The Tribune

THE owner of Electro Telecom, Paul Smith, donated a total of $4,000 to assist underprivileged students in three Northwestern District schools in New Providence at a Special Assembly held at TG Glover Primary School.

Mr Smith said that he was prompted to give the donations to Albury Sayle Primary, TG Glover Primary and Woodcock Primary Schools because he believes that if you stop poverty, you can stop crime.

He said he is aware that many families in the areas of the schools are in need and this is his way of helping.

Cynthia Pratt, former Deputy Prime Minister and current co-chair of the Urban Renewal Commission, encouraged the students at TG Glover to continue to learn, practice honesty and be respectful.

She said these qualities will help to determine their future.

She told the students: “You are somebody and you can make a difference”.

Dr Leonard Johnson, president of the Atlantic Caribbean Union of Seventh Day Adventists, brought remarks at the special assembly and took his text from Galatians 5:22.

Dr Johnson told the students to do something to make the life of somebody else better.

He also reminded them to make their school and the Bahamas a better place.

Naressa Hart, principal of TG Glover, stressed the importance of positive parental involvement and the need for community involvement in schools.

“The success of a school depends on the combined efforts of parents, teachers, students and the community”, she said.