simply oroque's view

i was having lunch at the office cafteria when a documentary on the "insite" needle exchange program in canada and switzerland came on. the default channel at work is CNN of course. at first i thought it was just one of those programs that spew out stale statistics on drug use around the world and the effect on the human body and how the world is dying etc. you can thus imagine the shock when i heard, "a place where people can walk in off the streets and legally shoot up". as with programs of this nature, there was a dramatic pause after that phrase as they showed people with faces blurred out, opening a door to a building as sterile as a clinic. the concept was a simple one. sometime in the past decade, vancouver canada had one of the world's highest rates of HIV. as with everything done by intelligent western countries, the government dug deeper into the statistics and realized that the highest contributing factor to new HIV infections was the shared needles...

this grand award is given in recognition of the most compelling submission to make a case for charity in the simplyoroquesview blog 5th anniversary give away ...and is worth NGN250,000 (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand naira only) given to the winning charity and nominating participant in pre-determined ratio. Congratulations. Winner will be contacted to claim winnings. Should you win any other category, you will be asked to forfeit one of the prizes, which is then awarded to the first runner up.

the nominees for the grand prize worth NGN250,000 (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand naira) along with the charities nominated are: the shortlisted charities - and their areas of primary concern - are: the zammar institute (autism research, care and awareness), beth torrey home for mentally challenged and handicapped children, Edgar's Foundation (indigent persons care), Old People's Home Yaba, Heritage Orphanage Maryland, Mrs. Okafor  (infirmed widow of 5 children in dire need of assistance for substinence and medical fees). i cannot thank the persons who have sent in these entries, you have fought very hard for these charities because you believe in them. i was moved to tears by some of the entries received and i am a better person with the knowledge. God bless you. I am setting out these charities because the need for donations to all of them does not end with this give-away. unfortunately we can only award one prize, but i know many people reading have often wondered wh...

this award is given in recognition of the first ever comment made by a blog reader over the life of the blog...and carries with it a cash prize of NGN20,000 (Twenty Thousand Naira only). Congratulations. Kindly send your bank details to simplyoroquesview@gmail.com. Should you win any other category, you will be asked to forfeit one of the prizes, which is then awarded to the first runner up.

this award is given in recognition of the most comments made by a blog reader over the life of the blog...and carries with it a cash prize of NGN20,000 (Twenty Thousand Naira only). Congratulations. Kindly send your bank details to simplyoroquesview@gmail.com . Should you win any other category, you will be asked to forfeit one of the prizes, which is then awarded to the first runner up.