ASIA-AMERICA INITIATIVE
We have teamed up with the Asia-America Initiative to provide $40,000 of medical supplies to projects in Jolo, in the far southern Philippines. (Readers may recall that this same part of the Philippines is where a cathedral was bombed by Islamic terrorists.) Amongst the supplies are several Automated External Defibrillator units being donated through the Order from the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. Part of the terms of our receiving these is that they cannot be placed in service in the USA. so, they will be going to the Philippines.
Supporting programmes in the Philippines
Our Americas Grand Priory has teamed up with the Asia-America Initiative to provide $40,000 of medical supplies to projects in Jolo, in the far southern Philippines. (Readers may recall that this same part of the Philippines is where a cathedral was bombed by Islamic terrorists a few months ago.) Amongst the supplies are several Automated External Defibrillator units being donated through the...
Going global
Hospitaller activities of the Order are expanding and varied. Some are moving apace while others seem to be moving at a less than aggressive pace due to a variety of factors, most of which are beyond our direct control. Nigeria – Dame Chetachi Nwoga-Ecton’s When in Need Foundation have been, perhaps, our most impressive success to date. Thus far, two containers have been shipped to Lagos...