On Monday, 7news told you about the 5th Day of Healing which got rained out in the Yabra area on last week Saturday. Nevertheless, the organizers made sure that the children could enjoy some of the activities they planned despite the rain.
Well, Perry Smith, better known as "Stix" is making sure that the Yabra children get to enjoy their full day of healing. So, tomorrow, he's launching what he calls the 5th Day of Healing Reloaded. Here's what he told us about what is supposed to take place:
Perry "Stix" Smith, Organizer - Day of Healing
"There's a healing five reloading that will take place this Saturday right here right at Yarborough field from 9 in the morning until 7 the evening and Restore Belize come along with us they will bring out the steel pan from Belmopan we have a steel pan group that will come out and do a live performance that will take place out there and we will do a recruitment drive for youths that want to learn steel pan. Restore Belize like I said teamed up with us and they will offer a free class through NICH to learn how to play the steel pan. So we'll have steel pan, we have Belizean artists like TR, Realty You, Positive Vibes, and food out there enough round the house we have BBQ, stew chicken, rice and beans, white rice. We'll have things out there, refreshments for the youths."
The purpose of the Day of Healing is to promote positive activities in the neighbourhood's most affected by the Belize City gang landscape.
