As the Christmas season nears, the local Chapter of the US-based International Children’s Outreach Incorporated, ICO-Guyana, is wasting no time in preparing families for the festivities.Representatives of ICO with children from Tiger Bay community.According to ICO’s Public Relations Officer, Rehana Ahmad, during this time of year, the best of the best is cooked, but hundreds of poverty-stricken families are sometimes left to go hungry.“That is why ICO-Guyana has started to help. We want to put food on as many tables as possible this holiday season, starting with Tiger Bay,Marc-Andre Ter Stegen Barcelona Jersey, an underprivileged Georgetown area.”As such,Quincy Promes Jersey, the entity’s President, US-based Guyanese, Onica Charles,Custom Dortmund Jersey, its Vice President, Romario Mohamed and a few volunteers, ventured into the community last Thursday,Nabil Bentaleb Hotspur Jersey UK, with lots of goodies to go around.In excess of fifty food hampers were distributed.These consisted of loaves of bread, a quantity of flour, sugar, rice, salt, butter and tuna among other ingredients necessary for them to whip up a hearty Christmas meal.In addition to the food hampers, ICO-Guyana also provided close to 100 Tiger Bay children with bags of goodies consisting of candies, cookies, chocolate and energy bars among others.According to Vice President, Romario Mohamed, this activity will continue and even grow in the coming months.“We want to ensure that we reach as many families as possible. Our intention is to significantly reduce the amount of people who cannot afford proper meals,Garett Bolles Youth Jersey, especially during this season.”ICO-Guyana did launch a massive food distribution exercise back in October, promising to distribute dozens of food hampers each month, but it should be noted that those distributed during December, would be especially packed with holiday necessities and goodies for the kids.Additionally, works are moving apace with ICO’s Children’s Aid Center being constructed in Craig,Daniel Norris Tigers Jersey, East Bank Demerara.Since the Guyana chapter of the organization is relatively new, a major focus at this point is to build on the number of volunteers that they have, to get more work done.Anyone interested in joining the organization can contact ICO at [email protected]