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A NUMBER OF local charities are seeing a drop in donations compared with last year as people are unable to give due to the country’s economic state.
While COVID-19 has dealt a blow to people’s pockets the Salvation Army said it also had a challenge rolling out their annual Christmas Kettles, according to the Divisional Commander Major Clarence Ingram.
“What we’re having a challenge with is we started (our) Christmas Kettles later because of COVID-19. So normally we would start around the 20th of November. This year we started the 1st of December and the last numberts we had were about $10,000 less than we had last year but you know we’ll see how things go this week.”
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has aided a number of community organisations to enable them to provide assistance to Bahamians in need.
The organisations receiving BTC s assistance include the South Andros Senior Citizens Home, Great Commission Ministries and the Sister/Sister Breast Cancer Support Group.
Garfield Garry Sinclair, BTC s chief executive, said: “BTC is inextricably bound up with the Bahamian people, so giving back is simply a natural part of who we are and what we do. This year continues to be challenging for so many, so we will continue to give back to our communities precisely when they need us most.
Company provides much needed donations to South Andros Senior Citizens Home, Sister/Sister Breast Cancer Support Group & Great Commission Ministries
Nassau, The Bahamas - In the spirit of Thanksgiving, and in its traditional fashion, BTC gave back to a number of community organizations to enable them to provide assistance to many in need. These organizations included the South Andros Senior Citizens Home, Great Commission Ministries and the Sister/Sister Breast Cancer Support Group.
BTC CEO, Garry Sinclair said, “BTC is inextricably bound up with the Bahamian people, so giving back is simply a natural part of who we are and what we do. This year continues to be challenging for so many, so we will continue to give back to our communities precisely when they need us most. This Thanksgiving, we were happy to provide donations to the South Andros Senior Citizens Home, Great Commission Ministries and the Sister/Sister Breast Cancer Support Group.”