COCONUT CREEK – Miss Jamaica Diaspora 2015 contestants will visit Food For The Poor’s headquarters in Coconut Creek, on Tuesday, June 9 at 9 a.m., to learn about the organization’s mission to serve the destitute in Jamaica.
The contestants will tour Food For The Poor’s headquarters, where they will learn about housing, water, and educational projects provided by the charity and its generous donors.
The visit is especially meaningful, because both the contestants and the nonprofit’s legacies started in Jamaica. Being born in Jamaica, or having a Jamaican parent is required for entry into the beauty pageant. The winner and the first runner-up are automatically finalists in the Miss Universe Jamaica pageant. In 1982, Food For The Poor started out as a small feeding program in Jamaica, and since then has grown exponentially to become the largest international relief organization in Jamaica and the United States.
Contestants to attend the presentation will include: Jodi Campbell, Clermont, Fla.; Tatjiana Dale, Bowie, Md.; Mitsouki Garvey-Sanchez, Lilburn, Ga.; Danielle Hylton, Pensacola, Fla.; Shaneka “Nya” Miller, Pembroke Pines, Fla.; Taisha-Monet Smellie, Sunrise, Fla.; Rohannia Mooyin, Bridgeport, Conn.; Moya Morgan, Coral Springs, Fla.; Kerissa Nelson, Coral Springs, Fla.; Shana Simpson, Longwood, Fla.; LeIndae Tai, Johns Creek, Ga.; and Ashlie Wright, Miami, Fla.
Kaci Fennell
Miss Universe Jamaica 2014, Kaci Fennell visited Food For The Poor’s headquarters with MISS UNIVERSE® contestants from select countries in January 2015.
The reigning Miss Jamaica Diaspora 2014, Kimar Muir, is also familiar with Food For The Poor’s mission. She has attended several of the charity’s events, including the 2015 Building Hope Gala in Boca Raton, Fla.
The coronation of Miss Jamaica Diaspora 2015 will take place Sunday, June 21 at 6 p.m. at the Miramar Cultural Center, 2400 Civic Center Place, Miramar, Fla., 33025. The winner of the Miss Jamaica Diaspora 2015 competition becomes an advocate for the charity arm of the pageant, The Galleon Foundation that provides financial scholarships to disadvantaged children in the USA and the Caribbean.
Click here, to learn more about Food For The Poor’s work in Jamaica.
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