Vice-President inaugurates McDan Teshie Sports Complex

The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has inaugurated a 4,000-seater McDan Teshie Sports Complex for sporting and recreational activities, as well as the development of talents in the Teshie township.

This is the first phase of the GH₵20 million multi-purpose sports complex. Phase two will include the VIP section, a football academy, tennis court, basketball and volleyball courts, table tennis and swimming facilities when completed.

The once grassless pitch, which has now metamorphosed into a 110-metre by 75-metre square astro turf facility, is situated in the heart of Teshie Tsui Bleoo. It was financed by the McDan Foundation and constructed by the Wembley Sports Construction Company Limited.

It was built under the auspices of the former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ledzokuku Constituency and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Bernard Oko Boye, who for the past three years had been knocking on the doors of Dr Daniel McKorley, owner of the McDan Foundation, to extend his social responsibility projects to the people of Teshie.

This is the second astro turf pitch funded by the McDan Foundation in the Greater Accra Region after the McDan Park at La, which serves as the home ground for some teams in the Women’s Premier League.

Sod-cutting

Cutting the sod to officially inaugurate the facility last Saturday, Dr Bawumia said: “I thank my good friend Dr Oko Boye for facilitating this sports complex and getting the funding for it. I would like to thank my good friend Mr Coleman for the construction of this beautiful edifice. It just tells us that if we put our minds to it, it is possible; so in the name of God, we commission this facility,” the Vice-President said.

He later performed the ceremonial kick-off for an exhibition match between old Black Stars players (Stephen Appiah XI) and Teshie-based football players (Oko Boye XI) to officially open the stadium for onward use.

The former Black Stars players were former skipper Stephen Appiah, Augustine Ahinful, Laryea Kingston, Sam Johnson, Derek Boateng, Goalkeeper Sammy Adjei, Razak Ibrahim, Godwin Attram, Jerry Akaminko, Emmanuel Armah (Senegal), Charles Taylor, Awudu Issaka, Dan Quaye and Goalkeeper Fatawu Dauda.

In attendance were the Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Mustapha Ussif; the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Mr Henry Quartey; the CEO of the McDan Group, Dr Daniel McKorley; the MP for Tema East Constituency, Mr Titus Glover; the CEO of the Wembly Sports Construction Limited, Mr Robert Coleman; the Teshie Mantse, Nii Ashitey Akonfra Gbetsorlor III, other traditional leaders, and some queenmothers from Teshie.

Sports development

At the event, Mr Mustapha Ussif noted that the inauguration of the new astro turf was a testament that the government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was committed to sports development.

“Before his assumption to office, we had only two astro turfs in the entire country. Today, as we commission this one by the Vice-President of the Republic, Dr Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, this is the 152nd astroturf in the entire country,” he said.

“This shows that Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s government is committed to sports development at the grassroots because you cannot develop sports without infrastructure and we have started all these beautiful astro turfs across the country,” the Minister said.

He mentioned that aside from constructing astro turfs, the government had renovated the various stadia across the country while investing heavily in the construction of other sporting facilities to ensure that Ghana hosted the 2024 Africa Games in March.

“Aside from that, we are also renovating our sports stadiums. We have renovated Accra Sports Stadium, Baba Yara Sports Stadium and Cape Coast Sports Stadium. As we speak, we have invested heavily in the provision of sports infrastructure to host the African Games next year,” he said.

“We are committed to ensuring that we position sports as a vehicle for development to economic growth and also develop our talents. In other jurisdictions in Europe, football alone is a multi-billion Euro industry and that is how we want to position Ghana,” he added.

He thanked Dr McKorley for his huge investment in collaborating with the government to develop sports facilities across the country and called on other individuals and corporate entities to emulate the gesture.

Economic impact

For his part, Dr McKorley said his outfit was committed to supporting the government to build more sporting facilities across the country to develop talents and create a positive economic impact in the communities.

He added that sports, especially football, was a multi-billion dollar business but the country lacked the facilities and expertise to develop talents; hence, his outfit would continue to build such facilities to create the needed impact in the communities.

“Apart from training the people, there is something called economic impact. There are more than 100 vendors that are selling all kinds of items. This is what we call real economic impact into your pocket. So it is not only about the park, not only training the youth but for the women and hawkers who are also benefiting from this,” he said.

“I believe you all know what the brand McDan stands for. We stand for impact. Anything we do is all about impact. It is not how much we can do but how much impact the brand can create.

