CAY HILL:--- The Mental Health Foundation is the leading secondary Mental Health care provider on the Dutch side of St. Maarten and has been operational since 2006. MHF currently has 7 care products (Clinic Care, Crisis Management, Psychiatric Home Health Care, Faraja Centre, Guided Living Facility, Admission Ward, and Information and Prevention) and a team of administrators that work diligently for the Mental Health concerns of our community.
The Foundation has been very low on inventory lately and there was an urgent need for especially pillows, pillow cases, bed linen, towels, bathmats etc. Facilities intern Ruben Post from Holland (who is doing his internship at MHF for 5 months) came with the brilliant idea to send out a letter to all of the hotels and resorts on the island, explaining the current situation and asking if the hotels were in possession of items that could no longer be used for hotel guests, but can be of great use at the Foundation.
As a result of this letter, multiple reactions from almost all of the hotels came within days, and donations were picked up from the Belair Beach Resort, the Sea View Hotel, the Turquoise Shell Inn, and L'Esperance Hotel. Reactions from hotels also included that many already donated to the Red Cross, and items that MHF was not able to use, were also brought to the Red Cross. The Foundation would like to thank these hotels in particular for their generous donations and the donations provided helped us in providing healthcare and therefore improving the life of our patients.
As a message during the Thanksgiving weekend MHF would like to express their gratitude towards the people that help and support the Foundation and everyone is encouraged to, before throwing away any items, consider the option of donating things to parties or organizations that might still be able to make use of these things for a long time!