Tank-Weld, Food For The Poor respond to ballers’ cry - Organisations promise to rebuild brothers’ home after it was destroyed by fire

Tank-Weld Metals Limited and Food For The Poor have jumped to the rescue of fire victims and national goalkeeper Akeem Chambers and his brother Tafari after their three-bedroom house off Olympic Way in Kingston was razed by fire last Saturday morning.

Akeem, who is first choice goalkeeper for Waterhouse this season, and his younger brother, Tafari, who is also a goalkeeper at Harbour View in the Red Stripe Premier League, and their mother lost everything in the fire.

Managing director of Tank-Weld and chairman of the Waterhouse FC, Bruce Bicknell, says his company would provide cash as well as materials to help with the rebuilding of their house.

While not disclosing the value of his company's contribution, Bicknell told STAR Sports that during a handover ceremony at his company's head office yesterday, he would be assisting both brothers to rebuild their lives.

"I don't want to put a value on it because we don't know the list of construction material to rebuild the house and so we are not really looking at the value," said Bicknell.

"We want to make sure that we can provide Akeem and his brother with the material as quickly as possible to build back their house. Time is of the essence and so that is the main thing and not how much we are going to do because we are going to play a major role in the construction of the house," Bicknell said.

Meanwhile, Craig Moss-Solomon, executive director of Food For The Poor, said his association would be moving swiftly to assist both brothers to rebuild their house.

"Our social outreach team is to make contact in order to provide them with immediate assistance and also evaluate their current situation to see how we could also provide for them on a long-term basis," said Moss-Solomon.

"Additionally, our housing investigation department would also make contact with them as well and would be guided accordingly in terms of how we go about providing documentation to see how we could provide them with a woodhouse if it's possible," he said.

Akeem, who is also a national goalkeeper, said his family is very grateful for the assistance from both companies.

"It is a well-needed donation and I am really grateful to Waterhouse football and Food For The Poor in helping me in these tough times," said Akeem.

"As they heard about it, they came down and give me the strength and this is just adding to everything that they have done for me along with Tank-Weld," he said.

It is reported that about 2 a.m. on Saturday, neighbours saw fire coming from the house and raised an alarm. However, the fire quickly spread to other sections of the house and it was burnt flat to the ground.