Todd Shea is an unlikely savior.
But the people he helps don't care that he was once a crack addict or know that they've also been saviors to him.
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The Improbable American:
Despite no college education or a medical background, a rugged American named Todd Shea runs a charity hospital in Kashmir, where a 2005 earthquake killed 80,000 people.
Disaster Management
SHINE/CDRS is a specialized emergency medical relief and rehabilitation organization. SHINE/CDRS is dedicated to saving lives, reducing the pain and suffering of an affected population, and providing competent and compassionate healthcare to those most in need, in times of crisis and beyond.
SHINE/CDRS focuses on the immediate deployment of a rapid response team to provide much needed emergency medical relief. Whether in responding to natural disasters or conflicts, SHINE/CDRS is committed to using all its abilities and energies to be at the service of an effective mobilization of people and resources to assist those most at risk, particularly the most vulnerable sections of the population, i.e., the elderly, women, children, and the disabled. SHINE/CDRS emergency operations include the channeling of human resources, medicines and equipment supplies, and logistical support to be at the service of those most in need.
Todd Shea briefs visiting dignitaries in Pakistan
Todd Shea in Haiti
Pakistan bank account information for direct wire transfers is as follows:
Account Name: Comprehensive Disaster Response Services
Branch Code: 0593
Account Number: 0593-01-01-004883-2
Swift Code: MUCBPKKA
MCB Main Branch Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
U.S. bank account information for direct wire transfers is as follows:
Account Name: SHINE
Account contact person: Laila Karamally
Contact address: 10 Roseleaf Irvine CA92620
Contact phone:
714 261 1044
Branch Code: 0593
Account Number:
23411 69564
Bank Name: Bank of America, Heritage Village
Bank Address: 14222 Culver Dr
Bank City: Irvine
Bank State:CA
SWIFT Code: BOFAUS3N
ABA Routing number : 121 000 358; 0260009593
For the Haiti Earthquake Relief Mission, SHINE/CDRS partnered with Aimer Haiti, The Islamic Medical Association of North America, JP / HRO Foundation, Destiny World Outreach Missions and other many fine organizations,
