130 RESIDENTS OF ST CATHERINE INFIRMARY TREATED BY WISYNCO & FFP - News Release - December 24, 2014

FEEDING THE NEEDY: Marsha Burrell (center), Relief & Marketing Manager at Food For The Poor Jamaica assists with sharing lunch for the residents of the St Catherine Infirmary along with Mark Brown (left), Production Superintendent and Sandre Lowers, Purchasing Assistant at Wisynco Group Limited. (PHOTO: AINSWORTH MORRIS)

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Kingston, Jamaica – December 24, 2014: It was a joyous occasion on December 20 when members of Food For The Poor (FFP) and Wisynco Group Limited visited 130 residents of the St Catherine Infirmary and treated them to a wholesome meal and other necessities for the festive season.

The residents enjoyed ham, chicken and fish with rice, and our traditional Christmas sorrel drink, and also received gifts of drinks and packaged items produced locally by Wisynco Group.

Devon Reynolds, Director of Manufacturing at Wisynco, who participated in the treat, shared: “During the festive season, we at Wisynco believe it is our time to give back to our nation. The treat for the residents, who are mostly elderly, has a two-way benefit. We get to see what is happening with other people who are in need and assist them, and in return, this makes us more compassionate towards others, be more grateful for our blessings in life and be reminded that, unlike some of them, we have good health and much to be thankful for,” Reynolds said during an interview at the treat.

He further stated, “We really wanted the residents to feel a little part of humanity. We want them to feel that people still care about them. We wanted them to feel a little bit of joy. From speaking with some of them, they feel good to know that people still care about them.”
Also assisting with the treat was Marsha Burrell, Relief and Marketing Manager, FFP Jamaica.

Burrell said she was pleased to see the delighted expressions on the faces of the residents and observed that their spirits were lifted after they were fed.

“One of our mandates at Food For the poor is ‘Changing Lives and Restoring Families.’ Through partnering with Wisynco to host this treat, is one way in which we have provided change and restoration,” Burrell said.

“We are very serious about partnering with local companies in making Jamaica a better place. For 2015, we hope to conduct more partnerships with members of the private sector, as we have for this treat, and work together in assisting Jamaicans who are in dire need,” she added.

Matron Keisha Miller-Wain, who is responsible for the overall operation of the infirmary, said she was extremely grateful that the two organisations thought of partnering and hosting the treat.

“There is no one way to say how I feel about this initiative. I feel grateful because in a season like this, some of our residents probably don’t have any relatives or anyone to care for them, so to have Wisynco and Food For The Poor come in and treat them for a day, is wonderful,” Miller-Wain said.

For more information, please contact:
Ainsworth Morris, PROComm, Tel: 926-6740 or 3756136

St Catherine Infirmary (PHOTOS: AINSWORTH MORRIS)

The cake which was shared among the residents at St Catherine Infirmary during the treat.

The lovely ham that was prepared for the residents at St Catherine Infirmary.

Volunteers from Wisynco and Food For The Poor sharing lunch for the residents at St Catherine Infirmary during the treat.

Fish served to the residents during the treat.