Dorothy Menzies Childcare Centre receives donation

The children at the Dorothy Menzies Childcare Centre were the beneficiaries of a donation of canned foods today. The items came from persons who contributed to the efforts of entrepreneur, Joel “Dara” Robinson. Robinson initiated a canned food drive to help the needy and at his last concert in July at the M.C.C. tennis court, Robinson invited people to give non-perishable goods. This morning Robinson packed up those goods at his Dunn Street home and delivered them to the Children’s Home where he handed them over to a grateful Dawn Faber, a foster mother at the centre.

Dawn Faber, Foster Mother, Dorothy Menzies Childcare Centre
“Ih help a lot when dehn come in and donate things because it’s a lot of kids. Di government provides but wid di donation and thing weh come in it helps a lot.”

Joel “Dara” Robinson, Entrepreneur
“It isn’t much because normally weh I do I pack eena bags like dis and I would go around and give it to needy families but it isn’t sufficient fi do what I really wanted to do so I decide fi give it to dis children’s home. Di decision weh I mek, I never did come tell deh. I just come and bring it. Dis give me wah high, wen I done my heart feel bless and I get blessing from God fi dis and I just di beg Belizean mek we start help each other and help kids. Right now dah back to school, mek we start help dehn kids and stop di just lean pan just government. I dead serious, I want give wah helping hand and help. Like I seh, hunger and crime dah one ah my biggest ting dah Belize, soh give thanks to all who support di show and all who bring canned foods and mek we do it much betta next time.”

The donation was worth around two hundred dollars. Robinson says he plans to continue having reggae shows and collecting food items. He says his next beneficiaries will be needy families.