Next Time You Visit Sandals, Pack With A Purpose - Forbes
Mar 31, 2019And no one does it better than Sandals Resorts. Its Pack With A Purpose program invites you to pack and bring a piece of luggage filled with necessities such as books, pencils and art supplies for local Jamaican schools, when you visit any Sandals resort. You even get to deliver your goodies to a school in person, for a truly heartwarming experience. If you think it won’t make a difference in your travels – think again. “Guests definitely love this program,” says Kadeen Black, one of the night manager’s at Sandals Montego Bay, whose entire face lit up when I casually asked her about the Pack With A Purpose program. “Our guests want to do something for the local community and volunteer. Giving back from the heart is always good – it comes back to you.” We recently visited Sandals Montego Bay and only learned of the Pack With A Purpose program after we arrived. Now that we are back home, do you know what we are going to do? Send a big box to Jamaica, filled with important supplies that can change a child’s life. Making a donation to the Sandals Foundation, on your next trip, improves the lives of everyone around you. Sandals Here’s a short list of just a few of the things you can bring for the kids, at any one of the 19 luxurious Sandals resorts in the Caribbean. General School Supplies: Book Bags, Chalk, Colored Construction Paper, Colored Pencils, Crayons, Dry-Erase Markers, Erasers, Glue Sticks, Handheld Pencil Sharpeners, Markers, Pencils, Pencil Cases/Bags, Pens, and Rulers Reference Materials: (English) Dictionaries Flash Cards: (English) Alphabet, Math, and WordWall Charts: (English) Human Body, Language, Math, Science, and World Maps Text/Reading Books: (English) Age-Appropriate Storybooks Art Supplies: Acrylic Brushes and Paints, Beads for Bead Work, Buttons, Craft Glue, Craft Scissors, Fashion Magazines, and Watercolor Brushes and Paints Educational Games/Toys: Bananagrams, Chess Sets, Connect Four, Puzzles, Scrabble, and Stuffed Animals/Soft Toys Music Instruments...