- April 26, 2024
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Also: Walmart and the YMCA launch a food program to feed the hungry, and the hospital starts a veteran-support initiative.
BY THE OBSERVER STAFF
Humane Society director joins Haiti relief
Halifax Humane Society Executive Director Miguel Abi-hassan joined Humane Society International and the Centers for Disease Control earlier this month as part of a Haiti relief team, to assist with rabies control in the street dog population.
Haiti is plagued with the highest incidence of human rabies of any country in the Americas, a situation that worsened with the 2010 earthquake.
Abi-hassan helped educate on the humane handling of potentially rabid animals and field tranquilization. Over the two-day trip, he taught local officers how to properly use blow-guns, control poles and muzzles. The Center for Disease Control also set up surveillance procedures to monitor future incidences of rabies.
On the team’s departure, it donated medical and safety equipment. Call 274-4703.
The stress of school may be over for teens and children, but with the loss of access to daily meals through the school lunch programs, they may not have three square meals a day. To help, the Volusia-Flagler Family YMCA has teamed up with the Walmart Foundation to fill the kids' summer with food and fun.
The Walmart foundation granted the Volusia-Flagler Y’s Summer Food Program $5 million for the event.
The program is available to all children now through Aug. 16 at the following locations:
Ormond Beach Family YMCA: 9-10 a.m., noon to 1 p.m.
Southeast Volusia Family YMCA: 9 a.m. to noon
The Y Port Orange Family YMCA: 7:30-9 a.m.; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Iglesia Bautista Emanuel (Deltona): 7-8 a.m.; 11 a.m. 1 p.m.
Deland Family YMCA: 9-10 a.m.; 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
HospiceCare partners with We Honor Veterans
Florida Hospital HospiceCare has become a national partner of We Honor Veterans, a campaign to provide resources and best practices for end-of-life care to veterans, including education for staff and volunteers.
A total of 25% of those who die every year in America are veterans. The program encourages workers into “respectful inquiry (about military history), compassionate listening and grateful acknowledgment."
“All hospices are serving veterans, but often aren’t aware of that person’s service in the armed forces,” said J. Donald Schumacher, CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, which developed the program. “We are taking a giant step forward in helping hospice and palliative care providers understand and serve veterans at the end of life.”
Visit www.wehonorveterans.org.
