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LEE DOMANN NEWSLETTER -- AUGUST, 2006
Table of Contents:
1. Highway Heroes
2. Updates at www.leedomann.com
3. New Album Release
4. Itinerary
5. Monthly Quote
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1. HIGHWAY HEROES
Love is known by the company it keeps
The ones who've given up, those in quiet need
From one heart to another where no one else dares to be
Love is known by the company it keeps
(From Lee's new compilation album, "Old Songs In New Wineskins")
This month's hero is an organization composed of heroes -- "Doctors Without Border." The recent war between Israel and Hizbollah created an all-too common scenario in the history of warfare: aid workers being unable to reach injured and dying people due to an air/ground blockade by an opposing military force. In this case it was the brutalized people of Tyre, Lebanon who were essentially unreachable by aid workers. But it was "Doctors Without Borders," among other concerned aid workers, who risked their lives to get food and supplies to the Lebanese people. One dramatic scene on the CNN showed health professionals and others forming a human chain to carry supplies across a shallow river. This, as high-tech air raids were targeting anything that moved, killing hundreds of civilians.
Here's some history from the DWB website (www.doctorswithoutborders.org): "Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters, or exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries.
Each year, MSF doctors, nurses, logisticians, water-and-sanitation experts, administrators, and other medical and non-medical professionals depart on more than 3,800 field assignments. They work alongside more than 22,500 locally hired staff to provide medical care.
In emergencies and their aftermath, MSF provides health care, rehabilitates and runs hospitals and clinics, performs surgery, battles epidemics, carries out vaccination campaigns, operates feeding centers for malnourished children, and offers mental health care. When needed, MSF also constructs wells and dispenses clean drinking water, and provides shelter materials like blankets and plastic sheeting.
Through longer-term programs, MSF treats patients with infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, sleeping sickness, and HIV/AIDS, and provides medical and psychological care to marginalized groups such as street children.
MSF was founded in 1971 as a nongovernmental organization to both provide emergency medical assistance and bear witness publicly to the plight of the people it assists. A private nonprofit association, MSF is an international network with sections in 19 countries.
Responding to Emergencies
MSF is often one of the first humanitarian organizations to arrive at the scene of an emergency. Its large-scale logistical capacity ensures that MSF emergency teams hit the ground with the specialized medical kits and equipment they need to start saving lives immediately.
Independent Humanitarian Action
MSF's decision to intervene in any country or crisis is based solely on an independent assessment of people's needs -- not on political, economic, or religious interests. MSF does not take sides or intervene according to the demands of governments or warring parties.
MSF volunteers frequently work in the most remote or dangerous parts of the world. When crises unfold, they make themselves and their skills available on short notice, usually dedicating six to twelve months to each assignment. Their expenses are covered and they receive a modest stipend.
MSF teams are composed of international volunteers and skilled local staff. Together, they work closely with national medical professionals and cooperate with other aid organizations.
Speaking Out to End Suffering
MSF unites direct medical care with a commitment to speaking out against the causes of suffering and the obstacles to providing effective assistance. MSF volunteers raise the concerns of their patients with governments, the United Nations, other international bodies, the general public, and the media. In a wide range of circumstances, MSF volunteers have spoken out against violations of international humanitarian law they have witnessed -- from Chechnya to Sudan.
Financial Independence and Accountability
To maintain its operational independence and flexibility, MSF relies on the general public for nearly 80 percent of its operating funds. The remaining 20 percent of funds come from international agencies and governments. The organization counted more than 3.1 million individuals, foundations, corporations, and nonprofit organizations among its donors worldwide in 2004. In 2004, MSF's worldwide income was $568 million. In the United States, nearly 380,000 private donors contributed more than $91 million to MSF-USA."
For info on how to donate to Doctors Without Borders,
click here: http://www.doctorswithout borders.org/donate/index.cfm.
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2. UPDATES AT WWW.LEEDOMANN.COM
Normally, this includes new additions to the website since the last newsletter. However, due to technical difficulties as a result of the website being moved to another cyber-home, we have been unable to add new Road Reflections or Lyrics entries for the last several weeks. We'll make up for it in the coming month!
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3. NEW ALBUM RELEASE
At last, the much-requested, long awaited (at least, by me) new CD, "Old Songs in New Wineskins" is being pressed at this very moment. Release date is September 1. It contains the following 16 tracks from my three cassette albums, PLUS that all-important "bonus" track:
I'VE GOT HIS FOOTSTEPS (1984) -- If Your Heart Is Right With Me/ Well-Known Atheist/ Good Lord/ No Politics/ Christmas '79
THE ONES WHO BELIEVE (1992) -- Song In My Little Boy's Heart/ Daddy's Farmin' Now/ The Love Of My Father
KEEPIN' IT SIMPLE (1997) -- Dancin' In The Flame/ Alfred And Omega/ Love Is Known By The Company It Keeps/ The Only Gospel Somebody Will Read/ Ain't In A Management Position/ Jack's Easter Sunrise Service/ I'll Cry For You/ Jesus Laughin'
But, WAIT, THERE'S MORE!!!! (I feel my entrepreneurial juices flowin' now; can you tell?) At NO EXTRA COST, the bonus track: "There's A God, And You Ain't It" (With Willie Domann on upright bass)
Okay, I'm coming down now...it's safe to read on. All of these songs are appearing for the first time on CD. We'll try to get some song samples up on the "Music Store" link soon. You can order them for $15.00 per CD (check or money order) plus $4.00 for priority postage; $2.00 non-priority.
I hope you'll take a listen. Thanks.
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4. ITINERARY THOUGH March, 2007
(For more info, contact Lee at leedomann@hotmail.com or 615-292-8357) UMC = United Methodist Church
Sept. 9 - Cambridge UMC/ Cambridge, IL pm concert 309-937-2018
Sept. 10 - " " am worship
Sept. 10 - Reynolds UMC/ Reynolds, IL pm concert 303-372-8831
Sept. 17 - Auburn UMC/ Auburn, NE am worship/pm concert 402-274-3329
Sept. 24 - First UMC/ Hutchinson, KS am worship/ pm Hutchinson District concert
620-662-2386
Sept. 30 - Blue Valley Memorial UMC/ Manhattan, KS 5 pm worship 785-539-8790
Oct. 1 - College Ave. UMC/ Manhattan, KS am worship 785-539-4191
Oct. 22 - Cornerstone UMC/ Smyrna, TN am worship 615-220-0042
Oct. 22 - First UMC/ Dickson, TN pm worship
Oct. 29 - Main Street UMC/ Bedford, VA am worship/ pm concert 540-586-8878
2007
Feb. 4 - Murfreesboro Laity Banquet/ Murfreesboro, TN pm concert
Feb. 6 - Christ UMC/ Franklin, TN am worship
March 11 - Bonner Springs UMC/ Bonner Springs, KS am worship/ pm worship
March 18 - Cimarron UMC/ Cimarron, KS am worship
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5. MONTHLY QUOTE
"Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want rain without thunder and lightening. They want the ocean without the roar of its many waters." -- Frederick Douglass
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