QC seeking increased sponsorship to upgrade infrastructure
Public Relations Officer of the Queen’s College Old Students Association, Christopher Belfield
As Queen’s College marks its 180th anniversary, celebrating same in style at the prestigious Herdmanston Lodge, board members have emphasised the urgent need for sponsorship to address critical school infrastructure upgrades.
Public Relations Officer of the Queen’s College Old Students Association, Christopher Belfield, who was at the ceremony, highlighted the common notion embraced by the public: that Queen’s College doesn’t need funding to upgrade the school because of the constant requests made by the school in past years.
He made his audience aware that that is not the way it has always been. According to him, the main challenge that the school has been facing ever since has always been to obtain sponsorship. He said that for the school to be standing so long amidst its various challenges shows that QC has fought hard throughout the years for its existence; and if the school is seeking to raise its standards, funding would serve as a key tool to so do.
“One of our ongoing challenges throughout the 180 years of Queen’s College is funding; because, to take Queen’s College to a higher level – which we seek to do – we would need funding to do that,” Belfield explained.
Queen’s College Board members
Meanwhile Ian Chung, a member of the Board of Directors, has said that the school is set to release four packages which the public and corporate Guyana can support.
The four packages are: a Platinum package valued at $1.5 million; a Gold package valued at $1M, a Silver package valued at $750,000, and a Bronze package valued at $500,000. All packages have accompanying riveting deals that are open to the public and public Guyana.
Students at the ceremony on Friday
As the perspective of the celebrations were lent to the talk of packages, various projects geared towards the maintenance of the school were then unveiled. Those, which would be derived straight from the funding of the packages, are: the upgrading of the Queen’s Hall to facilitate 1500 persons; major upgrades to the labs, and much more.
Persons interested in acquiring more information on the school’s packages and what they entail can visit the school’s online page https://queenscollege.edu.gy/
