As a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay in 1991 and 1992, I saw the profound needs of that impoverished country at the best of times. Now Paraguay suffers the worst of times



As a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay in 1991 and 1992, I saw the profound needs of that impoverished country at the best of times. Now Paraguay suffers the worst of times

Help Paraguay recover

News of Paraguay, concerning the horrific supermarket fire, has ceased since the initial reports a week ago. That nightmare took the lives of 450 people, hospitalizing 500 more with devastating injuries. It has destroyed the lives of countless others who lost family members and friends.

As a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay in 1991 and 1992, I saw the profound needs of that impoverished country at the best of times. Now Paraguay suffers the worst of times.

Funds are desperately needed to care for those hospitalized, for orphaned children and to mend fractured families. Evidence of the monster that changed so many lives in an instant, is everywhere. Anguished cries cannot be stilled.

I'm writing this in an effort to alert the Northwest to the immediate need of funds for medical supplies.

This disaster is no longer in the news, however the people of Paraguay are suffering immeasurable pain and will for years to come.

For more information and to learn how to help, visit the Web site: www.friendsofparaguay.org.

Dixie McCormick

Vancouver