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(L-R) Hon. Cyprian Lansiquot(left)
presents gifts as Shelly Black and Leathon Khan look on, and Claire
Gayle and Harold Gayle sort out the gifts. |
Tuesday, December 28, 2004 – As the Christmas season continues to be the
favoured time of year for organizations to express their concern for the
community by giving back, particularly to underprivileged children, the students
of the Anse La Raye Primary School were thrown a Christmas treat by the Saint
Lucia/Jamaica Community.
President of the St. Lucia/Jamaica Community, Shelley Black, said it was the
fourth annual party that the group had organized for the school: “Four years
ago, we were looking for a school to adopt for our annual Christmas treat, and
after considering certain factors, such as holding the event in a community,
where there is a void for such an activity, we decided to adopt the Anse La Raye
Primary School.”
This year 125 children from the environs turned up to enjoy refreshments and
receive gifts, which were presented by Parliamentary representative for Anse La
Raye /Canaries, Honourable Cyprian Lansiquot. In his short address, he commended
the Jamaica/Saint Lucia association for their benevolence.
As part of it objective to assist in the development of young people, the group
is currently sponsoring a student of the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College
Vieux Fort Campus B, in meeting educational expenses.
The Saint Lucia/Jamaica Community, also known as Friends of Helen was formed in
1993.
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