Help Establish Library Projects in Jamaica!

Help Establish Library Projects in Jamaica! - Newsletter #8 - 21 JULY 2K10

HELP Jamaica! stands for Help Establish Library Projects in Jamaica! and is a registered non-profit organisation based in Germany and Jamaica.

We aspire to build libraries and education centers in needy communities in Jamaica to provide necessities for success in school and life: Free access to books and computers and the oversight of a skilled and caring staff who can help the youths learn and establish reading and computer skills.

Our aim is to encourage creativity, talent, hope, ambition and excellence to break the circle of frustration, violence and crime!

Education For A Change!

Newsletter # 8 / July 2010

Dear Friends of HELP Jamaica!, Dear Interested People,

Table of Contents:

* Progress in Cassava Piece - establishment of our 'Caretaker House'
* The German Embassy is giving financial support amounting to 1.2 Million JA$ or 10.400,- EUR
* The brand new ‚Gullyside College‘ charity shirt is now available
* The ‘Summer Jam’ Festival donated 1.500 € towards HELP Jamaica!
* The Reggae Jam Festival is next to come….
* Supersonic & Herbalize-It Sound are supporting HELP Jamaica!

CASSAVA PIECE WAS IN FAVOUR FOR THE GERMAN TEAM DURING THE WORLD CUP

During this year’s football World Cup our friends at the Gullyside represented for Germany.

But watching football was not what our representatives were doing during the last weeks….

PROGRESS IN CASSAVA PIECE - ESTABLISHMENT OF OUR 'CARETAKER HOUSE'

While we were still waiting on a decision by the German Embassy for a decision on our application for financial support to our efforts to renovate the building and turn it into an Education Center, we started to build a ‘house’ for our caretaker person in one corner of the compound. With the help of some friends and people from the community the wooden shag on a concrete foundation was established in just four days!

Shortly after the new building structure was erected ,we received an email from the Embassy with even better news….

THE GERMAN EMBASSY IS GIVING FINANCIAL SUPPORT AMOUNTING TO 1.2 MILLION JA DOLLAR OR 10.400,- EUR (!)

Our application for financial support from the German Embassy in Kingston was generously granted – the Embassy supports HELP Jamaica! with a donation of 10.400,- EUR (1,2 Million JA Dollar). The money will be used to renovate the building we will use to establish the Education Center in Cassava Piece.

We from HELP Jamaica! would like to express our gratitude for the great support! With this decision being made – we can now finally start with the reconstruction of the building itself! We wish to thank the embassy and we are looking forward to fruitful cooperation!

We will keep you updated about the building process and are confident that we will be able to open the Education Center in the course of 2010!

BRAND NEW 'GULLYSIDE COLLEGE' CHARITY SHIRT - NOW AVAILABLE

The HELP Jamaica! charity shirt by the Swedish fashion label SKANK is now available at our own HELP Jamaica! online-shop (payment via PayPal or bank transfer), the SKANK online-shop and the RIDDIM online-shop. 100 % percent of all benefits go directly into the project!

We offer worldwide shipping.

Purchase this shirt - made out of 100% organic cotton - and support HELP Jamaica! The full proceeds of this shirt will be used to establish our Education Center in the community known as Cassava Piece or ‘Gullyside’ in Kingston 8, Jamaica. (the design shows an image of our building in Cassava Piece)

Get your own, represent and help establish the Education Center in Cassava Piece!

Big up to the SKANK team – thanks for the support and great design, it’s a real pleasure working with you!

After the overwhelming positive response and the number of ladies that requested their own, we will receive ladies shirts too – soon come…

THE 'SUMMER JAM' FESTIVAL DONATED 1.500,- EUR TOWARDS HELP JAMIACA!

After the successful staging of the 25th ‘Summer Jam’ in Cologne, Germany (Europe’s biggest reggae festival!) the promoter donated 1.500,-€. HELP Jamaica! was present at the festival with an info booth and got featured inside the festival magazine. The HELP Jamaica! team would like to thank the ‘Summer Jam’ Festival for the support.

THE 'REGGAE JAM' FESTIVAL IS NEXT TO COME...

The Reggae Jam Festival in Bersenbrück, Germany was voted ‘Best Festival of Year’ twice in the last two years by the RIDDIM Magazin readers. It’s a festival ‘full a vibes’ in a small town in Germany’s country side which invites ten-thousand reggae fans each year to come and celebrate a memorable weekend in a more than welcoming and friendly atmosphere – a family ‘ting!

The promoter known as ‘Sheriff’ is supporting HELP Jamaica! from long time, for 2010 he warranted a covenant donation of 5.000,- €(!) right after this year’s festival. Of course HELP Jamaica! will be on the ground with a info-booth to spread the information about our aims and goals, to link some artists and as well to soak in some good festival vibes and hopefully stunning performances by artists like: Mavado, John Holt, Morgan Heritage, Steel Pulse, U Roy, Lukie D, Lutan Fyah or Toots and the Maytals….

Additionally we will try to shoot a little image-video for HELP Jamaica! (Big up to Nippes Yard for their support!) so if you will be at ‘Reggae Jam’, please come by and visit us at our yellow info-booth.

The HELP Jamaica! team is looking forward to this year’s festival and to use the vast opportunities of this great cooperation with the ‘Reggae Jam’ team.

SUPERSONIC & HERBALIZE-IT SOUND ARE SUPPORTING HELP JAMAICA!

Thats not news? Yes, you're right both sounds support us from longtime, but this year they came up with a new idea of support!

The HELP Jamaica! team will exclusively sell the brand new SUPERSONIC MixCD’s – your definite mix for this summer and the WAR INA EAST – CLASH DVD (Supersonic vs Mighty Crown) distributed by Herbalize-It Sound. The greatly produced DVD will let you share the experience of a remarkable night! Big up to the sounds, congratulation to the winner and the promoter for staging this first class clash!

Supersonic Sound is donating 5,- € for each sold CD (10,-€)

Herbalize-It is donating 5,-€ for each sold DVD (15,-€)

So come to our info-booth at the festivals and get your latest MixCD or the most discussed clash of the last years on DVD and support HELP Jamaica! Big Up Panza & Sultan for this generous support!

Please forward this mail to your friends and contacts!

Thank you for spreading the word!

With best regards,

The HELP Jamaica! Team

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