Monthly Archives: September 2017

Since the inception of the Jamaica National (JN) Foundation’s scholarship programme in 1983, this year had the highest number of awardees to receive bursaries that should go towards their academic expenses from first through to fifth form.

Forty-one students from all across the island, supported by cheering parents, were present at Jamaica National’s Half-Way-Tree branch to collect their awards, after breaking down all barriers to excel in the 2017 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT).

Receiving the parish scholarship for Manchester, Ryan Oliphant praised his family support for his success.

“My family and I were praying that I’ll get good grades and a scholarship, so our prayers have been answered,” he stated.

Ryan gained a 98 per cent overall average in GSAT, and is now a student of Manchester High School.

Besides the parish scholarship category, there were also special areas for the JN School Savers and the children of Jamaica National employees.

Three individuals bagged School Savers’ awards: Alaina Uter representing the county of Cornwall, Kelene McKenzie representing Middlesex, and Orlando Stephens from Surrey.

THE TWO FROGS

Guest speaker Dahlia Harris, delivered an encouraging story to the awardees, placing in their heads the idea to avoid negative influences.

“One of my favourite stories is about two little frogs running up and down in a forest, and who fell in a deep hole. So the whole community of frogs came to see them in the deep hole. The other frogs said you won’t come out, but the two frogs started jumping because they wanted to come out. The people were saying that they were wasting energy. After a while one of the frogs listened and stopped jumping. He stopped believing that he could make it. He died,” she shared with the group of bright young men and women.

“The other frog was not going to be deterred. He jumped and he jumped, and no matter how the people said he won’t come out, he jumped until one day, he eventually made it out. When he came out, the other frogs said: ‘No, man! This is amazing. What kept you going even though we were shouting that you were not going to make it?’ ‘A dat oonu did a seh? Mi think a cheer oonu did a cheer fi mi come out.’ He was so focused. Even when others say change is not possible, we have to keep pressing on”.

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Olympic and World champion Usain Bolt, Jamaica’s most decorated athlete, has partnered with the Jamaica National Foundation, through his Usain Bolt Foundation, to host the third staging of the Heroes in Act!on Run/Walk.

“I’m happy to be partnering with the JN Foundation to stage this initiative, which will this year benefit the Trelawny Infirmary,” Bolt said.

“Our elders and senior citizens are to be cherished. Without their endless sacrifice during our early years, we wouldn’t be capable of what we are doing today,” he said, pointing out the need for us to now care for them.

The proceeds from the event, which will take place under the theme ,’Run For Our Heroes’, will be donated to the institution in Falmouth to upgrade and refurbish the facility, which houses some 62 senior citizens.

“I urge everyone to come on board and join us to run for a worthy cause. Please sign up to participate by October 11,” he appealed.

Saffrey Brown, general manager, JN Foundation, said this year’s theme is very significant with the focus being placed on improving the home for the elderly. She added that the Usain Bolt Foundation has been partnering with Jamaica National from the inception of the run three years ago.

“We are happy for this partnership. The Usain Bolt Foundation and the JN Foundation have similar values as we impact, inspire, and innovate. Our work is to focus on creating opportunities through education and cultural development for a positive change,” she said.

Post-run celebration

The run/walk will be held on Sunday, October 15, starting at the Falmouth Cruise Port at 7 a.m. The post-run celebration, featuring an awards ceremony, will be held at the same venue.

This year’s event will have participants engaged in either a 4K Fun Run or a 10K Run. The 4K Fun Run, geared towards the family, is designed for walkers and runners, showcasing four fun obstacles along the route that children can also enjoy. Experienced and non-experienced runners can also enjoy the 4K Fun Run challenge.

The 10K Run, however, is targeting more experienced runners, a great pre-event for runners interested in participating in marathon races later this year. Speed walkers may opt to participate in the 10K Run.

Persons can visit the JN Foundation and Running Events websites at www.www.jnfoundation.com or www.runningeventsja.com to view the route maps and also register. Participants can also register at any JN Bank branch or JN MoneyShop across the country.

