Education Minister Maxine Henry-Wilson (left) and Tourism & Industry Minister Aloun Assamba 'curtsy' at the end of their ballet at the 'Powerful Women perform for charity' show, held at the National Indoor Sports Centre in 2005. - Winston Sill / Freelance Photographer

For the first time in its seventh staging, several of the island's powerful women will be joined on stage by a number of male corporate leaders for the 'Powerful Women and Men Perform for Charity' concert to be held at the National Indoor Sports Centre on Sunday, June 3, at 6:00 p.m.

Leading the group of newcomers to the stage will be managing director of National Commercial Bank, Patrick Hylton, and the wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency Rheima Hall.

According to the chairman of the organising committee of the show, Thyra Heaven, the idea for combining both men and women was a way of creating a synergy on stage between the sexes of corporate Jamaica to benefit the Mustard Seed Communities, which care for disabled and abandoned children.

Combining talents

"We have had overwhelming support from the public to the annual show since inception. So, in celebration of the seventh staging, we wanted to give our patrons a special treat by having both groups perform together on one show," she said.

Choreographer Bert Rose and his team from Rose and Company, together with members of the organising committee, have been busy in recent weeks auditioning single acts and combining talents to perform in groups.

"We cannot wait to see the performances. They are going to be great. Every Jamaican who wishes to make a contribution to the Mustard Seed Communities should plan to be there," Mrs. Heaven continued.

This year, the light and sound company, Intec, has come on board as a sponsor, together with Phase III, which will be providing big screens for enhanced viewing by patrons.

Sponsorship support has also come from Bearings and Seals Limited, Cable and Wireless Jamaica Limited, Capital and Credit Merchant Bank, First Global Financial Services Limited, Gold Cup Coffee, Jamaica Money Market Brokers, KFC, Manpower and Maintenance Services Limited, Mapco Printers, National Commercial Bank, Scotiabank Jamaica Limited, Soft Sheen Carlson Inc., and The Gleaner, among others.

Free parking

General tickets for adults will be $1,200 each, while tickets for children will cost $500, inclusive of free parking in the adjoining National Stadium car park.

"We know that the issue of parking has been a challenging one over the years, so the free parking inside the compound will be a welcome new feature this year," Mrs. Heaven said.

Ticket outlets are at Island Grill (Sovereign Centre, Manor Park, Twin Gates, Portmore Pines Plaza & Knutsford Boulevard); Signatures Boutique (Dilcoosha Avenue), Viola's Passion (Sovereign Centre), Jamrock (Knutsford Boulevard) What's on Jamaica Internet Cafe (Devon House) and at the gate.

Over the past six years, the Powerful Women and Powerful Men shows have presented in excess of $10 million to the Mustard Seed Communities to assist in the care of nearly 500 wards.