Corps members of the Gender Vanguard and Charity Services Community Development Service group of the NYSC, on Monday, May 27, visited Government Orphanage Home and Daycare Centre Jimeta-Yola and celebrated this year’s Children’s Day with the inmates.
The Corps members presented assorted foodstuff, ingredients and toiletries as children’s day gifts to the orphans.
Speaking at the heart-touching event, the NYSC Adamawa State Coordinator, Mallam Abubakar Mohammed applauded the Corps members for the initiative and called on other well-meaning Nigerians to imbibe the culture of caring for the needy around them.
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“I am moved by what I saw here this morning. You may think that what you have done to these children is little. But I want you to know that it is a great humanitarian service which the lads will cherish for a very long time.
“I want to use this opportunity to appeal to other people of goodwill to share what they have with the underprivileged in their neighbourhoods just as these Corps members have done today” he further said.
He urged the managers of the Home to utilise the items donated judiciously.
Responding, the Matron of Orphanage, Hajiya Ravi Ibrahim thanked NYSC for identifying with the children on such a special day.
She urged the Corps members to continue their charitable activities wherever that may go later in life and prayed for God’s blessings upon their lives.
Earlier, the President of the CDS group, Mr Akpa Angus Chukwuemeka (AD/18B/2664) told news reporters that the essence of the visit was to extend love to the children and make them happy like their contemporaries who are celebrating this day with their parents in luxury.
He also said the group wants to use media coverage of the event to challenge well to do members of the society to see the need to support those who cannot afford the necessities of life.
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