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Linden Fund USA Newsletter - September 2024

Final Week to Get Gala Tickets for October 5, starting at 8 pm SHARP


Secure your tickets and join us as we celebrate our 25th Anniversary Honorees who have made enduring contributions to LFU over the years. Our guest speaker is Guyana’s Ambassador to the U.S., HE Samuel A. Hinds, former bauxite executive in our beloved Linden. We look forward to celebrating with you; it will be another grand reunion of Lindeners in the Diaspora! Our theme: LFU@25: Serve, Invest, Build, Transform


25th Anniversary Gala Honorees



Congratulatory Video Messages from Stakeholders on LFU’s 25th Anniversary


Linden Fund USA’s quarter-century milestone has been celebrated throughout the year, with a series of events held in Linden during the 2024 Linden Town Week and in July-August. We captured congratulatory video messages from various stakeholders, and we’re delighted to share them with you as we prepare for our Silver Jubilee on October 5. Who better to speak about the organization’s impact than the beneficiaries and the individuals it touches? View videos from several representative stakeholder groups of Linden Fund USA.


Members

Charter member Yvonne Jones-Hamilton, who played a central role in registering LFU as a 501c3 charitable organization in the State of New York in 1999, offers warm congratulations to an organization near and dear to her heart.



Charter Member Yvonne Jones-Hamilton


Scholarship Recipients

Local entrepreneur Keeran Gray shares his love for LFU and fruitful relationship with the organization, starting with his award of a lucrative scholarship to the University of Guyana 20 years ago.



Local Entrepreneur Keeran Gray


Parents

Chandrawattie Persaud, a parent of one of our Eustace “Sammy” David Scholarship for Success students, has become a steady LFU Guyana Inc. volunteer and speaks with gratitude about the organization's impact on her son. 



Chandrawattie Persaud, Parent of Scholarship Recipient


Students

Congratulations were offered by students and teacher from New Silver City Secondary School during the Open House at the LFU Office Building on Washer Pont Road, Mackenzie, Linden.



Students and Teachers from New City Secondary School


Education Sector

Educator Lashana Anderson, who was at the time was serving as the acting Regional Education Officer (ReDO) of the Department of Education, Region 10, welcomes teachers to the 3-day LFU Teachers Workshop in May 2024 and congratulates LFU on planning and hosting this transformative annual program.



Educator Lashanda Anderson


Corporate Sector

Community partner Signature MOOV and CEO Quince Solomon talks about his collaboration with the organization at the LFU Open House held during 2024 Linden Town Week.



Community Partner Quince Solomon


Tourism Sector

LFU Guyana Inc. and Region Ten Tourism Committee Inc. (RTTC) have had a fruitful collaboration to design, create, and help maintain a comprehensive tourism website, VISITREGION10.ORG. The organization’s efforts to serve to promote this critical economic sector continues, as Region Ten Tourism Committee Inc.’s CEO, Devin Sears, and Elite Kayaking and Nature Tours CEO Dr. Deon Anderson, explain.



LFU's Devin Sears and Elite Kayaking and Nature Tours CEO Dr. Deon Anderson


Author Focus – Sherene Noble



Author Sherene Noble

Congratulations to Sherene Noble, a dedicated daughter of the soil who is recognized for her contributions as an educator and a writer. She garnered second prize in the 2018 Guyana Cultural Association Godfrey Chin Prize for Heritage Journalism for her impactful series on the blog, rootsandeduculture.wordpress.com. She’s also self-published Intertwined, a collection of short stories exploring the interconnectedness of human actions and their ripple effects on the lives of others.



Best Wishes for a Productive School Year to Students in Linden and Region 10 


The upcoming 2024-2025 Cohort of our Eustace "Sammy" David Scholarship for Success program (SfS) will be selected from among the Grade 7 students beginning their secondary education. The selected students will be announced in the coming months. Each year, SfS provides support to 35 secondary school students in Linden and Kwakwani. LFU also provides support to primary school students in Christiansburg and Ituni, and vocational students at Linden Technical Institute.




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