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Needy students get help from Wolmer’s Boys’ Key Club

Wolmer’s Boys’ School Key Club has donated the proceeds from a collection drive of canned food, bottled water, toiletries and non-perishable food items to the school’s needy students. Club President Tariq Wright told The Gleaner that a number of...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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