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‘10 Charities in 10 Days’ as Digicel celebrates 10th anniversary
Digicel will be celebrating its 10th anniversary on February 14 and has kicked off
Head of Marketing Jacqueline James helps with fitting one of the boys with brand new school shoes.
this milestone by giving back. The cell phone giant will be visiting 10 special needs schools and orphanages throughout Guyana in ten days to deliver some much needed appliances, school supplies, school shoes, food hampers and other items.
The St. John’s Boys Orphanage was the first stop in a series of visits; Head of Marketing Jacqueline James and several members of staff joined the boys and administration yesterday as they delivered breakfast, school shoes, school packs, school items, a washing machine and other supplies that were needed by the orphanage.
“We are happy to be here with you as we will soon be celebrating our 10thanniversary. We would like you to know that we are here to support you, young people and we will always be here to lend a helping hand,” said James to the small gathering.
After the handing over of the items to Director Sister Julie Matthews, staff members were more than happy to help the boys find their sizes so they could be off to school in their new shoes and new backpacks.
Sister Matthews and 14- year old Stefan Holmes of St. John’s Orphanage thanked Digicel for the timely donations and encouraged those present to ‘keep doing good’. St. John’s Bosco Orphanage was established in 1879 by Fr. Luigi Casati an Italian missionary when he gave shelter to a number of boys in Plaisance. St. John’s is home to fifty boys between the ages of three to six years old.
The telecommunications company plans to visit nine more special needs schools and orphanages including Diamond Special Needs School, Linden Resource Unit for the Blind, New Amsterdam Special Needs School and the Gifted Hands Special Needs School.
Digicel officials said that the company remains committed to its Corporate Social Responsibility with charity and special needs remaining at the top of its list.
Special Needs intervention is central to their mandate throughout the Caribbean and Central America and they are committed to enhancing the welfare of children with special needs across those markets.
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