The Mangal family of Triumph has donated land to the charitable organisation The Guyana Foundation and it will be transformed into a Sunrise Centre to offer free services to members of the public.
A release yesterday from the Founda-tion said that the Mangal family, through the siblings Basdeo (Guyana), Shirley and Devika (New York), Taikchand (Canada) have donated their family land located at 17 Triumph Village, East Coast Demerara to the Guyana Foundation.
“Their only request was that we conduct or work there in memory of their deceased brother, Alfred “Bobby” Mangal. The message we wish to share from the family is this, `We pray that his kind and generous nature will shine through in the various charitable services to be offered by the new Sunrise Centre, which will be erected in his honour’”, the release said.
The release said that the Guyana Foundation is in the process of designing, fundraising and planning for the establishment of a new Sunrise centre on the Triumph land.
“We are extremely grateful and proud to partner with the Mangal family to bring our services to persons on the East Coast, an area where we have received countless requests over the years to bring our Sunrise Centre.
“We chose the name Sunrise Centre so that through our free services people are able to become empowered with new skills, to find balance in their mental wellbeing. This in turn inspires them to wake up day after day to see another Sunrise”, the release said.
The release said that since the formation of the Foundation twelve years ago, it has been offering free vocational skills training courses in a variety of disciplines.
“We undertake village renewal projects such as building bakeries, upgrading vital facilities and we also offer counselling services to combat the excessive rate of suicide”, the release added.
It said that its mission statement reads: “To release the power of people and organizations globally, to empower disadvantaged persons, to improve their skill sets, improve their mental wellbeing, to achieve stronger coping skills, trust, and respect for each other regardless of race, gender, religious or political persuasion.”
