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Please review the outstanding silent auction items or donation options available to help us raise critical funds for our amazing cause. This year, the event proceeds will directly support the Issa Trust Foundation’s latest project – the construction of the Mary Issa Pediatric and Adolescent Health Centre in St Ann to provide top-notch pediatric and adolescent primary healthcare to the children of Jamaica on an ongoing basis. Construction will begin this summer.

The online auction will close on 27th of May at midnight.

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Purchase your Tickets now! You are invited to take advantage of this very special offer as there are limited tickets available. As part of our ongoing fundraising efforts to provide life-saving resources to the children of Jamaica, the Issa Trust Foundation will host our third “For The Children” Charity Concert on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at Couples Sans Souci in Ocho Rios. From “When a Man Loves a Woman” and “Soul Provider” to “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You”, Michael Bolton’s timeless songs of love and tenderness have been integral to the soundtrack of our lives. The Grammy Award winner – beloved in Jamaica – performs for us, providing an evening of timeless hits and a musical journey through pop, rock, soul, standards and even classical genres. Ky-Mani Marley and Tarrus Riley, two outstanding Jamaican Reggae ambassadors, complete the extraordinary line-up for this all-inclusive evening of enchantment under the stars. Wayne and Tami Mitchell both seasoned performers in their own right, internet sensations and stars of their hit reality television show “Meet the Mitchells” will host the proceedings.

An Evening With Michael Bolton: For the Children Charity Concert 2023

Tickets available V-VIP @ SOLD OUT VIP @ $250

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As part of our ongoing fundraising efforts to provide life-saving resources to the children of Jamaica, the Issa Trust Foundation will host our third “For The Children” Charity Concert on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at Couples Sans Souci in Ocho Rios. From “When a Man Loves a Woman” and “Soul Provider” to “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You”, Michael Bolton’s timeless songs of love and tenderness have been integral to the soundtrack of our lives. The Grammy Award winner – beloved in Jamaica – performs for us, providing an evening of timeless hits and a musical journey through pop, rock, soul, standards and even classical genres. Ky-Mani Marley and Tarrus Riley, two outstanding Jamaican Reggae ambassadors, complete the extraordinary line-up for this all-inclusive evening of enchantment under the stars. Wayne and Tami Mitchell, both seasoned performers in their own right, internet sensations and stars of their hit reality television show “Meet the Mitchells” will host the proceedings.

THE EXPERIENCE:

Join us for this unforgettable experience which will unfold on the main lawn of Couples Sans Souci. All ticket categories are VIP, inclusive of a sumptuous menu by Couples Resorts’ Executive Corporate Chef Stefan Spath and his team and complimented by a premium bar service with top shelf wines and spirits. Event sponsors and V-VIP guests will enjoy a special private cocktail beach party at 6:30 p.m. Cocktails for our VIP guests begin at 7:00 p.m. All guests are invited to be seated at 7:30 p.m. Get settled in ahead of showtime promptly at 8:00 p.m. Gates open at 5:45 p.m.

THE BENEFICIARY:

This year, the event proceeds will directly support the Issa Trust Foundation’s latest project – the construction of the Mary Issa Children’s Health Centre in St Ann to provide top-notch pediatric and adolescent primary healthcare to the children of Jamaica on an ongoing basis. Construction will begin this summer. While enjoying all on offer, please consider participating in the evening’s Silent Auction and bidding on your preferred items. They will include fine works of art, luxurious vacation stays and other items of value. There is also the opportunity for our guests to pledge cash donations. Come May 27th – there is only one place to be!
While enjoying all on offer, please consider participating in the evening’s Silent Auction and bidding on your preferred items. They will include fine works of art, luxurious vacation stays and other items of value. There is also the opportunity for our guests to pledge cash donations. Come May 27th – there is only one place to be!
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CHARITY gala ‘For The Children’, hosted by the Issa Trust Foundation, far exceeded its lofty goal of US$200,000 by raising a whopping US$417,000. Read the full story here!
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The Issa Trust Foundation was established in 2005 by Couples Resorts as a nonprofit organization. The mission of the Foundation is to provide a system of prevention, health promotion and education, community health improvement and other services to promote well-being and development for the people of Jamaica.

