Spiritual Events
Your supplies are needed this week
Bring any of the following supplies to the OLA vestibule. They will be packaged and put on an American Airlines flight bound for the Haiti hospital. All children in the Tuesday and Wednesday Religious Ed. classes have been asked to bring these supplies to class as well.
Toothpaste and Toothbrushes
Anti-bacterial gel
Large band-aids
Soap
Shampoo
Diaper wipes & Clean wipes
New flip flops
New T-shirts
OLA collected $10,0000 at the Feb. 13 masses.
All medicines will be purchased locally through parishioner Dr. Cathy Chimenti.
If you have any questions, you can call (650)344-4117. Any additional checks can be made out to OLA Parish (in the memo put “HAITI”).
Supplies will be purchased using this money
$25 - a week of daily sterile dressing changes and treatments for surgical or open wounds
$18 - 2 weeks of necessary nutritional supplements to support wound healing
$10 - anti swelling medication to reduce swelling in head and spine injuries, making a difference in survival
$8 - a full course of antibiotics to help save one patient’s life and/or limb
$5 - 20 syringes to administer needed medications
$4 - 100 ibuprofen for pain relief
How was OLA able to adopt this Haitian Hospital
OLA parishioners are working with the Order of Malta, through the Knights of Columbus contact to work directly with Sacred Heart Hospital (Hospital Sacre Coeur) in Haiti to help provide much needed relief to this devastated region.
For more information about Hospital Sacre Coeur go to http://www.crudem.org/ With your help we can provide this hospital with the supplies they need to work with the millions of people left homeless and injured as a result of the January earthquake. It is our dream that Our Lady of Angels will adopt this hospital and be a source of hope, encouragement and resources for years to come. But it all starts with a small step.
You could also donate to Catholic Relief Services, as suggested by the Catholic Bishops
Click http://crs.org/ to donate now
CRS has been in Haiti providing food and HIV/Aids assistance for 50 years. CRS has pledged an additional million in earthquake assistance to the annual $20 million in food and medical support already provided. They need your donations to help. CRS has the highest ratings of charities. http://crs.org/accountability/