In the spirit of the season, a  foundation known as Balm of Gilead Help the Needy Foundation has organised a christmas celebration where it fed 800 children in  Ogun State.

The christmas celebration held at Isaga,Abeokuta North Local Government.

The foundation also put smiles on the faces of over 25 widows by supporting them with cash.

The aged and the younger ones also received free medical care.

The Founder of the foundation, Laura Tella  stressed that the initiative was borne out of the need to ensure that the residents who are mostly poor, have cause to celebrate and access resources to merry during the festive season.

She  appealed to Nigerians to use the opportunity of the season to support the less privileged, adding that this is the reason for the season as established by the Lord Jesus Christ.

She said  " This  foundation was founded by my late husband( Prince Abayomi Tella) and my self and it is meant  to cater for the poor in the person of children who are given scholarship, the poor in form of widows and others who are sick.

"We thank God we witness this year's Christmas despite the hardship in the country despite the fact that the price of things are so high and we  thank God we are still able to extend love to the poor and 1we will always extend love to the poor and others.

The founder added that the gesture of supporting the widows with cash is to enhance the quality of life for them.