The Nelly and Friends Foundation, has donated food items to the pupils of the Street Academy School of sports and culture.
The items include bags of rice, cooking oil, sachet water and bottled water, packs of soft drinks, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and educational material, among others.
Miss Shamsia Fiator, Leader of the foundation, said the vision of the foundation was to reach out to poor, underprivileged persons and orphans in the society, adding that they were the future leaders of the nation.
Ms Fiator said “we must support the underprivileged children like those at Street Academy to put a smile on their faces.”
Ms Fiator, urged parents to invest in the education of their wards and cautioned them against expenditure on other things that could put the child’s education in danger.
Miss Nelly Quarcopome, Member of the foundation, said its core mandate was to take care of street children and orphans to make their lives better.
Mr Ataa Lartey, the Chief Executive Officer of the Academy, thanked the foundation for the kind gesture and appealed to others to support the academy.
The Academy has produced a number of sports athletes including former champions, Malik Jabir and Joseph ‘King Kong’ Agbeko.
BY TIMES SPORTS REPORTER
