Cape Coast, March 14, GNA – The 2001-year group of the Aggrey Memorial AME Zion Senior High School (AMOSA 2001) has reached out to the Cape Coast School for the Deaf and Blind (Capedeaf) with assorted supplies to support the welfare of the learners.
The supplies included food items such as bags of rice, boxes of oats, tomato paste, pasta, sugar, biscuits, cooking oil, beverages and cartons of water as well as toiletries.
The group also donated a brand-new multipurpose photocopier machine and accessories to the school to support administrative work.
The gesture formed part of activities celebrating the 25th anniversary of AMOSA 2001 and the 86th anniversary of the Aggrey Memorial SHS sponsored by the year group.
Mrs Miranda Arthur, Vice President of AMOSA 2001, explained that the gesture was a necessary act of responsibility and love intended to mitigate the burden of the school and foster teaching and learning.
She acknowledged the myriads of challenges bedevilling the school and its differently abled learners, some of which were even life-threatening, stressing the need for them to be supported.
“As we celebrate our anniversary joyfully and give back to our alma mater, we felt a strong sense of duty and responsibility to extend the joy and support to our community and the nod fell on our next-door neighbours as worthy beneficiaries of our altruism.
“We are fully aware of what you go through every day and that is why we could not look any further in deciding whom to send this aid to,” she said.
She pledged the group’s continuous support and rallied the support of the public for the school.
Mr Joseph Baffoe, President of the 2001-year group, had earlier indicated that the project was conceived as a legacy gift to the school.
“We wanted to give back in a way that will empower students for the future. In this era of Artificial Intelligence, digital literacy is not optional, it is essential,” Mr Baffoe, also the Director of Administration at GNA, added.
Mr Gideon Appiah, Headteacher of Capedeaf, expressing gratitude to the group, described the gesture as a demonstration of leadership and commitment to inclusive education.
He said the school had a noble but daunting task to provide quality education and life and vocational skills to the special children and required the support of organisations and individuals who believes in the potential of the children.
He was hopeful that the items would enhance teaching and learning and improve the welfare of the learners as he promised to put them to good use.
“It is a message that the students here are not forgotten and they are not alone,” he said.
Mr Appiah thanked the old students for the support and hoped their relationship continued to grow stronger.
He implored his students to work hard and chase their dreams with determination to guarantee their success.
The 86th anniversary of Aggrey Memorial AME Zion SHS would be climaxed with a grand durbar on the school’s campus on Saturday, March 14.
GNA
Edited by Alice Tettey /Kenneth Odeng Adade