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Sunshine League To Close, Give House To FC
Local charity Sunshine League will close, and the house will be conveyed to the Family Centre, Chairperson Annemarie Tobin said today, saying that the “shared values and complementary mission statements of the Family Centre and the Sunshine League will ensure Sunshine League House continues to be a place for providing care and support to the at... Read more of this article
Health & Nutrition Seminar Set For February 24
The Sunshine League PLACE is getting set to host another seminar this month on health and nutrition, with the event set for Wednesday, February 24. The seminar will take place from 5.30pm to 6.30pm; tickets cost $10 for anyone under 18 and $20 anyone over 18. A spokesperson said, “Learn about the importance of health & nutrition. Good nutrition... Read more of this article
Sunshine League & Students Support Charity
Through the PartnerRe Dollars for Hours initiative, the Sunshine League has partnered with students from Bermuda High School to complete a garden project that will see the resulting fresh produce donated to the Eliza Dolittle Society. The project got underway in October, with the participating students working under the guidance of Omari Dill, the president... Read more of this article
KRyS Global Celebrates Birthday By Volunteering
KRyS Global – an international fraud investigation and dispute resolution firm — celebrated its eighth birthday with the staff of the Bermuda office lending a helping hand to the Sunshine League. “During one of the hurricanes last year, a fence toppled over at The Sunshine League’s premises and over time a thick hedge began to grow... Read more of this article
Sunshine League To Hold Tag Day On Dec 6th
Bermuda’s oldest charity, The Sunshine League, is holding a tag day on December 6th. The organisation was founded in 1919 by Miss Agnes May Robinson, who was concerned about social issues in her day and decided that she needed to help. During its almost 95 years of existence, The Sunshine League has taken on many roles in Bermuda for the betterment... Read more of this article
Photos: Marsh And Guy Community Giving Day
Approximately 80 staff members of Marsh and Guy Carpenter volunteered on Friday [Nov 8] to make various improvements to the Sunshine League’s property in Hamilton. Since 2010, Marsh and Guy Carpenter colleagues in Bermuda have set aside a day for a company-wide volunteer initiative. For this year’s Community Giving Day, colleagues painted the social... Read more of this article
Carol Hill Donates $40,000 To Sunshine League
The Board and staff of Bermuda’s the Sunshine League hosted an Open House on Saturday, February 2. The event was held in celebration of the organisation’s 94th anniversary. Members of the public who attended participated in a tree planting ceremony in memory of and as a tribute to the charity’s founder, Miss Agnes May Robinson. Miss Carol... Read more of this article
Minister: Sunshine League Model ‘Unsustainable’
[Updated] Minister of Youth, Families and Sports Glenn Blakeney held a press conference this morning [Aug.30], and said Government has concluded that the Sunshine League’s “operating model is unsustainable.” “Regrettably, despite considerable effort on the part of both Government and the Sunshine League, today I must inform the... Read more of this article
Upcoming: Sunshine League’s Moon Walk
The Sunshine League’s 12th annual Moon Walk event will be held on Saturday August 13th at 7:30pm starting at Warwick Long Bay Park. “Come join us for a walk under the full moon from Warwick Long Bay Playground to Church Bay and back (about 5.5 miles in total). Spend this evening walking hand in hand with a loved one, the kids or catching up... Read more of this article
July/August: Sunshine League To Continue Care
[Updated] The Sunshine League today [July 3] announced that – at the request of the Bermuda Government – it has agreed to continue to provide a 24-hour residential facility to foster children throughout July and, if necessary, August 2011. On June 21, the Sunshine League announced they would cease residential foster care effective July 1,... Read more of this article
Sunshine League: Minister Hopes For Resolution
Minister Glenn Blakeney held a press conference this morning [June 22] to address the news yesterday that Sunshine League will stop offering residential foster care services. Yesterday the Sunshine League announced that, effective July 1, 2011, they will cease residential foster care citing the “excessively high costs.” Five full-time staff... Read more of this article
Sunshine League: No More Residential Care
Effective July 1, 2011, the Sunshine League is transitioning out of residential foster care, due to the “excessively high costs of running a 24-hour residential foster care programme.” As a result of the change, 5 full-time staff will be made redundant and 13 part-time employees will be let go. The Sunshine League will work closely with... Read more of this article
Primary Students Donate to Sunshine League
This past Monday, a group of Paget Primary P2 students visited the Sunshine League and made a $300 donation. A Sunshine League spokesperson said, “The class came in on Monday for a tour and asked lots of questions about the Home and what we do as part of a school exercise. They were very enthusiastic and it was so fantastic to see people embrace... Read more of this article
Sunshine League Denim for Children Day
The Sunshine League Children’s Home is celebrating its 92nd anniversary of supporting Bermuda’s foster children this coming Friday [Jan 28]. The League is inviting members of the community to participate in their 2nd annual Denim for Children Day on the date of their anniversary. All people need to do is donate $3 or more to the Sunshine League... Read more of this article
Sunshine League’s Gift of Literacy
The Sunshine League received the gift of literacy today (Dec. 23) from the Bermuda Reading Association. The Reading Association spearheaded a special appeal on behalf of the Pembroke children’s home this Christmas season, encouraging the community to not lose sight of the most valuable gift they can give to youngsters — books. Members... Read more of this article
Sunshine League’s 11th Annual Moon Walk
The Sunshine League’s 11th annual Moon Walk event will be held this Saturday [Sept 25] at 7pm starting at Warwick Long Bay Park. The Sunshine League Children’s Home was founded in 1919 and is an accredited Registered Charity. They operate as a Residential Care Facility for displaced children aged 8-18 and are the only non-governmental, non-profit... Read more of this article
