During the Christmas Season, The Family of Saint Sharbel continued its support and distribution of meals and food parcels to the people affected by the August 4 Beirut Blast, with a “Christmas Spirit and look”.
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The Family of Saint Sharbel continues to support families affected by the Beirut blast. Distribution of food parcels has increased to cover around 200 families per month, check the video. Please help us distribute more food parcels. As of this week, the Family of Saint Sharbel had to slightly modify its response to the Aug. 4 Beirut blast: distribution of sandwiches has been stopped, and house repairs have been slowed due to other priorities. Distribution of food parcels has increased to cover around 200 families per month and we are still providing 600 hot meals per day. The Family of Saint Sharbel in the US (501 c3) is calling on all who can help to consider contributing to help the people of Beirut. Your help is needed and appreciated. Check what people are saying about how the Family of Saint Sharbel helped them fix their homes after the Beirut blast: “The explosion went off, and for the first 10 seconds, we lost track of what was happening. I was shocked to see there were no more windows or doors. All was broken, TV's, microwave, AC... Thanks to the Family of Saint Sharbel, we were able to fix a large part of our house…” “We arrived home to find our house all damaged including all exterior doors and windows especially the dining and living rooms. All the doors were pulled out. We thank God for the Family of Saint Sharbel who since the explosion happened, they kept supporting us…” Help is still desperately needed. The Family of Saint Sharbel in the US (501 c3) is calling on all who can help to consider contributing to help the people of Beirut.
Last month, the Family of Saint Sharbel distributed 800 food parcels (boxes providing for the basic needs for around one month for a family) and 4,500 sandwiches. They also served and still serving 300 hot meals twice per day (lunch and dinner). They have already fixed 20 houses from their list of damaged houses. They hope to reach a stage where they can help fix more houses and distribute more food, as the needs are tremendous. Help is still desperately needed. The Family of Saint Sharbel in the US (501 c3) is calling on all who can help to consider contributing to help the people of Beirut.
“On 4 August 2020 Beirut the country capital and home to 900,000 of its population was hit by a tragedy as a result of a massive explosion of 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate destroying the port and causing wide damage to residential, government and commercial areas over 20 km from the port area. Results of the explosion included more than 200 deaths and 6,500 injured, over 300,000 homeless, and more than 100,000 children affected. The devastation also hit thousands of homes, small and medium and big enterprises, health centers, education centers and schools as well as other vital sectors in the city. While the port damage also resulted in the destruction of an estimated 120,000 metric tons of food stocks, including wheat. In response to that, the resigned Government of Lebanon has activated its national response plan and called for assistance from the international communities and organizations to save lives, stabilize the situation and start short, medium- and long-term recovery plans." Source: Lebanon’s National Operations Room Report 4, Sep 20, 2020. We are asking for your support to fulfill our mission to aid these people in a difficult moment of crisis: The Family of Saint Sharbel has assumed responsibility for the relief of 20 families. It is distributing 400 sandwiches a day at an approximate cost of $150 ($4,500 per month). The Family has also started fixing another set of 20 houses at an estimated total cost of $100,000. Your support and generosity are deeply appreciated. Please visit our GoFundMe fundraising page “Help Beirut Heal” and show your support. 66,929 (18,800 new) of food parcels and meals ready to eat were distributed through the Forward Emergency Room (FER) in the affected area in cooperation and collaboration of 33 NGOs. Source: Lebanon’s National Operations Room Report 4, Sep 20, 2020. The family of Saint Sharbel continues to distribute food parcels and meals to affected families of the Beirut blast. "It was one of the largest man-made non nuclear explosions in human history", an extract from a podcast by The Catholic News Agency, CNA, which includes two parts: the first is about the Aug 4, 2020 Beirut blast which left more than 200 dead, 6,500 injured and 300,000 displaced; the second, prepared after a visit to Lebanon in 2018, is about St. Sharbel, with a testimony from Raymond Nader the founder of The Family of St. Sharbel. Click here to hear the podcast. In response to the Beirut blast, The Family of Saint Sharbel has assumed responsibility for the relief of 20 families and is also preparing to fix 20 damaged houses. Your help is needed. Please visit our new GoFundMe fundraising page “Help Beirut Heal” and show your support. The current rough assessment indicates that, out of 100,000 damaged residences as a result of the Beirut blast, 60,000 have damages that range from fixing windows and doors to rebuilding destroyed walls and structure. Strong and immediate efforts are needed to fix these homes before winter. Please visit our new GoFundMe fundraising page “Help Beirut Heal”. Your support and generosity are deeply appreciated. |
