UMCOR Hotline: 1999 Archives

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December 1999

UMCOR Hotline, December 30, 1999, Year end review of responses
UMCOR Hotline, December 21, 1999, Flooding in Venezuela, Y2K, Major Storm Devastation, Earthquakes in Turkey
Línea de Emergencia, 21 de diciembre de 1999, Las Inundaciones en Venezuela, Huracanes de 1999, el terremoto en Turquía
UMCOR Hotline, December 17, 1999, Earthquakes in Turkey, Y2K, Major Storm Devastation
UMCOR Hotline, December 10, 1999, Fort Gibson School Shooting, Major Storm Devastation '99, Volunteer Needs, Medicine Box Requests
UMCOR Hotline, December 3, 1999, Major Storm Devastation '99, volunteer needs, Medicine Boxes

November 1999

UMCOR Hotline, November 24, 1999, Major Storm Devastation '99, earthquakes in Turkey, ministries in Georgia and Armenia, food for native people in Siberia
UMCOR Hotline, November 19, 1999, Hurricane Floyd, earthquakes in Turkey, refugees and displaced people in Democratic Republic of Congo
UMCOR Hotline, November 12, 1999, Churchwide appeal, storms and floods; earthquakes in Turkey and Taiwan; reconstruction in Kosovo
UMCOR Hotline, November 5, 1999, Cyclone in India, Churchwide Appeal for Major Storm Devastation '99 (Hurricane Floyd), refugees from Angola

October 1999

UMCOR Hotline, October 29, 1999, Earthquake in Turkey, Armenia, Churchwide Appeal for Major Storm Devastation '99 (Hurricane Floyd)
UMCOR Hotline, October 22, 1999, Churchwide Appeal for Major Storm Devastation '99, Hurricane Mitch recovery continues, Earthquake in Turkey, Emergency Kits needed
UMCOR Hotline, October 15, 1999, Churchwide Appeal for Major Storm Devastation '99 (Hurricane Irene, Mudslides in Mexico, Hurricane Floyd, Spring Tornadoes) East Timor, Earthquakes in Taiwan and Turkey, Volunteers Needed, Emergency Kits needed
UMCOR Hotline, October 12, 1999, Churchwide Appeal for Major Storm Devastation '99 (Mudslides in Mexico, Hurricane Floyd, Spring Tornadoes) Earthquakes in Taiwan and Turkey, Volunteers Needed, Emergency Kits needed
UMCOR Hotline, October 6, 1999, Churchwide Appeal for Major Storm Devastation '99, Hurricane Floyd, Spring Tornadoes, Earthquake in Taiwan, Flood Buckets
UMCOR Hotline, October 1, 1999, Hurricane Floyd, Spring Tornadoes, Earthquakes in Taiwan and Turkey, East/West Timor

September 1999

UMCOR Hotline, September 22, 1999, Earthquakes in Taiwan and Turkey, Hurricane Floyd
UMCOR Hotline, September 17, 1999, Aftermath of Hurricane Floyd, reaching out to East Timorese refugees, rebuilding in Turkey, Sudan
UMCOR Hotline, September 10, 1999, East Timor Crisis, Earthquake in Turkey, Hurricanes Bret and Dennis
UMCOR Hotline, September 3, 1999, Earthquake in Turkey, Tropical Storm Dennis, Hurricane Mitch, Tornado Recovery in Oklahoma

August 1999

UMCOR Hotline, August 26, 1999, Earthquake in Turkey, Kosovo, Hurricane Bret
UMCOR Hotline, August 23, 1999, Hurricane Bret
UMCOR Hotline, August 20, 1999, Earthquake in Turkey, Volunteers needed in Oklahoma to help with recovery after Spring tornadoes
UMCOR Hotline, August 18, 1999, Earthquake in Turkey
UMCOR Hotline, August 13, 1999, Relief efforts in war-torn Africa, natural disaster aid in the Philippines, Nicaragua and Utah, advocacy for more stringent gun regulation
UMCOR Hotline, August 6, 1999, Rebuilding and reconciliation in Kosovo, health kits pour into UMCOR Depot, volunteers needed

July 1999

UMCOR Hotline, July 30, 1999, Floods in Wisconsin and Iowa, rebuilding in Oklahoma homes after spring tornadoes, volunteers needed to catalogue donated goods in Panama for distribution in Central and South America
UMCOR Hotline, July 23, 1999, Rebuilding in Oklahoma homes after spring tornadoes, drought and dengue fever in the Philippines, floods in Wisconsin and Iowa
UMCOR Hotline, July 16, 1999, Rebuilding in Kosovo, Hurricane Mitch Recovery, Tornado recovery-- Pine Ridge Sioux Indian Reservation and Native American households in Oklahoma
UMCOR Hotline, July 9, 1999, Rebuilding in Kosovo, Kosovar Refugees, Immigration attorneys are needed for new project "Justice for Our Neighbors"
UMCOR Hotline, July 2, 1999, Kosovo, Earthquake in Mexico, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, UMCOR Depot

