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Nestlé Jamaica gifts Jamaica Red Cross

Published:Friday | March 11, 2022 | 12:07 AM
Nestle Jamaica Limited Country Manager Daniel Caron (third right) is flanked by members of the Jamaica Red Cross at the ambulance handover ceremony recently. From left are: Dennis Edwards, Annesa Davis, Susan Moore, Audrey Mullings, Rev Seymour Blackwood,
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Nestle Jamaica Limited Country Manager Daniel Caron (third right) is flanked by members of the Jamaica Red Cross at the ambulance handover ceremony recently. From left are: Dennis Edwards, Annesa Davis, Susan Moore, Audrey Mullings, Rev Seymour Blackwood, Yvonne Clarke and Martin Goode.

Nestlé Jamaica has presented a brand new ambulance to the Jamaica Red Cross. The funds were donated in 2020 to aid in the organisation’s fight against COVID-19 and part of the proceeds was earmarked for the purchase of an ambulance.

The presentation was made at the Jamaica Red Cross Headquarters in Central Village last week Thursday.

The funds donated by Nestlé Jamaica was primarily intended to support:

• Livelihoods and basic needs – Ensuring food security to vulnerable populations who have lost income due to quarantine or illness.

• Health – Communicating epidemic control at all levels, transport via ambulances and psychosocial support for the affected.

Country manager for Nestlé Jamaica Limited, Daniel Caron, outlined that Nestlé is no ‘stranger to investing in Jamaica’ as evidenced by the company’s various Creating Shared Value initiatives. “Nestlé Jamaica recognises that any and all support in the form of emergency services and caregivers within our healthcare system is still needed.”

He continued: “The Jamaica Red Cross provides important health and wellness services to our communities. As we formally hand over a fully outfitted ambulance to the Jamaica Red Cross today, we demonstrate our support to the JRC’s efforts and, by extension, to the healthcare system.”

GIVING A HELPING HAND

Susan Moore, vice-president of the Jamaica Red Cross, applauded the work of Nestlé for their kind gesture during the COVID-19 pandemic. She outlined that the contribution will reinforce the care offered to those members of the society who are most in need.

The donation was continuation of the support offered in 2020 when Nestlé Jamaica donated $13 million to the Jamaica Red Cross to engage in the fight against the pandemic and its consequences, protecting people, and giving a helping hand in our local communities.

Nestlé and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are long-standing partners. In 2020, the two organisations responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in a joint effort aimed at supporting caregivers and strengthening healthcare systems. The programme benefited millions of people in communities in across 50 countries in all parts of the world.