“Actually, this is going to be the fifth sports complex that we are putting up. Our next stop will be in Keta, and after Keta, we will be in Oguaa in the Central Region. This is what we are doing to create the needed impact,” Dr McKorley said.

 

Source: Graphic Online

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McDan donates 500 bags of Dzata Cement, cash for Sunyani Zongo Mosque project

The Group Chairman of McDan Group and McDan   Foundation, Dr. Daniel McKorley has donated Five Hundred (500) bags of Dzata cement to Muslims in Sunyani.

The donation is to help them complete their ultra-modern mosque under construction.

Daniel McKorley also assisted the Muslims with a cash donation.

Dr. McKorley said the Mosque is one of the biggest mosques in the Sunyani Munucipality where most of the Muslims worship, one of many reasons for his donation.

“We saw the project when we came here and thought it wise to help speed up the process to a successful end,” he said.

He further thanked the Almighty Allah for protecting him and his family and prayed for good health and prosperity in the years ahead.

Naa Alhaji Sulemana Yusif Gangu, the Dagomba chief of Sunyani who received the items thanked the Chairman of McDan  Group for the gesture.

He said, he was taken aback by the act of generosity displaced by the McDan  and thanked him for his kindness and prayed that Allah would help him throughout life.

He said the expansion of the mosque has been supported by many individuals which include government workers, private workers and philanthropists.

He said he admires McDan’s ’s love for all persons irrespective of their religious or political background and renders untainted service to help bring growth into the country.

He thanked McDan  on behalf of the entire Muslim community and prayed for him.

 

Source: GhanaWeb

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Decades of water problems at Ayalolo schools solved by McDan’s intervention

The students, teachers and other workers at the Ayalolo Cluster of Schools in Accra can now strike the continuous challenge of water they have encountered off their list of To-Dos because a permanent solution has been brought to them.

This is after the Chief Executive Officer of the  McDan  Group,

, brought a permanent solution to their water plight by installing a water tank on the school premises for them.

Gathering with some authorities from the schools, plus others from the Ghana Water Company Limited in the area, the students were allowed access to the new source of water, while some authorities heaped praise on the McDan  boss for the kind gesture.

Nii Atsire Agbo, who spoke on behalf of the McDan  boss, told the children that education is as important as having good, reliable drinking water.

“Education is the redemption you need to move from what you didn’t know to the point where you can say that you now know. Education is your life, so guide it well. And to get educated without water, and since you know water is life.

“It is for this reason that we reached out to  McDan  about the challenges we were facing with water here, and so we spoke with McDan , and he came to our aid,” he said in Ga.

Making the presentation, he also told the gathering that Dr. Daniel McKorley, being aware that the school would also need to pay some water bills going forward, had sent them an amount of GH¢3000 to help.

The teachers and the students expressed their thanks to the businessman.

 

Source: GhanaWeb

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McDan to pay medical bills of Ghana’s tallest man

Ghanaian business magnate and founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of the McDan Group of Companies, Dr. Daniel McKorley, has made known his intentions to pay the medical bills of Sulemana Abdul-Samed, the tallest man in Ghana.

Sulemana Abdul Samed, also known as Awuche, is the tallest man in Ghana. He was born in 1994 in the Northern Region of Ghana.

Samed was diagnosed with a rare endocrine disorder called acromegaly, which is caused by an excess of growth hormone in the body.

Aside from struggling with finances, he is also battling with his health.

Recently, Awuche and his family appealed to the public to assist him get medical support.

In a latest development, the McDan CEO said his wife and children encouraged him to pay the entire cost of Awuche’s medical treatment and to ensure that he was going to live a longer, healthier and a happier life when he invited the young man to his home.

He urged parents to step out with their children and offer a helping hand to the community as he always does with his children.

Below is a text by the CEO:

For me, being a parent is priceless. I understand that my kids are going to have certain privileges that I didn’t have, so, I need to teach them values like hard work and respect, and instill in them the desire to help and serve others.

More than anything I could hand to them, I want to teach them about benevolence and charity.

If I raise them to practice the importance of sharing what they have, something I believe will carry them through life, I’ll be a proud father.

This is why I was privileged to invite Sulemana Abdul-Samed [Awuche], the tallest man in Ghana, into my home to meet my family and see how we could help him with his chronic ulcer and excess growth hormone issues.

My wife and kids consistently whispered into my ears to pay the entire cost of Awuche’s medical treatment and to ensure that he was going to live a longer, healthier, and happier life. As I have always known, I’m lucky to have a big, supportive family that is compassionate towards other people. That truly warms my heart.

