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Donations Fueling a New Over-The-Hill Community Center - Mar 14, 2022 - 5:42:39 PM

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Although a $500,000 donation from FTX to Lend A Hand Bahamas is a show stopper, other Bahamas-based likeminded corporations and charitable foundations have also donated generously to the building of a new community center on Lewis Street in Bain and Grants Town.

In the lead up to the ground breaking on March 9th, the non-profit organization received donations from Leslie Bacardi of the Contigo Foundation in honor of her late husband, Jorge Bacardi...
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CWCO lends a hand with $12,500 donation - Aug 19, 2020 - 5:44:11 PM

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‘Lend A Hand Bahamas’ went from feeding hundreds of families in March of this year to now feeding thousands. And the number continues to grow as unemployment takes its toll on some Bahamian families and demand increases amid the coronavirus-driven economic decline.

Lucas Metropulos, a board member of Lend a Hand Bahamas revealed this information as the non-profit organization received a $12,500 donation from Consolidated Water (Bahamas) Ltd. (CWCO), which will be matched by The Lyford Cay Club Charitable Trust...
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$50,000 Matching Challenge from Kiril Sokoloff to support food assistance in Nassau - Aug 10, 2020 - 9:55:15 AM

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Lend a Hand Bahamas , a Bahamian nonprofit organization, is pleased to announce an additional charitable contribution of $50,000 from Kiril Sokoloff of Lyford Cay who has worked closely with its POA to help the Bahamian people , which will be matched $1 for $1. This donation will help enhance vital food security in the Bahamas. Mr. Sokoloff made a previous $50,000 donation in June 2020 to help jumpstart food relief efforts with Lend a Hand Bahamas. He is now once again stepping up during this difficult time, and challenging others to join him...
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6am news item on newly formed Tropical Storm Hanna - Jul 24, 2020 - 6:00:13 AM

NEWS ITEM ON NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL STORM HANNA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 6AM EDT, FRIDAY 24TH JULY 2020

…HANNA EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TODAY AND TONIGHT …

AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.7° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 92.4° WEST OR 315 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MILES PER HOUR AND A TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...
Community
Two More Food Distribution Organizations receive Lyford Cay Foundations Support - Jun 12, 2020 - 10:59:31 AM

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Meeting their $200,000 pledge to support local non-profit organizations providing food assistance to communities hit hardest by the impacts of COVID-19, Lyford Cay Foundations has made two more $25,000 donations to Lend a Hand Bahamas and Hands for Hunger, ensuring that thousands of families can receive food during a critical time. 

As the world adjusts to the new reality of a pandemic, so too do organizations meeting their needs—for both Lend a Hand Bahamas and Hands for Hunger...
Community
Lend a Hand Bahamas receives $50,000 donation from Kiril Sokoloff to support COVID-19 Food Relief Efforts in Nassau, Bahamas - Jun 11, 2020 - 9:12:25 AM

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Lend a Hand Bahamas , a Bahamian nonprofit organization, is pleased to announce a charitable contribution of $50,000 from Kiril Sokoloff of Lyford Cay who has worked closely with its POA to help the Bahamian people , which will be matched $1 for $1 by GlobalGiving. This donation will help enhance vital food security in the Bahamas.

I am thrilled to make a $50,000 contribution to Lend a Hand Bahamas. I can think of no greater priority than helping to support efforts to make sure that all Bahamians have food to eat in these incredibly painful and difficult times...
Community
Lend a Hand Bahamas receives $100,000 donation from the Kate & Justin Rose Foundation - May 16, 2020 - 9:15:24 AM

Lend a Hand Bahamas, a Bahamian nonprofit organization, is delighted to announce a charitable contribution of $100,000 from the Kate & Justin Rose Foundation. This donation will enhance vital food security in the community of Adelaide in Nassau, Bahamas for the next 10 weeks. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be felt in the Bahamas. As a result, many companies have had to lay off employees and even close due to a complete decline in tourism...
Community
Neville & Nora Dorsett Community Center to open Oct. 20 - Oct 9, 2018 - 2:19:16 PM

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Lend a Hand Bahamas (LAHB) has been a Bahamian nonprofit organization since October 2014 following the realization of the need for more opportunities and activities in inner-city areas in Nassau and the family islands. We are currently directly impacting youth and adults in the Grant’s Town area of Nassau as well as smaller initiatives on a few family islands. Lend a Hand Bahamas recently merged forces with another organization called Lignum Vitae 4-H to facilitate 4-H programming for youth in the Grant’s Town community through the Neville & Nora Dorsett Community Center that is nearing completion in Grant’s Town...
Community : Grand Bahama
Over 100 Florida High School Volunteers Give Back in Grand Bahama - Jun 16, 2017 - 2:01:26 PM

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This past week from June 10 to 14th, over 100 Florida high school students who just recently graduated came to Freeport to celebrate their graduation; however, they did more than just celebrate.

Over the course of four days from 10 am-2 pm each day the students volunteered through the Bahamian nonprofit Lend a Hand Bahamas who coordinated with the YMCA in Freeport and the Grand Bahama Children's Home to assist in projects including painting, cleaning, and debris removal.

The students were brought to The Bahamas through a travel company called S-Trip!
News : Local
Bahamian organization teams up with South Florida for Hurricane Matthew Relief - Oct 18, 2016 - 2:17:44 PM

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Boca Raton, FL - Last week, in a matter of only four days our volunteers in Southeast Florida collected supplies to fill a 40 foot shipping container to be sent over to the Bahamas to aid in the relief effort post Hurricane Matthew. They loaded up tarps, food, thousands of water bottles, 30,000 bars of soap, building materials/supplies, clothing, chain saw, and many other items.

The supplies will be dispersed by Lend a Hand Bahamas in conjunction with the Salvation Army this week. The container was provided by Mr. Christos Tsavoussis and shipped by Laser Freight to Nassau...
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