The Johnson family has provided new furnishings to the Lady Patricia Kabbah Secondary School in Goderich, Freetown.
Senior school personnel, students, and members of the local community have expressed gratitude for receiving such furnishings which came at the right time as the school lacks adequate seating arrangements.
The Johnson family has a long history with the school. Eugenia Johnson, the first principal of the school practically raised her kids there; it was her second home.
To commemorate their mother’s heritage and to mark his 5Oth birthday, Reginald Johnson, located in the United Kingdom, chose to gift 5O school furniture, since students are in desperate need of seating arrangements.
June Rose Johnson, the Johnsons’ youngest daughter, stated in her statement that her mother “had so many hopes for the schools.” She went on to say that the school’s advancement to a senior secondary school was one of “mommy’s dreams, and she was working very hard towards it.”
“She had been a mother.” She was a mother. She was a wonderful woman. She simply desired that everyone is educated.”
“My brother, who began this contribution today, resides in the UK, and every time he came home, he would come to the school, so it was like a family school to us, and being back here today makes me emotional,” June remarked.
“When I look around, I realise that there are a lot of needs,” she said, “but I know that you people are going to keep working hard.” You will continue to fly Lady Patricia Kabbah’s flag high.”
June went on to say that she intends to carry on her brother’s legacy. “There is something I intend to continue, and to that end, I would like to promise 5 million Leones on behalf of my mother.”
Ambassador Haja Allary Cole, a family friend, said the late Eugenia Johnson was a sister and a mentor, and that students at the Lady Patricia Kabbah school should be very proud and elated to be able to identify with Eugenia Johnson, a smart and well-educated educationist who believed in the emancipation of the girl child.
She advised the girls to keep focused and to know exactly what they want in life, saying, “the lads never get pregnant, it is you who will become pregnant…”
Ambassador Haja Cole said that in order to help them stay focused on their studies, she plans to provide a Le 5 million annual reward to the girl with the greatest WASSE score, as well as ensuring that the winner receives assistance throughout the university to attain greatness.
” Reginald Johnson, thank you for foregoing your fiftieth birthday party with such a much-needed present,” stated the school’s principal, Njabu Foday. We wish that the Almighty God blesses you with many more birthdays to look forward to. We have been severely limited in the field of furnishings, but we guarantee you that we will take good care of them.”
The professors and students also agreed to take excellent care of the furnishings. Locals in the town praised the gesture, stating that comfortable sitting is essential in the educational process since it allows students to stay focused.
