CARE Packages

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf humanitarian aid program
gptkbp:expansion gptkb:Korea
gptkb:Vietnam
developing countries
other countries outside Europe
gptkbp:hasTerm 'CARE package' is now a generic term for any parcel sent to show care or support
gptkbp:headquarters Atlanta, Georgia, USA (CARE organization)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CARE Packages
gptkbp:launched gptkb:CARE_(Cooperative_for_Assistance_and_Relief_Everywhere)
gptkbp:notableFor over 100 million packages sent by 1960s
gptkbp:originalContents gptkb:café
gptkb:milk
gptkb:sugar
gptkb:chocolate
canned meats
other basic foodstuffs
gptkbp:originalRecipients Europeans affected by World War II
gptkbp:purpose provide food and relief supplies to people in need
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:CARE_International
gptkbp:sentBy Americans to relatives and strangers abroad
gptkbp:startDate 1945
gptkbp:symbolizes humanitarian aid
generosity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cooperative_for_American_Remittances_to_Europe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6