Rotary Sunrise donates $$ to local museum
On hand to collect the donation was Governor of the Virgin Islands His Excellency William Boyd McCleary who said it was a well needed gesture. He said that he had noticed Mrs Allison Flax-Archer taking photographs of his feet the very first time he had attended one of the Club's breakfast morning meetings.
"She didn't tell me what she was doing but she was just taking photographs of my shoes and I said, what's all this about and she told me and we talked through about what the project was all about and I was very happy to open up the Government House for the event. That's what's its there for it for. It is for the community to raise funds for the community," Governor McCleary said.
Mr McCleary was referring to the Rotary Club Sunrise of Road Town’s annual “Guess Whose Foot” fundraiser, which is held at Government House.
According to the Governor, prior to today's donation the museum was on the receiving end of $35,000 which was used to assist in the renovation of the building which was in really bad shape. "Last year we managed to get sponsorship from 8 or 9 local companies, enough to replace the roof of the museum which has been leaking very badly for many many years. So the building is now intact once again and there is no more leakage, no more do we have to lift carpets and put down tarpaulins and hang bits of plastic around the place to stop the leaks."
President of Rotary Club Sunrise Allison Flax-Archer said that the funds were raised at the 'Guess whose Foot?' extravaganza. The funds are to be used for the further upkeep of the Old Government House Museum.
According to the BVI Tourist Board's website, the Old Government House Museum is an ongoing project that seeks funds, furniture & artefacts to display the story of the Governors Residence. Built in 1880 & then again in 1926, the building was closed as a residence in 1996. It is now open to the public as a museum.
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