Saving Newborns in Viet Nam

IRT is joining with Project Vietnam Foundation (PVF) in a new training initiative to save newborn lives in Viet Nam.
The number of Vietnamese babies who die during their first year of life is alarming high - up to 64 deaths per 1,000 births in the rural areas. The largest contributor to these alarming figures is death that occurs during the first 28 days of life, and 2/3 of these deaths occur during the first 24 hours of life.

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IRT Provides Critical Nutrition for HIV/AIDS Patients in South Africa

Since 2005, IRT has shipped 225 tons of fortified dehydrated food provided by USAID to South Africa to improve the food security and nutritional intake of HIV/AIDS patients receiving anti-retroviral therapy (ART) especially pregnant women, new mothers, and their children.

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IRT Celebrates 20 Years of Service
(1988-2008)!!
Since its inception in 1988, IRT has provided
$5.6 million in volunteer services and $112 million in medicines
and supplies to families in desperate need in 45 countries, worldwide!

In 1986, San Diego attorney Barry La Forgia, participated on a mission trip to Peru where he helped construct shelters for impoverished people living in the Amazon Jungle.

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IRT’S 15th ANNUAL
“GIFTS OF HOPE” GALA

We would like to thank all who attended and supported IRT’s 2008 “Gifts of Hope” Gala where we celebrated IRT’s 20th anniversary of assisting victims of disaster and profound poverty. We would also like to extend our deepest appreciation to the volunteers who worked so hard to make this event our most successful fundraiser ever!

The proceeds from this special fundraising event will help provide the resources to continue to give the “Gifts of Hope” - Disaster Relief, Medical Training, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention and Surgical Outreach to thousands of families worldwide.

We are very grateful to Carol Le Beau for emceeing the event and Steve Hamann who was our auctioneer, extraordinaire!

A special note of thanks to our 2008 Event Hosts!

* Steve Dillaway & The Loan Company
*Jeannie Niles Real Estate Investment
* Sheila & Riny Schoenmakers

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View slideshow prepared by volunteer Martha Retallick after she participated on a construction team to Mississippi.