COURTS Guyana last Friday made a $200,000 donation towards the ‘Finger Bee’ Spelling Competition that will be hosted by the Deaf Association of Guyana (DAG). 

Speaking to this newspaper at Courts Guyana Inc., Main Street, Marketing Manager Pernell Cummings indicated that this is the second year that Courts Guyana is supporting the Finger Spelling Bee competition. “This is the second time we are sponsoring this competition and we believe here at Courts Guyana it’s a way to promote education with these students,” Cummings said.
Cummings said also that this is the company’s way of giving back to the communities. “Our support will also assist the students to learn the sign language they need on a daily basis.”
He indicated also that the DAG can at any time approach Courts Guyana to assist the students to further their education, since education is the key to success.
The symbolic handing over ceremony was also graced with the presence of three of the Amazon Warriors players and the students were very excited at their presence.
Speaking briefly to this newspaper Sabine McIntosh, President of DAG expressed her gratitude to Courts Guyana, noting that their support will go a long way. She explained that the Deaf Assocaition of Guyana (DAG) embraces the vision that “Members of the Deaf community play a positive and integral role in national development and are challenged by our Mission ‘to help deaf youths achieve their full potential and to improve the socioeconomic well-being of members of the deaf community.’”
DAG is a non-governmental organisation. It was registered under the Friendly Societies Act, Chapter 36:04 in 2010. Their activities are financed through multiple sources of funding, including local fundraising, donor applications and private sector sponsorship.

(By Rebecca Ganesh-Ally)