It’s fact life Jamaica taxpayers’ money can’t stretched meet needs. For reason, governments always required help that’s possible capacity desire. Health education rank high among publicly-funded sectors benefit immensely support private charities support groups. Long may entities prosper, Mrs Katrin Casserly-led Hanover Charities, renowned decades good deeds Hanover, western Jamaica.
Now, Hanover Charities prepares main fund-raiser — next month’s prestigious annual black-tie, red-carpet, Sugar Cane Ball luxurious Round Hill Hotel & Villas, related week-long activities — told plans place re-establish breakfast programme primary schools. The programme suspended COVID-19 pandemic hit catastrophic consequences early 2020. “This definitely something want [do], addition projects continue running become part us,” Mrs Casserly told newspaper.
Last year, Hanover Charities reportedly received record donations $125 million fund projects. In education sector included innovative renovation containers create study areas laboratories; along classroom furniture schools, including upgraded Dalmally Basic. We told last year 219 students high school master’s degree level benefited scholarships worth $37 million total. Scholarship winners encouraged study wide range subjects, including medicine, law, social work, engineering, agriculture, eventually give back home parish country.
Outside education, 2024 Hanover Charities able fund two additional soup kitchens — New Milns Hopewell — alongside Kitchen Love Lucea. We told charity feeds 1,000 people per week “thanks army volunteers coming together various churches cook serve…” Last year charity also provided Westhaven Children’s Home Lucea Infirmary mattresses, clothing, sanitary supplies.
Given above, it’s no wonder Hanover educators heaping praise Hanover Charities chair. “Hanover Charities one best things ever happened school. Mrs Casserly gem Hanover schools. Most appliances I school right come Hanover Charities. Our latest donation… half-a-million-dollar copier,” Mr Ryan Pusey, principal Cave Valley Primary School, told newspaper. And acting principal Hopewell High School, Mr Leroy Gordon, reportedly equally thankful Hanover Charities school’s soon-to-be-completed auto mechanic classroom housed retrofitted container. “We final phase finishing construction now…We wouldn’t got far without donation,” Mr Gordon said.
Beyond above, believe it’s important recognise power example work done Hanover Charities. Let’s imagine much could achieved every parish charitable initiatives along lines scope outlined here. That’s food thought, believe.