Gifts and Grants
The following awards were made in 2009:
Andros Conservancy and Trust Bahamas
$7,500
Funding toward a recycling programme which aims to penetrate the entire island and become self-sustaining within two years.
http://www.ancat.net
The Bahamas National Trust
$12,500
Seed money to establish new Discovery Clubs on North and South Andros and Inagua. The Clubs provide free, hands-on environmental education to children and young adults.
http://www.bnt.bs
The Bahamas National Youth Choir
$8,000
Renewal of Gold Patron status in support of the country’s premier musical ambassadors.
http://www.bahamasnationalyouthchoir.com
The Beacon School, Grand Bahama
$15,000
Funding toward the cost of construction of a sheltered workshop which will provide training and employment opportunities for students and graduates of this school for the intellectually and physically disabled.
Bilney Lane Children’s Home
$2,000
Purchase of a refrigerator, dishes, glasses, cutlery and cooking utensils for this facility which houses special needs children from the Family Islands.
http://bahamasmethodist.org/bilneylane.htm
Cape Eleuthera Foundation, Island School, Bahamas Environmental Stewards Programme
$5,000
Scholarship assistance for one Bahamian high school graduate to participate in a yearlong programme focusing on environmental issues and education.
http://www.islandschool.org
Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative
$20,000
Funding toward the launch of a one-year project to scale up a rapid HIV/AIDS testing programme throughout The Bahamas.
http://www.clintonfoundation.org/what-we-do/clinton-hiv-aids-initiative
Deep Creek Middle School
$15,000
Scholarship assistance for needy students in Deep Creek, Eleuthera.
http://www.islandschool.org/deep_creek_middle_school.html
Every Child Counts, Abaco
$8,000
Scholarship assistance to Abaco’s sole institution dedicated to helping children with intellectual and physical disabilities who would not otherwise be able to afford special education.
http://www.everychildcountsabaco.org
Grand Bahama Children’s Home
$10,000
Funding toward the purchase of shoes, clothing and school uniforms for 28 full-time residents of this home for abandoned children in Grand Bahama.
http://www.gbchildrenshome.com
Great Commission Ministries International
$7,500
Gift to enable the purchase of a wall oven for one of the Ministries’ two emergency shelters, a gas range for their community feeding centre, and food items for their feeding programme and pantry.
Hands For Hunger
$10,000
Financial assistance to cover the cost of aluminum pans and other supplies used in the recovery and distribution of food to non-profit organizations throughout New Providence.
http://handsforhunger.org
Hopedale Centre
$8,000
Annual scholarship support of special needs education for children with intellectual disabilities. Partially funded by the Shirley Oakes Butler Charitable Trust.
Lyford Cay International School
$84,035
In support of the school’s partial scholarship programme.
http://www.lcis.bs
The Nassau Music Society
$30,000
To assist the Society’s scholarship programme for students of music at The College of The Bahamas.
http://www.nassaumusicsociety.org
New Life Kingdom Outreach
$4,000
Funding toward the purchase of computers, a printer and software for this after school programme in the Englerston community of Nassau.
Project Read
$7,500
General operating grant for this adult literacy programme.
http://www.projectreadbahamas.com
Ride For Hope
$99,215
Funding toward the expansion of the Cancer Society of The Bahamas’ Family Island Mammogram Screening Initiative.
http://www.rideforhopebahamas.com
Royal Bahamas Police Force, Community Relations Division
$10,000
Purchase of notebooks bearing safety and crime prevention messages for primary and middle school students.
http://www.royalbahamaspolice.org
Royal Bahamas Police Force Dependants’ Trust
$25,000
Educational and other assistance for dependants of police officers who were harmed or killed in the line of duty.
http://www.royalbahamaspolice.org/police_pages/polce_trust.php
Royal Bahamas Police Force Summer Youth Programme
$10,000
Funding to assist with the purchase of lunch and snacks for underprivileged children attending this successful nationwide camp.
http://www.royalbahamaspolice.org
The Salvation Army, The Bahamas Division
$25,000
Grant to assist with the purchase of food items that enabled this organization to serve more than 500 meals weekly in Nassau and to stock its food pantry in Grand Bahama.
http://www.salvationarmybahamas.org
South Andros Handicraft and Manufacturers Association
$5,000
Sponsorship of 30 children to attend a four-week summer youth programme where community elders pass on the skills of straw, shell and coconut crafts.
South Eleuthera Emergency Partners
$15,000
Funding toward the purchase and installation of roll-up doors for the newly built Emergency Operations Centre in Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera.
http://www.southeleutheraep.org
TOTAL 2009 GRANTS: $438,141
