PORTLAND, Jamaica — Titchfield High School was the recipient of a  $1 million cheque recently to support continued excellence in sport and academics

The donation from Island Car Rentals, a member of the ICR Holdings Group, will support the school’s Sports Department and Schools’ Challenge Quiz programme, helping to strengthen opportunities for student growth in both athletics and academics.

The cheque was presented by Ryan Parkes, Group CEO of ICR Holdings Limited, on March 6 during a workshop at the school hosted by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) to mark National Environment Week.

Parkes is a proud alumnus of the institution and testified to the role Titchfield High played in placing him on a successful path in business.

A beaming Parkes said, “This donation by Island Car Rentals is more than a manifestation of corporate responsibility. It’s a recognition of the need to sustain an institution that has given much to myself and thousands of other upwardly mobile Jamaicans over the decades.”

The workshop brought together approximately 80 students, teachers and environmental club facilitators from schools across Portland and St Thomas. It served to highlight environmental stewardship, youth engagement and sustainability initiatives in Jamaican schools.

Among the attendees at the event were Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, CEO of NEPA, Leonard Francis, Principal of Titchfield High, Richard A Thompson, Opal Brown-Parkes, Group Chief of People and Culture at ICR and Nichole Brackett Walters, Group Chief of Marketing and Sales at ICR.