Sandals gives four students scholarships

Sandals Barbados and the Sandals Foundation have assisted in making back-to-school life a bit easier for parents employed by the resort and four special scholarship students.

The Sandals Foundation Care For Kids Scholarship recipients were presented with cheques to assist in their future development recently.

The annual scholarship is awarded to students transitioning from the primary to the secondary school level, who performed well during their primary school years not only academically, but who were involved in extra-curricular activities as well.

The cheque handover followed an earlier stationery gift-pack presentation to parents employed by Sandals Resorts in Barbados to help with their back-to-school preparations.

This was made possible through a joint effort of the Sports and Social Club as well as the company’s Training and Development department.

Sandals Resorts Barbados General Manager, Ramel Sobrino, lauded the initiative and said it was a continuation of Sandals’ efforts to help those in need during difficult circumstances, “COVID-19 has certainly changed the way in which we live, think and act. But one constant has always been our dedication to assisting those in need whether it be through the Sandals Foundation or our general staff programmes.

“As our resorts reopen across the Caribbean, we continue to be proud to stand by our team members and assist in any way we can.

“It was also pleasing to see that this gesture was well appreciated by them as well,” said Sobrino.

The Sandals Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the luxury resort chain and was created to continue and expand upon the work that Sandals Resorts International has undertaken.  The Sandals Foundation funds projects in three core areas: education, community and the environment. (PR)