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Presentation to Oluwagbeye
Ogunba and Patrick Speech & Language Centre
On Tuesday
December 23rd,
2008, Fountain of Praise continued its social
entrepreneurship effort by delivering proceeds of
pledges made at its last
Worship for Change
concert to the Patrick Speech and Language centre
[PSLC], GRA Ikeja. PSLC caters for autistic children.
On September 21st
2008, Fountain of Praise hosted its yearly benefit
concert –
Worship for
Change in aid of two
charities – PSLC and Hepzibah Orphanage based in Badagry.
The concert
was sponsored by Mutual
Benefits Assurance Plc, Legacy Realties, C&I Leasing
Plc,
Marble
Concept and Nadina Industries ltd. Others are Mascot
Insurance Brokers, Laterna Ventures, Cityscape Nigeria,
Modamo.com, Global Music, Protea Hotel [Victoria
Island], Gig ventures, Kraft, One Gospel and DSTv.
Artists that featured at this concert
were Lenny Leblanc, Jahdiel, Rooftop MCs, Cobhams Asuquo,
Olufunmi, Erujeje and Gbenga Adenuga. Over three million
naira has so far been donated by guests at the concert
in aid of the two beneficiaries mentioned above.
Wale Adenuga,
chief responsibility officer for Fountain of Praise
presented a cheque of
N750,000.00 to Oluwagbeye Ogunba, a four year girl with
autism. This amount covers one year scholarship at PSLC.
Additionally, 5 Dell desktop personal computers with
accessories and an office photocopier were
presented to PSLC.
PSLC
will also have its website designed and hosted with all
expenses paid for.
In January 2009, Fountain of Praise
will be presenting to Hepzibah Orphanage a brand new 20
kva diesel generator.
Fountain of
Praise commenced the Worship for Change concerts in
April 2006. That year, Fountain of Praise raised N1.4m
for two charities: Downs’ Syndrome Association of
Nigeria and the Hearts of Gold Hospice. In 2007, Arrows
of God orphanage in Ajah were the concert’s
beneficiaries. Fountain of Praise delivered and
installed a brand new 60 kva diesel generator. They also
got
a newly fabricated diesel
tank in addition to 500 litres of diesel as well as 3
window units air-conditioners, all of these acquired at
costs
in excess of N2.7m, all being monies received from
guests at the 2007 Worship for Change concert.
Fountain of
Praise aims through the
Worship for Change
concerts to use the influence they have in partnership
with individuals and organizations who believe in this
vision to empower orphans and specially challenged
children to live more fulfilling lives
Corporate Sponsors for
2008 Worship for Change concert
Report of past benefit concerts
2008 Worship for
Change concert
Presentation to Arrows
of God orphanage
September 2007 Worship
for Change concert
September 2006 Worship for Change
concert
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