Bethel village honours community members

The project which is being undertaken to build community pride is being assisted by the Digicel Foundation project through its EPIC (Extraordinary Projects Impacting Communities) grant scheme. The Village Council believes that the monument will regenerate a sense of togetherness in the community, a media release stated Digicel Foundation senior project officer Cindyann Currency met with Cloyd Williams, president of the Bethel Village Council earlier this month and presented a cheque of $119,000 to begin the partnership. The funding will be used for the completion of the monument and to outfit the community centre’s administrative office.

Williams expressed his gratitude for the funding and stated: “We are happy to build private sector relationships and we’re looking forward to working with the Digicel Foundation in further developing Bethel.” The foundation’s EPIC programme in partnership with Strictly FX, Rene Sound & Vision and Vantage View was launched last year.

The programme encourages representatives of non–governmental, community and faith-based organisations to put forward proposals for the refurbishment of indoor and outdoor community spaces, with the aim of enriching the lives of those communities.