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‘This is for you mommy’ - Jamieson Hopkins

- winner of the Rotary Club of RT 2015 Nissan XTrail gifted it to his mother on the spot
The element of emotion, the true spirit of family, the hug that said a million words from a son to a mother last night. Photo: VINO
Winner of the Rotary Club of Road Town and Delta Petroleum BVI brand new 2015 Nissan Xtrail at the drawing held on Christmas Eve - Jamieson Hopkins. Photo: VINO
Winner of the Rotary Club of Road Town and Delta Petroleum BVI brand new 2015 Nissan Xtrail at the drawing held on Christmas Eve - Jamieson Hopkins. Photo: VINO
Scene from last night's raffle drawing. Photo: VINO
Scene from last night's raffle drawing. Photo: VINO
Jamieson Hopkins collects the keys from the sponsors of the raffle. Photo: VINO
Jamieson Hopkins collects the keys from the sponsors of the raffle. Photo: VINO
"Hey mommy, mommy come down here by Delta, I just win a jeep and I gon give it to you… Merry Christmas, come here… everybody here waiting on you," said Hopkins when he called his mother with the news. Photo: VINO
"It's all yours now mom. Merry Christmas." Photo: VINO
"I know he does be joking a lot that's why I didn't take his calls, he like that," she said. Photo: VINO
Candy pocket money for the little girl who pulled the lucky number. Photo: VINO
Candy pocket money for the little girl who pulled the lucky number. Photo: VINO
General Manager of Delta Petroleum Mr Bevis Sylvester, moved with emotions like many others including the club's president Shan Mohamed, noted and underscored the significance of family values. Photo: VINO
General Manager of Delta Petroleum Mr Bevis Sylvester, moved with emotions like many others including the club's president Shan Mohamed, noted and underscored the significance of family values. Photo: VINO
Sharing the love with his nieces. Photo: VINO
Sharing the love with his nieces. Photo: VINO
With the two teams that made it all happen. Photo: VINO
With the two teams that made it all happen. Photo: VINO
The winner of one year supply of diesel fuel last night December 24, 2015. Photo: VINO
The winner of one year supply of diesel fuel last night December 24, 2015. Photo: VINO
The little girl picking out the winning number. Photo: VINO
The little girl picking out the winning number. Photo: VINO
Confirming a winning ticket. Photo: VINO
Confirming a winning ticket. Photo: VINO
Hopkins reacts to his good fortune. Photo: VINO
Hopkins reacts to his good fortune. Photo: VINO
Good news all around. Photo: VINO
Good news all around. Photo: VINO
Scene from last night's raffle drawing. Photo: VINO
Scene from last night's raffle drawing. Photo: VINO
The winner dances in celebration. Photo: VINO
The winner dances in celebration. Photo: VINO
Announcing more winners. Photo: VINO
Announcing more winners. Photo: VINO
Scene from last night's raffle drawing. Photo: VINO
Scene from last night's raffle drawing. Photo: VINO
The numbers being mixed up before selection. Photo: VINO
The numbers being mixed up before selection. Photo: VINO
Scene from the raffle drawing last night December 24, 2015. Photo: VINO
Scene from the raffle drawing last night December 24, 2015. Photo: VINO
Scene from the raffle drawing last night December 24, 2015. Photo: VINO
Scene from the raffle drawing last night December 24, 2015. Photo: VINO
One man who hoped to win big. Photo: VINO
One man who hoped to win big. Photo: VINO
Scene from the raffle drawing last night December 24, 2015. Photo: VINO
Scene from the raffle drawing last night December 24, 2015. Photo: VINO
Hopkins taking it all in. Photo: VINO
Hopkins taking it all in. Photo: VINO
Scene from the raffle drawing last night December 24, 2015. Photo: VINO
Scene from the raffle drawing last night December 24, 2015. Photo: VINO
This man shows his ticket. Photo: VINO
This man shows his ticket. Photo: VINO
Scene from the raffle drawing last night December 24, 2015. Photo: VINO
Scene from the raffle drawing last night December 24, 2015. Photo: VINO
Scene from the raffle drawing last night December 24, 2015. Photo: VINO
Scene from the raffle drawing last night December 24, 2015. Photo: VINO
PASEA, Tortola, VI - It was nothing less than an air of high emotions to the extent that there were tears of joy filling the eyes of many when Mr Jamieson Hopkins won a brand new car and publicly declared it a Christmas gift for his mother Ms Faith Maduro.

