This photo shows Patricia Minnis (left), spouse of the Prime Minister and patron of the Bahamas Feeding Network, along with Philip Smith, executive director of the Bahamas Feeding Network, at the Arawak Port to receive eight refrigerated containers packed with meat, poultry, seafood and one packed with dry items — a $1.5M donation from Royal Caribbean. (PHOTO: BAHAMAS VISUAL SERVICES FOR DPA)
BFN executive director dubs historic food delivery “most amazing gift ever; unbelievable”
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Three years after Royal Caribbean International’s president and CEO first saw the impact of a feeding program operating out of a crowded cottage in Nassau and vowed to lend support, the cruise line this week delivered its most generous gift yet — nearly $1.5 million of food weighing 675,000 pounds, enough to provide over two million meals.