TOCO Foundation and partners make good on more help for Dominica

Some of the supplies destined for Dominica
Packages of the supplies destined for Dominica

With the support of JetBLue, Overseas Sons & Daughters of St. Lucia (OSADS) and the Dominica Relief Dallas, TOCO Foundation has made good on its promise to continue its mobilization to support the Dominicarelief effort.

Another care-package shipment has been dispatched to the island of Dominica to sustain the flow of relief to families and communities whose living situation has been severely impacted by tropical storm Erika in late August this year.

This past week approximately one thousand pounds of domestic goods were shipped from Frisco, Texas, which include 42 boxes of clothing, canned goods, medical supplies
and shoes.

This shipment follows a previous dispatch in September of a shipment of 1500 pairs of shoes with the promise of more to follow.

TOCO, which stands for They Often Cry Outreach, is the philanthropic foundation established by Saint Lucian born, Recording Artist and UNICEF Youth Ambassador Taj Weekes.

Weekes had high praise for the fervor of partners OSADS and Dominica Relief Dallas and the responsiveness of Jet Blue.

“The collaboration between the partners is poetic because it embodies the sense of community and neighborliness that makes the post disaster existence bearable for those left to cope. So if there is an example there for other organisations to get together to do more, it’s a blessing on to of a blessing”, Weekes said.

toco foundation1

Copyright 2012 Dominica News Online, DURAVISION INC. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or distributed.

Disclaimer: The comments posted do not necessarily reflect the views of DominicaNewsOnline.com and its parent company or any individual staff member. All comments are posted subject to approval by DominicaNewsOnline.com. We never censor based on political or ideological points of view, but we do try to maintain a sensible balance between free speech and responsible moderating.

We will delete comments that:

  • contain any material which violates or infringes the rights of any person, are defamatory or harassing or are purely ad hominem attacks
  • a reasonable person would consider abusive or profane
  • contain material which violates or encourages others to violate any applicable law
  • promote prejudice or prejudicial hatred of any kind
  • refer to people arrested or charged with a crime as though they had been found guilty
  • contain links to "chain letters", pornographic or obscene movies or graphic images
  • are off-topic and/or excessively long

See our full comment/user policy/agreement.

5 Comments

  1. The Real Facts
    November 2, 2015

    Thank you to TOCO Foundation and Partners. Your help is greatly appreciated. There are Dominicans who will benefit from them. God bless you for your generosity.

  2. Jack
    November 2, 2015

    We do not need any more food , we need Engineeres to come down and rebuild and employ people. We need Dominican job creators.

    • JeanDelices
      November 3, 2015

      YOU may not need more food but there are others who do. My family and friends in the villages of Delices and Boetica definitely do.

  3. ZUMA
    November 2, 2015

    MAKE SURE THEE IS OVERALL CONTROL OVER THESE RATIONS..

  4. Joan
    November 2, 2015

    3Praying these are equally shared to All Dominic ans. Gov.t rise up every body cannot vote for onr Party

Post a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

:) :-D :wink: :( 8-O :lol: :-| :cry: 8) :-? :-P :-x :?: :oops: :twisted: :mrgreen: more »

 characters available