Fun day camp for Sealots youth Friday, August 9 2013 AN INAUGURAL day-camp, arranged by the Time, Love and Care (TLC) organisation which was founded three years ago by Pearl James and her US-based mother-in-law Lystra Haynes, was started early in the week and continued yesterday in Sealots. James is the mother of 20-year-old Ryan Rampersad, who was left severely paralysed just over five months ago, following a fatal car accident in the Sea Lots area of Beetham Highway. Speaking with Newsday yesterday, James said she had the idea to organise a day-camp late last year. But after the February 24 accident in which her son was badly damaged and a Sealots woman and her two children, lost their lives, she felt an even greater urge, “to do something that would have a positive impact on these children’s lives.” James and Lystra reached out to corporate Trinidad and Tobago for sponsorship of the daily activities and treats and got a good response with Media 21 donating the use of a large projector screen for children’s viewing of animated movies inside the Sealots Open Bible Church at Pioneer Drive. Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) donated lunches for the children on Tuesday and Thursday, while Pizza Hut provided lunch on Wednesday. Fierce Faces Makeup artists painted colourful designs and even names, onto the faces of dozens of delighted boys and girls each day of the camp. There were also freshly-made cotton candy and popcorn on different days as well as a magician who performed on Wednesday. The final treat each day was a motivational speech and performance by a different musician. The TLC day-camp was held from 9 am to 2 pm on Tuesday, Wednesdaand yesterday, with the final treat each afternoon being a motivational speech and performance by various musicians. Today however, the camp will be held from 2 pm - 7 pm at the Blue Waters Aqua Fun Park at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port-of-Spain. ANYONE WISHING TO HELP ASSISTED THIS ORGANIZATION PLEAS CONTACT PEARL JAMES MOTHER OF RYAN RAMPERSAD AT 3043338 OR EMAIL AT pearljames71@gmail Police Constable Sherwin Legere, 37, of Bagna Trace, Chase Village in Chaguanas who was last posted at Police Transport and Telecom Branch and who is the son of a Police Inspector, has appeared in court charged with three offences of causing death by dangerous driving to Haydee Paul and her daughters, Akasha, eight and Shakira, seven. The three were struck and killed while walking along a pavement at the Beetham Highway, Port of Spain, on the morning of February 24. Legere also faced a fourth charge that he, “drove motor vehicle PCT 3096, in a manner which was dangerous to the public having regard to all the circumstances of the case”. He was granted $250,000 bail. Legere, who has 15 years service, first appeared before Chief Magistrate Marcia Ayres-Caesar in the Port-of-Spain Magistrates Courthouse.
Posted on: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 21:18:56 +0000