Our OAB (Omotunde Alata Blog) celebrity for the month of September 2017 is an amazing great woman with a large heart moved with compassion to stretch a helping hand to the poor and the needy. She is a giver, achiever and the founder of Cheerful Givers Incorporated {CGI}, through this group she has touched so many lives and families in Nigeria. Her impact in our society so great and positive, she is none other than our amiable and beautiful (also at heart) Mrs. Saidat Oluwatuyi {nee Lateef} aka Orente.
Like you know that OAB celebrity showcases talented and inspirational people who are prepared to take the world by storm. It is a platform that empowers and inspires people by featuring great personalities who are doing so well in their chosen field and immensely impacting our society. This is our own way of contributing positively to our society.
May we have the honor to meet our September 2017 OAB celebrity?
My names are Saidat Oluwatuyi (nee Lateef) aka Orente the cheerful giver and I am the founder of Cheerful Givers Incorporated (CGI). I went to primary, secondary and higher institution in Nigeria, I also attended Community College and University (USA). I am married with kids.
Cheerful Givers Incorporated (CGI) was created on Facebook as Be A Cheerful Giver (BACG) on June 6, 2016. CGI was adopted after our registration in USA.
What Inspired CGI
My inspirations behind the creation of CGI have to do with my passionate love for humanity. I strongly believe in the sayings that one man’s trash is another’s treasure and I believe so much in empowerment cos when you teach someone how to fish rather than continue giving the person fish, it paves way for circulation of wealth and happiness.
Like I said before one man’s trash is another’s treasure, going through my wardrobe I see a lot of clothes and shoes that I wore once or twice and a lot of new ones yet to be worn. I go to my friends’ house I see a lot of things that they call trash and I envisaged that it will be useful to someone back home. So I packed everything put them up in a box and send them to Nigeria so it can be put to further use.
I do it then outside Facebook by sending to my family, but since I started collecting from friends, so that I can reach out to more people, i created a Facebook group which I named Be A Cheerful Giver (BACG), it was changed to Cheerful Givers Incorporated (CGI) after the registration in the USA
Challenges
The major challenge we are facing is funding. There is a saying which says a tree cannot make a forest, I can’t do it alone we are in need of donations from different well to do people because we believe there is great joy in giving.
Greatest Achievement
Our greater achievements were, been able to put smile on people’s faces through our various empowerment programs in different zones where we have coordinators and visitations to different orphanages and hospitals.
Vision
In the next 5 years and future, I wish to have touched as many lives as possible with little seeds of every member, also to be the largest network of everyday people involved in charitable activities all over the world, to be the noblest group of people united to help those in needs.
To Support Us
Anyone willing to support our cause can donate through the following accounts.
PAYPAL….. PayPal.me/cheerfulgiversinc http://www.paypal.me/cheerful givers in
Donate in Nigeria through…
Account Name: Saidat Oluwatuyi
Account Number: 0037928698
Bank Name: Access Bank PLC
Donate in USA through…
Account Name: Cheerful givers incorporated
Account Number: 446039214078
Bank Name: Bank of America
Also any of our admins can also be contacted for possible material donations
Contact
Cheerful givers incorporated can be located on Facebook through this link..
https://www.facebook.com/groups/291584347905874/
www.cheerfulgiversincorporated.com
What Get Us Going
There are many stories that touched my heart about the works of CGI, is it been able to put food on the tables of many families through our different empowerment programs or visitations to the orphanage homes and hospitals. But the one I will always remember is our visitation to the pediatric ward of cancer patients in LUTH located in mushin, the pains the children are going through is nothing to write home about. There parent’s inability to afford their treatments and discharge, we hope to still reach out to them more often.
Coordination Of CGI
Though I live outside the shores of Nigeria, and we are located on Facebook I have six(6) co-admins and up to 10 coordinators who have been assigned to different zones and States. We have our meetings online and to the glory of God, we are doing great.
Its been God all the way and true dedication. I schedule my time between everything I want to do and to the glory of God, no one affects each other.
How Do You Strike A Balance Between CGI And Family
It’s been God all the way and true dedication. I schedule my time between everything I want to do and to the glory of God, no one affects each other.
I’m married to Mr. Olakanmi Oluwatuyi and my husband has been very supportive
My Advice
My advice to anyone that is willing to do this is to be open-minded and believe that the reward of giving to humanity is happiness and fulfillment.
How To Make The World A Better Place
To make the world a better place the best ingredient is LOVE. When you love you feel free to let go and make others happy.
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