JAMAICA (May 19, 2021) “More than 100 children and their families will receive care packages from the National Child Month Committee (NCMC). The packages, consisting of grocery items, will be distributed to some of the neediest children living in Kingston, St Andrew and St Catherine.” To read more, click here.
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Rotarians Donate Items Valued at Millions to the Needy – jamaicaobserver.com
JAMAICA (May 16, 2021) “Among the major projects completed between July 2020 and April 2021 were the donation of life-saving equipment valued at $21 million to Bustamante Hospital for Children; provision of homes and food for the homeless; water tanks to an early childhood institution; and gallons of sanitizing and hygiene products to a golden […]
Food For The Poor’s One – Two Punch Of Goodness – player.fm
NEW YORK (May 12, 2021) “Media Marketing Rep. Todd Chatman promotes Food For The Poor on with on Kevin McCullough Show in response to COVID-19 and Hurricanes Eta and Iota’s impact in Central America.” To read more, click here.
East GB Residents Benefit from Solar Street Lights – thefreeportnews.com
BAHAMAS (May 11, 2021) “Since the devastation by Hurricane Dorian in 2019, which ravaged East Grand Bahama, residents have had to endure living without electricity for months. Because the damage was so extensive in East Grand Bahama, the Power Company attended to getting other communities up and running first.” To read more, click here.
New House for Mourning Mom – jamaica-star.com
JAMAICA (May 11, 2021) “It was a brand new two-bedroom dwelling provided by BOOM Energy Drink in partnership with Food For The Poor (FFTP) on April 29, which granted Lelieth Fraser of Milk River in Clarendon temporary relief from the recent onset of grief brought on by the death of her son.” To read more, […]
Residents in East Grand Bahama Benefit from Solar Streetlights, Thanks to the DRA – thebahamasweekly.com
BAHAMAS (May 10, 2021) “Thanks to the Disaster Reconstruction Authority (DRA) and Food for the Poor, residents of East Grand Bahama have street lighting as crews of the Grand Bahama Power Company continue to work towards full restoration of electricity to those communities.” To read more, click here.
MAP International Sends PPE to India – thebrunswicknews.com
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (May 8, 2021) “As COVID-19 continues to spread and overwhelm India’s ability to respond, Brunswick-based MAP International is sending a large shipment of personal protection equipment, or PPE, to assist health care workers.” To read more, click here.
Community Roundup: Scout Troop 339 Collects 8 Million Pounds of Paper – thenews-messenger.com
FREMONT, Oh. (May 7, 2021) “During its paper drive in May, St Ann’s Scout Troop 339 exceeded the 8-million pound mark of newspapers collected over its 42 continuous years of quarterly paper drives. All of the papers were collected and hand loaded into semi-trucks by the Scouts and their leaders.” To read more, click here.
SCJH Says Plans to Relocate 2nd Group of Residents from Inswood Almost Complete – jamaicaobserver.com
JAMAICA (May 6, 2021) “Managing Director of the SCJ Holdings (SCJH), Joseph Shoucair, is reporting that preparations for Phase 2 of the relocation of the remaining residents who occupy lands in Innswood, St Catherine to Ebony Park in Clarendon is almost complete.” To read more, click here.
Run for a Cause This Season with 5Ks, Races and More – sports.yahoo.com
SCRANTON, Pa. (April 28, 2021) “After a long winter and more than a year of quarantine, many of us are aching for some fresh air and exercise — and lots of local organizations have just the ticket. They’ve packed these next weeks of spring with 5Ks and other runs to raise money for their various […]