$25,000 Donation To Bermuda Sloop Foundation
Marsh and Guy Carpenter recently made a $25,000 donation to the Bermuda Sloop Foundation, and colleagues have also volunteered to mentor 10 middle school students on four, full-day sailing voyages aboard the Bermuda Sloop Foundation’s training vessel Spirit of Bermuda.
The sailing voyages will take place February 9, 10 and 11 and students and volunteers will learn sail training from Spirit of Bermuda crew and will participate in team building and career and life training exercises.
During the voyage, students work alongside their mentors and learn about responsibility, collaboration and other skills that are essential not only for sailing, but for a lifetime of achievements. At the same time, the mentors learn about what interests Bermuda’s youth. Students will also learn about Bermuda’s maritime heritage along the way.
“Sailing is a proven way to build traits such as responsibility, accountability, resilience, self-confidence, teamwork, courage, pride and awareness,” said David Ezekiel, Country Corporate Officer of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Bermuda and Chairman of Marsh’s Bermuda Charity Committee.
“Working with a mentor also gives students the opportunity to spend one-on-one time with an adult, learn about their career, why they chose it and the skills required to be successful. The students don’t even realise they are building those very skills through a fun day of sail training. It is an exceptional experience for both the students and our colleagues and we are pleased to be a part of it.”
Diana Martin, Chief Executive Officer, Bermuda Sloop Foundation, says: “What these students learn during one day of sailing, combined with working with a mentor and understanding how the skills they learn on a sailing ship can be applied to their lives at home, school and eventually in a career, can’t be matched in a classroom.
“This is a dynamic learning opportunity and we are thrilled that Marsh and Guy Carpenter are continuing to support this initiative with the Bermuda Sloop Foundation.”
FANTASTIC!
In spite of the fact it’s a pleasure in seeing large donations being given to the “Spirit Of Bermuda” I and others would probably be more appreciative if these same, (if not more) be given to places like the Salvation Army who are in desperate need of financial assistance to renovate the building given to them so as they may help alleviate Bermuda’s housing shortage
And what about the AG Show.
Heritage is a beach.
Haaaaannngg on sloopy …hang onnn…
Sloopy hang on…