Topic: Cayman HospiceCare
Haines gets $100k again
Derek Haines is a step closer to reaching his $1 million challenge with a new donation of $100,000 donation.
Noncommunicable diseases focus of forum
Cayman's fith national healthcare conference will address five chronic non-communicable diseases including mental health, according to Health Minister Osbourne Bodden.
Land donated for new hospice
Running man Derek Haines took another giant stride towards his goal of bringing a new hospice to the Cayman Islands with the announcement that his employer Dart Enterprises will offer land at peppercorn rent for the new facility.
Haines thanks Manderson for raising hospice profile
Derek Haines is edging towards his $1 million Cayman HospiceCare target thanks to the latest significant contribution, Sunday’s inaugural Deputy Governor’s 5k walk/run.
Manderson’s run boosts fund
Deputy Governor Franz Manderson’s 5K walk/run to raise money toward a new Cayman HospiceCare building was deemed an unqualified success.
Ameline set for hat-trick
Jerome Ameline looks likely to be the May Classics Series champion for a third year in succession after winning the 58-mile Road Race in East End over the weekend.
The race started and finished with three loops from Frank Sound and around the Queen’s Highway on Sunday.
Manderson’s run boosts Haines
Running road races in the blazing heat is not something the deputy governor Franz Manderson was known for a few years ago, but since adopting a healthier fitness and diet regime the pounds have dropped off and to encourage others he has gone as far as organizing his own event.
Deputy governor runs to assist hospice
Deputy Governor Franz Manderson is calling on civil servants and fitness enthusiasts to step up to a 5K challenge this month to help Derek Haines raise $1 million for the local hospice.
Running club made Haines feel grand
Derek Haines has received another donation towards the $1 million he is aiming to raise for a new Cayman HospiceCare building by running six marathons this year.
Haines on target for $1 million challenge
Derek Haines is on course to meet his challenge of raising $1 million for Cayman HospiceCare after collecting a check for $100,000.
Hamilton is shifting
Formula 1 Fans of the Cayman Islands get another chance to watch a grand prix at PD’s sports bar this weekend.
Haines relieved successive runs were not too exhausting
Derek Haines is thankful that he is not aching too much after running two marathons in successive weeks.
He may be 65 but the veteran runner is still able to cover the 26.2 mile distance in a respectable time, having ran the Paris Marathon in just over four hours last week and followed that up with the London event on Sunday in 3 hours 57 minutes and 01 second.
Haines reaches $300k after second marathon
Derek Haines completed his second marathon in successive weeks and added another $100,000 donation towards the magic $1 million which will fund a new building for Cayman HospiceCare.
Motorists drive charity support
By simply driving past the Island Heritage roundabout motorists help to raise $30,000 for three local charities.
Motorists fuel charity drive
Motorists who drive past the Island Heritage roundabout will help donate to local charities.
Mercedes set the pace
Formula 1 Fans of the Cayman Islands had over 60 people on Sunday watching the Bahrain Grand Prix at PD’s and raised $209 for charity which nudged their three race total for Cayman HospiceCare to just over $700.
Haines set to go
Derek Haines says he is in great shape for the London Marathon this Sunday and really upbeat after completing the first test in his $1 million six marathon challenge in Paris last weekend.
Haines runs first race of $1M challenge
Derek Haines successfully finished the first of his six marathons this year on Sunday as he bids to raise $1 million to build a new facility for Cayman HospiceCare.
Haines $1m bid starts in Paris
Derek Haines embarks on the first of his six marathons this weekend as he bids to raise $1 million to build a new facility for Cayman HospiceCare.
F1 fans will boost HospiceCare again
Formula 1 Fans of the Cayman Islands are all set to watch the second race of the season in Malaysia this Sunday.
Charities caught off-guard by registration call
A call to register charitable organizations that have employees has caused some consternation among the goodwill community.
Rosberg tackled the Benz best
Formula 1 Fans of the Cayman Islands were all revved up for the first race of the season and Mercedes supporters were the happiest afterwards, watched at the new club location of PD’s in Galleria Plaza.
