(PRESS RELEASE VIA SNO) – The Msgr. Patrick Anthony Folk Research Centre (FRC) has been receiving donations of equipment following the destruction of its cultural assets and holdings by the fire of March 25th 2018.
FRC’s work programme had been seriously affected by the loss of all its equipment and efforts are continuously being made to obtain the necessary equipment for business continuity.
A needs assessment list has been drawn up by the Organization. The items that are urgently required were being sourced locally and overseas.
Equipment donated thus far are as follow:
Two (2) scanners provided by St. Lucian Mr. Denis Ishmael who lives in Georgia USA.
One (1) desktop computer provided by Computer World (St. Lucia)
One (1) desktop computer provided by Computer amp; Business Services
One (1) desktop computer provided by a concerned friend of FRC
One (1) Multi-function printer provided by J.E Bergasse & Company Ltd.
One (1) laptop computer donated by Flow
A ceremony to thank the various donors will be held at FRC’s office in the Cultural Development Foundation (CDF) at Barnard Hill on Tuesday August 7, 2018 at 10:00am.
At the ceremony a cheque will be presented to FRC by Mrs. Magaret Lubrin Aoki, a St. Lucian who lives in Japan. On hearing of the calamity that befell the FRC, she organized a fund-raising activity in Japan specifically to assist the FRC.
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