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Hardware & Lumber gives $2 million to charities

January 2021

Sherilla Gordon (right), brand manager, H&L Agro, presents a care package to Elfreda Williams, resident of Exchange, St Ann, while Anna- Kaye Brown-Hamilton (centre), assistant branch manager, H&L RTV, Ocho Rios, looks on. A total of 400 families benefited from a $2-million donation from H&L through Food For the Poor.

Hardware & Lumber (H&L) continues to support charity organisations serving Jamaica’s neediest families. Their most recent donation was valued at $2 million in food and personal care supplies to 400 families through Food for the Poor Jamaica, St Luke’s Anglican Church and Downsound Entertainment’s community outreach.

This is in addition to the company’s “Shop for Good” programme in which one per cent of online sales is donated to Food For the Poor.

“The economic fallout from COVID-19 has led to devastating consequences for those who were already struggling. In many ways, the pandemic has served to dramatically highlight how many families lack the basics for daily living. H&L will continue our commitment to support the organisations who do amazing work in combating hunger, and we encourage our customers and partners to do the same wherever they are in Jamaica,” said Marcus Richards, Managing Director of H&L.

This point was also underscored by Kivette Silvera, Executive at Food For the Poor Jamaica, as she explained the drastic increase with the need for donations.

“With an increase in the number of families that are now struggling due to the pandemic, there is a heightened demand for food and relief supplies.  However, this health crisis has brought to the fore that yes, we have our challenges as a country, but, when we work together to serve the less fortunate, we can make a remarkable difference.  This gives us the confidence to move forward with our mission in 2021, especially knowing that we have partners like H&L, standing with us in the fight against poverty.  H&L’s ongoing support is an inspiration to us and demonstrates their firm commitment to the social development of our country.”

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