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One of the experiences in helping during disasters was acquired  with the volunteer work we did for QUIPUNET after the flooding caused by “El Niño” at Ica, Peru  in 1998.

Making Bread for the disaster victims:
Edwin San Roman, one of our volunteers, then living in Lima, Peru, saw the news of the devastation on TV.  Immediately he contacted his brother and together they took off to Ica (3 hours away) taking an industrial bread making equipment.   When they arrived to Ica, they asked Caritas for help and together they set up a “bakery” at a school.

Edwin then wrote to the QUIPUNET list asking for money to buy the ingredients to make bread. The response was overwhelming as pledges kept on arriving from many parts of the world.В  As the amounts were being posted, Edwin used his credit card to buy flour, lard, yeast, milk, etc.В  Edwin kept us abreast of what was happening,В  and he made us feel thatВ  we were there, helping!

This time…….. Edwin was in the Dominican Republic when the earthquake of last week, destroyed 85% of Ica and other cities in the South of Lima. His brother was in Lima, and this time he  took the bread making machine to Pisco, the closest city to Ica that they could reach, due to road closures.
This time……. we will be working again with Caritas and with SENATI (Servicio Nacional de Adiestramiento  en Trabajo Industrial).  We had worked with them before, training some women to be carpenters.

And this time…… we were given credit to buy the needed ingredients. And so, Edwin from the Dominican Republic, and Martha Davies from Tacoma in the State of Washington are hard at work with the new mission of providing 1 million bread buns to “give the daily bread” to the victims of the earthquake.

This time…….the bread will be more nutritious as you can see by the list of ingredients they sent me:

Edwin’s report:
“The goal is to make one million  pieces of bread and for this we need, only in flour, about 25,000 kilos.  This is a far-reaching goal, however, with your help we can do it!, Please Help Us!

What is required?
Bread Ingredients to bake a Multivitamin bread:
Quinua Flour 1300 KILOS
Kiwichi Flour 1300 KILOS
Corn Flour 2700 KILOS
Coca Flour 600 KILOS
Bread Flour 25 bags per dayВ  X 20 days = 500 bags
Flavoring TOUPAN 300 KILOS
Brown Sugar 5000 KILOS
Vegetable Oil 300 Liters
Lard 3000 KILOS
SALT 400 KILOS
Powdered Milk 600 KILOS
Instant Dry Yeast 1200 KILOS
Water 3000 LITROS Daily
Additional materials needed:
Baskets (5 Units)
Paper bags (25 packets -1,000 each)
Detergent 10 KILOS
Scotch Brite (50 Units)
WITTEX (50 Units)
SPORADE (80 Liters)
Weight Scales of 30 Kilos (2 Units)
Bowls (Capacity 3 Kilos(10 Units)

How can you help?
In USA by sending us a check:
To Quipunet (a Legally incorporated Non-Profit Organization in the State of WashingtonВ  since 1995)В  We have the IRS determination of 501(c)(3) www.quipunet.org

Quipunet
3801 South 31 St
Tacoma WA 98409
For: bread for earthquake victims
Tel: 253-503-6213
Or you can deposit directly to: Quipunet; Washington Mutual Acct # 379-672088-3

We will send you a thanks/receipt letter acknowledging your donation.