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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Crosses Threshold of 100 Million Pounds of Food Disributed in War-Torn Ukraine
Samaritan’s Purse Crosses Threshold of 100 Million Pounds of Food Disributed in War-Torn Ukraine Boone, N.C., Dec. 07, 2022—Samaritan’s Purse is currently importing 1.4 million pounds of food into war-torn Ukraine every week, and yesterday, the Christian international relief and evangelism organization surpassed a major milestone—distributing more than 100 million pounds of food for families…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Crosses Threshold of 100 Million Pounds of Food Disributed in War-Torn Ukraine
One Year After the Conflict Began in Ukraine Samaritan's Purse Continues to Meet Critical Needs More than 8 Million People Received Aid in Ukraine through N.C.-Based Organization Boone, N.C., Feb. 23, 2023—Samaritan's Purse deployed disaster response specialists to Ukraine less than 24 hours after the conflict began last year. Now, the N.C.-based organization is still hard…
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Rushing Help to Families Impacted by Deadly Tornadoes in Mississippi
Samaritan's Purse Rushing Help to Families Impacted by Deadly Tornadoes in Mississippi BOONE, N.C., Mar. 24, 2023—Today, Samaritan's Purse has deployed staff and the first of two Disaster Relief Units—tractor-trailers stocked with tools and equipment—to Mississippi in the wake of deadly tornadoes that struck overnight. The catastrophic storms resulted in mass power outages for tens of thousands of…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Airlifts Supplies to Hawaii
Samaritan's Purse Airlifts Supplies to Hawaii International Christian Relief Organization Sends Tools, Equipment, and Other Items to Help Families Devastated by Wildfires BOONE, N.C., Aug. 15, 2023—Today, Samaritan's Purse airlifted 17 tons of emergency relief equipment, tools, and several volunteers to Hawaii on its DC-8 cargo plane in the wake of the deadly wildfires that…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Responds to Hurricane Idalia
Samaritan's Purse Responds to Hurricane Idalia International Christian Relief Organization deployed Disaster Relief Units and staff to hurricane-devastated areas BOONE, N.C., Aug. 31, 2023—Samaritan's Purse has deployed disaster response specialists and two tractor-trailers—packed with tools and relief supplies— along with shower trailers, kitchen trailers, and other support equipment to Florida in the wake of Hurricane…
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Press Release Armenia October 7
Samaritan’s Purse Airlifts Relief Supplies to Help Families Fleeing to Armenia BOONE, N.C., Oct. 7, 2023—Today, Samaritan’s Purse airlifted more than 30 tons of emergency relief supplies to help families impacted by a new wave of conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. On September 19, violence erupted in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, forcing approximately 100,000 people to…
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Press Release Armenia October 12
Samaritan’s Purse Deploys Second Relief Flight to Armenia to Aid Displaced Families BOONE, N.C., Oct. 12, 2023—Today, Samaritan’s Purse deployed a second relief flight to Armenia containing more than 23 tons of emergency supplies to further assist families who have had to flee their homes because of the fighting. In less than a week since…
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Samaritan’s Purse Deploys Assessment Team to Tennessee After Deadly Tornadoes
Samaritan's Purse Deploys Assessment Team to Tennessee After Deadly Tornadoes BOONE, N.C., Dec. 10, 2023—Today, Samaritan's Purse has deployed disaster response specialists to Tennessee and pre-positioned two Disaster Relief Units—tractor-trailers stocked with tools and equipment—in the wake of deadly tornadoes that struck multiple communities on Saturday. The catastrophic storms have killed at least six people…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Responds in Israel
Samaritan's Purse Airlifts Life-saving Trauma Supplies to Israel Boone, N.C. Jan. 12, 2024—Tomorrow, Samaritan's Purse will airlift 1,000 Advanced Trauma Life Support kits to Israel on its 757 cargo plane. Each kit is specially packed with more than 70 life-saving medical supplies—including a tourniquet, chest tube kit, suture kit, and intubation kit—to help the country's…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Deploys to Help Families in Need after Deadly Tornadoes Strike the Midwest
Samaritan's Purse Deploys to Help Families in Need after Deadly Tornadoes Strike the Midwest Boone, N.C. Mar. 16, 2024—Today, Samaritan's Purse will deploy disaster response teams to Logan County, Ohio and the Selma/Winchester area of Indiana after destructive EF-3 tornadoes tore through the region on Thursday evening. The major storm system wreaked havoc on multiple…
