Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL) has invested $3.5 million in book vouchers for back-to-school support to students residing in proximity to its operations.
The vouchers are valued at $20,000 each and will benefit students from the communities of Rockfort and Harbour View in Kingston, Bull Bay in St. Thomas and Woodside and its environs in Clarendon.
Eight vouchers from the allotment valued at $160,000 was specially handed over to Project Star and a $1million donation handed over to the MultiCare Youth Foundation.
Addressing a handing over ceremony at the CCCL’s sports club on August 7, Managing Director, Mr. Jorge Martinez, noted that the aim of these donations is to provide the student beneficiaries with essential resources to enhance their learning experience.
“To the students receiving these book vouchers, use your new supplies wisely and take good care of them. Your pens, pencils and textbooks are tools to help you achieve your academic goals this year,” he encouraged.
Additionally, Mr. Martinez encouraged the parents and teachers to exercise patience and to support the children as they embark on the new school term.
For her part, Director of Projects and Strategic Management at the MultiCare Youth Foundation, Mrs. Mitzian Turner, expressed gratitude to the cement company for the continued partnership in assisting the organisation to direct at risk youth away from crime and violence.
“We are able to do this through the ongoing support of our partners such as Carib Cement and we are honoured to be considered by them,” she said.
Mrs. Turner added that the Charlie Smith High School in Trench Town, Kingston will be a beneficiary of the support being given.
“The MultiCare Youth Foundation will also be delivering life-skills training to some students at the Charlie Smith High School. This is general training in conflict management, teaching them respect for themselves, others and their communities, as well as to assist them to manage their emotions,” Mrs. Turner added.
Managing Director of Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL), Mr. Jorge Martinez (right), shares in a photo opportunity as CCCL’s Social Impact Specialist, Mr. Jerome Cowans (left), presents Donor Relations and Activation Lead, Ms. Stacey-Ann Manicksing and Youth and Sports Officer, Mr. Delano Campbell, both of Project STAR, with back-to-school book vouchers, at a ceremony held at the cement company’s sports club in Kingston on August 7.
Managing Director of Caribbean Cement Company Limited, Mr. Jorge Martinez (fifth right), presents MultiCare Youth Foundation Director of Projects and Strategic Management, Mrs. Mitzian Turner (fourth left), with a cheque valued at $1million to assist the Foundation in various ways, at a ceremony held at the cement company’s sports club in Kingston on August 7.
