Published: 28 December 2020
PHILIPSBURG: - In an effort to assist families affected economically due to the ongoing pandemic worldwide, The Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunset donated 20 food baskets to vulnerable families to ensure they have a pleasant holiday season. 20 students from four public education schools were blessed by this initiative.
The selected schools were, Ruby Labega, Prins Willem Alexander, Leonald Connor, and Oranje Primary Schools. The Student Care Coordinator of each school was contacted to identify five students to be the recipient of the loaded food baskets. The members of the club visited the different schools on December 17th, 2020, to officially hand over the baskets to the management of the school who then handed over the baskets to the families prior to the Christmas holiday vacation. The food items in the baskets included rice, sugar, flour, juice, peanut butter, milk, oats, biscuits, toilet paper, toothpaste, cereal, jam, canned soup, fruits
Rotary Sunset Donates School Benches to MGDW Published: 15 December 2020
PHILIPSBURG: - With a high rise in COVID-19 cases on the island and in an effort to promote physical distancing in schools, the students at Marie Genevieve de Weever Primary School are proud recipients of twenty new school benches. The Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunset donated the school benches earlier this month in a brief ceremony held at the school.
The hard-working volunteers dedicated two weekends to complete and paint the benches. The school benches were constructed by Canizus Design NV, while over twenty Rotarians and prospective members primed the benches and painted them blue, which is the school’s official color. The benches were also branded with plaques that display the club’s logo.