The Soroptimist International of Jamestown got their observance for today’s World Food Day off to an early start over the weekend.
Members had their hands full on Saturday packaging hot lunches to be delivered to people as far as St Lucy, who could not make it to the Dockside Bar and Restaurant, Shallow Draught, Spring Garden, to sit and have a meal. Those who could were treated to a full fare of food and drink.
President Cheryl Niles said there was also a little extra for the 60 or so people who were treated.
“The object is to be able to help someone. What we’re going to do after they’ve had their lunch is give them a little care package to take with them. I call it something for another day. So you’ve got some sweet potatoes, some English potatoes, some tuna, some sausages, English apples, green bananas, some carrots, canned peas, tea, bottled water, butternut squash, rice – a nice array of stuff.
“There is always that person who opens the fridge or the cupboard and go like, ‘I don’t have anything’. And we want to make sure that tomorrow you have something else, or something else to put with that little something that you have,” Niles added.
Tomorrow, the group will partner with the Barbados Youth Business Trust to roll out a nine-week programme for young people, who are recently out of school and trying to find their way.
Niles said the youngsters would be taught how to manage their own businesses – from business plan right up to getting them off the ground. (YB)