COURTS Ready Cash last week Thursday donated a 1,000-gallon water tank to Gaynstead High School in St Andrew as it continued an initiative launched in July at Duckenfield Primary School in St Thomas.

Gaynstead High Principal Liston Aiken was delighted with the donation, saying that the tank will significantly improve the school’s water storage capacity.

At the same time, Dr Ewan Williams, senior education officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, expressed heartfelt gratitude and stated, “We welcome this donation from the Courts Ready Cash team…it is always good when corporate Jamaica responds to a need as part of your corporate social outreach and it is especially welcomed when you partner with the education sector.”

Member of Parliament for St Andrew South Eastern Julian Robinson also thanked Courts Ready Cash for “the very generous donation”, describing the gesture as “a great example of corporate social responsibility”.

“Water is life, and the provision of this tank will enable schools to function during periods of drought,” Robinson said in broader reference to the initiative under which 12 polyethylene water tanks, valued at approximately $1 million, are being donated to primary and secondary schools mainly in Clarendon, St Thomas, Portland, St Mary and Westmoreland which have been badly affected by this year’s drought.

Courts Ready Cash said the donations continue its ethos of being a responsible corporate citizen, committed to improving the lives of customers and the communities that it serves. The donations also represent the brand’s contribution to the ongoing black tank initiative started by the Government.

General manager of the brand, Atasha Bernard, said that her company’s mandate has always been to give back in a meaningful way and will continue to make a positive contribution to nation-building.