Community Health and Safety Programme Manager, Mrs. Sharon Lake; accompanied by Mr. Ricky Rouphine, Branch Coordinator of the Anguilla Red Cross, visited the DOVE (Developing out Vision for Education) Centre at the Allwyn Alison Primary school on Thursday, May 29th, 2014 to make a donation of a wheel chair.
The wheel chair was donated to student, Thierryunrie Connor who is one of the Special Needs students at the centre. Thierryunrie, who is a paraplegic student, was very pleased with his new wheel chair and could be seen wheeling it around his class room.
The teachers at the DOVE centre were present when the presentation was made by the two Anguilla Red Cross Representatives.
Head Teacher, of the DOVE centre; Mrs Violet Martin and her fellow staff members- Ms. Chrishauna Hughes and Mrs. Susan Gumbs thanked Mrs. Lake and Mr. Rouphine for the donation of the wheel chair. They spoke excitedly of upcoming field trips for the students and that Thierryunrie would be able to participate in these events and of his participation in these events.
The wheelchair was given to Thierryunrie so he could take it home and the Anguilla Red Cross representatives gave the assurance to the teachers that if they needed an additional wheelchair at the DOVE centre one would be provided for use at the facility as well.
Principal of the Alwyn Alison Primary School, Mrs. Ornette Edwards-Gumbs also expressed her gratitude to the Anguilla Red Cross for the donation of the wheel chair.
– Press Release
(Published without editing by The Anguillian newspaper.)
