Donation made to visually impaired society

President of the Nevis Blind Light and Visually Impaired Society Jennifer Freeman has called on members of the public to join and give continued support to the Society.

She was at the time giving thanks to Cable and Wireless for their gifts of Dell Laptop computer and free Internet service on Tuesday at the Society’s office in Charlestown.

“We need more members. We need persons out there who are visually impaired to step up, don’t be ashamed, don’t be embarrassed make the Society continue to be a beacon that you can brighten the corner where you are,” she said.

Freeman registered the Society’s gratitude to Cable and Wireless for the gift but underscored the need for more electronic equipment which she said would contribute to the enhancement of the member’s skills not only for the benefit of the organisation but also for the general public as well.

Cable and Wireless’ Vice-President Corporate Communications Laverne Caines who was on hand for the presentation, said her company responded to a request from Freeman which she had made some months ago, during a monthly programme “Connections” aired on a local radio station.

“We are indeed very pleased with Cable and Wireless to offer this assistance to the Nevis Blind Light and Visually Impaired Society. We understand that this [Society] could easily become marginalised in our society because we are not yet at that level, where we take a lot of concern about this particular group of persons and we [Cable and Wireless] certainly would like to lead from the front.

Caines said people who are visually impaired have a right to employment and all other rights and privileges that people who have all their faculties in order do and that it was important that the Society was assisted. She said she was hopeful that the gift would bring some growth and development to the Society’s members.