A number of charitable organizations, schools and Day Care Centers and individuals in Dominica have benefited from donations totaling $77,000, courtesy of the Elias Nassief Foundation.
The donations were presented to members of these institutions at the 21st Annual Awards and Distribution Ceremony held at the Fort Young Hotel on Thursday.
“On the 21st Anniversary of the Foundation the Directors are again happy to be making annual donations and contributions to your various institutions in support of your cause of caring for the young and the elderly,” Chairman of the Foundation, Phillip Nassief said during the ceremony.
He continued, “This year we have decided that this ceremony is in memory of the late Joey Astaphan an icon who have made a significant contribution to the company established by the late Elias Nassief and by extension the Nassief Group of Companies.”
Four Day Care Centres which include; the Centre for Adolescent (CALLS), Social Centre Day Care, Hibiscus Dar Care Center and House of Hope received $8000, while eight (8) Pre-Schools and three primary schools received $22,500.
The Alpha Center and Kalinago Child Support Fund benefited from a donation of $3,500.
An amount of $12,500 was presented to the Care for the Elderly. This includes the Dominica Infirmary, Care for the Elderly in Portsmouth, Mahaut Senior Citizens Home, Reaching Elderly (REACH), St Jerome’s Ministry and Grotto Home for the Homeless.
Special contribution of $7,500 was made to the Dominica Nurses Association, St Ann’s Church in Massacre, Parish of our Lady of Fatima and Wisdom to Know.
Retired employees of the Elias Nassief Foundation benefited from an amount totalling $15,000. They are; Donna Jervier, Louvain Astaphan, Delia Letang, Everlyn Etienne, Rosetta Audain and Adeline Pascal.
Three centenarians, Graham Antonius Adams, 106, of St. Joseph, Josephine Henry, 106, of Mahaut and Anestasie Beldrina Eusebe, 104, of La Plaine, received contributions amounting to $3000.00.
Special Entrepreneur of the Year award went to Royce Williams of Colihaut who is the owner of PAKS Virgin Coconut Oil. He received $5,000.
The Elias Nassief Foundation was founded in 1995 by the children of late Elias and Marie Nassief.
Over the years, the Foundation has been making annual Christmas donations to different organizations across the island including those who care for the sick, elderly and young persons.
Last year (2015) the foundation made donations totaling $80,000 to charitable organizations and various individuals.
On behalf of all Dominican ,
Thanks You
Thanks are in order for their generosity. This is a wonderful gesture on their part.
This is good news. Thank you to the Elias Nassief Foundation, those who administer the fund.
The spirit of Mr. and Mrs. E. Nassief live on. You left a legacy behind which many are benefiting from and will continue, until the end of time.
They were nice people. This shows their generosity even though they have passed on.
The good that people do follow them to eternity. God bless your souls. RIP.
To Joey Astaphan, my cousin, I can just picture him smiling. In Heaven they can do much more than while on earth. This is a typical example. God bless your soul. RIP..
Louvain Astaphan, I hope you and the rest of the family are doing well. God bless you!
Delia Letang also, a very nice person. I remember you as a wonderful person, one to enjoy a good conversation with. I hope you are doing as well as you can. I recall Delia was ever so friendly to everyone.
God bless you Delia and the rest of your family.
Who said Dominica does not have nice people?
This is the Dominica I know. Thanks to the Nassief family for your donations. This is the season of giving. I wish more companies could do the same.
The generiosity of Mr nassief’s Foundation cannot go unnoticed i am extremly pleased with the receipiants espcially the centurians and the the homes that care for the elderly. Well done Mr Nassief and the foundation may you continue to prosper