By Amin Kef Sesay
On the 3rd June 2020, the Michael Family extended their philanthropic gesture to the Infectious Disease/Isolation units of the Connaught Hospital in Freetown coming just two days after reaching out to the Aberdeen Women Center.
The event again saw another donation of food items as the Connaught Hospital Infectious Disease/Isolation units received food items worth over Le 25 million.
Amongst the donated items were; 50 bags of rice, five bags of onions, 10 cartons of peak milk, 50 packet Olinda tea bags, five gallon palm oil (5 ‘batter’), 50 packets of coffee, all presented by the Public Relations Manager of Mercury International, Alhaji Komba on behalf of Martin and Basita Michael and the entire Michael family.
Handing over the items, Manager Komba said the Michael family considers health care workers as well as ill people as the major targeted beneficiaries of donor supports at this particular time of the health situation in the country.
He said: “The Michael Family has always been making such philanthropic gestures in the country and this is a continuation of the family’s selfless quest to give back to society; especially at a moment like this, when the country is been ravaged by the imminent danger of the COVID-19 invasion.”
“On behalf of the Michael family, I’m pleased to officially make this donation as a way of complementing your dedication and service to saving lives of affected persons of the deadly corona virus,” Komba said and further urged them to utilize the said items for its intended purpose and to also continue their good work of serving humanity.
Dr. Mamadu Baldeh, Medical Officer in Charge of the Connaught Hospital Infectious Disease/Isolation Units said they are pleased to be amongst the beneficiaries of the goodwill gesture from the Michael family whom he said, are well-known as being kind and compassionate to people who are in distress.
He said: “We are pleased to receive this good gesture from the Michael Family at a difficult time like this, as it will help us as well as the patients.”
In May this year, the Michael Family donated the sum of Le100, 000,000 (one hundred Million Leones) to the Government of Sierra Leone to strengthen the campaign against the COVID-19 Pandemic.
In the past years, the Michael family have also been donating food items to Don Bosco, Heavens Home, Educaid SL, to name a few, amongst many other Charitable organizations in the country.
