George Town, Cayman Islands, 1, October 2020 – Raising in excess of KYD $70,000 towards the Cayman Islands Cancer Society, the CIBC FirstCaribbean’s Walk for the Cure will host over 300 participants on Sunday, 4, October 2020. 

The 5K walk or run will gather at Public Beach at 6:00a.m., for a start time of 6:30 a.m. The walk is the only actual one taking place across the bank’s regional footprint this year as a result of the impact of Covid-19. The effects of the pandemic in the Cayman Islands have not been as severe as in other territories thus leading to the staging of the walk.

Elsewhere across the region, thousands are expected to tune in from 4pm to 7p.m. for the bank’s Virtual Walk for the Cure and Concert of Hope, which has replaced the walks in the other 15 territories. The event will be streamed on all of the bank’s social media pages as well as via zoom and broadcast on Caribvision.

It will feature a line-up of top regional performers as well as energetic fitness sessions.

Executive co-chair and the bank’s Managing Director, Wealth Management Dan Wright noted that due to the pandemic this would be the first event of 2020 for the Cayman Islands Cancer Society. Celebrating its 25th year, the care organization will still receive significant support from businesses and the public.

“I am overwhelmed by the spirit & generosity of the Cayman community as we come together to raise money for a disease that touches us all and does not go away because of a pandemic.  Because of the commitment and resilience of the Cayman community, we are extremely fortunate to be able to host this great event again live. Our sponsors, volunteers and community have all risen to the challenge,” he noted. 

This is the ninth year for the walk which takes place across the bank’s 16-member footprint and has raised over USD$2.7 million over the past eight years.

The funds generated from the walk are used primarily to assist with the purchase and maintenance of equipment used in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients.

They 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.

About CIBC FirstCaribbean

CIBC FirstCaribbean is a relationship bank offering a full range of market leading financial services through our Corporate and Investment Banking, Retail and Business Banking and Wealth Management segments. We are located in sixteen (16) countries around the Caribbean, providing the banking services that fit our customers’ lives through approximately 3,000 employees in 68 branches and offices. We are one of the largest regionally listed financial services institutions in the English and Dutch speaking Caribbean, with over US$11 billion in assets and market capitalization of US $2 billion.  We also have an office in Hong Kong. The face of banking is changing throughout the world and CIBC FirstCaribbean intends to lead these changes with the expertise, integrity and knowledge gained from banking in the Caribbean since 1836. 

CIBC FirstCaribbean is a member of the CIBC Group. CIBC is a leading Canadian-based global financial institution with 11 million personal banking and business clients. Through our three major business units – Retail and Business Banking, Wealth Management and Capital Markets – CIBC offers a full range of products and services through its comprehensive electronic banking network, branches and offices across Canada with offices in the United States and around the world. 

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