1. Hands Of Compassion AN EMPOWERMENT & HUMANITARIAN COMPANY *A Divine Production 2022* Prepared 2022 by Mrs. Devine Thomas-Harris B.Sc.

2. Mission  “To touch, help and impact as many lives as possible that are hurting, weak, deprived and vulnerable, by sharing, or giving to meet their needs; whilst teaching our nation’s youth the value of respecting, helping and showing compassion to others and the sanctity of human life.”  To boost and enhance the confidence level of our youths, through self-esteem building activities.  To capitalize and create opportunities that show and teach compassion, kindness and love to others in need.  To foster a strong / lasting collaborative network, among various entities in the society, that can help to strengthen, develop and impact others and ourselves

3. Theme: Empowering the our Nation’s Youths, to become citizens that “Champion Humanity”, by giving to those in need, through acts of humanitarianism (outreach).” “ Empowering the our Nation’s Youths, to become citizens that “Champion Humanity”, by giving to those in need, through acts of humanitarianism (outreach).”

4. Aim To assist vulnerable persons in society whilst impacting the lives of all persons involved. To reshape and impact the younger generation’s mind to be more considerate and compassionate towards others in society.

5. Inspiration Redefining Our Youth’s Minds Most often times, criminal acts committed against others in society are done by young people. Many mature into adults, that do not understand the sanctity of human life. A Heart Created to Give… To capitalize and create opportunities that will add more meaning and value to persons in need. This is the essence of living. Footsteps of Elders To follow in the paths of those that have gone before to me or, are older, that demonstrated the value of giving, respecting and helping others.

6. About A network of people whose sole aim is to give, and to give with a difference. Impacting as many hurting and vulnerable lives as possible, whilst sharing hope, compassion and love. We are a body of individuals, that unite for the purpose of reaching out to those in need by creating opportunities to do so, while cementing a stronger bond between ourselves and the wider community. We give like no other; We share like no other. We give, we share, we love and we help like no other.

7. Team Members  Ms. Clinette Thomas  Ms. CarissaJarvis  Mr. Edward Alem  Ms. Niekio  Ms. Tanya Williams  Mr. Gerard Brooks  Mr. Peterson Griffith  Cooperative Community  Parents and Students

8. Identified Target Audience  Vulnerable Elderly Persons in various Communities (Point, Grays Farm, Ottos, Hatton, Fort Road, Swetes Village, All Saints, St. John’s Market, Perry Bay, Browne’s Avenue and more)  St. John’s Hospice  Children’s Ward  Boys Training School  Sunshine Home For Girls  Families that suffered loss (burned homes, displaced by hurricanes, etc.)  Care Homes for Elderly  Fiennes Institution  Clare View Institution

9. Planned Potential Events  Regular Zoom Meetings: Workshops and Seminars on various topics  Outreach Activities: Food Packages; Warm Meals; Warm clothing; Visitations; Toys and Child Care Packages; Personal Care Packages  Mentorship and Counselling for the youths involved  Volunteering Programs  Reading Programs  Sporting Activities  Excursions and Field Trips  Etc.

10. Outreach Report Year: 2009 Term: 1st Theme: “Giving a gift of love: by sharing warmth”. School: Ottos Comprehensive School  GBC – Strikes Again! This time in the heart of St. John’s! The G.B.C. (the general biology club) of the Ottos Comprehensive School has done it again. Operation 2009 – an outreach project themed – “Giving a gift of love: by sharing warmth”. On 22nd December 2009, the members of this club, under the directorship of Miss Devine Thomas (Club Founder and Organizer and the school’s General Biology teacher) has sort to touch many lives this Christmas Season by sharing warmth (giving warm meals and warm clothing) to many vagrants and/or homeless persons in St. John’s. Essentially the student members were expected to travel the streets of St. John’s to distribute warm meals, warm clothing (blankets, sweaters and individually made Christmas cards) however, this was not done, since upon our arrival inside the Market square (our meeting location) many vagrants came instead searching for us. We didn’t have to travel the streets of St. John’s apparently word got around and so they turned up at our meeting location by the Market. Special commendations to the Bargain Center for the donation of the warm meals as well as to many of the parents of the student members and Red Cross for donating the warm pieces of clothing. Also a heartfelt thanks to the Club’s official sponsors the ABI bank for giving us our Club T – shirts. The response of the vagrants – many cried (possibly because they were remembered and thought about); some laughed and smile. Overall they were made happy and were blessed. The Students response – they were humbled and given a chance to appreciate the value of life, of giving to others and also realization of how blessed they are when compared to the less fortunate. One student commented, “We should do this again, these folks are not so bad or scary. All they need is just a little attention and care.” As the organizer, I myself was humbled and touch to the core of my being by this experience. My only regret is that I didn’t have more to give. Summary- We often take the things we have in life for granted by becoming ungrateful, complaining etc.; when really if we stop complaining, and comparing ourselves with these persons (homeless, vagrants) we would realized we have a whole lot to be thankful for. So we should count our blessings and be grateful for all that we have to enjoy this Christmas, (even if we didn’t get the gift we really wanted) Just Be thankful!

