How the Antigua rowers’ donation is having a ripple effect towards charity
By Elesha George
Head of the Antigua and Barbuda Search and Rescue (ABSAR), Johnathan Cornelius is welcoming the financial assistance from the Rotary Club of Antigua Sundown.
Last week, Team Antigua Pairs Joseph Nunes and Travis Weste donated the proceeds that they raised through their participation in the 2020 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge to the Rotary Club of Antigua (RCA) Sundown. This was done through the sale of T-shirts and Rash Guards, along with donations from kind sponsors.
Random acts of kindness, even the smallest of them are said to have a bigger effect on the lives of people and that is exactly what happened when the two rowers donated the money they raised from their campaign to the club.
TEAM ANTIGUA PAIRS DONATES OVER 10,000 USD TO LOCAL CHARITY
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Atlantic Rowers, Joseph Nunes and Travis Weste have officially donated the proceeds from their event to the Rotary Club of Antigua Sundown.
The Club said it received USD $10,305 dollars from the pair, who rowed 3,000 nautical miles across the Atlantic to raise funds for the charity organisation.
This was done through the sale of T-shirts and Rash Guards, along with donations from sponsors.
It took the men 47 days, 6 hours, and 57 minutes to row from La Gomera, Spain to English Harbour, Antigua during the 2020 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.
The Rotary Club of Antigua Sundown plans to utilize a part of the funds raised, to purchase equipment to support the efforts of Antigua and Barbuda Search and Rescue (ABSR), which is a voluntary organization dedicated to saving lives in Antigua and Barbuda and the surrounding waters.