JN Foundation donates furniture, equipment to Santa Cruz Women’s Centre
Published:Friday | November 4, 2022 | 12:13 AM
The Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth branch of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation is the recipient of an assortment of furniture and equipment that will outfit the newly constructed centre that provides educational and counselling support to pregnant girls and adolescent mothers under 17 years old.
The centre received chairs and tables for its classrooms; laptops, a printer and a television set; cribs for the nursery; a refrigerator and microwave for the kitchen, along with paintings and an office file cabinet.
Donna Burton, centre manager of the Women’s Centre Santa Cruz branch, said that the equipment and furniture will contribute greatly to enhancing the services of the centre.
“I am thrilled, I am overjoyed and so happy for the donations,” she said, noting that the building is centrally located to serve the young ladies, who are from Santa Cruz and its environs.
Marva Edwards of the JN Circle Santa Cruz chapter said that the JN Circle was happy to recommend the centre for grant funding.
“The Santa Cruz Circle is committed to working and making a positive difference in the lives of people and the environment in which we reside. One of the goals is to identify needs and galvanise the necessary resources to satisfy those needs,” she said.
“We immediately identified the Women’s Centre – an educational institution that focuses on giving high-school dropouts a second chance to fulfil their potential and make meaningful contributions to their own life and to the society at large,” she added.
Lorna Sinclair, business relationship and sales manager for JN Bank’s Santa Cruz and Junction branches, said: “At the JN Group, we are about community development and enriching the lives of individuals in whatever way we can. We pride ourselves in saying ‘we put people first’ as we seek to build relationships and leverage resources.
“We have to help to build the community in which we operate,” she added, pointing out that, over the years, the JN team has undertaken several projects in the parish through the former JN Bank Member Advisory Committee, and now the JN Circle.
Dawnette Pryce-Thompson, project coordinator at the JN Foundation, said the organisation was committed to fulfilling the needs of the centre.
“We are happy that the young ladies who the centre serves will be able to learn in comfort as they continue their education,” she said.