By Jarucia Jaycox Nirula
May of last year was the first time I heard of World Vision.
Our then brand new executive director, Mark Smith, announced during the May board meeting that he’d met with Jim Peterson, local storehouse manager for World Vision, in order to strike up a partnership. In our community, the
Due to World Vision’s distribution location and hours, however, many of those qualifying for this assistance were not able to actually benefit from it. This is where Clothes for Kids stepped in, by offering to act a as a local distributor. Many of the same families who’d visit World Vision for supplies come to our shop for clothing. This partnership saves the families a trip and ensures they receive the full benefit of both services.
World Vision recently blipped on my radar again during the aftermath of Cyclone Nagris in
When I first about World Vision (again!) I thought, “No this can’t be our World Vision.” Sure enough it was, though. I reflected on just how small one’s world can seem at times when looking no further than to the edges of one’s community or region. Yet here we are members of global community, where the generosity of one local non-profit compliments another and at the same time reaches to the other side of the globe to benefit those in the direst of emergent situations.
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