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FIGHTING CHILD HUNGER
The United Youth Leaders of Barbados is doing its part to end child hunger.
Word of this came yesterday morning from Chairman of the registered charity, Christa Soleyn during a press conference to launch the Barbados Youth Leadership Retreat, which comes off from December 27 to 30.
Soleyn said it was always her dream to get the participants of the annual Retreat to donate canned items to persons in need and as a means of following through with this, they are partnering with the Child Care Board, which has identified some disadvantaged families who are in need of assistance. In addition to working with the Child Care Board on this initiative, Soleyn indicated that insurance brokerage firm CGM Gallagher has come on board and is sponsoring the project.
UNITED YOUTH LEADERS TO CARRY OUT ‘10 ACTS OF CHARITY
Throughout the coming months, the United Youth Leaders of Barbados (UYLB) will be rolling out various initiatives as it marks its 10th anniversary.
These initiatives will be under the banner, “10 Years, 10 Acts of Charity”. Speaking at Friday’s launch held at CGM Gallagher Insurance Brokers (Barbados) Limited, UYLB President Allan Farmer said the organisation will carry out its first act next month.
“The organisation will do 10 Acts of Charity starting from February and we will end in December with our annual Retreat. Basically the acts this year, we will donate food items and food stuff to needy families. We are going to adopt a school and do motivational sessions throughout third and first terms of this year. We are going to donate and plant trees to 20 schools.”
‘HIGHLIGHT AND PROMOTE THE WORK OF POSITIVE YOUTH IN BARBADOS’
Highlight and promote the positive things that the young people in Barbados are doing.
This is the message that Senator Andre Worrell has sent out to the media.
Delivering the feature address at the Charity Awards Dinner of the United Youth Leaders of Barbados (UYLB) to mark their ten year anniversary on Saturday night at Almond Bay Caterers, he said that far too often the media tends to highlight all of the negativity that the young people are involved in, and yet there are so many young people who are engaging in positive activities and these persons do not receive coverage.
“More often than not you need to highlight and promote the work of positive youth in Barbados. Far too often we see the negativity associated with youth in Barbados, not recognising that a far greater percentage of our young people are actually involved in positive activities throughout this country, and it needs to be highlighted more. Their work needs to be commended and it needs to be supported at all levels, and definitely United Youth Leaders of Barbados have shown that we have a cadre of young people who are dedicated, who are committed and who are worthy of our support, encouragement and also need to be highlighted and given that opportunity to go further.”