Southland Gaming of the Virgin Islands has announced the formation of an innovative Community Award Program to recognize and reward the positive efforts of Virgin Islands’ individuals and organizations. The company has dedicated $25,000 to the program, and one successful nominee will be selected every other week to receive $1,000, starting on Aug. 20 when the first award recipient will be announced.
As explained by Southland Gaming’s Executive Vice President Shaine Gaspard, “Virgin Islanders from every segment of the community make positive impacts each day without expecting a ‘thank you.’ We believe that these good and caring people should be recognized. We are asking the residents of the Virgin Islands to step forward and nominate the people who are making a real difference in the lives of others. The Southland Gaming of the V.I. Community Award Program is truly a way to honor people and community programs for recent successes and accomplishments.”
The award program is designed to spotlight selfless individuals and organizations that continue to make the Virgin Islands a unique and wonderful community. Limitations have not been placed on the areas that can be recognized. Some examples are sports and recreation, music, education, environment, social change, early childhood, youth mentoring and countless more. Nominations may be submitted by individuals and organizations for themselves, or by a third party on behalf of another individual or organization.
Southland Gaming’s President Bobby Huckabee said, “We all know selfless people in this territory who everyday are happy to dedicate their time and energy to make a difference in other people’s lives, expecting nothing in return. The opportunity to recognize them and thank them in a tangible way for what they’re doing is exciting.”
Applications will be reviewed and references checked by a panel. Award winners will be announced every other Friday by media release. The company has not placed any restrictions on the use of the award funds.
The two-page application must be fully completed and then submitted to Southland Gaming for review. The application can be found on line at www.sgvi.com/awards.php. Once completed, the application can be e-mailed to awards@sgvi.com, faxed to 776-4185, or mailed to Awards, Southland Gaming of the V.I., 1003 Estate Ross, St. Thomas, VI 00802.
For further information, contact Shaine Gaspard at shaine@sgvi.com.