If you’re a parent, step out with your child and offer a helping hand to the community.

Because, trust me, one of the most satisfying and productive things you can pass on to them is the importance of sharing what they have with others.

 

Source: Ghana Web

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McDan Foundation brings smiles on faces of widows, aged in N/R

The McDan Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) wing of the McDan Group of Companies has feted over 1,000 aged women and widows in Tamale and its environs. The widows were drawn from Sola and Yendi. The Foundation provided them with food items whilst Daniel McKorley presented thousands of gift packs containing cloth, scarf, sardines and soaps and a crate of eggs each to the widows. In an address, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of McDan Group of Companies, Mr Daniel McKorley urged corporate Ghana to give back to the less privileged in society. He said the McDan Foundation has been feeding widows for over six years but it was a herculean task which can only be undertaken nationwide with the support of all corporate bodies in the country. “Every time, I call on corporate Ghana, I call on corporate individuals. Government cannot do it all, so corporate Ghana must come in so Ghana will be a better place,” Mr McKorley stated. He said “This is not about McDan, but it is about the benefit to the people. I have been doing this not today, and not only for the widows. I believe sincerely that God is blessing me and it is my responsibility to give to others and be a blessing to them.” He also advocated for corporate bodies to come to the aid of street children and homeless people by funding their education and providing them with jobs.

 

Source : GhanaWeb

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McDan Foundation commissions shea nuts processing factory in West Mamprusi Municipality

A shea nut processing factory, Alkoh Shea, has been commissioned by the McDan Foundation and handed over to Alhassan Hamza Akoligo, a young entrepreneur at Nasia, a community in the West Mamprusi Municipality in the North East Region.

The factory, constructed under the auspices of the McDan Foundation, is to boost the efforts of women in the community to increase production and add value to their shea nuts.

This vision by the McDan Foundation came to light when Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Alkoh Shea Butter, Alhassan Hamza Akoligo, took part in the McDan Entrepreneurship Challenge season one and was declared as the winner.

Speaking at the commissioning ceremony Daniel Mckorely who is the founder of the Foundation and Chairman of the McDan Group of Companies, in a short remark, stressed that the McDan Foundation also walks the talk by helping the needy and building billionaires in various communities in the country.

According to him, Mr Akoligo is a true patriot because he has promised to empower women in Nasia to increase the shea business chain as their main economic venture.

He said women empowerment was key to accelerating the achievement of inclusive national development and encouraged the women to make maximum use of the facility to increase income generation and improve their livelihoods.

Dr Mckorely noted that the shea processing factory would encourage community members to desist from destroying the shea trees for charcoal and other activities.

He pointed out that Mr Alhassan Hamza Akoligo has been mentored on how to run the business, adding that “most of the challenge is the person behind the business.”

Dr Mckorely, who was happy about the shea nut business, then supported Alkoh Shea Butter with a Truck to help supply and gather raw materials for production.

Chief of Nasia, Mazurana Abdullah Mahami, commended the McDan Foundation for helping the son from their soil establish a factory to help kick away poverty from the community.

He continued that the elders, including the Chief, will ensure the factory achieves its aim, stressing that women will no longer cut down trees for living but rather focus on skill training to get some for living.

Mr Akoligo, who was excited by the gesture done him by the McDan Foundation, promised to manage the factory for it to get branches in other regions across the country.

He called on the younger generation to remain focused on entrepreneurship and never lose hope in job creation.

 

source : JoyOnline

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McDan donates car to Ga Adangbe Youth Association

Founder of the McDan Foundation, Daniel McKorley better known as McDan has donated a car to the Ga Adangbe Youth Association in Abokobi, a suburb of Accra.

The 2021 registered Nissan 4×4 pick up was handed over to the Youth Chief of Abokobi, Nii Ayaafio Tetteh I, on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. The car is to aid the work of the youth association in the region.

McDan who has been the backbone of the Ga Adangbe identified one of the limitations of the most Ga Dangbe Youth Association was the unavailability of a vehicle to assist them in their movements, hence, the need to donate a car.

Benard Korley who represented McDan in handing over the car noted that, “I was sent by McDan to donate this pick up to the Ga Adangbe Youth Association.”

“We all know the work they have been up to. They have been active in the development of the Ga state. So this is the little help McDan has to offer to them to ensure that their work runs smoothly,” he added.

