humanitarian group reaches out to needy
(thursday, june 26, thunder bay, on) global conscience circle (gcc)/cercle de la conscience globale (ccg), a humanitarian group that sprouted and blossomed from a vision shared by 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 faculty and staff in the year 2000, continues to garner worldwide recognition, support, and appreciation for its ongoing and successful efforts.
dr. douglas thom, a 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 education professor, is one of the founding members of the group, which was first known as team africa. it all started after thom gave a speech at a conference in malaysia in 1996 and was later approached by an african teacher who asked if he was interested in organizing an african aid project. the two men immediately formed a friendship and maintained regular correspondence afterward. in 1999, thom received an email from his african colleague who informed him that schools in uganda and ghana were in dire need of books. "i researched the situation and learned what rough shape africa was in, particularly how aids was rampant across the entire continent. it really had an impact on me. knowing that all of those children who were being orphaned were also unable to afford school moved me and my lakehead colleagues to act and to make a difference," thom recalls.
the group's volunteer base has since grown and has helped countless men, women, and children, in global geographical zones referred to as the americas, eurorussia, indochina, and africa, become more self-reliant. with continued assistance from erb transport, gardewine north, and air canada, the organization has played a role in literally shipping tonnes of books, school furniture, clothing (for infants, children, and adults), computers, medical supplies, shoes, handmade jewellery, and more across canada and to far-reaching countries around the world, particularly africa, china, and india. the group has also become involved with bicycles for humanity (b4h) thunder bay, an independent local group of volunteers that shares a love for bicycles and a passion to help others. under this initiative, bicycles of all types are rescued from basements, garages, and landfill sites for restoration. subsequently, they are used in the earn a bike program, and provide young people - who are not able to afford bicycles of their own - to learn skills and help others without any money changing hands. a segment of gcc/ccg has also focused its efforts locally through participation in the northern child project, a joint initiative with nipigon and sioux lookout-based volunteer organizations that identified the need to gather warm clothing and linens for youth in ontario's remote northern reserves.
a gcc/ccg advocate is responsible for overseeing projects in each global geographical zone, and more than 30 gcc/ccg projects have been involved to date.
thom says gcc/ccg may well be the only global aid cooperative/transnational (non-profit) of its kind, and relishes the help that members of the thunder bay and surrounding communities have provided over the years. "the success of our projects has been overwhelming. it's been an amazing journey for me and my team members, and i've been fortunate enough to witness first-hand the contagious spirit of humanity, giving, and hope." impressively, the contagion has spread from thunder bay to other areas in ontario. for example, alongside his young 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , sultan rana, a lakehead education graduate and teacher at elder's mills public school in woodbridge, ontario, sorted the 10,000 books that were later sent to ghana, africa.
the gcc/ccg communicates, networks, and partners with other charitable organizations that hold a similar vision for the evolving, integrating world. community members are encouraged to join the group's free and ever-expanding membership. thanks to the generosity of thunder bay's larizza family, landlords of the chapple building, located in fort william, the gcc/ccg will soon open an office as an information and meeting place with respect to its charitable aid cooperative members. visit the gcc/ccg's facebook website for additional information.
thom concludes, "basically, this effort is a network of people and organizations reaching out to those in need. 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 faculty and staff offer personpower, and along with the thunder bay public and separate school boards provide the products such as books and computers, while air canada, erb transport, and gardewine north provide transportation and distribution at no cost. it is an amazing collaboration."
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media: gcc/ccg representatives dr. thom and mike larizza are available for media interview and can be reached at 807-767-9046 and 807-627-2803 respectively. for more information or to arrange interview times, please contact eleanor abaya, director of communications, 807-343-8372, eabaya@lakeheadu.ca.
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the americas
(north) canadian aboriginal reserves, mexico, cuba, haiti, (south) guatemala, nicaragua, and guyana.eurorussia
england, france, and romania.indochina
india, nepal, burma, china, taiwan, philippines, and papua new guinea.africa
(north) sierra leone, liberia, sudan, (south) uganda, rwanda, tanzania, zambia, namibia, botswana, swaziland, and zimbabwe.