NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (June 30, 2020) — Ms. Natasha Jeffers, a young single mother on Nevis, was the first of 10 single mothers to receive the gift of a food voucher from a group of private truckers and heavy equipment operators contracted by the Public Works Department (PWD).
On June 29, 2020, Ms. Jeffers was presented with a $300 food voucher by Mr. Duncan Mills, the group’s representative: “I am here on behalf of the heavy equipment and truckers to donate in this real difficult time. This pandemic has really affected everyone, and for the truckers and the heavy equipment operators to come together to make this donation — it’s not a lot but I know it will go a long way and it would help you to make your family a lot better.”
Mr. Raoul Pemberton, Director of the PWD, noted that after considering different groups to assist, it was determined that the donations would be given to single and teen mothers. “We also agreed that we want the impact of this donation to be far reaching, so we decided we are going to partner with the small business owners within the different communities,” said Mr. Duncan Mills.