11. Outreach Report:  Classes Involved: 1 st 2 nd and 3a 3  Teachers involved: Mr. Kellman; Mr. Knight; Mr. Bois; Mr. Emmanuel; Ms. George; Mrs. Daniel-Aaron; Mr. Meyers; Mrs. Browne; Ms. Matthew; Ms. Jarvis; Ms. Lawrence; Mrs. Thomas- Harris [Outreach Co-ordinator ]  Sponsors/Contributors: Spencer’s Supermarket; Antigua and Barbuda Development Bank; Epicurean Ltd.; P and J Superette; Parents and Students.  Destination [s]: Boys Training School / Sunshine Home for Girls and Tabitha [Elderly Home]  Items Given Out / Distributed: Toiletries and Personalized Christmas cards  Objectives of outreach : To teach our students the importance of helping others less fortunate. To touch a life or help others in need * Understand why it is important to contribute to the community.  Brief Synopsis/Summary: Approximately, 150 HFLE students and teachers distributed items to the various destinations listed above. The items distributed were valued in a total of approximately $3000.00.  Media Coverage: A full story was done as an article in the Daily Observer. Year : 2016/2017 TERM: 1st Theme: Giving A Gift of Love” School : Irene B. Williams Secondary School

12. Outreach Report:  Classes Involved: 1 st 2 nd and 3a 3  Teachers involved: Mrs. Vankelly-Allison; Mr. Knight; Mr. Alem; Mrs. Barnes; Mr. Emmanuel; Ms. Tanya Williams; Mr. Meyers; Mrs. Browne; Mrs. Roberts; Ms. George; Ms. Lawrence; Ms. Barnes;Mrs. Daniel-Aaron; Mrs. Thomas- Harris [Outreach Co-ordinator]  Sponsors/Contributors: Ministry of Social Transformation; Bargain Centre; Epicurean Ltd.; Teachers [Hogan green salad / Weaver – Boiled Pumpkin]; Chase Supermarket; Parents and Students  Destination [s]: Vagrants in St. John’s [market area]; Shut- ins in Buckley’s / Swetes and All Saints Village  Items Given Out / Distributed: Warm Meals [prepared by students and teachers]; Warm Soup [prepared by Bargain Centre for vagrants in Town.]  Objectives of outreach : * To teach our students the importance of helping others less fortunate. * To touch a life or impact a life positively * Understand why it is important to contribute to the community  Brief Synopsis/Summary: Approximately, [100] hundred HFLE students and teachers participated in this venture. A total of approximately 150 meals were distributed.  Media Coverage: Caribbean Times newspaper covered the event. Year: 2016 / 2017 Term: 2nd Theme: “Warm Meals Distribution – Project Feeding the Needy” School : Irene B. Williams Secondary School

