Montego Bay-based entertainer DJ Kentucky (left) presents Gawaine Taylor, a student of Effortville Primary School in Clarendon, with back-to-school supplies during a treat for children at the Dump-Up Beach in Montego Bay last Sunday. The event, dubbed ‘Spread the Love MoBay Back-to School Treat’, was sponsored by DJ Kentucky in association with Troupe and Company Production.<strong> (Lemonte)</strong>
August 30, 2016
Ready for back-to-school
Over the past few weeks there have been a number of activities across western Jamaica to assist parents as they prepare their children for the start of the 2016/2017 academic year which, for many, begins next week.
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A representative gathering of the 74 students who were successful in the GSAT exams and whose parents work with the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) in Trelawny, Hanover, Westmoreland and St James. with them are (from left) Winston Clarke of IGL; human resource director at the WRHA, Coleen Ricketts-Evans; member of the board of directors of the WRHA, Sheona Muschett and regional director, WRHA, Dr Ken-Garfield Douglas, after receiving a total of just under $750,000 in gift certificates on Tuesday at the Cornwall Regional Hospital. The gift certificates, which are tenable at bookstores in the four parishes, were made available in partnership with IGL and are intended to give encouragement to the workers as they prepare their children to enter high school for the first time when the new academic year begins next week.<strong></strong>
President of the Le Antonio’s Foundation, Antonio McKoy (left) presents David Earl (second left), manager Montego Bay Boys and Girls Club with school bags, while Jessica Stora (third left) and Rojay Ricketts collect on behalf of members of the band during the Le Antonio Foundation’s back-to-school treat at the St John’s Methodist Church Hall, last Saturday.<strong> (Photo: Philp Lemonte)</strong>
Eulette Ellis of the Half Moon Resort Reservations Department and her son, Morgan Phipps, excitedly check the contents of a school bag at the Half Moon back-to-school treat, held last Thursday at the resort in Rose hall, St James. The treat was the most recent event of more than 20 years of treats hosted by the resort for the team members’ children. Approximately 300 children benefited from this activity, which featured a magic show, face- painting, balloon art and juggling, quiz competitions and the distribution of back-to-school supplies such as bags, notebooks and geometry sets.<strong></strong>
JPS’s CEO Kelly Tomlin (right) gets hairstyling lessons from a HEART volunteer during the utility company’s back-to-school treat at their Falmouth office last week.<strong></strong>
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