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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
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