Long Island school helps with Tsunami Reconstruction Efforts Northport High School on Long Island has been involved in helping Orphans International Worldwide with reconstruction efforts following the devastating tsunami in Aceh, Indonesia, almost a year ago. Along with a large group of generous benefactors, Northport High School's contributions have made it possible for OI to open a campus for tsunami orphans in Sumatra. "It is amazing to me that we have had the impact we have had from the other side of the world," said Orphans International America president Rosa Suárez. "We now have 12 children in our care, with another 27 ready to move in – and we need sponsors for each of them," Suárez adds. By the end of 2006 OI expects to house 72 tsunami orphans outside Banda Ache, the capital city of the Aceh Province on the island of Sumatera in Indonesia. OI's mission is "Raising Global Citizens" and OI's children remain in their native countries to become educated to their fullest potential and then help move their countries forward; OI does not place children for adoption in America. Projects are also running in both Sulawesi, Indonesia, and Gonaives, Haiti. More information is also available on OI's website, www.oiww.org. (PRWEB) http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb321776.htm Press Release 12/15/05 7:26 AM Eastern |
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