BELCO Donates $10,000 To CedarBridge SAP
BELCO presented a cheque today [Jan 24] for $10,000 to the Student Assistance Program [SAP] at CedarBridge Academy. The contribution was made in response to SAP’s public request earlier this week for funding to provide meals for students whose families are experiencing financial need.
[L-R] Ascendant Group Controller David Faries, BELCO Chief Operating Officer Denton E. Williams, SAP Coordinator Marilyn Jackson, Ascendant Group Corporate Communications Officer Susan McGrath-Smith, BELCO Vice President-Engineering & System Reliability Roger Todd.
Along with members of the Corporate Contributions Committee, BELCO Chief Operating Officer Denton E. Williams presented the cheque to Marilyn Jackson, CedarBridge Academy Social Worker and SAP Coordinator.
Mr. Williams said that BELCO’s Corporate Contributions Committee voted to make the donation because they recognized the urgency of the request and the proven correlation between good nutrition and students’ ability to perform well in the classroom.
BELCO’s Corporate Contributions Committee meets monthly to review funding proposals from local helping organizations and, as in this case, also meets on an ad hoc basis to consider emergency requests.
thank you belco
Yes, good they are putting their hand in the pocket, but 10 grand? Seriously? This company makes millions, and it is always handing out a pittance for publicity.
Thanks Belco! Let’s take care of the children.
Thank you Belco
… meanwhile, on here daily, we have people bashing big business! Well done, BELCO!
Well done BELCO, WELL DONE, MANY THANKS to helping these Young PEOPLE.
You tell um CTF.
Thanks a lot. Belco
I hope more large companys
can. Help. Out
Great Corporate citizen! Belco you are to be applauded for assisting/investing in our young people.
Thank you belco. Simply amazing
THANK YOU BELCO, you’re lookin’ good…for now. Just don’t jack up yah rates in the near future because many families are skating on thin ice with their bills and yours is a necessity to pay. I will give respect where it’s due because you didn’t have to donate but you did…photo op and all. Flame away, the truth is the truth!
Awesome!! Great Job Belco..
I am concerned with CBA raising money from the public for students in need but yet another group of students at the school are going on an expensive ‘educational’ trip to Hawaii. Yes, Hawaii. Why not take those funds and help their follow students. Take care of home first.
Priorities! Smh
And thanks to Bermuda (me) that pays into Belco.
Thanks to BELCO that this valuable program is saved.
It appears that the Govt. cannot maintain the ongoing inner works in Bermuda anymore and
will need sponsorship in just about program in Bermuda.
Now all we need to do is stop spending hundreds of thousands of Dollars on overseas BS Consultants
and the lot.
Who are we going to look to next for help. – Cable Vision,BGA,SHELL,HSBC,Cell One, — who’s next.
Maybe if their fuel surcharge wasn’t so ridiculously high struggling families might have a little more to feed themselves.
Ummm Clive, belco don’t pocket the fuel surcharge. That is a gov tax on electricity
KUDOS BELCO! Anyone willing to match that? If not to the CedarBridge Program, but any positive program that assists our young people – our FUTURE!
Why do our students have to pay for lunch period?
I feel all students in Bermuda should be fed lunch at school.
Our system is old and out dated.
We really need to invest in our children
BELCO, We Thank You
Did you attend school at a time when your mother/father/yourself had to make your school lunch every day that you took to school ?
I don’t know if you’re already struggling with the cost of living and maybe feeding yourself much less your children but do you look forward to paying even more taxes to cover something that the parents of these children should be doing themselves ?
Isn’t this getting fed at school an American model anyway ?
Not just America but the developed world
What happen to “….it takes a village…”?
LMFAO what a joke. We should be thanking ourselves since this is the publics money they donating! Thanks everybody! Would like to see personal monies from de people in de picture, now that would be a better gesture!! Back to strugglin to pay them ….
Thank you everyone who buys power from BELCO, who are really the ones paying for this