I am truly proud of Oregons Mercy Corps International. Mercy Corps is not alone as a humanitarian presence in Oregon. Portlands Northwest Medical Team International has provided disaster response and emergency relief to refugees of wars and to victims of hurricanes. floods and famines. Each year. Northwest Medical Teams International recruits. equips and dispatches volunteer surgical. medical and redevelopment teams to areas of the world in need of this type of humanitarian aid and assistance. Northwest Medical Teams International ships more than $50 million in humanitarian assistance to over 50 countries each year. Currently. Northwest Medical Teams International is helping to manage the flow of humanitarian aid and to assist refugees in the Balkans and is collecting donations for humanitarian aid in the region through its Kosovo Relief Fund. These two Oregon humanitarian organizations embody what is good in Americathe noble effort to reach out and help a neighbor in need. regardless of geography. cultural or linguistic differences. This outreach from nongovernmental organizations deserves far more than this resolution. it deserves the sincere acknowledgment and thanks from each citizen of this country.
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