The Executive Chairman of the Tobinco Group of Companies, Elder Nana Amo Tobbin I, has presented food items, clothes, and medicines worth over GHC500, 000 to over two thousand indigenes of Tarkwa Awodua and some surrounding villages in the Apinto Traditional Area of the Western Region.
The beneficiaries, both young and old, from the community and its neighboring villages lined up for the donation to receive their Christmas packages. Some were seen bringing chairs from their homes to join the line. At a cost of 500,000 cedis, rice, countless clothes, and various Tobinco products (medicines) were donated in order to brighten the faces of the the vulnerable as they celebrate Christmas.
According to the Tobinco Group Executive Chairman, the donation is part of his social corporate responsibility to ensure that the needy in society enjoy the best of the Christmas season as well. He further appealed to individuals to also extend a helping hand to the vulnerable.
The extraordinary donation was aimed at supporting the vulnerable who have been deprived of food and other commodities to celebrate Christmas following the current economic challenges.
The beneficiaries were led in prayer by Elder Nana Amo Tobbin, who also gave them advice to focus on God’s kingdom work and refrain from social vices.
He also praised and thanked everyone in the community for their unwavering support during the funeral service of his late mother, Deaconess Margaret Tobbin, and he vowed to do everything in his power to ensure that the Awodua community improves through development.
Speaking to the media, Nana Amo Tobbin I urged drivers to abstain from reckless driving to prevent needless loss of lives and property.
He appealed to both corporate entities and private citizens to assist the less fortunate to enable them also enjoy the yuletide.
Some of the recipients shed happy tears as they praised and blessed Nana Amo Tobbin I and his family for their thoughtful act.
Later, Nana Amo Tobbin I urged the general public to strictly follow the COVID -19 safety protocols during the Christmas season to prevent a surge in the virus after the celebration.
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