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Digicel's marketing communications executive Patria-Kaye Aarons jokes with a student of School of Hope in St. Andrew, which caters to children with mental disabilities. The occasion was a recent presentation of computers and school supplies by Digicel to the institution.
DIGICEL BROUGHT Christmas cheer and gifts to the less fortunate as well as to organisations in need of assistance, islandwide.
The telecommunications company made donations of between $200,000 and $300,000 to each parish council through the mayors' Christmas fund.
"We all know that the councils operate on a shoestring budget, and this holiday we just wanted to give some assistance where we can," said Wayne Miller, Digicel's marketing communications manager.
Donations to children's organisations have been a major highlight of Digicel's gift-giving during the Yuletide season. "We wanted to make sure that we do as much as we could for those less fortunate," said Mr. Miller.
The mobile company last weekend staged mini-fairs at the SOS Children's Village in St. Andrew and the Dare to Care Home for Children with HIV/AIDS in St. Catherine.
FUN AND FELLOWSHIP
The children at these two organisations were treated to food and drink, games and great music for a day of fun and fellowship.
For the second consecutive year, Digicel took the spirit of Christmas to the children of Arnett Gardens in south St. Andrew, by hosting a treat for them and giving them gifts, on Saturday, December 10.
On Thursday, December 15, Digicel brought joy to hundreds of homeless and other needy persons when it co-hosted a Christmas treat with the Salvation Army at Emmet Park in central Kingston.
In keeping with the spirit of the season, Digicel also donated television sets to the Golden Age Home in Vineyard Town and the Bustamante Hospital for Children. The donation to the Golden Age Home took place on Thursday, December 8, during the institution's 20th anniversary celebrations.
In expressing appreciation for the gift, Lieutenant Colonel Desmond Clarke, administrator of the Golden Age Home, said "it filled a great need" for recreational activity at the home, where there was a paucity of television sets.
