Last week, Jamaica Environment Trust launched their ‘Nuh Dutty Up Jamaica’ Campaign. Follow them on Instagram, @nuhduttyupjamaica and like them on Facebook ‘Nuh Dutty Up Jamaica’ ! Help them to spread awareness too, using #nuhduttyupjamaica
The Rotaract Club of Savanna-la-Mar recently visited the Paediatric ward of the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital and had a reading and interactive session with the kids. Suga commends Rotaract Sav for such a lovely project. Follow them on Instagram @rcsav to see what else they are doing to display service above self.
They love kids!
A few years ago, the Rotaract Club of Kingston donated computers to the Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Centre in Waterhouse, Kingston. The Rotaract Club of Kingston continues to send members to assist children in the area at the Centre every Saturday with their homework and studies.
Visit the Rotaract Club of Kingston’s website, Â www.rotaractkingston.org
Instagram: rotaractclubofkingston
Facebook page: Rotaract Club of Kingston
Extended Registration closes tomorrow, so head to the website, www.wgtrja.com now! Proceeds from Colour Me Happy will be in aid of Kind Hearts Projects. Kind Hearts have worked with Food for the Poor to build Basic Schools in Manchester and St. Catherine and homes in rural areas surrounding Montego Bay. The website has more information on Kind Hearts as well.
A few months ago, the Rotaract Club of Tortola held a fundraiser, received donations from the community and solicited discounts from businesses to be able to furnish families in need through an organisation called, ‘Family Support Network’ and the local Social Development Department with Back to School items which including book bags filled with stationery supplies, uniforms, shoes, and textbooks.
Note: Â Families/children were not directly presented with items due to an agreement on confidentiality practices.
Though this was some time ago, the Rotaract Club of Tortola is a part of Rotaract District 7020, the youth arm of Rotary. Rotaract District 7020 has more than 50 clubs and The Rotaract Club of Tortola was recognized as Club of the Quarter for their various efforts to supply necessary aid to their community, having a close relationship with their sponsoring Rotary Club as well as other Rotaract clubs in the District and by developing themselves personally and professionally. Their Back To School donations to families in need was their main project for the Quarter.
I am sure many projects are in the pipeline to lift persons and their communities this Christmas. Email [email protected] to find a Rotaract Club near you so you can either join or do a good deed this Christmas.
Active Territories in Rotaract District 7020 are Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Haiti, British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands, St. Maarten (Dutch W.I.), St. Martin (French W.I.), Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
The Heart Foundation’s annual fundraiser, Simply Red, will be tomorrow on the lawns of Jamaica House at 7pm. You should still be able to get tickets at The Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Pop Up Gourmet, Swiss Stores (Downtown) or Island Grill (New Kgn, Twin Gates & Manor Park for $5000JMD. Celebrity Chefs and more will be there!
On Saturday, September 20th, the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) had overseen over 100 cleanup sites island wide, including 10 underwater with the participation of 1000s of volunteers.
Gabby from SuGa volunteered by the entrance at the Palisadoes strip. Registration was smooth and very organised, since the majority of volunteers were pre-registered and already had armbands.
The garbage collected was significantly less this year compared to last year, which is a good indication that JET’s environmental workshops and various awareness programmes throughout the year are starting to pay off.
Kudos to JET, as well as the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and the National Environment & Planning Agency (NEPA) who partnered together and organised a massive cleanup at Hellshire Bay Beach.
Keep Jamaica Clean, ‘Nuh Dutty Up Jamaica’ !
The New Kingston Rotaract Club in partnership with the Institute of Jamaica hosted marginalised boys from the Jamaica Christian Boys Home, between the ages of 7 and 17 on July 18, 2014 at the Institute of Jamaica. The children were exposed, educated and their awareness broadened, while they also got time away from their place of residence.
The activities of the day included Exhibitions of Rastafari, Equal Rights, Reggae and Social Change, National Art in Schools and a viewing of the National History Museum Discovery Room.
After the exhibitions, the boys enjoyed lunch provided by the New Kingston Rotaract Club.
As many good deeds like this often go under the radar, many Clubs and Non-Profit Organisations like the New Kingston Rotaract Club continue to work hard and serve the unfortunate selflessly, offering many opportunities for them to progress as well. Feel free to like or join the New Kingston Rotaract Club’s Facebook page, ‘New Kingston Rotaract Club’, to see what else they have in store this year and perhaps contribute to their efforts as well.
The Care Package Giveaway Part II on Labour Day was a success. The Rotaract club of Grand Turk from the Turks and Caicos Islands assisted the Rotaract Club of Kingston in purchasing packages for the homeless. 132 packages were distributed to each homeless person seen, compared to 64 packages in Part I, where 121 were full packages containing crackers, tin food, a drink and soap and 11 were smaller packages containing tin food.
Rotaractors branched out into teams and packages were distributed by the Supreme Court, then by Duke Street and Parade, on the way to Crossroads and then all teams settled by Silver Slipper Plaza, where the remainder of the packages were distributed.
The recipients of the packages were truly grateful and a wider cross-section of persons were reached this time around.