Derek Haines: Million dollar 'Marathon Man'
Let's come together as a country and give Mr. Haines the financial push he needs to secure a new facility for Cayman HospiceCare.
Runner Haines gears up for epic marathon fundraiser
Champion fundraiser Derek Haines officially launches his bid to raise $1 million to build a new facility for Cayman HospiceCare at a reception at Governor Helen Kilpatrick’s residence.
F1 fans revving up
The Formula One season is about to recommence and Formula 1 Fans of the Cayman Islands are preparing for another series of early Sunday morning viewing and helping charities in the process.
HospiceCare holds flag day
More than 250 green-clad HospiceCare volunteers will descend on the streets and sidewalks of Grand Cayman Friday and Saturday to encourage the public to give generously to the charity's annual flag day.
Haines targets $1M from six marathons
Charity fund-raising champion Derek Haines aims to raise $1 million by running six marathons this year.
Budding Crosbys hit the street
Street hockey returns to the local sports scene.
Cayman Cookout was a feast of a festival
The Cayman Cookout 2014 managed to defy the weather, offering a number of events, including the Bon Vivant Champagne Brunch Cook-Off.
Cookout kicks off
The annual Cayman Cookout culinary event launches with tonight's Wine Fair and Auction at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman.
Stride Against Cancer goes nationwide
Walkers and runners taking to the roads of the Cayman Islands for Stride Against Cancer’s first nationwide run next week can dedicate their efforts to someone special this year.
Pink Ladies look toward annual Christmas bazaar
The Pink Ladies bazaar kicks off on Saturday, 28 Nov. bringing live Christmas music, plenty of home-baked food, their signature tea, sandwiches, raffle tickets and an appearance by Santa Claus to Camana Bay’s Arts and Recreation Centre.
Motor Museum worth zooming to
Formula 1 Fans in the Cayman Islands have raised over $6,000 for chosen charities this year and the club wraps up the season with a flourish at the Cayman Motor Museum this weekend.
Poker Run deals fun for Hospice
The Pieces of Eight Poker Run jetted off to a great start for Cayman Hospice Care.
Holiday happenings
Holiday season ushers in a whirlwind of events.
Poker Run bets on hospice support
The first annual “Pieces of Eight Poker Run” will take place on Grand Cayman’s North Sound next Sunday, Nov. 17.
Alonso concedes but enjoys new record
Confirmation of Sebastian Vettel’s fourth consecutive world title is only a tire width away.
Water Company soaked in the rays for Ribbins ride
Despite drier weather, the roads along Grand Cayman’s western peninsula were again flooded as nearly 70 cyclists, including Premier Alden McLaughlin, poured out of Cayman Water Company’s Abel Castillo Water Works plant, for a 40km ride in celebration of the company’s 40th anniversary.
Editorial for September 17: Let's help out Meals on Wheels
The news, to say the least, is troubling. Meals on Wheels is on the brink of bankruptcy, and the 165 seniors it feeds each day are about to find their lives much harder and – if we may be blunt – possibly shorter.
A little bit of Brac comes to visit
Cayman Brackers are hoping a display of their local culture and arts will attract residents on Grand Cayman to their island.
It’s all open to stride to victory
The Stroke and Stride series Race 2, sponsored by A Step Ahead Physiotherapy, took place last Wednesday at Sunset House.
Cayman Water celebrates 40 years
Cayman Water Company is hosting a 'business after hours' event 29 August.
Chance to ease back
The triathlon season officially begins this week with the popular 2013 A Step Ahead Physiotherapy Stroke and Stride series on Wednesday.
Strides will take a step ahead
A Step Ahead Physiotherapy has taken on the mantle of the Stroke and Stride races.
Music to soothe the soul
Cayman HospiceCare is utilising music therapy to give comfort to patients in their final days.
Mango Tree supports Cayman HospiceCare
The Mago Tree in association with Cayman Airways presented Cayman HospiceCare with a cheque, for which funds were raised through their music events
Scavenge your way around Cayman
The second annual Scavenger Hunt takes place this weekend. Teams of four will drive around the island completing tasks and hitting checkpoints in a bid for the $5000 cash prize.
