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RDC Ten donates stove to Harmony secondary – to aid students preparing for CSEC
Students and teachers of Harmony Secondary School in Linden are breathing a sigh of relief and excitement after being the recipients of a major stove.
Regional Vice Chairman, Elroy Adolph shakes hands with Head of Department, Marva Cummings-Arthur of the Harmony Secondary School
The stove, which was presented by Regional Vice Chairman Adolph, and Chairperson of the Regional Education Committee, Denise Belgrave, was handed over to the Head of the Home Economics Department, in the presence of head teacher, Ms. Angeline Yearwood.
The school had been making a number of requests for the stove. Several stoves that the school had were no longer functioning. Two that are in use do not work very well thus offering the students and teachers grave challenges during practical sessions, especially for CSEC.
Chairperson of the Regional Education Committee, Denise Belgrave, said that the donation will certainly enhance the school by taking the Home Economics programme to a higher level stressing the need for corporate and private citizens to come forward and aid with similar donations.
She said that her committee has heard the crises of the students and teachers of the school but could not afford to get the stove earlier. She promised that there are other things that they will be doing for the school in the very near future.
“This donation today that we are making to Harmony Secondary is very important. When we at the
Chairperson of the Regional Education Committee, Denise Belgrave handing over the stove to the HOD, Marva Cummings-Arthur
committee made the suggestion of assisting, our Regional Chairman without thinking endorsed and even sought to go out of his way to make this happen so we like them are very excited and happy,” Belgrave said.
Regional Vice Chairman, Elroy Adolph, said that the region is happy that it is making the donation now. With exams in the coming months, he and the region are anticipating that the results at the school in Home Economics would improve significantly.
He expressed similar sentiments about the Regional Chairman reminding the students and teachers that because of the passion of Regional Chairman Renis Morian, they are assured of his continued support and assistance. He strongly believes in helping others.
Head of Department for the Home Economics Department, Marva Cummings-Arthur, said that she and her staff are elated with the donation as it will certainly boost their work within the department.
It would aid the students who are preparing for CSEC exams next year.
“It has been several months now that we have tried almost everything to secure such a stove. An evidently happy Cummings-Arthur promised that the teachers and students will certainly value the stove.
In thanking the region, she expressed congratulations to the Regional Chairman and his councillors, noting that while her school took a while to receive the donation, they are pleased with the enormous and continuous support and assistance that is being given by the RDC to a number of organisations and institutions in Region Ten especially schools.
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