17.9.24 11am IST
STREET PROVIDENCE GOA sends our 2nd relief Truck to Wayand via Calicut this morning.
♡♡♡ We thank our generous benefactors who have donated in kind and also through cheques & online donations.
Today , Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrao blessed our 2nd relief truck at the Bishop house Altinho.
Dr Anthony Desa IAS (retd) Ex Chief secretary of Madhya Pradesh was kind enough to flag off this 2nd relief truck.
♡ We also thank our Special Invitee & our full time Volunteer, Shri Bosco George IPS (retd ) Ex DIG, Goa Police for gracing the occasion.
Our 1st relief truck was flagged off on the
13th August 2024 , by The Hon Governor of Goa at the Raj Bhavan and was blessed by
Fr Fredrick Rodrigues ( SFX )
♡ Big big thank to our volunteers cum collection points who collected all this material at their residences at over 20 places across Goa.
♡ Big thanks to our strong COLLABORATERS @ FMCK sisters, St Clare Province, who put togther accounted for 10 collection centre's across Goa and any time there is a situation FMCK sisters through their convents across Goa open their doors for relief work.
Also thanks to our other volunteers for opening their doors and being our collection centre's
♡ Fr Frederick Pilar
♡ Fr Clifford Corgao
♡ Mr Agnelo Bicholim
♡ Mrs Elaine Velim
♡ Mrs Eugene Vasco
♡ Mr John Baptist Fatorda
♡ Mrs Sharon Canacona
♡ Mr Myron Chicalim
♡ Mr Soccoro Siolim
A very big thanks to my fellow Saligaokar
Mr Mario V Cordeiro , for providing his truck for both trips to Wayand and he himself going along to see that the material is delivered safely.
Well, relief is about 3 parts
☆ 1. Benefactors/ donnors
☆ 2. Collection centers
☆ 3. Packing / storage/ logistics
And this 3rd part is handled by Mr SAPNESH SALGAONKAR our NGO operation manager.
Logistics/ packing/ storage is the most difficult & complicated part in any Relief program.
But SAPNESH with our residents both men & ladies in our shelter homes are always ready to step in and do a perfect job.
Our manager and the residents handled :
》Kerala floods Relief 2018
》Covid dry ration Relief 2020
》Manipur Relief 2023
》Sindhudurg flood relief 2024
》Wayanad flood relief 2024.
We basically respond to flood relief through social media and anyone who feels they want to donate gladly do so.
What makes our small NGO successful in relief work is this :
☆ 1. Generous & loyal benefactors who know our style of working .
☆ 2. Ever ready volunteers as collection centre's.
☆ 3. A big logistics/ transportation/ packing team consisting of our staff and residents from our shelter homes.
In Short – ” RELIEF WORK = TEAM WORK “.
Nothing @ Street Providence across India is a one man show- it's TEAM WORK.
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God bless you all
Donald Fernandes
8380097564 / 7020324848