June 1999

UMCOR Hotline, June 25, 1999, Kosovo, Earthquake in Mexico, UMCOR Depot
UMCOR Hotline, June 18, 1999, Mexican earthquake, Tornadoes in USA, Kosovar Refugees, Volunteer Needs
UMCOR Hotline, June 11, 1999, Recovery from Tornadoes in USA, Hurricane Mitch, Kosovar Refugees
UMCOR Hotline, June 4, 1999, Tornadoes in USA, Hurricane Mitch, Kosovar Refugees

May 1999

UMCOR Hotline, May 28, 1999, Tornadoes in USA, Hurricane Mitch, Kosovar Refugees
UMCOR Hotline, May 21, 1999, Tornadoes aftermath in USA-volunters needed, School shooting in Conyers, GA, Kosovar refugees
UMCOR Hotline, May 14, 1999, Tornadoes in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas; Kosovo Refugee Emergency. Emergency Kits: School, sewing, kitchen and layette kits are needed.
UMCOR Hotline, May 7, 1999, Tornadoes in Oklahoma and Kansas, Kosovo Refugee Emergency
UMCOR Hotline, May 4, 1999, Tornadoes in Oklahoma and Kansas

April 1999

UMCOR Hotline, April 30, 1999, Kosovo Refugees Emergency Response, Littleton Shooting Tragedy, tornadoes in Louisiana and Georgia, floods in Missouri, First Response training sessions
UMCOR Hotline, April 23, 1999, Kosovo Refugees Emergency Response, Littleton Shooting Tragedy, medicine for Angola, food for North Korea, Midwest Floods 1997 recovery continues, Hurricanes Georges and Mitch recovery
UMCOR Hotline, April 19, 1999, Kosovo Refugees Emergency Response, earthquake in India, fires in Florida
UMCOR Hotline, April 9, 1999, Kosovo Refugees Emergency Response

March 1999

UMCOR Hotline, March 31, 1999, Kosovo Refugees Emergency Response
UMCOR Hotline, March 26, 1999, relief for people affected by earthquakes in Colombia, for Eritreans displaced by war, for Liberians rebuilding after war, for Tennesseans recovering from devastating floods of 1998
UMCOR Hotline, March 19, 1999, relief for people affected by earthquakes in Colombia, Hurricane Georges and Mitch in Florida Keys, Caribbean, and Latin America
UMCOR Hotline, March 12, 1999, floods in Mozambique, seeds for the Dominican Republic, relief for Sierra Leone, volunteers needed for rebuilding after various disasters in the USA, One Great Hour of Sharing (March 14)
UMCOR Hotline, March 5, 1999, Earthquake-aftermath in Colombia, humanitarian relief for Democratic Republic of Congo, One Great Hour of Sharing (March 14)

February 1999

UMCOR Hotline, February 26, 1999, Economic crisis in Nigeria, civil war in Democratic Republic of Congo, flooding and tornadoes in the USA, winter clothes for refugees from Kosovo
UMCOR Hotline, February 19, 1999, food and medicine for Sierra Leone, workteams needed for Hurricane Mitch aftermath in Florida, 50 Years of Sharing Teleconference
UMCOR Hotline, February 12, 1999, Colombia earthquakes, Texas Floods Recovery, Spirit of Hope to deliver supplies to Honduras and Nicaragua
UMCOR Hotline, February 5, 1999, Colombia earthquakes, Sierra Leone Emergency, Tornadoes in the South, Texas Floods Recovery

January 1999

UMCOR Hotline, January 28, 1999, Colombia earthquakes, Sierra Leone Emergency, Tornadoes in the South
UMCOR Hotline, January 22, 1999, Tornadoes in the South, Sierra Leone Emergency, Response to Hurricanes Georges and Mitch
UMCOR Hotline, January 15, 1999, Response to Hurricanes Georges and Mitch, humanitarian relief for Angola, food, seeds, fertilizer, and medical supplies for North Korea
UMCOR Hotline, January 8, 1999, Hurricane Georges, Hurricane Mitch, Texas and North Dakota floods, health needs of victims of Chernobyl nuclear accident, volunteers needed in the U.S., the Caribbean and Central America