IT is my greatest pleasure and privilege to express on behalf of the one thousand and more persons of Essequibo,  our sincere thanks and gratitude for the extensive eye care service members of the Canadian Eye Care  Group offered to residents at the Anna Regina clinic. My encounter with many of the patients expressing their satisfaction, has caused me to believe that the group has superseded the services offered by many other agencies. It is a great human sacrifice for members of the team to leave their homes, when the climate is unpredictable, and come to our country to offer such needed help.
However, your humanitarian help is part of the historical friendship that began between Guyana and Canada in 1830. While both Guyana and Canada were under British tutelage, we imported fish, butter, wheat, potato, etc and in return Canadian investors developed our bauxite, gold, cattle and fisheries industries. Above all, Canadians’ VSO services in many aspects of Guyanese life are commendable.
On behalf of the citizens of Essequibo, the government of Guyana and our regional Lions Club, we wholeheartedly say thank you.