POPPY APPEAL JAMAICA

Campaign Story

Curphey Home is an infirmary for indigent Jamaican military veterans and is located in Newport, Manchester, Jamaica.  The home is operated by Jamaica Legion, which is a member of the Royal Commonwealth Ex-services League (RCEL).   Our aim at Jamaica Legion is to ensure that our veterans are adequately provided with a range of full-service assistance, from sustenance and other basic needs to medical, dental and optical care.  Curphey Home, however, only has capacity for 25 destitute veterans; therefore, most of the veterans being cared for by the Jamaica Legion live in less than suitable circumstances outside of the home.  In addition to the veterans we care for, the Legion also provides assistance to impoverish widows of military veterans.

The Jamaica Legion Poppy Appeal (JLPA) is the main fundraising arm of the Jamaica Legion and is responsible for initiating activities to achieve the financial goals of the Legion each year.  Among the activities conducted by the JLPA annually are poppy distribution to a wide cross-section of people locally and, to a limited extent, internationally; and our flagship  “Veterans for Veterans” (Vets for Vets) concert on the second Saturday in November. The concert is streamed to a global audience via www.caribtix.com/poppyappealjamaica/vets4vets.

The fundraising target of the JLPA this year is approximately US$100,000. Your generous donations are welcomed and appreciated; no amount is too small. Thank you for your consideration and spiritual support.

Lieutenant Colonel Warrenton Dixon
Chairman
Jamaica Legion Poppy Appeal