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Ce'Cile performs for the students of Village All-Age School in Faith's Pen. - Contributed
Ce'Cile has fulfilled her promise to start a reading initiative by donating to the Village All-Age School in Faith's Pen. The school was adopted by the artiste earlier this year.
As part of her STAR of the Month activities in February, Ce'Cile urged readers to donate books and more to the school. Telecommunications giant LIME took up Ce'Cile's plea and assisted the artiste to donate a Lenovo desktop computer for the more than 80 students and teachers at the institution. Ce'Cile and the LIME crew visited the school on Monday, which before did not have a computer accessible to students. Several parents and well-wishers gathered on the school compound to witness the handover.
"Music has made me a lot of money and has taken me across the world. This is because I was very good at English and took time out to get a good education," the artiste told the students. The singer announced a special scholarship grant for a top student at the school and encouraged the students to take their education seriously.
In a release sent to THE STAR, Courtney Bell, LIME community programmes manager, was quoted as saying, "LIME understands the importance of access to learning technologies and the role it plays in enhancing education. We are delighted to support any initiative that helps foster the development of Jamaican youth and our communities at large."
Principal of Village All-Age, Herma Reeves-Hall was also quoted as saying, "I am extremely humbled that Village has guardian angels in the form of Ce'Cile and LIME. I really want to encourage our parents to help us protect the computer because it will help with the education of your children." The students, parents and teachers present were treated to gift packages from LIME and a special performance from Ce'Cile.
LIME recently launched its 'Fliptop', which is a low-cost computer designed to increase access to the Internet for Jamaicans by helping to removing the barrier of high-cost devices.
LIME Ambassador Ce'Cile and Community Programmes Manager Courtney Bell hand over a Lenovo desktop computer to Herma Reeves-Hall, principal of the Village Primary School in Moneague, St Ann. Dr Carol D'Caccio, St Ann Region Three education officer, students and teachers at the school look on.
