Residents of Mount Olivet Boys’ Dwelling had been showered with items and awards final Sunday (Dec. 7), because the Jamaica Info Service (JIS) staged its annual Christmas deal with on the Walderston, Manchester-based facility.
The occasion, which concerned help from varied sponsors and companions, was in step with the company’s decade-long adoption of the house.
Timothy Spencer of Joseph’s & YB Afraid Basis, Dr. Sue and You Charitable Basis, Off the Grid Basis and Crocs Jamaica, all partnered with the JIS to deal with the over 32 wards and employees, offering footwear, clothes, toys and different items, private care gadgets, and non-perishables comparable to meals and water.
Representatives from sponsoring entities like Lasco and Rainforest, joined the JIS workforce for the festive event.
Along with the handover of items, dinner and an awards ceremony to acknowledge and have fun tutorial enhancements, good behaviour, creativity and resilience, this yr’s programme included a church service, deliberate and executed by the residents.
Following the affect of Hurricane Melissa, which precipitated injury to the dormitories, greenhouse, and animal homes, and left the house with out electrical energy for over a month, the residents had been particularly grateful for the go to.
“I’m completely happy when JIS comes. They at all times spend time with us and speak to us and allow us to play video games they usually at all times have items,” stated one of many boys.
One other resident shared that “I used to be questioning in the event that they had been nonetheless coming this yr due to [Hurricane] Melissa, so I’m very completely happy.”
The Christmas deal with is an annual occasion coordinated by the JIS, which adopted the house in 2009, and has continues to help the ability by means of outreach actions to incorporate private and profession improvement periods, sporting actions, and awards and recognition programmes.
Visits are organised throughout Easter, in the beginning of the college yr, and through the Christmas season by the JIS, by means of partnership with company sponsors and inside fundraising initiatives.
Director on the Dwelling, Sophia Morgan, expressed gratitude to the JIS and its companions for his or her beneficiant help.
She famous that “the JIS is [like] household” and that the gadgets obtained will profit all of the residents.
Govt Director of the Off The Grid Basis, Adiel Thomas, shared phrases of hope and encouragement, urging the boys to “channel greatness” by remaining centered on training, private progress and optimistic decisions.
Because the season of goodwill continues, and the shut of one other yr approaches, the JIS and its companions affirm their dedication to providing help and steering to the residents of the Mount Olivet Boys’ Dwelling for 2026 and past.
