00:0037 children are now seeing the world more clearly after receiving prescription glasses
00:05through an initiative by republic bank in collaboration with rapid fire kids foundation
00:11the glasses were distributed during a special outreach event last saturday aimed at assisting
00:17students who may not be able to afford proper eye care founder and president of the foundation kevin
00:22ratiram used the opportunity to encourage citizens to play a role in supporting children within their
00:28communities if there is a school in your community and the children can't always afford
00:35meals and you operate a little bakery then maybe on a friday you could send 40 or 50 current rolls
00:46if you own a little bookstore you could send some exercise books or some coloring books
00:53and today these glasses weren't possible only because of rapid fire or only because of republic
01:02bank or only because of seaview all of us came together we came together and made it possible
01:11ratiram also encouraged citizens not to underestimate the impact they can have even in small ways
01:17so many may say i am no millionaire i am no republic bank i am just a plumber what can
01:28i do
01:29well if you could give your plumbing services to a school in your community you make a difference
01:39if you are carpenter and you could make some desks or benches or chairs for a preschool primary school
01:49community center in your area you can make a difference he also urged the students to make the
01:57most of the opportunities being given to them and strive to be the best they can be if it is
02:03you
02:03want to become a hairdresser fix up but be the best hairdresser you could become if you want to become
02:10a makeup artist
02:13fix up but be the best makeup artist you could become if you want to become a bank teller fix
02:20up but be the
02:21best bank teller you could become so we want you to use these tools gifts that we are giving to
02:30you today
02:30Today, with no strings attached, all we ask is that you use these gifts to benefit yourself, to benefit your
02:41communities, and to benefit your country.
02:44To date, more than 1,000 students across Trinidad and Tobago were afforded the gift of sight through the foundation.
02:51Charlotte Kisto, TV6 News.
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