Gallery

Collecting donated books for shipment to Liberia

Handing over a fresh delivery of donated books

Sorting the latest batch of donated books

Volunteers with donated books ready for the school

Loading donated books for delivery to the school

The book donation team with the completed shipment

A full classroom during a Friends of Tapson school visit

Pupils raise their new learning materials in class

A young pupil works through reading flashcards

Addressing a school assembly

Students listen during a Friends of Tapson assembly

Fate and Kemah Tapson hand out reading books during a school visit

Meeting with school staff and community members

Fate and Kemah Tapson with pupils in the classroom

Group photograph with pupils and staff

Pupils crowd around the Friends of Tapson team

Students gather for a photograph after the visit

The Friends of Tapson team with pupils and teachers

Pupils and staff gather in the schoolyard

Pupils celebrate during a school visit

Pupils gather in the schoolyard at St. Paul Academy

Pupils welcome the Friends of Tapson team to St. Paul Academy

Arriving at St. Paul Academy in Bushrod Island

Students with their medals at the borough quizzing competition

Contestants take part in the quiz competition

A close round at the quiz competition

Students await the results of the quiz competition

Celebrating after the quiz competition

Addressing the community inside the elementary school ahead of its renovation

Assessing the building for the planned renovation

Reviewing renovation plans on site

Inside the elementary school slated for renovation

The visiting team at the future renovation site

A student at the computer lab connected through the Starlink internet donation

Students using the newly connected computer lab

Setting up the donated Starlink internet equipment

The computer lab connected through the internet donation

Students online in the computer lab for the first time

Laying the cornerstone at the construction site

Community members witness the cornerstone laying

Arriving at the ground breaking ceremony

Fate Bobby Tapson addresses the ground breaking ceremony

The official ground breaking ceremony for the school annex

Turning the first sod at the St. Paul Bridge annex site

The Tapson family at the ground breaking ceremony

Officials and guests at the annex ground breaking

Fate and Kemah Tapson break ground on the new annex

Speaking to the press at the ground breaking ceremony

Community members turn out for the ceremony

Order of programme for the ground breaking ceremony

Souvenir programme for the official ground breaking ceremony

Announcement of the six-classroom annex, library and computer lab

Students and staff gather for a flag ceremony at the school

Turning the first shovel of earth for the new annex

Arriving at the groundbreaking event

Officials and guests at the annex groundbreaking

The community gathers for the annex groundbreaking ceremony

Football boots donated for young players

Presenting football boots to a local club

Sorting sports kit for distribution at the tournament

Friends of Tapson honoured as patron of the St. Paul Bridge tournament

Presenting team jerseys at the annual tournament

Friends of Tapson volunteers at the tournament ground

The community 'Welcome Back Home' programme stage

Breaking ground for the new community gym

Cutting the ribbon at the community gym groundbreaking

Community members at the gym groundbreaking site

Marching in the community sport parade with the Friends of Tapson banner

Participants in the community sport parade

The parade route through the community

Youth take part in the sport parade

Community members gather for the sport parade

Presenting a sponsorship gift at the sports event

Friends of Tapson sponsors the sports event

Handing over sponsorship supplies to the team

Team representatives receive sponsorship support

Community members at the sponsored sports event

Meeting with community leaders

Addressing the community at an outreach event

Volunteers gather for a community address

Volunteers and community members after an outreach day

The Friends of Tapson volunteer team

Fate Bobby Tapson speaks on local radio

A radio interview about the work of Friends of Tapson

Rice distribution to families in the community

Volunteers with food supplies ready for distribution

Registering families for the food donation

Volunteers coordinate the food donation

Distributing food packages to families

A family receives their food donation package

Volunteers with food supplies ready for distribution

An informal community engagement gathering

Community members discuss local needs and priorities

Engaging with community leaders

A conversation with community members

Volunteers connect with the community

Demonstrating the donated lawn mower to the community

Presenting the donated lawn mower

The community with the newly donated lawn mowers

Vocational scholarship trainees and Friends of Tapson volunteers

Vocational training program participants

Hands-on training in the vocational scholarship program

Vocational scholarship trainees at work

The vocational scholarship cohort