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We are giving thanks for baby Aziza’s arrival at the Children’s LightHouse.

She and her grandmother will be staying with us while she prepares for lifesaving surgery.

We recently told you about the hunger crisis in Tajikistan and how Aziza was at great risk for dying from malnutrition. She was at especially high risk due to a birth defect with her colon.

She needs to have a surgery not available in Tajikistan to repair the defect and save her life.

We are so grateful that the Lord answered our prayers for Aziza. He brought her to us sooner than we had hoped and she is on the fast track toward surgery and full recovery.

Please join us in continuing to pray for Aziza’s health and adaptation to a new environment.

During the harshness of winter, many children in Tajikistan are still at high risk of starvation and malnutrition. But you can help. Spread the word and encourage others to give and pray.

WATERVILLE, OH (WTOL) - Senator John McCain used Monday’s visit to northwest Ohio to help victims of Hurricane Gustav. He visited ISOH Impact’s warehouse in Waterville.

Although McCain’s visit to Waterville was on short notice, dozens of residents showed up to catch a glimpse. He was welcomed by cheering supporters.

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To aid those affected by the recent hurricanes, 10% of Chico’s gross sales at the Levis Commons location will be donated to ISOH/IMPACT for disaster relief on Saturday, September 20.

WATERVILLE, OH. As Hurricane Ike barrels down on the Texas coastline, ISOH/IMPACT is already enacting its disaster response measures. Volunteers will gather at the ISOH/IMPACT warehouse at 905 Farnsworth Rd. in Waterville, OH, Saturday, September 13, from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm to begin preparing emergency relief packages for the hurricane victims.

Volunteers will help sort donated goods such as food, toiletry items, cleaning supplies, and medical aid. They will divide the emergency relief supplies into five-gallon buckets with lids and prepare the disaster response supplies to be transported to affected areas as soon as the hurricane passes and roads are cleared for travel.

Anyone wishing to volunteer and help prepare emergency relief packages may call the ISOH/IMAPCT office at 419-878-8548. Volunteers may also bring disaster response supplies with them to donate to the victims of Hurricane Ike.

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WATERVILLE, OH. The Gulf Coast is bracing itself for Hurricane Ike just weeks after Hurricane Gustav destroyed homes and business in Louisiana. ISOH/IMPACT has responded to the need from Gustav and is working around the clock to prepare for the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.

Ike is already a Category 2 storm, and is expected to strengthen before it makes landfall this evening near Galveston. The storm surge alone is expected to cause flooding and extensive damage. Strong wind and rain will cause further destruction inland.

We cannot wait until the storm has passed to ready ourselves for response. In the wake of a hurricane, every minute counts. Families along the Gulf coast will need food, medical aid, and cleaning supplies.

ISOH/IMPACT is collecting gifts of cash and relief supplies to respond to the need.

Items needed at this time are:

• Canned Food and Non-Perishable Food Items
• Baby Items and Diapers
• Travel-size toiletry items
• Paper Towels & Toilet Paper
• Buckets, Brooms, Mops/Mop Heads
• Laundry Detergent
• Five-gallon buckets with lids
• Sponges/Scrubbing Pads
• Disinfectant Cleaners
• Tarps, Ropes & Large Trash Bags
• Flashlights & Batteries

Please, no glass items or clothing

Donations can be dropped off anytime at the ISOH/IMPACT warehouse located at 905 Farnsworth Rd. in Waterville, OH or at any Toledo area Tireman Auto Service Center location, including Bowling Green and Fremont, beginning on Tuesday, September 2 during normal business hours Farnsworth Road, Waterville, Ohio.

Cash donations are vital to providing for packaging, transportation, and distribution costs as
well as facilitating emergency response teams. Cash and credit card donations can be made at
the warehouse during normal hours of operation (M-TH 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., F 8:00 a.m.-noon),
through the ISOH/IMPACT website (www.isohimpact.org) or sent directly to the ISOH/IMPACT
offices at 25182 W. River Rd., Perrysburg, OH 43551. Credit card donations can also be made
by calling our offices at (419) 878-8548.

You can also help by spreading the word. Share this Disaster Response Handout with friends and
family and encourage them to get involved.

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by Ann Weber
Blade Staff Writer

With fists pumping, sirens wailing, horns tooting, flags snapping, and voices whooping, a procession of volunteers and firefighters advanced down Glenn Street yesterday morning toward Toledo’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition building site at 6044 Edgedale Circle. …

… ISOH/IMPACT of Perrysburg is coordinating the [companion charitable project] collection, which will end at 8 tonight. Donations will be shipped to Florida tomorrow, so the Frisch family—which includes five adopted Haitian boys—can present them to the Hope for Haiti agency on Friday.

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By Jennifer Taylor

It wasn’t a knock-out punch, but Hurricane Gustav still left the Gulf Coast battered and bruised.

“It could take 6-8 weeks to get the electricity really going, and the people are in despair. They need help,” Linda Greene-ISOH/IMPACT.

Linda Greene of ISOH/IMPACT is receiving daily reports from her disaster volunteers down in the Gulf. They paint a grim picture of Gustav’s aftermath.

“The issues are pretty incredible. They have to wait in line for two hours to get gasoline. Some of the people in Baton Rouge are just now getting back into their homes,” Greene.

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WATERVILLE, OH. When Hurricane Gustav began barreling down on the Gulf Coast, ISOH/IMPACT had already started its disaster response procedures. An emergency appeal dropped to donors in the early morning hours, reminding them of the need for donated items and cash gifts to respond to those who are in their hour of greatest need.

As Gustav made landfall, an unexpected visitor showed up at the ISOH/IMPACT headquarters. Senator John McCain stopped in to show his support for the relief efforts, thanking Linda Greene, ISOH/IMPACT President and CEO, for all the organization is doing to help its fellow Americans.
During his visit, Senator McCain helped package cleaning supplies in plastic buckets so they would be ready to ship out at first notice.

Dr. Greene was encouraged by the Senator’s visit and hopes that it will serve as a motivation for others to get involved with ISOH/IMPACT and its disaster response efforts. “Senator McCain’s presence helps show how important it is for us to get involved now and respond immediately to the victims of Hurricane Gustav,” Dr. Greene said.

“Each one should use whatever gift he or she has received to serve others faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms,” Senator McCain said, reading from the back of Dr. Greene’s business card.

“And as the hurricane strikes Louisiana as we speak, all Americans, I know, will be motivated by those words of serving others and using whatever gifts we have to help our fellow Americans,” the Senator said, encouraging others to get involved in relief efforts.

ISOH/IMPACT is accepting cash gifts and donations of relief supplies. Please see a PDF copy of this press release to view the items that are still needed.

Cash donations are vital to providing for packaging, transportation, and distribution costs as well as facilitating emergency response teams. Cash donations can be made at the warehouse during normal hours of operation (M-TH 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., F 8:00 a.m.-noon). Cash and credit card gifts can also be given through the ISOH/IMPACT website (www.isohimpact.org), mailed directly to our offices at 25182 W. River Rd., Perrysburg, OH 43551, or by calling us at 419-878-8548.

For more information about ISOH/IMPACT’s disaster response for Hurricane Gustav or Senator McCain’s visit, please contact Linda Greene. Photos are available at www.isohimpact.org or by special request.