BBCA Supports SickKids Project

Our mission at Barbados Ball Canada Aid (BBCA) is

“To support initiatives in healthcare and the

education of our youth in Canada and Barbados and

to enhance in Canada, awareness of Barbados, its

people, history and traditions.”

On Thursday February 14th we demonstrated our

commitment to this mission at the launch of the

Caribbean-SickKids Paediatric Cancer and Blood

Disorders Project through a donation of $20,000 to the

Project. In addition BBCA pledged to donate $15,000

annually from the proceeds of the annual Barbados

Ball and other fundraising activities.

The donation of $20,000 will be used to assist in the

setting up of a telemedicine unit in Barbados, and

future donations will fund the training of Barbadian

nurses and laboratory technicians at SickKids Hospital.

The Project is led by Dr. Victor Blanchette of the Division

of Haematology/Oncology, who was born and raised in

Barbados and Dr. Upton Allen, Division Head, Infectious

Diseases, a native of Jamaica. The participating countries

are Barbados, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the

Grenadines, The Bahamas and Trinidad & Tobago.

Hosted by CTV’s Andria Case, the launch was attended

by BBCA President Steve Kirton and other Board

members, consular representatives of the participating

countries and many Canadians of Caribbean origin.

Speaking to the importance of the Caribbean-SickKids

Paediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Project, Dr. Julia

Alleyne, Chair of BBCA’s Healthcare Initiatives

Committee, commented: “This project is focused on

children and families at a critical time in their lives, when

providing excellent diagnostic and treatment services with

compassionate care will long be remembered. With our

donation dollars, healthcare in Barbados through the

Queen Elizabeth will be supported and strengthened

giving staff an opportunity for enhanced training in

Toronto. In addition, we are assisting in the establishment

of a telemedicine center to facilitate ongoing diagnostic

and treatment consultation and education. BBCA’s Board

of Directors and Members are thrilled to be involved in

this leading edge international project and unique oppor-

tunity to aid healthcare in Barbados and the Caribbean.”

February 19, 2013 Published by Barbados Ball Canada Aid

BBCA NEWS

“FOR IT IS IN GIVING THAT WE RECEIVE’”………………...St. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

L-R: Dr. Upton Allen, Steve Kirton, Hugh Graham, Don

MacKinlay, Ted Garrard, CEO SickKids Foundation

BBCA invites all Barbadians, our Caribbean ‘family’

and friends of Barbados to attend the upcoming

Barbados Ball on June 8th, and through doing so, to

make your contribution to the Caribbean-SickKids

Paediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Project, as well

as The BBCA John Rollock Memorial Scholarships and

the other humanitarian causes we aid.

The 10th Annual Barbados Ball will be held on Saturday

June 8th at Pearson Convention Center, 2638 Steeles

Avenue East [Airport Road and Steeles Avenue],

Brampton. Parking is free and the convention center is a

short walk across the car park from Hilton Garden Inn

Hotel for guests who may wish to overnight there.

Tickets for the Ball are $200.00 each and can be pur-

chased by contacting: Grant Morris (Scarborough/

Pickering) at 905.420.3990, Jessica Carrington

(Markham) at 905.472.1188, Juan (“Pecky”) Clarke

(Brampton/Mississauga/Toronto) at 416.216.5418, Joan

Rowe (Toronto) at 416.756.1070 and Peggy Murray

(Toronto) at 416.614.3143; or e-mail us at

bbca@sympatico.ca.

For more information on the Barbados Ball and the

Caribbean-SickKids Paediatric Cancer and Blood

Disorders Project, visit: www.barbadosballcanada.com

and www.sickkidsfoundation.com.

“FOR IT IS IN GIVING THAT WE RECEIVE”

………………...St. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

10th ANNUAL BARBADOS BALL

SickKids Foundation CEO, Ted Garrard