WELCOME ADDRESS BY GODSWILL WILLIE, FOUNDER, WILLS FOUNDATION, AT THE 2025 WILLS FOUNDATION CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PARTY THEME: "The Season of Joy, Love and Giving." Distinguished dignitaries, esteemed proprietors and Principals, guests, respected elders, dear parents, volunteers, and most especially, our wonderful children, Merry Christmas to every one of you. Today is very special to us. It is a day of joy, laughter, sharing, and reflection. I am deeply honoured to welcome hundreds of children to this Children’s Christmas Party here in my hometown. This gathering reminds us of a simple but powerful truth; "charity begins at home." Christmas is a season of love, giving, and hope. It is a time that reminds us that every child matters, and every child carries a future worth protecting. Yet, as joyful as this season is, we cannot ignore the reality of the world our children are growing up in. We are living in a period of what I describe as a ...