KEI-SHAR’S Manager, Shiv Nandalall, presents school supplies to a young recipient student, while the others look on appreciatively. (photo courtesy of KEI-SHAR’S Gift Shoppe).

FOR the fifth consecutive year, the management of KEI-SHAR’S Gift Shoppe brought smiles to faces of some students of Sophia Primary School and their parents with the donation in excess of $500, 000 worth of free school gear, on Wednesday.

The recipients, numbering 109, were given free uniforms, stationery, socks and footwear, a gesture which comes in timely with the new school term about to commence shortly.

According to a release from the store’s administration, KEI-SHAR’S has over a short time developed a close relationship with the students of the school who are mainly from Sophia, an impoverished community.

And, in addition to the donation of school gear, students from Grades Two to Six on a daily basis during the school term, receive a free lunch from KEI-SHAR’S.

KEI-SHAR’S Manager Shiv Nandalall in brief remarks during the presentation, emphasized the store’s commitment to the students which he said also helps to ensure their attendance at school.

Noting the saying “A mind is a terrible thing to waste”, Nandalall added that the children of the community must be supported to remain in the school system and be better prepared for their future.