Mennonite Disaster Service

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Mennonite Disaster Service
Founded1950
FocusDisaster Relief
Location
Area served
United States, Canada[3]
Key people
Kevin King, Executive Director[1][2]
Revenue
$2,870,251 [1]
Employees
11 [1]
Volunteers
3,000+
Websitehttp://www.mds.mennonite.net

The Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) is a volunteer network through which various groups within the

501(c)(3)
non-profit organization in 1993.

The MDS currently involves more than 3,000 members of the

Red Cross.[8][9] The Mennonite Disaster Service also works closely with Mennonite Central Committee.[4]

A quarterly newsletter called Behind the Hammer is published.[10]

The volunteer amateur radio group Mennonet provides communication services for MDS.[11][12] Radio equipment was first deployed by MDS in 1960.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Charity Report - Mennonite Disaster Service - give.org". charityreports.bbb.org. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Staff | Mennonite Disaster Service". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  3. ^ "Home - Mennonite Disaster Service". Mennonite Disaster Service. Archived from the original on 1 June 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  4. ^ "History | Mennonite Disaster Service". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  5. ISBN 0-8018-6772-X
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  6. ISBN 0-916035-05-0
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  7. ^ "Mennonite Disaster Service" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  8. ^ "Mennonite Disaster Service — GAMEO". Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  9. ^ https://www.crossnet.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_300_,00.html[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Newsletter | Mennonite Disaster Service". Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  11. ^ "News Releases Archives - Hesston College". Hesston College. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  12. ISBN 0-8361-9110-2
    .

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External links
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