ECSU Community Donates to Mekedonia Center
Ethiopian Civil Service University Community donated money and different items to Mekedonia Elderly and Mentally Disabled People Aiding Center on May 10, 2017. The donation was organized by the University’s Research and Community Service Wing.
On the occasion Assistant Professor Tesfaye Teshome, Director for Community Service Directorate said it is a moral obligation for every citizen to support the center in its all needs. “We have now observed heart touching things today. We will tell to the community what we witnessed and try to further strengthen our support to the Center. This is the beginning of our donation that is initiated on the celebration of the community day.” he added.
Representative of the center on their part thanked the university community for the donation. They also expressed that the center became home for many elderly people and mentally disabled people. “We were at one time living on the street but now with the help of this center we are living in a good condition and able to help others. So this is the result of the center and every individual should participate and help this center. We hope the Ethiopian Civil Service University will continue its charity in the future.” the representative added.
The university community donated used cloths and three thousand birr collected from the ECSU community. Mekedonia Elderly and Mentally Disabled People Aiding Center currently helps more than one thousand and fife hundred people.