The Oblantei Mantse [Youth Chief of Abokobi], Nii Ayaafio Tetteh I in receiving the car expressed his heartfelt gratitude to McDan for honouring his promise and prayed for more blessings on the life of McDan.

He said, “I have had a good relationship with McDan he has been very supportive. In one of our recent conversations, he enquired if we had a car which helps us in our work and we said no.”

“He promised to help us get one and today, we are very grateful that he has come to our aid. He has done a lot for the Ga’s and we will continue to support and pray for blessings and long life for him,” Nii Ayaafio Tetteh I stated.

 

 

Source: JoyOnline

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McDan Foundation Pledges Support For ‘Men Support Women’s Football’ Carnival

The tennis enthusiast believes all girls and women should be involved in some form of sports.

Mrs. Abigail McKorley who is also CEO of Beebies Events has commended the organisers of the upcoming Extravaganza scheduled for the McDan Park at La on Saturday, January 9, 2021.

Aishatu Zakaria Ali of ETV and Happy FM will be supported by two budding sports journalists to compare the event which involves a football gala by four female clubs and some exhibition by boxers, karate do performers and an acrobat cyclist.

Rising female artiste, Spency Diva will also entertain the invited guests.

Mrs. Mckorley has promised to award a trophy and medals to the winners of the gala.

The President of Women In Sports Association (WISA), Madam Gloria Commodore aka ‘Mama G’ has also promised to honour the winners.

Meanwhile, Liz Mundi, the organizer of the event has thanked all who are supporting her and appealed to Ghanaian men to support Women’s Football and Women’s Sports in general..

Source : NEWSGHANA

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Dr Mckorley supports Muslim chiefs as they fast

The CEO of the McDan Group of Companies, Dr Daniel McKorley through his McDan Foundation is supporting some selected chief palaces in the Northern region and Greater Accra with bags of rice as they mark the holy month of Ramadan.

The donation which comes at a total cost of GHC400,000 is a token expressed to Muslim chiefs as part of the McDan Foundation’s Corporate Social Responsibility.

The McDan Foundation has over the year diligently supported communities and vulnerable people in the country most significant building of schools in deprived communities.

This gesture according to Dr McKorley remains critical part of his contribution towards humanity.

The Madina Zongo, Ya Na’s palace in Yendi, Mion palace and the Dakpema Palace where he was skinned as the Gugba Na are part of a tall list to benefit from the foundation’s benevolence.

Dr. Daniel McKorley is noted in Ghana as a business magnate with the McDan Entrepreneurship initiative gaining grounds in the heart of young innovative entrepreneurs.

His continues support for the Ghanaian youth can’t be underestimated. He has invested heavily in youth sports development building modern astro turfs in the country.

The foundation has also visited Nyankpala, Lameshegu, Bamvim, Tolon, Dakpema.

Gulkpe, as well as Mion Lana and Gbewaa palaces.

 

Source: GhanaWeb

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Coronavirus: McDan Foundation donates 5000 gallons of sanitizers to hospitals, others

The Chairman of the McDan Group of Companies, Mr Daniel McKorley has distributed over 5000 gallons of hand sanitizers to selected hospitals, security agencies, traditional authorities, organisations and communities across the country in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Mr McKorley in partnership with Maxtachem LTD produced 4.5litre gallons of sanitizers made from locally sourced raw materials to come to the aid of several Ghanaians following reported shortages amid the coronavirus pandemic which has hit the country.

Following President Nana Akufo-Addo’s request to have indigenous entrepreneurs and stakeholders produce locally developed hand sanitizers and potent drugs to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, Dr McKorley through his McDan Foundation has responded by teaming up with a local manufacturer to distribute to the public.

In an interview with Graphic Online, Dr Mckorley said it was in the interest of his outfit to help avoid the spread of the global pandemic by applying precautionary measures.

He noted that the sanitizers when put to use would help curb the possible spread of the deadly virus which has seen 24 cases recorded in the country.

“I decided to respect the President’s call by teaming up with Maxtachem LTD to produce hand sanitizers to be distributed to the public and I believe it will help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic,” Dr McKorley said.

“We are to adhere to the precautionary measures to help avoid the spread and I believe this donation when put to use would help in the course”.

Meanwhile, Dr McKorley has pledged to financially support ten selected entrepreneurs with varied amounts as working capital to produce hand sanitizers in commercial quantities.

These initiatives he believes would support the quest to mitigate the spread of the pandemic and help innovative entrepreneurs to build a sustainable business.

 

Source: Graphic Online

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