Pinnacle donates to schools across SVG

Regional companies continue to join the post disaster relief efforts in St Vncent and the Grenadines.{{more}}

Last Friday, Pinnacle Safety Solutions, an occupational safety and health company based in Barbados, donated educational and sanitary supplies to four schools in this country which were affected by the Christmas Eve floods.

The schools were the Buccament Bay Secondary, Leeward District Seventh Day Adventist Primary, Spring Village Methodist and the South Rivers Government.

Chief executive officer at Pinnacle Safety Solutions, Beverley Rouse told SEARCHLIGHT that when she heard about the natural disaster, she called her clients and asked them to donate items to help St Vincent.

“I contacted my clients and asked them whether or not they would donate and because we deal primarily with training and education,” Rouse said. “I thought that it would be better to target that area and make sure that…the children get as much from the donation as possible so that they can get back to some sort of normacly.”

The CEO stated that her clients responded immediately and that “the flood gates have opened and donations just came thick and fast.”

Rouse explained why she did not go the route of asking for money or food supplies.

“I think it’s important that we actually can see the people receiving the material rather than giving them money and not really sure whether they will be able to get what they need to get with the money that’s given. So, we decided to target specific things with a health and safety slant on it,” she said.

Included in the donations were sanitizers, disinfectants, lever arch files, and at least 60 lbs of paper and other stationery such as crayons and scissors.

During the handover ceremony, Rouse indicated that her company is dedicated to continue helping the schools and encouraged their representatives to make lists that highlight the kind of help they will need.

“We can then look long term to supporting them in terms of bringing more material out,” she said. “So as long as the schools are able to give some sort of inventory, we’ll try as best as we can in Barbados, to still bring on the corporate companies.”

Rouse said the initiative shows that persons can still give to others, despite the global economic downturn.