GKC spread New Year cheer to Joshua House

Members of the Guyana Karate College (GKC) on Sunday brought delight to the kids of the Joshua House Children’s Centre in Georgetown, as part of their annual drive to recognize the less fortunate.

GKC Vice-President and Senior Instructor Shihan Jeffrey Wong said that while most will celebrate Christmas and will be ringing in the New Year with family, close friends and loved ones, it was equally important to extend the same warmth to the orphans of the Centre.

The GKC started the day off for the children with a breakfast and then treated them to a karate demonstration before interacting and taking photographs with them. Karatekas of the GKC related how they found the experience with the children to be very fulfilling particularly when they got to see their smiling faces while interacting with them.

GKC Sub-Committee member with responsibility social development, Peter Campayne indicated that while the GKC’s intention is to it continue the programme of providing gifts and treats that can bring joy to the young children of Joshua House and other children’s homes in 2018; they believe that giving a child an education will serve them in good stead for the rest of their lives.

Consequently, they propose to encourage citizens, particular corporate citizens to sponsor a child from one of these institutions to attend the Guyana Karate College to train and become full- fledged karatekas beginning at the white belt level and going all the way to become black belts.

They also plan to have their senior Karatekas work with the children in the children’s homes to offer remedial homework classes, life skills coaching, and to allow them to participate in the GKC vacation camps. Additionally the GKC plans to donate household items, food, toiletries, sheets and bath towels the Joshua House Children Centre during 2018.