By Pezzy Kudakwashe
Hillcrest Technical secondary school Alumni have awarded scholarships to needy deserving students in a move to alleviate some of their financial problems.The monetary scholarships were awarded by the Association of Hillcrest Alumni USA whose members live in America.
Incoming president,Robert Williams said his association raised US$2000 which was given to the school to assist students at their alma mater in Livingstone.During The General Body Meeting at fortnight ago, the association announced that a total of S$2000 was raised by Hillcrest Alumni living in America.
Mr William said his education at Hillcrest in the class of 1977 was free and did not take that for granted and realized that the same school he graduated and for the same education, students have to pay to attend.
‘It is our hope that the scholarship fund will help ease the financial burden for deserving students”, he added.On receiving the monetary award, headmistress Ms Rose Miyombo said she was humbled by the donation. She said there were many struggling students especially those whose parents worked on the mines and lost their jobs.
Ms Miyombo said the struggles were worse off for those coming from rural areas in the provinces dependent on agriculture but affected by drought.
She said the drought has severely impacted the education of the students and the alumni’s financial help would go a long with helping the less privileged
Only US$2,000. This is surely too little from those capable of giving much more. Come on guys, u csn be better than this.
Better than nothing.
Naimwe…how much have you contributed? Let’s support people who are doing some good work.
Oh am from the class of 1986 I wish I could contribute. Guys we can do better than$2000
It’s not just Hilcrest where u find needy pupils. I don’t know hw many people contributed to the US$2,000. I honestly believe they’re capable of much more but are being held back by fear that it may not reach the intended beneficiaries. I hv given much more than US$2,000 as an individual. But I won’t make song and dance about it. The beneficiaries don’t even know me.
HAZALUZA HAGAIN na JEALOUS.
Agony of our country, someone offers you free education and more business for you and you choose one offering absolutely nothing. Just be grateful for the little you don’t know what those people have sacrificed.
Well done guys. We will emulate. Let me see if I can gather my alumni friends nane mwe. Mwacita bwino koma ma fella! Zikomo kwa basi!
just the cost of making this STORY appear in LT IS MORE THAN what u have donated. PLEASE U LIVE IN USA and donate ka 2pin ATASE AKASO BA SWINE JUST COMEBACK HOME IF U ARE EARNING LESS THAN 10PIN A MONTH