Nature Foundation receives much needed Donation

11:26 PM Fri 29 Jan 2010 GMT

Nature Foundation St. Maarten was very pleased to receive a much needed donation from Heineken St. Maarten this week, to put towards their conservation program.

The funds were raised through the sale of white 'Enjoy Heineken Responsibly' bracelets during the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta in March 2009. 'During the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, we want to raise the exposure concerning the importance of keeping our island and it's waters clean', says Heineken St. Maarten Managing Director John Leone, 'We started with the green 'Meet You There' bracelets which we donated in 2006 and followed up with 'Serious 'Clean' Fun' bracelets in 2007 and 'St. Maarten Heineken Regatta' bracelets in 2008. This year we contributed the white bracelets. Over the years we have raised over $10.000 through this program and we are very happy that we were able to generate an additional $1700 to give to the Nature Foundation. We hope we can continue to work together to find solutions that benefit both the island's natural environment for all to enjoy.'

'We are extremely grateful for this contribution,' says Marisa Brandy of the Nature Foundation. 'The Foundation is funded purely through grants and fundraising efforts. A donation like this makes a significant difference to the work we do. The natural environment is one of St. Maarten's most important resources - clean beaches, healthy seas and green hills are the reason why many of our visitors come here every year. It is everyone's responsibility, from the individual to our Government and from small businesses to large international corporations, to protect our natural resources and conserve the beauty and biodiversity of our island for the benefit of current and future generations'.

When asked what Nature Foundation would spend their money on, Ms. Brandy replies, 'towards staff salaries as we are going through financial crises right now'.

'Nature Foundation is proud to partner with corporations like Heineken and is incredibly thankful for having Heineken St. Maarten as a positive working partner,' she says. 'We hope this continues into the future and that other companies on St. Maarten will follow Heineken's example and help conserve St. Maarten's environment'.

The foundations and Heineken St. Maarten would also like to especially thank the Shipwreck Shop and the St. Maarten Yacht Club for merchandising these items and individual volunteers for their efforts in selling these items during the St Maarten Heineken Regatta.

The new bracelets for the 2010 St Maarten Heineken Regatta will be on sale soon. For more information on conservation projects on St. Maarten, please contact the Nature Foundation at info(at)naturefoundationsxm.org / tel: 542 0267

In cooperation with the St Maarten Pride Foundation, Heineken St. Maarten also institutes a beach cleanup program called bright beaches. This program enables non-profit organizations, which are willing to eliminate trash from our beaches, access to funds that Heineken St. Maarten has allocated from the sales of Heineken products, particularly Amstel Bright beer. For more information please contact the St Maarten Pride Foundation.

by Heineken St. Maarten

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