PHILIPSBURG-Hearts United Holistic Care Foundation (HUHCF) held a Closing Ceremony for the advanced Adult Literacy program 2024, on Wednesday, August 28th at the John Larmonie Center in Philipsburg. It was a bittersweet moment as this batch of students has come to the end of their session in the program. This advance program concluded with thirteen of the fourteen students graduating. Eleven were in attendance, while two were absent due to circumstances beyond their control.
The event was moderated by Mr. Glendon Wilson, the co-founder of Hearts United Foundation. In attendance were the Hon. Minister of VSA, Mrs. Veronica Jansen-Webster along with Ms. Chantal Groeneveldt, head of the department of Community Development, Family & Humanitarian Affairs under the Ministry of VSA. The minister shared inspirating words of encouragement with the graduates.
Similar sentiments were shared by the Representative of Resources for Community Resilience – R4CR, Mr. Steve Duzanson, who also agreed that Government should continue to play a meaningful part in the success and continuation of programs such as the much-needed Adult Literacy program, that are executed by Hearts United Holistic Care Foundation. The event concluded with a toast to continued success of the graduates as they moved to higher heights, along with dinner and socializing. Special thanks to Resources for Community Resilience – R4CR, Ministry of VSA, and the CDFHA Department Head, President & Board of HUHCF, Volunteers, Program Coordinator and Teachers of this program.
“This project has been funded by the Government of the Netherlands via the Sint Maarten Trust Fund. The R4CR (Resources for Community Resilience) program is administered by the World Bank, implemented by VNGI, and overseen by the NRPB.
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