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'Stick to new items as opposed to hand me downs' this Xmas – Alexandra V. Durante
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While making a public appeal for persons far and wide to assist in the gift-giving initiative undertaken each year to assist in creating a happier Christmas for less fortunate children, the organiser of the non-profit organisation – Tree of Hands, Alexandra V. Durante, is appealing for persons to consider giving new items as opposed to 'hand me downs'.
Tree of Hands spreads Christmas cheer to scores of children on Tortola
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - It was a day not only for children but one that saw families, businesses, entertainers and a bunch of volunteers converging at Tortola Pier Park (TPP) on Wickham's Cay I on Saturday December 16, 2017 testifying that Christmas is alive in the British Territory of the Virgin Islands.
270 children left to be gifted!- Alexandra V. Durante
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With Christmas just four days away, some 270 children who made the Tree of Hands initiative list are without gifts. Coordinator Alexandra V. Durante has now sounded an appeal to the Virgin Islands community to come on board.
Pearls VI cops Business of the Year 2015!
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – Pearls VI last evening February 29, 2016 shone brightly over its competition at the Eileene L. Parsons Auditorium of the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College in Paraquita Bay, Tortola after scooping up both the Innovative Business of the Year and Business of the Year titles for the year 2015.
Tree of Hands hoping to reach some 900 VI children this Xmas
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Tree of Hands, the charitable initiative started by the Durante family some 20 years ago, continues to bear fruits and has been bringing Christmas joy to hundreds of Virgin Islands’ children every year.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Alexandra V. Durante
By Ron M. Henry
Surrounded by the beauty of her creations and adorned by glistening jewels of the sea, an artist conducts the daily routine of her life with little fuss along the Main Street corridor.