The UWI Open Campus seeks donations to support Christmas flood relief in the Eastern Caribbean

by Bajan Reporter / January 4th, 2014

Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal of the Open Campus of The University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Hazel Simmons-McDonald, recently announced that a shipment of supplies had been sent by the Open Campus to St. Vincent and the Grenadines through the services of the Barbados Coast Guard. She said that a team in the Open Campus is coordinating efforts with staff and colleagues across the region to gather contributions to support relief efforts for those affected by the severe flooding in the Eastern Caribbean over the Christmas holidays.

“The UWI Open Campus has students, staff, clients, stakeholders and advisors living in the areas impacted by the floods, especially in Dominica, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent & the Grenadines. These countries have been part of our University community since the 1950’s and we want to do our part to help them especially in this time of need” said Professor Simmons-McDonald.

“We are seeking donations in cash and kind to help assist with much needed disaster recovery efforts and to meet the critical needs of affected residents who have been hard hit by evacuations, power outages and water shortages. We are asking our Open Campus and sister campuses to help with donations in our efforts to meet basic needs by providing essential items like canned foods, baby formula, powdered milk, rice, flour, clothing, cots, sheets, blankets, baby diapers and hygiene kits.”

In 2011, the UWI Open Campus contributed to the relief effort after Hurricane Tomas through help in monetary donations and items that served to assist people in Saint Lucia. “They were grateful for our efforts and we are proud that our campus community rose to the occasion and were unstinting in contributions to that relief effort. I am calling on all of us once again to help in a situation that can only be described as desperate and I am again relying on our good will and generosity to mobilise our efforts in various locations. We expect to send shipments to St. Lucia and Dominica and additional shipments to St. Vincent early in the week” said the Principal.

Cash contributions may be made through bank transactions to “The UWI Open Campus Xmas Storm Relief Fund“. In addition, in-kind contributions may be donated to all UWI Open Campus country site locations across the region. Contact information for Open Campus Country Sites may be found online at www.open.uwi.edu/locations.

UWI Open Campus Xmas Storm Relief Appeal – Bank Information

UWI OPEN CAMPUS COUNTRY SITES	BANK ACCOUNTS DETAILS
	Bank A/C #	BANK NAME	BANK ADDRESS
ANGUILLA	106912258	CIBC-FIRST CBBEAN INTERNATIONAL USD$	P.O. Box 140, The Valley
ANTIGUA	1817938	CIBC-FIRST CBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK –ANTIGUA	High Street, P.O. Box 225, Antigua
BARBADOS-FCIB BANK A/C	1000918136	CIBC-FIRST CBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK (B’DOS) LTD	Corporate Banking Centre, Rendezvous Christ, Church, Barbados
RBC- BARBADOS BANK A/C	250-955-2	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA	University Drive, St. Michael, Barbados
BAHAMAS	4998744 BAH$	CIBC-FIRST CBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK- BAHAMAS (USD CURRENCY)	P.O. Box N-7125, Centralized Securities Centre, Shirley Street, Nassau, Bahamas
BELIZE	1432178	CIBC-FIRST CBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK- (BZ$ CURRENCY)	21 Albert Street, P.O. Box 363, Belize City, Belize C.A.
BVI	215014231	CIBC-FIRST CBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK-BVI (USD CURRENCY)	P.O. Box 3097, Road Town, Tortola BVI
CAYMAN	10347294	CIBC-FIRST CBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK-CAYMAN (USD CURRENCY)	P.O. Box 68, GT, 25 Main Street, Grand Cayman
DOMINICA	1462810	CIBC-FIRST CBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK-DOMINICA (EC CURRENCY)	4 Old Street, Roseau, Dominica
GRENADA	1676351	CIBC-FIRST CBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK-GRENADA (EC CURRENCY)	P.O. BOX 37, Church Street, St. George’s Grenada
MONSTERRAT	100-002-5	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA EC$	P.O. Box 222, Brades, Montserrat
ST.KITTS	125-514-7	CIBC-FIRST CBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK-ST. KITTS (EC$ CURRENCY)	P.O. Box 42, Basseterre
ST. LUCIA	1873632	CIBC-FIRST CBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK-ST. LUCIA (EC$ CURRENCY)	Bridge Street, P.O. Box 335, Castries, St. Lucia
ST. VINCENT	2489337	CIBC-FIRST CBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK-ST. ST. VINCENT (EC$ CURRENCY)	Upper Halifax Street, P.O. Box 604, Kingstown, St. Vincent
TRINIDAD	160131200201	REPUBLIC BANK	Republic Bank Ltd, UWI Branch, UWI St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad & Tobago, WI
JAMAICA	401025146	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK