Palestinian Children's Relief Fund holds Gala fundraiser

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PCRF Background:
The Palestine Children's Relief Fund is a registered non-political, non-profit, tax-exempt organization that was established in 1991 by concerned people in the U.S. to address the medical and humanitarian crisis facing Palestinian youth in the Middle East. It has since expanded to help suffering children from other Middle Eastern nations, based only on their medical needs. The P.C.R.F. helps to locate cost-free medical care for children from the Middle East who are unable to get the necessary and specialized treatment in their homeland. Since 1991 over 450 children have been, or currently are being, treated outside of the Middle East through the P.C.R.F.

The P.C.R.F. also helps to improve the quality of medical care in the Middle East by sending medical equipment and supplies to war-torn Lebanon and the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The P.C.R.F. has also trained Palestinian surgeons so they can treat patients there and has sent American medical personnel to the region to treat difficult cases and train medical personnel in country.

The PCRF currently has several injured or sick children in the U.S. being treated for free. We are also working to locate free medical care for many more injured and sick children from Palestine, Lebanon and other parts of the Middle East. We rely on the kindness of many volunteers who act as host families, volunteers and donors, enabling us to continue our humanitarian relief work.

The PCRF has two chapters in the UAE, in Dubai/Sharjah and in Abu Dhabi. Both operate under the auspices of the Red Crescent Society.

For further details please contact:

Nadia Wehbe
PCRF
050- 6247263