Bolt donates J$10M to hurricane-hit schools, backing education

Usain Bolt and Puma just dropped 5 million Jamaican dollars each on two high schools that got absolutely demolished by Hurricane Melissa. St Elizabeth Technical and William Knibb Memorial both took massive hits, with entire roofs ripped off exam prep buildings, dorms trashed, and walls knocked down.

Bolt has been throwing money at rural Jamaican schools for years through his foundation, and he already gave William Knibb cash earlier for track meet prep. The foundation also hooked up 21 kindergartens with printers and supplies after the pandemic.

Puma signed Bolt when he was 16 back in 2003, and they gave him a lifetime deal in 2021. The brand bankrolls high school track programs across Jamaica and uses Bolt's face for their marketing campaigns.
 

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