Upcoming: Middle-To-End Cycle Charity Event
April 18, 2012 by Bernews · Leave a Comment
As a Gold Level Sponsor of this year’s 25th Anniversary Catlin End-To-End, Elbow Beach will, for the first time, be hosting the Middle-To-End Cycle Start at the main entrance of the resort property on May 5, 2012. In a “Tour de Bermuda” style start, all Middle-to-End Cyclists will line up on the resorts oval driveway, [...]
RUBiS Donates Fuel To BZS Education Boat
April 18, 2012 by Bernews · Leave a Comment
School children will be able to enjoy another year of marine conservation excursions, thanks to RUBiS Energy’s gift of a year’s worth of diesel boat fuel to Bermuda Zoological Society. It’s the second year RUBiS has provided 12 months’ worth of boat fuel to operate Endurance, the environmental education vessel owned and operated by the [...]
Upcoming: MSA Alumni Association Fashion Show
April 18, 2012 by Bernews · Leave a Comment
The Mt.St. Agnes Alumni Association is sponsoring a fashion show — “Dazzle 2012″ — which will take place on Saturday, April 28th in the MSA Auditorium. The event will raise funds for charity, while showcasing fashions for all ages from A.S. Coopers. The models start from 5-year-old kindergarten students up to and alumni from 1965. [...]
Rubber Duck Derby To Be Held On June 3rd
April 17, 2012 by Bernews · Leave a Comment
The date for the 2012 Rubber Duck Derby has been set for June 3rd, and Ordnance Island in St. George’s will once again play host to both rubber ducks and humans. At a press conference this morning [Apr.17], Friends of Hospice together with Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited (BELCO) today launched the 16th Annual Rubber [...]
Upcoming: Wear Red & White Fundraiser
Schools and businesses are being encouraged to participate in an upcoming fundraiser by the Red Cross. Those participating would allow students and staff to wear red and white on Friday, May 4 for a minimum donation of $2. A spokesperson said, “May is Red Cross month. The 8th May is the anniversary of the birth [...]
Upcoming: Rich Person Poor Person Dinner
The “Rich Person, Poor Person Dinner” will be held at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess on May 4th, with the $120 ticket fee set to assist local charities. The dinner is sponsored by the Peace and Social Justice Committee of the Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church is a charity fundraising dinner event. This year’s beneficiaries [...]
High Tea To Celebrate Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
April 11, 2012 by Bernews · Leave a Comment
Project Action will be holding a Bermuda Reception “High Tea” in celebration of Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. This fund-raising event will take place in the Harbour Room, Fairmont Hamilton Princess on Sunday, 3 June, 2012 at 4pm. Project Action Founding Director, Mrs. Cindy Swan said, “Many of our Seniors have limited access to [...]
Seminar To Help Charities Stabilise Finances
April 10, 2012 by Bernews · Leave a Comment
AFL Investments is hosting a free seminar to help charities in Bermuda stabilise their finances for the future. The seminar will take place on Tuesday, April 17, 12.15-1.30pm, at the Argus Building, 14 Wesley Street in Hamilton. Entitled “Building a Sustainable Endowment,” the session will explore investment options available to non-profit organisations to assist them [...]
Minister To Assist CADA With Annual Tag Day
CADA, encouraging responsible alcohol behavior, today announced they will host their annual tag day on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The event is part of their Alcohol Awareness Month activities. CADA Chairman Anthony Santucci said, “Each year, CADA holds its annual tag day the day before Good Friday. We are grateful to the volunteers who helped [...]
Video: Barbados Association Charity Donation
April 2, 2012 by Bernews · Leave a Comment
As part of its continuing efforts to support charitable organizations in Bermuda; The Barbados Association of Bermuda has made a pledge to support The Coalition for the Protection of Children. To this end, the Association made a monetary donation of $1,150 this morning [Apr.2] for the purchase of goods for the Coalition’s breakfast feeding program [...]
