Washington, DC Community Leaders Commit to Send 10,000 Anti-Malarial Bed Nets to Refugees in Africa

Councilman Jack Evans proclaims it Nothing But Nets Week in DC; Michelle Fenty recognizes all-star adolescence supporters.

Washington, DC (Vocus/PRWEB ) June 17, 2009 -- During a accessible assemblage today, co-hosted by the United Nations Foundation and its Nothing But Nets campaign, Councilman Jack Evans clearly proclaimed June 13-June 23, 2009 “Nothing But Nets Week” in the District of Columbia. Also at the event, DC’s First Lady Mrs. Michelle Fenty accustomed bounded adolescence for their charge to Nothing But Nets –- a global, grassroots attack to anticipate malaria -– and commended the adolescent supporters for acceptable all-around citizens. The assemblage brought calm a array of bounded leaders and association associates to advertise DC’s charge to forward 10,000 abiding insecticide-treated bed nets to assure displaced families in Africa, area malaria is the amount one analgesic of refugees.

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As we abreast World Refugee Day on June 20, I am appreciative to see my adolescent Washingtonians accompany the accomplishment to anticipate malaria a allotment of one of the world’s a lot of accessible populations Leaders can footfall forward, but it is the plan of accustomed citizens that has the ability to accomplish a cogent aberration in acclamation all-around challenges like malaria. In Uganda, area I helped deliver nets to refugees, I saw contiguous how these life-saving bed nets accommodate achievement to parents who are disturbing to accumulate their accouchement safe For just $10, an alone can advice to accumulate a adolescent refugee safe from malaria-carrying mosquitoes while they sleep. “As we abreast World Refugee Day on June 20, I am appreciative to see my adolescent Washingtonians accompany the accomplishment to anticipate malaria a allotment of one of the world’s a lot of accessible populations,” said DC Councilman Jack Evans. “Leaders can footfall forward, but it is the plan of accustomed citizens that has the ability to accomplish a cogent aberration in acclamation all-around challenges like malaria.”

Over one actor refugees in Africa accept been displaced due to the overextension crisis in Darfur and added bounded conflicts. Due to bare shelter, bedraggled active altitude and abridgement of medical affliction and supplies, refugees are decidedly affected to application malaria and dying from the disease. This year, in affiliation with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Nothing But Nets is committed to sending nets to refugees in camps throughout Africa.

“In Uganda, area I helped deliver nets to refugees, I saw contiguous how these life-saving bed nets accommodate achievement to parents who are disturbing to accumulate their accouchement safe,” said Elizabeth Gore, controlling administrator of Nothing But Nets. “For just $10, an alone can advice to accumulate a adolescent refugee safe from malaria-carrying mosquitoes while they sleep."

To date, Nothing But Nets has auspiciously broadcast added than 275,000 bed nets to awning families in Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and Sudan. To accomplish the complete need, an added 346,000 life-saving nets are still needed.

Throughout the week, from June 13-23, 2009 Nothing But Nets will accompany bounded DC partners: The United Methodist Church; Exxon Mobil; Orkin, Inc.; the Washington Mystics; D.C. United; the Washington Wizards; the Union for Reform Judaism; the Washington Kastles; and the Washington Bayhawks, to accelerate and appoint the bounded association in this all-around accomplishment to assure the millions of refugees in Africa with life-saving bed nets.

To apprentice more, appointment www.NothingButNets.net.

About Nothing But Nets:
Nothing But Nets is a global, grassroots attack to save lives by preventing malaria, a arch analgesic of accouchement in Africa. Inspired by sports columnist Rick Reilly, tens of bags of humans accept abutting the attack that was created by the United Nations Foundation in 2006. Founding attack ally cover the National Basketball Association’s NBA Cares, the humans of The United Methodist Church, and Sports Illustrated. It costs just $10 to accommodate a abiding insecticide-treated bed net to anticipate this baleful disease. Visit www.NothingButNets.net to forward a net and save a life.

To date, Nothing But Nets has aloft added than $27 actor and broadcast over 2.5 actor nets to accouchement and families in Africa. One bed net can assure a ancestors of four for up to 5 years.

Press Contacts:
Amy DiElsi, United Nations Foundation
(o) 202.419.3230 (e) adielsi @ unfoundation.org

Ingrid Madden, United Nations Foundation
(o) 202.887.9040 (e) imadden @ unfoundation.org

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