There was a lot of smiling faces as boys, girls, teachers and footballers mingled on the lush grassy outfield replacing the dust bowls that exist in two places near by schools in the area.
The continued positive association with the football Club in our Community Outreach venture with the Basic Schools over the last eight years through the annual Labour Day Community Fair, Football Festival, Health Fair and Concert.
The extended programme seeks to establish a special Physical Education Class for Boys and Girls, as an “Introduction to Basic Football”, run by our Club Managers, Coaches and Senior Players at our stadium. In the absence of no playfields, no Physical Education teacher, no football facilities the pre-dominantly female teaching population at the Basic Schools, the Club conceptualised the need to pioneer the physical educational programme to embrace this necessary requirement by having our male role models interface regularly with the youngsters.
An initial group of possibly two hundred and fifty (250) children (including Girls, Boys) five (5) years old and Teachers from the eight (8) Basic Schools within Harbour View Community participated on Wednesday, October 4th from 9:30am at our stadium.
Sampling of both Lucozade Sport and Ribena from sponsors GlaxoSmith Kline Caribbean Limited along with Wisynco providing Wata, and “Likkle” Bigga in addition to biscuits and snacks from Jamaica Biscuit Company Limited adequately covered the nutritional needs of all the schools.
New equipment sponsors Adidas pumped in branded head and wrist bands that the Players, Managers and Coaching Staff had fun adoring their favourite pupil who accepted it with a broad smile.
Thereafter once monthly we will visit the schools to stage follow up sessions with the children while illustrating the techniques to the teachers and children.
Below: Students getting pointers, headbands, snacks and refreshments(Lucozade Sport and Ribena from sponsors GlaxoSmith Kline Caribbean Limited, Wata and “Likkle” Bigga from Wisynco in addition to snacks from Jamaica Biscuit Company Limited)
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BERGER Paints assist in Beautifying the twelve year old stadium!
Through the initiative of Club representatives along with Mr Paul Alexander, Sydney Jumpp and Ian McNaughton of Berger Paints Limited, we have begun to repaint the over a decade old stadium, to brighten the spirit of its patrons and club members while enjoy “The Beautiful Game!”.
Erected in the summer of 1994 (as the first Caribbean stadium owned and built by a football club not the government) to host the newly developed Caribbean Major League Football in which Harbour View Football Club participated as one of two Jamaican Franchises along with the now defunct, Cornwall County Lions of Montego Bay.
The crew of expert painters toiled away daily to enhance the general outlook of the venue last week ahead of the feature Premier League game on Sunday, September 24, 2006 between the two undefeated teams, Harbour View FC and joint League leaders Reno FC from Westmoreland.
Live Television broadcast on TVJ beamed positive images islandwide as hosts Harbour View FC displayed new equipment Sponsors Adidas defeated Reno FC by 2-1 to take sole 
leadership of the league on maximum nine points from three games.
The brighter look of the freshly painted surfaces shone through and gathered much compliments from the supporters, visitors and the Media present. Hopefully we can get the needed additional assistance to complete the process and make a really unforgettable impact matching the splendour of the beautiful Berger Paints Billboard wisely erected behind the western goal.
Lets continue to brighten our mutual fortunes in the near and foreseeable future.