Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd and Helping Hands Jamaica are Changing Lives
Toronto, ON (June 17, 2015) – Staff of Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment Ltd and the friends and family of Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation have teamed up again to build their second basic school in Jamaica.
The partnership of MLSE (led by MLSE CFO Ian Clarke) and the Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation (led by Karl Hale) completed their first volunteer build with Food For The Poor Canada in 2013. They raised funds to build Arlington Basic School for 60 children in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, with 41 volunteers. This year, the team has raised funds to build a school for 150 children and will travel with 70 volunteers on June 29 to build Triumphant Basic School in Montego Bay.
“It is such a joy to share in the rewarding work of building a school with two great partner organizations and their volunteers,” said Samantha Mahfood, Executive Director of Food For The Poor Canada. “Children of Triumphant Basic School will be thrilled with their new school and the Canadian volunteers that helped make this a reality.”
Over the last three years, Food For The Poor has built 50 schools in Jamaica, 10 of which were built by the organization’s Canadian partners. The schools have provided more than 5,000 children across the country with access to a safe and happy learning environment.
You can follow Food For The Poor Canada on Twitter @FoodForThePoorC. If you are interested in learning more about volunteer builds with Food For The Poor Canada for your group or organization or would like to support the program, please call 647-350-7269 or visit www.foodforthepoorcanada.org.
Lieran Docherty, Food For The Poor Canada
Director of Development
647-350-7269
lierand@foodforthepoor.com
Food For The Poor (FFP) Jamaica is the largest charity organization in Jamaica that provides relief in the areas of housing, food, medical, water, sanitation, education, agriculture, outreach and micro-enterprise.
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