Religious education students lend helping hand to Haiti
July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
Moved by the plight of Haitian earthquake survivors, religious education students in Precious Blood Parish, Monmouth Beach, recently collected essentials for hygiene kits – simple things like soap, toothpaste and towels.
The project was initiated by Sue Goyette, director of religious education, who explained that she, “asked for a show of hands of who had running water and bathrooms in their homes. First they laughed, but then I told them I have actually seen situations in which there was only one bathroom for an entire community.”
Goyette’s travels have taken her to St. Lucia, Guatemala and Honduras.
“I saw how poor these people were, but I also remembered their joyful celebrations despite their difficulties,” Goyette added.
The student collections resulted in more than 200 bags of items like hand towels, face cloths, bars of soap, hand sanitizer, toothbrushes and toothpaste, combs, flashlights and batteries, and small, stuffed toys, reported Goyette, noting that many of the students are motivated to do more.
The collection was initiated under the auspices of the Catholic Medical Mission Board, which was started in 1912 in Haiti when an anesthesiologist from a New York City Hospital volunteered on a mission to help lepers there. CMMB currently operates two offices in Haiti – in Port-au-Prince and Jacmel – with a staff of 14.
The cornerstones of the organization are the Medical Volunteer Program and the Medical Distribution Program, which provide trained doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel along with donated medicines.
CMMB regional representative Paul Maguire, a Precious Blood parishioner, received the donations in person and commended Goyette and her students.
“The children have a great foundation to build on. They are learning to be concerned about others and will become ‘citizens of the world’ while acquiring knowledge of other cultures,” Maguire stated.
Information on CMMB is available by viewing the website www.cmmb.org or by contacting Maguire directly at (732) 571-7205 or [email protected].
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Moved by the plight of Haitian earthquake survivors, religious education students in Precious Blood Parish, Monmouth Beach, recently collected essentials for hygiene kits – simple things like soap, toothpaste and towels.
The project was initiated by Sue Goyette, director of religious education, who explained that she, “asked for a show of hands of who had running water and bathrooms in their homes. First they laughed, but then I told them I have actually seen situations in which there was only one bathroom for an entire community.”
Goyette’s travels have taken her to St. Lucia, Guatemala and Honduras.
“I saw how poor these people were, but I also remembered their joyful celebrations despite their difficulties,” Goyette added.
The student collections resulted in more than 200 bags of items like hand towels, face cloths, bars of soap, hand sanitizer, toothbrushes and toothpaste, combs, flashlights and batteries, and small, stuffed toys, reported Goyette, noting that many of the students are motivated to do more.
The collection was initiated under the auspices of the Catholic Medical Mission Board, which was started in 1912 in Haiti when an anesthesiologist from a New York City Hospital volunteered on a mission to help lepers there. CMMB currently operates two offices in Haiti – in Port-au-Prince and Jacmel – with a staff of 14.
The cornerstones of the organization are the Medical Volunteer Program and the Medical Distribution Program, which provide trained doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel along with donated medicines.
CMMB regional representative Paul Maguire, a Precious Blood parishioner, received the donations in person and commended Goyette and her students.
“The children have a great foundation to build on. They are learning to be concerned about others and will become ‘citizens of the world’ while acquiring knowledge of other cultures,” Maguire stated.
Information on CMMB is available by viewing the website www.cmmb.org or by contacting Maguire directly at (732) 571-7205 or [email protected].