The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has donated items to over 1000 households at Alajo, a suburb of Accra.
The donation, which was in line with Mr. Dwumfour’s annual New Year gesture to the less privileged in society and the vulnerable., was done yesterday across several communities in the Alajo enclave.
Items donated to the thousands of residents of Alajo include bags of rice, boxes of canned tomato paste, gallons of oil, crates of canned soft drinks, boxes of sardines, etc.
Addressing congregants of the Church of Pentecost-Alajo Central, where Mr. Dwumfour also fellowships, he said he made the New Year donation to put smiles on the faces of residents of the Alajo Community.
According to him, he was born and bred in Alajo, and it was important to give back to the community where he grew up.
Mr. Dwumfour was accompanied by the Eastern Regional Chairman of the GJA, Maxwell Kudekor; Mr. Nsiah Poku, former Central Regional Director of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA); and other important volunteers.
Last year, Albert Kwabena Dwumfour donated items worth over GHC80000 to two orphanage homes.
The beneficiary homes were the Faith Needy Children’s Home at Awutu Bewuanum and the Countryside Children’s Welfare Home at Awutu Bawjiase in the Central Region.
The items included boxes of Lufart antimalarials, cough syrup, paracetamol syrups, disinfectants, boxes of bathing soaps, toothpaste, and floor cleaners.
Other items include boxes of milk, washing powder, detergents, toiletries, sachets of water, gallons of cooking oil (Kufuor Gallon), drinks, bags of sugar, sanitary pads, rice, gari, maize, beans, tomato paste, etc.
In addition to items, the GJA President also presented GH¢5,000 and GH¢6,200 to the two homes, respectively, to enable them to cater to other expenses like water and electricity bills.
Mr. Dwumfour also personally shared cooked food and soft drinks with the children of the two orphanage homes to make their New Year Celebration a memorable
Source: campaigneronline.com