Two tragedies cry out for your help: Appeal from Handicapped International

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URGENT APPEAL Among the 2.3 million Syrians who have fled their war-ravaged homeland, many suffer from injuries or disabilities. They are especially unprepared to navigate the brutal hardships of displacement and refugee life… In typhoon-stricken parts of the Philippines, a catastrophe wrought by nature, recovery is slow and uneven. Many are left behind… These are just two of the 60-plus countries where Handicap International has mobilized to help. Please help today with a generous year-end donation. Between now and December 31st your donation will be matched 4-to-1! That means your $25 gift becomes $125; Your $50 gift becomes $250; And your $100 gift becomes $500! Handicap International is one of the few organizations working inside Syria, rendering emergency rehabilitation and other aid to innocent victims of the conflict. They are survivors of gunshot wounds, mortar fire, munitions explosions and all manner of wartime violence. They are in urgent need of care. Many of them are innocent children. And the few functioning hospitals and clinics in the region are completely overwhelmed. Many of the people we treat would otherwise have no access to help. In the Philippines, nature has unleashed its fury. Handicap International’s Henri Bonnin was a member of the very first team sent to the impacted region. He described the injuries: “There are people with spinal injuries sustained from falling trees or walls and people with complex fractures. If they do not receive the appropriate care now, they run a high risk of developing permanent disabilities.” Thanks to you, Handicap International provides help and hope for the world’s most vulnerable and marginalized people. They suffer from injuries, disabilities, medical conditions that put them at exceptional risk, or simply the effects of being older. But grappling with these two crises—Syria and the Philippines—is stretching our resources to the limit. We need your help now more than ever. And remember, your life-saving gift will be matched 4-to-1 between now and December 31st. Thank you in advance for your compassion and your generosity. Sincerely, Beth MacNairn http://www.handicap-international.us/ P.S. As one of the founding partners of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Handicap International was a co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize.