ELLINGTON... we are facilitating the basics of life
NEWELL, St Elizabeth — Newell High School Principal Audrey Ellington was about two minutes into an interview with the Jamaica Observer inside the school library last Wednesday when two students walked in and asked her for care packages.
Ellington packed two bags with the items donated for the benefit of the school population and residents of neighbouring communities, following Hurricane Melissa’s October 28 rampage across Jamaica’s western region.
“We have butter beans, tuna, sardine, crackers, cereal, water, matches, toiletries, flour, and rice. We also have clothes and shoes, because a number of our students have been flooded out.
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