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Usain's Gift!
World’s fastest man presents bus to his old school
BY HORACE HINES Observer West reporter
Thursday, December 06, 2012
MARTHA BRAE, Trelawny — THE fastest man on the planet Usain Bolt yesterday donated a new 29-seater Hino bus valued $5 million to his alma mater, William Knibb Memorial High School.
According to William Knibb’s principal Dr Mark Nicely, Bolt who is the double sprint world record holder created another record yesterday by making what was described as the largest private contribution to the school in it’s 51-year existence. Usain Bolt (right) hands over the keys for a school bus to Dr Mark Nicely, principal of the William Knibb Memorial High, yesterday. (Photo: Phillip Lemonte)
Four-time IAAF World Athlete of the Year Usain Bolt signs autographs at his alma mater yesterday.
Sprint sensation Usain Bolt (second right) and his parents, Jennifer Bolt (third right) and Wellesley Bolt (third left) prepare to cut the ribbons at yesterdays handing over of a bus presented to his alma mater school William Knibb Memorial High. Looking on are Principal of the school Dr Mark Nicely (second left) board chairman Reverend Everton Jackson (left) and Jason Young (right).
Former William Knibb athletes Jason Young (left) and Usain Bolt (right) are locked in discussion with their ‘second mother’, Lorna Thorpe, former head of the William Knibb Memorial High School physical education department, yesterday during the presentation ceremony. (Photos: Phillip Lemonte)
“I cannot emphasise enough the importance of the school receiving a bus at this time,” the overjoyed school principal said.
“We are particularly pleased that this contribution is coming from a past student. It does add more to the contribution,” he added.
Bolt was accompanied to his old school by his parents, manager Norman Peart, sprinter Jason Young, another William Knibb past student; among others.
“I always try to give back to my school because this is where it all started. I am very happy,” the triple gold medallist in the 2012 Olympic Games in London told member of the media.
“I didn’t want to talk about donation and anything. For me it was a great feeling just to be back. I haven’t been back here for a long time and it brought back a lot of feelings. It is just joy. It was wonderful to be back here,” the unassuming sprinter remarked.
During the handing-over ceremony and dedication service, Bolt recalled what he described as his worst memory at the institution. He recounted that as fifth grader, as punishment for an altercation with a female student, he received a spanking from his father, Wesley, in the full view of seventh and eighth graders.
Nicely, who is the president-elect of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), said the new bus would result in over $1.5 million in savings from transportation costs.
“It will have major implications in various sectors,” he said. “For instance last year when we managed our daCosta Cup team which is one of three football teams we spent approximately $1.7 million. Half of that had to do with transportation. And that is one team and then we have our Under-16, we have our Under-14, we have netball, we have basketball, we have cricket, and so easily it means that the school will save in excess of $1.5million, could even be $2 million in any given year,” he told the Observer West.
Nicely said the projected savings will be channelled into other areas such as nutrition for athletes.
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a bus?
i would think it would be better to donate a computer room with updated printers, scanners and things like that,
but a bus??
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Yuh may hav ah pint, but it too easy fi dem fi tief di computer an ting, yuh kno how son ah wi can gwaan.
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yeah, and i suppose dat school have nuff sporting events, and dem always a go here and dere in competitions, but still,
who a go drive it, and a nuff insurance dem gwine haffe pay fe dat,Comment
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I think I'd read somewhere where he'd already donated computers and dem ting deh to the school... or was that the other runner guy, de one who jus tun daddy, caw memba im name, but mi can si im nose now...
Anyway, hope dem no tief de bus, spray paint it an talk bout a buy dem buy ol bus an fix it up mek it look so nice... cawse mi knoa how wi stay...
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maybe that is what the school wanted/needed, and so that is what they receivedComment
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u can do wha, see him nose,
laaaawwd oh, dat must be de one and only Asafa Powell, and yes, him just tun daddy,
Nunya, u no righted eno,
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Gen, i suppose so
but it just no mek sense to me,Comment
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