US organization hands over $9,000 US to Berbice NGO

Nov 05, 2015 News

With the wind of change blowing across the country a number of overseas-based Guyanese groups are continuing on the sojourn to their home to give a helping hand and to assist the less fortunate.

Vice President of the US Chapter, Anthony Dhanie presenting the US$9,000 cheque to President of the Guyana Chapter, George Baijnauth.

One such group is the US-based Florida/ Guyana Hope Inc which is a nonprofit organization made up of Guyanese living in Florida. The group has a sister organization in Guyana called the Guyana/ Florida Hope non-profit organization which is based in Crabwood Creek, Skeldon, Corriverton (Upper Corentyne) area.
The group which was formed in December 2013 is non-religious, non-political and touches or aims to touch all aspects of Guyanese life.
So far in their short existence, the groups have quietly made a number of significant contributions to a number of organisations and persons in the country.
The group recently handed over a cheque for US$9,000 to the Guyana Chapter to be used as the members see fit in assisting Guyanese in need. This is the second year of the Florida group and the second such presentation of a cheque for US$9,000 to the Guyana Chapter.
They want to be prominent and of more help and are calling on persons in need to make contact so that some help can be given.
A release from the group stated that the members are a group of native Guyanese living in the United States of America. They want to help citizens back home in Guyana. There is George Baijnauth, who is a popular Berbice businessman and sawmiller from the Baijnauth family. He is the current President of the Rotary Club of Corriverton.
Then there are Raj Bharat, Boey Ramkhelawan and Samsundar( Pancho) who have been friends for years. In December 2013, they saw a need in their country and felt the call to serve.
After several meetings, the group of Floridians came together to form the Florida/ Guyana Hope Inc non-profit corporation that month.
Subsequently the group expanded to include other members such as Anthony Dhanie, Roy Persaud, Guru Shivram, Ramchand Lilman, Mohendra Persaud, Joey Raghunandan and Naresh Sukhdeo.
A Guyanese chapter was subsequently formed. It is headed by Baijnauth with Carmen Ally as Secretary.
Persons in need can contact members of both the Florida and Guyana group for assistance.
In Florida persons can contact Rajin on 954-854-7593 or Anthony on 305-798-3570.
In Guyana contact can be made with President George Baijnauth on 339-2515 or 644-9038 or Secretary Carmen Ally
The group has so far donated more than 100 computers to schools and other organization in Berbice with clothing, footwear, and wheelchairs were also donated. Someone who had to undergo an eye Surgery in Trinidad received help while persons with cancer were also assisted to cover expense for their treatment. Persons were also assisted with kidney transplant in Georgetown, while others were assisted to acquire prosthesis legs.
Members were recently in Guyana where they did two sets of feeding programmes at the Camal and Canan homes on the Corentyne. The children were also given various types of clothing.