Homeless find hope in hot meals

Homeless people in the St. Catherine area of Jamaica know there is at least one day they will find a hot meal: the last Sunday of each month. That’s when members of the University of the West Indies, Mona, Circle K club meet at Tropical Plaza to provide meals to those in need.

“About 13 members go, and we serve about 40 meals each time,” says club president Candice Neil. “Members donate the meals on their own, so we do not seek sponsors.”

A Kiwanis club started the project, and the Circle K’ers took over when that club became too small to continue the service. But, Candice notes, Circle K alumni and members of the Kiwanis Club of North St. Andrew and the North St. Andrews High School Key Club also help.

“This project is very amazing, because we know that on the Sunday we come together and serve, we quench thirst and take away the pain of hunger,” Candice says.