The efforts of the Cayman Islands Department of Children and Family Services have been recognised through an important and timely financial donation from CIBC FirstCaribbean.
During the Christmas season, CIBC FirstCaribbean committed to donate a percentage of all credit card receipts gathered during the months of November and December to the Cayman Islands Department of Children and Family Services.
Managing Director and Country Head Mark McIntyre said the Department of Children and Family Services holds special meaning to the organisation.
“CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank, tries to continually honour the spirit of philanthropy within the communities in which we operate. In this regard, we are especially pleased to be able to assist the Cayman Islands Department of Children and Family Services in their tireless efforts to support those individuals in our community requiring due care and attention. This donation also would not have been possible without the direct involvement of our loyal clients who used their credit cards frequently over the Christmas campaign period,” Mr. McIntyre said.
Upon receiving the check, Jen Dixon, acting director for the Cayman Islands Department of Children and Family Services, lauded the bank for making a commitment despite the challenging economic environment.
“We are so grateful to CIBC FirstCaribbean for making this kind donation – it has gone a long way in assisting us in our endeavours,” she said. “Without their support we may not have been able to touch as many lives as we did over the holidays and for that we are truly thankful,”
In its Christmas campaign, the bank made a pledge to distribute a percentage of net retail sales made on its suite of Visa Classic and Visa Gold credit card products to charities in each of 15 territories across the Caribbean.
In Grand Cayman, the Department of Children and Family Services was adopted as the special charity. The department is committed to assisting individuals and groups in the community to restore or enhance their ability for social functioning while also creating societal conditions favourable to their goals, and they always welcome donations from the community.
“The funds will be used to assist us in our on-going efforts to ensure that the people in our community can overcome some of life’s most difficult challenges: poverty, discrimination, abuse, addiction, physical illness, divorce, loss, unemployment, educational problems, disability, and mental illness and provide them with the necessary tools to give them a hopeful future,” said Lynda Mitchell, disaster services coordinator.
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