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Update February 11, 2008
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Billy Davis Family Foundation
Donates
$5
MILLION DOLLARS
To create Computer and Science Labs
in the Family Islands.
Rum Cay will be the first to
Benefit
from this gesture of generosity from
The Billy Davis Family Foundation.
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Guests list is by Invitation only
and the who's who of The Bahamas will be present. Billy Davis and
Family will officially announce the gift of $5 million Dollars,
from their "Billy Davis Family Foundation." This money will be
used to furnish and construct 10 Computer and Science Labs in the
Family Islands.
The first Family Island to receive the
lab will be Rum Cay. Billy Davis has always said that his heart is
deep rooted in Rum Cay. The Foundation has been planning this
announcement almost a year and use Valentines Day to begin a new
Era for Rum Cay.
Billy stated with the presentation of
the $5,000,000.00 check to Bahamian Consul Michael Young that the
future of the Islands is in it's youth.
For too long Rum Cay was left out of
the History books, when in fact Rum Cay was one of the centers of
economic support for the country. In the 1800's Rum Cay housed as
many as 5,000 Bahamians. Rum Cay will once again become a thriving
community that will bring RumCayans home to live and bring up
their families.
There will be a follow-up article after
this official announcement on Thursday.
Copied here is the
Atlanta, Georgia Press Release.
Press Release
For Immediate Release
Former State Senator Donates Five Million Dollars to Education,
starting in Rum Cay.
Marietta, GA – February 9, 2008 – The Billy Davis Family
Foundation Donated $5,000,000.00 to the students of The Bahamian
Family Islands.
Kennesaw resident and retired Arizona State Senator, Mr. Billy
Davis along with his wife and their three children, Todd, Robyn
and Jason Davis donated five million dollars to build ten computer
and science labs on ten remote islands of The Bahamas known to the
citizens as The Family Islands.
An exciting event was hosted at the prestigious Georgian Club at
the Galleria in Marietta, Georgia where Billy Davis presented the
five million dollar check to Bahamian Consul, Michael Young. Mr.
Young exclaimed to the more than fifty guests that the generosity
of the Davis family far exceeds most gifts of this nature. Mr.
Young stressed the need for students in the Family Islands to have
access to the rest of the world through the click of a mouse.
Billy Davis told the audience, “We have watched the children grow
up in the islands for over 25 years. With our help, we hope to
see many of these students go on to higher education.”
The Davis family has maintained second homes in The Bahamas for
decades. The children of the Family Islands such as Rum Cay know
him as “Uncle Bill.” The Davis family is excited to become a
bigger part of a nation that has been providing years of sun,
sand, sea and great fishing into the third generation of their
family.
A delegation from Atlanta will be attending a presentation
reception at the British Colonial Hilton in Nassau, Bahamas on
February 14, 2008.
The expected guest list includes the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham,
Bahamas Prime Minister, Cabinet and Parliament Members, and family
friends.
look at the pictures of the private reception that took place in
Atlanta Georgia where Billy presented the check to the Honorable
consular Michael Munroe Young.
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Rum
Cay signs major contract with local company
By
the Nassau Guardian- Biz Bits
http://www.thenassauguardian.com/bixex/317135293145473.php
Montana Holdings Ltd., developers of the upscale 900-acre Rum
Cay Resort Marina resort and residential community in Rum Cay, last
week signed a substantial contract with local heavy equipment
company Spurtree Trucking & Equipment Services Ltd., for
excavation and site preparation services.
Deputy Director General of Tourism David Johnson, liaison for
Family Island projects, was on hand for the contract signing and
applauded Montana Holdings.
"The Ministry of Tourism has had as one of our primary goals
increasing the benefits to the local community through the
development of tourism-related projects," Johnson said. Present at
the official signing last week (left to right) are Thor Ibsen, chief
operating officer, Montana Holdings Ltd., and Sean Bowe, president,
Spurtree Trucking & Equipment Services Ltd. Standing is Deputy
Director General of Tourism David Johnson.
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Look in the future
for an in-depth series of articles on the Key People who impacted
Rum Cay and its Development .
We will be writing a series of articles that will
focus on the different personalities who impacted the life and
development of Rum Cay. It will include all areas of the rich
history Rum Cay possesses.
Personalities like Milo Butler, John "Buddy" Edgerton, John
Heyser, Billy Davis, George Dorsett, W.F. Dorsett, and even our
everyday personalities, etc...etc.
We are
requesting to all people who have pictures , stories to tell,
documents, historical artifacts, and any other articles and
information that could help in writing an accurate account of Rum
Cay's Rich History.
For too
long Rum Cay was pushed aside by the Bahamian Historians. It is time
that Rum Cay stands up and demands the respect and right to take its
place in history.
The
artifacts, articles, pictures and this account of the Rum Cay
history , will be donated to the Future " Rum Cay Historical
Society" to be used in their proposed Rum Cay Museum.
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STUART, FL – April 26, 2006 – Dr. Michael
Wertheim of Fort Pierce, accepts the Shimano Tiagro 50W Rod and Reel
from Earl Miller, General Manager Marine Sports / Bahamas Tourist
Office on behalf of Rum Cay Resort Marina. Dr. Wertheim is the
winner of the raffle drawing awarded by the Rum Cay Resort Marina at
the recently held Palm Beach International Boat show. The raffle
prize was used as a “lure” for attendees to register online at the
Rum Cay Resort Marina website http://www.rumcay.com/.
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PEET TOURS RUM CAY
RESORT MARINA
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Minister of Financial Services & Investment
Vincent Peet, centre; chats with Rum Cay Resort Marina chairman John
Mittens, right, and chief operating officer Thor Ibsen on the site
of the new resort development on Cottonfield Point, with a
spectacular view of the ocean and island, during a familiarization
tour conducted by Minister Peet and a delegation from his
Ministry during the week. BIS Photo: Tim
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