An early morning breakfast meeting that Chairman of Gore Developments Limited (GDL), Phillip Gore, attended in 2018, quickly evolved into the Phillip and Christine Gore Family Foundation (“Gore Family Foundation”) taking fifty at-risk youth under their wings. Overnight, Mrs. Christine Gore became a mother-figure to fifty youth who had, up until that point in their lives, fallen through the cracks…
The Phillip and Christine Gore Family Foundation (The “Gore Family Foundation”) regards education as being central to Jamaica’s development and has therefore awarded more than one hundred academic scholarships to students over the past sixteen years. These scholarships have helped to afford deserving tertiary students facing financial challenges at The Mico University College (The “Mico”), The University of the West…
COVID19 guidelines for school safety required several very specific changes to the layout of our GFF Sponsored Basic School classrooms. The list of required changes was daunting to say the least. Without the overwhelming support of Food for the Poor by way of their very generous donation of 50 desk sets (1 table & 4 chairs per set), 22 single…
The Phillip and Christine Gore Family Foundation (GFF) continues on its mission to upgrade and enhance the standard of Early Childhood Education in Jamaican Basic Schools. The GFF believes in the importance of teaching children healthy eating habits from a young age. Proper nutrition is one of the most essential components in the growth and development of minds and bodies…
Moment of pride for the 14 Jamaica College students graduating from the 2017-18 Construction Project Management Course (CPM), as they are officially handed their certificates on October 12, 2018. The Gleaner’s Automotive Coordinator, Mr. Kareem Latouche (a JC ‘Old Boy’ himself) was there as guest speaker and presenter. The graduates didn’t just learn all the theory surrounding the theme –…
Gore Family Foundation/GFF & Gore Developments Limited/GDL Construction Project Management Course @ Jamaica College…Just Keeps Rolling On! From a germ of an idea, to a draft document aimed at conveying everything there is to know about Construction Project Management, to a confirmed course, schedule of classes, kitting out a JC classroom with the proper computer equipment and state-of-the-art technology, to…
One of Gore Family Foundation’s (GFF) core values, which they insist be part of any one of their basic school’s programmes (and there are several in each of our schools!), is that of proper nutrition. Good nutrition fosters good health in young children and encourages learning! To this end each school has its own nutrition programme and the school cooks…
Leading Florida-based Cardiologist Dr. Kevin Coy recently donated US$20,000 to the Kingston Public Hospital ,which was smoothly and quickly facilitated by the Gore Family Foundation’s (GFF) partner – the American Friends of Jamaica. Dr. Coy’s specific request and direction was for GFF to first of all, purchase an autoclave for the sterilisation of KPH’s operating equipment. So said, so done!…
And…they’re off! The 2018-2019 Gore Development Limited (GDL) sponsored Construction Project Management Course at Jamaica College gets underway…now in its third year! Going on strong! Check out this year’s ‘crop’ of young enthusiasts (6th formers) as Dr. Claire Sutherland, once more, provides her invaluable time and effort to impart all there is to know about ‘project coordination’ … for the…
The summer holidays came around and our 2017-2018 JC boys went into action; testing all the theory learned over the just finished school year. 10 students from the Construction Project Management Course went ‘on site’ for a 2-week practical stint (July 9-20, every week day!) at GDL’s Phoenix Park development at Dunbeholden, Portmore, St. Catherine. The aspiring project managers were…