Ann Clark Joins BCF Board
October 18, 2024
At our Annual General Meeting held on Thursday, October 17th, Ann Clark was elected to the board of directors, replacing Christopher Reid, who moved on after serving two terms on the board. Ms. Clark, who has been retired since 2019, spent the bulk of her career as a career consultant; community development professional; people and project leader, in the Toronto Social Services. We thank Mr. Reid for his service and welcome Ms. Clark to the board. Click here to read her biography. Ferdinand Gill and Janessa Scantlebury-Wilson first elected in 2021 and 2018 respectively, were returned to the board.
The Annual General Meeting was held in conjunction with the Scholarships Awards Celebration at which eleven (11) students were awarded scholarships of $4,000 each. The keynote speaker was Margaret Lazarus, Superintendent of Education, Durham District School Board, who delivered an inspirational speech on the topic ‘Pursuing Black Excellence’, which was well received by our guests.
Read the 2024 Scholarships Awards Ceremony and Annual General Meeting Program Book.
The Annual General Meeting was held in conjunction with the Scholarships Awards Celebration at which eleven (11) students were awarded scholarships of $4,000 each. The keynote speaker was Margaret Lazarus, Superintendent of Education, Durham District School Board, who delivered an inspirational speech on the topic ‘Pursuing Black Excellence’, which was well received by our guests.
Read the 2024 Scholarships Awards Ceremony and Annual General Meeting Program Book.
Bring On The Spring: Raising Funds In Support of The QEH
October 14, 2024
In 2018 we committed to assist the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados consistent with its plans to enhance patient care by keeping abreast of medical technology and replacing obsolete equipment and equipment nearing end of life, to avoid a major disruption of services. In addition, the QEH continues to need critical care equipment such as cardiac monitors, ventilators, infusion pumps, vital signs monitors, ECG machines and surgical equipment including anaesthetic machines, surgical tables and surgical microscopes.
Bring On The Spring is a fundraising dinner which provides us with the funds needed to purchase and donate the equipment selected by the hospital’s management from its priority needs list. It has been organized successfully over the last six years and to date we have donated equipment costing a total of CAD$218,200 to the QEH.
This year we purchased 3 Patient Transport Monitors at a cost of CAD$65,000 for donation to the QEH. The Transport Monitors were recently delivered to the hospital and will be officially donated later this month.
For 2025 the QEH has requested our assistance by the donation of 20 hospital beds and Bring On The Spring 2025 is being organized to raise CAD$76,000 to allow us to purchase and donate these beds. Save the Date of Saturday, April 12th and support Bring On The Spring 2025 in aid of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbadians and others who rely on its services. For more information on Bring On The Spring 2025, see the Save The Date below
Bring On The Spring is a fundraising dinner which provides us with the funds needed to purchase and donate the equipment selected by the hospital’s management from its priority needs list. It has been organized successfully over the last six years and to date we have donated equipment costing a total of CAD$218,200 to the QEH.
This year we purchased 3 Patient Transport Monitors at a cost of CAD$65,000 for donation to the QEH. The Transport Monitors were recently delivered to the hospital and will be officially donated later this month.
For 2025 the QEH has requested our assistance by the donation of 20 hospital beds and Bring On The Spring 2025 is being organized to raise CAD$76,000 to allow us to purchase and donate these beds. Save the Date of Saturday, April 12th and support Bring On The Spring 2025 in aid of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbadians and others who rely on its services. For more information on Bring On The Spring 2025, see the Save The Date below
2024 BCF Scholarships
October 14, 2024
Our 2024 scholarships application process closed on June 14th, scholarship recipients were advised, and grant cheques issued to each student's college or university. The Scholarships Awards Ceremony was held on Thursday, October 17th. See our 2024 Scholarship Recipients page for information on the awardees, and the Scholarships Program page for information on the scholarships available, application guidelines and the application form.
‘Thank You’ For Supporting Our 2024 Golf Tournament
July 29, 2024
Our 2024 BCF Golf Tournament, held on Saturday July 13th at Richmond Golf Club was attended by over 100 golfers and dinner guests and raised $13,000 in support of our healthcare causes. We are pleased to note that Barbados Canada Foundation's President Charles ‘Phil’ Broome presented donations of $10,000 and $6,000 to the SickKids Caribbean Initiative and Camp Jumoke respectively. The SickKids Caribbean Initiative, which works to improve outcomes for children suffering from cancer and blood disorders from several Caribbean countries including Barbados, was represented by Katie McHugh-Escobar, Director, Community Partnerships and Sherrie James, Director Major Gifts. Camp Jumoke, a summer camp for children with sickle cell anemia, was represented by its President Judy Grandison. Barbados Canada Foundation thanks all sponsors, donors, golfers and dinner guests for their support and looks forward to your support in making this charity golf tournament bigger and better in 2025.
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Visiting Barbados? Here is Where We Recommend You Stay.
April 23, 2024
The Barbados resort hotels pictured below donated 5–7-night stays to Bring On the Spring 2024 and made a significant contribution to the success of the Live and Silent Auctions and Raffle. They are truly valuable partners with BCF, and with their help we are able to provide the QEH with life-saving equipment it needs. We express our most sincere appreciation to these hotels and ask that you support them when next you travel to Barbados, a special place where you will be welcomed by special people. Click on each hotel's picture to link to its website. For air travel we recommend Marville Travel Ltd, also a valued supporter of Barbados Canada Foundation.
