Give More Help Unite Giving Souls (HUGS) non-profit continues its mission to assist Kalinago Territory Schools

​Members of the non-profit organization Give More HUGS (Help Unite Giving Souls) will travel to Dominica from March 21 to 26 for a service trip to support school and community partners in the Kalinago Territory.
 
The non-profit’s mission began in Dominica, while founder and Executive Director, Chris McGilvery, and wife and Ross University School of Medicine Alumni, Dr Taryn McGilvery, lived and experienced the beauty and culture of the island.
 
“The people are kind and generous, and we became close to many families and school administrators. I realized that there are children who need access to basic school supplies and books, which led me to start a non-profit to help children in Dominica. Dominica gave us so much and we are just grateful for the opportunities that came from this strong, beautiful and resilient Nature Island,” explained Chris. Since the island was hit by Hurricane Maria, the Give More HUGS organization has planned to help support their community and school partners.
 
“The island was home to several thousand Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) students, faculty, staff, and families, and we couldn’t just stand and watch the devastation from afar. We knew that we had to give back to Dominica, and we hope that we can continue to support schools through the coming years. Our RUSM community came together to help raise funds which has enabled us to ship 17 pallets of supplies to the island since October 2017,” stated Chris McGilvery.
 
Give More HUGS plan to support the schools in the Kalinago Territory and community partners to provide the much-needed supplies. Ross University School of Medicine Spouses Organization members Ann Aro and Chelsea Webster helped coordinate a volunteer weekend in Houston to ship eight pallets of supplies for Salybia Primary, Sineku Primary, Atkinson Primary and Dublanc Primary Schools.