President Leonel Fernández, prior to traveling to Colombia, authorized a government contribution of RD$1 million to the Save Ilianov campaign. Ilianov de León Albino is a 14-year old boy who needs a bone marrow transplant. He is interned in the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center of New York City, but needs RD$7.2 million (US$450 thousand) for the operation. His family has sponsored a campaign that has collected more than half of the moneys in less than two months, or RD$3.8 million. The family hopes to gather the needed RD$7.2 million by 30 September. For more information, call 809 533-4912, 809 565-8069, 809 565-0336.
