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Donation
Kano, Aug. 6,2017(NAN) The Nigeria Basket Ball Federation, on Wednesday, donated food items to Nasarawa orphanage in Kano, as part of its social responsibility to the society.
The President of the Federation, Tijani Umar, led some players and members of the federation to the orphanage to make the donation.
Umar said that the gesture was borne out of the federation’s commitment to give back to society, especially the orphans, who needed to be loved and cared for at all times,
“Personally, on behalf of the players and the federation, we are giving this little token to the children to support them.,” he said.
Stanley Gumut, a member of the board, who represented the players, also said that the donation was the federation’s way of showing love to the orphans in the society.
The food items donated included, rice, sugar, milk, noodles, semovita, toiletries among others.
The officer in charge of the orphanage, Hajiya Lauriya Garba, thanked members of the federation for the gesture.
Garba said that the items would go a long way to giving succour to the orphans. (NAN)
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Edited by Kevin Okunzuwa/Yusuf Zango