TOCO in St. Lucia

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They Often Cry Outreach founded and headed by Taj Weekes, St. Lucian born musician and humanitarian is doing it again! TOCO joins with The Wave Radio Station in a walk titled "Walk & Burn" alongside LIME, HTS, and the St. Lucia Diabetic & Hypertensive Association and many other sponsors to spread awareness in St. Lucia of Diabetes of which St. Lucia has the highest rate per capita in the world. This past June, through the TOCO SOCCER Programme, the organization distributed 500 soccer balls and 600 uniforms to the Ministry of Education and underserved communities in St. Lucia, supporting the efforts of local soccer coaches to encourage youth to participate in healthy exercise in response to the nation’s greatest health crisis... Diabetes. TOCO is diligently working to bring greater awareness to this health care crisis within St. Lucia as well as in the United States, where the majority of funding originates. 

The month of November, International Diabetes Awareness month, TOCO is here in St. Lucia with donations of 2,700 blood glucose meters, testing strips and educational material to distribute throughout the island to support the ongoing work of the St. Lucia Diabetes and Hypertensive Association. Joining Taj Weekes on this mission trip are volunteer filmmakers, who recently created a Public Service Announcement with Taj Weekes for St. Lucia and will be filming a documentary about the diabetes crisis in St. Lucia. TOCO is a New York based non-profit charity that focuses on serving underprivileged children in the Caribbean through sports, health and enrichment programs.  Taj Weekes founded TOCO in 2006 after being named Goodwill Ambassador by the International Consortium of Caribbean Professionals and endorsed by the World Association of Former United Nations Interns and Fellows, Inc. in 2007 for his philanthropic efforts in the Caribbean.