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Prayer Breakfast Committee gives to CUMI

Published:Thursday | April 10, 2014 | 12:00 AM
Joy Crooks (right), nurse and administrator of the Committee for the Upliftment of the Mentally Ill (CUMI), accepts the donation of $400,000 from the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast Committee (NLPBC) and the Victoria Mutual Building Society. Participating in the presentation are (from left) the Reverend D. Stevenson Samuels, chairman of the NLPBC; Janice McKenley, senior vice-president and group chief financial officer, Victoria Mutual Group, and Richard Powell, president and CEO, Victoria Mutual Group. - Contributed

The National Leadership Prayer Breakfast Committee (NLPBC) recently presented a cheque for $400,000 to the committee for the Upliftment of the Mentally Ill (CUMI) at the Victoria Mutual corporate offices, representing donations received at the 34th NLPB held earlier this year.

Speaking at the presentation ceremony, Richard Powell, president and chief executive officer, Victoria Mutual Group, title sponsor for the NLPB, commended CUMI for its tremendous work on behalf of the mentally ill.

"CUMI, you have provided a shining example of courageous leadership for your fellow Jamaicans. A true advocate and caregiver, we can all learn from your commitment to those who have been rejected by society, as you have persisted in your efforts to provide them with care and protection," said Powell.

Joy Crooks, nurse and administrator of CUMI, received the donation.