Education Officer Olato Sam at the company’s head office on Brickdam, Georgetown on Friday
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Limited (GT&T) has donated Gy$3.5 million to the Education Ministry, to assist with the hosting of this year’s Children’s Mash Costume and Parade Competition, which is set for next weekend.
The cheque was handed over to the ministry on Tuesday by the company’s Chief Financial Officer Justin Nedd, at its head office on Brickdam, Georgetown.
Before signing and handing over the cheque, Nedd said GT&T is committed to the development of youth and culture, two key factors for economic growth.
“GT&T has prided itself as being a strong corporate citizen, not only by contributing to public coffers through taxes and licence fees, but by actively participating and supporting activities such as the children costume 2014 parade,” he stated.
Accepting the cheque on behalf of the ministry was Chief Education Officer Olato Sam, who expressed gratitude to the company for its support yet again to one of the major events on the ministry’s calendar.
He noted that many schools, parents and stakeholders look forward to this event every year, which the ministry is proud to hold on a wider scale.
“It is really a culminating activity for all of the talents and budding potentials that we see in relation to the arts. Students have been engaged in the last two weeks in major events, demonstrating their skills in all dimension in performing arts,” said Sam.
This is the third year the telephone giant has been supporting the event. The annual Children’s Mash Costume and Parade Competition will be held on February 15.
According to coordinator of the event Desiree Wyle-Ogle, the competition was first held in 1991 and has been growing over the past years.
She disclosed that some 2000 students will be participating in the spectacular parade this year. The parade will include students from nursery, primary and secondary schools from across the country.
Guyanese are urged to come out and support the event, which takes place before the main Mash parade on February 23.