The Foundation strives to provide an environment conducive to the educational needs of children in collaboration with other community resources. Together, through educational and professional programs, we will work with, and advocate for families to provide a safe, nurturing and permanent home for children.

Funds raised from this event will enable Issa Trust Foundation to start the construction of its own children and adolescent health center in the Ocho Rios area. We will be offering not only pediatric but adolescent services in addition to specialty clinics, mental health support, vision, hearing tests along with primary care. The center will also offer rotation programs for doctors to partner with local Jamaican doctors.

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ST ANN, Jamaica – As they seek to raise funds to build a children’s health centre in Ocho Rios, the Issa Trust Foundation is getting ready to host its first charity event outside of Jamaica. Read Full Story Here
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Couples Resorts and its charity arm, Issa Trust Foundation, on Monday donated medical equipment valued $40 million to Jamaica’s public health sector. Read Full Story Here
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This year we are celebrating #GivingTuesday for an entire month! Read Full Story Here>>
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Kingston, Jamaica, September 24, 2021 – Having started its rollout in a few select schools in August of this year, other schools within Jamaica’s wider early childhood education system will soon have access to the Graphogame literacy app. Developed by linguists, neuropsychologists, and speech pathologists, Graphogame is the most-researched educational game, with proven efficacy in achieving basic literacy, equal to 1-to-1 teacher support, among children in the 4-9 age groups.

The app is a generous gift to Jamaican school children from Winsome Wishes for KIDS (WWKIDS) in NY, with the assistance of the United States-based Windward Institute. In Jamaica, the Issa Trust Foundation has generously partnered with WWKIDS for the app rollout and the attendant nationwide awareness campaign.
“The pilot rollout in Jamaica has demonstrated that this app can play a very important role in bridging gaps in our early childhood education system, which are now widening as a result of COVID-19,” said Simone Sobers, Founder of WWKIDS. “It is interactive, intuitive, and user friendly, and best of all, it is free. Once downloaded, it can be played without connectivity and data, which is significant at a time when children may have increased access to devices through several governmental and private sector initiatives, but still lack connectivity and have no access to data,” she continued.
The Issa Trust Foundation has expressed excitement at the rollout of the Graphogame in Jamaica. “This initiative is in clear alignment with our mission of community-building, providing resources for children to have access to education and promoting and improving health care and other services that increase the well-being and development of Jamaica. We are eager to get it in the hands of all children because we know that education is the foundation on which they will build the rest of their lives. We are happy to play a part in ensuring that this foundation is secure,” said Diane Pollard, President, and CEO of the Issa Trust Foundation.

The Graphogame app will be available as a free-to-download application in Jamaica, on iOS, Microsoft, and Android App Stores, starting in October. The donation of the app is a continuation of the work that WWKIDS has been doing in Jamaica over the last eighteen (18) months, which includes virtual workshops for teachers in Jamaica, and the donation of devices to schools and children in need.
We need your help! Currently, we are collecting tablets and donations to use towards purchasing new tablets. Any contribution is welcomed, and on behalf of the children who will be benefitting, we thank you for your generosity!
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Win A 5 Night Getaway at a Couples Resort of your choice! Enter by August 12th. Please join us in supporting the Issa Trust Foundation’s ONE LOVE SUMMER campaign, now through August 12th.  Live drawing will be held on Saturday, August 14th. Your donations will go towards school supplies, critical medical equipment and supplies. We hope you will join us in showing and sharing your love for Jamaica! FOR EVERY US $50.00 DONATION, YOU WILL BE ENTERED TO WIN A GETAWAY FOR TWO AT A COUPLES RESORT OF YOUR CHOICE. Enter to win: Go to https://bit.ly/2EVNmgA to donate US $50.00 Learn more about Couples Resorts: https://couples.com/
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Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore shares a message and an appeal to corporations and organizations to give what support you can to the Issa Trust Foundation:

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