Donations
Island Heritage drives charity fundraiser
(CNS): The fifth annual Island Heritage CharityDrive is set to take place on Saturday, 23 April, with new ways for the community to get involved and help raise money for charity. This year, instead of three charities taking part as in previous fundraisers, Island Heritage employees voted for their favourite organisation, and all proceeds will […]
Cayman Academy donates to Cancer Society
(CNS): Cayman Academy’s annual Cancer Awareness and Health Week culminated in a march to the Cayman Islands Cancer Society where members of the school handed over a cheque for CI$3,389.60. On Friday, 5 February, the student body, accompanied by the Gideon Marching Band of the Savannah Adventist Church, walked from the Walkers Road school compound […]
Veteran footballers to raise money for halfway house
(CNS): Local football stars of the last century are hoping that they still have it in them to give hope to some of the community’s most vulnerable people. A special charity match will see the players of yesteryear from George Town go head-to-head with veterans from West Bay in order to raise much-needed funds for […]
Local shooting club aims to improve literacy
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Sport Shooting Association (CISSA) used its annual Christmas fundraising effort to support local tutoring centre, I Read for Life (IRFL), donating CI$2,375 towards the organisation’s scholarship fund. For the past two years the CISSA membership has focused on contributing to causes within the community including toy drives and fundraising events for […]
Water Authority supplements Feed Our Future
(CNS): The Water Authority-Cayman’s (WAC) annual December fundraising campaign has enabled a CI$2,864 donation to Feed Our Future Cayman. The money was raised through the authority’s Project Angel Tree initiative, which benefits one or more non-profit organisations each year.
Cayman children’s book supports anti-bullying campaign
(CNS): Sales of anti-bullying children’s book, Rudolf Discovers the Cayman Islands, written by local authors Paul and Elisabeth Schreiner and released in early December, have raised more than $2,000 for the Take a Stand Against Bullying campaign. Miriam Foster, campaign coordinator of the Family Resource Centre, who also spearheads the anti-bullying initiative, said she was delighted […]
Disney Conservation Fund to support CCMI’s coral gardening
(CNS): The Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) has been awarded a US$25,000 grant from the Disney Conservation Fund (DCF) to support CCMI’s efforts to regenerate and restore the ecologically important but critically endangered staghorn coral in Little Cayman. Since the Little Cayman coral nursery was established in 2012, the Cayman Islands Department of Environment has approved […]
Runners step up for Special Needs Foundation
(CNS): The ‘50/50’ $50,000 marathon appeal to raise funds towards programmes for children supported by the Special Needs Foundation of Cayman (SNFC) has passed its target. More than 50 runners signed up to participate in the various races involved in the initiative (marathon, half marathon or relay) and all helped in collecting donations.
Law firm donates gifts to foster home
(CNS): Staff at a law firm in Cayman have gotten into the holiday spirit by participating in the “Harneys Angels” project, purchasing Christmas gifts for children at the Nadine Andreas Residential Foster Home. Harneys employees were invited to pick an ornament from the firm’s Christmas tree, with each identifying a child, their age and their desired […]
Community affairs ministry gives back for Christmas
(CNS): Staff of the Ministry of Community Affairs delivered Christmas gifts on Friday, 18 December as part of its “Give Back to the Community” initiative. The programme began in 2014 with a focus on the eastern districts, where civil servants visited with residents and staff of the Francis Bodden Girls Home, Caribbean Haven and East […]
Girl plays Santa to bring Christmas cheer to others
(CNS): Young Nadia Simmonds has used her holiday celebration to collect gifts to give to less-fortunate children in Cayman this Christmas. When inviting her friends to her Christmas party earlier this month, the 11-year-old asked them to take along one wrapped gift to give away, collecting 25 presents that she handed over last week to the […]
Community gives back to DCFS to provide holiday cheer
(CNS): The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has received dozens of wrapped presents, baskets of groceries, gift certificates and cheques that will benefit 600 families this Christmas. The gift-giving and donation programme seeks assistance from individuals and community groups in providing gift items and food during the holiday season to be distributed to […]
Toys for Tots campaign rolling along for Christmas
(CNS): Flow is helping to collect donations for the Cayman Islands Motorcycle Riders Association (CIMRA) annual Toys For Tots Charity Drive & Ride campaign by placing bins in each of its four locations for people to drop off Christmas gifts for less-fortunate children.The bins, at Flow’s Galleria Plaza, Anderson Square, Heritage Square and Countryside Village branches, […]
Local runner going the distance for charity
(CNS): Patrice Donalds will be running a half marathon Sunday, 6 December, to raise awareness and funds for the Estella Scott-Roberts Foundation (ESRF). She is seeking donations for her efforts based on estimates for her expected finishing time at the Intertrust Cayman Islands Marathon.
Food drive launched ahead of Christmas
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Ministry and Department of Tourism launched a Christmas food drive at the Government Administration Building (GAB), encouraging civil servants to donate non-perishable food items to stock the Elmslie Memorial United Church’s pantry. The goods will be distributed to those in need during the holiday season and beyond.
Crisis Centre rings in the Jingle Bell Run
(CNS): Hundreds of participants — both runners and walkers — are expected to turn out Sunday, 13 December, for the annual Jingle Bell Run fundraiser in support of the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre.
Airports Authority staff support poppy appeal
(CNS): Staff members from the Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) decided to do their part to give back to the veterans, with chief security officer Shane Bothwell, who is also a vet, dressing in his army uniform on Friday, 6 November, to pass out poppies to the airport staff.
‘Tis the season for Pink Ladies Christmas fundraiser
(CNS): The Pink Ladies Annual Christmas Tea and Bazaar will be taking place Saturday, 28 November, from 2pm-5pm at the ARC in Camana Bay. The popular family event will include booths selling handmade crafts, homemade jams and cakes, and plants, plus a raffle and silent auction.
