REACH and Persis Rodgers Home to received boost from airport donation boxes. Pictured l to r: Deborah Coleby, Vice President of Operations, NAD, Dwayne Gibson, Chairman, REACH, Frances Ledee, President and Shirley Clarke, Administrator at Persis Rodgers Home for the Aged.
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Nassau, Bahamas — Two new charitable organizations are set to benefit from the
Give. Change. program at Lynden Pindling International Airport’s (LPIA). REACH and
The
Persis Rodgers Home for the Aged and REACH, the resource and
educational organization for persons afflicted with autism and other
neurobiological disorders, are next in line to receive
funds from the program.
Back in February, see-through boxes branded with the slogan,
Give.Change. were installed in the US Departures
and Domestic/Int’l Departures terminals for travelers to deposit their
loose change and paper notes. The Children’s Emergency Hostel and the
National Museum of the Bahamas – through its agency
Antiquities, Monuments and Museum Corporation – were the first two
charities to benefit from the first quarter proceeds of the program.
“Without
the generous support of our travelers, the donations to the Children’s
Emergency Hostel and the AMMC would not have been possible and we are
grateful to those who answered the
call to give,” said NAD’s Vice President of Marketing &
Communications, Jan Knowles.
“During
this second tranche of collection, we hope to see a similar outpouring
for REACH and the Persis Rodgers Home as we get set for our peak summer
travel period. Funds will be collected
now through the end of July for both groups and our passenger
contributions will go a long way in helping both organizations to carry
out their mandate. ”
At the Persis Rodgers Home for the Aged, President Frances LeDee said the financial need is great at the 24-hour operation.
“This
donation means more than I could ever say because every dime helps. The
money will go towards supplying grocery and food items to our 25
residents, covering the cost of our 24-hour
caregivers and to the continuous upgrades and maintenance to our
facilities,” she said.
Over
the long term, the home requires financial support for ongoing
structural repairs, renovation projects and fencing the rear of the
property on Hawthorne Road in Chippingham.
“Any
donation we receive would make a huge difference in the lives of
persons dealing with autism,” said REACH President, Mario Carey. “We’d
like to encourage all travelers to generously
give change.”