by John Freund, CM | Sep 19, 2008 | Daughters of Charity, Disasters and Responses, News, Vincentian Family
In just six days, two Daughters of Charity have sent four 40-foot containers with $100,000 worth of food, water and medicines to the Port of Havana. Once there other sisters go to the docks and inspect the containers and ride with a trusted driver to make sure the...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 17, 2008 | Disasters and Responses, News, Vincentian Family
All donations we (SSVDP Galvaston) receive will go to directly help those in need. Donations will be used to provide Direct Assistance to the vicitms of this disaster: food, baby items, medicines, etc.
by annaread | Sep 11, 2008 | Disasters and Responses, Missions inter gentes, News
…does anyone care? That’s a question implicit in Vincentian Father Joe Fitzgerald’s YouTube about the September 3, 2008 catastrophic flood on the Ngöbe-Bugle Comarca in Panama. Watch his video about the flood and see these Web sites: Ngöbe...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 5, 2008 | Disasters and Responses, Formation, News, Vincentian Family
Jose Ramon Torremocha has issued an appeal for funds to assist hurricane victims in Haiti and has seeded the appeal with 10,000 Euros. Dear Fellow members: Urgently we address to you an emergency appeal for Haiti, where Hurricane Hanna (following Gustav) particularly...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 29, 2008 | Disasters and Responses, Justice and Peace, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
On this the third Anniversary of Katrina let us hold New Orleans, and all of the Gulf Coast, in our prayers in a special way. Our Vincentian Family Challenge has now reached $110,000 towards the goal of $200,000! Remember the Challenge ends on St. Vincent de...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 14, 2008 | Daughters of Charity, Disasters and Responses, News, Vincentian Family
Sister Marilyn Moore, DC works with with two young, dedicated and bilingual Vietnamese women focusing on the large Asian—Vietnamese, Laotian and Cambodian population in the area.She writes… Since Hurricane Katrina in the fall of 2005, I have served in the...