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Kingston City Run has donated over J$9 million to these charities since 2013. WE NEED YOUR HELP to hit J$5 million target for 2017! PLEASE DONATE and FEEL FREE to TELL OTHERS TO DONATE ALSO! Thank you for your support.

Our main aim is to work with these charities to stymie the Homeless plight in Jamaica. These charities offer critical support to individuals and families including rehabilitation and housing solutions.

Our Charities Are:

MusicAlpha.jpgAlpha Boys School: Alpha Boys School is a residential vocational school serving at risk boys 8 and 18 years old. Children are assigned to Alpha by the Child Development Agency after the child is determined to be in need of services by the family court system. Founded in 1880, Alpha has been administered since 1890 by the Religious Sisters of Mercy, a catholic order of nuns. Alpha offers vocational training in agriculture, music, tailoring, wood working and screen printing. Alpha’s work ensures that these at risk children do not end up on our streets. Of the vocations taught at Alpha Boys School, music has been the most prolific. Alpha boys have influenced the direction of jazz, ska, reggae and dancehall worldwide. The celebrated careers of jazzmen Jo Jo Harriot and Dizzy Reece, ska pioneers the Skatalites, roots reggae vocalist Leroy Smart and dancehall deejay Winston Foster, aka Yellowman, all began at Alpha. In the words of The Telegraph (UK), Alpha Boys School “helped release the spirit of one of the most musical islands in the world.”

ScreenPrintAlpha.jpgOpen Arms Drop-In Centre: Open Arms Drop-In Centre was established in November, 2006. They operate a Day Centre for homeless adults (male & female), which open from 7:45am – 6:00pm, a night facility for existing clients from 6:00pm to 7:45 am. (men only). They also operate a Transitional Housing, a 28 single unit facility called Maureen’s Place. The Open Arms Drop In Centre is a Non-Gov Organization which aims to play an integral role in the eradication of homelessness…it believes that homelessness is everyone’s business. Mission: To help eliminate homelessness in Jamaica, by caring for the homeless in a loving atmosphere. Maureen’s Place was established in February, 2011 primarily for involuntarily returned and ex-offenders residents.

The Open Arms Drop-In centre is currently managed by Friends of the Homeless (FOH). The Friends of the Homeless, under the distinguished patronage of her Excellency, the Most Honorable Lady Allen, is a non-governmental, non-profit organization which is committed to eliminating homelessness in Jamaica. The FOH will liaise with Governmental and Non-Governmental Organization and individuals to garner financial and other support.

Picture277.jpgMarie Atkins shelter: Over 100 men and women find solace at the Marie Atkins shelter in downtown Kingston, which is run by the Poor Relief Department. The Poor Relief Department states at least a half of the hundreds who roam Kingston’s streets in the day and sleep wherever they can in the nights, are mentally stable. Most are just unable to afford to pay rent. Others are drug addicts and deportees while other have been affected by fires, hurricanes and other natural disasters and have not been able to return to their homes.

Marie Atkins night shelter sleeps approximately 110 person each night, these include many who used to sleep in the St William Grant Park.

Food For The Poor: Food For The Poor (FFP) Jamaica is the largest charity organization in Jamaica.  Food For The Poor Inc., located in Florida, USA, is the largest international relief and development organization in the United States. It is an interdenominational organization that assists the poor in 17 countries in the Caribbean and Latin America. FFP partners with a number of stakeholders including churches, non-governmental and private sector organizations, children’s homes and service organizations throughout the island that deal directly with the poor to fill their most urgent needs and to encourage self-sufficiency. The work of FFP is funded by donations. Their goal is to improve the health, economic, social and spiritual conditions of the men, women and children we serve through emergency relief aid and ministries in the areas of housing, food, medical, water, sanitation, education, agriculture, outreach and micro-enterprise.

Missonairies.jpgMissionaries of the Poor: Father Richard Ho Lung was associate pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Papine, Jamaica, when he ventured into the depressed community of Mona Commons and listened and shared the struggles of the people.  Father Ho Lung encountered a fundamental problem:  the absence or lack of family life and a sense of community.  Thus, when the “Brothers of the Poor” was founded in 1981, one of the main objectives was to build family and community among the poor and disadvantaged. These objectives were to be pursued in two ways: first, by building a community of men–religious brothers and priests–who would live in community, share all things in common, follow a common spirituality and charism with a common ministry of service to the least in society; second, by bringing together the poor (especially the destitute homeless) as a family and forging community relationships with the wider society.

Initially consisting of only four members, the Brothers of the Poor were approved by the bishop of Kingston, Jamaica and the name changed to the “Missionaries of the Poor”. The brothers began their work in a government-run house for the homeless destitute and aged, where they succeeded in opening the consciousness of the public to the needs and struggles of the poor.  They continued their work with prisoners, where they helped to bring to light the need for rehabilitation among prisoners, not mere isolation.  The community thus began with two successful projects in its early years. Since its founding, the Missionaries of the Poor have received both papal and episcopal approval for their work and constitutions.  Today, the order has over 550 brothers serving in nine missions around the world.

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Winning Bidder Payment Information

AUCTION TERMS Kingston City Run is conducting its 1st annual fundraiser auction online. We welcome bids and donations towards the Kingston City Run charities. Every physical item in the auction that can be shipped will incur a shipping cost, which is the responsibility of the bidder. If you are the successful bidder of an item that needs to be shipped, we will contact you to make arrangements for shipment.

