COVID-19 Relief: Noranda Bauxite together with United Way of Jamaica distributes food and care packages in St Ann

A team of top executives from United Way of Jamaica (UWJ), a charitable organisation, recently paid a visit to St Ann to join forces with Noranda Bauxite for distributing food and care packages to several institutions and individuals.

Noranda is associated with United Way Jamaica for the past 35 years. United Way is a fund manager of the Private Sector Organisations of Jamaica’s (PSOJ) COVID Relief Fund.

Delroy Dell, vice-president and general manager of Noranda Bauxite, congratulated the “UWJ, PSOJ and other organisations who are coordinating the national COVID-19 response programme”.

He said Noranda’s community relations share the same vision and objectives of United Way and work responsibly for education, environment protection, youth development, agriculture, health, safety, sports, and employee involvement.

In the recent visit of UWJ, Noranda bauxite jointly provided 75 food and healthcare packages to St Christopher’s School for the Deaf in Brown’s Town, the Mustard Seed Widow’s Mite Orphanage in Murray Mountain, and the Discovery Bay All-Age School.

“These three institutions were chosen because they are in Noranda Bauxite’s operating area, and Noranda has established long years of partnerships with these institutions, among many others,” explained Lance Neita, Noranda’s public relations consultant.

Chairperson of UWJ, Marcia Forbes, further explained, “We will also be going to a home where some of our elderly Jamaicans, who might not be able to manage as well, will be given care packages.”

Meanwhile, UWJ’s chief executive officer Winsome Wilkins praised Noranda’s support for over so many years

“Noranda Bauxite has been a partner with United Way for 35 years. They have employees who give on a consistent basis to the UWJ to support various charities across the island,” Wilkins pointed out.