POLICE Commissioner Henry Greene has commended the efforts of ranks who worked hard to make the Annual Youth Camp at Madewini, East Bank Demerara, possible.

After presenting trophies and monetary incentives to participants during a cultural programme at the conclusion, he reflected on his days as a young camper.

Mr. Greene said he hoped the children learnt something from this year’s camp which they can take back home with them, preferably a skill.

“I want the children to go home and say I have learnt this at camp,” he said, while congratulating them on the display of their work during the stint, including woodwork, knitting and floral creations, among others.

Apart from those things, Greene said two or three members of each group will be given materials to take home with them.

Forty-four Police men and women, five teachers, 10 Police wives, five Tactical Services Unit (TSU) ranks, medexes, cooks and the campers were all awarded monetarily for their contribution to the five-day camp, which Greene said was the biggest, so far.

He said, for the first time since 1991, the campers each received a certificate with their photograph.

The GPF took 187 schoolchildren to camp, last week, during its recent 170th anniversary observance.

The campers, mostly between the ages of eight and 15 years, were from several areas countrywide, including those of members of the GPF.

Camp Coordinator Paula Morrison said the children had a full learning period and were well behaved, even though they came from different social backgrounds.

She said they socialised and engaged in educational projects and were lectured on drugs, personal and general hygiene, too.