Inside Myanmar: California Relief Organization Bypasses Bureaucratic Barriers, Has...

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Inside Myanmar: California Relief Organization Bypasses Bureaucratic Barriers,
Has Aid Workers in Myanmar

NEVADA CITY, Calif., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Myanmar Relief Fund
(http://www.MyanmarReliefFund.org) is a coalition of private American and
Myanmar citizens that have the know-how to get aid in and directly to the
victims bypassing bureaucratic barriers. Teams of doctors are treating the
injured, and a myriad of supplies are being distributed.
    The Myanmar Relief Fund is a coalition of private American and Myanmar
citizens with headquarters in California and Yangon. Those that are
spearheading this effort are:
    Post Impressions(R), (http://www.postimpressions.net) based in Nevada
City, California, are documentary filmmakers that have been in Myanmar
regularly for the past ten years and have many connections in the country and
an extensive knowledge of the culture.
    The African American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame,
(http://www.afrosportshall.com) based in Oakland, California, with a deep
commitment to helping ethnic groups around the world, are facilitating the
transfer of funds donated.
    Gold Rock Travel and Tours (http://www.visitmyanmar.com) based in Yangon
and California are handling the in-country teams of aid workers and
distribution.
SOURCE  Myanmar Relief Fund

Carolyn Voss, +1-530-265-6746, cvoss@postimpressions.net

 

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