Holiday Cheer Comes Alive with over 4,000 Children Receiving Toys from the Sandals Foundation

Turks and Caicos Islands, January 14, 2026 – Over 50 Sandals Foundation Ambassadors from Beaches Turks and Caicos resort brought the magic of the season to over 4,000 children following the careful delivery of over 4,000 toys to five schools and communities, creating unforgettable experiences for the young ones in during the yuletide season.

The initiative which took place on Tuesday December 23, 2025 with a Christmas Party for children of the Lower Bight and adjoining communities, featured a morning of games, songs, food, and play.

General Manager for Beaches Turks and Caicos Deryk Meany said, “this event celebrated the true meaning of the season as the community partnered with the Sandals Foundation is making the occasion merry. Members of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force led by their commissioner Fitz Bailey helped in bringing cheers to the children and parents who were present.”

“The gifts that were shared this year were well received as the plushies were a hit as children gravitated towards them along with other educational gifts. We were able to provide for youth of all ages appropriate gifts. The success of this event highlights the true meaning of volunteerism as the team members were present to share in the joy for the children of the community and our partner schools,” Meany noted.

For 13 years, the Sandals Foundation’s annual toy distribution has been a cherished tradition for communities across the Caribbean, creating memories and joy to last a lifetime. This holiday season, the Sandals Foundation proudly partnered with three leading forces in the US toy industry, Spin Master, Jazwares, and The Toy Foundation™, to deliver 45,000 toys to children across nine Caribbean islands, spreading joy and hope throughout the region.

With all three toy companies stepping into the Caribbean for the first time, children were delighted with puzzles, Rubik’s Cubes, PAW Patrol figurines, plushies and more from Spin Master; building blocks and dinosaur figurines from The Toy Foundation; and Squishmallows plush toys from Jazwares.                                                                                                                    “The holidays are about hope, the kind that reminds every child that they are seen, valued, and deeply loved,” said Heidi Clarke, Executive Director of the Sandals Foundation. “We are incredibly grateful to our partners SpinMaster, Jazwares, and The Toy Foundation for spreading joy to 45,000 young lives across the Caribbean.”

Benefiting schools and communities on the island were the Bight and those served by the Chalk Sound Police division. Within the first week of schools reopening in January, the Enid Capron Primary, Thelma Lightbourne Primary, Ianthe Pratt Primary, SNAP Center, and the Ashley Learning Center will be receiving gifts for each student.

The annual Christmas toy distribution has become a tradition for children in Jamaica, St. Lucia, Antigua, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, Grenada, and Barbados, Curacao and the resort’s newest island home of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.