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WIB in the
Community
WIB sees the importance of supporting community endeavors. On
Saturday December 15th, 2006 some 15 staff members and management
got together to show off their community spirit by painting
the home of a senior citizen. The project was a first initiative
of many projects that are to be carried out during the course of the
next year.
WIB understands the importance of a good education and has
always been a supporter of events that benefit both teachers and
students of the local schools when skills learned at trainings are
put to use in the classrooms.
In order to help keep our youngsters off the streets and into sports
WIB has come to the aid of the Islands sporting facilities. WIB
has provided financing to the Foundation Upkeep Sports Facilities
(FUSF) for the full completion and rehabilitation of all the sporting
facilities that fall under the foundation. Some of the facilities
that have been rehabilitated are the Melford Hazel Sports
Complex, the LB Scott Sports Auditorium, John Cooper/Jose Lake
Sr. Ballpark and playground, the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex
Sports Field, the Cay Hill Basketball field, the Union Farm
Basketball field and the Simpsonbay sports field.
A total of more than $15,000 was given to four foundations as a
continued support to St. Maarten’s Carnival. These groups participate
each year making them important contributors to St.
Maarten’s Carnival. They start preparing as soon as carnival is
over for the next year. WIB has been showing it’s support through
financial contribution for more than 20 years and will continue to
do so in the future.
The Caribbean Home Expo 2006, was a unique opportunity for
businesses to display their products and services. The mobilization
and organization of the WIB Marketing Team and Staff of
the respective departments made WIB’s participation stand out
amongst the vendors present.
THE WINDWARD ISLANDS BANK LTD. • ANNUAL REPORT 2006 • PAGE 13
WIB house painting
Donation to St. Joseph School
Carnival Sponsorships
WIB Home Expo
Signing for WIB Branch at PJIA
WIB Employee Appreciation Day
Summer camp donation
Unveiling Melford Hazel
With the opening of the new PJIA terminal WIB again
showed its dedication to giving quality and convenient service
to the public by providing them with a branch at the airport.
WIB employees once again showed their togetherness by celebrating
Employee Appreciation Day with the theme Together
Everyone Achieves More (TEAM). Some of the activities
included breakfast, an evening at the movies and a tour of the
new airport terminal building.
WIB proudly assisted four students of the Milton
Peters College with their airfare to the Netherlands
to take part in the 2006 Mathematics A-Lympiad
championship. Nathalie Tackling, Christella
Garad, Stephanie Mooij and Mathias Voges represented
their school both academically and socially.
They competed against some of the best
Mathematics students from the Netherlands,
Denmark, Germany and Aruba and proudly
returned as the champions.
The opening of the new Melford Hazel Sports &
Recreational Center was proof of the hard work of
the Foundation Upkeep Sports Facilities and their
promise to use the funds of the special loan granted
by WIB to complete the Sporting Facilities on
the Islands for the benefit of our youngsters.
In June 2006 WIB gave donations to all the major
summer camp foundations on the Island in support
of having a safe place for the youngsters to
spend their free time during the summer vacation.
THE WINDWARD ISLANDS BANK LTD. • ANNUAL REPORT 2006 • PAGE 14
WIB Employee Appreciation Day