NEW YORK, NY:

Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) Inc., has launched its Child Month Benefit Raffle, proceeds from which will benefit underserved children in Jamaica. The New York based Jamaican charity has received the support of JetBlue Airways, which has donated travel certificates for the fundraising scholarship initiative. COJO is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organisation in New York, whose mission is to help improve the health, education and general well being of underprivileged children.

Tickets for the Child Month Benefit Raffle are now on sale and may be purchased from COJO executives and well wishers. Raffle tickets are one for $5 and five for $20. Jamaican resorts Half Moon, Grand Palladium Hotels & Resorts and The Jewel Dunn’s River Beach Resort & Spa have also supported this year’s initiative.

Grand prize: A 6-day/5-night all-inclusive stay for two at Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa in Montego Bay plus a pair of travel certificates (a) on JetBlue

Second prize: A 5-day/4-night all-inclusive stay for two at Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort & Spa in Ocho Rios plus a pair of travel certificates (a) on JetBlue

Third prize: A 4-day/3-night stay all-inclusive stay for two at any Sandals Resort plus a pair of travel certificates (a) on JetBlue

(a) Taxes, fees and restrictions apply

The raffle will culminate during the week of May 20, 2012 when the winners will be announced at a special scholarship luncheon in Jamaica.