More than 150 homeless people received a warm meal with water and beverages as Unicomer Group Jamaica volunteers partnered with the Salvation Army’s ongoing feeding programme in downtown Kingston on March 15. 

The volunteers also handed over 150 baby chicks to the Mustard Seed community- Jerusalem in Spanish Town, to support its self-sustaining egg production business on March 16. 

The volunteers were mobilised as part of Volunteer Week initiatives across the Caribbean and Latin America.

Each year, Unicomer Volunteer Week enables the staff of various brands to combine efforts to identify and execute projects to improve the lives of the communities they serve. This year, 100 volunteers were split into two groups to cover projects in Kingston and St Catherine.

“While the company is centred on business, as a family and as human beings we are considerate of those less fortunate around us. We partnered with organisations that consistently work for the betterment of marginalised populations to bolster their efforts and provide some encouragement. We are proud of the work being done by both the Salvation Army and Mustard Seed Communities and so we came on board to further strengthen their efforts” explained Edwin Vaquerano, managing director, Unicomer Group.

Darcy Tulloch Williams, executive director of Mustard Seed Communities, shared: “Unicomer has been a longtime friend of Mustard Seed Communities and, over the years, we have combined efforts to complete many projects. We are elated to have them back as partners and look forward to many more years of continued purpose-driven work.”

In addition to feeding the homeless in downtown Kingston, grocery items were donated to the Salvation Army- Nest Children’s Home to sustain its feeding initiatives for children in their care.

Said Major Hery Leconte: “It is always good when we can welcome our corporate partners to assist, I am grateful to Unicomer and the team of volunteers for choosing to share with the less fortunate”

Volunteer Week is executed in the 24 countries where Unicomer Group operates and involves more than 2,000 ­volunteers annually. Unicomer remains committed to touching the lives of thousands through its various corporate social responsibility initiatives in education, sports and health.