Akeem Carlson has proven to be a very special young man.

A grocery bagger at Foster’s Food Fair in Countryside Village, he earns tips for his services, which he always delivers with a winning smile says his employer.

On Saturday, 20 February, Akeem saw that the Kiwanis were collecting for their Buy a Kid a Breakfast programme that helps primary schools with funds to pay for the breakfast of children sent to school unfed and with no money to pay for a school breakfast.

Akeem continuously returned to the Kiwanis collection point to add to the tips he earned from bagging to the collection box, gaining a new “Have you bought a kid a Breakfast” sticker each time.

He was the most decorated donor of the day.

Top management at Foster’s congratulated Akeem for his great community spirit and generosity.

Fundraising Committee Chairman Paul de Freitas, for Kiwanis Club of Grand Cayman, thanked the Foster’s Group for once again recognising the importance of the Buy a Kid a Breakfast programme for the schools and families assisted over the past three years.

Schools receiving assistance include East End, North Side, Bodden Town, Prospect and George Town Primary, as well as St. George’s preschool.

“Buy a Kid a Breakfast touches hearts and minds” noted Mr. de Freitas.

“Akeem demonstrates the same spirit and generosity so many residents do during our collections each term. Perhaps his sacrifice is greater since he is contributing so much of his earnings and his enthusiasm to help those less fortunate is a shining example of the basic goodness of youth in Cayman.

Mario Barrett, president of the Kiwanis Club of Grand Cayman, added his thanks to all of the supermarkets that support Kiwanis collections for Buy a kid Breakfast.

“In the current economic climate, more families are suffering a shortfall in their expectations and this programme ensures that our primary schools can help these families.”

Mr. Barrett encouraged all members of the Cayman Islands community to continue to give generously to this important social programme.

‘We need to bear in mind that hungry kids don’t learn and that there are ample statistics that show that an absence of this meal in the morning leads to children who are weak in maths and the sciences, both of which are almost mandatory for getting the best jobs in the future.