Our Second Flood Relief Visit

MaPau Charity spent an even longer day out in Southern Trinidad on Tuesday to continue our distribution efforts which we had started last Friday. On this day, we started at Gasparillo and tackled Marabella and Claxton Bay as the day progressed. Unlike Friday, on Tuesday we came across a few families who really live on the fringes of desperation and they touched the members of the MaPau team who visited them.

One man we met, Mr. Nazeema Mohammed, was left with four bare walls and a mud stained floor after the water washed away the rest of his belongings. He came across MaPau on the street and pleaded to us for assistance. When we visited him, he was living on a borrowed mattress, with only a small container of eaten food and a water bottle to keep him company. MaPau SC players took up a collection to aid in the man’s desperate plight. Mr. Mohammed was just one case of the poverty and hard living circumstances we encountered.

MaPau has committed $100,000 to our Flood Relief efforts for the month of August, but this is just a drop in the bucket compared to the significant needs of many who are still reeling from the damages. Therefore, MaPau would be happy to share information with corporate bodies and organisations interested in helping the relief efforts.

The Flood Relief Hotline can be reached at 623-4048. This number remains in operation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the month of August.

For all the photos that kept track of the day, please visit our Sweet Lime Restaurant Facebook fanpage or MaPau SC fanpage.

Our First Official Visit to Flood Affected Williamsville and Gasparillo

It’s not a bad way to spend a Friday when every person you meet has a smile on their face. The Sweet Lime and MaPau team donned our MaPau reds to go to Southern Trinidad on a Friday afternoon to distribute much needed supplies to those who have been affected by the recent floods. On Friday morning, we arrived at the Marketing Office to divide and pack 20 hampers each of which included cases of milk, soap powder and REALLY big bags of flour. The MaPau SC Pro League football team arrived to load up the vans and with a convoy of three trucks, three cars, a van and a big maxi we all made our merry way down to Williamsville and Gasparillo. We originally planned to assist 20 families starting at Kent Street in Williamsville, but we met many more in need while we were there. We distributed beds and stoves (which the Ma Pau SC players dutifully unloaded and set up at the families’ homes) in addition to the sizeable hampers. Our next visit for South Trinidad is slated for Tuesday.

Our Flood Response Hotline can be reached at 623 4048. It is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the month of August. MaPau Charity would also like to stress that we will be making children’s needs a priority.

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Two for Tying....

With the crowd of spectators it always draws on the Avenue, you could tell that Sweet Lime Karaoke Night is a popular choice for pedestrians and music lovers alike who are either making a deliberate visit to the restaurant or accidentally coming across the evening’s event.

For the first time ever, we were pleased to announce a tie between two competitors who had to battle it out for the finalist position in a.....drumroll please.......Sing Off!

The decision to choose the winner by a Sing Off was done by popular guest demand, so needless to say, they were very excited about the challenge. Finalist “Angel” put his best voice forward choosing to sing “Suddenly” against fellow finalist, Kathy’s “Hotel California.” The guests went wild for Kathy, which brings us to the Carib hamper giving portion of the night.

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MaPau Charity and Sweet Lime Announce Relief and Hotline for Flood Victims

Mapau Members Club have set up a hotline to receive and respond to requests for immediate aid from victims of the recent devastating rain and floods to hit the country. This flood response hotline will help Mapau identify areas and families in need of assistance. All funding for Mapau charities over the month of August will be exclusively devoted to those affected by floods.

Mapau will donate relief aid on a case by case basis, up to a value of $5,000 each. Priority will be given to the needs of children affected by the flooding. Furthermore, Mapau will also share relevant information with any agency or body assisting in relief efforts.

The number for the Flood Response Hotline is 623 4048. The hotline will be operated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the month of August

The first family to receive assistance from Mapau is the Subero family of Williamsville, San Fernando who received a cheque for $5,000 for their children’s new school books and uniforms after their home was devastated by flooding.

The way the music makes me feel

Patrons really showed us how they felt when Karaoke Tuesday rolled around at Sweet Lime on the Avenue. A sturdy number of contestants entered our weekly fun night at Sweet Lime to exercise those vocal chords, with one stylishly clad lady amp-ing up the crowd with her tribute to Michael Jackson’s classic “The way you make me feel.” The evening’s winner, and contestant in the finals, was Natifah, a soulful songbird who won a generously laden MaPau hamper.

What's a party without cake? - Wine and Jazz

If you didn’t make this month’s Wine and Jazz at Sweet Lime in La Romaine, then you really missed out on a night where the guests, staff and entertainers alike proudly claimed was the best edition thus far at the location. Held for the first time on the very Wednesday of the month, guests who arrived were probably surprised to see a birthday party going on in full swing. Prudence, the birthday girl, celebrated the occasion with thirty of her closest friends and family at Wine and Jazz where the entertainers made it a point to croon a few notes to the crowd while also doing battle between themselves. Veteran performers, saxophonist Francis Prime and singer Laureston Affare (a.k.a. Special), provided the evening’s official entertainment program; they were also joined by the talented Lucretia “Tequila” Pierre.

The featured wine for the evening was the special Virgin Vines sponsored by Hand Arnold Trinidad Limited.

For more photos, like us on our Facebook fanpage or pick your free copy of the monthly magazine Lime Juice at any Sweet Lime or MaPau location.

Wine and Dine at Wine and Jazz

Wine and Jazz at Sweet Lime on the Avenue summoned some of our favourite performers to the occasion. Laureston Special and Francis Prime were scheduled to perform but guests received the added surprise treat of Chris Quammie and Jason “Fridge” Seecheran of H2O Phlo. The lulling sounds of smooth classics drifted across the avenue and guests joined in to clap and sing for such well known (and loved) tunes as “Lean on Me” and “I just called to say I love you.”

Guests enjoyed complimentary glasses of Virgin Vines wine sponsored by Hand Arnold Trinidad Ltd.

If you missed out on this beautiful event, Sweet Lime in La Romaine will be hosting their Wine and Jazz next Wednesday 28 July.

For more photos of this event, check out our Facebook fanpage or a video of our favourite performance for the evening on Youtube.