...No, not the roadrunner but a new and exciting program at St. Mary's All-Age. "Yes we can" - "Yes we will" was the chant heard around the Mission this afternoon as the school community officially launched Boys Empowerment Enrichment Program. Boys and young men in general are a group on the fringe here in Jamaica. Most crimes on the Island are committed by youths between the ages of 16-25. BEEP was started to help our boys make good healthy choices as well as to help build their self-esteem. Many of these boys (grades 7-9) cannot read so literacy efforts will be made to enable these boys to read and thus open a whole new world for them. We do not want our boys to be just another statistic - BEEP will help guide and nourish them to be the next leaders of Jamaica, Land We Love!
Mr. Alrick McKenzie, past student of St. Mary's Basic, All-Age and College addresses the boys and challenges them to be successful. Mr. McKenzie is a Jamaican Television personality (and grandson of our cook)
BEEP choir sings "Ain't No Giving Up"
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