| 1988 |
Collection,
packaging and shipment of food, clothing and medical supplies to
the island. |
| 1989-1991
|
Black
River Hospital in St. Elizabeth and Liecesterfield All Age School
in Clarendon, Jamaica were provided directly with our support. |
| Provided
tuition and other educational assistance to Jamaicans in the Chicago
area. |
| Manchester
Principals Association to assist children to sit examinations. |
| Hurricane
Relief Fund in Jamaica and Hurricane Andrew in the United States. |
| 1993 |
Liecesterfield
All Age School for classroom supplies and computers. |
| Jamaica
Flood Relief Fund |
| 1994
|
Donated
an x-ray machine and health care supplies, compliments of Ameritech,
to the Concerned Haitian Americans of Illinois. |
| Shipped
medical supplies, compliments of Ameritech, to the Lady Kiwanis
of Kingston, Jamaica. |
| Educational
supplies to Liecesterfield and Little Bay All Age Schools in Jamaica. |
| 18
computers distributed to the following schools: Maud McCalla All
Age School, Darliston, Westmoreland; St. Jago High School in Spanish
Town, Clarendon; Charlie Smith All Age in Rema, Kingston; Glenmuir
High School and Bellefield Comprehensive High School, Manchester. |
| 1995
|
37
computers and 13 printers (donated by Northwestern University),
10 electronic typewriters and assorted software (donated by Evanston
Hospital), which were distributed to the following schools: St.
Hughs High in Kingston; Fern Court High, in Clarendon; Manchester
High, Bellefield Comprehensive High, Mile Gully All Age and Hatfield
All Age in Manchester; New Forest All Age in St. Elizabeth; and
Maud McCalla All Age in Westmoreland. |
| Copy
machines for each of the following: Braeton All Age, St. Catherine;
Moneague Primary/Junior High, St. Ann; and Steer Town All Age, St.
Ann. |
| Supported
the United Negro College Fund. |
| 1996
|
A
new scholarship program to financially assist four students at the
high school level. |
| 13
boxes of books to build and complement the libraries at Little Bay
All Age School in Westmoreland, New Green in Manchester and Port
Royal in Kingston. |
| Supported
the United Negro College Fund |
| 1997
|
Provided
scholarships and exam fee payments for several students. |
| Supported
the Red Cross on behalf of victims of the volcano in the Caribbean
island of Montserrat. |
| Supported
the United Negro College Fund |
| Copy
machines for each of the following schools: May Pen All Age School,
Clarendon and Little Bay All Age School, Little London, Westmoreland. |
| Two
computers to Brandon Hill All Age School, St. Andrew. |
| 1998
|
Continued
funding of the scholarship program began in 1996 and the examination
fee assistance initiative. |
| Purchased
copy machines for selected schools. |
| Books
for Port Antonio All Age School |
| Supported
the United Negro College Fund |
| 1999
|
Continued
the scholarship program and examination assistance. |
| Supported
the United Negro College Fund |
| Donated
30 computers, compliments of various companies and individuals,
to the Rotary Clubs for schools in Jamaica. |
| 20
Y2K ready computers donated by Baxter International, transportation
provided by Air Jamaica for the following schools: Sanguinette Primary,
Clarendon; Boy's Town, Camperdown High, St. Andrew Prep (in Kingston);
Buff Bay Comprehensive, Portland; Chaulk Hill, St. Ann; Linstead
All Age, St. Catherine; Zion Hill Primary, St. Mary; and TownHead
All Age, Westmoreland. |
| Embarked
on a project with the Jamaican Library Services to equip at least
one library in each parish with technology that will enable the
Jamaican communities to have access to the information super highway.
In the initial phase CCJ purchased in Jamaica, three internet ready
computer systems consisting of high speed computers, modems, scanners,
fax machines and printers to be installed in libraries in Kingston,
Mandeville, and Morant Bay. |
