THE Give Another Chance Foundation on Wednesday held its third annual educational awards ceremony at St. Joseph High School, Woolford Avenue, Georgetown where 56 top performers of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) received backpacks, laptops and stationery for school.

According to Trustee/Development Director Troy Garraway, they garnered funds through several activities conducted by its 25 volunteers to give back to the community but this year they are awarding NGSA top students.

He related that members/trustees were asked to select top students from six schools in their communities and they were presented a laptop each.

Garraway added that their members also identified students who excelled from five schools in the villages in which they reside and they were gifted ‘Totto’ backpacks with stationery.

In addition, he said that the five delegates from the recently held Miss Princess Pageant were given backpacks with school supplies as well and two others were gifted gift certificates as a contribution towards their education.

The event had a packed programme which saw the appearance of Mayor of Georgetown Patricia Chase-Green, who served as the guest speaker and others invitees.

One of the beneficiaries, Jennifer Singh from Providence Primary School, said she did very well and topped her school with 489 marks and she feels very good about her herself since her family is proud of her achievement.

Singh, who wants to become a Paediatrician, added that she is thankful for being awarded and will continue to study hard to be successful in her academic journey.

Meanwhile, another top performer Lavalla Sears said that she feels good about topping her school with 495 marks but was disappointed that she didn’t gain just a few more marks to reach 500. Sears will be going to Presidents’ College and aims to become a doctor.

Acting President of Give Another Chance Foundation, Alechia Amos, stated that the aim of the organisation is to groom and develop the children at a young age and at the same time empower them since they see them as the future of Guyana.

Amos added that they also want to build youths and also address the issue where children are not bold enough. She stated that the organisation would like them to know that the ‘sky is the limit’ and anything can be achieved through self-confidence.