Jaleel F. Cameron donates school supplies to Rainbow Children's Home
Earlier today, August 19, 2015 ‘Team Jaleel Cameron’ converged at the Rainbow Children's Home in Lower Estate bearing nicely and neatly packed bags sealed with genuine love that were handed over to Ms LaureL L. Freeman, Social Worker Worker II and Glenda F. Cupid, House Parent at the Rainbow Children's Home.
In the packages were items of school clothes and other materials which the lad secured from friends and family members, as well as a number of businesses and other private individuals.
Highlighting the motivating factors behind his decision to give to the children of the home, Cameron said, "We are quite aware that getting a child ready for school can be very expensive.... so in our effort to continue to support the local Social Development Programme in the community, we were more than happy to partner with them."
He said it was the Social Development Department that was able to identify three boys and one girl to benefit from his gesture.
"It is our hope that this can be a yearly undertaking. No child should be left behind because of their circumstances [and] that is why team Jaleel will continue to rally around kids whether medically, or otherwise," the young man said.
$20k donation to BVIHSA
It was on July 13, 2015 that Mr Cameron presented a cheque to Government for the purchase of an Electroencephalogram machine.
As first and accurately reported by this news site, the lad handed over a cheque for $20,000 to Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton and Chief Executive Officer of the BVI Health Service Authority (BVIHSA) Ms Darlene Carty-Baptiste in the presence of several persons/businesses who in one way or the other donated to the cause.
Cameron had recalled that it was during the latter half of 2014 that he had to be hospitalised locally but was soon after referred overseas to access the care he needed as it was not possible at Peebles Hospital. “I was diagnosed with epilepsy but I didn’t get the thing (diagnosis) here, I got it in the States (USA) because there was not a Neurologist here on staff and they didn’t have the machine to run the tests. So I was just thinking that I could help to buy the machine and get a neurologist or something,” he said.
His fundraising efforts including selling bottled water on the streets.
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18 Responses to “Jaleel F. Cameron donates school supplies to Rainbow Children's Home”
WOW I hope you're not from here you shine light for fools. I am ashame of our culture how can you draw negativity out of this child's efforts???? How??? Really!!! OMG please leave.
This cannot be adults talking here Mon.. ayo need chill. I cant believe how grow @$$ ppl like ya'll be getting on like that. If yall dont like his aunt thats on ya'll talking about hair salon half ayo MS still be going in her Salon to look Good. So Kindly Stop Making Your Self Look Childish pls It Dont look Good aon Yall N Jaleel Keep Up D Good Work.