MONTEGO BAY, St. James – JN Cash clients have donated $1 million to the Jamaica Most cancers Society (JCS) and Jamaica Attain to Restoration, its affiliate, to fight rising prices and useful resource challenges within the battle in opposition to breast most cancers. The funds, raised by way of the JN Group’s annual ‘Take the Courageous Steps’ marketing campaign in October 2024, had been just lately offered to the organizations.
Breast most cancers stays the main reason behind cancer-related deaths amongst Jamaican ladies. The JN Cash initiative allowed clients in the UK, United States of America, Canada, Cayman Islands, and Jamaica to contribute to the trigger.
Sanya Wallace, assistant basic supervisor, technique, advertising and gross sales at JN Cash, emphasised the significance of collective motion and JN Cash’s dedication to the communities it serves. “Our clients have persistently demonstrated their generosity,” Wallace said, highlighting their assist even in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. “This donation displays their selflessness and our dedication to creating a significant distinction.”
Michael Leslie, performing govt director of JCS, expressed gratitude for the donation, stating it should bolster screening applications and academic actions. He famous that JCS conducts roughly 200 mammography screenings per week at a sponsored value, emphasizing the significance of early detection.
Sandra Samuels, president of Jamaica Attain to Restoration, defined that the funds will assist monetary, psychological, and different important help to these affected by breast most cancers. The group supplies as much as $100,000 per particular person for exams, scans, and drugs, requiring a physician’s referral and bill for disbursement. “Many ladies can not even discover the primary greenback to begin the method of restoration,” Samuels defined, highlighting the expense of breast most cancers therapy. “Donations like these are so necessary to charities like ours as they help us to help underserved ladies who might in any other case not be capable of entry assist throughout their tough breast most cancers journey.”
