Matt Peltier receives Humanitarian Award for assisting the sick

Matt Peltier (right) with Dr. Dale Dangleben

Popular talk show host and radio personality, Matthias Peltier Jr., has received a Humanitarian Award for his efforts in using his shows to assist sick people in Dominica receive medical attention.

Peltier who is the host of ‘The Hot Seat’ and ‘Talk on the Block’ on Q- 95 received that award from the Caribbean Health Awareness Group, an initiative by Dominican Dr. Dale Dangleben, during a medical and health discussion held at the Dominica Public Service Union(DPSU) Building on Wednesday evening.

For years Peltier had used his talk shows to raise money to help those in need of medical attention overseas.

“Well it’s obvious that Matt has been working for many years in his journalistic capacity to get help for a lot of sick people in Dominica,” Dangleben told DNO in an interview on Thursday. “He has helped a lot of people seek help elsewhere, so we felt that he deserved such an award.”

He said Peltier deserves the award for the number of people he has assisted through the years.

“Dominica observes many of its citizens for whatever reason, but we felt, the Caribbean Health Awareness Group felt that he deserved that award for the number of people that he has helped,” he stated.

Dr. Dangleben called on Dominicans to come together and to be each other’s keeper, “to do good whenever we can and that is the ultimate message.”

Peltier told DNO that he is grateful for the recognition and the award.

“I have been helping the unfortunate and needy for many years and will continue to so,” he stated.

He said through the years he has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to assist sick people through his radio talk shows.

“I am grateful for the support of Dominicans from all sides of the political fence who come forward all the time to give all the time,” he said. “Don’t do it for honor but with honor.”

He was also grateful to the Caribbean Health Awareness Group which gave him the honor and for continuing to promote health issues in the Caribbean.

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16 Comments

  1. vincent philbert
    June 16, 2018

    Congratulations to Matt on this humanitarian award! Using his platform to help the unfortunate among us. Hats off to you!

  2. mine
    June 15, 2018

    well needed something to cheer him up. Wow! see who is giving the award Dale.

  3. John Jay
    June 15, 2018

    Mary congrats at least you are recognized by important people and organizations.
    When are they going to give you yours during independence.

  4. M S R
    June 15, 2018

    Well deserved for a very hard worker, BIG CONGRATS MATT!!!

  5. MSR
    June 15, 2018

    Well deserved, BIG CONGRATS MATT!!!

  6. vena Meade
    June 15, 2018

    congrats to you mr peltier the love of god is with you.

  7. Dr Clayton Shillingford
    June 15, 2018

    Matt let me add my congratulations to the other Dominicans who hAVE recognized your humanitarian efforts

  8. Michael Norris
    June 14, 2018

    Matt deserves it. Congratulations, Matt . Thanks, Dr. Dangleben and your team, for your contribution to Dominica.

  9. Larry Grell
    June 14, 2018

    Congrats Mart. A true hero and patriot. Great stuff Dale. Both school mates from SMA. Gpd speed!

  10. jahchild
    June 14, 2018

    congratualtions MAtt!

  11. Me
    June 14, 2018

    Congratulations Matt Peltier a true patriot

  12. Frank Talker
    June 14, 2018

    Didn’t they give an award to the metaphysicist too? I am referring to Roosevent Skerrit Ph.D in metaphysics.

  13. Ibo France
    June 14, 2018

    Congratulations to Matt for his humanity and generosity. Commendation also to the Caribbean Health Awareness organization for bringing attention and recognition to these selfless acts of kindness from an ordinary citizen. It is my conviction that our main purpose of living is to help each other. We should not look down despisingly on anyone, especially the indigent and the infirm. The only two times we should look down on people are when we are pulling them up off the ground or to admire their shoes.

  14. Nan
    June 14, 2018

    Very well deserved for all his hard work

  15. June 14, 2018

    Thank you doctor Dale, Matt, and all Dominicans ,we as a people will make it happen, until now skerro has not allow this doctor to have his medical license to practice in D .A to help his people cus he is not RED, or bleu he is DOMINICAN , when are we gonna vote this dictatorial regime out? 4 the better good of our [people.

    • Dominican to bone
      June 15, 2018

      Where’s yours stop being bypass.

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