Linden Fund USA honors compatriots
By Tangerine Clarke
The Linden Fund USA (LFU)
excelled at its 20th Anniversary
Dinner & Dance Awards
on Saturday, Aug.10, when it
honored compatriots who dedicated
their time and resources
to rebuilding their hometown,
Linden in Guyana.
Antun’s Banquet Hall in
Queens, was packed, with
honorees, presented with LFU
Plaques, Citations, and Certificates,
in nine categories.
The Leadership, Vision and
Impact Award, went to Vincent
Adams, PhD., Executive Director,
EPA Guyana and former
president of the Linden Fund
USA.Others are: Klesha Benn,
M.D Maternal Fetal Medicine
Specialist, Ned Blair, Community
Activist & Queen’s Jubilee
Medalist, Stephen Carryl,
M.D Chair of Surgery & President,
OMAT, Karen Godette,
M.D Medical Director, Radiation
Oncology at Emory University,
and Keith Seaforth,
D.D.S Founder (retired) Seaforth
Family Dentistry.
The Donor Impact Award
was presented to Clive & Wanji
Walcott, Esq. Entrepreneur &
EVP, Chief Legal Officer, Discover
Financial Services, while
the Youth Award went to Deon
Anderson, Ph.D. LFU’S First
Scholarship Winner, Head of
Water Quality, Guyana Water
Inc.
The Youth Development
Partner Award, went to Basketball
Foundations, For the
Children Foundation, Linden
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Dream Team, and G.I.V.E.
Foundation#592.
The Ituni International
Association, and LB’s Social
Dance Club, received the Community
Partner Award.
The special Media Partner
Award was presented to Caribbean
Life’s Tangerine Clarke,
Caribbean Power Jam’s Conversations
with Lady Linda, and
C a r i b b e a n
Times’ Carlyle
Harry, while
the Business
Partner
Award went
to Sprinter
Printing Service and De Island
Breeze.
Gordon Allen, Désirée Blackman,
Michael Campbell, Charmaine
Critchlow, Daphne
Joseph Lee, Steve Henry,
Audrey Lee and Dr. Ivy Mitchell,
received the Dedicated
Service Awards.
Certificates from the office
of Congresswoman, Yvette D.
Clarke were handed over to
charter members:
They are: Sam Wright,
founding chair; Geraldine
Joseph-Watson, Cheryl Blair-
Kijewski, Esq., Louis London,
Gail Christopher-Henry, Sara
McLean, Eustace “Sammy
David, George Parris, Terry
Gravesande, Stephen Simon,
Trevor Grimes, Dr. Kelwyn,
Thomas, Yvonne Jones-Hamilton,
Paula Walcott-Quintin,
Ernest Joseph and Cyrilene
Wright.
A special Award Plaque from
the organization was also presented
to Chair, Paula Walcott
Quintin.
Citations from the office of
Brooklyn Borough President,
Eric L. Adams, State Senator,
Roxanne J. Persaud, and congressional
certificates from
Congresswoman, Yvette D.
Clarke were presented to honorees.
Walcott-Quintin said in her
message, that the 20 years
were significant, but stressed
much more has to be done. She
encouraged her fellow “Lindeners”
to pledge to first live a full
life of purpose and meaning.
Adding, “the hope is that part
of that meaningful existence
involves reaching back to our
roots, and making an impact
in our homeland, especially to
help our youth,” while calling
on compatriots to partner
with LFU, in the renewal their
beloved hometown, Linden and
sister communities, Coomacka,
Ituni and Kwakwani.
“As we mark our 20th anniversary,
we pause to celebrate
those who have sustained the
organization.” In the words,
of Martin Luther King Jr., “We
are confronted with the fierce
urgency of now,” and therefore,
dedicate ourselves, to greater
service and to sustaining our
growth for the next 20 years,”
said Quintin.
The starry night of tributes
hosted by Mistress of Ceremonies,
Joan Casey, highlighted
the incredible accomplishments
LFU has achieved.
In keeping with its mission
to play a leadership role
in the revitalization of Region
10 Linden, and its surrounding
communities, the organization
forms strategic partnerships
with other entities of similar
interests. As such, funding for
initiatives goes towards academic,
social, medical, and
economic development of the
region.
Last year, LFU acquired a
building, with a deed of gift
from Habitat for Humanity
Guyana, being used as a community
resource for an Information
and Communication
Technology Hub in the catchment
area of Industrial Area,
Constabulary Compound, and
Central Mackenzie.
LFU Dedicated Service Awards recipients: Aubrey Lee, Michael Campbell, Desiree Blackman,
Daphne Joseph-Lee, Gordon Alleyne, Charmaine Critchlow and Steve Henry.
Photo by Tangerine Clarke
Clive Walcott, left, accepts the Donor Impact
Award from Eustace “Sammy David,
on behalf of the Clive & Wanji Walcott, Esq.
Entrepreneur & EVP, chief legal offi cer, Discover
Financial Services.
Photo by Tangerine Clarke
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