ADRA New ZealandNew Relief Videos on YouTube10 October, 2009

Volunteers working with the humanitarian aid agency ADRA New Zealand and Australia have producedthree short films regarding their relief and recovery work.Robert Patton, Manager, Emergency Management, says the videos were taken from hours of footage bya local church station and produced by a local production company, Good News Productions. The localvolunteers spent hours filming and editing the footage.

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These volunteers wanted to share their stories with the world.

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Mr. Patton says these videos are important in educating people outside the Pacific region regarding theissues created from the tsunami and that continued support is necessary to help rebuild communities inSamoa.

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While we in Oceania and Australia are very aware what is going in Samoa, the wider internationalcommunity needs to have more information and help us rebuild communities in Samoa.

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View the videos:YouTube ID:

SamTsunami1

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency of New Zealand (ADRA NZ) is part of the worldwidenetwork of ADRA offices. ADRA is the humanitarian agency of the Seventh-day Adventist Church andhas a presence in 125 countries.#ENDS#For more information, contact:Sara McBride SteeleMedia AdvisoryEmail: sarakmcbride@yahoo.com PH: +685 761 0496

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