Presiding Bishop's Fund Responds to Hurricane Emergency
Diocesan Press Service. September 25, 1974 [74251]
GREENWICH, Conn. -- The board of the Presiding Bishop's Fund for World Relief of the Episcopal Church reported to the Executive Council here on September 25 that the fund is accepting contributions designated for emergency relief following hurricane " Fifi, " which did extensive damage in Honduras and other Central American countries on September 19.
The Rt. Rev. Anselmo Carral, Bishop-in-Charge of the Diocese of Honduras, said from his home in Guatemala City that " substantial assistance will be needed " in the devastated area.
The World Council of Churches has named Church World Service (CWS), the National Council of Churches' relief office, as its agent to carry out the response from the worldwide church in this emergency. CWS is the major channel for the resources of the Episcopal Church in such an emergency, through the Presiding Bishop's Fund for World Relief.
CWS is sending blankets, antibiotics, water purification tablets and food to the stricken area.
Contributions designated for " Fifi Emergency " may be sent to the Presiding Bishop's Fund for World Relief, 815 Second Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10017.
The board reported that its task force on criteria is continuing to try to refine the criteria for making grants. The board said that there are three major emphases in its work: disaster response; ongoing response, such as rehabilitation, long term development, attacking root causes of hunger and deprivation; and educating the membership of the Episcopal Church.
[Contact Archives for a list of recent grants made by the board - Ed.]