The Rotaract Club of Georgetown (RCG) on December 10, 2016 spread Christmas Cheer to 124 children drawn from their Sophia Literacy Programme (SLP) and seven orphanages in and around Georgetown, Greater Georgetown, Linden and the East Coast of Demerara, a release from the club said.
The project held at the Indian Monument Gardens sought to share the spirit of joy, peace and goodwill of the Christmas Season in a grand Christmas party for children ages 2yrs – 18 yrs of the Cornelia Ida Children’s Home, Bless the Children Home, A Sanctuary Children’s Home, Joshua House, Shaheed Boys Orphanage, Shaheed Girls Orphanage and Hauraruni Girls Home and the Club’s aforementioned ongoing Sophia Literacy Programme.
The Literacy Programme offers free tutoring by trained teachers to the children of the Sophia community.
The children were treated to a fun filled afternoon of games, drama from the Guyana National Drama Company, gifts and other goodies, the release said.
The project was sponsored by the Gafoors Foundation, G.B.T.I Water Street Branch, G.P.L, Benjamin’s Bakery, the Medicine Chest, Father Moey and Determine Sounds, the Embassy of Chile, Camex Restaurants Inc, Marcel Gaskin and Associates, Pradeep Samtani of City Centre, Impressions., China Trading, Sterling Products Ltd, Bryden and Fernandes, the Board of Directors of the Indian Commemoration Trust and Rotaractors and Guests of the RCG.
