BMI treats disabled to picnic, donates computers |23 July 2014

Light showers brought about by the south east trade winds or ‘lapli vannswet’ as we say in Creole, did not deter a group of disabled youths from turning up at the Au Cap beach on Saturday for a picnic-lunch.

The 32 adolescents and young adults from the North East Point Rehabilitation Centre had happily responded to the BMI Offshore Bank’s generous offer to sponsor the outing.

To protect their invitees from the rain, the BMI staff who included its managing director Frank Hoareau, had taken the precaution to install tents on the beach. This also allowed them to indulge in different activities such as sports and dancing.

According to the executive secretary of the National Council for the Disabled, Celine Fanchette, the council was approached by the BMI which offered to host the activity as part of its community outreach programme.

At the end of the activity, each youth present received a small gift to take home from their hosts.

In its quest to help the community, the BMI has promised more such activities in the future.

Meanwhile the day before, BMI had donated two computer sets which will ease learning for the children at the School of the Disabled at North East Point.