School children, who would not normally have had an opportunity to attend the Moonsplash Festival over the past weekend, were able to catch a glimpse of the event as a result of a function called Kidzsplash. The children were let out of school relatively early on Thursday afternoon, March 13, for the occasion at the Gazebo on the grounds of the Scouts and Guides Ruthwill Auditorium.
The sponsorship of the event by LIME Anguilla was a partnership with Partners Advocating for Violence Eradication (PAVE) and the Governor’s Office.
LIME Anguilla’s Marketing Manager, Jade Reymond, spoke about the event which attracted a large number of children accompanied by teachers and relatives.
“We always look for opportunities to be a part of the community. Our children are very important to us and we had a chance to partner with PAVE and the Governor’s Office to sponsor this event,” Ms Reymond said. “The idea behind the event was to have our role models – whether they were local or regional – to encourage our young people to use their time and talents in a positive manner,” she went on. “For instance, seeing persons like Omari Banks, a young Anguillian who is doing something positive in the community, having developed his skills, was very encouraging to the young people. The way that Moonsplash, particularly Dr Linda Banks, put on the event, we thought it was definitely a good idea – and something that LIME wanted to be a part of. We were very happy to sponsor the event with the other partners and of course, we also wanted to congratulate Bankie Banx on his 45th Anniversary in music – as well as the 24th staging of Moonsplash.
“We hope to continue the sponsorship as a way forward in terms of encouraging our youth. Hopefully, next year, we will have the opportunity to include more of the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School students. But I think it was a step in the right direction for LIME because, as I said, we always look for opportunities to be a part of the community.”
