{"id":70402,"date":"2014-09-17T02:15:06","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T02:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/?p=70402"},"modified":"2014-09-17T02:15:06","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T02:15:06","slug":"friends-of-ernest-koroma-gambia-give-gd10000-to-fight-ebola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/?p=70402","title":{"rendered":"Friends of Ernest Koroma (GAMBIA) give GD10,000 to fight Ebola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe are part of the struggle to kick Ebola out\u201d says :- Chairman Conteh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Members of \u201cFriends of Ernest Koroma\u201d in The Gambia over the weekend made cash presentation of GD 10.000 (ten thousand Gambian dalasis) towards the fight against the deadly Ebola Virus in Sierra Leone. <em>Ambassador Daramy receives the cash.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Making the donation in cash on behalf of the Organization to Ambassador Soulayman Daramy at the Chancery in Banjul, Chairman Edward Conteh said, they as citizens though living in the diaspora cannot sit back and watch as the Ebola virus terrorize their people and put their President through sleepless nights trying to eradicate the virus. \u201cAs a result, we decided to contribute this small gesture towards the fight and pray and also associate ourselves with the struggle until it is over\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the Members, the love for their country and people burns deep within them and that they won\u2019t rest until the virus is kicked out.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70404\" style=\"width: 457px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sem.lamtech.sl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Chairman-and-some-members.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70404\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70404\" src=\"http:\/\/sem.lamtech.sl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Chairman-and-some-members.jpg\" alt=\"Chairman and some members\" width=\"447\" height=\"336\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-70404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chairman and some members<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Receiving the donation, Ambassador Daramy thanked them on behalf of President Ernest Bai Koroma , the government and people of Sierra Leone. The money he said is not to be measured by its amount but rather the gesture and love it portrays.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cYour little amount can save lives and contribute positively to the eradication of the virus and your gesture would go down in our country\u2019s history as an Organization that did help to saved many. He noted<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He informed that all monies collected are being paid into the \u2013HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE BANK ACCOUNT and promised that the money will be used for its intended purpose.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also present were the Deputy Ambassador Haja Saidata Sesay , who is the Head of RESCUE SALONE INITIATIVE , Head of Chancery Andrew Kamara and staff of the Embassy.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Stay with Sierra Express Media, for your trusted place in news!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe are part of the struggle to kick Ebola out\u201d says :- Chairman Conteh. 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