The first-ever Calico Jack’s charity golf tournament raised $4,575 for the Cayman Heart Fund. The golf tournament, which drew 72 golfers, was inspired by Calico Jack’s employee Devon Clark’s young niece, Luna, who was born in 2016 with hypoplastic left heart syndrome – a rare congenital heart defect in which the left side of the heart is severely underdeveloped. “Luna is an inspiration to me, and I am so proud of this little girl’s courage as she battles this very serious illness,”...
Special guests and members of the Cayman Heart Fund (CHF) Board of Directors recently hosted a welcome lunch for the H.E. Governor Martyn Roper and Mrs. Lissie Roper. “Since certifying the Cayman Heart Fund as an Non-Profit organization in 2007 by H.E. Governor Stuart Jack, the Governor of the Cayman Islands has always been our Patron of Honour, explained CHF founder, Emeritus Mrs. Suzy Soto, “we were so pleased that H.E.
Host Barrie Quappe is joined by Dr. Bella Beraha, CHF Vice Chairperson, Dr. David Wolinsky, Cleveland Clinic and Ms. Rebekah Brooks, Mng. Dir. Baptist Int’l, C.I. to promote cardiac health and the latest cardiac research. Click here to watch the video ...
Encouraged by the success of the previous 11 international symposiums we are pleased to announce the date for the 12th annual Cayman Heart Fund (CHF) International Symposium, which will take place Thursday, March 14, 2019, at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort. The organizing committee invites the medical community to take advantage of thisopportunity to attend and requests that participants register here. With Cardiology as the theme our expert presenters from Baptist International, Cleveland Clinic, Holy Cross and...
February is Heart Month, a month-long initiative to help raise awareness about cardiovascular disease and its effects. Wear Red in your school, workplace and neighborhood and please raise funds for the Cayman Heart Fund. Get into the team spirit and pick up your own “Wear Red for Heart Month” T-shirts which are available at the Cayman Heart Fund, Balance Cayman and Audi Camana Bay. CVDs are the number 1 cause of death globally: more people die annually from CVDs than from...
http://caymanheartfund.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Heart-Heroes-2018-web.mp4 Cayman Heart Fund hosted its second heart health luncheon at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort on Friday, September 28, 2018. It was a call for the community to be more heart aware and to lead healthier lives. The luncheon honored all survivors of cardiovascular disease. More than 200 people came out in their best red attire in support of the event, which recognized “heart heroes” and survivors, who shared their journeys on conquering a serious health...
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”8″ gal_title=”Heart Fund helps keep kids healthy this summer”] The Cayman Heart Fund helped children have a healthy summer this year by hosting a summer camp that introduced them to basic cooking skills. The camp, held in July, gave the kids and their parents a chance to try out some healthy recipes while learning how to read food labels and make healthier food choices. Over the last few years, the Cayman Heart Fund’s Get Active program has been involved in helping families...
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”6″ gal_title=”St Matthews University donates funds to CHF”] The Cayman Heart Fund (CHF) recently received a generous donation from St. Matthews University. The University offers CPR and BLS classes through-out the year and a portion of the funds collected are donated to the CHF supporting their work in the Cayman Islands. Dr. Qing Zhong, Instructor and coordinator for the program said, “Our goal is to work together with CHF to enhance the awareness of emergency care as well as the successful rate...
(L-R) Renae Ebanks, Josie Doran, Lesley Maddock (all of Little Trotters), Ben Hart (CHF) and Ailian Evans (mother of baby Nolan) Students from Little Trotters Farm & Nursery School and St. Ignatius Catholic School raised thousands of dollars for Hart for Hearts, the pediatric arm of Cayman Heart Fund. The bake sale at Little Trotters and dress-down day at St. Ignatius were organized by Ailian and Sean Evans, parents of baby Nolan Rory Evans, who passed away earlier this year due...
For the fifth year running, Appleby held its annual Charity Day and this year selected nine non-profit organisations that fall within the child and family welfare, education and animal welfare categories to receive financial assistance to deliver a number of community initiatives. These are: Brain Tumour Foundation Cayman’s ARK Cayman Heart Fund Cayman Hospice Care Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) Corporate Cup – Feed Our Future John Gray Flight Club Lighthouse School One Dog at a Time Bryan Hunter, Appleby (left), David Dinner, Cayman Heart Fund (right) Bryan Hunter, Cayman...