Kemp Road Urban Renewal Back to school yields strong community support

Sat, Aug 28th 2010, 01:59 AM

By GENA GIBBS

KEMP Road children crowded the Church of God of Prophecy on Shirley Street on August 25 to collect their back-to-school packages and enjoy a free lunch with ice cream.

The children that participated in the Urban Renewal Summer Camp got first preference.

"We basically capped our summer programme with a back-to-school giveaway. We had an energetic, fun filled summer and now we are toning down and we're trying to get the kids to get serious and focus on going back to school," said Kolamae Pedican, manager for the Kemp Road Urban Renewal Centre.

"This year we had at least 110 children that participated in the camp. We have a limited staff at the centre so we ...

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