Ololade Adeyanju/
The Life is Fun Foundation Islanders (LIFF), a chain of Professionals with members across the globe, yesterday celebrated its first Yuletide.
Part of the activities marking the anniversary held at Caesars Lounge, Victoria Island, Lagos, included medical and wellness check-ups for members, visit to the Lagos State Motherless Babies Home at Lekki, Launching of LIFF Project for the year 2021 to accommodate customized English Language and Mathematics Textbooks for distribution in Public Secondary Schools, investiture of Grand-Patron and Patrons as well as conferment of awards on some members who have distinguished themselves with the activities of the Island.
Notable among the awardees are Zone ‘2’ AIG Ahmed Iliyasu, Chief Adetunji Ebo, Chief Kemi Wellington-Ebo, HRM Oba Saheed Ifalohun Odusanya, the Olu of Idi-Oke, Igbesa; Barr. Lukman Abdullah, Prof. Oyebade Francis, Ahmad Kafayat Igbayilola and Dupe Olaniyi-Obe.
In her welcome address at the occasion, the Chief Executive Officer of the organization, Mrs Titilayo Bello who is also the Chief Registrar of the Customary Court of Appeal in Ogun State noted that the group was created basically to make members happy and motivate each other in a peaceful, classy and intellectual environment. She said that members did not only catch fun but also believed in self-development hence the Foundation planned to open a Self-Study Development Centre soon where weekends and virtual courses would be available and certificates awarded at the end of the short program.
She added that the Foundation believed in touching the lives of the less privileged in our society, hence the visit to the Janet Bankole Memorial Orphanage at Abeokuta on November 17, 2020, and that of the Lagos State Orphanage Home at Lekki on December 19, 2020.
According to her, some of the activities ear-marked for implementation in 2021 include the production of ‘’Say No to Domestic Violence” Video clip, Production and distribution of English and Mathematics Textbooks in Public Secondary Schools, construction of shelter for women and children rescued from domestic violence as well as orphans and vulnerable children (OVC).
Some of the dignitaries in attendance included Prof. Oyebade Francis, Chief Lukman Kuoye, Mr. Olujimi Emmanuel, Vero Etuk, Barr. Lukman Abdullah, Hon. Fasinu Sewedo, Olalekan Ojo, Hon. Abayomi Tella, Com. Adebesin Bolanle the newly elected Women Leader of (SSANU) South-West) and Sina Adefolahan.
The second anniversary is billed to come up at Ibadan in 2021.
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