Usain Bolt, in partnership with sponsor Puma, has donated J$5 million every to St Elizabeth Technical Excessive College (STETHS) and his alma mater William Knibb Memorial Excessive in Trelawny to assist restoration following Hurricane Melissa
Each colleges have been closely broken when the Class 5 storm struck Jamaica in late October.
At STETHS in Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, intensive structural harm was reported. The Grade 11 block, utilized by college students getting ready for CSEC exams, misplaced its roof solely. Roofs of Grades 7 and 9, the principal’s and lecturers’ cottages, the athletes’ dorms, a piece of the perimeter wall, and the spectator stands have been additionally severely broken.
In the meantime, at William Knibb Memorial Excessive, seven buildings sustained harm, six of them extreme, together with full roof loss.
Since turning skilled, Bolt has persistently supported William Knibb, offering gear, tools, and help to native colleges and organizations. Inside days of Hurricane Melissa, the Trelawny native despatched a crew to evaluate the harm in his hometown and surrounding areas to assist information restoration efforts.
