Breast Health Education and Support Group Initiative boosted by CIBC CARIBBEAN Move for the Cure
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CIBC FirstCaribbean, Country Manager Garth Sherwood (right) and Alphons M. Gumbs, Head of Retail & Business Banking (left), present donation to Still Beautiful Foundation Board Member Cresencia Brown (center-right) and Positive Foundation President Shelly Alphonso.
SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Positive Foundation, Still Beautiful, and Elektralyets Foundation foundations recently got much-needed support from CIBC Caribbean (operating as CIBC FirstCaribbean in the Dutch Caribbean), as they were presented with funds from last year’s Walk for the Cure.
Last year’s walk event raised USD 8,200 and will help the foundations with initiatives like their Breast Cancer Support Group.
The support group started in May of 2023 and meets monthly, offering support for patients, survivors, and their families.
Motivational speakers, survivor stories, and guest speakers such as the St. Maarten Medical Center, doctors, and dieticians join to discuss essential topics such as coping with cancer, care and travel experiences, nutrition & self-care, among other relevant issues. The foundations aim to continue this effort into 2024 with a year-round program.
CIBC FirstCaribbean's Walk for the Cure, which marked 12 years last year, is the largest cancer fundraiser in the region, originated as part of the bank's 10th-anniversary celebrations and is now held across the bank’s regional footprint.
The funds raised from the walk primarily go toward assisting in the purchase and maintenance of equipment used for diagnosing and treating cancer patients.
