ROTARY CLUB OF ST. MAARTEN PRESENTS DONATION TO THE WHITE AND YELLOW CROSS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ROTARY CLUB OF SINT MAARTEN PRESENTS DONATION
TO THE WHITE AND YELLOW CROSS FOUNDATION


PHILIPSBURG, SINT MAARTEN – AUGUST 14, 2013 – The Rotary Club of Sint Maarten today presented a donation in the amount $500 US to the White and Yellow Cross Foundation of Sint Maarten in support of its Rehabilitation Center.  Immediate Past President of the Rotary Club of Sint Maarten, Robert Judd, and Vice President, Pierre DeCelles, presented the donation to Michel Soons of the White and Yellow Cross.  Mr. Judd commented, “we are extremely proud to assist the White and Yellow Cross Foundation of Sint Maarten in their efforts provide world class rehabilitation services to people in need here on St. Maarten”.  

The White and Yellow Cross Foundation operates the St. Martin’s Home on the Dutch Side of the island.  The St. Martin’s Home is a 60-bed nursing home facility in St. John Estate and offers traditional nursing home services, rehabilitation services, elder services and activities.  Mr. Soons of the White and Yellow Cross thanked the Rotary Club for their generous donation and years of support, financial and otherwise, directed toward the elder community on the island.

For more information 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.