Montreal Conference: Media Availability

25/01/2010

JANUARY 25, 2010 - OTTAWA – The HUMANITARIAN COALITION member agencies, CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Québec and Save the Children Canada will have representatives at the Montréal Haiti reconstruction conference available for comment.

Kevin McCort, President and CEO of CARE Canada and Michel Verret, Interim Executive Director of Oxfam-Quebec, will be among the speakers at the conference and will be available for media interviews. Robert Fox, executive director of Oxfam Canada and David Morley, president and CEO of Save the Children Canada, will also be available for media interviews.

TO BOOK AN INTERVIEW, ALL MEDIA ARE INVITED TO CONTACT:

CARE Canada
Andrea Lanthier-Seymour: Media Relations
Cell: 613.983.1222
Oxfam Canada
Karen Palmer: Media Officer
Cell: 613.240.3047
Oxfam-Québec
Justine Lesage: Media Relations
Cell: 514.513.0013
Save the Children Canada
Elysia Nisan: Media Coordinator
Tel: 416.221.5501 Ext. 305
Cell: 647.273.7134

The HUMANITARIAN COALITION, with the joint efforts of its members, CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Québec and Save the Children Canada provides a widespread and effective response to emergencies, with a combined presence in 120 countries. In Haiti alone, the HUMANITARIAN COALITION has more than 600 aid personnel on the ground, ensuring that the donations of Canadians reach those in desperate need in an efficient, effective and coordinated fashion.

To donate to the HUMANITARIAN COALITION, call 1-800-464-9154, log onto humanitariancoalition.ca or send donations to the HUMANITARIAN COALITION, PO Box 65035, Ottawa, ON, K2G 5Y3
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