Bel Air/Prashad Nagar PPP Group throws mammoth Christmas Party –for senior citizens and children
Prime Minister, Mr Samuel Hinds interacting with the folks who attended the annual Christmas party yesterday
Prime Minister, Mr Samuel Hinds interacting with the folks who attended the annual Christmas party yesterday

THE Bel Air/Prashad Nagar People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Group yesterday held a very well attended annual Christmas Party for children and senior citizens at Bel Voir Court Ground, Bel Air (Opposite the Indian Cultural Centre) in Georgetown.The seniors’ social started at 12:00 hours and ended at 14:00 hours, after which the children’s party began at 14:00 hours and finished much later than 16:00 hours.

Present and mingling with the crowd was Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, who helped with the distribution of sumptuous meals and beverages to the elderly and children, and said he was very pleased to be at the event.

He told this publication that it is a good exercise to have at this time of the year, and that the children and senior folks were feted while being entertained by a popular musical sound system.

A section of the large gathering at yesterday’s event at the Bel Voir Court Ground (Photos by Michel Outridge)
A section of the large gathering at yesterday’s event at the Bel Voir Court Ground (Photos by Michel Outridge)

The Prime Minister added that it’s the season to share with the less fortunate, and the season preserves the good tradition of caring and sharing with others, since in life we all experience misfortune that causes us to be sad, and some will be less than happy. As such, he said, we have to comfort those in need.

He added that the occasion has seen an improved turnout of children this year, and he said he was happy to be there to serve the children.

The large group of children took some time out to socialise with each other in a friendly game of football when a beach ball was somehow obtained.

Permanent Secretary of the Local Government and Regional Development Ministry, Collin Croal, told the Guyana Chronicle that the PPP Group has, for the past decade and a half, been hosting Christmas parties for children, and 400 were catered for this year.

Reflecting on the work of the late Dr. and Mrs. Jagan, past presidents of Guyana, who had been among the founding members of the Bel Air/Prashad Nagar PPP Group, Croal said the group has since outgrown the space at the heritage home of the late Jagans, and has decided to host the event at Bel Voir Court Ground, Bel Air (Opposite Indian Cultural Centre).

Croal explained that the location has been used to host barbeque and other fund-raising events for the Group, and it was most fitting for the occasion yesterday, since the turnout was large.
He thanked the Beharry Group of Companies, Namilco, Dyna’s Embroidery and Food for the Poor for their tangible contribution, and disclosed that the senior citizens were each presented with a hamper of groceries while the children were gifted modern day toys for both boys and girls.

He acknowledged the timely contributions of several companies, including Jagmohan Construction, Puran Brothers, Pomeroon Oil Mill, China Trading, Survival Supermarket and Radio’s Needy Children’s Fund.

Croal told this publication that the Bel Air/Prashad Nagar PPP Group comprises of more than 25 members, of which about 10 were in attendance at yesterday’s gathering. (Michel Outridge)

 

 

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