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Trench Town Elderly 25 Cedella Marley Partnering to Protect the Environment 26 CEO of the Bob Marley Group of Companies ‘Live for yourself, you will live in vain, live for CONTENTS others, you will live again…….Pass it On……’ Celebrating Bob Marley February 6 4 (Pass It On) Rox In Sox Music Festival At The Bob Marley Birthday Celebration 6 The Bob Marley Foundation Teams Up With Bigga 7 One Love Youth Camp 8 The Bob Marley Foundation was started by his family in 1986. The Bob Marley Foundation Sponsors The Foundation serves as the charitable arm of the Bob Marley Museum and Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz 10 Tuff Gong International. It is an independent, non-profit organization that Marley For Education Giving Educational implements social intervention projects and initiatives focusing on preserving Support To Jamaican Students 11 the spiritual, cultural and musical ideals that inspired and guided Bob The Marley For Education Book Club 12 throughout his life. Marley For Music In Schools 13 A Rasta man, musician, philosopher, advocate and philanthropist, Bob was Lasco R.E.A.P. Winners Record At Tuff Gong Studios 13 committed to empowering, transforming and ‘uplifting’ lives. The Bob Marley Ensemble Room At The Alpha Institute 14 The Foundation’s mission is to honour Bob’s life and legacy and continue traditions began by him. Partnering To Empower Jamaica’s Girls 15 Celebrating Women Of Fortitude 16 In 2018, the Bob Marley Foundation engaged in a number of uplifting and empowering projects, in the areas of the Arts, Education, Culture, Health, Marley School Support 17 Youth Empowerment, Environmental Awareness and Sport. The Marley Internship Project 18 Partnering For Economic Empowerment 19 Marley For Health – Partnering To Better Health Care 20 ‘It is amazing how my father’s music and message continue to ignite and The Bob Marley Foundation Partners inspire people across the world every day….still giving them hope….uplifting With The Starkey Hearing Foundation 21 their spirits, changing their lives…still sparking change somewhere…. The Nine Miles Health Fair Bringing Love To Nine Miles 22 That inspires us to do what we can….to make a difference…..to make Marley For Health Helping Young Jehu 24 people’s lives, the lives of our boys and girls, even a little brighter….to make them truly believe that ‘everything is gonna be alright…’ The Marley Social Welfare Support Programme 25 That’s what the Bob Marley Foundation is all about…..that’s the mission.’ Food Packages For Trench Town Elderly 25 Cedella Marley Partnering To Protect The Environment 26 CEO of the Bob Marley Group of Companies. Labour Day A Work Of Heart In Honour Of Bob 27 The Legacy Continues 28 2 3 ‘One Love, One Heart, let’s get together and feel alright…’ (One Love) Impacting lives through Culture…. Continuing Bob’s Legacy The day is filled with activities under the supervision of zoo from sunrise, all designed to personnel. celebrate and honour the life and Celebrating legacy of our cultural and musical Birthday Ambassadors and Brand legend and hero. Ambassadors are also invited to spend time with the children Over 200 students from schools during the day, engaging them across the Corporate Area, were in varied activities. Young Justin invited. They delivered musical Sirgany, go kart and Formula 4 tributes in poetry, song and dance driver, displayed his car in the Bob additionally approximately 150 Children’s Village and spoke to the children participated in the boys and girls about his passion Children’s Village, where children for car racing. This year, they will Marley were engaged in a variety of have the pleasure of ‘kicking ball’ FEBRUARY 6 activities throughout the day. with a member of the Reggae Girlz The Hope Zoo’s new and exciting Football team. attraction, their petting zoo, The Birthday celebration is filled Bob Marley’s Birthday, February 6, is the biggest event on the gives children the opportunity with music, entertainment and Foundation’s calendar. The celebration is held in the form of a to interact with birds and snakes, good vibes throughout the day. Festival at his former home, 56 Hope Road, that is now home to the Museum established in his honour. This is a ‘family day’ 5 that is hosted by Bob’s family and the Bob Marley Group of Companies. 