We're Getting Close

Hello jay, We’re so close. We set a goal to raise $50,000 in donations by March 31 – which our corporate partner Atomic Data will then match dollar-for-dollar. So far, hundreds of generous supporters have come forward giving a total of $41,915! We have 6 days and $8,000 left to go towards that goal. Will you help us get there? THANK YOU SO MUCH if you've already made a donation. You've helped us get to where we are now. If you'd be willing to share the challenge with your friends and family, that might put us over the line! If you haven't yet made a donation, will you consider it? You’ll double your impact. Atomic Data will match your donation, and you'd be helping us take full advantage of this opportunity. You can give online now at: http://www.ARCrelief.org/atomic Remember, each and every donation is important to the people we serve. Donations starting at $10 and going all the way up to the remaining $8,085 will qualify to be matched by Atomic Data.  Thank you so much for your support… And for helping us meet this challenge before the deadline. Sincerely, -Daniel Daniel Wordsworth President, American Refugee Committee P.S. Gifts starting at $10 will be matched:http://www.arcrelief.org/atomic

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Inside ARC - 3.19.15 - Olympian, Nobel Video, Atomic Challenge

Hello jay, It's been a busy couple of weeks at ARC. Here's an update on what we've been up to. We love to hear your questions, so don't hesitate to send them our way. Thank you for your continuing support.  -Daniel Daniel Wordsworth, President ***********************************************  + Gold Medalist Runs ARC Uganda's International Women's Day 10k + Last Thursday, in celebration of International Women’s Day, the ARC team at Nakivale refugee settlement in Uganda held a 10k Race to raise awareness about violence against women and girls and support survivors. More than 2,000 people attended the event, and 400+ refugees from the settlement registered to run! Ugandan Marathoner and 2012 Olympic Gold Winner Stephen Kiprotich came to run and support the community. The race wound across fields and through villages in the settlement where refugees cheered on their friends and neighbors. It was followed by an awards ceremony and cultural exhibition that featured Burundian drumming, Rwandan and Somali dancing, and even a spoken word performance by girls from the local primary school. Below are some photos from the event. + VIDEO: Speech at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum + On March 6, I addressed 650 policymakers, peace-builders, students and engaged citizens at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Minneapolis. I spoke on the topic of building humanitarian organizations for the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. If you didn’t have a chance to tune into the live stream of the event, you can still hear my remarks and the interview I did with Tom Weber of public radio. It’s recorded here: https://youtu.be/xQ8NoRCLIDA + UPDATE: An 'Atomic' Challenge + This month, ARC’s IT service provider ATOMIC Data is generously matching all donations made to ARC – up to $50,000! But all contributions must be made by March 31st. So far, we’ve raised roughly $30,000 – which leaves just about $20,000 to go. Will you spread the word to family and friends? Donations can be made by calling our office at (800) 875-7060 or by following this link: http://www.ARCrelief.org/atomic . + Giving + At the request of readers, I always include these links so they’re easy to find when you need them. Thanks so much. Become a Monthly Donor : http://www.ARCrelief.org/givemonthly  Donate Online: http://www.ARCrelief.org/donate Give Us a Call: (800) 875-7060  Send in a gift: American Refugee Committee Donor Service Center P.O. Box 1002 Minneapolis, MN 55480-1002 USA + Engage + We're sharing photos, video and stories on social media. Join the conversation. Friend us! --- http://www.Facebook.com/arcrelief Follow us! --- http://www.twitter.com/arcrelief Subscribe! --- http://www.youtube.com/chriskatarc Check us out! --- http://www.instagram.com/arcrelief   Call Send SMS Add to Skype You'll need Skype CreditFree via Skype

