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Nothing But Nets Campaign Makes a Difference in the Fight Against Malaria
What do the people of The United Methodist Church, the United Nations Foundation, the National Basketball Association’s NBA Cares, Sport Illustrated and VH-1 have in common? The desire to fight one of the world’s most preventable diseases: malaria. And it’s happening through a campaign called Nothing But Nets.
Nothing But Nets is aglobal grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa. Malaria claims more than a million lives every year, mostly children. The good news is that malaria can be prevented by sleeping under an insecticide-treated bed net. Bed nets are an important tool in fighting malaria because they create a barrier against mosquitoes at night, when most transmission occurs. Just one bed net can keep an entire family safe from malaria transmission for up to four years!
A $10 donation goes directly toward the purchase, distribution, and education about the proper use of an insecticide-treated bed net. That doesn’t sound like much, right? And what’s more, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will match each donation, net for net. Most people in sub-Saharan Africa live on less than $1 a day and cannot afford a life-saving bed net. Your gift to this campaign can make difference.
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· Every 30 seconds, a child dies in
sub-Saharan Africa because of
malaria.
· 9 out of 10 deaths caused
by malaria occur in Africa.
· You can do something about it!
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The Mission, Outreach, and Evangelism Team of the Capitol Area South District under the leadership of Pastor Steve Rodgers challenges every congregation in the Capitol Area South District to get involved in the Nothing But Nets Campaign. Steve is the also the West Ohio Conference contact person for the Nothing but Nets Campaign.
By answering Jesus’ call to “minister to the least of these who are members of our family,” you can be part of the solution to beat this awful disease and save future generations.
“Our commitment to preventing malaria makes Nothing But Nets a natural partner for us,” said Bishop Thomas Bickerton. “Through Nothing But Nets, we have an opportunity to put Jesus’ words into action on a large scale with a campaign that will literally save millions of lives.”
Additionally, contributions can be made to Nothing But Nets through the Advance #982015. Mail checks to Advance GCFA P.O. Box 9068, GPO New York, NY 10087-9068.
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