Ria Paria, left, chairman of Autism Tobago, receives funding from Chief Secretary Kelvin Charles on behalf of her organisation.

The Canaan/Bon Accord Methodist Church gets support, which is received by Jonathan Daniel.

Hellenor Murray receives on behalf of Sacred Heart Parish.

Erica Williams receives a cheque on behalf of St Anthony’s Catholic Church.

Bishop John Carrington is a recipient on behalf of the Tobago United Spiritual Baptist Assembly.

The recipients join Chief Secretary Kelvin Charles, third from right, back row, for a group shot.

The Office of the Chief Secretary hosted a cheque distribution ceremony for several Tobago organisations at the Conference Room of the Administrative Complex, Calder Hall yesterday (October 26, 2017). These included a number of religious organisations, as well as Autism Tobago and Whim Anglican Primary School. The funding totalled $148,000. The Chief Secretary encouraged the organisations to be creative in finding ways to raise funds for their various activities in a challenging economic environment.