celebrates the re-opening of its Collector's Hill facility. A percentage of sales from the two-day opening festivities will be donated to the Sunshine League as part of the company's genuine interest in the well-being of the community. Established in 1919 by Agnes Robinson, the Sunshine League provides a caring, secure environment for boys in need of a safe, nurturing foster home. An independent, non-profit charity, it was Bermuda's first social service organisation. According to charity records, Mrs. Robinson established the League because she was "concerned about some of the social conditions that existed in Bermuda at that time. With a great deal of faith, the help of some friends and the small sum of 35 shillings and 3 pennies, Miss Robinson started the Sunshine League. "The home started in Middletown, Pembroke and moved several times before settling at its current location on King Street, Hamilton in 1950. The property was a portion of the Uplands Estate and was purchased from the Misses Middleton. Originally it was a six room cottage with a deep basement that was excavated and developed, creating a building that grew down instead of up. In 1965 a new wing was opened which increased the capacity of the home.'' Today, the Sunshine League operates with the aid of, and is supervised by, an executive committee of volunteers from the community.

Its mission is to provide professional care for its residents. "Our aim is to continue to provide the community with a safe, secure foster home for children in need of a short-term base,'' explained a charity spokesperson. "We provide them with somewhere that offers professional care, individual help, and a nurturing, family-like setting to facilitate development into rewarding adulthood.'' A professional administrative director, and trained staff ensure quality programming with a therapeutic base, and with that support, the Sunshine League continues to provide invaluable care and guidance to boys and young men in the community. Since its inception, the Sunshine League has done much to care for Bermuda's young men. Examples of the service it has provided include: A home for boys of no fixed abode, who used to dive in the harbour for pennies thrown by tourists from the ships.

A playground for children to keep them off the streets.

A Sunday School.

A source of nourishing food to sick and needy children.

A day nursery.

A foster care home for children between the ages of two and sixteen.

Gloria Daniels, sales associate at the Collector's Hill Apothecary The Collector's Hill Apothecary now boasts wider aisles for its customer's shopping pleasure