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The pencils were recently presented in specially decorated boxes to Grace Dzandza, the Manager of "Let Us Shine" in Ghana, during a school assembly at Blacklaw.

Grace was astounded by the size of the donation which means each of the 92 girls at Kpandai could have enough pencils to last them throughout their schooling. Some of the pencils will also fit nicely into their new pencil cases, which were generously donated by Anne Paterson and her friends from Whitehills, and were given to each of the girls at Christmas.

Rotarian George McGraw and secretary of East Kilbride Rotary Club was also on hand to thank the Blacklaw pupils for their amazing generosity and briefly update them on the progress at Kpandai, which included the installation of a water supply and a start to the new dormitory building, which has been funded by a donation of £6750 from East Kilbride Rotary Club.

The Blacklaw pupils can now look forward to receipt of some drawings and cards from the Kpandai girls, drawn and written, of course, with their new pencils.

At the start of 2009 the Pupil Council of Blacklaw Primary School decided to organise a collection of pencils for the girls of the "Let Us Shine" Academy in Kpandai (Pandeye), Ghana. This followed the donation last year of the books from the library in their old building, and maintains the link that was developed after the founder of the charity, East Kilbride pharmacist Fiona Marra, spoke to the school in September.

The books now proudly sit on the shelves of the school library in Kpandai and are well read by the girls, who will now also benefit from the amazing donation of over 1300 pencils handed in by the Blacklaw pupils.

PENCIL POWER FROM BLACKLAW PUPILS

East Kilbride Rotary Club