Victoria Adventist Youth Leadership Award Club pays it forward

THE Victoria Adventist Youth Leadership Award (AYLA) club last Sunday made their presence known in the East Coast village, when it held a health talk with footballers and other youths. The talk was conducted by Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Karen Cummings, who is a member of the club, and it focused on giving the young men tips on how to keep their bodies healthy. The talk was well received and fruit bowls were distributed upon completion. The club members then moved to another section of the village where clothing and other items were distributed to a number of villagers. A wheelchair was also presented during the exercise. Dr Cummings commented that it is all about giving back to the community and helping the needy. The AYLA is part of the Seventh-day Adventist worldwide initiative and in Guyana there are a number of such groups of junior and senior youths. The club is designed to train senior youths, who have a mission to respond to the needs of youths and society as a whole and to train them to be better equipped to fulfil this mandate. Training young people and working with them in their churches are also an important aspect of the initiative. On completion of the training the successful members are invested and given distinctive Adventist Youth (AY) pins which can be worn with their AYLA uniforms.

In photographs Dr Cummings and other club members can be seen during last Sunday’s activities.