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Regional News of Monday, 30 October 2006

Source: GNA

African Explosives Limited Supports Prestea Goldfields School Complex

Accra, Oct 30, GNA - The African Explosives Limited, an explosive supplying company in Bogoso Prestea donated furniture, table tennis and its accessories worth 50 million cedis to the Goldfields school complex at the weekend.

The two hundred mono desks were presented to the school authorities of which fifty were sent to the school library complex. Madam Fafa Adinyira, the human resource manager of the African Explosives Limited, making the donation said the school had been the beacon of learning and teaching in the area and that the support was necessary and came in time to ensure that high standards were maintained.

The headmaster and manager of the school system, Mr. Michael Appiagyei said he was happy that the appeals made by the schools to organisations and individuals had started yielding positive results. Mr Appiagyei urged mining companies operating in the area and old students to give the schools the needed support for excellence in education. The Government Capitation Grant extended to the school he said had helped a great deal in the schools enrolment and expressed gratitude to parents who had contributed to the proper maintenance of existing facilities. Mr Appiagyei appealed to the government to provide the schools with a bus to facilitate easy movement for both students and staff. 30 Oct. 06