In an effort to renew and strengthen the police-community relationship, residents of Agricola on Saturday last accepted donations for the recently initiated Shaquille Grant Foundation.? The donations were made by ranks of the police force who had vowed to assist in the growth of the Foundation which was set up following the teen’s death.Commander of ‘A’ Division George Vyphuis handed over several items including food supplies, clothing, cricket gear,wholesale nfl jerseys, a flat screen television and a blackboard. He noted that several organizations such as Food for the Poor, Cummings Electrical, Kashif and Shanghai and BK International – to name a few – had come on board in support of the initiative.Being the second community donation the police have made in the past two months, the commander explained that the events are mainly to make Agricola “a safe place”. He dismissed arguments that the donations were made in light of the community’s recent exchanges with the police.“The initiative is not based solely on the premise of the execution of 17-year-old Shaquille Grant, but it is the continuation of an ongoing relationship maintained with the community,Cheap NFL Jerseys,” Vyphuis stated.Vyphuis said the concept is supported by the Ministry of Home Affairs, but prior to that,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, the police had played an integral role in interacting with the community.“This has always been our posture. This is just us stepping up and taking our program to another level.”He disclosed that Agricola will not be the only community to benefit from such programs. He said that currently the force is seeking to work with other communities and making more donations towards their development.Shaquille Grant’s mother, Shonette Adams, said that the area was extremely grateful to the police for the donation. She said the recipients would be chosen according to their needs. She added that anyone wanting to assist in the building of the Shaquille Grant Learning Centre could make payments to a Citizen’s Bank account number- 2186966873.Adams said that the aim of the Centre is to provide opportunities for the children in the community to be productive citizens.“In five, six years time we (the people of Agricola), want to start producing the best of the best in every profession. We want to have the best lawyers, doctors, cosmetologists,Wholesale Jerseys USA, gynecologists,Cheap NHL Jerseys, professors, footballers, cricketers and the list goes on”.Adams further noted that the residents want to help reform the Guyana Police and Defence Forces with some of the best officers, adding that several young men in the village have already started training in that field.Last month, the police donated a quantity of footballs after forming the McDoom/ Agricola police youth club. It was then that the promise fulfilled on Saturday was made for the items for the foundation. Vyphuis had noted then that from his continuing work with youths,Cheap Jerseys From China, he recognized that “it is better for them to be occupied than have idle time on their hands. The latter usually allows them the time to explore.”