Individual forms are to be submitted before the close of registration at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11.

The event will culminate in a post-run celebration featuring Ding Dong, Kevin Downswell, and an awards ceremony.

The event is endorsed by the Ministries of Health, Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. Gatorade, Digicel and Puma, Bolt’s sponsors over the years, are among 10 sponsors.

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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic and world champion, Usain Bolt, through his foundation, has partnered with the Jamaica National (JN) Foundation,  to host the third staging of the Heroes in Action Run/Walk.

The proceeds from the event, which will take place under the theme “Run For Our Heroes,” will be donated to the Trelawny Infirmary in Falmouth, to upgrade and refurbish the facility that houses some 62 senior citizens.

“Our elders and senior citizens are to be cherished. Without their endless sacrifice during our early years, we wouldn’t be capable of what we are doing today,” Usain Bolt was quoted as saying in a release from JN today.

General manager of the JN Foundation, Saffrey Brown said that this year’s theme is very significant, with the focus being placed on improving the home for the elderly.

“We are happy for this partnership. The Usain Bolt Foundation and the JN Foundation have similar values as we impact, inspire and innovate. Our work is focus on creating opportunities through education and cultural development for a positive change,” she said.

JN said the run/walk will be held on Sunday, October 15 and will start from the Falmouth Cruise Port at 7:00 am. The post-run celebration, featuring an awards ceremony, will be held at the same venue.

JN Foundation said the Ministries of Health and Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport have endorsed the event. Among the 10 sponsors are: Gatorade, Digicel and Puma, who have been Bolt’s sponsors over the years.

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Many-time World and Olympic champion Usain Bolt has partnered with the Jamaica National Foundation, through his Usain Bolt Foundation, to host the third staging of the Heroes in Act!on Run/Walk.

“I’m happy to be partnering with the JN Foundation to stage this initiative, which will this year benefit the Trelawny Infirmary,” Bolt said.

“Our elders and senior citizens are to be cherished. Without their endless sacrifice during our early years, we wouldn’t be capable of what we are doing today,” he said pointing out the need for us to now care for them.

The proceeds from the event, which will take place under the theme “Run For Our Heroes,” will be donated to the institution in Falmouth, to upgrade and refurbish the facility, which houses some 62 senior citizens.

“I urge everyone to come on board and join us to run for a worthy cause. Please sign up to participate by October 11,” he appealed.

Saffrey Brown, general manager of the JN Foundation, said that this year’s theme is very significant, with the focus being placed on improving the home for the elderly. She also added that the Usain Bolt Foundation has been partnering with Jamaica National from the inception of the Run three years ago.

HAPPY FOR PARTNERSHIP
“We are happy for this partnership. The Usain Bolt Foundation and the JN Foundation have similar values as we impact, inspire, and innovate. Our work is focused on creating opportunities through education and cultural development for a positive change,” she said.

The run/walk will be held on Sunday, October 15, and will start from the Falmouth Cruise Port at 7 a.m. The post-run celebration, featuring an awards ceremony, will be held at the same venue.

This year’s event will have participants engaged in either a 4K Fun Run or a 10K Run. The 4K Fun Run, which is geared towards the family, is designed for both walkers and runners and will showcase four fun obstacles along the route that small children can also enjoy.

The 10K Run, however, is targeting more experienced runners and is a great pre-event for runners interested in participating in marathon races set for later this year. Speed walkers may opt to participate in the 10K Run.

Persons can visit the JN Foundation and Running Events websites at www.www.jnfoundation.com or www.runningeventsja.com to view the route maps and also register. Participants can also register at any JN Bank branch or JN MoneyShop, across the country.

Individual forms are to be submitted before the close of registration at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11, 2017.

The event is endorsed by the Ministries of Health and Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. Meanwhile, Gatorade, Digicel, and Puma, who have been Bolt’s sponsors over the years are among the 10 sponsors.