13. Outreach Report  Classes Involved: 1 st 2 nd and 3a 2  Teachers involved: Mr. Kellman; Mr. Knight; Mr. Alem; Mr. Emmanuel; Mr. James; Mr. Meyers; Mrs. Browne; Ms. Matthew; Ms. Jarvis; Ms. Lawrence; Mrs. Thomas- Harris [Outreach Co-ordinator]  Sponsors: Antigua Commercial Bank; Toy Box; Hadeed Motors; [Radio – Shack]; Mega-Store  Destination [s]: Children’s Ward at the Mt. St. John’s Medical Centre; Care Project [Old Holberton Hospital]; Barbudan Shelters [Anchorage Inn and Gilberts]  Items Given Out / Distributed: Toiletries; Christmas Toys and Personalized Christmas cards.  Objectives of outreach : * To teach our students the importance of helping others less fortunate. * To touch a life or help others in need * Understand why it is important to contribute to the community.  Brief Synopsis/Summary: Approximately, [80] eighty HFLE students and teachers distributed items to the various destinations listed above. The items distributed were valued in a total of approximately $5000.00.  Media Coverage: A full story was done by Reporter Leon in the ABS Evening news. Year : 2017 /2018 Term : 1st Theme: “Sharing A Gift of Love to Our Neighbors” School : Irene B. Williams Secondary School

14. Outreach Report  Classes Involved: 1 st & 2 nd  Teachers/Persons involved: Mrs. Niekio, Miss. Sampson, Miss. Jarvis, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Peterson, Miss. Williams, Mrs. Marshall, Mrs. Thomas-Harris  Partners / Sponsors: Eastern Caribbean Amalgamated Bank [ECAB]; Ministry of Social Transformation  Destination [s]: Swetes Village, Golden Groove, Five Islands, Grays Farm, Brown’s Avenue, Villa, Fort Road, Point  Items Given Out / Distributed: Toiletries and Food Items  Objectives of outreach : To teach our students the importance and the value of helping others less fortunate; To touch a life or help others in need; Understand why it is important to contribute to the community  Brief Synopsis/Summary: Approximately, [80] eighty food care packages were distributed to the vulnerable members of society, that were impacted as a result of the COVID-19 virus.  Media Coverage: NONE Year: 2020 / 2021 Term: 3rd Theme: “Sharing A Gift of Love: To Covid Impacted Homes” School : Irene B. Williams Secondary School

15. Photos of the Past At: OTTOS COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL

16. Clothing Distribution: Giving a Gift of Warmth for the Christmas

18. Visitation: Spending Time with Our Elders

21. Photos from the Past At: IRENE B. WILLIAMS SECONDARY SCHOOL

22. Group Photo: Distributing to Covid Impacted Families Outreach 2021

23. Distributing to Warm Meals to Vulnerable Persons / Families

24. Sharing Gifts of Love: To the Barbuda Children displaced by Hurricane Irma

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26. Sharing Gifts of Love: To Children at Mount St. John’s Hospital

27. Distributing Warm Meals: Fiennes Institution

28. Sharing Gifts of Love: To the Barbuda Children displaced by Hurricane Irma GILBERT’S ESTATE

29. In a world that is filled with much pain and suffering, God has provided special angels to ease the suffering of others. I would like to express sincere gratitude to the many persons and entities that have assisted with the numerous humanitarian efforts held in the past. I would like to acknowledge the fact that, had it not been for the support of many, none of these outreach events would have materialized, nor gained the level of success that they all had. Having thus said - Special thanks to all that helped, supported, contributed, participated and prayed, which includes Parents, Students, Teachers, School Secretaries, Various Sponsors, Community Development Agencies and the National School Bus Association. I would like to extend a very special thanks to –  Mrs. Ithlane Baptist Dipl., B.A, M.A, former Principal at the Ottos Comprehensive School.  Mrs. Letiticia Lawrence Dipl., B.Sc., former Principal at the Irene B. Williams Secondary School.  Mrs. Ursilla Willock Dipl. present Principal at the Irene B. Williams Secondary School These women supported the events in many ways. Thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU!

30. Contact Details:  To support or become actively involved in this program of giving and more – You may contact: Mrs. Devine Thomas-Harris B.Sc. Program Coordinator & Director Hands Of Compassion All Saints Village, St. Paul’s Antigua Telephone: 268 – 725-1477 Email: handsofcompassion1981@gmail.com ORhandsofcompassion1981@gmail.com devinethomasharris1981@gmail.com