LE GRAND MARCHE DONATES 10,000 GUILDERS FOR ROTARY YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS

Posted by Jeffrey Sochrin 
on Sep 17, 2014
 

ImagePHILIPSBURG, SINT MAARTEN – September 17, 2014 – Le Grand Marche Managing Director, Anil Sabnani presented a check for 10,000 guilders to the Rotary Club of Sint Maarten for its youth scholarship programs.  Mr. Sabnani said, “We are very pleased to support our youth through the Rotary Club of Sint Maarten.  Our youth are the future and we all need to make sure that all our children receive a proper education.  I want to thank the Rotary Club for working with us and I wish to thank all of customers that purchased a Proctor and Gamble brand during the past month.  It is through your kindness and generosity that we are able to make this donation.”

Several members of the Rotary Club were present to receive the donation and President of the Rotary Club of Sint Maarten, Danny Ramchandani, went on to say, “We are elated with this fantastic donation from Le Grand Marche.  Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.  These funds will go directly to local students who have a genuine financial need to assist with payment of their annual school fees.  We are already working with several local schools to identify students in need.  Thank you Le Grand Marche, thank you to Proctor and Gamble and thank to all of the Le Grand Marche shoppers.  Together, we will make a fantastic difference in the lives of as many young people as possible”.

For more information about the Rotary Club of St. Maarten, please contact the Rotary Club of St. Maarten Press Officer at: pressrotarysxm@gmail.com or visit the website www.rotarysxm.org.

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About the Rotary Club of St. Maarten:

The Rotary Club of St. Maarten was chartered on March 17, 1972 as result of a September 1970 meeting to form a club on the island.  Since its formation, the Rotary Club of St. Maarten has grown in membership and has assisted in the formation of new clubs in the District, including Anguilla (1978), St. Martin Nord (1988), St. Martin Mid-Isle (1997) and St. Martin Sunrise (2004).  For more information, visit the club website at www.rotarysxm.org.