Cheers, applause and smiles greeted the arrival of the team from ‘Myhelp-Yourhelp Foundation’, a Christian charitable organisation, when they arrived at the Akropong School for the Blind in the Akuapen North Municipality of the Eastern Region last Friday, December 3.
The Christian NGO was in the school, to aside donating assorted items to them, dine with the students, encourage them to forge ahead irrespective of their condition, and to share the word of God with them.
Items presented included 400 pieces of bedspread, 400 pieces of pillow cases, boxes of bottled water, bags of sachet water, boxes of Faytex sanitary towels, packs of tissue paper, boxes of Life Buoy soap, boxes of hand sanitizers, packs of soft drinks, boxes of mackerel, boxes of toothpaste, packs of milk, a box of tomato paste, bags of maize, bags of millet, bags of rice, and bags of sugar. Some of the students enjoying their meals The team also fed the over 300 students and staff of the school with packed launch. They also interacted with the students.
With the school’s motto being: “My help comes from God”, God brought them help from Myhelp-Yourhelp Foundation.
Interestingly, the gesture coincided with three major celebrations—World Disability Day, Farmers’ Day and the third anniversary of the Foundation.
The colourful event attracted many dignitaries to the premises of the school, including the Coordinator for Akuapem South Municipal Assembly, Lydia Akueteh; People’s National Convention’s (PNC) 2020 Presidential hopeful, and Rev. Samuel Adjei-Debrah of the Apostolic Church.
To show their appreciation for the gesture, the school’s band performed various Ghanaian songs to entertain their guests. Some of the students enjoying their meals The sterling musical performance by the band swept some members of Myhelp-Yourhelp Foundation off their feet into the dancing floor, with some of the students and dignitaries also joining the buzz.
From Gospel through Highlife to Afropop music, the band entertained their guest to the best of their ability in a fashion that compelled many to of the guests to draw their phones to film their performance.
Other students, on the other hand, performed various activities, including quiz, news reading and mimicking of animal sounds to the administration of their guests.
The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, Mr Nicholas Cofie, said the NGO believes in spreading love, hope and smiles. Some of the items donated For him, the Foundation was conceived and built on the teachings of Christian doctrines, hence their strong […]
