HEARTS OF GOLD CHILDREN HOSPICE CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY

Laja Adedoyin

...Honours Fasola, Ahmed, MTN Foundation, Access Bank plc, Stanbic IBTC Bank, Citi Bank, Nestle Nigeria Plc and others

The Hearts of Gold Children Hospice, Surulere, Lagos, will on Sunday December 14th, 2014 hold its 10th year anniversary and award ceremony, a statement issued by the Anniversary Organising Committee has said
The event which will hold at the Shell Hall of the MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos will have the Executive Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola as Special Guest of Honour
According to the statement signed by Mrs. Laja Adedoyin, Founder and Proprietress of the hospice, the event is put together to thank God as well as appreciate individuals and corporate organisations that have supported the organisation since its establishment.
The statement quoted Adedoyin as saying that “God has really been kind to us at the Hearts of Gold Hospice and so this event is to thank God and celebrate the people and organisations that have lent themselves to the use of God in the lives of myself and my children in the past eleven years.”
Some of the individuals to be honored include the Wives of the Governors of Lagos and Kwara States, Dame Abimbola Fashola and Mrs. Omolewa Ahmed respectively as well as Mr. Aderemi Aderogba.
The list of corporate bodies to receive awards include: MTN Foundation, Access Bank plc, Stanbic IBTC Bank, Fidelity Bank plc, Citi Bank, Nestle Nigeria Plc, Dufil Nigeria Limited, Friesland Campia WAMCO, Jet Leasing Nigeria Ltd, .
The statement expressed the appreciation of the management of the hospice to every person and organisation from which it has received some kind of support or the other and noted that these year’s awardees are representative of the kindness that the organisation has received from Nigerians.
It went further to pray for God’s blessings for all those who have contributed to the sustenance of the hospice over the years, “we really would not be here without you and we pray that God will bless you all,” the statement said.
The Hearts of Gold Children Hospice was established by Mrs. Adedoyin after a 25-year sojourn in the United Kingdom where she worked and operated facilities that took care of people with various types of disabilities.
The hospice currently houses and provides palliative care to more than 60 children with various forms of physical and mental disabilities.