 The Goodwill Ambassador's program serves as a catalyst for the socio-economic transformation and the development of Senutia's human capital in all sectors related to the creative arts and the industries that they support, namely sports, visual arts, gastronomy, and music. The role of a Goodwill Ambassador, among other things, is to leverage their profile of celebrity to access opportunities for the growth and development of aspiring Senutians in various fields of endeavor. Minister with Responsibility for Culture and Creative Industries, Senator Honourable Fortuna Berrows, says this is something Claudia Edward Ladner has been doing for years. The artist created the Edward for Education Charity Foundation, working in schools on the island to create a better teaching and learning environment for the students and teachers. She has to date built a sick bay at the Corinth Secondary School, a learning resource center at the Arvimeria Gault Primary School, brought in a Shakespeare professional to conduct workshops on the island, and has recently completed a theater arts room for the Cicero Secondary School. We are indeed proud of you. We are even more elated that you have agreed to identify with this program, the Goodwill Ambassador's program, and we are happy that you continue to be a model that our nation can point to, you know, as we continue to build our new Senutia. We value your experience and your journey, and we look forward to working with you to assist in us in developing that network of support, of authentic Senutians, or Senutian Brood Success that we can use to inspire our people. We thank you for accepting our invitation to serve, as this is an opportunity for you to continue to give off your best. For Claudia Edward Ladner, the work accomplished under the Edward for Education Foundation has only just begun. She recalls when it all started. One day, my nephew came in and he says, Auntie, my classroom is so hot, I cannot focus. He said those words and I said, maybe we should speak to the teachers and tell the parents, let's all contribute some fans to the classroom. And then that evening, I said, I should do something more. And the morning Sharon Williams called me and she said, Claudia, you should do a charity foundation. I was like, Sharon, we're thinking the same thing. And that's where it all developed. And I started, I went to the Ministry of Education to talk to them about it. And they said, yeah, go ahead. We will stand behind you 100%. And from then on, we just went on with it. The Department of Culture and Creative Industry says Claudia, over the last 20 years, as a singer-songwriter, has represented the island well, opening new markets for local entertainers. She's most popular of the Asian continents, especially where she does annual jazz and blues circuits in Thailand. The artist has been performing on a three to seven month contract in Asia for the past six years, where her popularity has also gained her and her band many invitations to the continent to perform her energetic style of jazz and blues music. Claudia and her band, Naked Cords, have performed numerous times at the Senoshi Jazz festivals within the Caribbean, USA, and recently performed on the main stage of the Burton and Agnes Jazz and Blues Festival in the UK. Performance reviews are nothing short of amazing every time. Claudia Edward Ladner, as with the other Goodwill ambassadors, now has the title of Your Excellency for the Tomb of the Ambassadorship. During the Investiture Ceremony on Friday 21st August, she was granted the award of the Senoshi Medal of Merit Gold. She will also be issued with an official or diplomatic passport as awarded by the Cabinet of Ministers. She will serve for a period of three years. From the Government Information Service, Lisa Joseph reporting.