The Diplomatic Security Foundation was able to give out four new grants to members of our DS Worldwide family last week.

· $2,500 to the surviving family of a local guard at the U.S. Embassy Accra, Ghana, who perished in an auto accident

· $5,000 to a security technician at the U.S. Embassy Ottawa, Canada, to help cover uninsured medical costs for his son who is battling cancer

· $3,000 to the surviving spouse and young son of a local guard at the U.S. Consulate General Surabaya, Indonesia. An 18-year employee of the consulate, the guard had died suddenly at the age of 45

· $5,000 to a local guard and his family at the U.S. Embassy Tirana, Albania, whose house and possessions were destroyed in an earthquake.

We are so grateful to everyone who donated to DSF in 2019! Your generosity allowed us to help the families listed above, as well as many others throughout the year. If you haven’t yet made your year-end donations – please consider contributing to DSF. https://www.dsfoundation.org/donate-now

For more information on all the grants given out in 2019, please see our grants page: https://www.dsfoundation.org/grants-current

THANK YOU and may 2020 bring Peace and Happiness to you & yours!