New York, NY– In an effort to ensure Jamaican school children receive a potable water supply at Basic schools across the island, the US-based Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations, Inc. will provide 75 water tanks to several institutions.
UJAA officials will present funding for the tanks through its Basic School H2O Tank Project on Tuesday December 12, 2006 at Liberty Hall, the home of Marcus Garvey Museum, at 76 Kings Street in Kingston, Jamaica. The ceremony will commence at 3 p.m.
UJAA officials this week expressed their pleasure to host the event at the Marcus Garvey Museum, adding they will use the event to highlight its existence and importance to Jamaicans overseas and encourage them to visit with their family and friends especially during the holidays and the 2007 World Cup Cricket. It is in deed a place for our children to learn about the works of Marcus Garvey our most popular national hero.
A special presentation of computers and accessories donated by UJAA and Team Jamaica Bickle will also be made to the Museum. UJAA will be joined by its corporate partners in a live broadcast to be aired on ‘The Laing & Company Radio Show’ Power 106 FM, which is streamed live on the worldwide web from 2:30pm – 5 pm.
The Diaspora is urged to listen in and participate.
The Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (USA), Inc., was founded in 1990 as a not-for-profit umbrella organization of alumni associations of Jamaican primary, secondary and tertiary educational institutions.
Based in New York, it was created to assist in the unification of the activities of these associations, which are dedicated to the improvement of educational opportunities for students in Jamaica, and those who have immigrated to the United States of America.
The member associations are comprised of Jamaican nationals who have benefited from an education received in Jamaica, and have availed themselves of the rewards of industry and citizenship in the United States of America.
