FOOD FOR THE POOR JAMAICA

KCR TO SUPPORT FOOD FOR THE POOR & OTHER CHARITIES

Garth Gayle, Honorary Secretary, Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association, commends Nicola Madden-Greig, organizer of the Kingston City Run (KCR) and Area Chairman of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), on the Launch of the Kingston City Run, on Wednesday January 16 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel.  Participating are (from left): Andrew Mahfood, Chairman, Food For The Poor Jamaica; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Cllr. Angela Brown Burke and Camille Needham, Executive Director, JHTA. Food For the Poor (FFP) is one of four charities which will benefit from the proceeds of the Kingston City Run. The money will go towards projects for the homeless in Kingston by Food For The Poor, Open Arms Drop In Centre, Marie Atkins Night Shelter and Missionaries of the Poor. Speaking on behalf of the four charities at the Launch, Mr. Mahfood endorsed the KCR as an exciting and novel event, which will advance Kingston’s standing as a tourist destination and as a city with a big heart for the improvement of its homeless population. The KCR, which comprises a half-marathon and a 5K Walk/Run will take place on Sunday, March 10, 2013.

            FOOD FOR THE POOR TO BENEFIT FROM KINGSTON CITY RUN

Andrew Mahfood (2^nd left), Chairman, Food For The Poor Jamaica, shares lens time with (from left): Garth Gayle, Honorary Secretary, Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association, Mayor of Kingston, Senator Cllr. Angela Brown Burke; Nicola Madden-Greig, organizer of the Kingston City Run (KCR) and Area Chairman of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA); Camille Needham, Executive Director, JHTA; Alfred McDonald, Senior Director – Commercial Development & Planning, Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA); and  Christopher Jarrett, Member of the KCR Organizing Committee. They were taking part in the Launch of the KCR on Wednesday January 16 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. Food For the Poor (FFP) is one of four charities, which will benefit from the proceeds of the Kingston City Run. The money will go towards projects for the homeless in Kingston by Food For The Poor, Open Arms Drop In Centre, Marie Atkins Night Shelter, and Missionaries of the Poor. Speaking on behalf of the four charities at the Launch, Mr. Mahfood endorsed the KCR scheduled for Sunday, March 10. He expressed the hope that the event would receive the support of a wide cross section of Jamaicans and visitors from overseas. The FFP Jamaica Chairman said The FFP Jamaica Chairman said the proceeds from the KCR would provide much-needed support to the existing outreach programmes for the homeless.

                 

                            ENDORSING HELP FOR THE HOMELESS

Garth Gayle, Honorary Secretary, Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association, has the rapt attention of some participants in the Launch of the Kingston City Run (KCR). They are (from left) Andrew Mahfood, Chairman, Food For The Poor Jamaica; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Cllr. Angela Brown Burke; Nicola Madden-Greig, organizer of the Kingston City Run (KCR) and Area Chairman of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA); Camille Needham, Executive Director, JHTA; Alfred McDonald, Senior Director – Commercial Development & Planning, Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA); and Christopher Jarrett, Member of the KCR Organizing Committee.  The event took place on Wednesday January 16 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel.  Food For the Poor (FFP) is one of four charities, which will benefit from the proceeds of the Kingston City Run. The money will go towards projects for the homeless in Kingston by Food For The Poor, Open Arms Drop In Centre, Marie Atkins Night Shelter, and Missionaries of the Poor. Speaking on behalf of the four charities at the Launch, Mr. Mahfood endorsed the KCR, as an exciting and novel event, which will advance Kingston’s standing as a tourist destination and as a city with a big heart for the improvement of its homeless population. The KCR, which comprises a half-marathon and a 5K Walk/Run, will take place on Sunday, March 10, 2013.