By Francis Kwabena Cofie
Aburi, (E/R), Oct. 27, GNA – Mr. Stephen Amon Kotey, the Vice- President of Labone Old Students Association (LOSA) has urged members of the Association and the general public to prioritise regular exercise and take advantage of health screening opportunities to ensure wellness and early detection of health abnormalities. Â
He said the association places greater premium on the health and wellness of members, which remains the only guarantee by which members can have the peace of mind to support the growth and development of their alma mater.
He gave the advice in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA0 when the LOSA embarked on a health walk at Aburi in the Eastern Region.
The walk was organised and funded by LOSA “Big Six” which included year groups of 10-year intervals ranging from 1966 to 2016-year groups.
At about 0700 hours, hundreds of members of the LOSA, including a section of current students, converged at Ayi Mensah downhill, where the over two-kilometre walk began, all the way to the Peduase Lodge.
Mr Kotey said the foremost aim of the LOSA was to prioritise the health and well-being of members through such programmes to enable them to have sound footing to support the growth and development of their alma matter.
He added that the event would be sustainable to tighten the bonds between members who would constantly avail themselves to support the vision of the association.
According to him, the exercise would go a long way to ensure a healthy society which was key to national development, urging the public to cultivate healthier habits including regular exercise to tackle stress conditions.
He disclosed that the association has plans underway to organize another donation exercise after donation to Osu children’s home, adding that it was put on hold after fire gutted one of the school’s dormitories late last year.
He called on members abroad to come on board to forge a common front to advance the cause of the Labone Secondary School.
On her part, Madam Millicent Adjei, the Organizer of the association, said the association decided to go outside the school’s environs after over a decade of holding it in the area, to give members a special treat.
She called on all LOSA members to join in the exercise next year to boost the association’s objective and to promote their own health.
A participant, Mr Samuel Adjetey, LOSA 84, said there was much value in participating in group exercises since one gets motivated by other group members to go the extra mile.
He commended the group, particularly the female participants who never gave up in the climbing exercise, while applauding much old and plump members who were not taken aboard the ambulance which had been put at the service of participants.
There was aerobics and health screening after the walk with members benefiting from a breast cancer awareness campaign by medical experts.
GNA
Edited by Benjamin Mensah