Volunteers fête the needy

THE 13TH STAGING of the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) Day of Care saw over 800 of Jamaica’s poor and needy citizens benefiting from care packages, clothing, medical assessment and edutainment on various health and social issues.

More than 200 volunteers, both young and middle-age, bustled around to cater to the needs of the citizens at St William Grant Park in downtown Kingston last Saturday.

‘The more the youth are baptised into the culture of volunteerism it makes the sector more sustainable and resilient’

Winsome Wilkins, chief executive officer of the CVSS, was impressed with the number of persons who turned out to volunteer. “This has been a big one for us. What it tells me is that persons do care. All were excited to be here for this special day,” she pointed out.

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Wilkins also noted that the use of social media in promoting the Day of Care was helpful in bringing out the youth. In fact, she was able to single out first-time

A volunteer fits a slipper on to one of the indigents.

CONTRIBUTED The CVSS comprising (from left) Sharon Edwards, CVSS programmes manager; Ruth-Ann Woolcock, CVSS business development office; and Kim Mair, CVSS vice-chair, consults with doctors from the Jamaica Medical Doctors' Association at the Day of Care event.