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Rose Hall holiday ball a blast!

Published:Sunday | December 9, 2012 | 12:00 AM
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Looking swell! Angella Whitter (left) and Christina Brimo.
From left: Gleaner Director Winston Dear (second left) and his wife, Denise (left), share lens time with friends Richard and Rita Hilton at the Rose Hall Developments/Montego Bay Convention Centre Holiday Ball last Saturday night.
Host Michele Rollins (right), her daughter Monique Rollins and businessman James Goren.
From left: Rose Hall Developments' Cynthia Scott and Sharon Singh pose with CIBC FirstCaribbean Bank's Valda Stewart.
Minister of state in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, was fiery hot in this red dress when The Gleaner's lens caught up with her and husband Peter Abrahams.
No other group had as much fun as this one! From left: Digicel's Trisha Thompson, the group's CEO; Andy Thorburn, Suzanne Saunders, Joy Clark and ADS Global's Ron McKay dancing up a storm at the Rose Hall Holiday Ball at the Montego Bay Convention Centre last Saturday night. -Photos by Janet Silvera
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Janet Silvera, Senior Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU:Rose Hall Developments' Michael Rollins, the Jamaica Public Service's Kelly Tomblin and Digicel's Suzanne Saunders were among the many guests bidding for the prized painting 'Attached' by artist Hoween Griffith's whose work was auctioned at the Rose Hall Holiday Ball last Saturday night.

Griffiths, who grew up at the orphanage, the SOS Children's Village in Barrett Town, Rose Hall, was a hit with several of the hundreds who turned out at the Michele Rollins annual fund-raising event at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

There were those who hounded and stood guard, waiting for the clock to strike 10:30, in order to claim their coveted auction prizes, which included vacations, wood carvings, airline tickets, award-winning paintings and jewellery.

left no stone unturned

Now in its third year, the Rose Hall Holiday Ball's newest partner, the Convention Centre, had left no stone unturned, spreading the red carpet for the 40th anniversary celebration of the birth of the Village. In previous years, the Iberostar and The Ritz-Carlton have taken up the mantle, supporting Rollins' venture.

"Rose Hall has energetically embraced its mission to not only provide a safe and healthy environment, but to fund programmes that encourage personal growth and development to qualify them for further university studies or professional technical skills that will ensure they become productive contributing members of the society," said Mrs Rollins, whose late husband John started the home with his friend the late Johnny Cash.

Today, boasting success stories that are many, Hoween Griffiths is just one of many. Dr Stevie Bahador-Singh, who also stood in the big ballroom last Saturday night, was very much a part of the 100 per cent goal set by Rose Hall.

All proceeds from the ball directly contribute to the educational and personal growth of the 'Villagers', reading, homework, extra lessons, Spanish and math classes, karate, tennis, music lessons, psychological counselling and football.

"The children's ability and potential, never cease to amaze me as they find innovative ways to respond to the new opportunities presented by these programmes," declared Mrs Rollins.

janet.silvera@gleanerjm.com