PHILANTROPIST DONATES BICYCLES TO SCHOOLCHILDREN (PAGE 21)

Story: Joe Okyere, Ateiku

A philanthropist and founder of the Church of Christ Primary School at Ateiku in the Western Region, Evangelist Lawrence Oduro, has presented 350 bicycles to the pupils of the school to help them commute to school.
Evangelist Oduro, who is also the Director of the Rural Evangelism Development Project, also donated 25 computers and accessories, textbooks and other learning materials to pupils of the school.
Making the presentation, Evangelist Oduro said the items were a token from the Dallas Christian School in Texas, USA as its contribution towards the development of education in the area.
He said the school was being expanded to include junior and senior high schools by September this year.
Evangelist Oduro said through his efforts and collaboration with other partners, some communities and institutions within the area had benefited from water and electricity supplies.
He mentioned some of the beneficiary communities as Huni-Valley, Bogoso and Ateiku.
The evangelist stated that his vision was to use education as a means of reducing poverty.
He commended the directors of the school in Dallas for the gesture.
Evangelist Oduro advised the students to take advantage of the items to study hard, stressing that parents must provide the educational needs of their children.
He said he had also secured a 75-seater bus for the school and appealed to the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports to assist in wavering tax on the vehicle.
The Chairman of the Parent-Teacher Association of the school, Mr K. Owusu, who received the items, commended Evangelist Oduro and the other partners for supporting pupils of the school.