Rio Bueno Primary and Infant School Receives Back-to-School Supplies

Students and staff of the Rio Bueno Primary and Infant School in Trelawny are better prepared for the new school year following donations of school supplies from Tank-Weld Metals.

During a back-to-school event at the school on Tuesday, 1 September, Tank-Weld representatives handed over essential items for the school's 190 students, as well as starter kits for teachers and tokens for the wider staff. Each student received a backpack with crayons, pencils and other supplies for their grade level.

Principal Shawni Wilson-Cunningham thanked the company, noting that Tank-Weld Metals has long supported the school, helping with water and plumbing issues, assessments for students with special needs, roof repairs and the clean-up after Hurricane Melissa, among other efforts to improve the school environment.

“It helps a lot for children who are in need. The little extra we get, we are greatly appreciative of it,” said parent Kellene Gordon.

Sarah Jardim, Chief Financial Officer at Tank-Weld Metals, said the initiative is part of the company's wider social outreach, which focuses on education, sports development and infrastructure. “I just want to see Rio Bueno Primary do the best that it can in serving the community and the community’s children in education,” she said.

Story and photos: Jamaica Information Service (JIS News), September 2026.