Cor Unum Meal Center Prepares For Return To Sit-Down Dining Service

Press release from the Order of Malta:

On June 30, 2022, the Order of Malta made a gift to the Cor Unum Meal Center of Lawrence, Massachusetts, to finance the purchase of a new commercial dishwasher in support of their vital operation. With nearly a quarter-million meals served per year, the equipment will be an important element in the Meal Center's return to providing a sit-down dining experience to hungry residents this fall.

Participating in the check presentation were Fr. Paul O’Brien of St. Patrick Church's Cor Unum Meal Center ministry and Tommy Driscoll, KM (Centerville, MA), Evelyn Caron, DM (Andover, MA) and Ed Delaney, KM (Winchester, MA) of the Order of Malta.

The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta is the world’s oldest order of chivalry, having been founded in the year 1048 at Jerusalem. Now based in Rome, it is a Permanent Observer at the United Nations General Assembly and has diplomatic relations with 112 nations. It is now led by Fra John T. Dunlap, KJ, the first North American to do so in the Order's ten centuries of service to the sick and poor.

Today, the Order of Malta is active in 120 countries caring for people in need through its medical, social and humanitarian works. Its broad spectrum of social projects provides constant support for forgotten and excluded members of society.

This press release was produced by the Order of Malta. The views expressed here are the author's own.