Our team of 5 arrived in Dominica on Monday (October 9) to see how we can be of help with both the short and long term needs on the island. Our first day put us in touch with a few of the local ministers and organizations that we had previously connected with in St Maarten. […]
The K1 Britannia Foundation met with a local supplier who kindly partnered with us to supply canned goods and hygiene products to various organizations and individuals in the weeks to come. Over these three days, we made deliveries of nonperishables such as beans, soups, pasta, rice, canned goods, and snacks. We also picked up and […]
“But I’m a kid? What can I do?” You can make a difference no matter how old you are. All you need is a big heart and the passion to help. Ten-year-old Marnix, who lived in St. Maarten for 4 years, saw the images of St. Maarten and it made him very sad. He wanted […]
Read up on what we’ve been doing since Hurricane Irma hit St. Maarten on the cover page and page 5 in today’s Weekender of The Daily Herald. Thanks Lisa!
Today the K1 staff focused on two things – the office and the vulnerable institutions. Part of the staff and volunteers continued to clean the office. Volunteers Thomas, from the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard, and Jason helped secure our broken skylight with wood so we can limit the damage and secure the safety of all […]
A caring chef at a local restaurant has committed to cooking 100 meals weekly. K1 volunteers picked up the lunch, made of fish, rice, and vegetables and set out to distribute. The team of volunteers targeted the Cay Hill area, behind the old Cake House, for this week’s distribution of the meals. All the residents […]
Almost 4 weeks after Hurricane Irma, The K1 Britannia Foundation staff and a few volunteers took the day to start cleaning the foundation office. The windows were smashed and damaged during Hurricane Irma and we had some interior damage to appliances and various items, but thankfully the basic structure wasn’t affected. We will need to […]
The St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) asked us to add three new organizations to our list for food distribution: The COME Center, St. Maarten Youth Council and Dr. J Crisis Center. We made sure these locations received supplies that day, as well as the UJIMA foundation. During this period, our volunteers also had to do […]
Today we decided that there was a need to sort through our storage so we could assess what we had available in supplies. This way we could divide it properly among the various organizations that we are supporting. Deliveries were made to New Start and I Can Foster Homes, White and Yellow Cross Care Foundation, […]
K1 volunteers and the Koninklijke Marines met at our meeting point and loaded up supplies. We decided to focus on the places that we felt needed assistance and head out to areas located off the main road. We drove to Dutch Quarter, through Union Farm, followed by Garden of Eden. Our volunteers encountered many families […]
We started the day by collecting water supplies from the Port of St. Maarten and non perishables from our storage supply. We then loaded up frozen meat and seafood from our storage and distributed it to a soup kitchen, White and Yellow Cross Care Foundation and St. Maarten Medical Center. Via prior patrols, the need […]
K1 Britannia Foundation representatives had a meeting with the St. Maarten Development Fund regarding how we can partner together to help the institutions under their umbrella. Right now we are transitioning to the long term help of rebuilding for the different institutions we have been caring for – going beyond food and water. We are […]
