Ever since I can remember, my mother has been holding parties for children during Christmas holidays. The work, effort and selflessness usually ate into our own Christmas holidays and plans. But the joy on the faces of the children, and my mother's, always made it well worth it. She got the practice from her father.

Giving back in some way shape of form was inculcated in us by our family at an early age. In high school, I volunteered at a hospital for two years and met my godmother Kathryn Smith. In college I joined many a a volunteer organization including Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. and in Ghana I was thirsty to keep that balance - productivity coupled with impact as part of my routine.

I started with Rotaract see earlier posts here and here.  And created the habit of going outside my comfort zone for outreach programs, cervical cancer awareness drives and general doing-good in my community.

On February 24th, at my induction I was supported by my Rotaract Club of Adentan family and close friends. As I re-affirmed my commitment to "Service Above Self" #GamorLegacy

Our snazzy induction class flyer!

Moments before being officially announced as a member of the Rotary Club of Accra - Ring Road Central

President Franklin Attah of Rotary Club of Accra - Ring Road Central & Emmanuel Gamor

Fellow Rotarian Lamisi and my Rotary mentor Dr. Dennis Addo (right)

Table of Men Rotarians at the Rotary Club of Accra - Ring Road Central

Holding up my certificate of membership: Rotarian Emmanuel Agbeko Gamor - Rotary Club of Accra - Ring Road Central

Friends and members of the Rotaract Club of Adentan 

My induction mentor & one of the oldest Rotarians PAG Abbi Dodo

Feb 24th felt like swearing-in ceremony: "Service Above Self"

Fellow Rotary inductees: Billy & Sheba & Emmanuel Gamor

All these pictures were taken kind courtesy of fellow Shaper, mentor and awesome friend +Yawa Hansen-Quao #WeAreOne

Everyone has a role model, someone they look up to and want to emulate. We all had several growing up, then as life hit we started to be a bit more selective (and conservative) on our big dreams and aspirations. Some do, but many realize that by overcoming our individual challenges, in whatever small corner, we in turn are role models for those coming up: a North Star for the younger generation to learn from.

Thanks to Ghana Think Foundation's Junior Camp event, classmates and I had the opportunity to go back to Presec - Legon and engage with the young men who will fill our shoes and do better someday, very soon. #GamorLegacy

Mrs. Acheampong, school mother to many & my biggest role model

My session on everything multimedia and online engagement

"Don't worry so much about your major; just start finding solutions to problems and you will be fine!"

Where do you see yourself 5 years from now? Find the person there and how they got where you want to be.

You can achieve any dream, with hard work, dedication and perseverance

Classmates, Seniors and Friends

Goase with the famous Mama Tess, she's STILL cooking for kids!

Boys 2 Men who break bread together #Memories #BlueMagic

Clerk House (2) repping hard. House Captain Justice

In Thy Light, We Shall See Light

My name is Emmanuel aka E-man aka E.A. aka Gamor and I'm admitting that I'm a workaholic. I enjoy being gainfully productive and with that, also comes a lot of stress. One of the healthy ways I've found to recharge my productive batteries is to interact meaningfully with kids. Last month, I gleefully (yes, I'm always a big kid at heart) hang out: danced, laughed, ate with the kids at Otinibi Basic school during the library commission. A big shout-out to the team that worked on getting donations for the library over the past couple of years and to my Rotaract Club that sets the bar decently high for young Ghanaian professionals to give back, regularly.

Desmond and I were recipients of a Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc scholarship in high school and being Ghanaians, we've hit it off ever since. To say we've been partners in (positive) 'crime' is an understatement.
Last year, after a trip to Ghana, Des informed me he was starting a non-profit unity bridge initiative(an organization actively vested in making a change in the lives of the underprivileged youth in Ghana).
Due to my impossibly busy schedule (at the newspaper/radio station) I declined an invitation on the organization's board and volunteered to partner with him for the Holidays Books and lightly used Clothes Drive instead. Through ads on radio, we collected boxes full of items that will go towards helping single teenage mothers on the streets of Ghana's capital, Accra. itake photos est 1985 offered 20% on all photography contracts to donors. We'll be hosting another drive soon so stay tuned for details, after all the snazzy banner has already been made ;-)