The Intertrust Cayman Islands Marathon will again see celebrated charity fundraiser Derek Haines competing.
This time Haines is raising funds from the marathon on 2 December to assist in upgrading a fully equipped, state of the art chemotherapy unit under the auspice of HSA which will serve all cancer patients in the Cayman Islands.
The cost for the whole project have yet to be finalised; but the fit out will include four infusion chairs and medical equipment. It is this part of the facility that Haines is aiming to provide the funds for.
The facility when completed will be a tremendous boon to cancer sufferers as they will be able to receive treatment on island, so greatly lessening the need to travel and having the bonus of being close to the support of family and friends.
Haines said: “Many of us have friends and family who have suffered from this potentially killer disease and I believe it is a very worthwhile and important project for the Cayman Islands.”
As in previous years he is approaching local companies for corporate sponsorship and family, friends and colleagues can also help. A company that invests $5,000 will have a plaque prominently displayed at the facility. So far, DART, Ernst and Young, ESSO, HSBC Foundation, Ogier, PwC and the Rotary Club of Grand Cayman have agreed to support.
For individuals, and as an incentive, for each pledge of $25 a guess of Derek’s finishing time can be made. There will be a first prize of six bottles of champagne for the closest guess.
In the past two Cayman marathons alone Haines has collected over $100,000. Those funds purchased a bus for Special Olympics and a vehicle for Cayman Hospice with the excess going towards rugby development.
“I am a member of Rotary and have enjoyed the full support of the membership over the years in this annual event,” Haines said.
“The bottom line is that I am running anyway so if I can raise a few dollars for a really good cause that is both a bonus and the motivation to ensure I finish. I am having to work hard on the sponsorship though as the fit out will not be cheap.”
Haines turns 64 in October and will be trying to win the over 60s trophy for the fourth successive year. He clocks up between 50-60 miles each week by running to and from his home on South Sound to his work at Camana Bay, plus longer runs at the weekends.
Contact Derek Haines at [email protected]
The facility when completed will be a tremendous boon to cancer sufferers as they will be able to receive treatment on island, so greatly lessening the need to travel and having the bonus of being close to the support of family and friends.
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