JAMAICA (March 1, 2018) “When school resumes in April after the Easter break, the staff and over 100 students at the St Michael’s Basic School here are expected to begin classes under conditions that are more conducive to teaching and learning.”… To read more, click here.
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Food For The Poor & Angel Aloma – materdeiradio.com
PORTLAND, Ore. (March 1, 2018) “Food For The Poor Executive Director Angel Aloma was the featured guest for an hour-long program on Mater Dei Radio, a Catholic radio program that airs on stations in Portland and Eugene, Ore.”… To read more, click here.
Timberland Victory Garden Funds New Home for Family in Haiti – 3blmedia.com
STRATHAM, N.H. (March 1, 2018) “As an employee of Timberland, I am offered up to 40 paid community service hours each year through the company’s Path of Service™ program, now in its 26th year.”… To read more, click here.
Time to Make Fashion – Clarendon Teen Gets Sewing Chance – jamaica-star.com
JAMAICA (March 1, 2018) “A young resident from deep-rural Clarendon who has a passion for sewing/dressmaking has decided to make it her source of generating an income.”… To read more, click here.
Wortley Home for Girls Was in ‘Crisis’ Before 2015 Fire – jamaicaobserver.com
JAMAICA (March 1, 2018) “A fire that might have been viewed only as a disaster could today be described as a blessing in disguise as it averted the closure of the century-old Wortley Home for Girls on Constant Spring Road in St Andrew.”… To read more, click here.
Harris Rosen Tries to Stay Humble and Hard-working at 78 – orlandosentinel.com
ORLANDO, Fla. (Feb. 28, 2018) “After Hurricane Matthew devastated southwest Haiti in 2016, there was little left standing around the school that hotelier Harris Rosen built.”… To read more, click here.
On this Day in Jamaican History: Jamaica’s First Female Motorcycle Cop – jamaicans.com
JAMAICA (Feb. 28, 2018) “On February 27, 1977, acting Corporal Lonie Ramsay graduates as Jamaica’s first female motorcycle cop.”… To read more, click here.
Sandals Foundation President Honored at Building Hope Gala – sun-sentinel.com
BOCA RATON, Fla. (Feb. 27, 2018) “A crowd of 350 guests came together at Food For The Poor’s 23rd annual Building Hope Gala on Feb. 3, united with a goal of making a difference in the lives of destitute families in Boen, Haiti.”… To read more, click here.
Heart of the City Players and Families Pack Meals for Starving Children in Haiti – chicagotribune.com
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. (Feb. 21, 2018) “More than 100 volunteers from Heart of the City met at Feed My Starving Children last Saturday to help hand-pack meals for malnourished children.”… To read more, click here.
Food For The Poor Honors Sandals Resorts CEO Adam Stewart – caribbeantoday.com
BOCA RATON, Fla. (Feb. 19, 2018) “Adam Stewart, CEO of Sandals Resorts International and President of the Sandals Foundation, was recently honored with the prestigious Ambassador for the Poor Award by Food for the Poor at the 23rd Annual Building Hope Gala.”… To read more, click here.