THE SIXTH EDITION of Love, Poetry & Song comes off at the Drill Hall Range of the Barbados Defence Force’s St Ann’s Fort base on February 18 at 6 p.m.
It is an edutainment drive by the Education Committee of the Barbados Government Information Service, which raises funds and collects food and toiletries for the HIV/AIDS Food Bank.
Food Bank manager Stacia Whittaker said Love, Poetry and Song had resulted in donations of almost $90 000 and close to 50 barrels of stuff to date.
“As it relates to events, it is one of our biggest contributors and therefore I look forward to it every year.
Yes, we have a great supply of donations throughout the Christmas holidays, but as January comes those supplies start to go down. So having the Love, Poetry & Song event in February and the level of donations that often come in, it helps us to get through some of the other trying months where you may not have donations that readily,” Whittaker stated.
Acts on this year’s show include MRBLOOD, Nikita, Biggie Irie, Allison Norville, Ki’ann Browne, Mosaic Steel Orchestra and Yahandje Daniel. (YB)
