Digicel Social Club Fun Walk to step off on May 1

This year, proceeds from the annual Digicel Social Club Fun Walk will go towards providing 10 one-year scholarships to successful students in the 2012 Common Entrance Examinations.{{more}}

The Fun walk, which will take place on Tuesday, May 1, is being held in collaboration with the Bank of St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Social Club.

Channel Manager and Head of Digicel’s Social Club Gershom Dick said on Wednesday that this year, “our goal is to offer the scholarships”. He said that the Social Club will make selections based on academic performance and financial need.

The Fun Walk will begin at 5:30 a.m. from the Grassroot Tennis Club’s (GTC) parking lot located at Murray’s Road. Persons will walk to Cane Hall over to Belair down the Vigie Highway and back to the GTC’s Parking Lot.

T-Shirts for the Fun Walk cost EC$25. Breakfast will be provided to participants upon completion of the walk.

T-shirts can be bought at Digicel Corporate Office (Lewis Building James Street), Digicel Retail Store (The Cell) and Bank of St. Vincent and the Grenadines branches.

The event has this year received sponsorship from the St. Vincent Brewery Ltd, Right Stuff, Sweetie Pie Bakery, Grand View Grill, Coreas Hazells Inc, Scotia Bank, Sprotts Distributors, Bickles, French Verandah, CFL ( SVG) Holdings and Vincy Gold Spring Water.