In collaboration with St. Maarten AIDS Foundation and Scotiabank, the Maho Group's Stronger Together campaign concluded on March 25, 2011, with a grand fundraising total of $51,840 to benefit the St. Maarten AIDS Foundation. Generous guest donations over the three-month period propelled funds above the original goal of $30,000.
"We are sincerely grateful to our guests for their generous donations and to our front desk staff at each resort for serving as ambassadors for this program," says Saro Spadaro, President & CEO for the Maho Group. "Together, we have joined hands as a global community of awareness, contributing to the progress of HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention on our island".
As Sint Maarten's leading leisure, real estate and resort company, the Maho Group invited guests of Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino, Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort & Casino and Royal Islander Club's La Terrasse and La Plage to voluntarily donate $1 per room, per day, with a company daily match. The campaign launched Christmas Day and ran through March 25, 2011.
Stronger Together funds will benefit the St. Maarten AIDS Foundation in order to promote awareness within the Caribbean, to educate children and adults on prevention and to assist with care and support for persons living with HIV/AIDS. Special programs include the Boys Program, Girl Power and rapid testing days.
For more information or to volunteer in future programs related to the HIV/AIDS awareness on Sint Maarten, please visit www.sxmaidsfoundation.org.
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