See the full article here!

This year’s proceeds from the JN Foundation Heroes in Act!on Run/Walk will go towards upgrading the Trelawny Infirmary.

The infirmary, which currently houses 52 residents, operates under the purview of the Poor Relief Department of the local government ministry. The funding will ensure that the facility’s occupants have access to the kind of environment that promotes physical and emotional well-being.

The run/walk will be held on Sunday, October 15, starting at 6:30 a.m. with a warm-up session at the Falmouth Pier.

Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton said it is important that the Government backs an event such as the run/walk, which supports the overarching message of promoting physical activity among Jamaicans.

“The statistics are clear seven out of every 10 deaths in Jamaica are linked to lifestyle diseases such as arthritis, hypertension, stroke, cardiovascular disease all of which could be avoided or prevented or reduced, if Jamaicans engage in minimal physical activity and consume healthy meals,” he said.

The Trelawny Infirmary caters for Falmouth’s aged population and is the only free government facility of its kind in the parish. Most of the persons at the Infirmary are the elderly, with a few younger individuals who have a variety of mental health challenges.

He said he is also pleased that the infirmary will be the beneficiary of the proceeds, especially since the facility opened its doors to 30 patients who are social cases from the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St James. These are persons with nowhere to go, who were residing at the hospital.

This is the third staging of the run/walk, which is also supported by the Usain Bolt Foundation. It will comprise a 4K Fun Run and a 10k Run, which starts and ends at the Falmouth Pier.

For more information on the routes and to register, persons can visit the JN Foundation website at www.www.jnfoundation.com, or the Running Events site at www.runningeventsja.com.

Participants can also register at any JN branch or MoneyShop islandwide. Registration closes at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11.

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This year’s proceeds from the JN Foundation Heroes in Act!on Run/Walk, will go towards upgrading the Trelawny Infirmary.

The infirmary, which currently houses 52 residents, operates under the purview of the Poor Relief Department of the Local Government Ministry.

The funding will ensure that the facility’s occupants have access to the kind of environment that promotes physical and emotional well-being.

The Government has given its full endorsement of the Run/Walk, which will be held on Sunday, October 15, starting at 6:30 a.m. with a warm-up session at the Falmouth Pier.

Speaking at the launch of the event at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on August 30, both Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, pledged their support for the activity, noting that they, along with teams from their Ministries, will be participating.

Minister Grange said the event fits within the Government’s national sports policy, which not only speaks to sports at the elite level, but at the grassroots and recreational levels as well.

“The vision of the policy is to create a dynamic and enabling environment in which persons enjoy and excel in sport at all levels, while building strong bonds of unity in communities and keeping physically fit,” she said.

For his part, Dr. Tufton said it is important that the Government back an event such as the Run/Walk, which supports the overarching message of promoting physical activity among Jamaicans.

“The statistics are clear – seven out of every 10 deaths in Jamaica are linked to lifestyle diseases (such as) arthritis, hypertension, stroke, cardiovascular disease – all of which could be avoided or prevented or reduced, if Jamaicans engage in minimal physical activity and (consume healthy meals),” he said.

Dr. Tufton said he is also pleased that the infirmary will be the beneficiary of the proceeds from the event, especially given the fact that the facility opened its doors to 30 patients who are social cases from the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James. These are persons with nowhere to go, who were residing at the hospital.

The Trelawny Infirmary caters for Falmouth’s aged population and is the only free government facility of its kind in the parish.

Most of the persons at the Infirmary are the elderly, with a few younger individuals who have a variety of mental health challenges.

This is the third staging of the Run/Walk, which is also supported by the Usain Bolt Foundation. It will comprise a 4K Fun Run and a 10k Run, which starts and ends at the Falmouth Pier.

For more information on the routes and to register, persons can visit the JN Foundation website at: www.www.jnfoundation.com, or the Running Events site at www.runningeventsja.com. Participants can also register at any JN branch or Money Shop islandwide. Registration closes at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11.

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