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CAYMAN’S ARK: Giving is Receiving

Due to last’s year’s overwhelming response to ARK’s “Giving is Receiving” Project , we are delighted to be organising it again this Christmas. Last year, we received over 600 filled shopping bags and thousands of dollars worth of Christmas gifts for hundreds of families struggling in Cayman. This year, w aim to triple the amount of filled shopping bags and the great news is that we have our own ARK shopping bag! Camana Bay has very  generously sponsored our shopping bags and has also offered the Discovery Centre in Camana Bay as an extra pick up/drop off location.

Our immediate focus will be the very serious issue of hunger. We will make every effort to ensure that we can make available foods and gifts to those that clearly need it during holiday season. ARK is acutely aware that hunger in Cayman is not just a seasonal problem and we are always working in the community to offer
support, resources and compassion. For this reason, ARK will ensure that a portion of the foods collected will be kept for the ARK Pantry. so when the “season” is over, we will have plenty of food remaining to carry many families
into the Spring.

Pick up and Drop off points:

  • Discovery Centre, Camana Bay
    9am – 6pm – Monday to Saturday
    Melissa Rewalt @ 640-4004
  • Seven Mile Beach
    Houria @ 525-6368 or haron @ 916-1037
  • South Sound
    Alison @ 916-2118 or Erika @926-4360
  • Patrick’s Island
    Lori @ 938-4022 or Sue @ 925-5033
  • Savannah
    Tara @ 926-7925

ARK’s Suggested
Food List

  • Cooking Oil
  • Large Bag of Rice
  • Kidney/ Red Beans
  • Boxed Mash Potatoes
  • Flour
  • Sugar
  • Mac N Cheese
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Baking Powder
  • Tinned Veg
  • Tinned Fruit
  • Tinned Soup
  • Laundry Powder
  • Dish Soap
  • Saltine Crackers
  • Ketchup
  • Cereal
  • Cookies
  • Instant Coffee
  • Condensed Milk
  • Long Life Milk
  • Pasta Sauce
  • Powdered Drink Mix
  • Diapers
  • Wipes
  • Vitamin’s
  • Children’s Treats!
  • Food Vouchers

GIFTS
Christmas girts range from infants to teenagers

  • Gifts should be gift wrapped
  • Lableled with Sex and Age of Child
  • Gift Certificates all very welcome, especially for the older teenagers

ARK TEAM

Alson Lommax
[email protected]
926-2118
Sharon Galloway
[email protected]
916-1037
Erika van Dam
[email protected]
926-4360
Tara Nielsen
[email protected]
926-79225
Houria Fresard
[email protected]
525-6368
Ricio Esau
[email protected]
925-9571

If you wish to drop off your donation at iNews located at 342 Dorcy Drive, Industrial Park, 2nd Floor CAC Building, iNews will make arrangements for them to be delivered to the ARK TEAM.

 

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