{"id":1255,"date":"2018-04-04T19:17:31","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T19:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westernmirror.com\/?p=1255"},"modified":"2018-04-04T19:17:31","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T19:17:31","slug":"mobay-city-run-lauded-for-assisting-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/?p=1255","title":{"rendered":"MoBay City Run lauded for assisting students"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having awarded over $15 million to needy students over a four-year period, the MoBay City Run charity organization is being lauded for its philanthropic work by stakeholders in Western Jamaica.<\/strong>
\nThe event, now in its fifth year, is slated for May 6 with a starting time of 6:00 a.m. at the Old Hospital Park, Gloucester Avenue, Montego Bay. It will see participants competing in 10k\/5k races. All proceeds will go toward assisting students at the tertiary, high school and early childhood levels.
\nFor Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President, Omar Robinson, the MoBay City Run has not only evolved \u201cbeyond everyone\u2019s wildest expectations,\u201d it is now the kind of marquee event \u201cthat will attract tourists,\u201d while \u201cbuilding student leaders of tomorrow.\u201d
\n\u201cThe original intent was to provide assistance to students attending tertiary institutions within the region. So overwhelming was the response over the past four years that an early childhood component was introduced, and for the very first time, a high school will now be added to the list of recipients,\u201d he says.
\nMr. Robinson, whose JHTA organization will be donating $100,000 to the cause, notes that the hotel sector throughout the region has thrown its weight behind the event and will once again make up a significant number of the persons expected to participate.
\nFor his part, Mayor of Montego Bay, Homer Davis, says the charity awarding more than $15 million over a four-year period is nothing to scoff at. He adds that the MoBay City Run is a classic example of what is right with the city and by extension Jamaica.
\n\u201cWhat started out as a mere vision has evolved into something truly special and I have to \u2018big up\u2019 the organizers. We have seen and experience all the negative headlines and bad publicity here in Montego Bay over the past year or so. Now here is an event that has come to the fore and which is about to reshape our image in a very positive way. Not only is it a welcome boost for education, but there is also a tourism element as well as a health and wellness component,\u201d the Mayor said.
\nIn 2017, over 4,000 participants lined up for the event, with some very attractive sectional prizes given to the winners. Also, regardless of the category and order of finish, every single runner was given a medal for having participated.
\nICONIC EVENT
\nFor his part, newly appointed Minister of National Security and Member of Parliament for North Western St. James, Dr. Horace Chang, says the Mo Bay City Run is now one of those \u201ciconic events that has taken on a life of its own.\u201d
\n\u201cThis is an event which offers many great opportunities for our students, the parish of St. James and western Jamaica as well,\u201d the Minister notes.
\n\u201cThe race\u2019s main objective is to promote development in education by assisting our students to realize their dreams. I have personally watched the growth of the MoBay City Run, from its very first staging four years ago to now being one of the eagerly anticipated events on our local calendar here in the West. It is also a big plus for tourism and will certainly help to improve the product.\u201d
\nDr. Chang, in whose constituency the event is being staged, says the organizers must be commended for their vision, adding that \u201cthis race has succeeded in bringing all of Montego Bay together and has shown us what is possible when we use our collective minds for a greater good.\u201d
\nIn the meantime, Acting Director, University of the West Indies, Western Jamaica Campus, Patrick Prendergast, says he is extremely pleased that charitable organizations, such as the MoBay City Run, are seeing \u201cboth the vision and virtues\u201d of investing in education.
\n\u201cThere is really no substitute for a good education and it is very encouraging to have organizations like these assisting students to realize their dreams,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Having awarded over $15 million to needy students over a four-year period, the MoBay City Run charity organization is being lauded for its philanthropic work by stakeholders in Western Jamaica. The event, now in its fifth year, is slated for May 6 with a starting time of 6:00 a.m. at the Old Hospital Park, Gloucester […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1255"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1257,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1255\/revisions\/1257"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}