| Entertainment fraternity launch Operation Santa 876
15-Nov-07 |
With Christmas fast approaching a group of Jamaican organizations have created ties in bringing holiday cheer to those children who have been riddled with abuse, neglect and misfortune in their lives.
Operation Santa 876, the annual holiday charity campaign spearheaded by Goldie Lox Productions, ZIP 103FM, HYPE TV and One876Entertainment.com is the campaign ready to help those children in group homes, low income homes and with special needs to have a happy and blessed holiday.
While the average family enjoys the benefits of a happy holiday whether it's a holiday feast, decorations, toys or gifts, there are children who don't have any of those benefits because they lack even the basic needs. These forgotten children yearn for the bare necessities, of not just food, clothing or shelter, but love and family.
Organizers of the campaign will be collecting as much toys, decorations, food and other donations before December 20, 2007 then have some of our Jamaican celebrities hand the gifts to them. This will be a great package for these children, most will never have the opportunity to meet these persons whose songs soothes them when there sad, whose jokes makes them laugh when they'd rather cry, faces they see on T.V being brought into their reality can give a child a hope that dreams do come true.
How donations will be collected: 1. With the help of local media sponsors we will solicit holiday shoppers to by an extra toy or gift and drop the donation off at one of the designated locations (to be announced). 2. Solicit local shops and businesses who carry any holiday type item to donate. 3. Solicit international media sponsors to have toy drives in their respective areas to carry out "holiday barrel drives." (Listeners will drop off items to designated locations and the media sponsors will have barrel shipped.)
Confirmed celebrities include: Shaggy, Yendi Phillips (Miss Jamaica 2007), Beenie Man, Daville, Wayne Marshall, Tami & Tesse Anne Chin, Busy Signal, Macka Diamond, Spice, Mavado, Leftside, Esco, Romaine (Rising Star), Nikki Z (Zip 103 & Hype T.V), Deadra (Hype T.V). More to be confirmed.
Operation Santa 876, the annual holiday charity campaign spearheaded by Goldie Lox Productions, ZIP 103FM, HYPE TV and One876Entertainment.com is the campaign ready to help those children in group homes, low income homes and with special needs to have a happy and blessed holiday.
While the average family enjoys the benefits of a happy holiday whether it's a holiday feast, decorations, toys or gifts, there are children who don't have any of those benefits because they lack even the basic needs. These forgotten children yearn for the bare necessities, of not just food, clothing or shelter, but love and family.
Organizers of the campaign will be collecting as much toys, decorations, food and other donations before December 20, 2007 then have some of our Jamaican celebrities hand the gifts to them. This will be a great package for these children, most will never have the opportunity to meet these persons whose songs soothes them when there sad, whose jokes makes them laugh when they'd rather cry, faces they see on T.V being brought into their reality can give a child a hope that dreams do come true.
How donations will be collected:
1. With the help of local media sponsors we will solicit holiday shoppers to by an extra toy or gift and drop the donation off at one of the designated locations (to be announced).
2. Solicit local shops and businesses who carry any holiday type item to donate.
3. Solicit international media sponsors to have toy drives in their respective areas to carry out "holiday barrel drives." (Listeners will drop off items to designated locations and the media sponsors will have barrel shipped.)
Confirmed celebrities include:
Shaggy, Yendi Phillips (Miss Jamaica 2007), Beenie Man, Daville, Wayne Marshall, Tami & Tesse Anne Chin, Busy Signal, Macka Diamond, Spice, Mavado, Leftside, Esco, Romaine (Rising Star), Nikki Z (Zip 103 & Hype T.V), Deadra (Hype T.V). More to be confirmed.