The Rotaract Club of Georgetown Central on Saturday distributed 100 food hampers to residents of Plastic City on the West Coast of Demerara.
According to the Department of Public Information (DPI), President of the Rotary Club Central, Georgetown, Andrew Boyle said the holiday hampers were assembled through strong group effort and the support of corporate Guyana.
“We came into Plastic City very early this Saturday, we gave out vouchers before distributing the hampers, this is our first time here in the community and there will be other initiatives like this in the future. Our mandate is to provide service above self and that is what we upkeep,” Boyle said.
Samantha Ramdass is a single mother of seven children and sells items such as fudge, sugar cakes and plantain chips to maintain her family.
“I have tears in my eyes right now, the little money I make from the snacks I sell, is not enough for me to purchase all the groceries I received here today. I am very grateful and my children and I will make good use of this hamper. Many of the mothers of Plastic City will be happy as I am,” Ramdass remarked.
