In response to the call of Belize Government for Hurricane Earl disaster relief supplies, Ambassador Benjamin Ho of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Belize delivered some five hundred cartons of relief material shipped from SimplyHelp Foundation, a Taiwanese NGO based in Los Angeles, to 11 Belize charity organizations on August 30 and 31 including Belize Red Cross, Cayo Village Council, Dorothy Menzies Child Care Center, Helpage, iServants.Com International Servants, Liberty Children’s Home, Mental Health Resource Center, Salvation Army, Smauel Haynes Institute, SOL Pregnancy Resource Center and St. Vincent De Paul Society. These relief supplies covered housewares, shoes, bags, clothes, hats, basketballs, stationary, toys, bath items, baby items, hair bands and gift boxes. The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) wishes this timely donation can help those in need through local charities.
SimplyHelp formed in 2000 by founder and President Tina Bow is a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles dedicated to relieving poverty by providing emergency disaster relief, vocational training, and shelter and care for homeless elderly. It is active in 23 countries with a strong presence in Central America and South East Asia since 2000.
The Container of hurricane relief supplies from SimplyHelp Foundation at Taiwanese Community in Los Angeles in some five hundred cartons arrived in the Republic of China (Taiwan) Ambassador’s residence ready to give away to those in need through local charity organization.
Ambassador Benjamin Ho donated supplies to the Belize Red Cross.