UWI Mona Guild treats 200 children to health checks, supplies in August Town outreach

Members of the UWI Mona Guild Council and UWI Mona Guild of Students External Affairs Chairwoman Dejanae Fagan said the initiative demonstrated the role that partnerships can play in responding to practical needs within surrounding communities. “The back-to-school treat allowed the guild to work alongside community and corporate partners to provide services and resources that families could use as the new school year began.

Our focus was on meeting practical needs, particularly access to health services, school supplies and educational resources,” Fagan said. Members of the UWI Mona Guild External Affairs Committee collects cheque from Infiniti Cooperative Credit Union The initiative was supported through contributions from community and corporate partners, including Patricia Duncan Sutherland, The UWI Alumni Association (Jamaica Chapter) and Infiniti Cooperative Credit Union. Contributions included health and personal-care services, educational resources, food and…