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Only Halfway

Hello jay, With only 14 days left, we still have a little more than half the way to go on the $50,000 matching challenge offered by our corporate partner ATOMIC data...   Will you help us get there? If you step forward and donate now, your gift can be matched 100%: http://www.ARCrelief.org/atomic    So far, we've raised $23,247. That is terrific and we're so thankful to everyone who has given (Check out the thermometer we have hanging in our office)! But with two weeks to go we still have over $26,000 to raise before we hit ATOMIC's $50,000 threshold. If you've already made a gift, THANK YOU! You've helped us get this far. If you haven't made a gift yet and you think you could manage, this is the time. Spreading the word helps, too. The more people know about the challenge the better our chances of achieving the goal. Any donation - starting at $10 - qualifies to be doubled by Atomic Data.  Thank you so much for your continuing support. Sincerely, -Daniel Daniel Wordsworth President, American Refugee Committee P.S. Our fiscal year also ends on March 31. A gift in any amount would be an incredible boost into the coming year: http://www.arcrelief.org/atomic

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An 'Atomic' Challenge

Hello jay, YOU MAKE CHANGE. We have an exciting opportunity for changemakers (that’s YOU!) who want to make twice the impact! Right now, ATOMIC Data is offering a corporate challenge grant that helps ARC supporters stretch their donations further AND helps ARC aid workers around the world struggling for lasting change in the places where they work. If you make a donation now, Atomic will match your gift – up to $50,000. But they’ve set a hard deadline of March 31 for all gifts to be received. Will you step up to their Changemaker Challenge and make a gift today: http://www.arcrelief.org/atomic ? Thank you so much for your continuing support. Sincerely, -Daniel Daniel Wordsworth President, American Refugee Committee P.S. Atomic Data wants to give every last penny of that $50,000 Challenge Grant. But they need to do it by March 31st, which is approaching quickly. Will you step forward and have your contribution matched: http://www.arcrelief.org/atomic ? P.P.S. If you've already sent a gift in the last few days - THANK YOU!

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Inside ARC - 3.6.15 - Live Stream, Ebola, Challenge

Hi jay, Here's an update on the last couple of weeks around ARC. Please drop us a line if you have any questions. Thank you for your continuing support.  -Daniel Daniel Wordsworth, President ***********************************************  + Speech Live Streaming at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum + This morning, I will address an assembly of 650 policymakers, peace-builders, students and engaged citizens at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Minneapolis. I’ll be speaking on the necessity of building humanitarian organizations for the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. Other speakers at the forum include former President Jimmy Carter and former Vice President Walter Mondale. My speech will run from 10:20 – 11:00am (CT) this morning and will be live streaming on the Nobel Peace Prize Forum website at: http://nobelpeaceprizeforum.org/live/ . I hope you’ll tune in if you can.  + An ATOMIC Challenge + This month, ARC’s IT service provider ATOMIC Data is generously matching all donations made to ARC – up to $50,000! But all contributions must be made by March 31st. Donations can be made by calling our office at (800) 875-7060 or by following this link: http://www.ARCrelief.org/atomic . + Fish Town Ebola Treatment Unit Remains Open + Yesterday, Beatrice Yardolo - hopefully the last Ebola patient in Liberia - was discharged from a treatment center. The country must go 42 days without a new case of Ebola to be declared “Ebola-free”, which is why authorities will keep a handful of treatment units open and operational throughout the country for at least the next two months. The ETU ARC operates in Fish Town in southeast Liberia is one such facility. It’s also the only ETU in the country directed and run by Liberians themselves. [ Photo below of some of our medical team in Fish Town. ]  + Meeting with Rwandan President Kagame + Along with several supporters and Board Members, I visited ARC program sites in Rwanda and DRC at the end of February. While in Rwanda, the ARC delegation had the exciting opportunity to meet with Rwandan President Paul Kagame. The group sat down with President Kagame and discussed several topics, including applying hybrid business solutions to humanitarian challenges. ARC has worked in Rwanda since 1994 and began working in neighboring DRC in 2013.  + Giving + At the request of readers, I always include these links so they’re easy to find when you need them. Thanks so much. Become a Monthly Donor : http://www.ARCrelief.org/givemonthly  Donate Online: http://www.ARCrelief.org/donate Give Us a Call: (800) 875-7060  Send in a gift: American Refugee Committee Donor Service Center P.O. Box 1002 Minneapolis, MN 55480-1002 USA + Engage + We're sharing photos, video and stories on social media. Join the conversation. Friend us! --- http://www.Facebook.com/arcrelief Follow us! --- http://www.twitter.com/arcrelief Subscribe! --- http://www.youtube.com/chriskatarc Check us out! --- http://www.instagram.com/arcrelief   Call Send SMS Add to Skype You'll need Skype CreditFree via Skype

