Walkers employees have donated $2,365 to the Cayman Islands Cancer Society’s fundraising drive to help build a new chemotherapy unit.
The funds were collected over the course of three months through the firm’s dress down program, in which staff make donations to wear casual clothes on a Friday.
“We are delighted to make this donation to the Cayman Islands Cancer Society in the hope they can continue their excellent work providing care and support to the community,” said Walkers partner Andrew Miller.
The Cayman Islands Cancer Society signed an agreement with the Health Services Authority to begin building the chemotherapy unit late last year. Upon completion, the unit will be handed over to the HSA.
The new unit, which will more than double the current capacity, will form part of the hospital complex and serve cancer patients in the Cayman Islands. It will contain four infusion chairs with the capacity to cater to at least eight patients a day.
“We are particularly pleased to support the chemotherapy initiative, which will allow more patients in need of this treatment to receive care locally, where they can recuperate close to home and their loved ones,” said Mr. Miller.
Betty Ann Duty, chairwoman of the Cancer Society, accepted the donation on behalf of the organization. “The Cancer Society are very grateful to Walkers for their usual generosity. The chemotherapy unit is currently under way and this donation will further assist us with our ongoing fund raising efforts for this worthy project,” she said.
“This facility will be available to any resident of the Cayman Islands who desires to remain on island during their treatment,” she added.
All Walkers employees have the opportunity to opt into the dress down program. Charitable causes are selected quarterly by the firm, with input from staff members, who nominate a particular organization.
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