Thanks TTMA, but others can also donate to flood victims

I read in the print media that the TT MA distributed food hampers to flood victims in Caparo, Endeavour, Las Lomas, Rio Claro and Brazil.

And yesterday it was due to distribute an additional 400 food hampers in a continued effort by its membership to assist the impoverished flood victims.

Thus I take the opportunity once more to call on the corporate citizens who control the food industry to donate food hampers to the flood victims.

Bermudez Biscuit Co — the “vital” supplier — could donate a couple thousand packages of its new Crix biscuits — and throw in a few hundred blocks of cheese. It does not have to be cheddar.

Massy Stores, which boasts that it made billions of dollars over the years, is the ideal conglomerate to provide a few thousand food baskets. Naipaul’s Extra- Foods, TruValu Supermarket and all other stores should contribute.

By the way, this was a good opportunity for the “most powerful group in TT , well almost the most powerful,” to put its money where its mouth is and show that it really cares and is concerned not only with profits. Donate coffee, donuts and pizza and throw in a couple hundred pieces of chicken — small stuff man.

I wait with bated breath to see whether the new monied capitalists in TT will be enlightened and thus become a little bit humanitarian towards the impoverished flood victims. Talk is cheap.

So put your money where your mouth is, Mr “most powerful group, well almost the most powerful.”

ISRAEL B RAJAH-KHAN via email