ttutc • news • media • release • 19 July 2008
UTC Executive Director Marlon Holder Assists his team in as they paint the 34 rooms of the Refurbished Ward
UTC Volunteers Carefully Paint the refurbished Ward at the EWMSC
UTC Volunteers Hard at Work Painting the New Pediatric Cancer Ward on July 19 2008Over 200 UTC Staff Join Volunteers to Help to Refurbish Pediatric Specialty Unit at EWMSC - Pediatric Specialty Unit Now Closer to Becoming a Reality
On Saturday 19th July 2008 over 200 volunteers from the Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation joined volunteers from across the country to assist in the rehabilitation of the Pediatric Specialty Unit at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex. This comes as a result of the continued work by the Just Because Foundation (a non-profit organization dedicated to the improving the lives of children and families facing the challenges of pediatric cancer) and the NCHRA to provide more comfortable facilities for children and families facing pediatric cancer treatment at the nation’s largest health facility.
“The support from the private sector on this project has been overwhelming,” said Chevaughn Joseph, co-founder of the Just Because Foundation (JBF). “It feels like a dream is finally coming true thanks to the support of the private sector.” The Just Because Foundation is spearheading a drive to make Ward 2 at the EWMSC a “kid friendly” Pediatric Specialty Unit wherein pediatric cancer patients can receive necessary treatment in an area specially designed for their needs and the needs of their families.
In addition to paint and tiles donated by Berger Paints and Ceramic Trinidad Limited respectively, project coordinators were most inspired by the answer to the call for volunteers on the massive project. “When the JBF called for help – our staff was ready to answer,” said Danielle A. Jones, Assistant Vice President Communications “This is another project of the UTC’s ongoing Community Outreach initiative whereby we will show our commitment to improving the communities we have been privileged to serve for over 25 years.” The 200 volunteers from the UTC joined teams from Habitat for Humanity, Parents of Children with Cancer Support Group, Pepper Advertising, Regency Recruitment, the POS Roteract Club and Covenant House of Praise. “The work the volunteers did in such a short time is amazing,” Said Chevaughn Joseph of the JBF. “ If ‘JB’ (the son of JBF Founders, Chevaughn and Noel Joseph) were here, he would say “Wow! This is Cool!”
The Just Because Foundation would like to thank the following companies for their contribution to this phase of this initiative (in alphabetical order):
- Berger Paints: Donation of all the paint for the project
- Ceramic Trinidad Limited: Donation of all tiles for the project
- Habitat For Humanity: Assisting in the coordination and technical expertise on the project
- Magic Mist Services Limited: Cleaning and preparation of the facility
- Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation: Coordination and provision of 200 volunteers
This volunteer activity was first of many phases of this massive project to bring comfortable surroundings to the hundreds of children that battle Pediatric Cancer each year. For more information on the rehabilitation project, please contact the JBF at 344-6613.
- Ms. Danielle A. Jones
- Asst. Vice President - Communications
- (868) 624-8648 x 7042
- Ms. Lisa-Marie La Veau
- Advertising Manager
- (868) 624-8648 x 7025
- 19 July 2008