Jasy - Jamaican Advantage Through Sports for Youth

Every child has a dream and a right to be all that he or she can be.  This coming summer, I will be part of a Mission team that is committed to help make dreams come true.  Our group will run a week-long sports camp, called JASY, for 140 destitute but deserving children who live in shanties located in the Riverton dump in Kingston, Jamaica.

Everyone in Jamaica is extremely proud of the success of the Jamaican Track and Field team in the Olympics.  While not everyone can be an Olympic athlete, every child in Riverton hopes for an opportunity to learn new skills, meet new friends, and be recognized for his or her own special talents.  These are the opportunities that JASY Camp provides.

JASY utilizes sports training as a vehicle to improve self-esteem, physical well-being, teamwork, Christian values and cross-cultural learning.  I look forward to serving these children of God and to sharing with them God’s love, joy and promise of a better future.

Our team is working hard to raise funds to offset some of our travel and accommodations costs, and to help cover the cost of the camp itself (facilities, transportation, meals, emergency medical and security services, sports equipment, crafts, and character recognition awards for the campers.)

Would you help us make this dream possible by sponsoring one or more of the hundred children who hope to attend this program?  Sponsorship costs just $60 per camper. Other sponsorship opportunities are also available. See the menu at the right side of this page.

For your donation, you will receive a personalized thank you card from a JASY camper.  More importantly, you will have helped make a real difference in a poor child’s life.