Outdoors Enthusiasts Urged to Donate Tents & Sleeping Bags to Aid Haiti Assistance Efforts

Donors Rewarded with Discounts on New Gear

World Care, in partnership with MyCampUSA.com, is presenting The Trade Your Tent Event at the 12th Annual Salt Lake City International Sportsmen's Exposition that will be held March 18-21 at the South Town Expo Center. The concept is simple: Earthquake victims in Haiti are in desperate need of decent temporary shelter, and generous outdoors people are an obvious source for gently-used tents and sleeping bags. For every tent and sleeping bag dropped off at the show, a discount good for $50 off select tents and $25 off select sleeping bags will be applied to purchases at MyCampUSA.comIt is estimated that nearly 1 million people have been displaced from their homes in Port-au-Prince and the surrounding areas. MycampUSA is partnering with World Care for the Trade Your Tent Event. People can trade their gently used tents and sleeping bags for new ones at Mycamp USA. The old tents and sleeping bags will be sent to World Care’s warehouse in Tucson, AZ where they will be packaged and shipped to Haiti. For more information visit www.tradeyourtentevent.com or www.worldcare.org. 
Since the massive earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12, World Care, a Tucson based non-profit humanitarian aid organization, has been collecting first aid, hygiene and emergency supplies aid in the relief efforts. World Care is partnering with several federal and international aid organizations sending supplies to the people of Haiti by the truckload. To date, World Care has sent over $1.5 million in resources to Haiti in 8 40-foot containers.World Care is dedicated to helping the people of Haiti, and intends to continue sending supply until there is no more need. Monetary donations are also needed in the relief effort as they help with shipping, packaging and purchasing costs. Donations can be made online at www.worldcare.org or checks can be mailed to our warehouse. World Care is collecting First Aid supplies such as gauze, bandages and wound care items (such as hydrogen peroxide or antibiotic ointments). World Care is also collecting hygiene items including soaps, shampoo, and toothbrushes/toothpaste. New or gently used blankets, dried goods (rice and beans) and canned foods are also appreciated. At this time, World Care is not collecting clothing donations to go to Haiti. 

About World Care: World Care is a non-profit organization that has been serving both the Tucson and international community for over 13 years. Starting as a small volunteer project for schools in founder Lisa Hopper’s garage, World Care now operates in a 40,000 square foot warehouse on 9.7 acres of land with a team of over 500 volunteers providing educational, health, environmental and emergency relief to 65 countries worldwide. World Care has been involved in the emergency relief efforts during 9/11, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the tsunami that hit Asia in 2005, as well as many of the wildfires that affect Arizona and California each year. Contact: Lisa Hopper, CEO/Founder
lmhopper@aol.com
Janet Wood, Board 
Woody.Wood@comcast.net

520-514-1588
3538 E. Ellington Pl. 
Tucson, AZ 85713
www.worldcare.org

About ISE: The Salt Lake International Sportsmen’s Exposition, presented by KUTV2 News, will feature more than 400 exhibitors when it visits the South Towne Exposition Center March 18-21, Thursday through Sunday. The 12th annual ISE will spotlight products and services for anglers, hunters, campers, boaters and offroaders. More than a dozen outdoor clubs will offer, for newcomers and experts alike, local knowledge and contacts for getting outdoors to enjoy a wide range of activities. The ISE presents seminars led by top local, regional and national experts at a variety of stages and interactive areas. Several competitions also hold their championships at the ISE, including: International Dutch Oven Society World Championship Cook-Off; Utah State Duck-Calling Championships; National Best-of-the-West Distance Fly-Casting Finals; Western Best-of-the-West Elk-Calling Contest; Utah 3D Pop-Up Archery Challenge; and, new for 2010, Dock Dogs Pond and Contest. All contests except cooking include youth divisions. (All youth 15 and under enter the show for free.) Hands-on features for the entire family, including several contests, make this a once-a-year, too-big-to-miss event. A feature unique to the ISE is the 10,000-sq.-ft. hands-on Youth Outdoor Sports Fair, presented by Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Utah State Parks, and Utah Department of Natural Resources. More than a dozen guided activities are provided, from catch-and-release fishing to animal identification, and boating and offroad safety.###