In line with her vision to affecting lives positively, the George Mangibo Reach Out Foundation has carried out its maiden outreach program to some communities in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Hundreds of Educational items including school bags, writing materials and uniforms were distributed to the pupils of St. Andrew’s State School, George-Ama; State Primary School, Abam-Ama; and State Primary School, Oba-Ama.
In thebreath, same the health needs of the people of the various communities were not left out: medical items including drugs and other consumables, were also donated to Kalio-Ama Health Centre, George-Ama Health Centre, Oba-Ama Health Centre, and then to Okrika General Hospital where the team donated mosquito nets and cash tokens to patients in the various wards, as well as outpatients in the hospital, to support their medical bills.
Managing Director, George Mangibo Reach Out Foundation, Dr Margaret Kennedy George said the gesture was in fulfilment of a lifelong dream of her daughter and founder of the organization, Asikiye Victory Kennedy George, whom she noted has always been committed to the welfare of anyone she came across right from her youth.
She expressed optimism that the gesture will go a long way to ameliorate the health and educational needs of the people of the communities.
Dr Margaret Kennedy George also warned that the medical items and consumables donated to the various health facilities must not be sold.
She insisted that the various heads and officers of the health facilities must ensure that the health needs of members of the communities are attended to with the medical items and consumables donated free of charge.
Some of the beneficiaries who spoke with Empire TV could not contain their joys, they praised George Mangibo Reach Out Foundation for the gesture.
Also, the heads of the various schools and health facilities expressed gratitude, saying the gesture was timely.
The Financial Secretary of Kalio-Ama, Hon Marculey Aminayanasa, Chairman of Oba-Ama Community, Obiyasosa Goodluck, community leader of George-Ama, Hon Minasechinbo Christian and his Abam-Ama counterpart who witnessed the distribution of the items, commended the foundation and pledged their commitments to seeing that members of the communities have free access to benefit from the medical items donated.
