Last week, Lipscomb kicked off their seventh annual trip to Saba. Lipscomb have been coming here from Tennessee since 2003. Their yearly arrival is highly anticipated by the children and schools on Saba. This year’s theme is Dreams and teaching kids how to achieve their own dreams. All their events surround core values such as family, religion, love, community, and public service.
The events featured this year was Father/Sons dominos tournament, Mother/Daughter banquet, Teacher appreciation day, Government appreciation day, Fitness walks, and Saba Stomp. Saba Stomp is the annual Friday night concert showcasing the primary school children in a song and dance in the Carnival village.
On Government appreciation day, the children visited the administration building and handed out gift baskets, while the children thanked civil servants for their work. Commissioner Bruce Zagers stated, "I as well as the rest of the island look forward to Lipscomb every year. It’s great to see the children, teachers, and community come together to share in positive events all week." Zagers went on elicit his thanks to the Lipscomb group for their annual dedication to Saba and its community.
Lipscomb group coordinator Michael Thomas told GIS, "We work all year long for our trip to Saba and look forward to it as much as the kids. We also have hopes that these type of events will become contagious to the community." Currently, Lipscomb now has trips going to Eustatius and Nevis with Saba being its founding Island to spread their message.
Source: Saba Government Information Services – gis@sabagov.com