VIDEO: Gaps 7G continues educational philanthropy in Jamaican home-town

The event is hosted each year at the Nightingale Grove community playfield, a familiar stomping ground that the New Yorker would have spent much of his childhood running around with friends.

And so this year was no exception despite the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Beryl early July.

On Sunday, two days before the nation celebrates 62 years of independence, Gaps 7G was on the ground making yet another telling impact on a community dearest to his heart.

As customary the event takes the format of an all-day extravaganza with lots of fun and games and prizes. However, the traditional six-a-side football competition between party promoters from Spanish Town and Old Harbour was canceled due to external circumstances.

At the end of another joyful experience, 75 children were issued free educational items ahead of the upcoming academic year starting September as well as clothes; while the Nightingale Grove Basic School, reopened last year after being closed in 2019, was granted $50,000 in cash.

The artiste, whose given name at birth is Paul Cardoza, was pleased with the day’s activities overall, noting that sponsors and other individuals are welcome to partner with him on this endeavor.

“Very pleased with the turnout as usual,” he tells Old Harbour News. "Wasn’t really focusing on the football games, but it was just an addition for the adults to enjoy a fun-filled day away from the party scene and chatting it up with their peers.

“It’s always a joy to see the kids having fun, playing, and receiving much needed school supplies and gears which their parents might find it inadequate to supply in the near future for back-to-school. It’s really a long excruciating day, from 10:00am until about 6:00 pm, but it’s well worth it seeing the smiles on their faces.”