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ICBL continued its commitment to give back to the community with donations of $60,000 to six charities on Thursday, November 17. This brought the overall contributions for 2022 to various entities across Barbados to over $100,000. Thursday’s recipients comprised The Barbados Diabetes Foundation, The Barbados Red Cross, The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Barbados, The Salvation Army, The Barbados Cancer Society, and The Challenor Creative Arts and Training Centre.
Interim Chief Executive Officer of ICBL, Goulbourne Alleyne, said in his address to the organisations, “The work you do and the services you provide are too important to the community to be hindered by fear of inadequate funds and support. Therefore, I stand here today to assure you that ICBL’s commitment to the community in which we operate remains unfettered”.
Alleyne reemphasized ICBL’s commitment to lending support as it was more than just Corporate Social Responsibility, but that ICBL truly believed in the work being done to benefit those most in need.
“As a nation, we continue to operate in challenging times, with access to basic needs such as food, clothing, shelter, education, and healthcare beyond the reach of many. But, thanks to these organizations, many of these people, the most vulnerable among us, will get the support they desperately need,” he said.
In expressing thanks for their donation Angela Simpson, Board Member, Honorary Secretary of the Barbados Cancer Society, spoke of the impact of their Breast Screening Programme in keeping the number of deaths from breast cancer at about the 49 per year mark and not seeing an increase since the programme’s inception. Moreover, she called for a similar programme for men and screening related to Prostate Cancer which claims the lives of about 113 men yearly, even though it was one of the most treatable cancers once caught early.
Meanwhile, the Divisional Business Manager of The Salvation Army, Sherma Evelyn said they continue to see increased people tapping into their services; however, the donations were declining. Evelyn said the $10 000 received would help them to make their appeal target of $750 000. She noted that every cent counts towards their work, as they currently serve 275 persons each weekday, and the men’s hostel was at capacity levels.
The other recipients spoke about the impact the funds will make to further their work in the community. Michelle Daniel of the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the main organization offering first aid training locally, stressed the need for every household and workplace to have one or more persons with the ability to respond and do the basics until the emergency medical services arrive. While Dwight Edghill of the Barbados Diabetes Foundation said the funds would go towards the community outreach programme and marketing, and educational material for their Barbados Diabetes Eye Screening and National Vascular initiatives, which were launched within the last year.
