Bishops’ High & Scotia Bank spread Christmas joy to Joshua’s House

Dec 14, 2015 News

It’s the season of giving, and in this momentum, the Bank of Nova Scotia along with the Bishops’ High School Environmental Club made considerate donations to the residents of the Joshua House Children Center.
After a brief and entertaining interaction with the residents, numerous gifts were given to the children. It was a warm and festive moment of song and dances and smiles were seen on all the children’s faces.
A Sixth form student of Bishop’s High School, Surujdai Mukhram, related that the undertaking was the ingenuity of the Club as they were tasked with bringing about a sense of joy and the spirit of Christmas by giving to the less fortunate children of the home.
She related, “As the President of the Bishops’ high School Environmental Club, we are not only protecting the trees and preserving environment, but also helping our fellow kin play an important part. Thus, this gives us a great pleasure and privilege to come here today (Friday) to give to the less fortunate ones, to help spread the Christmas spirit and to bring that bright smile to their faces.”

A child of Joshua House receiving a donation from a Bishops’ High School student

Mukhram informed that there are 55 members in the Club, all of whom volunteered to make the donations possible. Another student of the Bishops’ High School, Kobe Smith, expressed his hope that their school has set an example. He said that other schools and organizations should follow and give to the less fortunate during this Christmas season.
He said, “While most children are blessed to have their families and an abundance of food and goodies at Christmas, the children at the Center are not as lucky. And as such we should remember them and give what we can to make their lives better, and bring them happiness around this time.”
The donations were met with much appreciation and excitement. Gladys Accra, the matriarch of the home, explained that in this season the children need kindness like that which was displayed by the students. She further explained that the majority of children came from broken homes, and the season of Christmas, which is one celebrated among family can be especially challenging for them.
Accra stated that there are 55 children currently residing at the home. These children are from ages three to 17 years old. She expressed her gratitude to all the organizations that have donated to the Center to make the children’s Christmas a good one.
She greatly thanked Scotia Bank for donating a significant amount of groceries, goodies and toys to the home.