HITS AND JAMS Entertainment (HJ), through the Keem Foundation, has made several donations of sporting equipment to schools, in keeping with a promise made at its ‘Day of Sport’ event to support sports in Guyana.

At that event, HJ’s Chief Executive Officer, Rawle Ferguson, announced that the entertainment entity would promote sports by contributing to its development through schools and local sports clubs.

This promise was not forgotten, and late last week the HJ family made its first set of donations toward this undertaking.

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Campbellville Secondary School and St. Joseph High School each received a table tennis set, while the Mercury Fast Laners Track and Field Club received a cheque for two hundred thousand dollars, and the Beacon Football Club was given $90,000 to purchase sneakers.

The Keem Foundation umbrella is a fund which was started following the story of six-year-old Zeniha Loo, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor that left her unable to walk, eat or speak. Her parents, Roger Loo and Natase Mc Calman, had appealed to the public for assistance in raising funds to have the child undergo surgery.

Hits and Jams Entertainment had supported this cause and developed the ‘Zeniha Telethon’. However, despite these efforts, little Zeniha succumbed to the tumour.

This cause is held close to the hearts of the HJ team, especially its CEO, who developed the foundation in honour of his late son, Rakeem Rahul Alphonso Ferguson, who passed away after a battle with leukemia at the tender age of ten.

With funds raised all year round, inclusive of donations from Corporate Guyana and other persons coupled with material contributions from companies and individuals, HJ utilises Rakeem’s memory to give back to children and families all year round.
Written By Alex Wayne