Latter Day Saints donate some $14M

May 25, 2009 News

ROSE HALL TOWN, CORENTYNE – The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club on the Corentyne is now better equipped to conduct its 2009 Pro-Education and Anti-Drug Campaign.

Elder Whitehead and Sister Whitehead handing over the items to member of the RHTYSC, Ravindra Kissoonlall (centre).

On Thursday, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints handed over some $14 million worth of items to the organization.

The items include baby care products, educational packages, hygiene kits, as well as foodstuff, toys, footwear and other paraphernalia.

Chief Executive Officer of the club, Hilbert Foster indicated that the items are to be distributed to some schools, government and non-governmental organizations, sports clubs, elderly persons, orphans, and single parent families later this week.

Foster lauded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for the gesture.

This is the third consecutive year that a donation of this magnitude was given to the Rose Hall Town Youth and Spots Club to make a difference in the lives of many.

Elder Vincent Whitehead, Local Charity Director of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, said that each year several persons around the world benefit from his church’s benevolence.

In 2008 a total of $132 million worth of items including wheelchairs, stationery, foodstuff, and the like were shipped to Guyana and later distributed.