Host of Drive Time on Joy FM, Kwabena Anokye Adisi popularly known as Bola Ray together with his family has donated assorted items valued at GHc 3, 000 to the SOS Village in Tema Sunday.
The donation was made under the Bola Ray Foundation, an initiative of Bola Ray and his wife, Dorcas, with the sole aim of giving back to society. Items donated include Bales of cloths, Bags of rice, cartons of biscuits, oil and milk and drinks and an undisclosed amount of money.
Bola speaking at the presentation ceremony said the donation is a dream made a reality and that his family has been harboring this desire for sometime now. He gave the assurance that this will not be the end promising more of such donations in the future.
Village Director of the SOS Village, Isaac Kojo Ackon, who received the items lauded the kind gesture saying this will go a long way in helping the Village continue fulfilling its aim of shaping the children’s future so that they can contribute to the development of their communities and the country.
He said the SOS Villages in Tema, Kumasi, Asiakwa and Tamale, have enhanced the lives of about 137 youths over its 36 years of existence in the country and hopes reach more in the years o come. These people, he said, are now contributing their quota in diverse ways to their communities and national development.
Bola Ray and his wife were joined by other renowned personalities that included actor John Dumelo, actress Yvonne Nelson, boxer Joshua Clottey and Super Moring Show host Kojo Oppong Nkrumah who donated the items to the village.
They danced with the kids, took pictures with them and signed autographs for some of them. They advised the kids to take their education seriously and aim higher in everything they do. Preceeding the donation was a tour of the village.