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Rotarians in St George’s collected toys for children during their Christmas dinner and toy event last week.
The toy collection, which has gone on for almost 50 years, helps the Salvation Army through the collection of gifts.
The gifts were picked fro...
DATE: Dec 22, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Seniors were yesterday given hundreds of hampers to help them have a happy Christmas.
The Salvation Army handed out non-perishable Christmas foods, as well as toys for people with grandchildren who live with them.
The event came after the charity dis...
DATE: Dec 21, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A disabilities charity is to hold a virtual conference next week on the best ways to campaign for rights for disabled people.
Common Ground, organised by WindReach, an outdoor activity centre for disabled people, was designed to break down stereotype...
DATE: Nov 26, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A shipping business owner who fought his way back from homelessness said he wanted to give back with a holiday charity campaign.
Kevin Simmons, the executive director of Ekko Trading Bermuda, wants to hand out food, toys and blankets to about 300 Ber...
DATE: Nov 22, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Bermuda Health Council staff held a roadside demonstration yesterday to boost public morale as Covid-19 continued to lay siege to the country.
The Bermuda Health Council said the five-strong demonstration of support on East Broadway near Hamilton dre...
DATE: Oct 29, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A campaign to deliver breakfasts to children in their homes was a “great success”, the charity that ran the event said yesterday.
The Coalition for the Protection of Children said its first National Breakfast Day campaign on Monday delivered about 20...
DATE: Oct 28, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Governor yesterday bought the first Remembrance Day poppy to mark the start of the annual appeal for war veterans.
Canon Thomas Nisbett and Isobel Flood, two Second World War veterans, met Rena Lalgie at Government House and presented her with th...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A supermarket chain’s customers and a bank have donated almost $60,000 to two charities thanks to the kindness of customers.
The MarketPlace and Clarien Bank gave $28,853 each to the Salvation Army and the St Vincent de Paul Society as part of its ro...
DATE: Oct 13, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A community activist has appealed to the public to take part in a candlelit vigil to honour people who have died from Covid-19.
Mark Anderson, who works for the transport department, said he wanted to organise a stay-at-home vigil to help people deal...
DATE: Oct 01, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Nurses tucked in to sandwiches and chocolate cakes “made with love” from the Salvation Army as it delivered meals to frontline health staff yesterday.
The charity’s Captain Dwayne Barnes said: “We want the nurses and staff to know they are remembered...
DATE: Sep 30, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson