As often as you did it for one of the least of my brothers and sisters, you did it for me,” Matthew 25:40

Food for the Poor, Jamaica’s number one charity relief organistion, has donated J$2.7 million worth of musical equipment to 29 marching bands in St. Catherine and St. James.

Among the 364 pieces of musical instruments are Trumpets, Tenor Sax, Saxophones, Clarinets, Trombones, Flutes, and Drums.

Some of the instruments were earlier shipped to Montego Bay for some 15 marching bands, which will on Sunday, November 25 showcase their musical talent at Sam Sharpe Square.

Spanish Town innercity communities marching bands will today (Thursday, November 15 at 10 am) be presented with their musical instruments at Food for the Poor’s Ellerslie, Spanish Town location. However, at a later date this month, some 26 Spanish Town-based marching bands will show their appreciation with a musical march pass showcasing their marching and musical talent and skills in the Car Park at Food for the Poor.

ABOUT FOOD FOR THE POOR: Food for the Poor, Inc. (FFP) ministers to spiritually renew impoverished people throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Established in 1982, our goals are to improve the health, economic, social and spiritual conditions of the men, women and children we serve. FFP follows the principle that education and self-help must fortify charity work so recipients learn to break the cycle of poverty. FFP supports programmes to teach recipients how to raise livestock, develop small businesses and provides agricultural assistance to independent farmers.

Since its founding, FFP has distributed more than US$2.3 billion in food, medical, educational, building and small business supplies to 16 countries in the Caribbean and Central America. The organisation maintains a large network of churches, hospitals, orphanages, schools and feeding programmes, and shipped over 5,000 containers of assistance to the area in 2005. In addition to the feeding programmes, FFP provides housing – over 33,000 homes have been given to the destitute. FFP also provides medical assistance, water projects, educational aid, microenterprise programmes and emergency relief assistance. For additional information visit www.foodforthepoor.org., or call 984-5005 or 382-7135.

For further information, contact:
Delroy A. Whyte-Hall
Public Relations Manager
Office: 876 984-5005 Ext. 287
Mobile: 876 382-7135
E-mail: [email protected]

FOOD FOR THE POOR
Ellerslie Pen, P.O. Box 557, Spanish Town, St. Catherine, Jamaica, W.I. • (876) 984-5005, 984-8367. 984-7524 •
Fax: (876) 984-5006
www.foodforthepoor.org