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HELP Jamaica! stands for Help Establish Library Projects in Jamaica! and is a registered non-profit organisation based in Germany and Jamaica.
HELP Jamaica! aspires to build libraries and education centers in needy communities in Jamaica. HELP Jamaica! strives to provide necessities for success in school and life including: Free access to books and computers and the oversight of a skilled and caring staff who can help the youths learn and establish reading and computer skills. Our aim is to encourage creativity, talent, hope, ambition and excellence. We believe in inspiration and qualification as a means to break the circle of frustration, violence and crime!
Newsletter # 4 / July 2009
HELP ESTABLISH LIBRARY PROJECTS IN JAMAICA!
Dear Friends of HELP Jamaica!, Dear Interested People,
Table of Content:
* Our first 'Charity Month' event-series was a complete success!
* We start the planning for the 'International Charity Month', which should take place in November 2009.
* The HELP Jamaica Charity Festival in Osnabrück /GER at the 15th of August 2009
* The state of affairs regarding our first HELP Jamaica! operated Reading & Eduction Center
* We currently work on a relaunch of our website www.helpjamaica.org
Review: THE 'CHARITY MONTH' JUNE 2009
The first 'Charity Month' in June set up by HELP Jamaica! consisted of 12 events in 12 different cities all over Germany, Maastricht (NL) and Budapest (HU). With the help of Promoters, Venues, Soundsystems and of course those who attended the dances it really became a complete success.
Overall, 3,500 people attended the events of the 'Charity Month' and we raised a total sum of 7600,- EUR!
These funds will be put towards the construction, development and establishment of our first Reading & Education Center operated by HELP Jamaica! in the community of Cassava Piece, Kingston 8.
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Some pictures taken at the Berlin Event @ YAAM June 26th 2009
Supersonic, Irie Crew, Soundquake & Cornadoor live link to photogallery
THE 'INTERNATIONAL CHARITY MONTH' - NOVEMBER 2009
Following the success of our inaugural ‘Charity Month’, and based on numerous international inquiries, (including questions such as: “When are your next events,” and, “Could my sound/party/venue be a part of this?”) we are underway in planning our next ‘Charity Month’, which will be in November 2009. We will be releasing more information about this event-series in the following weeks, and one of the goals of our second fundraising month is to increase the international scope of the event.
Preview: THE HELP JAMAICA! CHARITY FESTIVAL IN OSNABRÜCK (GER)
The BasementSound e.V. located in Osnabrück (GER) is organising a Charity Festival in support of HELP Jamaica! e.V.
At the 15th of August 2009 the place to be is the Schlossgarten in front of the Uni-Keller Club in Osnabrück.
The afternoon will feature performances by Ganjaman, Black Dillinger (Jamaica), Joggo (Surinam), Mighty Tolga and many more...
We are proud to announce that Puma from the mighty LP-International Sound (Brooklyn, NY) , will be mashing up the aftershow party as well as the Trigga Happy Crew, Selecta Hille from Soundquake Sound, and the local ambassadors from Basement Sound.
Party until the morning light!....
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SEARCH FOR SUITABLE LAND IN KINGSTON
After several meetings and consultations with the local authorities we are waiting for written confirmation and some last details before we start to renovate the building of the 'Old Clinic', which is nearby the Constant Spring Police Station.
Here is a picture of the building and the surrounding property located in the community of 'Cassava Piece' where we hope to establish our first HELP Jamaica!-operated Reading & Education Center.
We keep you updated…
RELAUNCH OF OUR WEBSITE
We currently work on a relaunch of our website www.helpjamaica.org
The reworked site will provide you with a clearer presentation of information, and it will give us the chance to update the site more often.
So look out for Version 2.0, and the fresh design that will come with it!
The primary goal of the registered non-profit organisation HELP Jamaica! e.V. (Help Establish Library Projects in Jamaica!) is to raise funding in order to support 'Reading and Education Centre' in Jamaica (like the TrenchTown Reading Centre – TRC) and to build more of such community libraries and education center in the future in needy Jamaican communities. The TRC is a wonderful, light, inviting library with fans, bookshelves with an amazing collection of new and suitable books for children and adults, related to the life and surroundings of the people, as well as an additional community room for various activities. The TRC is open 5 days a week and each day 30-50 kids come by to read, learn, get help with their homework, play games, meet friends and be creative, all in a welcoming and secure environment.
HELP Jamaica! goes International – Unity For A Cause 2009 - Stageshow
In addition to our German association we just registered with 'Help Establish Library Projects in Jamaica' a next non-profit organisation in Jamaica itself. This organisation shall first and foremost direct and guide the implementation of our aims in Jamaica and secondly be involved in the fundraising part with the organisation of local charity events.
We will celebrate the launch of the organisation on the island on Saturday May 30th in Kingston, at Weekenz, 80 Constant Spring Rd.
'UNITY FOR A CAUSE - 2009'
The venue and all artists lend us their full support and volunteer to make this first-class Charity Event become a success!
So far, following artists confirmed to perform: Mavado, Sizzla, Munga, Bugle, Lukie D, Lutan Fyah, Jr. Kelly, Spice, Burro Banton, Sugar Minott, Ken Boothe, Leroy Sibbles, Lloyd Parks, Admiral Tibett, Louie Culture, Lady G and more international top-reggae artists as well as Soundsystems like: Stonelove, Swatch Intl., Coppershot, Foota Hype, Black Scorpio, Youthman Promotion and One Love from Italy.
For more information and updated line-up please check:
www.helpjamaica.org/events/ or simply click on the flyer image above.
Support It - HELP Jamaica! celebrates the 'Charity Month'
In Germany HELP Jamaica! had the idea of something special – and announced the 'Charity Month'. Between the 14th of May and the 27th of June there will be Charity Events for the benefit of HELP Jamaica! in 12 different cities all over Germany as well as in Maastricht (NL) and Budapest (HU).
At this point we would like to take the chance and thank all sounds and promoters supporting us and making the 'Charity Month' possible! Big Sounds like LP International , Sentinel, Supersonic, Soundquake, Herbalize It, Irie Crew, Deebuzz and many many more never hesitated when they got a call from us and said: 'yes, we 're in - we gonna support it and rock the house for the benefit of HELP Jamaica!'
If you live in one of the following cities - make sure you attend the dance, party with your friends and support HELP Jamaica! the same way!
For more information and detailed line-up for each city please check:
www.myspace.com/charitydance or simply click on the poster image above.
When we founded HELP Jamaica! back in September 2008 in Germany, it was mainly to support the TrenchTown Reading Centre. Today we are in the process of planning the first HELP Jamaica!-operated 'Reading & Education Centre' in the community of 'Cassava Piece'.A vision of more of these facilities in Kingston's inner-city ghetto areas is - due to the help of the worldwide reggae fraternity - close to become realized.
Spread the word - and tell a friend!
Attached to this Newsletter you'll find the complete Press-Release as well as the web-flyers and posters for the mentioned events and our web-banner. If you have your own website, blog, newsletter or MySpace we would be pleased if you could support us and publish this press release in whole or in parts to support the cause.
More Information about HELP Jamaica! can be found at:
Our extensive 'media Kit' can be downloaded here:
http://helpjamaica.org/download/media-kit.zip
If you have questions about our work or you need additional information please send a mail to:
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With best regards,
Birte Timm & Hilmar Keding
(Chairmen of HELP Jamaica! e.V.)
(Chairmen of HELP Jamaica! e.V.)