Massy joins forces for good

Massy has donated more than $4.5 million to six projects under its social initiative dubbed 'Forces for Good'.

The project, which is part of Massy's 100th anniversary celebrations, sees funds being granted in the areas of food security, healthy living and education.

The entities to benefit are Clifton New Testament Church of God, Duxes Basic School, the Matthew 25:40 home for boys and young men, Riverton Meadows Early Childhood Centre, Chevannes Basic School, and Franklin Town Primary School. Each was awarded $775,000.

Clifton New Testament Church of God, which serves persons from communities like Cassava Piece, Big Yard, Mannings Hill Road, Havendale, Constant Spring and Red Hills Road in St Andrew will add solar panels to the compound to reduce its light bill. The savings secured will be redirected to the church's benevolent projects.

Pastor of the church, Reverend Munroe Wisdom Sr, said the grant will assist the faith-based organisation with its charitable work.

"We do things like health fairs, we distribute care packages, and we have the elderly come in once per week to do activities here, and we do feed them. We also have a basic school on the compound, so if we can reduce our Jamaica Public Service bill, then that would leave us with more funds to assist more within the community," Wisdom Sr said.

Principal of the Franklin Town Primary School, Rohan Trevelen, commended the move by the company to offer a grant towards the school's breakfast programme and a smart TV to assist in their education programmes.

"My mother always said, 'Empty barrel can't stand up, and full bag can't bend'. Sometimes, in addition to school being a safe place for them, the hot meal that they get here is perhaps the only meal for the day. So I wish more companies would come and help in these situations, because we have students who definitely need nutritional support," Trevelen said.