Buddy Gutter woman gets early Mother’s Day surprise from Digicel

It’s not every day that total strangers turn up at your door bearing gifts, but that’s exactly what happened to Sandy Billingy when Digicel came knocking.

“I’m very happy, I’m very proud,” Billingy commented last week Friday, April 29, when a Digicel team visited her Buddy Gutter home.

The visit came as part of a Mothers’ Day initiative being undertaken by the company, to reward caring persons in our communities.{{more}}

What made Digicel’s visit even more special to Billingy and her common-law husband Michael Hanna is that the couple were going through a rough time, as their daughter is sick and is at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH).

Crying, Billingy thanked the team for choosing her.

“This is a rough time for us and we are grateful that total strangers can just walk up to us and give us these things,” stressed Billingy.

The visiting team was made up of Mobile Advertising manager at Digicel Juno DeRoche, Business Solutions manager Carlon Browne and Ministry of National Mobilization Community Development officer Kevron Browne.

Explaining the visit that brought so much cheer to Billingy, DeRoche said that in recognition of all mothers, the company decided to do something in an effort to reward the caring persons in our communities.

“We are trying to touch the hearts of mothers and not just mothers, but persons who, although they may not have children, still show motherly love. You don’t have to be a mother, but you may be a caretaker that plays a motherly role and we just want to recognize this,” said DeRoche.

She added, “We want to show people that someone still cares and are happy to recognize your efforts, despite of us being busy.”

The initiative which was extended throughout the country, seeks to recognize 25 mothers in each constituency and gift them with groceries, personal essentials and toiletries, among other things. In some instances, lucky mothers will have a utility bill of their choice paid by Digicel.

“We teamed up with the Ministry of National Mobilization in aiding us to find mothers who may be in need of assistance,” explained DeRoche.

Community development officer Browne described the outing as “a good initiative that will enable mothers to keep doing what they are doing”.