Dara Raffling House to Upgrade Farm  

Philanthropist Joel ‘Dara’ Robinson is popular in Belize for his generosity in feeding some of the Old Capital’s poorest schoolchildren every weekday, free of cost to them. For over a decade, Robinson provided free hot meals for close to fifty primary school children who would have otherwise gone hungry at lunch time. Now, Robinson says he is raffling a small, fully-sealed and wired building that you can use for a single bedroom or a food booth. He stopped by Channel Five today and told us that he still feeds the children three times a week, but that he is spending more time on his farm which needs a proper irrigation system.  He says that raffling the structure will provide that opportunity for him.  

 

Joel “Dara” Robinson, Philanthropist

“I di give somebody an opportunity fi win a 12 by 12, you could call it a small house or building, fully burglar-barred, sealed and wired. I di raffle it da the Lucky Dube show on the 4th of August. And the purpose behind it – there are other things I got to do, especially on the farm and thing, so I decide the only way I could try raise some funds da if I raffle the house. I had it sitting there and thing, basically never made use of it. I just make sure I keep it clean, fix it up and thing, and I decide somebody could win a whole house for just $20 a chance. When you win it, also along with that, you want to get it delivered to your place, but it has to be within rural Belize and Belize City. That also comes along with the raffle, you understand? The reason I start early fi try juggle because definitely this value over $8,000.I nuh di get any younger. I need fi find something weh I love and weh I can go into with less stress, and somehow when I go up to my place, it doesn’t matter if it’s a few hours or overnight, I feel relaxed the most. The phone ring less. You’re the one with nature so that my focus.”