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 Extended Deadline for Sign-Up!
Due to the great response this campaign has received, we are extending the sign up deadline through August 1st. Join us!
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Vitamin Angels in Haiti
 Vitamin Angels is working with several partners in Haiti to provide essential nutrients to children and mothers in need. Recently, Vitamin Angels sent almost 700,000 children’s chewable multivitamins to Fondasyon Kole Zepol (Fonkoze). Fonkoze, which is dedicated to building the economic foundations for democracy in Haiti, is distributing the vitamins throughout the country as part of its health initiative. The organization has created a 4 tiered process to address some of the core causes of poverty. They offer a range of services to meet the needs of those at various stages of need, from basic support and health services, to training programs and microcredit loans.
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Friends of Humanity in Afghanistan
 Vitamin Angels is pleased to partner with Friends of Humanity, an organization dedicated to fighting poverty, injustice, and disease in Afghanistan through public health education, community dialogue programs, and clinical treatment services. We recently provided vitamin A and antiparasitics for 1,000 children in orphanages and schools, including the Kufa Orphanage and the Skateistan School in Kabul. Friends of Humanity, a great match for Vitamin Angels, directs their services towards the underserved by focusing on vulnerable and internally displaced populations, specifically women and children. FHO operates out of clinical service facilities located in Kabul and Jalalabad where the effects of poor nutrition are seen in the women and children they serve. In a recent Partner Perspective interview, the director of FHO, Asheesh Bhalla, puts to rest the belief that providing aid to developing countries perpetuates their dependence on foreign aid saying: "targeted public health interventions are important to helping these marginalized groups reach an adequate living standard. Providing children with health services actually ensures that they will grow up to be more productive and educated members of society and therefore be less reliant on foreign aid in the long-term."
Read full interview with Asheesh Bhalla from Friends of Humanity. |
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To see more of our projects in countries around the world, learn about our partners and how many children we are reaching, check out our projects pages:
Learn more about our projects in Operation 20/20 | Thrive to Five |
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| We would like to pay special thanks to those partners who have been especially generous in the recent months. Each and every supporter is truly valuable and makes our work possible; to see a list of all our donors, check out our Contributors page. |
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Vitamin Shoppe
 The Vitamin Shoppe has been a wonderful supporter of ours since 2007. The company and its many employees, have proven over and over again their passion for our cause through a variety of awareness and fundraising initiatives including painting a custom designed Vitamin Angels mural on the side of one of their stores in NYC, in-store point of sale campaigns, shopping tote sales, blue jean Fridays, employee raffles and more. CEO, Tom Tolworthy even accompanied Howard on a recent trip to the Dominican Republic to see our work firsthand! Of the relationship with Vitamin Angels, Tolworthy said "the results of our partnership are transcended only by the indelible footprint left on the soul of our company." Our many thanks to the Vitamin Shoppe for their continued support and ingenuity, we can’t wait to see what you do next! |
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Platinum Naturals
 Platinum Naturals has donated over 500,000 doses of 100,000 IU vitamin A to Vitamin Angels for children 6-12 months of age. This rare product helps Vitamin Angels expand services to reach children in a narrow but important age range for child survival. To date in 2009, over 175,000 doses have been sent to projects in Haiti, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Zambia. We appreciate your commitment to our cause, Thank you Platinum Naturals! |
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National Enzyme Company
 The National Enzyme Company is a generous supplement donor to Vitamin Angels. Donations of NEC in-kind product have been sent by Vitamin Angels partner organization Hope in Action to Zimbabwe and Zambia. The supplements will be used to complement other health care services provided by in-country partners to help improve the health and wellbeing of at-risk populations. Thank you, National Enzyme Company! |
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| Looking for ways to get involved? Our new website makes it easier than ever to make a difference and be part of the solution! Check out our Get Involved section for ideas. |
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Santa Barbara International Marathon
Summer is upon us and what better way to get in shape than by combining your goal of fitness with your desire to make a real difference? The 1st Santa Barbara International Marathon is taking place December 6th, and giving you the opportunity to give back by running for Vitamin Angels! The point-to-point course begins in the scenic Goleta Valley, winds through Santa Barbara’s picturesque Mesa community, and finishes with a stunning two-mile descent to the sparkling Pacific Ocean.
 Vitamin Angels will be offering a variety of tools to help runners reach their fundraising goals, while event organizers, Select Staffing, offer a variety of training programs. Not ready to run a whole marathon? Relay teams (up to 4 runners) are welcome. A Vitamin Angels staff team is already signed up! Join us!
Register Today and choose Vitamin Angels as your charity.
We are looking for donations of a small quantity of health & fitness related items to go inside goodie bags for our top fundraisers. We will include donor company names and logos on a flier included in the goodie bag, and thank them in our newsletter the month of the marathon!
