Posts by Laura Kelly
Humanitarian Shipment Scheduled For Refugees, Medical Donations To Follow. Tremendous Community Support Includes Fundraising Concert For Ukraine
Giant Eagle’s donation of 25 pallets of relief supplies will leave BBF’s warehouse on the North Side on Monday, March 28th for air shipment to Warsaw, Poland. The much needed donation of baby food, wipes, diapers, formula, disinfecting wipes, granola & grain bars, soap, hand sanitizer, feminine hygiene products, toothbrushes and toothpaste, will be distributed…
Read MoreRelief Shipment Delivered To Ukrainian Ministry Of Health In Lviv – More To Follow
As missiles struck an aircraft maintenance facility in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv last Friday, BBF’s relief shipment of critically needed medicines and wound care supplies was forcibly rerouted but still successfully delivered to the Ukrainian Ministry of Health (MOH). The four truckloads of Highmark/AHN medicines and medical supplies, complemented by Giant Eagle’s medical…
Read MoreEden Hall Foundation Gives $100,000 To Support Ukraine Relief Response
As the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine worsens and images of terrorized communities, torn and displaced families, and mounting loss of life flash across our screens, Eden Hall Foundation has joined Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF), Highmark/AHN, the Pittsburgh Technology Council (PTC), Giant Eagle, and a multitude of generous corporate and individual donors to help provide relief…
Read MorePittsburgh Unites For Ukraine
Brother’s Brother Foundation and the Pittsburgh Technology Council have launched a campaign to raise $250,000 to aid Ukrainian humanitarian relief efforts in partnership with Highmark and the Allegheny Health Network. Highmark/AHN is providing financial support and critical medical supplies which BBF will airlift to those in need. We hope you’ll join us in these efforts…
Read MorePittsburgh Responds To Crisis In Ukraine
North Side based Brother’s Brother Foundation is working with partners on the ground to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and to assist displaced refugees in surrounding countries. At this time, working with Ukrainian relief organizations, the response is focused on supporting mobile medical units and preparing to launch additional emergency medical teams. Additional…
Read MoreKentucky Tornadoes – Thank You For Helping Us Make A Difference
Article by Ozzy Samad The night of December 10th saw a near unprecedented level of devastation in our nation’s heartland. The deadly tornadoes that struck Kentucky, Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, and Mississippi left a trail of destruction with towns scarcely recognizable and the final loss of life tally at 58 victims. As dawn broke on…
Read MoreMoving Forward In Breast Cancer
BBF is pleased to report that Laura Kelly, our VP of Global Partnerships and Development is making significant progress in her personal fight against invasive breast cancer. After finding a lump during a self-exam in the fall of 2021, she was diagnosed and began treatment soon thereafter. Kelly’s treatment is aggressive: chemotherapy spanning more than…
Read MoreWASH In Guatemala
Article by Abigael Siecinski Two major hurricanes swept across Central America in a period of less than two weeks in November of 2020. Hurricanes Iota and Eta impacted the lives of more than 7.3 million people. Heavy rains caused landslides and flooding that demolished infrastructure, homes, and schools. In rural and remote areas, the loss…
Read MoreBBF Healthcare Program in 2021
Article by Liam Carstens In 2021, the team at BBF has remained focused on increasing donations of pharmaceuticals. Through introductions and follow-ups by BBF Trustee Lance Kann as well as research and outreach by BBF Program Coordinator, Abigael Siecinski, we added five new pharmaceutical donors in 2021: Glenmark, Nephron, Macleods, Tris, and Lupin. Additionally, BBF…
Read MoreBBF and The Education Partnership
Article by Abigael Siecinski With the fight against COVID-19 and the pandemic at the forefront of every community in 2021, Brother’s Brother Foundation focused many efforts in our healthcare program by providing PPE. In addition to providing aid around the globe, we were honored to also support local efforts in Pittsburgh to protect workers and…
Read MoreDonor Highlight: MSA Safety Incorporated
Article by Liam Carstens The Brother’s Brother Foundation is greatly pleased to highlight our longstanding partnership with MSA Safety Incorporated, or Mine Safety Appliances (MSA). With locations all over the world, MSA develops, manufactures, and supplies safety products for people and infrastructure facilities. Their donations to BBF regularly include hard hats, safety glasses, harnesses, heavy…
Read MoreBrother’s Brother Foundation Provides Medical Support To Guatemala
Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) in partnership with Food for the Poor (FFTP) has been providing numerous essential medicines to the people of Guatemala. Despite being the largest country in Central America, the majority of Guatemalans live below the poverty line and their children suffer from severe malnutrition. Many Guatemalans lack access to health care. Instead,…
Read MoreServing communities in need the world over and here at home
Article by Ozzy Samad Over the last few years, you may have seen that as BBF’s relief and development work around the world continue in earnest, we have made a concerted effort to address the needs of underserved community members here at home. Quite often, BBF’s responses domestically are more visible in the disaster relief…
Read MoreVP of Global Partnerships & Development, Laura Kelly, shares her breast cancer story
This past summer, Ms. Kelly and her family moved from Washington, D.C. to New York State. She and her family were very excited to return to the United States Military Academy at West Point, where her husband, COL Todd Kelly, was named Deputy Commandant. Like many other women, Ms. Kelly’s life revolves around her work…
Read MoreRefugees, Solar Power & Water
Article by Abigael Siecinski Over the past two months, Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) Program Department has been busy with disaster relief efforts and the need for healthcare support. We want to highlight our infrastructure work, as well as a new and important local partnership. The world watched as the Taliban took Afghanistan in August 2021,…
Read MoreLupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Supports Brother’s Brother Foundation
Article by Liam Carstens Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) is pleased to announce our new partnership with Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Limited. A global pharmaceutical company donating medicine to support our robust Healthcare Program. Lupin is one of the largest manufacturers of generic pharmaceuticals in the world. We received our first donation in Pittsburgh which arrived in…
Read MorePittsburgh Responds To Hurricane Ida
North-Side Pittsburgh based Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) is working in collaboration with the Giving Hope NOLA Food Pantry and Second Harvest Food Bank in New Orleans to provide immediate assistance to community members impacted by Hurricane IDA. Both food banks are first responders and are providing food assistance to the hurricane affected region. BBF will…
Read MoreLocal Partnerships & Commitments
Article by Abigael Siecinski Since 1958 Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) has been a recognizable actor on the global stage of humanitarian aid. Over the past year and a half, we have turned our expertise towards our own back yard to help support healthcare and education services here in Western Pennsylvania. I wanted to take this…
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