It all started in 2015 when I posted this photo of my sick 15 year old son Jacob being reunited with our family dog for the very first time after fighting for his life in ITU 2 years earlier in 2013. He had woken up from his coma with only one wish; to see our family...
On the 10th of December the man himself Jacob won the prestigious Premju Socjeta Gusta Award recognising his achievements not only on a personal level, but also on his accomplishments in helping others who are facing their challenges. Needless to say we are ever so...
On the 28th October we yet again won another award. This time it was for the BEST CSR INITIATIVE at the Malta Buisness Awards, in recognition of our charity work and initiatives funded by our revenue at Jacob’s Brew Cafe’ and also from our Jacob’s...
Our Jacob’s Coffee Run initiative was launched in January 2018, delivering free sandwiches and coffee to the families in the (ITU) intensive Care Unit waiting area at Mater Dei Hospital. Unfortunately, we cannot promise a happy ending, but we can at least warm their...
I tell myself each and every day BELIEVE IN YOURSELF AND OTHERS WILL BELIEVE IN YOU and I live by the rule that YOU FAIL IF YOU DON’T TRY. Something I told myself a few years back when I took the decision together with my family to open Jacob’s Brew – Pay...
A little over a year ago we wrote to Bizzilla Magazine (an inflight magazine that is read by thousands of tourists traveling to and from Malta via Airmalta) to discuss the possibility of our shop Jacob’s Brew – Pay It Forward getting a mention on...
Rebecca Durke ‘Becky’ was a loving wife and mother to two beautiful boys. She was also a dear friend to us and treasurer of our NGO Survivors Malta. She battled with Cancer for several years, but sadly passed away in December 2016. Being the true altruistic person...
On December 27th 2018 we were honoured to receive yet another award; The Agape International Award 2018 for Social Upliftment and Transformation on behalf of our NGO Survivors Malta. The award was presented to us by Krishna Brown, Chairperson for his NGO One Love...
We have been paying it forward since July 2017. To celebrate the commencement of 2019 we have listed our achievements at the shop to date……… Not only have we succeeded in our PAY IT FORWARD initiative supporting families facing trauma at our shop...
Survivors Malta support group was founded by our family on Facebook in July 2013 when we discovered that there were no support groups for families like ours that have survived trauma. As a family we have shared our story countless times in the media with the whole of...
