Rotary Club of Accra Cantonments over the weekend launched five major projects in aid of helping the underprivileged in the society through a fundraising comedy dinner night held at Swiss Spirit Alisa Hotel.
The event which drew Ghana’s finest comedians DKB and Foster was to incite the audience to enjoy themselves after a peaceful and to motivate them in raising funds for the projects.
The night also saw a Rotarian Graessle Anyetei known as Rambo launching his comedy career.
In her speech, the President of Rotary Club of Accra Cantonments, Audrey Addo Mensah reiterated the fact that civil society are not doing enough to support the under privilege in our various communities.
She suggested that every corporate organisation should at least take up one project in their area of locality that will go a long way in making sure that poverty is eradicated and the humanity is served with the essential social amenities that is needed to reduce societal issues.
President Audrey was speaking in the light of corporate organisation that partners Rotary in making sure these issues are resolved. She expressed her utmost gratitude on behalf of the club to Unibank, Atlantics Phones and other corporate organisation that partnered the club to make these project a reality for their generous contribution.
The project launched included a borehole project for the people of Nsakina in the Ga South district, the up grading and rehabilitation of a KVIP facility in Somanya, a medical outreach for the people of Akrade in the Eastern Region, a newly constructed clinic for the Osu Borstal home and a metallic bus shed on the Elwak to the 37 stretch which will be fully financed by Unibank Ghana Ltd.
The club also took the opportunity of the event and inducted three new members into the Rotary International fraternity thereby increasing the number of people ready to serve humanity and advocate the agenda of eradicating polio which gives meaning into the rotary slogan – Service Above Self.
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Source: Rotary club of Accra Cantonments