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DALLAS – Buckner International will ship two containers of humanitarian  to benefit children and families affected by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that has claimed the lives of more than 100,000 people in Haiti and left more than 600,000 people homeless, according to the United Nations.
One shipment of medical supplies and cots will be sent by [...]

PORT AU PRINCE — Since the 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Port Au Prince, Haiti on Jan. 12, Buckner International has been working with partners at Hope Hospital and the Children’s Village orphanage to provide financial resources and humanitarian aid. These images, taken by photographer Mo Sadjadpour, provide an inside look at the devastation and some [...]

DALLAS – The Board of Directors of Buckner Foundation named David M. Slover president Jan. 22.
As the president of Buckner Foundation, Slover leads advancement efforts to support the nearly $100-million operating budget of Buckner International and its subsidiaries, Buckner Children and Family Services and Buckner Retirement Services.
As president, Slover oversees the daily operations of Buckner [...]

DALLAS — Albert L. Reyes was elected as the sixth president in the 131-year history of Buckner International Jan. 22, succeeding Kenneth L. Hall, who remains with Buckner as Chief Executive Officer.
Reyes served previously as president of Buckner Children and Family Services, a position he has held since 2007. Prior to joining Buckner, he was [...]

DALLAS – Buckner International is collecting medical supplies and aid to send to Haiti’s earthquake victims, including an orphanage and hospital supported by Dillon International.
“One of our biggest needs is for hygiene kits,” said Matt Asato, Buckner director of humanitarian aid.
Complete hygiene kits include the following items:
· Hand towel
· Wash cloth
· Toothpaste (4.6 oz or [...]

By Russ Dilday
Buckner News Service
GUATEMALA CITY – A much-beloved houseparent at a Buckner Guatemala-operated boys’ transitional home was killed Friday evening in an apparent carjacking.
According to Amed Bendfeldt, country director for Buckner Guatemala, Marco Orellana, 30, was shot by thieves as they attempted to steal his car while Orellana was on a personal errand. Orellana [...]

Buckner is preparing four containers of humanitarian aid to send to Haiti, where a 7.1-magnitude earthquake killed thousands Tuesday evening, and we need your help to make it happen. Buckner, through its international adoption affiliate Dillon International, provides adoption services and humanitarian aid in Haiti.
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BURNET, Texas – Young Life, a non-denominational Christian organization that seeks to share Jesus Christ with adolescents through relational ministry, will host middle school and high school students and at Camp Buckner in 2010. The kids coming to camp Buckner throughout the summer are part of WyldLife, Young Life’s ministry to middle school students, and [...]

SAN ANGELO, Texas – Leaders of Dallas-based Buckner Retirement Services, Inc. and Baptist Memorials Ministries in San Angelo signed an affiliation agreement today at the Baptist Memorials campus. The affiliation positions the two Texas senior living providers to offer a combined seven senior living communities in Texas, serving an estimated 2,200 elders annually.
Buckner and [...]

Thanks for all the sponsors, volunteers and participants who took part in our 2009 golf tournaments around the state of Texas. They were a great success!
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