AS the curtain came down on Indigenous Heritage Month celebrations, Digicel Guyana on Wednesday visited the nursery and primary schools in Santa Mission to deliver some school packs and other goodies to students and teachers.The delighted students and teachers made special arrangements by taking an early lunch and returning to school on time for the Digicel visit. The school has more than 60 students, including the nursery and primary levels. During the visit Digicel representatives distributed school packs and special gifts for the teachers.

Apart from treating the young ones at Santa Mission, Digicel also paid a visit to the oldest resident of Santa Aratack, 87-year-old Joseph Barker, who is the founder and now a retired elder of the Brethren Assembly of God.

Digicel surprised Mr. Barker and his wife, who were found relaxing in their hammock with a hamper and some Digicel gifts.

The Barkers have seven sons and two daughters and have been married for over 60 years. Mr. Barker is very proud of his 20 grandchildren and 30 great-grands.

Said he: “Thank you Digicel; I have a Digicel phone and I use it all the time to call my children, but I get a fancy one now. I don’t know how to use all them things on it, but I does make calls good with it.”

Digicel has been generous in its support of indigenous communities across Guyana where they have coverage. Only recently, Digicel sponsored the Indigenous Day of Sports which was part of Indigenous Heritage Month activities that are traditionally observed in September.

Santa Aratack was designated this year’s Heritage Village for the month-long Indigenous Heritage celebrations. This village is 175 years old, and is known to be one of the oldest Amerindian settlements in Guyana.