PPP youth group treats children for Christmas

Little boys and girls of Better Hope and La Bonne Intention (LBI) along the East Coast of Demerara received a Christmas treat when the Better Hope/LBI Neighbourhood Youth Standing Committee delivered gifts to them on Santa’s Sleigh.
Organised by Chairman of the Better Hope/Success/LBI National Democratic Council, Zaman Shaw along with Amrita Mani, Vickash Bharrat, Christina Blossom and others, the toy drive in the community sought to brighten the faces of the little boys and girls.
Shaw and his do-gooder friends walked around the community, stopping wherever they saw a child and handing toys and snacks to them.
A truck blaring Christmas music led the way while the toys and snacks were carried on another truck that followed. The smile on the faces of the children said it all as they were given a wrapped present, along with a bag of goodies. They were surprised, thankful and excited.
Shaw told Guyana Times that this is the third year the exercise is being held while noting that it is not only being done in the Better Hope/LBI community, but in other communities.
He said that the idea to spread the Christmas joy around the neighbourhood that he grew up in was a collective thought from him and his friends.
Additionally, he mentioned that they usually cater for some two hundred kids, but this year the gifts and the snacks are a little more.
Parents who witnessed the selfless act of the Better Hope/LBI Neighbourhood Youth Standing Committee told this publication that though they were not expecting something such as, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they are grateful.
Shaw and his friends walked from street to street, ensuring that every little boy and girl they saw received a gift for the Christmas season.