Donation made or gift given at a time when hope and aspiration is gone becomes valuable and memorial to the recipient for decades. Such is the case with the Insurance Company of Africa (ICA), which donated bags of rice and used clothing to the Christian Association of the Blind (CAB) in its changing time; writers Ojuku Silver-tongue Kangar, Jr.
“Here, students can’t study without food; in fact, when the students are hungry, they can’t even pay attention,” Beyan G. Kota, President of CAB, said in an appreciative mood. “You have filled in that gab, and we want to say congratulation.”
The Insurance Company of Africa (ICA), located on 6th Street, is the longest serving insurance company in Liberia, providing car and health insurance services.
The company presented 20 bags of 25kg rice and two bales of used clothing. It was presented by Varney Gray, Marketing Manager, James Wolo, Reinsurance Manager, Leonora Edo Bendu, Marketing Assistant, and D. Omario Yarsiah, Marketing Assistant.
“In line with our social corporate responsibility, we have been donating to other entities, but not this, and so we thought it wise to give to CAB’s students and teachers this [July] 26 season,” Wolo said.
In the same manner, Gray said, “We extend our arm to Liberia Christian Association of the Blind to identify with you people in this [July] 26 period. So on behalf of our management team, CEO, Director and General Manager, we are here to make this presentation on behalf of every member and staff of the Insurance Company of Africa.”
The donated items gave relief to the entity, according to President Kota.
“Your donation is surely going to help us; l am happy for recognizing the institution,” Kota said. “Members and staff of ICA, thank you very much. May God bless you to do more for the blind.”
“l would like to take this time to recognize your donation of food item and used clothing. We are delighted for the celebration,” he added.
The used clothing will benefit children whose ages range from five to six years.
“Tomorrow is a national holiday. This is first of its kind for ICA to reach out to you,” Gray said.
CAB’s compound is located on Robertsfield Highway, engulfed with blinded Liberians who are children and youths and adults who depend on humanitarian gesture for survival.