4 The Bob Marley Teams Foundation up with Bigga Rox in Sox The Bob Marley Foundation partnered with Bigga Soft Drinks on Socially Aware Music Festival at tour. The campaign with the theme - ‘Social Aware - Share The Rox in Sox Jamaica Music Festival is a With Care’, was developed collaboration of the Bob Marley Foundation, One to increase awareness in World Chorus, the Grace and Staff Foundation, students and encourage the Rotary International and Keen footwear. Bob Marley The responsible use of social media. The tour engaged Aaron Nigel Smith, a musician and educator and founder of the Rox In Sox Festival, has a Birthday Celebration local police personnel, the vision of using this unique musical celebration media and artistes to assist and his own music, to educate, entertain and Festivals. In the four years of the Festival’s staging in educating High School empower youths across the world. The Festival in Oregon and Las Vegas, the organisers have students especially, about the that celebrates children’s music and literature had collected and distributed 3205 pairs of socks, 220 pairs of shoes and 1519 books. proper use of social media and its fourth staging in the United States this year. the internet and reinforcing The Festival’s mission is to connect and empower The Bob Marley Foundation Aaron, a dynamic performer and musician, positive user values and children, families and communities, promoting a in partnership with the Bob entertains the children with songs from his spirit of caring and sharing with others, replacing attitudes while online. The Marley Museum and Tuff Reggae Children’s album ‘One’. The Festival violence with hope, and transforming the lives island-wide campaign kicked Gong International joined the is engaging, exciting and empowering and a of children through an exciting combination of off in September 2017 and unique educational experience for all participants. campaign based on the shared music, books and kind hearts. continued for the remainder Teachers and parents participate by reading to values of youth empowerment, the children and assisting with the distribution of the school year. social responsibility and A resident of the United States, Aaron collaborates with the Oregon Community Foundation and the of gift bags of socks, books and shoes. positivity. Mayor’s Office of Youth Violence Prevention to The Bob Marley Foundation has ensured that host this annual musical celebration in Portland, This project had a song children attending the Bob Marley birthday Oregon. A special feature of the Rox in Sox competition. The winning celebration are able to get a taste of the Rox and Festival is that attendees are asked contribute school Tarrant High School was Sox Festival during the day. books, socks and shoes that are then gifted provided with an opportunity to to children in Jamaica and Kenya at the local record their school song at Tuff Gong International. 6 7 The One Love Youth Camp welcomed participants ‘We Jah people can make it work, from the following schools and organizations: Hailie The One Love Youth Camp is hosted come together and make it Selassie High School, Charlie Smith High School, annually through a partnership with St. Anne’s work….’ (Work) the Bob Marley Foundation, Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream and Partners Career Advancement Programme (CAP), JoyTown for Youth Empowerment (PYE). The Community Development Foundation, Grace & residential camp was home to fifty (50) Staff Community Development Foundation, Bob at-risk youths, aged 13-17 years and Marley Primary & Junior High School, Ferncourt thirty (30) facilitators, for five (5) days High School, Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre, and was located in a safe space, close Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre, Youth For ONE LOVE to nature and conducive to learning, Development Network, Capoeira Alafia, Clarendon healing, and creativity. Youth Information Centre, and the Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts. Music, drama, dance, story-telling, YOUTH CAMP craft and visual arts were the tools used to teach crucial life and leadership skills and to unlock the campers’ creativity Jamaican Youths gaining crucial life and expression. and leadership skills Comments from OLYC youth “OLYC teach me how to get along with people.” “I learn about the greatest reggae artist.” “Before camp I didn’t have the courage I The days and nights were filled with exciting, have now. It has opened my eyes to different interactive activities including singing, drumming, possibilities, seeing and interacting with dancing, art and crafts, Reggae night, karaoke, a river different people.” trail, cookout, and open mic. A new and exciting feature of this year’s camp was the Tuff Gong Mobile “I want other people to know that Bob Studio, which allowed campers to enjoy a real-life Marley legacy lives on and I would love for studio recording experience. other people to experience that impact.” 8 9 ‘Why not help one another on the way….make it much easier….just a little bit easier…..’ ‘When one door is closed, don’t you know (Positive Vibration) another is opened……’ (Coming in From the Cold) The Bob Marley Foundation ’s MARLEY FOR EDUCATION Sponsors Jamaica Reggae Girlz Giving Educational Support to Jamaican Students Marley for Education is an annual programme with the Kingston Book Shop, Sandro Paris, Eye On Sunday, September 2, 2018, served as the team’s Ambassador that provides well-needed assistance to boys and Q Optical and Kids Club International. the Bob Marley Foundation, the since then. girls ages 3-17 years, from Basic to High school.
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