Dixon, Hayes foundations give to Mustard Seed Communities

The Dixon Foundation, led by former Major League Baseball player Andrew Dixon, in collaboration with the Haye Foundation, donated care packages to the Mustard Seed Communities in Olympic Gardens on Tuesday.

The Dixon Foundation, a non-profit organisation established in 2010 to develop self-esteem and motivate youths through baseball, has been working in Jamaica's primary and secondary schools to certify and train physical education teachers in baseball.

Assistant Public Relations Officer (PRO) Romaine Atkinson said that the foundation is planning a youth baseball camp in May, but this depends on the status of the pandemic.

However, Trudy-Ann Haye, the Dixon Foundation's PRO and founder of the Haye Foundation, said that the Mustard Seed donation was her initiative, as she has always been passionate about giving back and helping the less fortunate.

"This is my first outside project," she said. "Normally, I would give to the people in my community, St Benedict Heights. But this year, the Lord wanted me to do it differently. He wanted me to bless some kids and he gave me who I should donate to. So I called Romaine, and even though things are short, and we had just three weeks, we contacted Mustard Seed and told them we are willing to donate. I hope corporate Jamaica will come on board and help with this great initiative."

Senior supervisor at the Olympic Gardens-based community, Camille Bromfield, said the items will be very useful to the residents.

"Every mikkle mek a mukkle, so wherever we get it from, it comes in handy," she said. "Donors help keep us afloat. So we really need persons who can come on board and assist the Mustard Seed Communities. We have about 14 apostolates across Jamaica and in giving, it helps to feed all the residents of the apostolates."

Dixon played for the San Francisco Giants for six seasons after being drafted in 1986.