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September 10, 2005
NBC 11 - March 5, 2005
Press-Telegram - March 1, 2005
KCBS - February 28, 2005
Mike Hogan
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The massive donation of 30,000 plus toys is being handled by
the Woodside based Peace Builders group. “Dakin donated
33,000 toys that include stuffed teddy bears and Winnie the
Poohs and we’re shipping them to Colombo, Sri Lanka tomorrow
morning in the hopes that these toys will bring joy and comfort
to the children who have lost so much."
These toys are being loaded onto a 40 foot container and being
taken by Hyundai Merchant Marine by ocean freight to Sri Lanka,
to the Minister of Social Services and Women’s Empowerment.
Last month the non-profit sent 1,000 boxes of medical suppilies
to Colombo.
The Almanac - January 12, 2005
KCBS - January 20, 2005
Mark Seelig
Diane Eskenazi is the founder of Peninsula based non-profit
Peace Builders which promotes peace for children around the
world. She was recently received a message from a
contact in the Sri Lankan city of Colombo who was desperate
for medical supplies to help treat hundreds of children who
were victimized by the tsunami. She tells KCBS that she was
on the phone immediately calling on contacts at California Pacific
Medical Group in San Francisco. "Within one day they donated
approximately 1,000 boxes of medicines". The hard part was figuring
out how to transport those boxes to Colombo. Enter another contact
that she made, this one with some clout. "We were lucky enough
to work with the Sri Lankan Consul General in Los Angeles who
has taken it upon himself to personally oversee this mission.
The boxes will be shipped to his office today and will be transported
to Colombo starting Sunday. Eskenazi was humble when talking
about her role in this mission "I was just in a fortuitous place
to be able to help. I just had the right connections." She hopes
to send another shipment sometime next month.
NBC11 San Francisco - January 20, 2005
5 o’clock news
6 o’clock news
The Bay area at 11
A
big batch of donated supplies left Burlingame today bound for
Sri Lanka, it’s perhaps the bay area’s largest tsunami aid
shipment yet …More than 1000 boxes are packed up and ready to
leave Sutter Health’s distribution center in Burlingame and
head for Sri Lanka…. Just days after receiving a rallying cry
from Woodside based non-profit group Peace Builders an organization
dedicated to helping children in impoverished countries. Founder
Diane Eskenazi has ties to orphanages in Sri Lanka. “when the
tsunami hit they e-mailed me and asked for some urgent aid.”From
that one e-mail came all of this. “It’s enormous the amount
of help that’s necessary, so I think that the exercise is compassion.”…..
KTVU TV Channel 2 (FOX) San Francisco - January 20, 2005
The Ten O’Clock News
The
largest bay area of medical supplies yet is on it’s way to tsunami
ravaged South Asia. $40,000 worth of medical supplies were
loaded onto a Fed Ex trucks and then planes today to be flown
to the tusanami area. They’ll arrive in Colombo in 3 days. The
relief effort was organized by the group called Peace Builders
which helps impoverished children around the world. Peace Builders
asked Sutter Health and California Pacific Medical Center for
help.
KRON TV Channel 4 San Francisco - January 20, 2005
ABC7 News at 6 San Francisco - January 20 & 21, 2005
KVUE 24 News Daybreak - Austin January 21, 2005
The California Pacific Medical Center and Mills Peninsula
health services are sending one-thousand boxes filled with
medical supplies. The aid group Peace Builders approached
the health agencies about the urgent need of victims.
Good Morning August - WJBF-TV CH6 (ABC) - January 21, 2005
News 9 Daybreak - WMUR-TV CH 9 (ABC) Boston
The Almanac - February 9, 2005
Largest Shipment of Medical Supplies From
Bay Area To Date Heads Out To Sri Lanka Tomorrow - 1/20/05
Gentry Magazine - February 2005
San Jose Mercury News - September
1, 2004
San Francisco Chronicle - February 2,
2004
South Bay director Diane Eskenazi cast Tiffini
in a prominent role in "Peace on Earth", her latest education
film for children.
KPIX5 - February 1, 2004
KCBS reporter Bob Butler in Emeryville says that 16-year-old Tiffini
Reed was supposed to be one of three lead singers on "Peace on Earth,"
a documentary by Diane Eskenazi
NBC11
- July 4, 2003
San Jose Mercury News - September 11,
2003
Filmmaker Diane Eskenazi and her crew took
cameras and microphones around the Bay Area last year to capture
children as they talked about freedom, patriotism and what America
means to them. The result is a collection of 400 different voices,
all touching on one theme: "The bottom line is, it is their world,"
Eskenazi said, "and they have very strong feelings about peace...One
thing I wanted to do was to show that we do live together in peace
here, even though we are ethnically diverse."
DefenseLINK News - September 25,
2003
An award-winning California filmmaker has
launched a Web site where children can express their patriotism,
send messages to the troops and learn how to help others around
the world.
KRON
San Francisco - July 4, 2003
San Francisco Chronicle - July 4, 2003
Since Sept. 11 and the war in Iraq, American
flags and patriotism have had a hold on the United States -- especially
around the Fourth of July. Filmmaker Diane Eskenazi of Woodside
wanted to add her own twist to the mood, combining a love of the
United States with a love of peace. So Eskenazi, who has written
and directed more than 80 children's films, set out to make a
kids' movie about patriotism and peace, a project that led her
to schools, dance studios and kung fu academies throughout the
Bay Area.
Los Angeles Times - June 26, 2003
And although diversity is seen as something
to respect and to enjoy through kids' demonstrations of traditional
cultural events, the heart of the production is its emphasis on
the commonality of people and the strength to be found in unity,
friendship and peace.
Oakland Tribune - June 30, 2003
The film is a vehicle for their patriotic
message of peace. It empowers children by letting them say what
it is that they love about this country.
Alameda Press
The idea for the film came from the events
of 9/11, explains producer Eskanazi. It became very clear after
this that we needed to give kids a voice to say what they think
about America, The film is a vehicle for their patriotic message
of peace. It empowers children by letting them say what it is
that they love about this country.
Sony Wonder News
"...filled with song and dance. This one
hour film is sure to make you jump up and celebrate the greatness
of our country."
Redwood City Daily News - July 1, 2003
Video of Local Kids Celebrates America
"The children in this film never before
professionally acted or sang" said Eskenazi, who has produced
more than 75 children's specials and series that have ranked among
the nation's best-selling videos. "Someone has to be doing some
positive content programming for kids and I'm just lucky to be
doing it."
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