Mirita receives food and will have happy Christmas

Edelmira Saints (Mirita) thought that an Apple would not be the mouth this Christmas, but a good Samaritan was submitted yesterday to his home and left him apples, beverages, candy, oil and food to make a Christmas dinner at least during two months.

The Senator Felix Bautista, President of the National Foundation for Integral Development (Fundi), moved by the story of misery of the old woman and her family in barrio Las Cañitas, published yesterday by LISTÍN DIARIO, ordered the donation of food, not just for Christmas Eve but for several weeks.

Equally, Bautista ordered the Foundation immediately to rebuild the ailing housing of the Lady, located in the middle of a steep slope, between the Ozama River and the impoverished neighborhood.

The Fundi engineers immediately assessed housing and irregular terrain that was lifted, with firm foundations, but no roof, doors, or appropriate Windows. It has no u000abath or toilet and the kitchen is a furnace of firewood in the courtyard where cooked food.

The regalia are scarce, some old beds in two rooms divided with shabby curtains, where sleep six children, daughters and the old crowded.

The picture is bleak and shortages in the House shocked the Executive Director of Fundi, Manuela Bautista, who ordered that he handed other rations of food and meats that were purchased at a nearby supermarket. Doña Mirita received so many gifts and supplies one of the daughters suggested they share something with some neighbors and family members. She responded that Yes, that will make it, but you have to save because "here it comes January, which is pretty hard".

Leonel hugged her
without knowing it, Senator Felix Bautista came to conclude a work started own President Leonel Fernandez in the second year of his first Government in 1998.

The ruler came to the u000aNorth end of Las Cañitas and precisely he greeted and embraced doña Mirita. She remembers him full of joy. Her cottage, asked the President because he lived in a ranch of waste wood and cardboard.

Engineers threw a good hot shoe and lifted the House up to the level of the roof, but not continued. Mirita put zinc and old doors of your rancheta and there he has lived ever since. "I never lost hope, I knew that Leonel would end me my house," said the Lady with joy and satisfaction.

A new relationship with the FUNDI
Mirita was born in Yamasa in 1930, parents "echadías", but giving good education to their children. They migrated to the capital and he has always lived in slums, because they had no other opportunities.

His meeting with the Executive Director of the Fundi made revived their hopes, he said. "I have always been tied to President Leonel and I echo blessings every day, but I did not know God" u000a"I had reserved the surprise," said Mirita, when he learned that the Foundation who came to their aid was presided over by Felix Bautista, one of the men of confidence of the President.

Director Manuela Bautista went to Las Cañitas accompanied by journalist Danube García, director of communications of Fundi, and a team of LISTÍN DIARIO, led by Ramón Urbáez. The tradition of publishing stories of poor people who do not have to hold their Christmas Eve has made happy families at this time of year.

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