Students and teachers of the Soufriere and St. Luke’s primary schools have been presented with supplies to help maintain and improve their dental hygiene.
President of a US-based animal feed company, Carifeed, Jeff Bellot, made the presentation over the weekend.
The donated items include toothbrushes and other items. Bellot stressed the importance of hygiene to one’s health pointing out that this is the second time that such a donation has been made.
He also made a donation to the Soufriere Catholic Church.
Bellot who is also a Microbiologist said he wants to continue giving yearly donations to the schools of his community.
“We want to continue this programme where on a yearly basis that we will be giving new tooth brushes if not twice a year, as needed. The main idea is to really start at school to let our young children realize proper hygiene is very important,” he said. “Furthermore, I want to continue to contribute things to this community. I’ve been a great contributor and it gives me joy to see that I’m capable of doing that and see how appreciative are the people of this community.”
Bellot, a prospective Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) candidate for the Soufriere constituency, said if he becomes the Soufriere MP, one of his main goals will be to work with the schools in order to build a more educated society.
“Leadership is really about what you can do for your people in a very transparent way and if I have to take the role for the parliamentary representative for the Soufriere constituency, one of the things I’ll make sure I do is to work closely with the school to ensure that we have a society that is well educated and can work with each other and in doing these things with the schools, I believe we can have a bright future in our community,” the Scotts Head native declared.
Bellot also called on the parents to step up and be an example to their children so that they can grow the constituency together and be a place for people to come and learn and to respect each other, the law and the country.
The DFP electoral prospect was accompanied by the party’s political leader, Kent Vital who said that Bellot “continues to show love to his community” and that the DFP will continue to work with him to build partnerships in the United States.
Good gesture man, goes a long way, thanks.
But wait,… what’s this pic in the background supposed to mean? So any white hippie-looking fella with a beard is worthy of representing Jesus, a Black man burnt in the African sun?? And what’s worse, it is presented by two Black men in this day, as we approach Blach History Month. S M H. Oh how brainwashed have we allowed ourselves to become. It takes away from this worthy gesture, we should be more educated and sensitive than that. I swear to God.
Mr. Bellot always made donations to his country in the past and never looked for publicity. Now with the way things are going in Dominica with donations made to the people of Dominica who needs it and not getting it is making things difficult for donors to trust the Governments ,groups and individuals.
Therefore, with a record of such donation is important for those donors to continue to work with those who can prove the donations was made as requested.
I am sure Mr. Bellot is doing this from his heart as he always do.
God Bless you sir!
That’s awesome ! Same here Lion my family donates every year food and supplies to the soufriere school and we never seek publicity for it either !!!
Keep it coming bud! I donated 20 computers and monitors to this same school and did not seek a press release on it. Some things you just do from your heart and move on. It’s not really about the applause or glory that comes with it….
Wait – DFP?? …makes sense – this is ALL political. Mines was done in good faith and for the increased well being of the students, seeking absolutely nothing in return.
Stay Humble and Be Polite!
What a humble man , not!
Talk about blowing your own trumpet!
This man just does not know how to donate and be humble.
Every time someone brings a little token to a school, they have call the media to make a big show. I hate that.