Three more schools start up EarlyAct coin-drive collection

Rashida Williams , younger sister of the EarlyAct President Daena-Gay collects coins from parents Yolanda Granston (right) and Olga Samuels (second right). at Montego Bay Christian Academy's PTA meeting

The EarlyAct Clubs of Liceo Montessori , Montego Bay Christian Academy and Montego Bay Prep have recently jumped on the Coin Collection Drive train!

EarlyActors at the Montego Bay Christian Academy were creative with their coin-drive collection tactics and were on hand at the first PTA meeting on Tue the 22nd of September with their jugs requesting donations.

Earlier in the week, the Principal endorsed the event by emailing parents about the coin-drive scheduled for 19 Sep – 25 Oct 2009.

To date six schools in Montego Bay are competing to collect coins in aid of Rotaract’s ongoing charity project, the Norwood Basic School . During the schools PTA meeting the community service project was highlighted as being a great way for students to provide “service above self”- the motto of the Rotary Club of Montego Bay, the parent club of both Rotaract and EarlyAct club activities under Rotary International.

EarlyAct Club Monteg Bay Prep receives EarlyAct paraphernalia

Teachers at Montego Bay Prep gratefully accept a box of EarlyAct paraphernalia from the Rotary Club of Montego Bay ’s Past Prsident Alfred Perrier. Pictured are teachers Tessenic Brown, Kemelo Porteous, Lillieth Hudson, Donna Holt and Kayon Cummings.


The teachers and 24 members of the EarlyAct Club of Montego Bay Prep School are keen to begin their first project of the school year – a Coin-Drive, collecting coins for Norwood Basic School and the chance to receive 50 free entry tickets to Cornwall Beach – a competition that has already started between 6 schools in Montego Bay and will culminate at Cornwall Beach on Sun 25 Oct.

The team of Mobay Prep teachers are enthusiastic about the EarlyAct Club and are involved 100%. Visiting Rotarian Natasha Parchment-Clarke met with teachers Brown and Hudson who showed great enthusiasm for the Rotary procedures and protocol of conducting an EarlyAct meeting. “From the amount of trophies and awards the school has in their showcase, I can tell this club is going to be successful,” stated Rotarian Natasha as she left their premises on the 24th of September 2009.

NAZ Children's Centre EarlyAct club is formed

Miss Adams (teacher), students Angelique Russel and Harlin Javier along with Rotarian Natasha Parchment-Clarke pose with posters and coin-drive collection jugs as they charter their EarlyAct Club at the Naz Children’s Centre in Montego Bay

In the heat of back-to-school excitement, the students of NAZ Children’s Centre had something else to celebrate – the formation of an EarlyAct Club at their school, making a total of 5 clubs in Montego Bay .

On Tuesday the 8th of September, 2009 Rotarian Natasha Parchment-Clarke was on hand as the students were selected for positions including President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer of their twice monthly after-school club that promotes “service above self” just like its sponsoring club The Rotary Club of Montego Bay.

The students were all the more thrilled to be a part of their first official ‘local community’ event, a Coin-Drive to collect money for Norwood Basic School, starting on 19 Sep and culminating in a family beach day at the newly-opened Cornwall Beach on 25 Oct.




Naz Children’s Centre is one of the 5 host schools that have an EarlyAct Club including Liceo Montessori, Greenwood Preparatory, Montego Bay Christian Academy and Montego Bay Preparatory and within the first week of school, another school has jumped on the Coin-Drive bus – namely Edwards Prep.

Exclaimed an involved parent from Edwards Prep, Sophie Alexandropolous: “This is a great project for my children and their school to be involved in – meaningful, yet fun. We are busy filling our jugs with coins and hope to win the competition, get our figure matched for the benefit of Norwood Basic and enjoy the 50 free entry tickets Cornwall Beach is giving away!”

For details and to be involved in the Coin-Drive, contact Natasha Parchment-Clarke at 869 5940

EarlyAct Coin Drive in Aid of The Norwood Basic School

The EarlyAct Clubs of Montego Bay have embarked on one of their mjor projects for the year - a Coin Collection Drive in aid of the Nrwood Basic School in Montego Bay.

EarlyAct clubs are charged with completing 3 projects annually relating to their school, local community and global community

The Coin Collection Drive begins on the 19th of September 2009 and culminates in a family beach day at the recetly re-opened Cornwall Beach on the 25th of October.

For details and to be involved in the Coin-Drive, contact Natasha Parchment-Clarke at 869 5940