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This page, which will have a permanent home here, is ideal for anyone wanting a quick summary of our history and activities.

• Founded: June 11, 2000, as an Arizona Corporation with 501(c)(4) IRS status.
• Headquarters: First Christian Church, Tucson, Ariz.
• Officers: Rev. Robin Hoover, Ph.D.; President; Tim Holt, Treasurer; Paul Fuschini, Vice-President; Sister Elizabeth Ohmann, Secretary; Corporate Officers Rev. Randy Mayer and Sue Ann Goodman.
• Volunteers: 3,500.
• Drivers: 40.
• Water station servicing trips: More than 40 service trips per month during the 2003 season of heat. Increased to 70 trips per month in May 2004.
• First water station with a permit: March 7, 2001.
• Number of water stations as of Sept. 1, 2004: 52.
• Locations: Public land in Pima County, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, Ironwood Forest National Monument. Private land in Cochise and Pima counties.
• Budget: $106,628 (2003) $108,850 (2004).
• Funding sources: Pima County Board of Supervisors, Disciples of Christ, United Church of Christ, Presbyterian Church USA, in-kind contributions.
• Big Dipper logo: Incorporates the "drinking gourd" from the slavery abolitionist movement and water pouring from the dipper to symbolize Humane Borders' humanitarian assistance.
• Legislative advocacy points: (1) Legalize the undocumented now living and working in the U.S. (2) Begin a responsible guest worker program by issuing work visas directly to migrants so that they are not tied to any one employer or sector of the economy and allow workers to be organized. (3) Increase the number of visas for Mexican nationals. (4) Demilitarize border. (5) Support economic development in Mexico. (6) Federal aid for local medical service providers, law enforcement and adjudication, land owners and managers.
• Major media coverage: Washington Post, New York Times, L. A. Times, Arizona Republic, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Dallas Morning News, Associated Press, The Yomiuri Shimbun NY, Manchester Guardian England, Time Magazine, People, Magazine, MSNBC Special Report, CNN, NBC Nightly News, Jim Lehrer News Hour, O'Reilly Factor, MSNBC Buchanan and Press, MSNBC Dan Abrams Report, Fox News from the Heartland, Telemundo, Univision, ABC Prime Time, 2 France Television, BBC, Television Espanola, TV Sweden, SAT 1 German TV, Italian National Television, NPR Washington, Radio Unica.

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