Friendship, Jamaica · Cincinnati, Ohio

Donate

Your donation goes to Mount Waddy Primary School in Friendship, Jamaica. It pays for school fees, books and lunch for students, and for the equipment their classrooms need.

Where your gift goes

These are the real costs at the school. Give one of these amounts, or any amount you choose.

$35

A classroom fan

The school needs eight, one for each classroom. $280 covers them all.

$130

A whiteboard

Gives a class a proper board to teach on.

$450

A projector

Lets teachers show lessons to the whole class, in any room.

$564

One student’s school year

School fees, books and lunch for one child for a full year.

$2,400

A printer

So worksheets, exam papers and reports can be printed at the school.

$3,260

A full classroom kit

A printer, a projector, a whiteboard and eight fans.

$11,280

A whole school year

School fees, books and lunch for all 20 eligible students for a year.

Give

Questions about a gift? Call (513) 737-9888 — a person answers.

Donate goods

Have something the school could use? M.A. Folkes Company, Michael's logistics business in Hamilton, Ohio, collects donated items for Mount Waddy Primary School.

Working laptops

Books and school supplies

Medical and dental supplies

A school bus or minivan

Tell us what you have and we'll arrange the rest.

Other ways to give

Or buy the book

Driven by Desperation

Michael’s memoir, from a childhood of poverty in Jamaica to the business he built in America. 90% of book sales go to the Foundation.

Give by check

Make it payable to the Melbourne and Michael Folkes Foundation and mail it to:

3095 McBride Court
Hamilton, Ohio 45011

Give your time

Volunteer with us, or join our medical team on a 7-day trip to Jamaica.