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Overseas-based Lindeners come for Town Week
Dawn Adams of the Linden Fund USA
A sea of people throng the streets everyday, braving the relentless sunshine. Then comes dusk, and pulsating rhythms of music besiege the ear.
This is Republic Avenue and Coop Crescent in the heart of Linden, as both residents and visitors alike revel in the euphoric atmosphere of the town, which celebrates its anniversary this week.
Many homes are crammed with both relatives and friends from the Diaspora, who just couldn’t resist the temptation to come back to celebrate with them yet another year.
And we still have two more days to go when excitement will reach fever pitch, and partygoers will pull out all the stops to outdress and outdo each other at the various ‘bashments’ in Town, including the biggest one of all Sunday night on Republic Avenue.
This is excitement galore!
However the Linden Town Week is not just about dressing up, club hopping, overindulging in alcoholic beverages, socializing and engaging in other pleasurable pursuits.
It is also about other activities designed to offer both education and entertainment, albeit without all the pizzazz.
These include the Linden Expo at the Egbert Benjamin Hall at Spieghtland and the exhibition of farmers produce and craft work at the Georgetown/ Linden bus park.
Then there are the various forums for both men and women and the workshops for educators in Linden. These activities concluded yesterday, at the Macaw Training Room in the LEAP Building on Republic Avenue.
Chief facilitator of the Education Workshop which was sponsored by The Linden Fund USA was Dr Ivy Bakker-Mitchell, a US-based educator with tremendous expertise in Teacher Education.
Dr Bakker-Mitchell is a born Lindener, and a member of the Linden Fund. She migrated to the US where she obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from the University of Oregon, her Master’s and doctorate from Florida State University.
She has conducted educational workshops for Teachers in Linden over the past four years.
District Education Officer Claude Johnson described the workshops as very timely and helpful.
He noted that the theme “Educators addressing the challenges of the 21st century” was very apt. The topics covered would go a long way to equip teachers to cope with the everyday challenges of school life.
The Women’s forum was conducted by Linda Felix-Johnson, Secretary of the Linden Fund USA.
Various topics regarding women’s health and other issues were highlighted and ventilated.
Women from all walks of life participated in the forum.
The Linden Fund USA in collaboration with Guyana Telephone and Telegraph once again marked the Linden Town Week of activities by giving back to the community.
Benefitting from their benevolence were pupils of the Coomacka, Kara kara, Mount Carmel and West Watooka nursery schools and the Christianburg Primary School.
Pupils from Christianburg Primary were recognized for both excellent attendance and performance.
They were presented with tokens by Donnette Adams of the youth arm of the Linden Fund USA.
Adams, a former student of the school before she migrated said that she has made a commitment to always give back to her alma mater.
The nursery school pupils, on the other hand, were presented with backpacks containing school supplies.
The heads of all the schools profusely thanked the Linden Fund for once more giving back to the community. (Enid Joaquin)
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