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In the spirit of giving Dancehall general, Rodney “Bounty Killer” Pryce donated 60 beds to the Kingston Public Hospital. According to his Instagram post the beds were handed over to hospital officials by the Health Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton.
The hardcore dancehall veteran openingly expressed how it felt handing over the beds in a post he said, ” feeling grateful to do things like these sharing is caring and giving is receiving despite how small it might be..” This undertaking by Bounty Killer now stands at three (3), the number of local hospitals to have benefited from donations from an artiste since the start of the year.
The Shaggy Make A Diffence Foundation donated a whopping $100 million to The Bustamante Hospital For Children and Iba Mahr donated J$200,000 to the Linstead Hospital.
Since 2001 The Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation has donated possibly over US$200 million as well as equipments to include an Electroencephalogram (EEG) machine and Table Top Sterilizing machine, funded the Medical Oxygen System, Funded the beautification of the Administration Block at the hospital and collaborated with Scotia Bank Jamaica to create a park and recreation area on the hospitals’ complex. This year Shaggy’s donations goes toward the improvement of an ICU.
This is as good as any time to also make mention of other artistes who have in the past two (2) years created charities giving back to the communities such as, Cherine Anderson for The Cherine Anderson Reach One Child (ROC) to aid 6th Grade students at Primary level, Aidonia’s One Voice Foundation to assist students with educational challenges, Konshens Adopt A Cause Charity Foundation and Mr. Vegas Euphoria Charity Concert and Food Drive which aided The Mustard Seed Community in Kingston as reported on this blog…(click here to read more)
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An encouraging Shaggy in his reaction to Bounty Killer’s effort had this to say on his Instagram, “Big respect to the 5 Star General @grunggaadzilla….this is what I’m talking about” and of cource, we share the same sentiments, “it’s a good look Bounty Killer, each one reach one!”
#NIPnews Read also: Shaggy Make a Difference – Support the Charities
Sophia McKay
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