By EARYEL BOWLEG
ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
AN Abaco resort is hosting a Christmas party for the island’s residents today, to bring much needed cheer to the storm-torn community.
Treasure Sands’ “Treasured Christmas” event is expected to host more than 300 Abaco children, who will receive free gifts and other giveaways.
Treasure Sands Limited Managing Director Joshua Stivers told The Tribune the company had received six to seven pallets of gifts donated from the resort Baker’s Bay and individuals from the United States. The children will be given a variety of gifts such as basketballs, footballs, dolls, shoes, books, and science kits.
Mr Stivers explained the children will be choosing gifts in respect to their ages. Along with gifts, there will be a Christmas tree lighting ceremony, cookie decorating, Christmas carols, and Santa Claus will be at the event for pictures. Mr Stivers hopes the party will boost morale on the island.
“It’s kind of our gift you know to the community for this holiday season just so they can have some sense of normalcy during this very tragic aftermath,” Mr Stivers said. “You know a lot of building (is) going on and so many people lost so much and so you know it’ll hopefully instil hope, love, and compassion in the community. So that you know, just kind of bring everybody spirits up for the holiday.
“It was obviously, you know a venue and a platform for the children to have a Christmas, have a picture with Santa Claus, and to play together and see each other but also a gift to all the adults that are a part of it to see the happy faces. To see the smile on the children’s faces when they come in and experience the games or doing cookie decorating.”
So far, 20 volunteers are slated to help at the event.
The party will be held at Head Start Academy in Treasure Cay, Abaco today from 3pm-11pm and the island’s residents are invited to attend.
Comments
stoner 4 years, 4 months ago
It is good to see such a get together to try and forget the hardships that was pressed upon them which was no fault of their own but nature at its worst.Someday not only will this horrific day be all but forgotten and people will live normal lives but they will celebrate Christmas again and enjoy the fruits of their land.May God have mercy on them who all went through this serious event caused by something other than themselves.
TheMadHatter 4 years, 4 months ago
Hopefully they paid on those toys the relevant duty and duty on shipping and VAT on that combined duty and shipping and shipping on VAT and duty on the VAT on shipping and VAT on the shipping minus the duty and late fees on any of these that were missec and VAT on those late fees and Customs overtime and VAT on the duty on fees and overtime and duty on those 2 and ...
It's amazing the government allowed the toys in at all. But then i remember that the residents of the Treasure Cay shanty town simply refused to leave and so they are allowed to stay. So these toys are not going to Bahamian children - so of course that's ok.
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