Philipsburg:--- Commercial manager of TELEM Group of Companies Brian Mingo donated two cheques to the tune of $10,000 to Be Able Foundation President Henri Brookson on Wednesday.
Prime Minister of St. Maarten Sarah Wescot Williams was also present during the presentation of the cheques at the A.C. Wathey Legislative Hall on Wednesday. The Prime Minister called on the businesses and other persons on the island to donate to the Be Able Foundation because they have a huge budget. Wescot Williams said that the Be Able Foundation has quite an ambitious plan for the first week of December 2012 where the disabled on St. Maarten will be able to participate in several activities and get the necessary media coverage.
The Be Able Foundation has organized a tennis tournament for the disabled people on St. Maarten. The Prime Minister said that the Be Able did several fundraisers and they also contacted several businesses for donations to make the planned project a success.
Chairman of the Be Able Foundation Henri Brookson told reporters that the foundation has organized a number of sporting activities for the disabled. Some of which he said will take place at the Kim Sha Beach. Brookson said that he also invited several well known athletes to be present on the island during the week of events which will start at the end of November to the beginning of December 2012.
Brookson said that the foundation already contacted a Dutch Television company to air the week of events while they are still busy working on getting ESPN to the island.
Brookson also called on persons within the community to make themselves available to the Be Able Foundation who urgently need help during the week of activities.
