Volume 11,
No. 1
Spring 2001
 

A newsletter of the Lyford Cay Foundation, Inc.
& The Canadian Lyford Cay Foundation
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A dream of a library $15 million project big plus for local college
 
Drug Action Service Co-Vice Chairman Jeffrey Dennis with workshop facilitators Nev Rolle, Sylvia Diggis-Beneby and Helen Simmons-Johnson.

 

Thirteen ‘I’m Special’ now in Abaco schools

Abaco schools have introduced the proven anti-drug program, “I’m Special,” thanks to the Drug Action Service and the Lyford Cay Foundation.
Introduced in the Bahamas about 10 years ago, “I’m Special,” targets primary school kids and promotes self-worth and healthy living skills so that they are better equipped to say “No!” to alcohol and drugs.
In January, 17 teachers from throughout Abaco participated in a three-day “I’m Special” workshop, organized by DAS, in conjunction with the National Drug Council. The teachers returned to their schools and implemented the program.
“Our dream is that every school child in the Bahamas be exposed to the “I’m Special” program so that later in life he or she has no excuse for making bad or destructive decisions,” says Jeffrey Dennis, Co-Vice Chairman, DAS.

  
     
 
Pictured from left: Jackson Burnside, architect; Dr Leon Higgs, College of The Bahamas President; Dr Keva Bethel, immediate past President of the College; former Minister of State for Education Zhivargo Laing; Mrs Manuel Cutillas; Mr Cutillas, Mrs Harry Moore and Mr Moore. 		The Lyford Cay and the The Canadian Lyford Cay Foundations have unveiled plans to help transform The College of The Bahamas into a major regional university by assisting with the design, development and construction of a sophisticated $15 million library.
Under the plan, the Foundations will raise one-third of the cost of development and construction, or $5 million of the $15 million plan that would house the largest local research collection with 70,000 volumes in print, 5,000 non-print, on-line public access catalogues, Internet access and electronic databases.
Architect for the project is award-winning Jackson Burnside, MA, RIBA and AIA. He is the first Bahamian architect to be hired by a US city to do urban redevelopment. A university lecturer abroad, he was also the local architect at Atlantis, Paradise Island.
The Bahamian government has made a commitment to contribute $5 million to the project. Another $5 million will be raised through US Foundations and donor organizations. The College is raising $1 million for on-going operating maintenance and assisting the Foundations in fund-raising efforts that to date have netted nearly $2 million in pledges.
   

 

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