Project Marks Sandals Foundation and Flight Centre’s Third Collaboration on Local Improvement

The Sandals Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Sandals Resorts International, and Flight Center Canada, one of the world’s leading travel consulting companies, recently partnered up for the third time to help communities and schools across Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

Over 550 generous personnel from Flight Centre dedicated two afternoons to community service during their annual Group Training Retreat.  Working alongside community representatives and volunteers from the Sandals Foundation, the group tackled a variety of projects including school building upgrades and beautification of school grounds, construction of community centers, reef clean up, repainting of a local fire station, building a school cafeteria and creating reading gardens and playgrounds for local children.

The group was also kind enough to donate 70 computers which they installed and started operating during their community outreach efforts. At the end of the extensive two-day outreach, 10 projects were completed, benefiting over 4,000 local residents.

Heidi Clarke, Director of Programs for the Sandals Foundation, was yet again amazed by the generous support of the Flight Centre team. “This is our third year of hosting the Flight Centre group, and it really touches us to have partners that care and continue to give back here in the Caribbean.  We are so grateful for the monetary donation of CDN$50,000 which made several of these community projects possible, and the donation of computers will boost the education opportunities for our students.”