Ashley See’s VIDA Pamplona Project

Dear Friends of VIDA 2012 has been an extraordinary year for VIDA as we have shipped a record 43 containers thus far in 2012 carrying nearly $30 million in aid. We have once again witnessed the boundless generosity of people like you who have answered the call to ease the pain and despair of our…

VIDA’s response to the devastating earthquakes of January 13 and February 13, 2001 in El Salvador has been enormous and immediate. On January 24, two 40-ft containers were loaded in VIDA’s warehouse in San Francisco’s East Bay containing beds, matresses, medicines and many medical supplies to assist the people who were injured or lost everything….

On April 18, 2001, VIDA loaded the first container for Cuba. It goes by train to North Carolina, then by truck to Montreal, and finally by ship to Havana. VIDA is working through a non-profit organization from South-East United States called Cuban Health Network, which has been shipping supplies to Cuban hospitals and smaller clinics…

VIDA has set a goal of 55 containers – each valued at about half-a-million – to Latin America in 2013. At this point in time we have shipped 25 containers valued at $20 million! All accomplished with a very small team and the amazing support of local volunteers, hospitals and corporations. We do believe we…