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We the members of the Kumasi, Ghana University Chapter are once again much delighted  to be part of your wonderful organization.  17th October 2009 was the day set for this exercise and members were reliably informed of the time.  The venue or the area to be cleaned was a road (or better still a pathway) used by inhabitants in and around Akwatia line,  a suburb of Kumasi and also the neighborhood where this chapter was started.  They say charity begins at home and hence the reason to start from our own vicinity.

6.00 GMT was the agreed time and members, clothed in their nice PTPI Kumasi, Ghana University Chapter T-shirts, gathered at the said venue. Members had agreed to bring along the necessary tools needed for this exercise so it was wonderful a sight to behold when each member came along with at least 2 of the tools that they were tasked to bring.

After assembling cutlasses, brooms, hoes, rakes etc brought along, the chapter was set to undertake its first activity as a PTPI affiliate. The chapter and its members for that matter were in high spirit and very ready to begin their service to their community and to portray the values of PTPI.

We started off with a prayer from the president, after which the project coordinator was on hand to direct the chapter on how the activity was to be carried out. He divided the chapter into groups of 3 and assigned each group a particular task such as sweeping, weeding and the gathering and burning of garbage.  

Group 1, made up of the president, vice president and treasurer, were charged with sweeping while Group 2, made up of the secretary, organizer and assistant organizer did the weeding.  Group 3 was left with gathering and burning of garbage. Upon understanding the coordinator and his directives, the chapter quickly jumped to work. It is important however to state that the 3 hours of the exercise was executed with each member giving his best without a shade of  reluctance from any member.

And so after 3 hours, this pathway was cleaned, bushes cleared and grasses trimmed – there was a clear difference from the formerly dirty, bushy and littered road.  By 8.30 GMT, activity number 1 was done and the members were behind themselves with joy for the good work done. We also want to add that compliments and praise from the pathway users also did a lot to add to our moral and zeal. Members unbelievably attach the same level of hard work, friendliness and unity given to this particular exercise to all other project which will follow in the  coming weeks. 

Many elderly people in the area congratulated us for that wonderful job.

Yours faithful
President
Badu K Clement

Tags: Humanitarian Projects, University Chapters

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