BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – POPULARLY known for its sponsorship of the Conaree Premier League team, SOL Island Auto Supplies had collaborated with a non-profit organisation, Champs for Charity, to assist an ailing individual who is seeking treatment in Cuba.
The company on Wednesday (July 13), along with Champs for Charity, handed over an undisclosed sum of money to one of its ailing employee, Fedel Wilson.
Wilson has been employed with the company for some 12-year and last year he was in Cuba to remove a tumour from his body. However, another one has developed on his face and he is expected to leave shortly for a repeat operation in the Spanish-speaking country.
At the Bird Rock office of SOL Island Auto Supplies, Shirley Julius, Chair of Champs for Charity, handed over the donation to Wilson in the presence of his boss, Sylvester Williams.
Julius explained that Williams and his establishment have been very generous every time her charitable organization calls upon them.
She pointed out that hr organisation had recognized that Wilson needed help, so they went onboard to partner with Williams, “who needed the assistance to send his employee overseas”.
Like Julius, Williams stated that the young man would be travelling for treatment overseas.
“Today’s donation came about because Mr. Wilson had a tumour that was removed in Cuba before, but now another one has appeared. He would now be returning to Cuba with the financial assistance to have this one removed.”
He said this is not the first time that his company has come onboard in a charitable way, noting that it had assisted a number of educational institutions in various forms, either in cash or kind.
Julius indicated that any business entity willing to provide assistance for Wilson’s medical treatment, or any other cause, they could make contact with the organization.
The charitable organization was formed two years ago after it was found out that people needed assistance that was not always available, because the government could not always do it alone.
“So we came onboard with persons within the community, recognizing that help is wanted out there. We did not want to wait until it becomes insignificant and not able to help, so joined forces and we decided that we are going to make a difference in the community,” she said.
