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Sunday, November 20, 2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011
The LAJ Foundation hands over donations to schools
This morning the LAJ Foundation handed over educational supplies donated by patrons of "The LAAJ Party" as well from various persons who could not be in attendance, but wanted to support the cause.
Two separate packages were made for :
1. Youth Reaching Youth
2. The Pauline Gentles Basic School.
They were distributed as follows:
YOUTH REACHING YOUTH
Thanks to monetary contributions received last night, the LAJ was able to hand out 2 full scholarships to students for the upcoming year. The scholarships ( valued at JA $ 45,000 each ) were granted based on excellent academic grades as well as significant involvement in extra-curricular activities.
The recipients of the LAJ Scholarships were:
1. Oshain Vernon
2. A Student to be named at a later date.
Recipients were selected based on recommendations from persons on the YRY board.
The LAJ also handed out :
Over 300 textbooks ( combination of CXC / CAPE / A - Level based texts )
PAULINE GENTLES BASIC SCHOOL
The LAJ donated all stationary supplies ( notebooks, pencils, crayons etc ) collected during the drive to the Pauline Gentles School.
In the spirit of transparency and accountability, I have listed all the items donated below:
1. 42 "Plain Pink" National Health Fund Exercise Books
2. 39 "Fruity Green" National Health Fund Exercise Books
3. 10 "Stationary" Exercise Books
4. 12 "Lion" Exericse Books
5. 12 "Multi-color" Exercise Books
6. 11 Seek / Jamaica Exercise Books
7. 21 Blue Sagicor Pencil Cases
8. 20 Green Sagicor Pencil Cases
9. 1 Sagicor Backpack
10. 150 Sagicor Pencils
11. 10 Pencil Erases
12. 9 Sharpeners
13. 3 Story Books
14. 6 Coloring Books
15. 3 Packs 12 Pencils
16. 6 Packs 12 Crayons, 1 Pack 16 Crayons
17. 3 Packs 12 "Yellow" Exercise Books
18. 144 HB Pencils
19. 1 Pack 12 "Red" Sharpeners, 12 "Red" Erasers
Pictures from the handover are displayed below :
In keeping with our principle of accountability and transparency, please see a letter of gratitude sent from Youth Reach Youth to us earlier today.
Thanks again to all those who supported ! and Looking forward to your continued support in the future !
Cheers,
Kalpesh
Two separate packages were made for :
1. Youth Reaching Youth
2. The Pauline Gentles Basic School.
They were distributed as follows:
YOUTH REACHING YOUTH
Thanks to monetary contributions received last night, the LAJ was able to hand out 2 full scholarships to students for the upcoming year. The scholarships ( valued at JA $ 45,000 each ) were granted based on excellent academic grades as well as significant involvement in extra-curricular activities.
The recipients of the LAJ Scholarships were:
1. Oshain Vernon
2. A Student to be named at a later date.
Recipients were selected based on recommendations from persons on the YRY board.
The LAJ also handed out :
Over 300 textbooks ( combination of CXC / CAPE / A - Level based texts )
PAULINE GENTLES BASIC SCHOOL
The LAJ donated all stationary supplies ( notebooks, pencils, crayons etc ) collected during the drive to the Pauline Gentles School.
In the spirit of transparency and accountability, I have listed all the items donated below:
1. 42 "Plain Pink" National Health Fund Exercise Books
2. 39 "Fruity Green" National Health Fund Exercise Books
3. 10 "Stationary" Exercise Books
4. 12 "Lion" Exericse Books
5. 12 "Multi-color" Exercise Books
6. 11 Seek / Jamaica Exercise Books
7. 21 Blue Sagicor Pencil Cases
8. 20 Green Sagicor Pencil Cases
9. 1 Sagicor Backpack
10. 150 Sagicor Pencils
11. 10 Pencil Erases
12. 9 Sharpeners
13. 3 Story Books
14. 6 Coloring Books
15. 3 Packs 12 Pencils
16. 6 Packs 12 Crayons, 1 Pack 16 Crayons
17. 3 Packs 12 "Yellow" Exercise Books
18. 144 HB Pencils
19. 1 Pack 12 "Red" Sharpeners, 12 "Red" Erasers
Pictures from the handover are displayed below :
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| CXC Textbooks donated to YRY |
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| Desi Plunkett and Marcella Young (Left and Right) from Swallowfield, as well as Tanya Blair (Center),Principal of Paline Gentles Basic School) |
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| More Collections |
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| Cheque for JA $90,000.00 to Youth Reach Youth |
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| Presenting the supplies to the Pauline Gentles Basic School |
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| LAJ Manging Director, and Tanya Blair, Principal of Pauline Gentles |
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| The YRY Team, Kalpesh + Oshain Vernon, receipient of one of the LAJ Scholarships |
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| Oshain Vernon is all smiles ! |
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| LAJ Volunteer Tina Patel with Justin Plunkett, one of the beneficiaries of the drive |
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| YRY Guys teaching LAJ Director a style of posing |
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| Shaking hands with Oshain |
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| Discussing plans for the future |
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| Handing over the cheque to YRY Principal, Angella Plunkett |
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| YRY Team happy for the support ! |
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| Good times with Oshain ! |
INSERTING THE LAJ STICKERS ON COMPUTERS
We also used the day to place LAJ Stickers (donated by the Franz Franc Design Group in Miami Florida) on the computers that we donated to the YRY Lab earlier this summer !
