Donations by Businesses and Charitable Organisations

Sylvia's Foundation Helps Us Again

Our friend Sylvia Berkley has recently given us a further donation of 162,000 pesos raised by supporters of her foundation Stichting Help Sosuakids naar School, which is based in The Netherlands.  The donation was presented to us on 17 May 2010 by Sylvia on one of her regular visits to Sosua.   It brings the total donated by Sylvia and her foundation since last October to a magnificent 237,000 pesos

As always we are so grateful to Sylvia and her friends for their continuing support for our work.  Thankyou!

Sylvia in discussion with Sosua Kids Board member Jenni Paulger

 Calego International

Sosua Kids is grateful to Calego International, a Canadian licensing company specialising in childrens' bags and accessories, for a generous donation of childrens' backpacks.  Thank you!

Rotary Club of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

We thank the Rotary Club of Mississauga and its members for the donation of $Canadian 1,000, presented to us in January 2010. This converted to 31,000 pesos which, at current costs, is sufficient to fund 20 school uniforms and supplies for poor children in the Sosúa area.

Kiteboarding 4 Kids

Sosua Kids is very grateful to the organizers of the Kiteboarding 4 Kids event in Cabarete, 12 - 14 February 2010,  for their donation to us of US$ 1,000 from the funds raised by this event which were distributed to several local charities.  This donation follows the support given to us by KB4K after their first annual event in 2009.  Thankyou to all KB4K organisers and participants for the help they have provided to Sosua Kids and other local charities!

Sosua Kids President, Karen Conquergood, and two representatives of other charities awaiting the presentation of donations.

An expectant audience (moved indoors because of the weather) also waits for the presentations.

 

Beyond The Beach Continues Its Support

The Canadian-based foundation Beyond The Beach, which raises money to help the children of this part of the North Coast of The Dominican Republic, invited members of Sosua Kids and of two other local charities (Mustard Seed and The Dream Project) to a reception at Playa Dorada Golf Course on 26 January 2010.  At this reception each of the three charities was presented with a donation of US$ 1,500 plus supplies appropriate to the work of the individual charities.

Sosua Kids is grateful and proud that Beyond The Beach continues to regard us as worthy of its support.

Our President, Karen Conquergood, receives the donation from Olive Thompson and Chris Willott, President and Vice-President of Beyond The Beach.

Please look at our Gallery for some further photos of this event.

A Generous Donation by The North Coast Players

The North Coast Players have made us a wonderful donation of 19,650 pesos, being our share of the money raised for local charities by their recent production of "Wait Until Dark" at The Casa Marina Amphitheatre.

The letter from Judith Fox-Hogg, Founder of The North Coast Players, which accompanied the donation stated "We recognize your Charity as being an important one in this community and hope we will always be able to contribute in some way"

Sosua Kids is of course extremely grateful for the donation and congratulates The North Coast Players and their helpers on this successful first production which proved to be such an effective fundraiser for local charities.

The donation was formally presented to us on 1 December 2009 at the Sosúa office of West Indies Real Estate by Mary Kay Ballack and Linda Stapleton on behalf of The North Coast Players.

The photo shows (from left to right) Linda Stapleton, Janet Williams (Sosua Kids Treasurer) and Karen Conquergood (Sosua Kids President)

A New Notice Board for Sosua Kids

Marje and Jim Hughes of Sosúa, together with Jim's business partner Dave Hudson, recently presented Sosua Kids with a portable notice-board, made by Dave and Jim.  This generous gift will enable Sosua Kids to have a much more effective presence at fund-raising and other local events. It made its first outing at the recent performances of "Wait Until Dark" at the Casa Marina Amphitheatre.

The photo above shows Dave and Jim presenting the notice-board to Sosua Kids fundraiser Sue Bryans.  The photo below shows the sort of information that we can make available on the board.

(Note:  Examples of Dave and Jim's furniture etc. can normally be seen at The Jolly Roger "Thieves Market" on alternate Saturdays).

Another Generous Donation From The Isle of Man

On 18 September 2009 a group of our supporters based at The Heron Pub on The Isle of Man, presented us with cheques amounting to £1,900.  Click here to see some photos of this event, which took place at The Britannia Bar, Sosua.  This money had been raised by a variety of fund-raising events which we understand included a social evening at The Heron, a "Guess How Much Money in The Bottle" competition and an auction of some items linked to the famous Isle of Man TT motorcycle races.  Thank you to everybody on The Isle of Man who contributed to this generous donation.

See also our Fundraising Events page information on other income received as a result of events organised by or on behalf of Sosua Kids.