CRM Activities fy2001

2001 Year in Review

During 2001, Children's Relief Mission expanded its services to children by providing emergency relief supplies as well as long-term development assistance to little ones around the world and in the United States.

In the year, we provided life-saving emergency medical shipments consisting of medicines, medical and surgical supplies as well as hospital equipment to clinics, hospitals and medical centers in the Philippines. In that nation we also built a rural medical dispensary and funded schools and orphanages. To aid children in the rural areas of Central America, we provided medicines to clinics in Guatemala and El Salvador.

Catmon Malabon children We provided medical assistance, including wheelchairs and walking aids, to hospitals and relief agencies in Vietnam. CRM continued its educational support by shipping schoolroom supplies and equipment to facilities in Belize and sent medical textbooks to universities in Cameroon and Nigeria. We also provided transportation and construction equipment as well as funding for physical rehabilitation projects in Thailand.

Here in the United States, CRM continued to provide counseling programs for troubled youths and helped send some of these students to serve in village projects in Guatemala. In South Texas, we provided food to impoverished children on both sides of the border and also funded construction of new homes to first time homeowners in the border colonias.

All of these projects were accomplished with a management and fundraising overhead of just 1.5%, allowing us to place 98.5% of our total support and revenue into program services. CRM retains no full-time staff at present. Staff services are provided as needed by consultants and members of the board of directors who also serve without pay.

Our board of directors includes Rev. Richard Owsley, president; Dr. Thomas Pearson, vice president; Michael Sholer, secretary-treasurer; Carol Gugel and Jacquelyn Michel.

FY 2001 Projects

Assistance programs have been conducted in the following countries in FY01.

Guatemala/Jan	Provided funding to send several "youth at risk" from America to work on development projects in Guatemala, helping local communities as well as providing leadership experience for volunteers. Contribution of $1,100 to Lost and Found.
Philippines/Feb	Provided funding for construction of medical clinic in remote, rural area in far northern area of the country. Contribution of $15,000 to World Care International.
El Salvador/Feb	Provided 40-foot container (30,545 pounds) of hospital equipment, furniture, medical and dental equipment, toys, school supplies, used computers and clothes for distribution among the neediest schools and hospitals in the country. Value: $489,696
Philippines/Apr	Provided additional funds for construction of medical clinic in remote area of Cagayan Province, where few facilities exist to serve rural population. Contribution of $10,000 to World Care International.
Philippines/Apr	Provided 35 pallets (14,969 pounds) of medical supplies and nutritional supplements to assist victims of floods, typhoons and volcanic eruption. Value: $759,681
Guatemala/May	Provided ten pallets (6,595 pounds) of medical surgical supplies and nutritional Supplements distributed throughout the country by the Ministry of Public Health and the Office of the First Lady. Value:$1,197,390
Philippines/Jun	Provided funding for staffing and equipping of rural medical clinic in Cagayan Province. Contribution of $5,000 to Philippine Native Crusade.
Cameroon/Jun	Provided two cartons of college text books (6,484 pounds, approximately 5000 books) to the University of Yaounde, focusing on nursing and medical students Value: $93,750
Nigeria/Aug	Provided one pallet of college text books (7,156 pounds, approximately 5000 books) to Delta State University for medical and nursing students. Value: $93,750
Philippines/Sep	Provided funding for repairs to rural clinic, schools, orphanage in aftermath of destructive typhoon. Contribution of $10,000 to World Care International.
United States/Sep	Provided funding for construction of Family Conference Center at project headquarters. Project builds low-cost homes for first-time homeowners. Contribution of $4,000 to Proyecto Azteca.
Thailand/Sep	Provided funds for transportation equipment to be used in rural development project among remote, northern Hill Tribes. Contribution of $1,000 to Handclasp
United States/Sep	Provided funds for personal hygiene kits and on-going therapy for troubled youth in counseling program. Contribution of $2,350 to Lost and Found.
Thailand/Sep	Provided funds for rehabilitation therapy for patients in major regional hospital. Contribution of $500 to McKean Rehabilitation Center.
Philippines/Dec	Provided 40-foot container (20,005 pounds) of hospital beds and mattresses to 150-bed hospital in heavily populated area serving the poor. Value: $346,853
Vietnam/Dec	Provided 40-foot container (14,000 pounds) of wheelchairs and walking aids to facilities assisting the handicapped in the capital city. Value: $284,956
Vietnam/Dec	Provided an additional 40-foot container (14,000) of wheelchairs and walking aids to local agency supporting the handicapped in regional center. Value: $289,815
Belize/Dec	Provided 237 cartons (18,200 pounds) of classroom supplies, desks, computers and books to needy children throughout the country. Value: $342,620