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Lawrence: Wray & Nephew, Nestle nutrition roll-out gratifying

Published:Sunday | April 1, 2018 | 12:00 AM
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Contributed Clement ‘Jimmy’ Lawrence standing in back row) chairman of J. Wray and Nephew and Principal of Balmagie Primary School, Vinette Simms with students as they display products during the Nestle nutrition roll-out at the institution. The Foundation has partnered with Nestle on the project to donate nutritional products to schools within the environs of its business operations at Spanish Town Road, Kingston, Clarendon and St. Elizabeth.
Leslie-Ann Brown (right), communications specialist, Nestle Jamaica, makes a presentation of nutritional products to Susan White, principal, St Patrick’s Primary School, while Clement ‘Jimmy’ Lawrence (centre), chairman of J. Wray and Nephew Foundation looks on. The Foundation has partnered with Nestle on the project to donate nutritional products to schools within the environs of its business operations at Spanish Town Road, Kingston, Clarendon and St Elizabeth.
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The J. Wray & Nephew (JWN) Foundation and Nestle Jamaica have hailed as gratifying their nutrition roll-out partnership, which unfurled on Holy Thursday at a number of schools across the island.

An estimated 3,500 children in seven institutions in Kingston, Clarendon and St. Elizabeth benefitted from the roll-out, which saw 18,000 Nestle cereals and packets of its nesfruta drink, plus sachets of milk provided by JWN Foundation being donated.

Benefactors were Kemp's Hill Basic and Gimme-Me-Bit Primary, both in Clarendon; Seaview Gardens and Seaward primary and junior high, along with Balmagie and St. Patrick's Primary schools in Kingston, as well as Appleton Estate Basic School in St. Elizabeth.

The JWN Foundation, which operates under the mantra 'transforming lives and communities for a better Jamaica', has three pillars - education, social inclusion and culture. At present, the Foundation's activities are concentrated on developing the communities surrounding J.Wray and Nephew Limited's operations.

"We are truly grateful that Nestle has joined forces with us to assist the students within our communities. Through these nutritious cereals and juice mixes the students will be better equipped to learn and pursue excellence," said chairman of JWN Foundation Clement 'Jimmy' Lawrence.

 

GRATIFYING EXPERIENCE

 

Lawrence, who interacted with both students and school officials during the presentations at the respective institutions, embraced the opportunity to share.

"It was really good to get in the field and interact with these students, to see their schools, to meet some of their teachers and of course, sharing conversation. So all in all it was a really gratifying experience," he added.

Principal of Balmagie Primary, Vinette Simms said "it's really a timely venture. It's very good when somebody can come and invest in students in the inner-city because most times people are attracted to people who can return the favour. These children might not be able to return the favour, but what will eventually happen is when you invest in these children you're actually investing in the future and I consider those persons as visionaries."