The Directors of
Friends of Islands Initiatives, Inc. are as enthused as we’ve been in the history of our organization!
First, we have just concluded a Donor Appreciation Party on Nevis with our valued supporters, where many questions were asked and thoughtful discussions were had with The Honorable Minister of Health, Jahnel Nisbett, about how FOIII can continue its mission of supporting health care on Nevis.
As a result of these discussions, FOIII has just approved the funds for 2 significant grants that we look forward to sharing updates about in the near future:
1. Dental X-Ray Machine for the Health Ministry to perform dental checks on hundreds of schoolchildren
2. Three Infusion Pumps for Alexandra Hospital for bedside IV delivery of medications, fluids, and nutrients
Second, we are celebrating the addition of two new Charter Donors -
Christine and Michael Huskisson and
Lee and Kent DeLucenay – who have made contributions of $5,000 or more to our organization. Their generosity went a long way toward helping us fulfill the above grants and future needs in Nevis.
Third, once again, we have a generous Donor Match of $2,000 for all funds raised by
May 31, 2025!While we are always grateful to our anonymous donor for their inspirational gift, this year’s is especially timely in the wake of the Charter Donations. To keep our nonprofit 501(c)(3) status, IRS rules dictate that a third of our overall revenues come from smaller donations (ideally, in the $100 range) to offset larger ones.
Hence, we would be grateful to receive your doubly impactful support today. Click here to donate: http://www.islandsinitiatives.org/making-donations/
With your help, we can purchase more items from the hospital wish list, which includes a blood bank refrigerator to enable timely administering of blood products without emergency appeals to the community for blood donations and updating theater lights in the operating theater.
Please read on for pictures, a video, and a recap of what was discussed at the Donor Party.
We invite any of you who have additional questions to reach out to a Board Member or email us at
[email protected]. We love your engagement!
Thank you for joining us in enthusiastically supporting FOIII’s goals to make Nevis a stronger community for all of us.
- Mark Pinney, FOIII President
