NASSAU, Bahamas - Employees at the Water and Sewerage Corporation donated $6,800 for relief efforts in Haiti and don't intend to stop there.

The donation will be used by the Bahamas Red Cross Society to transport water to Port-Au-Prince, Haiti's capital.

“Collecting items is one thing, but getting them there is another expense," said Caroline Turnquest, director general of The Bahamas Red Cross Society.

Ms. Turnquest was speaking at a press conference on January 28th to announce the donation.

Mynez Sherman, Employee Relations Manager at the Water and Sewerage Corporation said, “I can say the WSC employees are a compassionate group and we did the same for Freeport when it was damaged by the hurricane.
 
Ms. Sherman said the average donation was about $15 each. “We felt for the people in Haiti. We knew our barge could not do it; we saw the need to take up some funds.
 
“This is a long term situation for Haiti and as things develop, we will see how else we can help,” Ms. Sherman said.

Photo, from left: Paul McPhee, Clerk 1; Yamel Marshall, Administrative Secretary; Daphne Simmons SRAGM/HR; Patricia Archer, Senior Clerk; Caroline Turnquest, Director General, The Bahamas Red Cross; Jennifer Smith, Senior Supervisor HR; Mynez Sherman, Employee Relation Manager; Grace Darling, Human Resource Manager; Petra Burrows, Administrative Secretary; and Calvent Stevens, Clerical Officer. (BIS photo/Raymond A Bethel)