Life-changing surgeries for children, and a hospice that caters for end-of-life palliative care are among the causes supported by the Foundation at today’s quarterly cheque distribution.

ANSA McAL Foundation Director Nigel Sabga handed over $345,000 in cheques to Vitas House, the St Margaret’s Boys’ Anglican School in Belmont, the Marian House transitional home for young men, St Benedict’s College, and the Caribbean Health Foundation.

(L to R) Jill Ann Walters-Morris of St Benedict’s College, Roger Gordon and Dr Godfrey Araujo of Caribbean Health Foundation, Nesha Thomas of the St Margaret Boys’ Anglican School PTA, Foundation Director Nigel Sabga, Amanda David-Huggins of Marian House, and Lisa Hadad, Kevin Cox, Josephine George and Christianne Hadeed of the Vitas House hospice

St Benedict’s College of La Romaine received funding for outfitting their Visual Arts Room, which will include a workstation for graphic arts and photography equipment. Nesha Thomas of the Parent Teacher Association of St Margaret Boys’ Anglican in Belmont accepted $15,000 for school refurbishment.

Nesha Thomas, a member of the PTA of the St Margaret Boys’ Anglican School in Belmont

The Caribbean Health Foundation received $55,000 for corrective surgeries and post-operative rehab, primarily for children with cerebral palsy.

“These surgeries will help to transform the lives of many children,” said Roger Gordon of the Caribbean Health Foundation.

The Vitas House received a $100,000 cheque for restoration and upgrade of their 12-bed palliative care facility at the St James Medical Complex. At the moment, Vitas has 8 people receiving free end-of-life care. The hospice also provides short-term ‘respite services’ for families drained by the demands of caring for loved ones with terminal illnesses.

Amanda David-Huggins, Manager of Living Water Community’s Marian House – a transitional home for young men coming out of community homes and orphanages at age 18 – accepted a $100,000 cheque for Marian House and the Siparia Home for the Elderly, also operated by Living Water. “We’re trying to push our young men from a low place to a high place,” said David-Huggins.

Amanda David-Huggins of the Marian House transitional home for young men,
with Foundation Director Nigel Sabga