A Call to Action for USANA Associates

We spent Thursday in Los Angeles sharing the USANA message with a host of celebrities, and we’ll share the same information on Friday with a new group of Hollywood stars.

We sent tweets, updated our Facebook status, and wrote blog posts featuring celebrities who learned about USANA and its top-rated nutritional supplements.

That is fine, but we all know what’s being done here in no way compares to what is happening 3,000 miles from Los Angeles right now.

When I returned to my hotel room tonight I flipped on CNN and watched Dr. Sanjay Gupta tend to a 15-day-old baby who had suffered a severe laceration on her head following the massive earthquake in Haiti. The good news, Dr. Gupta said, is that the child, whom he cradled in one arm, doesn’t appear have a skull fracture.

Talk about a reality check.

It’s heartbreaking to see the turmoil and unimaginable suffering the people of Haiti are experiencing following Tuesday’s devastating earthquake.

Several of us at USANA received a message from Dave Phillips, president of Children’s Hunger Fund, encouraging us to call upon our immense network of caring and compassionate Associates to help in the relief effort.

I wanted to share part of Dave’s note with you with the hopes you would pass it along to your friends, followers, or other social networking connections.

• Here is a link to a downloadable flyer (PDF) to share on Twitter, Facebook, or other social media sites: http://bit.ly/6QTS2T

I know many of you contribute to CHF through your Autoship each month. For that, USANA and CHF thank you. If you don’t, this would be a great time to start (Item #899).

But for now, please visit CHF to donate or call (800) 708-7589. A simple $24 donation will provide food and other aid to a family in need.

USANA has already helped in supplying aid to the Haitian people as some of the funding for an initial 1,800 Food Paks came from USANA Associates who support CHF monthly through their Autoship contributions, CHF said.

Here is part of a message Dave Phillips sent the day following the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake:

At this hour, the children and families of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, are in misery. A massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the city, flattening homes, hospitals, and government buildings. Haiti is the poorest and most underdeveloped nation in the entire Western Hemisphere, so this tragedy is being experienced by the poorest of the poor. You have read the news, so you know the devastation is everywhere.

By God’s grace, we just finished training the pastors and ministry volunteers who will make up our brand new Mercy Network in Haiti and the Dominican Republic (DR). These churches are well established in the impacted areas and are ready to mobilize in an effort to respond to the devastation.

The food we sent them last month just arrived on Wednesday. That means that if this earthquake had happened last week, CHF would not have had an opportunity to provide direct help so quickly. Instead of being used in our planned distributions, we have released all of the Food Paks on board (1,800 in all) to be used to make an immediate impact in relieving the current suffering.

Right now we anticipate needs for canned, ready-to-eat food, water, blankets, tarps, hygiene items, first aid, and cooking implements.

As you know, CHF is known as one of the most cost-effective charities in America. With 99% of all revenue going to programs serving children in need, you can be certain that your gift will be used with integrity. You also have the confidence of knowing that we are working with a trustworthy network of pastors and ministry leaders who have been established in Haiti for 18 years. It is because of this trusted network that we are working so feverishly to help. We know their efforts will be widespread and effective.

Thank you for your compassion and help as we serve the needs of the children and families devastated by this disaster in Haiti. Let us glorify God by providing assistance to those who are suffering right now.

Thank you for your continued support. Here is more information about CHF’s earthquake relief effort.

Note: We’ll post Kathy Kaehler’s final RESET Week tip in a bit. Please visit the Facebook Event to watch an exclusive video.