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Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Donates $25K Worth of PPE to St. Maarten’s CPS via SMDF
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Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Donates $25K Worth of PPE to St. Maarten’s CPS via SMDF

This generous donation of personal protective equipment will help keep our healthcare workers safe during this challenging time. Through a facilitated effort between Royal Caribbean Cruises, Port St. Maarten, and the St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF), the Collective Prevention Services (CPS) was the recipient of USD $25,000 worth of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to combat...

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021by
SMDF and WIB donate to soup kitchen
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SMDF and WIB donate to soup kitchen

The Victory Temple COGOP’s soup kitchen is the most recent program to benefit from a fruitful partnership between the SMDF and WIB. Most recently, the soup kitchen received a new 6-burner stove and refrigerator. These new appliances will support the kitchen’s weekly feeding activities where they cook and distribute warm meals to persons who find...

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020by
SMDF Purchases Buses For Helping Hands Foundation
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SMDF Purchases Buses For Helping Hands Foundation

Moving full speed ahead with its senior relief program, the St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) took its first towards Alleviating the Living Conditions of the Elderly via the purchase of four new buses for the Helping Hands Foundation.

October 20, 2018February 11, 2020by
Community Partners Support Fritz Pantophlet
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Community Partners Support Fritz Pantophlet

PHILIPSBURG – In what can be described as an act of collaboration amongst community partners, Yacht Club Isle De Sol Marina, St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF), SXM Airport and Movement for Advanced Development (M.A.D.) Foundation came together to assist resident Fritz Pantophlet. Pantophlet, who is wheelchair bound, received direct support from the group of four...

September 27, 2018March 3, 2020by
SMDF Hands Over Homes to Seniors
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SMDF Hands Over Homes to Seniors

It was a great day in St. Peters as the St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) and the Dutch Ministry of Kingdom and Interior Relations (BZK) officially presented two newly constructed and renovated homes to Ernest Roumou and Esther Kivilier respectively.

August 18, 2018February 11, 2020by
SMDF Builds Home for Shelter Resident
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SMDF Builds Home for Shelter Resident

St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) continued its efforts to support St. Maarten’s senior community when it handed over a new concrete home to Junior Cannegieter. Sixty-two-year-old Cannegieter lost his entire home and belongings with the passing of hurricane Irma.

August 18, 2018February 11, 2020by
#RebuildSXM and SMDF Partner for Children
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#RebuildSXM and SMDF Partner for Children

With a new school year starting two weeks away, parents of over 400 elementary school children will have one less expense to worry about, as #RebuildSXM and St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) will be providing school uniforms for the most vulnerable children throughout the St. Maarten’s primary schools.

July 13, 2018February 11, 2020by
SMDF Buys Bus for Home Away From Home
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SMDF Buys Bus for Home Away From Home

Continuing to execute the transportation component of its Senior Relief Project, the St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) presented a new bus to the Home Away From Foundation on October 18th.

February 5, 2018February 11, 2020by