<p>[vc_row equal_height="yes" content_placement="top" css=".vc_custom_1572234982526{border-bottom-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_custom_heading text="<span class=``pe-7s-like``></span>SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY" font_container="tag:h2|font_size:34|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff" google_fonts="font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" css=".vc_custom_1578793984237{background-color: #8639ba !important;}"][vc_custom_heading text="The Association has traditionally been a supporter of educational and cultural endeavours within St. Vincent and the Grenadines. We continue to focus on giving back to our members and the wider Vincentian community by providing scholarships to the children of our members, from the secondary right through to the community college level. We can proudly boast of having nineteen (19) active scholarship recipients as at the end of 2018." font_container="tag:div|font_size:20|text_align:justify" google_fonts="font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="2424" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1571871876809{border-bottom-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="In addition, the Association is continuing with its tradition of providing Summer and Christmas internships for some of our scholarship holders, so that they can obtain firsthand experience in the work environment. This continues to be well received by the scholarship holders and their parents/guardians. We also continue to play an active role in local cricket and in partnership with Guardian General Insurance, we have continued our sponsorship of the Guardian Saints Cricket team." font_container="tag:div|font_size:20|text_align:justify" google_fonts="font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal"][vc_empty_space height="10"][vc_empty_space height="10"][vc_single_image image="3012" img_size="800x350"][vc_empty_space height="20"][vc_custom_heading text="During the year, we have made donations to a number of educational and social causes such as the Garifuna Heritage Foundation, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Christian Council, SVG Systems Sports Academy, the Thompson Home Committee, SVG Masters Cricket Committee and Thomas Saunders Secondary School among others." font_container="tag:div|font_size:20|text_align:justify" google_fonts="font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal"][vc_empty_space height="20"][/vc_column][/vc_row]</p>
