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PROComm sponsors new house for needy family

Published:Friday | December 16, 2011 | 12:00 AM
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Gleaner director Morin Seymour cools out at the PROComm building party in Mount Salus, St Andrew.
PROComm guests (from left) Aisha Campbell, Hilary Nichol-son and Lana Smith, pitch in with paint brushes to complete work on the house.
Shirley Rodney (centre) relaxes after presenting a house-warming gift to Miss Sybil Morrison (left), while PROComm director Anne-Marie Thomas smiles in approval.
Jean Lowrie-Chin, founder and managing director of PROComm (right), with guests and team members at her agency's 'Party With a Purpose' on December 10. With her (from left) are: guests Cecille Maye-Hemmings, Hilary Nicholson (in glasses) and Angela deFreitas with her grandson Austen. PROComm team members Dorett Lynton (rear) and Angela Foote join the group
PROComm's Jean and Hubie Chin (fourth and fifth right) smile after presenting a cheque for $278,000 to Food For The Poor Housing and Infrastructure Manager Spencer Reynolds (third left). Occasion was PROComm's December 10 'Party with a Purpose', at which guests and staff helped as Food For The Poor team built a small house for Sybil Morrison (centre, holding cheque) in Mount Salus, rural St Andrew. Other PROComm team members (from left) are Sandy McIntosh, Noel Chin, Vicki Cann, Erica James King, Staci Smith, Errol Howlett, Angela Foote, Anita Chin, Chanese Malcolm, Mugabe Marks and board member, Lana Smith. - Contributed photos
Anbell CEO Andrew Pairman with Sybil Morrison (centre), and her granddaughter Britanya. Pairman donated drapes, paint and painting equipment to the house-building project.
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PROComm's 'Party-With-A-Purpose' last Saturday in Mount Salus, rural St Andrew demon-strated that you can make a big difference in someone's life and still have an enjoyable time. Team members and colleagues gathered at the hilly site where the Food For The Poor house-building team had already laid the foundation to help them complete a house for Miss Sybil Morrison. Miss Morrison's roof had caved in a few months ago and she was given temporary shelter by church associates.

A cheque for $278,000 was presented to Food For The Poor's Spencer Reynolds by PROComm's Jean Lowrie-Chin and Hubie Chin to cover the cost of the one-bedroom unit.

Miss Morrison had a tragedy when her only daughter was shot dead after a home invasion in Franklyn Town in 2005. The following month, her mother died of grief, leaving her with grand-daughter Britanya to raise. Britanya is now 11 years old and preparing for GSAT exams.

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At the end of a day spiced with fun, laughter and great food, Miss Morrison's house was complete. Andrew Pairman of Anbell arrived with beautiful drapes and rods to decorate the home and promised her some cushions. Shirley Rodney, a Gleaner retiree, presented her with a house-warming gift. Other guests asked for her wishlist and will be sending well-needed items before Christmas.

Guests included: Wyvolyn Gager, Cecile Maye-Hemmings, Rion Hall, Rachael Boxill, Angela DeFreitas, PROComm board members Anne-Marie Thomas and Lana Smith, Effie and Seragh Lakasingh, Verla and Morin Seymour, Aisha and Marvin Campbell, Gillian Glean-Walker, Women's Media Watch's Hilary Nicholson, Cleo Walker, Renee Gauntlett and PROComm team members Errol Howlett, Erica James-King, Anita Chin, Dorett Linton, Staci Smith, Nel Chin, Vicki Cann, Angela Foote and Sandy McIntosh.

Food For The Poor representatives included: Housing and Infrastructure Manager Spencer Reynolds, Housing Manager Lorenzo Stanton, Public Relations Officer Petri-Ann Henry, coordinator Junior Reid and consultant Audley McCarthy.