HospiceCare gets RBC help
RBC Cayman helps raise money for Cayman HospiceCare.
UCCI president speaks out on prostate cancer
President of the University College of the Cayman Islands Roy Bodden is speaking out about his experience as a prostate cancer survivor in a bid to raise awareness of the disease and encourage more men to get screened for the disease early.
Ethics integral part of medicine
Healthcare workers face tough ethical decisions.
Local non-profits assist those in need
A listing of non-profit organisations that assist those most in need in the community
F1 Fans speedily raised $600
The Formula 1 Fans in the Cayman Islands were faster than a Ferrari at the starting grid to help a worthy cause whilst watching the first grand prix of the season, the Australian.
Hospice Flag Day set
The Cayman HospiceCare 23th Annnual Flag Day Weekend is this Friday to Saturday.
Music therapy aids special needs
Parents, teachers, caregivers and healthcare professionals gathered last month to find out how music therapy can help children with special needs.
Mac says he’s back, UDP gets new chairman
Tessa Johnson Bodden was announced as the new interim chairperson of the United Democratic Party.
Cayman Music Therapy teams up with Special Needs
Parents, caregivers, teachers and healthcare professionals gathered at Hope Academy on 8 January under the auspices of the Special Needs Foundation of Cayman for an hour-long presentation by the founder of Cayman Music Therapy, Julianne Parolisi, and fellow therapist, Kim Febres who outlined the far-reaching therapeutic benefits of music therapy.
Music therapy for hospice patients
Cayman Hospice Care is looking forward to seeing how the pilot Music Therapy programme benefits some of their patients.
Business in brief
Business in brief.
Cookout is a spectacular treat
The Cayman Cookout is celebrating its fifth anniversary of showcasing the best food and wine on the planet.
The full story behind Cayman HospiceCare’s Christmas card
It took months of preparation and planning to create the painting featured on Cayman HospiceCare's Christmas card, distributed int he Caymanian Compass today.
Cayman Cookout ...
What better Christmas gift could there be than tickets to the epicurean event of the year?
Give a present to a stranger
There are many families in Cayman living in poverty. This Christmas consider making a donation to one of the organisations that are working to make sure every family has food on the table and every child a gift to open on 25 December.
Loved ones remembered during Light Up a Life event
Those who have lost ones had the opportunity to remember them at the Light up a Life ceremony, hosted by Cayman Hospice Care and sponsored by Bodden Funeral Services
The biggest Christmas party on the island
Get into the festive spirit early at Island Companies annual Business After Hours - a massive Christmas bash
All this cooking out is thirsty work
The 2013 Cayman Cookout has attracted some of the world's top beverage talent to these exalted shores.
Camana Bay Christmas Give Focus on Meals on Wheels
Camana Bay Christmas Give focuses on Meals on Wheels.
Light Up a Life ceremony set
The annual Light up a Life ceremony of remembrance takes place on Thursday, 29 November and is a chance for members of community who have lost loved ones to come together and celebrate their lives.
Cayman will tee off in St. Kitts
Led by team manager Bob Slatter, the Cayman Islands team will face fierce competition against eight other teams from countries around the region at the RBC 56th Annual Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships, set to take place in St. Kitts from 6-12 August.
PACE run raises $40,000
Forty-eight runners and walkers took part in a three-day event to raise awareness of cancer and raised $40,000 for local charities.
Minister urges support for cancer walk
Health minister Mark Scotland invites the public to take part in a three-day walk/run to raise awareness of prostate and colon cancer.
PACCE for three days to fight cancers
The Lions Club of Grand Cayman is asking people to walk 45 miles over three days to help raise funds and awareness for prostate, colon and testicular cancer.
Cancer journey begins this weekend
The Lions Club of Grand Cayman is inviting walkers and runners to take part in a three-day event to raise awareness about men's health and raise funds for cancer sufferers.
