The Labone LEO Club of Lions in collaboration with the Accra Golden Lion’s Club, presented items worth over GHC 4000 to the St Princess Marie Louise Children’s Hospital in Accra on Valentine's Day.
Items donated include bags of rice, beans, sugar, gallons of cooking oil, chest freezer, boxes of chocolates, drinks, biscuits, boxes of mineral water, baby diapers, detergents etc.
Albert Appiah, President for Golden Lions club, in an interview with Atinkaonline, explained that his organization and the Labone LEO Club made the donation in February because it is the child cancer awareness month on the Lions calendar and that February 15 is also world Cancer Day for Children.
The Labone LEO Club of Lions is a member of the Lions Club International, which has 45000 affiliates worldwide. Regarded as the world’s largest humanitarian service club, the Lions Club International, which was established in 1917, has over 1.3 million members in 206 countries.
Mr. Appiah said the donation will go a long way to help children on admission at hospital especially those suffering from childhood cancer.
Dr Margaret Neizer, Chief Pediatrician at the Hospital who received the items, expressed gratitude to the club for the gesture and promised to use the things to the benefit of the children.
“I want to assure you that the donation will benefit the children who access our services here. I’m again calling on all individuals and organizations to come to our aid as the hospital needs more assistance ,” she said.
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