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Medicine Chest spreads Yuletide cheer
ALBION, CORENTYNE – The Medicine Chest Incorporated, of Middle Street, Georgetown, continues to fill prescriptions with Yuletide cheer. Over the weekend, some 44 boys and girls of the Camal International Home for the Homeless and Battered Women at Albion received their share from representatives of the business entity.
Carmen Kissoon and her children
This week, 25 other children in the Berbice area are to receive toys and other delights.
According to Executive Director/Pharmacist of the Medicine Chest Incorporated, Jackie McDonald, 2008 marks the tenth year since the entity commenced the annual Christmas Charity Drive.
Last week, some 100 children drawn from several parts of Georgetown and its environs received toys, articles of clothing, grocery items and confectionery.
Six senior citizens in both Berbice and Demerara were also given hampers comprising vitamin supplements and tonics along with other paraphernalia.
Ms. McDonald explained that the charity drive is a monthly one, but the biggest part of it is during the Yuletide Season. “It is only in giving and by being kind and truly loving each other that one can receive spiritual blessings. We at the Medicine Chest strive on a daily basis to reach out to someone in need, and this comes in different forms.”
During an interview with Kaieteur News, Ms. McDonald said that it is her wish that the lives of the children are filled with love, good health and contentment, not only for this, the Festive Season, but throughout the year. “I just want them to know that they are not forgotten, and I promise, on behalf of the Medicine Chest Incorporated, to assist them in whatever way we can.”
On December 25th two dozen senior citizens at different communities are each to be given a Christmas lunch and hampers comprising vitamins and toiletries.
She also used the opportunity to express gratitude to her patrons for their support throughout the year.
Founder and Head of the Camal International Home for the Homeless and Battered Women, Carmen Kissoon, expressed gratitude to the Medicine Chest, saying how enriched the lives of the children are when persons offer their assistance.
At present, the children of the home are in need of grocery supplies, toiletries, supplies for the toddlers, and footwear. The ages of the children range from 18 months to 18 years. There are also three women. Of the 44 children, 26 are in primary and nursery schools, and ten are at high school. Four of the children have special needs.
The shelter was established in April 1992, and at that time it catered for only ten children and three women. Now, thousands of battered women and children pass through its doors. Men are only counselled but not housed there, and in that 12-year span, the number of men attended to stands at 60.
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