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HireBVI's 2022 'Back 2 School' event a huge success

- hundreds of children & parents turned up for event on August 27, 2022
The 2022 HireBVI’s Back 2 School Wet Fete held at Noel Lloyd Positive Action Movement Park on Saturday, August 27, 2022, saw hundreds of parents and children in attendance. Photo: Team of Reporters
A few children with their supplies received at HireBVI's Back 2 School event on August 27, 2022. Photo: Team of Reporters
A few children with their supplies received at HireBVI's Back 2 School event on August 27, 2022. Photo: Team of Reporters
Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) being dunked at the HireBVI Back 2 School event on August 27, 2022. Photo: Facebook
Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) being dunked at the HireBVI Back 2 School event on August 27, 2022. Photo: Facebook
Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Honourable Melvin M. Turnbull (R2) being dunked at the HireBVI Back 2 School event on August 27, 2022. Photo: Team of Reporters
Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Honourable Melvin M. Turnbull (R2) being dunked at the HireBVI Back 2 School event on August 27, 2022. Photo: Team of Reporters
The flyer for the HireBVI Back 2 School event on August 27, 2022. Photo: Facebook
The flyer for the HireBVI Back 2 School event on August 27, 2022. Photo: Facebook
NOEL LLOYD POSITIVE ACTION MOVEMENT PARK, Tortola, VI- The 2022 HireBVI’s Back 2 School Wet Fete held at Noel Lloyd Positive Action Movement Park on Saturday, August 27, 2022, saw hundreds of parents and children in attendance.

The organisers and their sponsors gave away hundreds of school supplies to children throughout the Virgin Islands.

Rekeema S. Turnbull, the founder of HireBVI said: “We at HireBVI were grateful to see all of the parents and children in attendance. The smiling faces for me were the best part of the event.” 

The activities included exhibitors on site, from a dance school to an event planner and a pediatrician. There was also an ice cream truck and food vendor present.

HireBVI also had on display its corporate collaborator, Caribbean Cellular Telephone (CCT), on-site.  There was a moment when Tola the Turtle from National Bank of the Virgin Islands (NBVI) came through to assist in the distributing of bags and supplies, much to the delight of the children.

Politicians  ducked

The fun event also included a wet dunk for both children and some celebrity adults, including Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Hon Melvin M. Turnbull (R2). Former Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock was also listed as one of the persons to be dunked; however, we were told he did not make the event.

According to the Turnbull for Change Facebook page, Hon Turnbull’s name was temporarily changed from the Minister of Labour to the "Minister of Water" because he was dunked over 14 times, “but he said it was worth it, seeing the smiles of the faces of our children.”

HireBVI's Ms Turnbull noted that her organisation was “grateful to God first of all, and all the corporate collaborators, supporters, volunteers, the politicians that actually came out to be dunked, and my awesome team at HireBVI”.

This is now the fourth anniversary of HireBVI doing this event and noted it will be done each year to demonstrate it cares and upholding its corporate responsibility to give back.

15 Responses to “HireBVI's 2022 'Back 2 School' event a huge success”

  • Gumption Official (28/08/2022, 20:11) Like (11) Dislike (0) Reply
    This is awesome. The pictures looked awesome especially those smiling faces. Congratulations on your 4th year anniversary. Congratulations for understand corporate/entrepreneur/ citizens responsible and doing something about it. The community needs a few more people like you. All the best to the team especially the students when they return to the class room on September.
  • one eye (28/08/2022, 20:47) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
    Good stuff
  • asking for a friend (28/08/2022, 20:48) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
    So the esteemed chicken out?
  • Cindy (28/08/2022, 21:30) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    They should have kept those two under water
    • @ cindy (28/08/2022, 23:08) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
      Who the two in the photos, I agree
      • not a fan (29/08/2022, 03:24) Like (5) Dislike (1) Reply
        I'm not a fan of hire BVI, the people in their are doing the bidding and advocating for their friends for vacancies, I do not see it as a professional entity, well to be fair any system that has a human making decision there will be bias and favouritism ..Having said that.. it's a beautiful event.. Great initiative...Well done .
  • Good ting (28/08/2022, 21:48) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    I passed by and did not recognize a single person.
  • My Opinion is Mine! (29/08/2022, 03:37) Like (11) Dislike (10) Reply
    Just another way of teaching our kids ways to displease God.

    Wet fete?
    Seriously?
    Why not just have a decent event where supplies are distributed? Why do we have to include a carnival or reveling atmosphere in everything? One day God will hold man accountable with the culture thing they use as an excuse to satisfy their own selfish desires.

    Every knee shall bow and every tongue will confess that He is Lord.
    • You sound like an A$$ (29/08/2022, 16:08) Like (4) Dislike (4) Reply
      There was not any reveling at the event a fetting at the event, fete is short for festival, wet festival or water festival you are so brain washed you do not even know what to talk about that’s why some people stay away from Church and religious activities.
      Don’t try knock it down anyones throat we will come
  • Mr. P (29/08/2022, 09:42) Like (3) Dislike (20) Reply
    Look at all those non-belonger children
  • Fam (29/08/2022, 17:41) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Congratulations on a sucessful event
  • tola (29/08/2022, 21:30) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    If non belongers was there your point is? Stop the negative comments


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