In keeping with our principle of accountability and transparency, please see a letter of gratitude sent from Youth Reach Youth to us earlier today.
Thanks again to all those who supported ! and Looking forward to your continued support in the future !
Cheers,
Kalpesh
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
The LAJ Foundation's "LAAJ" Concept initiates a new era for Nightlife and Charity
Last Friday July 29, The LAJ Foundation hosted its first charity fund-raiser - "The LAAJ." The venue, Club India (38 Lady Musgrave Road), most notably recognized for staging weddings, and Indian cultural events was transformed into an edifice that created a uniquely hybrid "Lounge - Dinner Party" atmosphere. The sounds of electro and house music filled the venue as patrons from across Kingston came in with their hands full of beverages and books - the revolutionary concept of the party.
The idea was two-fold:
1. To raise money for educational scholarships
2. To collect educational packages to distribute to inner-cty students.
The result.
A.1. Total funds raised for scholarships at this date = $73,500
B. 1. Collection of over 250 CXC + CAPE textbooks
2. Over 100 Exercise Books
3. More than 300 Pencils, and many other stationary items.
Why did we call the event "The LAAJ"
The LAAJ, is a derivation of the "LAJ" ( LAJ Foundation), which in the Sindhi language means simple or modest. The name was strategically chosen to convey how easy it can be to give back to the community. The corporate world took well to the idea, and even though we only had 9 days from the inception of the idea to the actual staging of the event, we were able to garner the support of :
1. Red Stripe
2. Sagicor
3. Bullet Energy Drinks
4. Flawless Productions
5. Royale Tech
6. JN Patel & Company
7. ASAP Signs (Ocho Rios)
We are grateful for the help we have received from these corporate entities, and also to the individuals that took the time to assist with the planning and executing of the event. We would like to thank:
1. Tina Patel
2. Nisha & Jeena Dansingani
3. Kimberly Woolery
4. Kimberly Ho
5. Shikha Lachmandas
6. Julie Ramchandani
7. Simon "Sno" Thompson
8. Rajesh Sujanani
9.. Kwame Blake
10. Dinesh Chatani
11. Mahesh Khemlani
12. Clinton Mcbean
We are still accepting donations both in kind and monetary until Wednesday August 3rd. The official handing over of our collections will take place on Thursday of this week. If anyone is interested in donating items, please contact me at kpatel1988@gmail.com.
In addition,we are hoping to stage another event this semester at some point in NYC ( where we will be operating ) and again during the winter break here in Kingston. If anyone is interested in helping out - please contact me at the email me above.
Here are a few pictures that we took:
Social Pictures
Hope that you enjoyed !
I will send another update after the official handing-over.
Cheers,
Kalpesh
The idea was two-fold:
1. To raise money for educational scholarships
2. To collect educational packages to distribute to inner-cty students.
The result.
A.1. Total funds raised for scholarships at this date = $73,500
B. 1. Collection of over 250 CXC + CAPE textbooks
2. Over 100 Exercise Books
3. More than 300 Pencils, and many other stationary items.
Why did we call the event "The LAAJ"
The LAAJ, is a derivation of the "LAJ" ( LAJ Foundation), which in the Sindhi language means simple or modest. The name was strategically chosen to convey how easy it can be to give back to the community. The corporate world took well to the idea, and even though we only had 9 days from the inception of the idea to the actual staging of the event, we were able to garner the support of :
1. Red Stripe
2. Sagicor
3. Bullet Energy Drinks
4. Flawless Productions
5. Royale Tech
6. JN Patel & Company
7. ASAP Signs (Ocho Rios)
We are grateful for the help we have received from these corporate entities, and also to the individuals that took the time to assist with the planning and executing of the event. We would like to thank:
1. Tina Patel
2. Nisha & Jeena Dansingani
3. Kimberly Woolery
4. Kimberly Ho
5. Shikha Lachmandas
6. Julie Ramchandani
7. Simon "Sno" Thompson
8. Rajesh Sujanani
9.. Kwame Blake
10. Dinesh Chatani
11. Mahesh Khemlani
12. Clinton Mcbean
We are still accepting donations both in kind and monetary until Wednesday August 3rd. The official handing over of our collections will take place on Thursday of this week. If anyone is interested in donating items, please contact me at kpatel1988@gmail.com.
In addition,we are hoping to stage another event this semester at some point in NYC ( where we will be operating ) and again during the winter break here in Kingston. If anyone is interested in helping out - please contact me at the email me above.
Here are a few pictures that we took:
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| Table of donations received before the start of the event |
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| The LAJ Foundation Banner (donated by ASAP Signs - Ocho Rios) |
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| Sorting out donations after the event |
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| The entrance to the party. Patrons dropped off donations (seen on the table in the mid-center) as they arrived. |
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| The LAJ banner under the lights donated by Flawless Productions |
Hope that you enjoyed !
I will send another update after the official handing-over.
Cheers,
Kalpesh
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