World Vision Media Features http://www.worldvision.org/ World Vision is a Christian relief and development organization dedicated to helping children and their communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty. Our media site provides press releases, contacts, and other resources for members of the press. en-us Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:48:39 PST Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:48:39 PST mediainfo@worldvision.org webmaster@worldvision.org Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:00 PSTMajor League Baseball and World Vision to Distribute Postseason Apparel ...http://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/about/20091104-world-series-mlb-apparelAs part of Ryan Hall’s ongoing work to help children living in poverty – in the U.S. and around the world – he and his wife, Sara, will be assembling backpacks filled with school supplies at the World Vision Storehouse in the South Bronx on Monday, November 2nd. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:00 PSTWorld Class Marathoner Ryan Hall to Volunteer at World Vision Storehouse in the South Bronx, November 2ndhttp://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/about/20091028-hall-volunteerAs part of Ryan Hall’s ongoing work to help children living in poverty – in the U.S. and around the world – he and his wife, Sara, will be assembling backpacks filled with school supplies at the World Vision Storehouse in the South Bronx on Monday, November 2nd. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:00 PSTNew cholera cases raise concerns of another epidemic in Zimbabwehttp://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/about/20091026-cholera-ZimbabweFive people have died from cholera and at least 117 cases have been reported across Zimbabwe in the last month, raising concerns the epidemic that killed more than 4,000 people earlier in the year may be returning. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:00 PSTSofa Mart and Furniture Row Outlet Raise Over $231,000 To Aid World Vision’s Mexico City Street Children Programhttp://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/about/20091015-street-childrenNational furniture retailer Sofa Mart and Furniture Row Outlet, specialty stores of Furniture Row Companies, have donated over $231,000 to aid the estimated two million street children in Mexico City. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:00 PSTIndia’s devastating flooding forces thousands to migrate, putting children at riskhttp://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/about/20091015-India-FloodingAs floodwaters recede in southern India and displaced people begin returning to their villages, thousands are finding their homes destroyed and may be forced to abandon their villages and fields for good, says aid organization World Vision. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:00 PSTFinding Common Ground: Perspectives on Ethics and Extreme Poverty from an Atheist and a Christianhttp://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/about/20091015-common-groundEthicist Peter Singer and World Vision President Richard Stearns discuss what ethics, morality and God expect of us in an age of hunger, AIDS and extreme poverty Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:00 PSTMalaria in Africa: As new net distribution starts in Zambia, aid agency promotes correct, lifesaving usehttp://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/about/20091012-malaria-nets-africaAmid promising international steps in fighting malaria, aid group World Vision is urging the humanitarian community today to pay close attention to the way protective bed nets are being distributed in vulnerable countries, to maximize their impact against the disease. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:00 PSTWorst far from over as Typhoon Parma batters Northern Luzon, causing massive flooding and deadly landslideshttp://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/about/20091009-typhoon-parmaJust a week after Typhoon Ketsana brought in a month’s worth of rain in just nine hours and caused almost all of Metro Manila and nearby provinces to be submerged under water, Typhoon Parma pounded Northern Luzon, and stayed there even longer, bringing in more rains and causing numerous landslides in the villages covered by the Cordillera Administrative Region, including many villages in Baguio City. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:00 PSTWorld Vision and the University of Washington Huskies Partner to Raise Funds for American Samoa Tsunami Reliefhttp://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/about/20091009-samoa-huskiesTo respond to the urgent and ongoing needs of residents of American Samoa after last week’s devastating tsunami, World Vision and the University of Washington Huskies will be collecting cash donations at this Saturday’s game. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:00 PSTSamoan Youth Volunteers to Help Prepare World Vision Shipment of Tsunami Relief Supplieshttp://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/about/20091009-samoa-reliefMoved by images of despair and the loss of family and friends in American Samoa, youth volunteers are coming together to help sort cleaning and medical supplies for use in the relief response. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:00 PSTOver 1,200 Runners Combine to Make Team World Vision the Largest Charity Team at the Chicago Marathonhttp://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/about/20091007-marathon-charityTeam World Vision will be running in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday, October 11. Team World Vision has over 1,200 members participating in this event, making it the largest charity team in the race. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:00 PSTFloods and drought setting back India’s fight against poverty “by years,” says aid directorhttp://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/about/20091007-India-floods-droughtsMassive food shortages resulting from flooding and drought are now impacting hundreds of millions of Indians and setting back ongoing humanitarian work by years, warns World Vision. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:00 PSTAs schools reopen in Indonesia, World Vision says children’s basic needs still not being methttp://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/about/20091005-schools-quakeAs schoolchildren in Indonesia's West Sumatra quake zone were called back to school today, aid group World Vision says these thousands of children affected by last week’s earthquake remain the disaster's most vulnerable survivors. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:00 PSTWorld Vision to Launch Parma Relief Efforts Tonighthttp://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/about/20091003-typhoon-parmaWorld Vision will begin relief operations this evening in Isabela Province, one of the areas wracked by Typhoon Parma. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:00 PSTTaiwan: World Vision monitoring path of Typhoon Parma, launching preparations ...http://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/about/20091003-typhoon-parma-2Even as Typhoon Parma brushes the Philippines, relief organization World Vision has already pre-positioned supplies and staff in rural areas of southern Taiwan, especially in places previously affected by Typhoon Morakot.