Members of De Norsemen Klub International, DNKI, on Sunday held her international humanitarian service day with a visit to holy innocent motherless babies home Onu-Ebonyi and St Vincent Old people's and destitute home Aloh street, Abakaliki, where various food items, toiletries and many other items were donated to them by the Norsemen family.
Speaking during the event,the Governor of Norsemen Klub International Ebonyi State Chapter, Comrade Okenwa Nnachi JP said, DNKI was formed to give back to the society by rendering humanitarian services to the indigent people in the society.
"Today is a very special day for us as a people. Like I stated earlier, the Norsemen Klub international is a humanitarian service organization that is legally registered with the cooperate affairs Commission and the membership of the Klub is open to graduate with Bsc or HND from any University in the world. We have our chapters in the 36 States of the federation and we're in over 40 countries of the world. Today is a day specially carved out by the Klub as a humanitarian service day, that is the day we give back to the society. The theme for this year's celebration is 'inspiring help across the world'. Just as you witnessed, we were at holy innocent motherless babies home, Onu-Ebonyi where we donated some items.We were also at St Vincent old people's home where we donated 3bags of rice, 2bags of garri, 1bag of beans, 20 tubers of yam, 52pieces of tablet soap and 30 plastic buckets.
It just our way of giving back to the society. Every 15th of October every year, we reach out. Last year were at federal teaching hospital where we paid bills of indigent patient who were cured but couldn't pay. By special Grace of God next we will extend this to the people in prison".
He commended the caregivers of Holy Innocent motherless babies home Onu-Ebonyi for the wonderful job they are doing.
"We're here to first of all thank you people for the wonderful job you're doing for taking good care of these wonderful children. For whatever reason they found themselves here, you people have made this place a home for them and in our own little way, we decided to extend hands of help. We have come with just a token, a bag of rice, a bag of garri ten cartons of indomie, a carton of detergent, five packs of different sizes of Pampers, tablet soap and rolls of tissues and 30 plastic buckets. Just to support the service you people has been rendering", he concluded.
On his part, the chairman of the organizing committee for 2023 humanitarian services day, Comrade Okoro Joshua Offor said, DNKI humanitarian services day has been annual event used to touch lives in the society especially, the indigent one's. He enumerated the past humanitarian intervention to include offsetting of medical bills of indigent patient, payment of WAEC, NECO fees and registration of first school leaving certificate examination and common entrance examination fees for indigent students among others.
He said, aside the visitation, Norsemen members will equally hang out with their families and friends to have a good time out and thank God for the progress of the members.
"Today we're celebrating DNKI day and it is a humanitarian international Klub and as such, we have to demonstrate that, and that is what we just did by visiting the motherless babies home as well as Old people's home where we donated several varieties of items to cushion the effect of economic hardship especially, the effect of subsidy removal. We know the situation in the country and we have to come in especially now that the economy is not stable. .
"We have also been paying WAEC and NECO fees for indigent students who cannot afford to pay. Common entrance and first school leaving certificate examination among others.
"After this we will have a family hangout with our wives and children to also entertain them to mark the day".
In their separate responses, sister Chijindu Anekwe of Holy Innocent motherless babies home Onu-Ebonyi and Mr Lekpa John of St Vincent old people's and destitute home Aloh street, expressed appreciation to the Klub for the kind gesture and prayed God to bless and keep them.
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