To relieve the strain on the hospital and put smiles on the faces of the inmates' during this festive season, the Valley View University Students' Representative Council has contributed and donated items worth thousands of cedis to aid the patients of Pantang Psychiatric Hospital.
The items which includes clothing, bags, shoes, food, toiletries, clothing, among other things were presented to the officials of the hospital by Mr. Mordecai Nsiah Dwomoh, President of the VVU SRC, and Madam Hannah Amoh, Faculty Advisor of the VVU SRC in the company of other executives.
The SRC president says the students and the staff have the responsibility to cater for the vulnerable in the society as part of its social responsibility and bring love to the people.
“We at Valley View University believe in the welfare of people and also know that inmates at this facility are humans who deserve to receive love and kindness, and as part of our corporate social responsibility, we felt compelled to make this donation”, he said.
The Officials at the facility expressed their gratitude to the VVU SRC for the donation and requested that it be the first of many nice deeds and extended a call to philanthropists and other well meaning Ghanaian to offer them a helping hand in difficult times.
The VVU SRC Executives, the SRC Faculty Advisor, and students who were present took a tour of the facility and spoke with some of the patients and employees.
Author: Eric Murphy Asare