Jermain Defoe leads efforts to assist communities affected by Hurricane Tomas
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Contact: Lucius Doxerie
Monday 8 November 2010 – Saint Lucians in the diaspora are reaching out to their fellow Saint Lucians with several humanitarian initiatives.
Recently, star footballer of Saint Lucian parentage—based in the United Kingdom—Jermain Defoe, launched an appeal for victims of hurricane Tomas.
Defoe supported by family members launched the appeal during a brief ceremony at the High Commission for Saint Lucia on Thursday, 4th November in conjunction with KIDS TASKFORCE, a UK based programme for schools..
During the ceremony he presented over 1000 books for schools in Saint Lucia to High Commissioner His Excellency Eldridge Stephens.
The schools chosen for this project are Augier Combined, Blanchard Combined, Desruisseaux Combined, and Micoud Primary.
The High Commissioner hailed this goodwill gesture as timely and extremely useful for Saint Lucia in the aftermath of Hurricane Tomas. He further expressed the appreciation of the government and recipient schools in Saint Lucia.
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