Tzu Chi volunteer Masako Ono, wife of Japan Consul Kazuhiko Ono, said the foundation has also donated face masks to the Chalan Kanoa Diocese, the Public School System special education program, the Maturana House of Prayer, and Commonwealth Healthcare Corp.
Office on Aging Director Walter Manglona and Title V workers received the foundation’s donation at the manamko’ center. Through Zoom, Manglona thanked the Tzu Chi Foundation and its deputy chief officer Simon Shyong for their kindness and generosity.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin Petersburg, the elder justice coordinator for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, discusses fraud and financial abuse during a presentation at the manamko’ center on Feb. 27, 2020. Contributed photo
Office on Aging Director Walter Manglona, center, poses with some staff, senior citizens and Tzu Chi Foundation volunteer Masako Ono on Tuesday. Photo by Junhan B. Todino
He also expressed appreciation to Masako Ono, who has been assisting the manamko’ as a volunteer, for facilitating the donation.
“Senior citizens will benefit from this donation,” he said, adding that the face masks will also be distributed to the manamko’ on Rota and Tinian.
He said senior centers and other care facilities must “be aware of the Covid-19 symptoms and avoid exposure.”
Masako Ono said the Tzu Chi Foundation, which is a humanitarian and non-governmental organization, has donated thousands of disposable face masks to 113 countries since the global outbreak of Covid-19 early this year.
The foundation, she added, mobilized its 63 centers worldwide to distribute the face masks.
