The Tribune

AS part of its celebrations to mark ten years of operating Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) on April 1, Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) employees formally presented the Adelaide Primary School and Gambier Pre-School with new, custom-built furniture for their lunch and playground areas.

In addition, Adelaide Primary was presented with over 100 books and games for its school library. The presentations were made during a special assembly at Adelaide Primary School and a visit to Gambier Pre-School last week.

The furniture was built by employees of NAD’s Facilities and Maintenance Department using repurposed cable spools - which are used to transport and dispense the long electrical cables or wires between lamp poles - for tables and the seating was custom crafted by the team. The company’s Landscaping and Airfield Maintenance teams prepared the school grounds and installed the furniture while employees from all other departments supported a book drive to provide new and used books for the students to read as they relax outdoors.

Vernice Walkine, President and CEO of NAD, led the presentations to David Dean, Principal, Adelaide Primary School, and Sheniqua Curry, Principal, Gambier Pre-School. Both were both delighted to receive the new furniture and support for their schools.

Mrs Walkine told the students: “This project came about from the imaginations of some very special people who work at the airport: our maintenance, landscaping and airfield maintenance teams. These are the people who keep Lynden Pindling International Airport safe, clean and running smoothly, every day. They’re also very talented: they had a great idea to take left-over materials and recycle them into benches and tables for you. Not only does this mean you have a lovely space to read books and relax, it’s also a very creative way to recycle.”