JAS Panama Makes a Difference in the Community

​2015 was an excellent year for the JAS Panama team. The growth they experienced has not only been on the quantity of shipments the subsidiary handled in the past year, but also on the growth of their people within the community. 
This year the Panama team did their annual social labor activity for the community, this time with a local orphanage named "Hogar Metro Amigo."

The event hosted approximately 60 children who come from social risk situations or have been abandoned by their parents. The Hogar Metro Amigo is the official institution that operates a small school, has a sustainable small farm, dining place, segregated houses, and recreation areas. This institution unfortunately does not always have the necessary funds to cover all the expenses they incur and must obtain their funds from the government, charity and from the selling of organic eggs. However, this is not always enough and that is where the JAS Panama team got involved.

To help the orphanage this year, JAS Panama assisted with painting the small school that the institution operates from. This has not been a possibility for the orphanage since they must focus on other expenses to stay operational. Not having the building repainted can cause damage to the structure over time, which can lead to more expenses or result in the structure becoming unsafe. In addition to painting the school, JAS Panama provided the orphanage with other donations such as food, clothes, and toys. 
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The JAS global slogan is "People Make the Difference". This slogan should exist in our workplace and outside of the office. That is why the JAS Panama team takes the steps to make a difference in their community as well as in the office.

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