POND ISLAND:--- TelEm Group's mobile provider, TelCell, played Santa to the residents of the Basilia Center Friday, delivering nine boxes of goodies, including non-perishable food and festive games.
The deliveries were made to the Basilia Center residents who are living in their own homes in Hope Estate. They were presented to the residents by TelEm Group Shareholder Representative, Prime Minister Mrs. Sarah Wescot-Williams.
The Prime Minister thanked TelEm Group for its kind gesture in joining other companies on St. Maarten who donate each year to the Basilia Center and its residents.
"We have been visiting at this time for the past four years and I always look forward to visiting. Today we have come with some wonderful gifts from TelEm, for which I am very grateful," said the Prime Minister.
Basilia Center Department Head, Mr. Carlson Richardson, also thanked TelEm Group on behalf of the residents and also thanked the company for some additional games for the center itself, which he said would be well utilized to keep the residents entertained and active.
According to TelEm Group Marketing Officer Marelva Felix-Jones and Sales and Marketing Officer, Cheryl Rismay, the gifts are the company's end of year gesture to a deserving group in keeping with the Christmas season.
"The boxes were well received and in turn we want to thank the Prime Minister and her staff for assisting us with the deliveries," said Mrs. Felix-Jones.
Telem Press Release