Guyanese group donates disinfecting wipes in Brooklyn
By Tangerine Clarke
Lady Ira Lewis, founder of
the 15-year-old Guyana American
Heritage Foundation Inc.,
based in East Orange New Jersey,
handed over 10,000 packs
of disinfecting wet wipes in cartons
to organizations, during
an outreach in East New York,
Brooklyn, to keep persons safe,
as part of her campaign, to
“wipe out the coronavirus, as
the holiday season approaches.”
Donated by the Embrace
Relief Foundation, a non-profit
in Fairfield, NJ, through the
office of Assembly Woman Britnee
N. Timberlake, of the 34th
Legislative District, Lewis, an
executive legislative aide and
constituent manager, and
humanitarian in the Guyanese
community, told Caribbean
Life, that more of the sanitizing
agent, is still available to
organizations, private schools,
or establishments, that would
like to continue sharing the
wipes to keep everyone safe during
the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lewis, who earlier this year,
founded the Lady Ira Life Skills
Center in underprivileged Agricola
Village, on the East Bank
of Guyana, will also be donating
the wet wipes to the organization,
to combat the coronavirus
that continues to spread across
Guyana.
She said she chose this community
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where there is great
need, and where she can make
a difference in the lives of residents,
young and old, by empowering
them through education
and skills training programs.
“I have great people working
with me to help meet the needs
of the community,” said Lewis,
who receives funding through
generous benefactors, to make
the charity run smoothly. One
of the first big initiatives was a
Spelling Bee competition, that
helps students with reading and
writing skills to prepare them
for a successful future.
The community center is
creating holiday greeting cards,
that will be sold as part of the
group’s self-help program, to
bring participants financial
help.
Lewis said she was inspired
to build the center on land gifted
to her by her father and
encourages anyone who would
like to be a part of uplifting
the community and foundation,
through educational programs,
financial literacy, or via
a donate to carry on initiatives,
Lady Ira Life Skills Center distributed 10,000 packs of disinfecting wet wipes to organizations
in Brooklyn, as part of her ÒWipe-Out CoronavirusÓ campaign, as the holiday season
approaches. From left, Olympia Solomon-Bristol, Burgette Williams-Ford, Lady Ira Lewis,
Bernard Gomes, and Amanda Hermonstine. Photo by Tangerine Clarke
she could be reached at 1–973-
951-9898.
Director of the Lady Ira Life
Skills Center, Amanda Hermonstine,
who was visiting the U.S.
from Guyana told this publication
that the organization was
launched on July 9, 2021, with a
focus on young adults.
The organization opened
with a life skill program for
young adults to send them off
into the workforce.
“We opened with a one-week,
life skills training, that was followed,
by several other programs.
A Christmas cards promotion
is currently ongoing.
We will wrap-up the year with
a Christmas party,” said Hermonstine,
a law enforcement
professional.
The body is led by CEO Lady
Ira Lewis. President is Joy
Agness of Joy Agness events,
and Vice President, Sherwyn
Pile.
“While I am here things are
up and running, and on the
move, on the ground, in Guyana
with Natasha Callender,
and Osafa Johnson, and everyone
is doing their bit. If anyone
would like to donate, they could
do so through me, in Guyana at
592-664-9771,” she said.
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