Kiwanis Club joins HTCC in bumper sticker drive
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Two of Jamaica’s outstanding champions for children will be out persuading Corporate Area shoppers to support the young ones this Saturday, May 3.
The Kiwanis Club of North St Andrew will be helping to sell an attractive fundraising bumper sticker in aid of Hear The Children’s Cry (HTCC) at three popular locations: Sovereign Centre in Liguanea, the Mall Plaza on Constant Spring Road and Manor Park Plaza in Constant Spring.
The ‘child safety bumper stickers’ will be available from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the venues.
“Sales from our bumper sticker support our child safety and other critical programmes for children and families,” said HTCC director, Nigel Cooper.
“The attractive design on the bumper sticker also carries an important message promoting child safety,” he added.
President of the Kiwanis Club of North St Andrew, Kenton Bryan, said his service club shares a dedication to children with HTCC. “Kiwanis International have as their motto, ‘Serving The Children of the World – one child at a time. And the Kiwanis Club of North St Andrew members are also passionate about serving children. So we welcome this opportunity to support Hear The Children’s Cry,” he stated.
The Kiwanis Club of North St Andrew was established 51 years ago. Its dedication to the welfare of Jamaica’s children and young people includes providing leadership support, guidance and counselling when necessary, for youngsters at 11 primary schools, nine high schools and five tertiary institutions.
In thanking the Kiwanians for helping the HTCC fundraising drive, Cooper stated that, “This generous assistance will help us fund critical programmes for young Jamaicans and their families, including counselling services; our missing children’s support programme; back-to-school assistance; our school outreach focusing on child safety and healthy coping strategies; and parental support”.