Single mother Ruthel Henry is now the proud owner of a newly constructed home in the Glasgow Housing Scheme, East Bank Berbice, Region Six.
The home was constructed by Vitality Inc. through a partnership with the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) and Rose Hall Youth and Sport Club (RHTYSC).
Ruthel Henry and her sonThe 20×28 feet two bedroom flat was officially presented to Henry on Friday by Susan Rodrigues, Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water and the Directors of Vitality Inc., Mr. Abbas Hamid, Mr. Surain Sawh, Mr. Badesh Thakur and Mahiesh Ramotar.
Minister Rodrigues commended the company for continually recognizing their social responsibilities and supporting projects that positively impact the lives of Guyanese.
“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥,” 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥.
Henry is an Office Assistant and seasoned member of the BCB. She has owned the plot of land on which the home was built since 2009 but was unable to construct since. In 2018 she approached President of BCB for aid in constructing a single bedroom home, who committed to raising funds for the home.
The houseOn Friday she expressed her immense gratitude for the assistance she received, as it will see her and her youngest son now living in comfort.
A cheque for the purchase of a pitch cover was also handed over to BCB Assistant Treasurer, Mr. Neil Rudder and Secretary, Ms. Angela Haniff, who were both present at the event.
