Founder of Project Dawn and retired physician, Sister Mary Carmen Gannon, who dedicated years of service to Guyana, died of stroke complications at age 79 last Tuesday in the US.
Gannon created Project Dawn (Donors and Workers Now) in 1985 to bring free medical aid to Guyana. She organized volunteer specialty teams of physicians, surgeons and support personnel who visited Guyana four times a year.
In 1994 the government of Guyana honored Gannon and former President Jimmy Carter. Gannon received a Medal of Service for years of “voluntary