VOICES Bi-Monthly Magazine of the University of Technology, Jamaica | January – March 2022 16 University of Technology, Jamaica students in need who benefit from the monthly allotment of groceries provided by the GraceKennedy (GK) Campus Connect Food Bank will now also be receiving fruits, thanks to a partnership between the Jamaica Producers (JP) Tropical Foods Limited and the Grace Kennedy Foundation. The first allocation of fruits, including bananas and pineapples, was presented to the Food Bank on March 23, 2022 at a the UTech, Jamaica Papine Campus. The GK Campus Connect Food Bank was established in 2019, and serves university students in need from UTech, Jamaica, The University of The West Indies, Mona, and the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts. Pictured from left are Sujae Boswell, Business Development Manager, Grace Kennedy Limited, Mrs. Caroline Mahfood, CEO, Grace Kennedy Foundation, Dr. Haldane Johnson, Acting Deputy President, UTech, Jamaica, Ms. Gayon Douglas, Marketing Executive, JP Tropical Foods Limited and Ms. Daniellea Wadsworth, UTech, Jamaica Students’ Union President’s Assistant. University of Technology, Jamaica students who are beneficiaries of the GraceKennedy (GK) Campus Connect Food Bank can now look forward to a hot meal with their monthly allotment of groceries, thanks to a donation of lunch vouchers, totaling $1,000,000.00 donated by Restaurant Associates Limited, parent company of Burger King, Popeye’s and Little Caesars Pizza franchises in Jamaica. The gift was presented to the UTech, Jamaica Food Bank on March 24, 2022 at the University’s Papine Campus. The GK Campus Connect Food Bank was established in 2019 and serves university students in need from UTech, Jamaica, The University of The West Indies, Mona, and the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts. GK Campus Connect Food Bank at UTech, Jamaica Receives Fruitful Boost from JP Tropical Foods GK Campus Connect Food Bank at UTech, Jamaica Receives Donation from Restaurant Associates Limited L-R: Mr. Sujae Boswell, Business Development Manager, GraceKennedy Limited, Mrs. Caroline Mahfood, CEO, GraceKennedy, Miss Marion Brown, VP and University Registrar, Mrs. Sabrena McDonald Radcliffe, Head, Sales and Marketing, Restaurant Associates Limited, Miss Robyn Murray, UTech, Jamaica Students’ Union President and Mrs. Dorrset Gabbidon-Pottinger, Assistant Registrar, Student Services.
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