Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ronald Jones (right) and Senior Education Officer and father of Melanie Price, Glyne Price (left) presenting the scholarship to 11 year old Richeed Connelly, who will be attending Queen’s College in September.
Barbadians encouraged to give back
There is always room for more organisations to step on board and engage in philanthropic efforts.
This is coming from the Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ronald Jones, who spoke yesterday at the awarding of the Melanie Kristin Price Scholarships for 2017.
In thanking the parents of the late Melanie, in whose honour the Melanie Kristin Price Foundation was formed and which now gives out scholarships to
students from primary, secondary and tertiary level educational institutions, he stated that there is always a need out there and as a result, there is more
room for organisations and individuals to give back.
“More and more philanthropic organisations are coming on board to support civil society, social society, education and social welfare – children, special needs children, children generally, nursery education, so you will find that around the areas of health, education, child care that many persons in fact are beginning to put some emphasis in those areas.”
However, he noted, “There is still room for much more and that is not because we are greedy…but because there is always emerging needs in every society, and as Christian people – I don’t mean people who go to church, I mean people who have the right attitude, the right spirit, the right beliefs… – [we] would always reach out to others who may not be as fortunate as them in some areas.”
The Minister of Education said that from the other end, those persons who seek after these scholarships must ensure that they are always performing at the top because there is a certain prestige associated with being at the top, particularly in fields such as sports and music.