Episcopal Church Foundation Vestry Papers - for leading congregations

Fighting malaria and ending hunger are my priorities for charitable giving and volunteer work. Memories of waking up inside my mosquito netting \at Girl Scout camp and finding the net full of mosquitoes that had entered through a tear are as fresh today as they were on that day so many years ago. (Did I mention that all mosquitoes seem to regard me as their snack food of choice?)

Because of my (too) close relationship with mosquitoes, and my longtime support of Episcopal Relief & Development’s NetsforLife program, a highlight of my trip to Ghana was the dramatization of the NetsforLife story. Created and performed by young people involved with the Anglican Diocesan Development and Relief Organisation (ADDRO) program in Yelwoko, this performance brought home the profound – and lifesaving – benefits a single treated net can have on a family and a village.

For congregations looking to recognize World Malaria Day, the following links may prove useful:

• Episcopal Relief & Development 
• Joint Statement from the Episcopal Church and Episcopal Relief & Development for World Malaria Day on April 25 
• Nets for Life press release 
• World Malaria Day