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9 Boxing towers donated by Trench Town for Life

Posted on by Charles Hyatt
Thanks to the efforts of #TrenchTownForLife, Boys' Town is now the owners of 9 new boxing towers.  Our fastest growing sporting interest is boxing and we thank Trench Town for Life for the continued interest in our programs. Special thanks to Danielle (Chambers) Perkins, the 2014 Female NY State Golden Glove Champ for offering the towers and helping to make this happen! .
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Western Sports Essay Competition Winner

Posted on by Charles Hyatt
Ariel receiving her winnngs
We are pleased to announce that Ariel Gapour is the winner of the top prize in the 2015 Western Sports Essay Competition. The top prize is $40,000.00 total in cash and prizes from Western Sports. The breakdown of the prize is as follows: • $20,000.00 WSL Gift Certificate made out to the school (for sporting goods and or equipment from Western Sports • $10,000.00 cheque made out to the schoo...
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“Straight Talk” about managing your money

Posted on by Charles Hyatt
The show went on this morning when the Charles Hyatt Foundation visited Boys' Town All Age School and held this months "Straight Talk" session.  The topic this month was how to manage money. The students had a wonderful time coming up with ideas about managing their money from giving it to family members to investing it. Unfortunately Ms. Anika Smith, of Mayberry Investments, was not able to make ...
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Leader R Readers Project 2015

Posted on by Charles Hyatt
On behalf of the students at Boys Town All Age School , I'd like to sincerely thank Trench Town For Life for the creation of the Leaders R Readers library project. The build out was an amazing 7-day journey, with many challenges. However, we are happy that the library is complete! In September 2015, TTFL traveled to our school in Trench Town, shopped for the materials to build out the librar...
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Business Plan Competition with Participants from Vulnerable Communities (Boys’ Town and Mountain View)

Posted on by Jhunelle Jureidini
“There is hope for our country. There is a future for every boy and girl. For we know change is coming and we can make a difference between you and me” The tune of this well known jingle, came to mind whilst at the Diaspora Youth Connect (DYC) Project’s Inaugural Business Plan Competition on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at the Mona School of Business and Management, University of the West Indies Mon...
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