Direct Relief International

Ambassador Henry Catto Joins Direct Relief Board
07 Feb 01 | "Direct Relief is the most exciting and effective relief organization in the country, and I am proud to be associated with it," said Catto today upon joining the Advisory Board. Thomas Tighe, President and CEO of Direct Relief International, said ...

Direct Relief International to Host Conference on Worldwide Medical Aid
02 Feb 01 | SANTA BARBARA, CA (February 5, 2001) - Direct Relief International, a Santa Barbara-based nonprofit humanitarian medical aid organization, will host a two-day conference bringing together corporate donors of pharmaceuticals and other medical ...

Direct Relief International Sends $1 Million Shipment for Victims of India Quake. Flight is memorial for airline founder killed in crash
31 Jan 01 | Direct Relief International Sends $1 Million Shipment for Victims of India Quake. SANTA BARBARA, CA (January 31, 2001) - Direct Relief International has airlifted its largest shipment yet of aid for victims of the earthquake in India-more than 13...

Congresswoman Capps Confers with Direct Relief President Tighe on India Earthquake
26 Jan 01 | SANTA BARBARA, CA, JANUARY 26, 2001 - Congresswoman Lois Capps met today with Direct Relief International President and CEO Thomas Tighe to discuss the Santa Barbara-based aid organization's plans for shipments of medical aid to the Indian state ...

Direct Relief Announces Year-End Results
01 Jan 01 | The year 2000 marked a major turning point in the 53-year history of Direct Relief International, Santa Barbara's own global humanitarian aid organization. Donations or requests for more information can be sent to Direct Relief International at ...

Rainforest Doctor to Speak
01 Jan 01 | Using medicines supplied by Santa Barbara's Direct Relief International, Dr. Netzer's patients are the Tacana, Chimane and Quechua Indians-descendants of the ancient Incas-who inhabit this remote and rugged corner of Bolivia. For more information...

Forbes Names Direct Relief International One Of America's Ten Most Efficient Charities
08 Dec 00 | SANTA BARBARA, CA, DECEMBER 8, 2000 - Forbes magazine has cited Direct Relief International, a Santa Barbara-based humanitarian aid organization, as one of the ten best charities in the United States with regard to fundraising efficiency. "We are...