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Inside ARC - 2.19.15 - Proud, Myanmar, Women's Day

Hi jay, Here's an update on what's been happening around ARC the last few weeks. If you have any questions, please do contact us. Thank you for your continuing support.  -Daniel Daniel Wordsworth, President ***********************************************  + Race for Women + International Women’s Day is a global day – each year on March 8 – celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. American Refugee Committee teams around the world mark the day with a variety of festivities. This International Women’s Day, our team at Nakivale refugee settlement in Uganda has organized a 5k/10k race against violence. 180 people have already signed up to run the race at Nakivale, including 130 refugees who live there. Our team launched the event in order to raise awareness about domestic and sexual violence against women and girls in the settlement and support survivors. In September, they had submitted the idea to ARC’s worldwide staff ideas competition – The Changemaker’s Award. And, although their idea wasn’t selected, the team was determined to make it a reality. Stay tuned for photos from the Nakivale 5k/10k Race and other ARC celebrations of International Women’s Day.  + Preparing for the Return to Myanmar + With reforms happening in Myanmar, refugees who had fled the country to Thailand or elsewhere are considering returning home. A key concern of would-be returnees is whether they will be able to support themselves and their families when they go back. Under pilot project funding from UNHCR, ARC is already working to build livelihoods and smooth the transition for a small population of spontaneously returned people in Mon State in Myanmar. Last week, ARC representatives were in Yangon and Bangkok to meet with UNHCR and US Government partners to discuss durable solutions for when hundreds of thousands of refugees and displaced people begin to repatriate to their villages in Myanmar. With more than 100,000 Myanmarese refugees living in camps in Thailand, a repatriation strategy that ensures the safety, dignity and well-being of both the affected communities and returning populations is absolutely critical.  + What We're Proud Of + I recently asked our staff around the world what accomplishment they’re most proud of in the last 12 months. I wasn’t surprised to hear that our teams are very proud of all the work they’re doing. Below is one of the statements I received from Heather Buesseler – ARC Global Health Technical Advisor:   "I am so proud of our health team in South Sudan. Despite political conflict, a cholera epidemic, seasonal flooding, difficult terrain, and lack of basic infrastructure like electricity and running water, they just keep trucking. In this photo, our supply chain team in Kajo Keji is transporting vaccines over a river using an improvised raft! This level of dedication makes my heart swell, and inspires me to put my level best into everything that I do." Check out more statements from our staff about what they’re proud of at: www.facebook.com/arcrelief  + Giving + At the request of readers, I always include these links so they’re easy to find when you need them. Thanks so much. Become a Monthly Donor : http://www.ARCrelief.org/givemonthly  Donate Online: http://www.ARCrelief.org/donate Give Us a Call: (800) 875-7060  Send in a gift: American Refugee Committee Donor Service Center P.O. Box 1002 Minneapolis, MN 55480-1002 USA + Engage + We're sharing photos, video and stories on social media. Join the conversation. Friend us! --- http://www.Facebook.com/arcrelief Follow us! --- http://www.twitter.com/arcrelief Subscribe! --- http://www.youtube.com/chriskatarc Check us out! --- http://www.instagram.com/arcrelief   Call Send SMS Add to Skype You'll need Skype CreditFree via Skype

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Just 12 Hours More!

Hi jay- There are just 12 hours left in 2014 for you to make a charitable contribution. If you've already made your gift for this year - THANK YOU SO MUCH! If you're still considering a year-end gift to ARC, you can make yours here: http://www.ARCrelief.org/donate . On this day last year, we raised $61,289.40! We still have $43,789.40 to raise today before we achieve that goal. We can do it! Will you help us get there? Every donation in any amount makes a difference for the families ARC serves throughout the world. Thank you for your generosity and your partnership. I wish you and your family a happy and healthy new year. Sincerely, -Daniel Daniel Wordsworth President, American Refugee Committee  P.S. Give now - before 2014 comes to an end - at:  http://www.ARCrelief.org/donate

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