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For two years in a row `mighty, mighty Bacardi,' to quote a line from their little walking song, has won the coveted A.S. Cooper & Sons Ltd. Team Spirit award for collectively raising the most money in the End to End walk.

This year, between 15 and 20 employees in their distinctive Bat logo T-shirts, did the actual walk, three of whom raised over $5,000 each. In all, Team Bacardi raised a whopping $17,000 which the Company then matched, so that in the end a grand total of $34,000 was raised for charity -- and the crystal trophy for victory! Enthusiasm for the End to End project runs so high throughout all levels of the Company that many of those who do not walk happily man extra Company refreshment stops along the route.

Marked by large Bacardi house flags, these stops offer such things as band-aids, oranges and fresh water to all walkers -- but no house products, at least not until after the finish line! "Between 16 and 20 staff help at these stops, and they don't leave a stop until the last walker has passed,'' Mrs. Lisa Finnerty explained. "Then, they either move on to man another stop, or proceed to Dockyard where the Company provides special hospitality for the team and other staff.'' With the crystal trophy once more proudly displayed in the Company offices, everyone is already looking forward to next year's End to End, when spectators and fellow walkers will no doubt hear the familiar strains of the team's military-style cadence: "We are Bacardi...Go, Bacardi!echoing through the parishes.