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You Tube and Social Vibe
Vitamin Angels and SocialVibe have teamed up with YouTube star Andrew Bravener to raise $5,000 to send essential multivitamins to preschool children in Laos. Andrew learned about Vitamin Angels’ work when he flipped over his Jones Soda cap to read “you just saved a child from going blind.” His delight at this unexpected finding resulted in the humorous "Happy Drink" video last year.
Recently, Andrew made a video encouraging his over 41,000 subscribers to sign up on SocialVibe, a site which lets you raise money for charities just by picking a sponsor and placing a badge on your Facebook and other social networking pages. On top of funds raised from sponsors, SocialVibe will be giving 25 cents to Vitamin Angels for every new subscriber that signs up through August 10th! The best part - it’s free! Just sign up and start raising money today! Watch Andrew's video! |
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Howard attends a meeting with the Worm Project
parasites (intestinal worms) can consume 30% of what a child eats every day. This is the reason why antiparasitics have become part of Operation 20/20 and why the Worm Project has been such an important ally of Vitamin Angels’. The Worm Project is a group of organizations dedicated to combating world hunger through parasite elimination. In June, Howard met with Claude Goode and the Worm Warriors in Franconia, Pennsylvania. The group recommitted to reaching millions of children in 2010 and also understands the importance of delivering micronutrient supplements in conjunction with worm interventions. |
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Dear Friends,
4 Stars from Charity Navigator!
We are pleased to announce that Vitamin Angels has just received another 4 Star rating (the highest rating) from Charity Navigator – we are now batting 100% for the 2 years we’ve been rated and are proud to be in an elite group of charities to receive consecutive 4 star ratings (only 19% of the charities they rate have done this)! Charity Navigator, the country’s largest independent charity evaluator, is recognizing Vitamin Angels for sound fiscal management and in acknowledgment that for 15 years over 95% of our donations have gone directly to our programs.
 At Monday’s Operations Meeting, our Program Division announced that we had sent full pallet shipments out last week to Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Haiti. Vitamin Angels is also now operating in 24 states in the United States offering free prenatal vitamins and free children’s multiples through our Thrive to Five Campaign. I only wish you could see all of the incredible photos we receive from around the world of all the children we are helping. Keep checking in on our website as we continue to update our photo library!
Last Friday, Michael Franti did a show in honor of Vitamin Angels at the Lowell Summer Music Series (LSMS) in Lowell, Massachusetts. Jessamyn Wead, in our office was really the inspiration for making this happen. After Michael's 'Yell Fire' cd, Jess (a committed Franti fan) got inspired to put together a package with 'Yell Vitamins' on the cover and sent it to Michael. I thought the idea was so great, I sent it to our good friend Rick Antonelli, who aside from many other activities (and being an avid Vitamin Angels' supporter), knows Peter Aucella, who runs the LSMS. Rick immediately called me back and assured me we were going to have a Michael Franti / Vitamin Angels concert and party this summer. Jessamyn of course is bouncing off the walls having gotten to see and hang out with Michael.. Just shows you - you have to dream big!
Have you checked out our new website? It is incredible. Send kudos to Cami Allen, Kim Saam, Kevin Breedlove at Breedlove Creative, and the entire Vitamin Angels team – they all worked together to create a new world class website for Vitamin Angels!
Best,
Howard Schiffer, President
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Neonatal and Maternal Health in
Latin America and the Caribbean
Save the Children, in accordance with UNICEF and other leaders in health, published a report early this year titled “Reducing Neonatal Mortality and Morbidity in Latin America and The Caribbean.” The report explains that while infant mortality rates have been decreasing in the region, neonatal mortality rates have shown almost no decline in the past ten years. The report claims that the lack of progress is due to a lack of programs which specifically target neonates.
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The G8’s response to the World Hunger Crisis
Last month the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced that one billion people throughout the world are suffering from hunger. The global financial crisis has increased this number by 100 million from last year, leaving one-sixth of the world population subject to hunger.
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Celebration of Angels: The Party of 15 Million Lifetimes
Join Vitamin Angels and New Hope for the LARGEST industry-wide event at Expo East to save lives!
We are expecting over one thousand people to attend. Join the party by becoming a Celebration of Angels sponsor today! Contact us for more information.
Connect. Celebrate. Save Lives. 09.25.09! |
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Thanks to everyone who supported our work this month!
Thanks to all the following people for their commitment to making our Summit of the Angels event at the NBJ Summit possible! Amy Summers from Pitch Publicity, Tom Aarts, Patrick Rea, Dean Mosca of Proprietary Nutritionals, and Johnny So from the St. Regis Hotel. A big thank to our event wine donors: Zaca Mesa Winery, Firestone Vineyard, the Wine Hound, Santa Barbara Winery, Beckmen Vineyards, and Giessinger Winery.
A special thanks to Peter Aucella and Rick Antonelli for making Vitamin Angels presence at the Lowell Music Festival a reality! |
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