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Pencils 4 kids provide relief after hurricane melissa 2025
Volunteers give out essential supplies, food and water for those most devastated by Hurricane Melissa, many who are without homes and electricity.
Quickstep achieves top scores in Math & Literacy
Quickstep Primary scored high marks in Jamaica in literacy and math. This was a stunning turnaround coming from the bottom in the year prior.
P4K volunteers help after hurricane beryl 2024
Volunteers distribute care packages to those who were devastated by Hurricane Beryl in 2024 and still without electricity and supplies.
WI-FI COMES TO QUICKSTEP
After a decade, Quickstep welcomes Wi-Fi and MP Slowley speaks at its launch in March 2023
JAMAICA OBSERVER
Video footage on the opening of the brand new Quickstep Basic School
THE GLEANER
Coverage on the newly built Quickstep Basic School
SMILE JAMAICA TVJ
Smile Jamaica Program interviews Randy Griffiths, founder of Pencils 4 Kids, to discuss current projects and share our work in December 2021
THE GLEANER
A full scholarship awarded to young Clarendon College Student
THE GLEANER
Coverage of the celebration of the new school bus at Quickstep primary December 4, 2020
TVJ Ray of Hope highlight’s Pencils 4 Kid’s library opening December 2019
ARTICLES
JAMAICA GLEANER- 2025
Immediate mobilization by our supporters and volunteers allowed us to help those affected by the most dangerous hurricane to ever hit Jamaica. Our charity was able to distribute essential supplies, food and water to those most affected by Hurricane Melissa.
JAMAICA GLEANER- 2025
The school we sponsor, Quickstep Primary school, was celebrating for earning the highest markings for literacy and math. This was an amazing turn around from the year prior when the school ranked at the very bottom
JAMAICA GLEANER- 2024
After the devastation of Hurricane Beryl in 2024, leaving Quickstep without electricity and telecommunication, our supporters and volunteers were able to get get generators and solar lights to help the community and to put on the postponed graduation.
JAMAICA OBSERVER
Our first scholarship recipient, Jewell Smith, continues her quest to become a neurosurgeon
JAMAICA GLEANER
After nearly a decade, Wi-Fi comes to Quickstep in March 2023
JAMAICA GLEANER
Showcasing the work from our mission trip in December 2022
THE jamaica observer
Coverage on the initiative to rebuild the Quickstep Basic School from December 2021
THE jamaica observer
Updates on our two scholarship recipients in December 2021
THE GLEANER
Coverage of the rebuild of the Quickstep Basic School from December 2021
THE GLEANER
Pencil 4 Kid’s founder passionately discusses issues related to charity December 7, 2020
The Jamaica Gleaner
Our library’s grand opening featured in Jamaica’s premier publication on December 11, 2019
THe Jamaica Star
Pencils 4 Kids work in Quickstep highlighted in a national publication on October 23, 2019
The Jamaica star
Our first feature in a national Jamaican newspaper. It spotlighted our past work and future goals for Quickstep primary school on Dec 5, 2018