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Jamaica - Most people go there to With a Red Stripe in one hand, love for your brothers
experience the lush greenery, beauty of the Blue and sisters, and the prophet’s melodies carrying into
Mountains, beaches, sun, surf, and rumrunners. the blue sky, you too can participate in this unique and
However, there is a different side to Jamaica, one that the rewarding experience. Make 2010 the year you “Get up,
brightly-colored tour buses and reggae-blasting taxis avoid Stand up” and do something that can be life changing for
because most tourists prefer not to tarnish their Eden. you, but more importantly, makes a difference in the life of
This “other” side is characterized by extreme poverty, from someone less fortunate. The JOP will return to Jamaica
which there is little hope of recovery, but in the words of this March, and I hope we’ll see you there.
that Rasta-ed bard, “If you hope good down from above,
help the weak if you are strong”. The Jamaican Outreach To learn more or to make a donation, visit
Program (JOP) gives Neapolitans the opportunity to do www.JamaicaOutreach.org or email Volunteer Coordinator
just that and to make a positive difference in Jamaica. Ann Kerns at JamaicaOutreach@comcast.net. By mail:
Jamaica Outreach Program, PO. Box 110581, Naples, FL
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knowledge and expertise to the JOP’s housing division, I
went on a JOP sponsored trip to help restore sight to people Jamaica Outreach Program is a 501-c3 public charity,
in the Jamaican slums this past November. Typically, Federal ID 20-804-1251.
these individuals have limited to no opportunity to be seen
by an eye doctor. So when they do have a chance to
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with glasses, they will arrive at 5am and wait for up to
twelve hours. The JOP also provides low income, quality
homes for those living in squalor. So far, 370 homes and
a dental clinic have been built. After going on this trip, I
will never be the same person. Even in a short time, I
became a part of these people’s lives and culture; I truly
experienced the “Jammin’,” and “One Love,” Rastafarian
culture of Bob Marley’s home island.
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