VI Seniors to be honoured ahead of 25th Senior Citizens Month
The Department will highlight a number of men from various categories of workers such as carpenters, bankers, musicians, teachers, tailors, cobblers, police officers, educators, among others.
Beginning with educators in the month of September, the Department will honour the men under the theme: “Unleash the Power of Age through our Local Educators”.
The honourees include Mr Conrad Maduro, Mr Hugo Vanterpool, Mr Reuben Vanterpool, Mr Arundell Donovan, Mr Alfred Christopher, Mr Louis Walters, and Mr Roy Harrigan. Each of the men will be featured on local news websites and newspapers.
Department Supervisor, Ms Shirma George said an attempt was made this year to put a different spin on the annual exercise to instead recognise the ordinary men of society who may not otherwise be so well known.
“We want a different calibre, we don’t just want the same people [featured] every year. We want to give caption to other persons who have paid tribute to the Territory outside of those [that are well known],” Ms George stated.
According to the Department, their impact on our Territory and our children can never be truly afforded, and their special talents are rare indeed and part of the great design of humanity.
A grand celebration is expected to take place in May 2014 during Senior Citizens month.
The initiative is being piloted solely by the Social Development Department under the Ministry of Health and Social Development.
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