Last night was a night at Delta Petroleum's Pasea gas station that everyone present had no choice in declaring the event "the hub of true family values and big winnings". It was the venue for the drawing of Rotary Club of Road Town's/Delta Petroleum/LIME/Nagico massive raffle drawing of the grand prize of a 2015 model Nissan XTrail. 

From the time Hopkins arrived at the venue of the drawing he declared and claimed the car as he walked up to the Delta booth where the last set of ticket sales was taking place.  

He purchased two tickets and insisted that he was going to be the big winner. "That car is mine and when I win it I giving it a first wash down right there," said the young man as he headed to the table for a drink.

This was approximately 30 - 45 minutes before the actual drawing. While the crowd grew thicker and the clock ticked counting down to the magical moment, Jamie as he is popularly known, was the spectacle of the night as he took over the place dancing to the selected sounds of Craig A. Lake aka DJ Push Pop, all the time insisting that he will win. 

At about two minutes before the drawing standing between two of the Gasoline pumps he said, "You know what? I don't want that, that car... I don't want it, I love my truck. You know what? When I win that I giving that to my queen, my mudda (mother) yes serious... that's my gift to her. I giving that to my mother; she deserves it. She worth more but I would give it to her," he said as if he had a vision. 

Then the moment of drawing finally came and the sponsors decided that before the main draw they were going to do two complimentary giveaways, one of a one year supply of cooking gas which was won by one Marcia Fonseca; the other was for a one year supply of Diesel fuel won by Jera Cameron who was on the spot to claim her winnings. Asked if she had any use for the fuel she responded "no". 

On to the moment of the night when Hopkins’ name was pulled. The validators called out the number of the ticket pulled by a little girl, 1462. That moment Hopkins was seen walking off tossing his ticket to the ground saying, "that car is mine, give me my car, I told yall, give me my car." It was not until he turned and picked up his ticket and lifted over his head and said, "That's mine for real, that's my number, call my mother, call my mother now, that's her Christmas gift from me," that the validators realized that he actually won the car indeed. 

First time winning anything 

When Hopkins called his mother twice from his mobile phone, she did not respond. It was after he was allowed a call from a person present that she responded. He took the phone and told her of the winning. 

"Hey mommy, mommy come down here by Delta, I just win a jeep and I gon give it to you… Merry Christmas, come here… everybody here waiting on you, I love you so much, hurry and come...It's your Christmas gift from me to you… come now mommy Merry Christmas,” he said. It took the owner of the phone to convince the mother that her son was not joking which is when she got out of her bed at her Baugher's Bay home and in the company of some nieces headed to Delta Petroleum where she was greeted with the sweetest kisses from her son as he dropped the keys in her hands. 

"I know he does be joking a lot that's why I didn't take his calls, he like that," she said. The mother was overwhelmed by the gesture of her son. She said it was the second winning gift for her yesterday, the first being a television set from an unrelated promotion. 

"She won a TV today and I asked her for it and she told me it was the first thing she ever won. She didn't know bigger things were coming from her son," added Hopkins. 

Family values 

General Manager of Delta Petroleum Mr Bevis A. Sylvester, moved with emotion like many others noted and underscored the significance of family values. 

"This shows real love, it shows that real love still exists. It shows that the real meaning of Christmas is still alive in the BVI. This is really touching and it's an example for others to follow showing the strong family values, something that we have lost to a great extent and need to bring back," said Mr Sylvester. 

On the other hand President of Rotary Club of Road Town Mr Shan Mohamed was no less in awe of the young man’s show of deep love for his mother. He said that family is one of the strong points of Rotary. He said too that the promotion was a two-fold one as it allowed the club to raise funds for projects to better the lives of many and at the same time put a valuable gift in the hands of the lucky winner. “He really moved me by what he did, that was really touching," said Mohamed. 

The car was handed over with full insurance coverage by Nagico Insurances and one year supply of fuel compliments of Delta Petroleum.

 

39 Responses to “‘This is for you mommy’ - Jamieson Hopkins”

  • rocky (25/12/2014, 10:11) Like (9) Dislike (49) Reply

    hope she now see's how good life can be and stop being such a sp..eful softball umpire..kudos to her son Jamie..very touching!

