Delivering American Food—AndSpirit (NAPSA)—A new kind of food chain is helping feed thousandsof people in Afghanistan—and fostering improved U.S. relations in the war-torn region. The chain is a cooperative pro- gram linking American farmers, charity and business together in a massive food-relief effort. The initiative will help feed up to 10,000 Afghan widowsand children over the coming months. The program delivers about 100 pounds of flour at a time as well as rations of cooking oil, lentils and iodized salt to starving families. The wheat originates in North Dakota, where it is donated by the North Dakota Farmers Union. From there it is shipped to Afghanistan. Once in Afghanistan, the inter- nationalrelief organization CARE delivers the wheat to Kabul and distributes it. The company Deutsche Post World Net coordinates the operation with its logistics Business Unit, Danzas. Altogether, the company transported 53 tractor-trailer loads of enriched flour from North Dakota to Karachi, Pakistan. me —— Se Fs Beating The Odds—U.S. Ambas- sador to Afghanistan, Robert Finn hands a bag of wheat to an Afghan woman. The wheatis dis- tributed as part of a joint effort between business, American farmers and charity. According to Dr. Klaus Zumwinkel, Chairman of Deutsche Post World Net, the outreach program lets his companyuse its extensive resources where they’re needed most. “These are families on the edge of starvation that are being helped,” he says. “A world-class logistics system is at its best when it is deployed to help people in need.” To learn more, visit the Web sites www.us.danzas.com or www.care.org.
