OVER 300 Linden pupils were beneficiaries of Digicel’s back-to-school outreach held in Amelia’s Ward, Linden, on Saturday. The children enjoyed a day filled with fun activities including games and face-painting. They also benefited from grooming services such as barbering and dental services.

The children were treated with snacks and went away with backpacks filled with school supplies, including books and stationery.

While this is not the first back-to-school outreach Digicel has hosted, it was their first to be held in Linden.

“This event was geared at giving back mainly to the children; hosting a back-to- school outreach like this in Linden has been on the cards for sometime now. This is the perfect time to do it with just a few weeks left for the summer holiday. Fostering youth and community development is one area that we at Digicel are pleased to support,” said Digicel (Guyana) CEO, Gregory Dean.

Parents praised the kind gesture by Digicel and said they would like to see more events of the kind in the mining town.

“I am a Digicel customer from day one and it is good to see them here in Linden today, in my home town,” said one parent.

In 2016, Digicel hosted their first back- to-school outreach and over 500 children benefitted.