KINGSTON, Jamaica – Within the face of rising prices and useful resource challenges within the battle towards breast most cancers, JN Cash clients have rallied to make a big influence, contributing $1 million to the Jamaica Most cancers Society (JCS) and its affiliate arm, Jamaica Attain to Restoration, to assist handle important funding gaps.
The funds had been introduced to representatives from the most cancers help organisations in January.
Breast most cancers stays the main reason for cancer-related deaths amongst Jamaican ladies. In help of combatting it and persevering with its custom of giving again, JN Cash provided clients in the UK, United States of America, Canada, Cayman Islands and Jamaica the chance to contribute funds as a part of the JN Group’s annual ‘Take the Courageous Steps’ marketing campaign held in October 2024.
Sanya Wallace is the assistant normal supervisor of technique, advertising, and gross sales at JN Cash. She mentioned that the initiative highlights the significance of teamwork. This teamwork is essential within the fight against this life-threatening disease. JN Cash is devoted to serving to the communities it serves. They help people and households in want.
“Our clients throughout all markets have repeatedly demonstrated their generosity and compassion. Even throughout difficult instances just like the COVID-19 pandemic, they united to supply help,” mentioned Ms Wallace. “This donation once more displays their selflessness and likewise our dedication as an organisation to creating a significant distinction within the lives of others. We’re proud to current this donation to the Jamaica Most cancers Society and Jamaica Attain to Restoration to help some important programmes and actions that provide hope and help to breast most cancers survivors and their households.”
Jamaica Most cancers Society
Michael Leslie is the performing govt director of the Jamaica Most cancers Society (JCS). He mentioned that the donation will assist JCS enhance its screening applications. It’s going to additionally help their schooling actions. He talked about that JCS presents mammography screening for breast most cancers at a decrease price. They conduct as much as 40 exams every day, reaching practically 200 exams each week.
He shared that “early detection is vital to bettering survival charges and giving people a greater probability at restoration and an improved high quality of life.”
Breast Most cancers Survivor
Sandra Samuels is the president of Jamaica Reach to Recovery and a breast most cancers survivor. The donation will assist present help to folks affected by breast most cancers. This help consists of monetary and psychological help, amongst different vital providers.
She mentioned, amongst different issues, the group helps cowl therapy prices for ladies recognized with breast most cancers. Every individual is often allotted $100,000, which can be utilized for exams, scans (together with bone and needle biopsies), and drugs.
To get this assist, she mentioned folks should present a referral from their physician. In addition they want to offer a associated bill. The group doesn’t give money on to these in want. This course of, she defined, ensures transparency and ensures that the funds are used for his or her supposed objective.
“We’re grateful for the contributions made by the JN Cash clients, particularly as a result of many ladies can not even discover the primary greenback to start out the method of restoration and combating breast most cancers is extraordinarily costly. The $100,000 we allot per individual could sound like rather a lot to some folks, however actually it’s a ‘tups within the bucket’ if you happen to’re recognized with the illness,” she disclosed.
She added, “Donations like these are so vital to charities like ours as they help us to assist underserved ladies who could in any other case not be capable to entry help throughout their tough breast most cancers journey.”
