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4,300 meals delivered to public health workers and counting

4,300 meals delivered to public health workers and counting

4,300 meals delivered to public health workers and counting


4/8/2020

Meal donations from Rambie's
(From left) Gloria Cortez, Rambie's manager; Clifford Kyota, UOG extension assistant; Daniel Raglmar, program assistant, UOG Global Learning & Engagement

The University of Guam is orchestrating nearly 300 meal deliveries per day to health care workers and volunteers at Department of Public Health and Social Services sites operating in response to COVID-19. Nearly 4,300 meals have been delivered as of April 7.

“We initially provided meals to the nurses who were handling the medical hotline, but as word got out, we went from providing 25 meals to 225 meals – from the port to the airport and from Inarajan to the Northern Public Health Center,” said Carlos Taitano, director of the Global Learning & Engagement office at the university.

Thiruchelvam “Thiro” Vadivel stands by boxes of donated food items.
Thiruchelvam “Thiro” Vadivel from Nayon Express and the UOG cafeteria stands by boxes of donated food items. He has been preparing around 200 meals per day for health care workers.
The meals are being donated by the following restaurants, wholesalers, organizations, and individuals. Any bulk food donated is prepared by restaurant and catering business Nayon Express and delivered by UOG staff.

  • Nayon Express
  • The Salvation Army
  • LSG Sky Chefs
  • Triple J Five Star Wholesale Foods Inc.
  • Red Lobster
  • Outback Steakhouse
  • Guam Community College
  • International Distributors Inc.
  • Rambie’s
  • GTA
  • Micronesian Brokers Inc.
  • Mike and Marie Benito
  • Sidelines Bar & Grill
  • UOG Political Science Student Association
  • Annamma Varghese

Make meal or food donations

Anyone interested in donating meals or bulk food for preparation, please contact the UOG Global Learning and Engagement office at (671) 735-2600 or (671) 483-2324.