Photo. Fancy Frenz Park. Caption: A FancyFrenz giveaway event in Jamaica.Photo: Fancy Frenz Group. Caption: FancyFrenz volunteers striking a pose.Photo: FancyFrenz2. Caption: Vivienne Henry (right) and a family at an event.Photo: FancyFrenz1. Caption: Vivienne Henry giving a doll to a girl at a FancyFrenz event.

It’s extremely rewarding, she said. “I enjoy the feeling of hope that I am able to give to those who need it,” Henry said. “To actually know that you impacted someone’s life in a pos-itive way, even if it is just for that day, is an amazing feeling.” Henry also enjoys the camaraderie that comes with planning and hosting charity events with her volunteers and supporters, many of whom are JetBlue IFCs: Christine Brown, Jamilah Rance, Antonio Diaz, Sherri-ann Fletcher, Shantol Walker, Robert Taylor, Paul Whyte, Joseph Cornwall, Richard Brown, Rodney Thomas, Eddy Thomas, Tyrone Lynch,Kemar Jackson, Shoyann Simpson, and Gina Suarez. The name, FancyFrenz, comes from the initial concept and early days of the initiative. Henry brought over donated prom-dresses for girls to wear to their high school formals. The focus, howev-er, shifted because the needs are more basic in the poorer neighborhoods. “The schools from our target audience did not host proms as the students simply couldn’t afford it,” she said. “After that launch, it turned into a more gener-al giveaway: clothes, shoes, toiletries,

toys, linens, towels, anything people want or need.”

The most popular items: soccer balls. The group hopes to give out approxi-mately 200 in December. “We never have enough,” she said. FancyFrenz collects donated items and holds fundraisers to help fund its activ-ities. About 200 people attended a fes-tive brunch in Henry’s backyard on Long Island earlier this year. It also takes full advantage of JetBlue’s Community Connection program, which provides travel vouchers for volunteers. Moving forward, Henry, who immigrat-ed to the United States in 2001, would like to see JetBlue become an official sponsor. That would allow Fancy-Frenz to “spread our wings” and do its good works on other islands in the Caribbean. She also hopes to expand educational opportunities. “We hope to someday offer scholarships to enable the less fortunate achieve even more and be successful – so they in turn can give back to those behind them and continue a positive legacy,” Henry said.