Tag: Cayman Heart Fund
BritCay supports Heart Health
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Heart Fund (CHF) will be celebrating World Heart Day on Sunday, 29 September, with ‘Light the Sky Red’ at Camana Bay, when everyone is encouraged to come out wearing red and watch the sky light red in honour of the Heart Warriors and Heart Heroes. CHF is also promoting its […]
Wear red for World Heart Day
(CNS Local Life): Save the date and search your wardrobe for anything red. World Heart Day is Sunday, 29 September, and the Cayman Heart Fund is asking the Cayman Islands community to raise funds for their mission and raise awareness about heart disease that weekend. For a start, they are asking people to wear red […]
Cayman Heart Fund donates AED to Boxing Association
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Heart Fund (CHF) recently donated an automated external defibrillator (AED) to the Cayman Islands Boxing Association (CIBA), with which CHF is planning to hold a health-focused day called “Know Your Numbers” the end of October. At the family event, the community will be invited to CIBA’s gym for free health […]
St Matthew’s donates to Cayman Heart Fund
(CNS Local Life): St Matthew’s University recently donated to the Cayman Heart Fund (CHF) a portion of the funds collected through cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and basic life support (BLS) classes the university offers throughout the year. Qualified students taking the classes receive a certificate authorised by the American Heart Association.
New faces at Cayman Heart Fund
(CNS Local Life): Cayman Heart Fund (CHF) has added a coordinator and three board members to the organisation to assist the non-profit in its goal of reducing of heart and circulatory disease, known collectively as cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the number one health problem in the Cayman Islands. Joining the team are Angelique Bodden as […]
Kidfest raises $16,000 for Cayman Heart Fund
(CNS Local Life): More than $16,000 was raised at Kidfest, a family fun day held Saturday, 29 June in memory of Nolan Evans, who passed away from a complex Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) at just seven months old in January last year. Parents Ailian and Sean Evans, who call themselves Team Nolan, organised the event […]
Governor continues tradition as patron of Cayman Heart Fund
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Heart Fund (CHF) board of directors recently hosted a welcome lunch for the Governor Martyn Roper and his wife, Elisabeth, who are co-patrons of the organisation. CHF founder Suzy Soto explained that since the organisation was certified as a non-profit in 2007 by Stuart Jack, every subsequent governor has been […]
Golf fundraiser scores for Cayman Heart Fund
(CNS Local Life): Inspired by his niece in New Zealand, Devon Clark of Calico Jack’s, along with Marty Francis and TJ Hucker, organised the first annual charity golf tournament to raise awareness and funds for the Cayman Heart Fund (CHF). With more than 72 golfers and various supporters participating, the organisers raised $4,575 at the […]
Paddling in aid of heart charity
(CNS Local Life): The second annual Coconut Cup paddleboard-racing event is being held Sunday, 10 March with all proceeds going to Hart for Hearts, the paediatric arm of the Cayman Heart Fund, which raises public awareness and provides financial assistance to families in Cayman when their child is born with a congenital heart defect.
February focus on heart health
(CNS Local Life): Ahead of marking heart month in February, the Cayman Heart Fund (CHF) has announced several related events as well as fundraising opportunities. For the past 12 years, the non-profit has been working in the community to raise money and increase awareness about the risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke, with the […]
Cayman Heart Fund to get holiday boost
(CNS Local Life): For every donation shoppers make to the Cayman Heart Fund when visiting the Celebrations Christmas Wonderland store during December will get those funds matched by the company. The money donated will support the charity’s mission to prevent and reduce early deaths, long-term disabilities and widespread suffering that heart and circulatory diseases may […]
Young student gives back for his birthday
(CNS Local Life): When Brandon Simmonds, 12, heard about a baby in urgent need of a specialised procedure, he decided to use his birthday last month as an occasion to raise money for the infant and his family. He told his parents he didn’t need or want gifts but instead wanted to try to raise […]
Heart charity offers help to families in need
(CNS Local Life): The Hart for Hearts (H4H) programme, under the Cayman Heart Fund (CHF), is reminding the public that financial assistance is available for families in need in Cayman when their child is born with a congenital heart defect. The money helps with expenses associated with urgent paediatric cardiology healthcare.
First birthday party a time for giving back
(CNS Local Life): The parents of Adelaide Merren used the celebration of her first birthday on 26 June as an opportunity to collect donations for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Cayman Islands Hospital and the Cayman Heart Fund (CHF). Mother Jernaye Merren wanted to give back to the NICU after Adelaide spent […]
Camp encourages healthy cooking
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Heart Fund (CHF) recently held a Get Active cooking camp, part of its ongoing initiative to help families live healthier lifestyles through health screenings, nutritional education and motivating them to participate in regular exercise. Students and their families were invited to take part in this summer’s camp held in July, […]
St Matthew’s boosts Cayman Heart Fund
(CNS Local Life): St Matthew’s University recently made a donation to the Cayman Heart Fund (CHF), taken from funds collected from cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and basic life support (BLS) classes the university offers throughout the year. Dr Qing Zhong, instructor and coordinator for the programme, said, “Our goal is to work together with CHF to […]
Schools support Hart for Hearts
(CNS Local Life): Ailian and Sean Evans, parents of baby Nolan Rory Evans, recently organised two fundraising events in honour of their son, who passed away earlier this year due to complications from congenital heart defect (CHD). Little Trotters Farm & Nursery School ran a bake sale and St Ignatius Catholic School held a dress-down […]
Heart charity boosts cardiac disease detection
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Heart Fund (CHF) has donated more than $14,000 to the Health Services Authority (HSA) to be used to train several clinical professionals in efforts to improve the detection and management of cardiac disease and heart rhythm problems. Specifically, the donation will support cardiac stress testing, an essential tool for the […]
