BRIDGE ][ FOUNDATION

NewCanaan, Connecticut - August 11, 2010 - Bridge Foundation, the New Canaan,Connecticut based humanitarian relief organization announced it is delivering  essential drugs and medical supplies to the millions affected by the  unprecedented flooding in Pakistan.  According to PBS News Hour…”the  flooding has inundated a land area larger than New England leaving more than 14 million people homeless with thousands dead.” 

The  first shipment of supplies will depart Amsterdam Thursday August 12th  with additional shipments to follow. Bridge Foundation is supporting International Medical Corps and local  healthcare providers throughout the affected region.

Nearly  one-fifth of the country is submerged and the annual monsoon season  remains in full force.   According  to  UNHCR, almost 58,000 square miles are under water.

“Bridge  Foundation has provided humanitarian assistance to Pakistan since 2004 and is  pleased to help the Pakistani people during this desperate hour. Authorities  expect the floodwaters to continue to rise over the next month as the monsoon  season continues”, said Stephen Skakel, Bridge Foundation Managing Director. 

Bridge Foundation was founded in 2002  and has provided emergency aid to Afghanistan, Iraq, Congo, Dominican Republic,Grenada, Haiti, Indonesia, Jamaica and Lebanon, Pakistan, Burundi, South Sudan,Liberia, Syria, Myanmar, Cameroon, Uganda and Ethiopia. Bridge Foundation has alsoassisted domestically in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas,Louisiana and West Virginia.  Bridge Foundation is an IRS registered  501©(3) tax exempt organization