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Rachel Henderson

June 8, 2017

This past World Malaria Day (April 25), retired professional soccer player Jared Montz organized his second-annual nationwide Juggle-a-thon to raise awareness and funds for Nothing But Nets.

Liz Wing

Our work wouldn’t be as strong as it is without the help of our partners, and this summer’s cross-country BzzzTour is a great example of that collaboration.  Junior Chamber International (JCI) spearheaded the BzzzTour, and on many stops along the way, worked closely with representatives from the United Nations Association (UNA) and the United Methodist Church (UMC) to make these stops a success.

Elisabeth Clymer

Did you know that recyclable bottles and aluminum cans can buy bed nets? This is a concept Mei Mei Tercek, Maddie Tirella, Bella Barber, and Tiffany Kim developed in their Beverly Hills, CA neighborhood.  

Elisabeth Clymer

Today is International Youth Day! Saving lives does not always require a CPR certification or medical degree. Whether you are 3 years old or 93 years old, anyone can fight malaria with Nothing But Nets by sending life-saving bed nets to families in sub-Saharan Africa.

Nora Goldfield

The World Health Organization has recently declared the outbreak an international public health emergency. Forty percent of the total reported cases in this outbreak have been in Sierra Leone, a country where Nothing But Nets has been working to fight malaria. 

Rachel Henderson

Today marks 500 days until the target date to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – eight goals embraced by world leaders and member states at the United Nations in 2000 to galvanize a global effort to alleviate poverty and improve lives around the world.

Anjali Singh-Code

9 students, 9 schools, 1 goal. The Nothing But Nets and Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism fellows made impressive strides in bringing the fight against malaria to college campuses across the U.S.!

Mozzie the Mosquito

Did you know that today is World Mosquito Day? I thought today was dedicated to celebrating mosquitoes like me in all of our buzzing and bloodsucking glory. To my surprise, World Mosquito Day is actually about how dangerous we are and is used by groups like Nothing But Nets to trash talk mosquitoes and discuss the importance of wiping out malaria!

Anjali Singh-Code

My work helping others began on my 7th birthday, December 26th, 2004, which was also coincidentally the day of the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia. I couldn’t celebrate my birthday while the TV in front of me was showing children losing everything that they owned. So, for my birthday party, I asked my friends to bring in donations instead of presents, and we were able to raise over $500!

Dan Skallman

On August 14, our partner, JCI USA, rolled into Seattle, Washington on one of the last stops of this year’s BzzzTour. In the Seattle area, the team was able to meet with the offices of Congressman Jim McDermott, Congressman Rick Larsen, Senator Patty Murray, and Senator Maria Cantwell.