Commission on Urgent Relief and Equipment (CURE) is an arm of Benevolent Healthcare Foundation in Denver, Colorado, USA. It aims to deliver Health and Hope to the world.
Ms. Donna Bandiola La Vigne with her husband Jay facilitated the donation consisting health supplies and equipment valued more or less P40 million. Donna who is from Malay, Aklan and her American husband were vacationing in Aklan after typhoon Frank devastated the province. Because of what they saw, they thought of facilitating donations for health supplies and equipment.
Gov. Marquez was contacted. After the dialogue, they forged an agreement to secure the needed health facilities through donation. After two years, two 40 square feet container vans filled with health supplies and equipments valued at P40 million were shipped to Aklan. Gov. Marquez paid the freight from the United States to Kalibo.
To make the donation process simple, a partnership among Rotary Club of Kalibo RI District 3850 and the Rotary Club of Boulder, Colorado, USA RI District 5450 with the help of Dr. Rod Tuenge was made that resulted to a matching grant #71347.
One of the equipment is one (1) unit Blood Bank Refrigerator capable to store 250 units of human blood will be turned over to the Philippine Red Cross, Aklan Chapter on February 9, 2011. This is a part of Project CURE donation. It is hoped this will improve blood supply and services in Aklan. /MP
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