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Bank of Saint Lucia Staff Donate Time & Energy
As financial entities, banks often give monetary assistance to worthy causes and organizations that require support. However, Bank of Saint Lucia's staff gave far more than this when the Card Services Department undertook a major clean-up at the Saint Lucia Blind Welfare Association's (SLBWA) head office in Sans Souci. On Saturday, August 28th, the bank's Card Services team showed up with shovels, gloves and other tools ready to tackle the job of giving the grounds a real face-lift. The activity was part of the recently launched Greedy for Green environmental campaign undertaken by the bank's parent company, East Caribbean Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (ECFH).
The idea of the clean-up activity came from the staff members themselves and Head of Card Services, Mrs. Tarbula Aimable-Amedee, ensured that her team were all on board and in fact, the children of one staff member also participated. President of the SLBWA, Mr. Anthony Avril, was delighted with the bank's assistance and expressed his gratitude to Mrs. Aimable-Amedee and her team for this initiative. ECFH's Senior Manager for Human Resource, Ms Jenni Killam, who also participated in the activity, emphasized that this was part of the Group's corporate social responsibility efforts to enhance the well-being of those it serves.
At the end of the exercise, the SLBWA's premises were improved significantly and its staff had a better work environment in which to carry out their important duties to the visually impaired. Staff members of Bank of Saint Lucia's Card Services Department were happy to give their time and energy to such an activity and there are plans to assist the SLBWA even more in the future.
ECFH Snr. Mgr.-Human Resources, J. Killam (centre) hands out garbage bags to staff with SLBWA Pres. Mr. A. Avril present | |
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ECFH GMD, Mr. Robert Norstrom (r) hands eco-friendly bag to the National Trust's Mrs. K. Crooks-Charles. | |
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EC Global Insurance Reaches Out
 EC Global Insurance, a subsidiary of the ECFH Group of Companies, recently extended its corporate social responsibility efforts to the rural parts of Saint Lucia. In August, the company launched the EC Global Insurance/Mabouya Valley Under 20 Football Tournament in Dennery. The competition had a successful start on Sunday, August 22nd at the La Ressource Playing Field with an official ceremony and march pass comprising 8 teams. The ceremony was attended by EC Global representatives, Mabouya Valley Youth and Sports Council members as well as scores of spectators. EC Global is sponsoring the competition to the tune of $6000.00.
This is the first time that EC Global Insurance is supporting a tournament of this kind and in her remarks at the opening ceremony, Agencies & Operations Manager, Anne Marie Herman, emphasized the company's commitment to youth development. She highlighted EC Global's annual sponsorship of the schools chess tournament and said that this football competition was another step towards honouring that commitment. Mabouya Valley Youth and Sports Council President, Albert Shoulette, praised EC Global's contribution to the development of the youth in Dennery and hoped that it would be continued.
The EC Global/Mabouya Valley Football Tournament has had some exciting and fierce competition thus far and will continue over the next few weeks until its culmination in late September.
Officials and teams get ready for march pass at last Sunday's opening ceremony | |
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ECFH Launches Greedy for Green!
 One of Saint Lucia's leading financial institutions has taken the bold step towards becoming more environmentally responsible. East Caribbean Financial Holding Company Ltd. (ECFH) just launched its environmental campaign, Greedy for Green, at its head office on Bridge Street last Tuesday. Greedy for Green will involve the company adopting environmentally-friendly practices internally across the Group's subsidiaries that include Bank of Saint Lucia and EC Global Insurance, as well as supporting external projects that promote environmental conservation and awareness. This latest initiative forms part of the Group's corporate social responsibility programme that has environmental conservation as a key element.
Speaking at Tuesday's official launch, Group Managing Director, Mr. Robert Norstrom, stated that "While finance is our business, at ECFH, our greed is a genuine craving or desire to contribute to improving the quality of life of all Saint Lucians; and the protection and conservation of our natural heritage and resources is critical to achieving this. And so we are very concerned with promoting not just the green of financial success but the green of our natural environment and its conservation". He reiterated ECFH's commitment to the well-being of the communities that it serves and Greedy for Green is intended to further that commitment significantly.
The Greedy for Green launch was attended by members of ECFH's executive and senior management; representatives of the Solid Waste Management Authority, the National Trust, and Consolidated Foods Ltd. Officials from the Saint Lucia Blind Welfare Association and Boys Training Centre were also present as they will be benefitting from activities undertaken as part of ECFH's Greedy for Green. |
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