    • Softball Player (25/12/2014, 13:56) Like (32) Dislike (4) Reply
      Rocky, Merry Christmas. I just want you to know that you are a real JACK A**.
    • softball (25/12/2014, 13:59) Like (8) Dislike (3) Reply
      rocky u are so true with that statement..merry x-mas to one and all!
    • umpire (25/12/2014, 22:43) Like (4) Dislike (3) Reply
      Rocky I know your real name is Warriors. Bunch of jealous people. My son won the car and it is mines. So put that in your pipe and smoke it.
      • to umpire (25/12/2014, 23:21) Like (12) Dislike (0) Reply
        i'm a fan, what the heck u saying, guess I stepped on your corn a little to hard..i just want to see the game grow, umpires like u and another one is killing the game and u fully well know this..just take a page from your son's book and in 2015 the game will be sweeter, and please dont put that team deep in your craw..merry x-mas by the way!
  • Concern 1 (25/12/2014, 10:40) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
    Love for a momma can't done . Merry Christmas and congratulations to the winners and Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2015 to one and all.
  • Jam (25/12/2014, 10:40) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
    That is very nice of you jamie. enjoy your christmas gift mommy.
  • Jam (25/12/2014, 10:40) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    That is very nice of you jamie. enjoy your christmas gift mommy.
  • qc (25/12/2014, 10:47) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    this is nice congrats
  • What a son! (25/12/2014, 12:01) Like (7) Dislike (1) Reply
    What a good give to give a mom. Bless you young man.
  • cay (25/12/2014, 12:50) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    This is nice
  • cay (25/12/2014, 13:30) Like (8) Dislike (1) Reply
    now that is a nice son who take good cares of his mother
  • west (25/12/2014, 13:47) Like (5) Dislike (24) Reply
    I know I am in the vast minority, but ndp need another four years look how nice things are going they can give away a new car
    • pat (25/12/2014, 14:30) Like (9) Dislike (1) Reply
      no no sorry not this time no matter how much funny man beg us to give archie a chance...kudos jammie and your mom
  • gkefkkdakxq (25/12/2014, 13:57) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    I can only imagine the joy of winning
  • ticker holder (25/12/2014, 14:30) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
    i neve win a thing in my life
  • winner (25/12/2014, 14:32) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    WOW boy judow you hit the jackpot
  • Why (25/12/2014, 14:46) Like (10) Dislike (5) Reply
    I wonder why she didn't take his call????
  • ... (25/12/2014, 14:52) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
    all the way bevis
  • Faithful Woman (25/12/2014, 16:28) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
    Well Deserved!!!!!!! Enjoy Mommy!!!
  • Honoring thy mother (25/12/2014, 17:29) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
    This is a perfect example of honoring your mother in a tangible way. Very deep sir.
  • ann (25/12/2014, 20:37) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    The best xmas ever good going
  • one eye (25/12/2014, 22:56) Like (4) Dislike (3) Reply
    look at sharn he likes to be in thing mehson just waiting for juggie to get back so he can rule again
  • xxcxxxxxxxx (26/12/2014, 09:20) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Good job to roatry and Delta big ups
  • STX (26/12/2014, 09:26) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    Jamie look like he had Delta properly tun up! I love it!
  • chad (26/12/2014, 10:16) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    Jamie we think alike that was my plan also if I had won the jeep. My brother and I love our mom so much that we both bought tickets to try to win the Jeep for my mom as a surprise Christmas gift. Congrats Jamie and his mom
  • Just saying.... (26/12/2014, 11:46) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    he will be a bless child as there is nothing like a mother's love for her children
  • Gloria Fahie (26/12/2014, 14:37) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Congratulations Faith, you deserve it. Merry Christmas and good going Jaimie!
  • VG (27/12/2014, 16:50) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply

    Sh.n have j..gy stringing along every where like a puppet

    • Sh.n (27/12/2014, 18:03) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      Maybe, just maybe there is hope for those persons who have nothing better to than to blog foolishness. The story is about Rotary Club of Town Town raffling a vehicle and giving all who participated an opportunity to win.
      Why say something that is non beneficial? We need to start focusing on the issues that are important to the BVI so that we can continue to enjoy a decent standard of living now and tomorrow for our children sake. Divided, we shall all fail.
  • peace (29/12/2014, 04:42) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    What a remarkable young man that u have ! U should be proud and God bless


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