BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The region’s largest cancer fundraising and awareness event – CIBC FirstCaribbean’s Walk for the Cure – has a new regional partner for this year’s walk, which takes place in various locations from September to November.
Adtalem Global Education, which operates three higher education institutions in the region, has come on board as a regional sponsor. The group will be taking part in the walks in St. Maarten, Barbados and St. Kitts, where its campuses are located.
“We are thrilled to welcome Adtalem Global Education as one of our regional sponsors. Given their established track record of engaging with communities where their campuses are located and impacting them for the better, we are confident that they will be a key partner with Walk for the Cure,” said Colette Delaney, Chief Executive Officer, CIBC FirstCaribbean.
“The core objective of our walk is cancer care and education. Our message is one of early detection as the key to a successful outcome. We look forward to the participation of the Adtalem faculty and students in several of our fundraising and volunteer activities,” Ms. Delaney said.
Adtalem Global Education is a mission-driven, leading workforce solutions provider and the parent company of Ross University School of Medicine in Barbados, American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in St. Maarten and Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in St Kitts.
“The overall health of our communities is dependent on the health and well-being of individual people, and cancer research and treatment are essential. Adtalem Global Education and our medical and veterinary schools in the region are committed to engaging with community-minded organizations like CIBC to support efforts to combat a variety of non-communicable medical conditions,” said Lisa Wardell, Chairman and CEO, Adtalem Global Education.
The event attracts thousands of walkers from The Bahamas in the north to Trinidad in the south, and has spawned a regional network of sponsors that has grown yearly.
The efforts of these corporate partners coupled with the creative and tireless efforts of hundreds of CIBC FirstCaribbean employees who engage in diverse fundraising activities and events have raised over USD$2.2 million over the past seven years.
The funds generated from the walk, which is held in partnership with cancer care organisations in each territory, are truly life changing. The funds are used primarily to assist with the purchase and maintenance of equipment used in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
The funds are also used to provide assistance, care and counselling to patients and their families as well as to raise awareness and stress the importance of early detection, through education campaigns across the region.
