St. George Knights of Columbus Council 6622
PROJECT: Furnish
Medical Facility in LaBruyere, Haiti
Background:
A ministry from Spain built a medical facility on Church
grounds in the village of LaBruyere, Haiti.
Although completed years ago, the cinder block building is still in
“like new” condition. But because of the
lack of additional funding, it has never been a functioning facility. The building is currently an empty shell, not
suitable for providing the much-needed medical attention for the numerous
poverty-level residents of the village.
Men, women, and children go without the routine medical care we enjoy here
in America.
Our Lady of Guadalupe parish in LaBruyere is the sister
parish of St. George Catholic Church in Newnan, GA and the logistics are
already in place to insure the success of this project. The furnishing of this medical facility will
be a Knights of Columbus initiative and, other than coordination of the
delivery of furnishings, will be completely separate from other work underway
to help these people.
Objective:
Furnish the medical facility
with basic hospital equipment in order for it to be opened and operated on
a continuing basis. These furnishings to
include: hospital beds, examination
tables, plumbing and fixtures for 2 bathrooms, desks, chairs, and the stocking
of basic drugs, medicines, and medical supplies.
Control of the project:
100 % of all donations will be used to meet the objective of
this project. There will be no overhead
or administrative costs. We will attempt
to make all purchases in Haiti and we have the contacts in Port Au Prince to
facilitate this. Other than the purchase
of the furnishings themselves, the only other costs may be for shipping (in
containerized freight) if items must be purchased in the United States. Monthly
and Cumulative Accounting for donations received will be posted weekly on the
Council 6622 WebSite, with recognition and thanks given to each Council that
joins us in this worthy effort.
Pictures, documenting the use of donated funds, will also be posted on
the Council 6622 WebSite (http://kofc6622.blogspot.com).
HOW YOUR COUNCIL CAN PARTICIPATE:
We need cash donations to purchase the furnishings listed
above. Council 6622 has started this
funding with a $1,700 donation. We ask
each Council in the State of Georgia to prayerfully consider helping us meet
our objective above. Please know that
donations in any amount will help and will be sincerely appreciated.
How participation benefits your Council:
A donation to this cause fulfills the primary principal of
our Order – Charity. In addition, if
your Council is working toward achieving the Star Council award, your
participation in this project will satisfy 1 of the 4 required Community
activities during the current fraternal year.
Contact:
Roland J. Roger, Jr., Financial Sect. 6622
4260 Happy Valley Circle
(770)
328-0498 Cell
RJRogerJr@WildBlue.net
CHECKS PAYABLE TO:
KofC 6622-Haiti Hospital Fund
RJRogerJr@WildBlue.net
CHECKS PAYABLE TO:
KofC 6622-Haiti Hospital Fund
