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LASCO donates $100,000 to Maxfield Park Children’s Home

Published:Wednesday | April 25, 2018 | 12:00 AM
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Krishta-Gay Lewis-Harewood (second right), LASCO Breakfast and Baby Care brand manager, shares the benefits of having oats for breakfast with (from left) Doreen Brown-Buckley, nursing supervisor at Maxfield Park Children’s Home; Aaron Walters, guidance counsellor at Maxfield Park Children’s Home; Sashelle Gooden, senior communication specialist at the Jamaica Productivity Centre; and Richard Lawrence, childcare coordinator at Maxfield Park Children’s Home, during the treat facilitated by LASCO and the Jamaica Productivity Centre recently.

LASCO Baby Care and Breakfast warmed the hearts and tummies of wards of Maxfield Park Children's Home (MPCH) with a donation of products valued at $100,000. Donated items included Jack and Jill Wipes; Jack and Jill Diapers; LASCO One and Up Soy Food; LASCO One and Up Milk Food; LASCO Instant oats; LASCO Instant chocolate mixes; and LASCO Water Crackers.

The donation was made in conjunction with a LASCO treat and talk on breakfast and productivity recently as part of the Jamaica Productivity Centre Education Tour.

According to Krishta-Gay Lewis-Harewood, LASCO Baby Care and Breakfast brand manager, being able to give when one can is always a blessing, but being able to educate children on their health and how to maintain it through foods consumed is equally important.

"It is very important to tackle issues surrounding health and nutrition as early as we can through education. In a space like Maxfield Park Children's Home, where children are learning to be self-sustainable at an earlier age than most, we want to improve their ability to care for their bodies and to improve their productivity so they can have a chance at becoming value-addingcitizens of Jamaica," Lewis-Harewood said.

"So we are happy to assist through this donation, but more delighted by the opportunity to instil the importance of eating the right foods at the right time and not skipping breakfast, "she added.

Currently home to 104 children, MPCH is one of Jamaica's oldest children's homes. The children at the facility range in ages from 0 to 18 years. They are admitted after they have been determined to be in need of care and protection as provided by the Child Care and Protection Act (2004).

Winston Bowen, manager of MPCH, expressed his belief in the positive impact of public-private partnerships in sustaining the value of the home.