200 pensioners benefited from N/A Municipality Feeding Programme
─ Town celebrates 127th Anniversary
─ N/A Municipality committed to serving its citizen
DPI, Guyana, Tuesday, September 4, 2018
The New Amsterdam Mayor and Town Council, on Monday, treated approximately 200 pensioners to a delicious early morning meal, while they were at the New Amsterdam Post Office to receive their monthly pensions.
The Mayor of New Amsterdam, Winifred Heywood, told the Department of Public Information (DPI) yesterday that the feeding programme is an ongoing initiative by Municipality’s social committee; the meals and services were prepared to target more pensioners as part of the Town’s anniversary celebrations.
Heywood said that while this month’s outreach was executed solely by the Municipality, they have collaborated before with business owners and stakeholders in New Amsterdam to fund the initiative.
“Our senior citizens look forward to and it’s a pleasure providing for them. This organisation will continue to work towards meeting the needs of the citizens of New Amsterdam,” Heywood reiterated.
The mayor thanked the New Amsterdam Prison Service for providing barbering services for the elderly. The senior folks also received skin care, manicure and pedicure treatments, compliments of students pursuing cosmetology at the Vryman’s Erven Training Centre.
Mayor Heywood further added that as part of the Town’s anniversary activities, on Wednesday, a church service will be held at the New Amsterdam Town Hall and on Friday an inter-department domino tournament is expected to be hosted. She also disclosed that a brunch will be held on September 21, and the monies garnered will go towards offsetting expenses for other feeding programmes.
Story and Images: Kellon Rover.