| Salvation Army distributes over one million meals |
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| News Articles - Local |
| Written by Reporter |
| Monday, 08 February 2010 03:00 |
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Major Stanley Griffin, divisional commander of the Salvation Army in Antigua , has said that as of today, The Salvation Army has distributed 1,288,328 meals as part of its disaster response effort in Haiti. This includes three major distributions of ready-to-eat meals in the Delmas 2 district in Port-au-Prince as well as smaller, targeted distributions in the Cite de Soleil and orphanages in Leogane. The collaboration of the US 82nd Airborne and Canadian military forces have enabled the distributions to occur without any significant incident. The Salvation Army responded immediately to the earthquake in Haiti, with local Salvationists being quickly joined by international personnel. In addition to providing more than a million meals, The Salvation Army has assumed responsibility for the care of 16,000 people living in the temporary camp near its compound in Port-au-Prince. Its medical clinic continues to treat more than 300 people a day on-site. Salvation Army personnel have also been sent to Petit Goave and Jacmel, to assess the needs and formulate a response. Major Griffin says that cash donation are still welcome and could be dropped off at the Long Street Office or deposited into The Salvation Army Territorial Account #0001723658 at FirstCaribbean International Bank. |
