Ziggy Marley & URGE co-sponsors project with the Sports Development Association

By Webmin on March 16, 2007 11:13 AM 12 Comments

Unlimited Resources Giving Enlightenment (URGE), a charitable organization founded and operated by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers is pleased to announce that it is a co-sponsor with the Sports Development Association in building a multi-court facility at the Nine Miles Community Centre, Nine Miles, St. Ann. The construction of a multi-court facility will be home to netball, basketball and similar sports.

Most recently, a One Love football tournament kicked off at the Community Centre with Mrs. Cedella Booker, Stephen and Damian Marley in attendance. This was won by Ferncourt High School, Claremont, St. Ann.

Other projects implemented by the Marley family in St. Ann include the roofing of Rhoden Hall Basic School, the building of a library, canteen, chicken coop and water tanks at Stepney Primary and All Age where Bob Marley attended at an early age. Over fifteen students from that institution have benefitted from scholarships sponsored by the Marley family.

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candice howell

I love your music.You remind me more of your father.YOur a wonderful artist keep up the good work,your father would be so proud of you.I know for a fact that every one home is proud of you .To see u interracting with other artist is a wonderful thing,I love u keep up the good work and make us proud.

natlee

I am so happy to hear that the Marley Family is giving back to the community where Bob was born and now rests. I'd lke to say that I hope people will support and participate positively in this initiative. To URGE and the Marley Family thanks for the project. These two communities are going to need ongoing support to keep this project alive and this is where the communties must play their part in realizing that they have to keep up the momentum and ensure that they come up with creative ways to sustain the project. I wouldn't like for it to be good the first few months and then in a year or so they forget about... Asfo the kids who received the scholarships I hope they make ue of it and I hope they get al the support they need to make the best of this opportunity. I hope my comments are not construed as negative, but I grew up in a ommunity about five miles away from Nine Miles and I know that a lot of projects get started and then they just disappear because the communities become apathetic and just abandon a good thing... Again I stress they need support to carry on a good thing. I hope the Ministry of Local Gvernment, Sports, Youth and Culture as wel as community acivists partner with the communities to make this project work.

The MARLEYS RUN TINGS... STEPHEN I LOVE U BABY!!!!

Pascal

It feels cool to be responsible in some what, Ziggy and your family, keep Jah good work. You, you dad is my role model. Jah Guide

Joi

This is surely a good thing by the marley family. I know alot of Reggae / Dancehall artist give back to the community but let's not just forget the whole Jamaican community who give back to jamaica in whatever way possible. lata!

honeybee

Give thanks to the Marley family for their continue charitable efforts through out the years. Assisting those in need of a helping hand. I will like to also take this time for thanking the Marleys for giving the people quality music, well constructed,and produced, without profanity and slackness. Stephen, MIND CONTROL SELL OFF!!!!!!!!!

One Love