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Walk/run hits the right notes for JGHS students

(L-R) Norma McField of Radio Cayman, John Gray High School students Kabira Palmer and Hasani Hunt, and Melanie Shambaugh of Yello, an event sponsor

(CNS Local Life): Coming off a record-setting 2017, the 12th annual Breeze Fusion 5K Walk/Run took place Saturday, 3 November, raising funds for the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) and the John Gray High School (JGHS) music…

NCVO gears up for Radio Telethon

Butterfield telephonists collect pledges last year

(NCVO): The National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) is hosting its annual Radio-Telethon on Saturday, 20 October. (more…)

Basketball event nets funds for NCVO

Kids in action at the tournament

(CNS Local Life): The fourth annual Shooting Stars 3-on-3 basketball tournament took place this past weekend with funds raised benefiting the National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO). The 48 players on 13 teams competed in three age divisions at the games held at the Camana Bay Arts and Recreation Centre.

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Kids hoops competition to score for NCVO

Youngsters at a previous Shooting Stars tournament

(CNS Local Life): The fourth annual Shooting Stars 3-on-3 basketball tournament is set for Saturday, 29 July, at the Camana Bay Arts and Recreation Centre, with funds raised benefiting the National Council of Voluntary Organisation’s (NCVO) Caring Cousins Lunch Support Programme. The NCVO and broadcaster Star 92.7 are once again partnering to…

Tina has promised to listen to charities - let us hope she will do so

The first speech by the new Chair of the Charity Commission took place yesterday at the NCVO annual conference. The full text is available here. As part of the speech Baroness Tina Stowell made a number of statements which providing they are followed through will mean that she will be able to help return the focus of the Commission to the needs of charities, rather than the demands of the…

Time to celebrate the coconut

Allen Hurlston selling coconuts at last year’s festival at Pedro Castle (CNS Local Life): Pedro Castle is again hosting Coco Fest, set for Saturday, 17 February from 12pm-4pm, with the celebration of all things coconut featuring an array of locally made foods, candies, produce, crafts, games, beauty products and cocktails, plus live music. The third annual event will also be raising money for the…

Elderly residents in Cayman Brac surf the web as DCFS staff look on (CNS Local Life): The National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has donated two desktop computers to the Older Persons’ Programme in Cayman Brac in support of learning and development. The donation was made possible through the guidance of the Department of Children and Family Services’ (DCFS) which have been assisting…