CHF articles

Cayman Heart Fund is pleased to announce some changes to our Board of Director. Please help us welcome Dr. Bella Beraha, MD to her new role as Chairman of the Board. Maureen Cubbon as the new vice chairman and Colleen Mellott is joining the Board as a Director after being our Coordinator for three years. Dr Bella Beraha (the new chairman) was born and raised in Venezuela where she received her medical degree at the Universidad Central de Venezuela. Dr Beraha...

The Cayman Heart Fund (CHF) recently donated a HeartSine 360P AED to the Cayman Islands Boxing Association (CIBA), with which CHF is planning to hold a health focused day called Know Your Numbers near the end of October. Know Your Numbers will be a family event to which the entire community will be invited to CIBA’s gym for a free health screening and information in order to raise awareness and have lots of fun.   Tristan Wesenhagen, CIBA’s Vice President, stated that...

The Cayman Heart Fund (CHF) recently received a generous donation from Oasis Aqua Park in support of World Heart Day 2019. World Heart Day is a global campaign during which individuals, families, communities and governments around the world participate in activities to take charge of their heart health and that of others. Angelique Bodden, Coordinator of Cayman Heart Fund contacted local companies asking them to participate in the World Heart Day campaign. This year’s campaign is about wearing RED on Friday September...

Come out to Camana Bay on Sunday September 29th 2019 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm and help us light the sky red in honour of World Heart Day. Don’t forget to wear red.   This year on World Heart Day, as part of CHF mission to ensure heart health equity for all, we want to create a community of Heart Heroes. Make a promise to us: A promise to our families to cook and eat more healthily A promise to our children to exercise more...

The Cayman Heart Fund (CHF) recently received a generous donation from BritCay in support of World Heart Day 2019. On Sunday September 29th 2019 the World will be celebrating World Heart Day. World Heart Day is a global campaign during which individuals, families, communities and governments around the world participate in activities to take charge of their heart health and that of others. Cayman Heart Fund is running two separate campaigns for World Heart Day 2019 as we understand the importance...

A memorial bench was unveiled Saturday, 22 June, at Health City Cayman Islands in honour of baby Nolan Evans, who passed away from a complex Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) at just seven months old in January last year. The date of the unveiling of the Nolan Evans Memorial Bench would have marked his second birthday. The bench was conceived and designed by Nolan’s parents, Ailian and Sean Evans, as a visual reminder of the importance of raising awareness for CHD. The...

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. Qualified students receive a certificate authorized by the American Heart Association.  “We try to make our classes as interactive and engaging as possible. We want our students to leave the classroom having learned new skills as well as knowledge,...

Cayman Heart Fund is pleased to introduce some new faces to the organization. Joining the team is Angelique Bodden our new Coordinator and Ailian Evans, Barrie Quappe and Teri Quappe our new Board Members.   Angelique Bodden is Caymanian native and a seasoned real estate professional with MOD Realty. Angelique has an extensive professional background in Finance and Management. She has been dedicated to Customer Service, Marketing and Sales for over a decade. She is also a certified Personal Trainer and is in...