The Hummingbirds Association
Out Reach
- Food for The Poor Jamaica
- Food Vouchers during Covid19
- Bahamas Red Cross
- Children’s Homes here and in Jamaica
- The Hummingbirds Association offered shelter after Hurricane Dorian
- Donation of Diagnostic Medical Equipment to Bustamante Children’s Hospital, Jamaica .
- Donations Kidney Dialysis Machine Fund – Princess Margaret Hospital & Donations to Bahamas Cancer Society.
- Donations to Medical Funds of individuals.
- Donation of Beds & Computers to Maxfield Park Children’s Home – Jamaica.
- Donation to Stapledon School for the Mentally Challenged.
- Assistance to Children’s Homes e.g. Ranfurley & Elizabeth Estate Children’s Home – Bahamas.
- Donation to Building Fund for School of Hope – St. Mary, Jamaica .
- Assistance in financing ticketing for the repatriation of some destitute Jamaican Nationals & regular visits made to Jamaican nationals at the Detention Centre and Her Majesty’s Prisons.
- Donation to The office of Disaster & Emergency Management – Jamaica.
- Donations to NEMA – Bahamas.
- Assistance to persons in the Jamaican community in the Bahamas.
- Assistance to the Consular activities.
- Annual assistance to Bahamas Red Cross, ICF and Sandilands Hospital Fairs
- Donation of E.C.G machine to St. Anne’s Bay Hospital, Jamaica.
- The establishment of a Scholarship Fund for Jamaican and other youth in the Bahamas
- Annual donation of school supplies to youth in the community
- Donation to Program R.E.A.C..H for Autism in The Bahamas.
- Donation to Hurricane Relief in recent hurricane in The Bahamas
- Christmas Visits and donations to the Unity House home for the Elderly.
- Supply of Drinking water to Jamaican inmates at H.R.M.P.
- Assistance to visiting Jamaican sports teams with cash and kind.
- Preservation, performance and development of Jamaican Culture and folk-lore through Performing Arts e.g. Hummingbird Performers, Youth outreach etc..
- Informational Forums on health, Insurance, business opportunities, culture etc.
- Assistance to Haitian Embassy for Disasters in Haiti
- Direct Relief items for Food and Shelter from as far back as Hurricane Gilbert
- Donate Diagnostic Auditory Equipment to The Bustamante Children’s Hospital.
- Donation of equipment to the KPH Accident & Emergency Department.
- Donation of new ECG Machine to the St. Annes Bay Regional Hospital.
- Assisted Helping Hands Productions in donating a new Infant Incubator to the Port Maria Hospital, St Mary, Jamaica.
- Currently Fund-raising to purchase Equipment for a Western Hospital.
- Princess Margaret Hospital
- The Association has assisted Medical expenses of needy Individuals
- Purchase of Piano for Music Programme of The Glenmuir High School.
- Donation to the School of Hope Building Project –St. Mary Chapter.
- Donation to the Lottery Primary School, St . James.
- Computers to Maxfield Park Children’s Home
- Program R.E.A.C.H – Bahamas
- Abilities Unlimited -Bahamas
- Young Bahamian Music Society
- Glenmuir High School-Jamaica
- School of Hope Jamaica-Jamaica
- Donation of Beds to the Maxfield Park Children’s Home.
- Donation of Computers to the Maxfield Park Children’s Home
- Rugby
- Volleyball
- Basketball
- Assisted with Water & Gears for CARIFTA Track Teams
- Assisted with water and food for CARIFTA Swimming team
- Donation of $1000 annually to the CARIFTA team for several years.
- Assisted the Jamaican Consulate to execute a collection drive of clothing and food to be donated to victims of Hurricane Gilbert as well as monetary donation to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, Jamaica.
- Consistent annual donations to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management .since 1988.
- Assist Jam. Consulate.
- The Right Hon. Edward Seaga
- The Right Hon. P. J. Patterson
- The Right Hon. Bruce Golding
- The Right Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller
- Presence at Reception for the Late Governor General His Excellency Sir Howard Cooke
- Min. of Finance David Coore
- Several other Ministers of Government
- Rep of Jamaican Diaspora Initiative
- Memorial Service for the Late Prime Minister The Right Hon. Michael Manley.
- Participated in Memorial Ceremony for The Late Professor Rex Nettleford
- CARIFTA, CAC Games, Teams
- Olympians Usain Bolt, Sherone Simpson, & Keron Stuart
- Rugby, Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer, CARIFTA Swimming Teams
- Police & Defense Force Basketball Teams
- Formation of The Hummingbird Performers to preserve, promote and present Jamaican Culture by the performance of Song, Dance, Speech and Drama on the Public Stage.
- The hosting of Annual Concerts in the Bahamas to showcase Jamaican culture.
- The Representation of Jamaican culture by performance at National and International events in the Bahamas including:-
- The Annual international Cultural Fair of some Forty Countries hosted by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Tourism
- Caribbean Youth Day Fair hosted by Ministry of Youth & Culture
- Caribbean Music Festival
- Entertainment at International Sporting Events. E.g. Half-time Soccer Match – Haiti vs Jamaica
- Other special ceremonies and functions
- by bringing in and hosting the Glenmuir High School Festival Choir to conduct a Lecture/Demonstration Performance for all schools in the Bahamas.
- Hosting several Benefit Events featuring Jamaican Popular Artiste to raise funds for Jamaica. Featuring :- DJ Nicholas, GodArtiste, Professor Nuts, Richie Stephens, Freddie McGregor
- Organizing Annual Ecumenical Service in observation of Jamaican Independence since 1978.
- Hosting an Annual Fair in celebration of Jamaican Independence on August Monday since the 1980’s.
- Presented Guest lectures to College of Bahamas and visiting American colleges on Jamaican Culture in the Bahamas.
- Media discussion on contribution of Jamaican Diaspora to the development of The Bahamas
- Represented Jamaican community in contributing to the National Reporting Mechanism’s report to the United Nation’s CERD (Convention to end all forms of Racial Discrimination)