Posts Categorized: Philanthropy

Walking for a worthy cause

The Holy Cross Scholarship Committee recent staged a fund-raising walkathon, proceeds from which will be used to sponsor eligible candidates to attend the Holy Cross University in Massachusetts, USA. The event, a pet project of SuperClubs executive vice president Joe…
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Joe Issa and Rev Ted Dziak

Picture caption: SuperClubs executive vice president Joe Issa (left) and Rev Ted Dziak of St. George’s College share a pleasant moment recently, after taking part in the Holy Cross Scholarship Committee walkathon to raise funds to assist students taking up…
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A marathon for funds

A marathon was held last week in Ocho Rios to raise funds for the Holy Cross Scholarship Committee. The one-mile walk, which started at the Hibiscus Lodge on Main Street and ended at the Docks Restaurant at Fisherman’s Point, saw…
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Honour for work

Yeild TO Kindness (Y2K), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to provide community services within St. Ann, recently held a dinner for the staff of the Ocho Rios branch of the North Eastern Parks and Markets (NEPM). Held the Hibiscus…
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Hotel Chain helps Jamaican Schools

SuperClubs and the Hillsborough Country Public School System of Tampa, West Central Florida, plan to expand ‘their joint ‘Global Education 2000’ multilateral Jamaican education programme of assistance to Jamaican schools. The initiative, launched in February, 1992, is entering its ninth…
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Twinning project shows pleasing results

In 1992, then general manager of Sans Souci Lido, Joe Issa, met Dr. Beverly DeMott, principal of Broward Elementary School in Tampa, Florida, where a cultural exchange programme involving teachers and students from Jamaica and the United States was discussed….
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