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Related: About this forumGrand Prairie man sending $2.8 million worth of medicine to Liberia
As North Texans struggle to handle the arrival of the Ebola virus, a Grand Prairie man is sending $2.8 million worth of medicine to help victims of the epidemic in Liberia.
By the time the disease had grown to infect thousands this summer, Andy Perkins was operating BESTWA Inc., a nonprofit he founded in 2004. With an annual budget of about $130,000 plus in-kind donations, the organizations staff of 22 Liberians feeds about 900 children daily and sends more than 500 to school.
But this year, the little charity is providing more help at one time than its founder ever dreamed possible.
BESTWA is distributing $2.8 million worth of medication this week, 2 tons worth, that should help 10,000 Liberians for three months. The massive donation came together through contacts Perkins has known for years and a new one he met on an airplane.
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/10/01/6166737/grand-prairie-man-sending-28m.html (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
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