New Jersey Quakers Continue to Make a Difference in UXO
Under the Schonstedt program, the company provides a one to one match on all units purchased for donation to the UN. Bob Ebberson, Director of Business Development for Schonstedt, had the following to say about the program, "The United Nations helps us understand where the need for demining tools is the greatest, and it's important to know that these detectors go only to places that wouldn't be able to afford them otherwise, places where demining would not be an option."
The Woodstown Quakers are pleased to act as a no-cost intermediary for contributions, which may be tax deductible, and will coordinate equipment donations directly with Schonstedt. Checks may be sent, with a notation that they are for the demining project, to Woodstown Friends Meeting, P.O. Box 13, Woodstown, NJ, 08098.
Alternatively, the demining tools may be purchased for donation directly from Schonstedt at www.schonstedt.com
How interesting to see a charitable mine-conscious cause in New Jersey donating to Tajikistan. On a related note, you might be interested to know that the mine situation in the Middle East is improving because of international efforts. Particularly in Jordan, whose National Committee for Demining and Rehab (<a href="http://www.ncdr.org.jo/">http://www.ncdr.org.jo/</a>) has recently passed a 2008 Mine Ban Law crucial to eliminate the mine threat. I only wish more Middle Eastern countries could have success stories like this: <a href="http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20080401034...">http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20080401034...</a>.
