Royalista Ladies Club supports Jesse Brooks foundation

The Royalista Ladies Club in Weija-Gbawe, as part of its social responsibility, has  made a generous donation to the Jesse Brooks foundation, a Non- Governmental Organization based in Zuime, a suburb of Aflao, in the Volta Region.

Some items donated to the foundation included large quantities of assorted food items and drinks, used and unused clothes, diapers, sanitary pads, toiletries, books, biscuits and many more.

The gesture was further extended to some widows and widowers in the locality as they received pieces of cloth, large quantities of rice, gari, beans, and oil. 

A health screening exercise was also conducted for the elderly and children in the community and various drugs were prescribed to them. 

Free haircut session was also done for children in the orphanage. 

According to the Executives of the club, their mission is to support the needy in society, adding that the choice of an NGO outside Greater Accra is to further extend support to needy persons outside the capital. 

Gloria Amankwah, President of the Club,says the choice of the location is because most orphanages in Accra get support from many donors and there was therefore for them to spread their wings far and wide to other parts of the country adding that the project is dear to their hearts. 

“People should take a cue from what we have done and they should know that there are more blessings in giving than in receiving. It is not enough for a mother to take care of her own children. We must also be willing  and ready to foster and take care of underprivileged children, thereby, helping humanity the President of the club said”. 

She also indicated that this is the second time the club is embarking on such a gesture with the first being  the purchase of an ultra-modern canopy for the Maternity Block of Mallam Demonstration Clinic, situated in New Gbawe, in the Weija Gbawe Municipality. 

The caretaker of the Jesse Brooks foundation Pius Anthony was grateful for the philanthropic gesture and called on other benevolent organizations to emulate same. 

According to him, the resources in taking care of the children is woefully inadequate adding that  support of benevolent individuals is therefore indispensable. 

“We are grateful for the gesture by Royalista Ladies and  we strongly believe this will go a long way to address some of our challenges as a foundation, particularly in taking care of the needs of the children”, Pius Anthony said.

The foundation also runs a school to support needy children in the Zuime community but according to the caretaker, accessing funds to take care of them is a challenge as there is no school in the area thus calling on the NGO for more support in that directive.

Story : Stanley Boateng GIJ