Roseau, Dominica – May 31, 2016…The Savanne Paille Primary School on Monday opened a new kitchen and dining area funded by the Ross University School of Medicine.
Ross University provided sixty-eight thousand, five hundred and eighty-nine dollars ($ 68, 589) for the construction and a further two thousand, eight hundred and eighty-five ($ 2, 885) for electrification of the facility.
The school’s Parent Teachers Association (PTA), led by Janet Victor, spearheaded the project.
Dr. Stanley White, Senior Associate Dean at Ross University, said the construction of the new kitchen and dining area was the latest example of the special partnership the University has had with Dominica over the past 38 years.
“ We have developed over those years an active outreach programme and have a proud record of donations to a wide variety of organizations across the island including schools, dance, theatre and other cultural and community groups, just to name a few.
“We attach great importance to being an active and responsible corporate citizen. And as an academic community, we always endeavor to do well by doing good in the community,” he stated.
Minister for Education and Human Resource Development Hon. Petter Saint-Jean commended the spirit of community and cooperation displayed by the school’s PTA members and staff.
“This speaks to the community involvement that is necessary if we are to improve our schools and create safe and conducive learning environments for our children,” Saint Jean noted.
“I commend Ross University and Devry for responding to the call from the school in quick time. Thank you very much for partnering with us, the Ministry and the Government, to ensure that the future of our children, of Savanne Paille, is taken care of,” he added.
Parliamentary Representative for the Cottage Constituency, Hon. Reginald Austrie also addressed the opening ceremony. He encouraged the school to make use of the facility to promote healthy lifestyles among students.
The project also received support from Portsmouth-based businesses M&R Trading and Rudolph Thomas Enterprises.
They’re rich enough to be building our new hospital. What the hell school kitchen?
That is an insult to the Dominican people
Ungrateful shame on you
Thanks Dr. White!
Ross University has been a source of sustenance providing sustainable employment for many of our people; without that institution many who have been employed there would have born lived all their life in Dominica, and die never, ever finding a paying job on the island!
To all you dumb Dominicans who say all I do is criticize; I only give credit where credit is due, and be it a large or small gifts I say thanks, which is usual for me to convey. this is however, deserving.
All of those women, and whosoever, dressed in red, or bright or pink, should be ashamed of you ugly selves bringing politics into it. As if to say is because of us labor party, and Skerrit, they made this donation.
That is what the colors represents; you all need to be so damn political! It would appear as if you all are now associating Ross University with you stinking Dominica politics.
You only give credit when credit is due only because it’s not the Government but a private entity…..
superb. Great job Ross.
Awesome!
more than time for Ross to start contributing