Salesian Missions sends critical shipment of medical and food aid
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(ANS – Kiev –
October 27, 2022) – Salesians in Ukraine have medical supplies and rice meals
to aid people thanks to donations secured and shipped by Salesian Missions of
New Rochelle. Salesians living and working in Ukraine have remained in their
centers and churches where they are helping families with shelter, support, and
nutrition. The donations affected more than 1,000 people.
The medical supply
donation was provided by Matter, an organization that provides valuable
corporate surplus to the places and people who need these life-saving resources
the most. The medical supplies were provided to the Daughters of Mary Help of
Christians of the Eastern Rite in Ukraine and then dispersed to the Salesian
community in Zhytomyr, among other sites. The supplies are being used in local
hospitals and for people in need.
Katie Johnson,
director of global health initiatives at Matter, said, “The team at Salesian
Missions is doing wonderful work, and Matter is honored to partner with such a
special organization. We are grateful for organizations like Salesian Missions
that allow us to be a small part of bringing these life-saving devices to those
who need them most.”
“We appreciate this
new partnership with Matter, which has enabled us to get critical medical
supplies to places in need in Ukraine,” said Father Gus Baek, director of
Salesian Missions. “Salesian organizations around the globe have come together
to help support Salesians in Ukraine who are working with people displaced
inside the country. This support is essential, especially now, when the
warehouses of food and medicines in Ukraine are empty. The needs of people are
increasing.”
Along with the
medical supply shipment, Salesian Missions also sent a container of rice meals
from Feed My Starving Children, a nonprofit Christian organization committed to
“feeding God’s children hungry in body and spirit.” The food is destined for
poor residents of towns and villages in eastern Ukraine, where food is needed
most. In addition to these efforts, soon after the war started, Salesian
Missions launched a Ukraine Emergency Relief Fund that is helping to provide
shelter, nutrition, and supplies to refugees in need. This fund is among other
fundraising efforts that Salesians in more than 130 countries are doing in
support of Salesians on the front lines of this crisis.
Source: Salesian Missions
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