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A
member of the Unit Trust Corporation Fun Day team enjoys
a game of chess with one of the boys at the St Mary’s
Children’s Home.
Most
children spend their August holidays hoping to enjoy outdoor
family activities, but what if you have no family?
On August 9, the Unit Trust Corporation (UTC) family brought
some holiday cheer to the 200 children of the St Mary’s
Children’s Home. The UTC employees spent their weekend
with the children as the UTC hosted a “Fun Day”
for the staff and students at the home’s grounds in
Tacarigua.
“We
wanted to give the children an opportunity to enjoy some
sporting activities and just have a little fun,” said
Amoy Van Lowe, chief marketing officer at the UTC. Eighty-one
UTC team members signed up to work at the Fun Day—doing
everything from overseeing and participating in the games
and serving lunch, to cleaning up after the event. UTC team
members even provided DJ services and their football team,
the UTC Spartans had a hearty game of football with the
boys at the home.
“The
football was fun! It felt real good to play against a Real
football side,” said one boy.
House mother, Pat Martin, was thrilled with the whole weekend’s
proceedings.
She said: “It is rare you get a ‘personal touch’
from a big company like the UTC. The UTC staff just wanted
to help and they treated us like family. They actually bar-b-qued
and interacted with our children–it was great for them
(the children) to get outside and have some fun—the
activity was a real blessing.”
A
team member has some fun with one of the boys in some one-on-one
basketball.
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