McDan hands over newly built school block, launches new endowment fund

The McDan Foundation has launched an education endowment fund to boost the government’s efforts aimed at eliminating schools under trees across Ghana.

The fund targets the construction of five to 10 standard school blocks annually.

The Chief Executive Officer of the McDan Group of Companies, Daniel McKorley unveiled the fund on the occasion of the inauguration of a newly built school block at Teong in the Tempane District of the Upper East Region.

He invited captains of industries and well-meaning Ghanaians to join the bandwagon.

The Ghanaian business magnate emphasized that all Ghanaian children deserved the best of education regardless of their geographical locations.

He said the McDan Foundation will do its best to brighten the future of children in deprived communities.

Chief Daniel McKorley declared zero tolerance for insanitary practices thereby launching another tree planting crusade to promote the Green Ghana programme.

The Tempane District Chief Executive, Paul Azumah Abugri thanked the McDan Foundation for the support.

He said government remained committed to providing quality and affordable education to all Ghanaian children of school going age.

On his part, the Garu DCE, Emmanuel Asare thanked the GHOne Television Network for exposing the then rot at the Teong Primary School which attracted the McDan Foundation to fix the problem.

He acknowledged the contribution of the private sector to national development for which reason, the McDan Foundation deserved commendation.

The Garu DCE called on philanthropists and corporate bodies to support the Garu and Tempane districts particularly in the education sector.

The Paramount Chief of Kpikpira Traditional Area, Naaba Dazure II described Chief Daniel McKorley as a lifesaver.

He, therefore, proposed the naming of a street after Chief Daniel McKorley.

He said the community was overwhelmed by the newly built school block at Teong now known as the McDan Primary School.

“The school is to serve three communities where the pupils in the past were compelled to study under trees,” Naaba Dazure II stated.

He made a passionate appeal to civil society organisations and development partners to assist the government build more schools in Northern Ghana.

Meanwhile, through his philanthropic gesture, another chieftaincy title has been conferred on Chief Daniel McKorley’s by the chiefs and people of the Kusal Traditional Area in the Upper East Region.

He was enskinned as Naaba Piini Daniel McKorley (chief philanthropist) by the Paramount Chief of Kpikpira, Naaba Dazure II in his palace.

This brings to two the chieftaincy titles conferred on the CEO of the McDan Group of Companies.

He was enskinned as the Gubgbaa-Naa (unity chief) by the late Chief of Tamale, Dakpema Mohammed Dawuni Alhassan in appreciation of his love for the youth.

 

Source: ghanaiantimes.com.gh

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McDan Amateur Boxing rocks Tamale

A chain of thrilling bouts characterized the McDan Amateur Boxing Independence Day edition in Tamale on March 6.

The fight night is a brainchild of the McDan Foundation in collaboration with Twellium Foundation drew thousands of people from the northern regional capital. The event which is the first in the series of fights in the region climaxed Ghana’s 62nd independence anniversary celebration.

CEO of McDan Group, Dr. Daniel McKorley after the bouts expressed great satisfaction about the demonstration of quality boxing by the boxers.

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“We will raise champions from this region, the youth here are strong and tough in character, what they need is the technical know-how and infrastructure. Plans are underway to construct a gym in the region to produce more champions,” said Dr. McKorley.

And per juvenile boxing rules, all the three bouts involving Joseph Mensah versus Elisha Mensah, Emmanuel Mawuli versus Emmanuel Commodore and Amadu Mohammed versus Theophilus Amarquaye ended in majority draws.

In the amateur division, Mohammed Fuseini overpowered Prince Amarquaye with a 3-0 result in the elite division, with Sule Mohammed also recording a 3-0 over Michael Dadzie. Abraham Mensah defeated Bernard Ankrah with a 2-1 result.

Odartey Lamptey surrendered 1-2 to Moses Adjei, while overall best boxer Mohammed Aryettey dominated Philip Ajum with a 3-0.

 

Africanus Neequaye handed Eric Asante a 2-1 win, while Gabriel Coffie defeated Stephen Coffie with a 2-1 result.

Akai Nettey stopped Ebenezer Korlibie with a technical knock out.

All the boxers left the Jubilee Park with special cash prizes, medals, and products from Twellium Foundation.

The president of the  Ghana Boxing Federation (GBF), George Lamptey, expressed satisfaction about the quality of boxing and thanked Sponsors-McDan.

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Foundation (Title sponsor) and Twellium Foundation for putting together the event. “We will do a lot as a regulatory body to help McDan achieve the aim of raising champions from all three northern regions,” he said.

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Source: Ghana/Joy Sports/Nathaniel Attoh
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