DROPS Is Closing

Dear Friends and Supporters of DROPS:

We are excited to announce that DROPS has met a milestone!  Thanks to Father Sunil’s inspiration and your generosity, DROPS has raised over $25,000.00 for the youth of South Sudan!  While we have not been able to raise enough money to start an engineering college, we will be able to provide a wonderful gift to South Sudan’s children.  We believe the value of your dollars will stretch even further in South Sudan than it would at home.

Now that Father Sunil has moved on, DROPS is moving away from fundraising and on to the important business of delivering your donations to the Salesians in South Sudan.  The DROPS board is working with Father Leo Arokianathan, SDB, in Juba, South Sudan to put your donations to work in the service of the children there.  Once we have delivered the funds, we will send you a report.  We will then disband the DROPS organization.  Any donations you have made to DROPS before October 1, 2024 remain tax-deductible.  After October 1, 2024 please donate through Salesian Missions, the charitable arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco.

The spirit of DROPS can live on through your donations to the Salesian Missions.  The easiest and quickest way to donate to them is by telephone.  You can also send donations through U.S. Mail.  When donating, be sure to specify that your donation is to be used for the youth of South Sudan through Father Leo Arokiananthan.  You can donate to the Salesians generally through their website, but donations through the website will not be earmarked for South Sudan.

Salesian Missions https://salesianmissions.org/

            2 Lefevre Lane

            New Rochelle, NY 10801-5710

            Tel: (914) 633-8344

We thank you, the DROPS community, for your loving efforts to reach the less fortunate.  Not only have you helped children in South Sudan, but your kindness serves as a shining emblem of hope in a sometimes gloomy world.  We thank Father Sunil, the Salesians, but most importantly all of you for your warmth and generosity.

With gratitude,

Melva Ramos, President                                 Nancy Cytron, Secretary

Micheal O’Connor, Vice-President                Corazon Pangilinan, Treasurer

Joy Amaguin Felix, At-Large Member of the Board