Wednesday, February 17, 2021
THE Bahamas Red Cross received more than $5,000 worth of food yesterday from the Chinese Community Association.
The Red Cross’s director general Sean Brennen said the donation will go a long way to help those in need.
“The Red Cross, we are a humanitarian organisation where we rely on the generosity of groups such as our friends here as well as corporate Bahamas as well as individuals,” he said.
“So the contribution is significant in that it saves us having to raise those funds to go and purchase items necessary. The donation today will be used in our kitchen facility as early as tomorrow to help meet the needs.”
He said there are feeding programmes in New Providence, Grand Bahama and Abaco which the group is looking to expand.
“What this COVID-19 has taught us is... the need that exists. The human need for people to donate towards feeding programmes such as this.
“People are hurting, we know that this pandemic has had devastating impacts as a result of the economy. People are not working as they once did.”
The association’s committee member Susie Chan said the donation was made to mark the Chinese New Year, which started last Friday.
She said the association has made similar donations in the past.
“We’ve helped with Dorian... We’ve worked with the Red Cross. We’ve worked with NEMA. We’ve been doing a lot of donations constantly and trying to do what we can,” she said.
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Clamshell says...
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Posted 17 February 2021, 5:20 p.m.
truetruebahamian says...
Oh boy - give a stupid racist idiot who doesn't appreciate the contribution that the Bahamian Chinese, Bahamian Greek,Bahamian Indian and the Bahamian White has contributed to our nation's substance and building from the beginning.of our Bahamaland.- Please teach real truth rather than political racial suspicion and hatred. Thanks, just thoughts distilled from years of regression and rejection of fact.
Posted 17 February 2021, 6:27 p.m. Suggest removal
proudloudandfnm says...
He or she is probably a trumpie. They aren't known for their smarts....
Posted 17 February 2021, 8:41 p.m. Suggest removal
Proguing says...
Actually he supported Biden because Biden told him that he was not black if he did not support him…
Posted 18 February 2021, 3:59 p.m. Suggest removal
GodSpeed says...
Chinese are good immigrants that provide jobs instead of others who steal jobs.
Posted 17 February 2021, 6:53 p.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
Nothing at all to do with this story. Just the general sentiment that because people give they're "good". Drug dealers and smugglers having been using the gift of giving to buy poor communities and vulnerable people for centuries. In the Bahamas we tend not to look beyond the surface, all money, any money, from anybody is welcome. Hence Nygard ruled the 90's .... he gave lots of money
Posted 17 February 2021, 9 p.m. Suggest removal
tribanon says...
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Posted 18 February 2021, 10:01 a.m.
Proguing says...
Are you insinuating that Chinese Bahamians engage in illicit activities?
Posted 18 February 2021, 4:03 p.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
No I'm insinuating that you can't read. I said ***Nothing at all to do with this story***. Someone made a comment about the long history of giving implying that made them immune from scrutiny. My point was "giving" is not a sufficient qualifier . We must also examine character and motive. And I am not talking about this group. I'm talking about the Bahamas' bent to lionize anyone who comes along with money.
Posted 18 February 2021, 5:55 p.m. Suggest removal
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