Grammy Award-winning artiste Shaggy would be the headline act for this 12 months’s staging of the Issa Belief Basis’s For The Youngsters profit live performance.
The Issa Belief Basis, the philanthropic arm of {Couples} Resorts, will mark its twentieth anniversary with Shaggy In Live performance, a profit occasion to lift funds for the development of the Mary Issa Paediatric and Adolescent Well being Centre in Ocho Rios, St Ann.
Set for Might 17, 2025 at {Couples} Sans Souci in Ocho Rios, the occasion will function the platinum-selling artiste, together with particular visitor younger sensation Lila Ike.
“This might be an all-VIP occasion… an intimate, open-air live performance beneath the celebrities,” stated John Dacosta of CYNDICATO, the manufacturing staff behind the occasion.
He stated patrons might be handled to electrifying performances from each acts together with beautiful culinary delights curated by famend cooks Stefan Spath & Jacqui Tyson, premium wines and handcrafted cocktails.
“There might be unique pre-show experiences, together with a V-VIP cocktail seaside occasion and a VIP cocktail hour,” Dacosta stated.
This occasion will proceed the muse’s custom of merging music and philanthropy, with previous stagings headlined by Michael Bolton, Air Provide, Third World, Ky-Mani Marley, Tessanne Chin, and Tarrus Riley. These live shows haven’t solely supplied world-class leisure however have additionally raised important funds supporting paediatric health-care initiatives in Jamaica.
“The Issa Belief Basis is dedicated to remodeling paediatric well being care in Jamaica, making certain that each baby has entry to high quality medical care no matter their circumstances,” stated Diane Pollard, CEO, Issa Belief Basis.
Since its inception in 2005, Issa Belief Basis has supplied roughly $41 million in medical donations, organising paediatric medical missions, and implementing sustainable programmes which have helped to cut back neonatal mortality charges. The inspiration additionally focuses on coaching native health-care professionals and supporting biomedical engineering training to take care of vital medical tools.
“We’ve remodelled the St Ann’s Bay Hospital Paediatric and Neonatal Ward, putting in air-conditioning, a brand new roof, beds, chairs, different important upgrades, and donated life-saving tools together with new digital X-ray programs to the Savanna-la-Mar and Annotto Bay hospitals,” stated Pollard.
The upcoming live performance goals to generate roughly US$500,000 to help the development and ongoing operational bills of the Mary Issa Paediatric and Adolescent Well being Middle, a 9,000 sq. foot, state-of-the-art facility designed to fill a vital health-care hole in St Mary and St Ann.
The centre will present major and preventative care, specialty clinics in cardiology, nephrology, oncology, psychological well being, in addition to free imaginative and prescient screening and listening to exams. It’ll additionally supply social help providers, making certain a holistic method to youngsters’s well being care.
“Due to the beneficiant contributions of our donors and companions, 70 per cent of the development is accomplished. Nonetheless, continued help is essential as we work in the direction of securing the remaining funds wanted to finish the undertaking and guarantee its long-term sustainability,” Pollard identified.
She additional acknowledged that, by attending the upcoming occasion, friends will grow to be part of a significant mission — making certain that youngsters in Jamaica obtain the medical care they deserve.
The inspiration is actively looking for sponsors and donors to help each the live performance and the brand new health-care centre, with a variety of sponsorship tiers and alternatives out there for company organisations and particular person donors.
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