the world. A Penny Power poster with this theme is now available and a story card for use during the children’s time in worship services is coming soon. Find them at  oregonfestivalforworldrelief.com  under "Kids.”

Gifts collected through Penny Power or at the summer concerts make difference worldwide through projects like this:

  • $100 provides material to install systems for clean drinking water in Nepal
  • $300 covers the cost of a well or a water filter system in Vietnam
  • $3,000 buys the cement for a sand dam in Kenya


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MCC Response to Typhoon Haiyan Underway  

11/22/2013

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In the Philippines Mennonite Central Committee is responding to Typhoon Haiyan, providing funding for relief, supporting an initial assessment team of an MCC partner organization, and working with partners to determine needs for longer-term recovery.

With help from supporters like you, MCC is providing an initial $50,000 to Church World Service, which is working with the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction Network, to respond with urgent food and non-food items. Initially this assistance is focusing on Surigao del Norte and Dinagat Island (both in Mindanao) and on Bohol and Samar (both in Visayas), areas where MCC’s partners have access to be able to help.

MCC also is providing funding to Peacebuilders Community, a Mennonite-related agency, to send a 10-member team from Cebu and Mindanao, trained in disaster preparedness, to Leyte Island, an area where thousands of people are believed to have perished.  ■

For the latest information, go to mcc.org.


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