Sierra Leone’s Independence Day donations

Consistently committed to its corporate social responsibility, Sierra Leone’s leading mobile operator, Celtel on Sierra Leone’s Independence Day Anniversary, touched the lives of the deprived and less fortunate communities in various parts of the country with assorted food items and cash donations.

In Freetown Celtel was at King George V old peoples home and the Cheshire Home also benefited from the largesse. At Makeni, the Bombali School for the Blind also received their share while Paul School for the blind at Biiama Road Bo were full of appreciation for the items and money.

At Cheshire Home, the Marketing Director Mr. Bernard Sisay stated that Celtel is donating the items to the disabled children as an Independence celebration gift. He further added that the Independence Day celebration was chosen as “a day to reach out to the people, to celebrate with them and show solidarity and goodwill” towards their various subscribers. The Head Administrator at the Home Henrietta Sesay thanked Celtel and prayed that the company will live to celebrate her 45th year anniversary also in the telecom industry, as the company had done much in making life better for the people of Sierra Leone.

Making the presentation on behalf of Celtel in Makeni, the Marketing Research and Planning Manager Mr. Aaron Stronge reiterated the company’s continued commitment to its strap line “Making Life Better” adding that Celtel will do its possible best to serve Sierra Leone and her people. He underscored some major achievement made by Celtel especially in the past few months citing the recently launched Me2u, Know. It All, Friends and Family and other products and value added services to suit customer’s satisfaction.

At Paul School in Bo, the Marketing Officer Promotions and Event Mr. Francis Minah in his remarks told the gathering that donation to vulnerable groups by Celtel is an annual event as a way of improving the lives of average Sierra Leoneans, adding that Celtel’s operations are not only here to make money but also to benefit Sierra Leoneans.