2 months in Negril...& St Anthony"s Kitchen

Retired...we enjoyed our first time staying 2 months in Negril and really relaxed to the max, couldn't do beach everyday but did get our share of sun ! Maggie and I got involved in our community. We helped out 3 times a week volunteering at the St Anthony's soup kitchen ( more help always appreciated ). located on road towards Sav Lamar, just passed police station on the left side of road. This was such an uplifting experience and one we plan on doing again and again. Thanks Miss Pearl, Andrea & Auntie Plum for the stories, the tears & the laughter too ! Words can not describe the things we seen and how we feel. Keep up the blessed
work you do !

Andy & Maggie


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NICE!

Thank you for helping.

i don't think posting a picture of this exhausted child is "nice" . . . unless their own child!

I this picture of the exhausted child is "precious" . I remember more that once,my own child fallin asleep in his plate!! Too precious!! It made me smile.

blessings

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I this picture of the exhausted child is "precious" . I remember more that once,my own child fallin asleep in his plate!! Too precious!! It made me smile.

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was your child at a soup kitchen?

Andy and ... oh. I forget your wife's name? :) ... Maggie! Of course! It was a pleasure to meet you guys; we did have busy days at St. A's, but great fun as well! I still chuckle over several of your stories, and learned that "dressy' is a state of mind. Sometimes, PJ bottoms will do to satisfy the dress code! (pause while I chuckle again!) Hope to meet up with you again. Ace job you did at the Donkey Races, as well - best 50/50 salesman I have ever seen! Glad you enjoyed. I am guessing home is slightly cooler. Welcome to reality, and now you know why it is often called "hard, cold, reality" A phrase coined by a fellow Cannuck, in the winter, sans dout!

And as always, special thanks and appreciation to Miss Pearl, Andrea and Auntie Poon!

Nice to hear from the volunteers at St. Anthony's . My husband and I spent an afternoon there in February and it will now be a regular part of our stay in Negril. We will be there for 6 weeks next year and I'm sure we'll cross paths again. I believe we met some of you there, at the Canoe Bar and at Seastar. Can't wait to be back there.

Jitterbug I don't understand your question?

How do you know the child is exhausted as opposed to just tired from playing hard, or just being a kid? Seriously?
The op obviously has their heart in the right place ....... do you?

I think they should be commended for taking time out of their hard earned retirement and having such a love for all people that they donate a serious chunk of time to helping people they have never met before. If only more of us could.

By the way it is a great pic and the child is precious.

Big up to Andy and Maggie, you guys rock!!

Jamb

Thanks for what you do at St. Anthony's.
Gail Jackson

Thanks for all your help at St. Anthony's Kitchen. I am sure it was eye opening and lots of fun. As for the picture of the child maybe she fell asleep cause her belly was full. Also trust me I am at the Kitchen a lot and everyone asks if it is okay to take pictures. You are both a blessing and happy to have met you. See you next year until then stay warm.

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Thanks for all your help at St. Anthony's Kitchen. I am sure it was eye opening and lots of fun. As for the picture of the child maybe she fell asleep cause her belly was full. Also trust me I am at the Kitchen a lot and everyone asks if it is okay to take pictures. You are both a blessing and happy to have met you. See you next year until then stay warm.

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P.S. A very small world we are all from Hamilton....:cool:

Hi Andy and Maggie!.............I was along side of you for several days in Feb......and you two and the other volunteers were all great to work with.......... Miss Pearl and crew work hard every day and my short time at St. Anthony's was special..........Hope to see everyone again soon!!!..................JK

I am crushed! I thought I was the best 50/50 sales person at the Donkey Races and now I find out I am #2. It's okay though, it's Lent and I will just add this to my penitential works. A big thanks to Andy and Maggie for their work at the Kitchen. They spent a lot of time there. AND, Andy did something that was absolutely incredible--he got Ms. Pearl (the grand pupa, big enchilada, matriarch and empress of the Kitchen) to give up her throne dishing out rice. ANDY SAT IN MS. PEARL'S CHAIR! AND, she rubbed his bald head to a brilliant shine after he assume her throne. Sadly, I cannot figure out how to attach a photo to this reply (and have spent about 1/2 hour trying to do so and have deleted this message twice in the attempt) in which the shinning takes place an a picture is worth a 1000 words. Nothing but AWESOME! Thanks Andy and Maggie for your generous support oft he Kitchen--and for the help at the Rotary Donkey Races. --Fadder Jim

P.S. Might have figure out the picture thing!
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Respect. We do our best to give back every trip as well, usually with animals, however the time and effort you put into this is awesome!! You rock you two....

Jitters, how do you know it's not a daughter of a volunteer bored to death at Mom's work? My Mom drug my a$$ to work all the time when I was little, and I'm sure I looked just like that. Your comment was rather harsh and would be more appropriate if a picture of a famished child was posted.

Awww! Nice to have something positive to read about. Hope to visit St. Anthony's kitchen someday soon.

[QUOTE=St. Anthony's Kitchen;130451] AND, Andy did something that was absolutely incredible--he got Ms. Pearl (the grand pupa, big enchilada, matriarch and empress of the Kitchen) to give up her throne dishing out rice. ANDY SAT IN MS. PEARL'S CHAIR! AND, she rubbed his bald head to a brilliant shine after he assume her throne.

Hahaha, this is so funny I started reading this thread from the bottom and when I saw the photo I thought WOW, she let the volunteers serve the rice ?!!?? Then I read your comments :)

Thanks Fadda Jim ! I don't think anybody can replace you, Father Jim your the best and thank you for the time well spent..The little girl's pic was taken because she was a cutie !
and permission was asked.

M&G had arranged our outing and had me bring Shakey with me from Seastar. We picked up M&G along the way and I was present to witness Andy sitting in "the" chair dishing out the rice.
Shakey enjoys showing everyone his photos of all his Friends!
Next year when I come down I'll bring along a copy of this one to add to his stash of photos :)

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