THE Anglican Bishop of Guyana on Thursday presented backpacks with school supplies to 65 children who will be returning to school in September.

The presentation took place at the Kingston Practical Instruction Centre, Kingston, Georgetown where a representative of Bishop Charles Davidson and his wife Maureen, were there to hand over the backpacks to students.

Priest Randolph Benjamin said he was there to represent the Bishop who is ill and his wife who is by her husband’s side and he was quite pleased to be a part of the event of giving back to the community.

He said that the initiative was that of Bishop Davidson, who wanted to ensure that children in difficult circumstances were adequately outfitted to go back to school.

The priest added that it was their second annual donation drive on behalf of the Anglican Church of Guyana.

Newly-appointed head teacher, Karen Trapp told the Guyana Chronicle that students from Kingston, Queenstown, St. Winifred’s and St. George’s Secondary Schools benefited from the donation.

She related that the pupils drawn from the four secondary schools totalled 60 and five students from the Kingston community were selected to receive backpacks as well.