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The Dove October 18, 2021
Rotary Club of Holy Spirit Club No. 69935 RI District 3780 Philippines
Vol. XIV No. 5
Holy Spirit members shared help to relieve suffering of religious & lay residents of convent besieged by COVID-19; timely benevolent action enhanced sense of fulfilment, too. COVID-19 locked down the convent compound of The Religious of The Virgin Mary (RVM), the largest female religious order in the Philippines located in Quezon City, when outbreak of infections were confirmed on September 15, 2021. 62 nuns and 52 lay personnel had tested positive for COVIC-19. Ten (10) of the infected religious nuns, all elderly and with comorbidities, succumbed to the disease a number of days later. The lay personnel had mild cases and slowly recovered. An asymptomatic visitor to one of the nuns was believed to have been the source of the outbreak.
An urgent call for help sent to PP Marites Nepomuceno on October 1, 2021 on the plight of the sisters spurred RC Holy Spirit into action. Service Projects Chair PP Marcia Salvador immediately got in touch with Sr Nenette Duquillo, Head of RVM Infirmary, to find out the immediate needs of the convent to provide relief for the infected sisters and lay residents. On October 3, 2021, cartons of fruits (oranges, apples, lemon and bananas) were delivered to the convent. Also as requested by
the sisters, RC Holy Spirit sent PPE hazmat suits and isolation gowns, canned tuna, Milo drink and powdered milk on October 10, 2021. The supplies for the urgent relief of convent were generously provided by PE Joy Peralta, PP Abet Sevilla, PP Angel Castro, PP Marites Nepomuceno, Rtn Dr Alice Baldonado, Rtn Dr Doms Baldonado, PP Marcia Salvador, and Salvador son-in-law Paolo Mendoza.