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16 Tons Of Fresh Oranges From Central Valley Packing House Sent To Victims Of Chilean Earthquake
The images of the tremendously devastating disaster and enormously large loss of lives from the earthquake in Haiti in the middle of January of this year were still vividly fresh in the minds of many people around the world when a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Republic of Chile early Saturday morning, the 27th of February. That quake was followed by a long string of unexpectedly powerful aftershocks that continued to jolt the people of the Republic of Chile.
Although Chileans have experienced numerous violent tremors in the past, as their country lies on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," it has never been possible to predict when or how powerful the next tremor will be. The 8.8 magnitude earthquake on February 27th was the biggest quake to hit Chile in the last fifty years. According to a report from the U.S. Geological Survey, the City of Concepcion, a coastal city, was hit most severely.
To date, the Chilean government has reported that the February 27th earthquake and the aftershocks have killed 214 people, injured or displaced about 2,000,000 people, and damaged approximately 500,000 homes. On Friday, March 12th, Chile's newly elected President, Sebastian Pinera, declared the total quake damage was about $30 billion.
Along with people of many nations around the world, many Americans have continued to help the victims of the Haitian earthquake. Many of them, now, have also turn their efforts to assisting the victims of the recent Chilean quake.
Without any connection in Chile, and about six thousand miles away from Santiago, a resident of Clovis, California, Mr. Richard Sullivan, thought that sweet Navel oranges from the Central Valley would be a welcomed fruit in the earthquake zone, as the oranges would not only provide needed nutrition to the victims of the earthquake but would be appreciated for their delicious sweetness as well as their cheery color.
So Sullivan set up a Navel Orange Donation Plan for the Chilean Quake Relief. Using his expertise as a Cold Storage Manager for a Central California fruit packing house, Bravante Produce, in Reedley, he coordinated the joint effort, secured donations not only for the fruit but for the logistics necessary to get the fruit delivered to the City of Concepcion, the most quake-damaged city in Chile.
Sixteen tons of fresh sweet Navel oranges were donated by Mr. George Bravante, a Central California citrus grower who owns Bravante Produce. The packing materials were donated by Mid-Valley Packaging in Fowler, California. The oranges were packed into bins and loaded into a forty-foot ocean container by the employees of Bravante Produce on Thursday, March 13th. Empty plastic mesh bags were included with each bin to facilitate distribution of the oranges upon their arrival in Chile.
Mr. Frank Gomez, who is President of Yamko Truck Lines, donated a truck and driver to take the oranges to the Port of Long Beach, California. The sea container and the shipping of the container by ocean vessel were donated by NYK Cool Ocean Freight Company. Freight booking and coordination were donated by Inchcape Shipping Services.
The 16 tons of Navel oranges were scheduled to leave the Port of Long Beach on Monday, March 15th, and to arrive in Santiago, Chile, on Friday, March 26th. Sullivan said that once the oranges reached Port Valparaiso, the Chilean Navy will transport them to the City of Concepcion.
Sullivan emphasized that the oranges been donated to the earthquake victims in Chile go through a close inspection from the California Department of Food & Agriculture, just as if they were being sent to the markets in the United States.
There is no doubt that this donation of 16 tons of fresh oranges from the Central Valley of California is one example among many of a thoughtful, compassionate and caring response by a small group of private American citizens to the needs of strangers thousands of miles way who suffer from a devastating natural disaster.
What a sweet donation for Chilean Quake Relief!
Source: www.ExperienceClovis.com
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JoAnne Green, editor and publisher of an online community magazine, ExperienceClovis.com. She is a wife and mother and a proud American businesswoman. She has been in the international risk management and insurance industry for more than twenty years and started her own business prior to the internet age. She has a strong background in international risk management consulting and in safety and security training. JoAnne is founder and owner of Clovis-based Sunburst International Risk Management and Sunburst Worldwide Insurance Services which specialize in multinational business relations and global risk assessment and mitigation services.