 Auction Terms and Conditions

-      All bidders must be 18 years of age or above.

-      A bid is construed as a legal agreement to purchase the listed item(s) at the amount indicated.

-      Details, validity and restrictions have been indicated in the descriptions of each item.

-      Gift certificates and vouchers are not displayed, but will be provided at the time of payment.

-      Reservations for trips, stays in hotels, use of facilities, ticket redemption or other such items must be mutually arranged by the winning bidder and the donor. Blackout periods, expiration dates and restrictions may apply to hotel stays, cruises and flights. Please note that each of the items up for auction is subject to certain terms and conditions, including availability, black-out dates and other restrictions. 

-      Restrictions and expiration dates may apply on several auction items. The utmost care has been taken to note restrictions as accurately as possible; however, Kingston City Run is not responsible for any restrictions omitted or not otherwise indicated by the donor, or prizes not claimed within the scope of restrictions or expiration dates.

-      Please read the conditions of purchase for the auction items you are interested in prior to placing your bids.

Bidder Account You must create a bidder account to participate in the auction.

-      To create a Bidder Account:

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-      Click on the Sign Up/Register link near the top of the page.  Complete the form then click the button.

-      Make sure you use a phone number or email where you can be reached during the auction.   

Successful bids If you are the successful bidder on an item you will receive an email indicating that you were the successful bidder.  

Invoice A link will be included in the email notification that you receive.  If we do not receive payment or you do not contact us to arrange payment within 48 hours, your items we will go to the next bidder.

Payment

Payment MUST BE MADE WITHIN FOURTY-EIGHT (48) HOURS of winning the bid. If you DO NOT PAY WITHIN FOURTY EIGHT HOURS, the auction items you had the winning bids on will be offered to the bidder with the next winning bid.

You have the following payment options:

Cash/ Credit Card Go to the Jamaica Hotel & Tourist Association (JHTA) Head Office, 2 Ardenne Road to make payment via Credit Card or cash.

PayPal If you have a PayPal account, you can pay for your item(s) via PayPal. 

Credit Card via Paypal You can use your Credit Card to pay via Paypal on the auction website.

Picking up your Items If you live in Jamaica, please pick up your item from the JHTA office at 2 Ardenne Road as quickly as possible. 

If you live abroad, gift vouchers for hotel stays, tours will be sent to you by email and post. Once payment has been made, Gift Certificates will be sent to you in a prompt fashion by Kingston City Run representatives. Kingston City Run will aim to send out all Gift Certificates within two weeks of the completion of the auction on June 30, 2017.

Certain items requires Kingston City Run to notify the relevant company of the winner’s name prior to the release of the final certificate. This will be done in a prompt fashion by Kingston City Run representatives, and the Gift Certificate will be provided thereafter.

For any questions, please contact:

Tanisha Smith:            [email protected]                      876-926-3635-6

For more information about our program, please visit www.kingstoncityrun.com

Winning bidders will be contacted at the end of the auction to make arrangements for payment and pickup/delivery of their items.

Payment Types Accepted:

Online payment via PayPal. A PayPal account is not required. Major credit cards are accepted.

Winning Bidder Item Pickup/Delivery:

Note: Shipping may require an additional fee. Contact the Auction's Administrator for details prior to placing any bids or making pay

Winning bidders will be contacted at the end of the auction to make arrangements for payment and pickup/delivery of their items.

Payment Types Accepted:

Online payment via PayPal. A PayPal account is not required. Major credit cards are accepted.

Winning Bidder Item Pickup/Delivery:

Note: Shipping may require an additional fee. Contact the Auction's Administrator for details prior to placing any bids or making payment.

 

General Auction Information

  • The time on this server will be used to determine the start and end times of the auction. This time may be off from your local time. Refer to the approximate time in the right hand side of this page.
  • When the auction closes, all bidders will receive an e-mail regarding the status of the items they have bid on.
  • The highest bid placed on an item, by auction close, is the winner. There can only be one winner per auction item. The auction administrator (group hosting the auction) agrees to sell the item to the highest bidder.
  • You must register an account in order to place bids. Click Register on the upper right hand side of this page in the login area. Once you have registered, a confirmation/activation will be emailed to you. You must click on the link in the email message to complete the registration process. If you haven't received your confirmation email, please check your "junk mail" or "spam" folder as it may have gone there. You can also re-request the confirmation email. The link for resending the activation code can be found in the login area.

NOTE: eFlea provides a service that facilitates silent auctions for charities & groups/fundraisers. The items up for bids in this auction are listed by the group raising the funds. eFlea is not responsible for the accuracy of the item listings. Please verify item details with the auction administrator(s) prior to placing any bid(s). While eFlea tries to verify the auction administrator(s) and charity/group, we cannot guarantee their validity. Please be cautious and participate only in auctions where you are familiar with the groups and/or administrators.

Information On The Bidding Process Frequently Asked Questions

Please Note that all bids are final. By placing a bid on an item you are agreeing to a contract. You will enter into a legally binding contract to purchase the item from the seller in the event that you are the highest bidder at the time the auction closes. You are responsible for reading the full item listing, and understanding the above instructions and accepted payment methods. The Seller (auction administrator) assumes all responsibility for listing these items. The bidder's source IP address is logged for all bid transactions. Persons placing fraudulent bids may be prosecuted in a court of law.

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