PHILIPSBURG:--- The Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise was able to assist two young students with the purchase of eye glasses from the St. Maarten Academy School.
Part of the funds to purchase the eyeglasses was made available through the Bert Miller Funds, a fund created in the name of the late Dr. Bert Miller from Nova Scotia. The remainder of the funds was secured by Rotary Sunrise Fundraising Director Mr. Peter Dialani through a donation from Coralie Vision.
Dr. Miller, an eye doctor by profession, was a regular visitor of St. Maarten as a timeshare owner at Belair Hotel, sadly Dr. Miller passed away during his last visit on St. Maarten in March of 2008. At his memorial held on St. Maarten , family, Belair Beach Hotel timeshare owners and guest donated funds towards eye glasses for children in need as they knew Dr. Miller would have wanted.
Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise is very much honored to have been chosen to identify these children in need and to therefore make the funds available to purchase the required eye glasses.
The club had donated more than fifteen eyeglasses over the years and it is the wish of the Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise to raise funds every year to replenish the Bert Miller Fund and therefore to be able to donate more glasses to students in need.
On behalf of the children, Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise wishes to thank all who made these donations possible.
The club meets at Air Lekkerbek Restaurant every Tuesday mornings at 7:00am for fellowship and breakfast. For more information on the club visit us at sxmsunrise.org or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., we are also on Facebook: Rotary Club of Saint Martin Sunrise.
