The Help for Children Committee at the 2023 'Intergalactic' gala fundraiser.
Help For Children’s (HFC) Cayman Gala will be held on Saturday, 2 Nov, at the Ritz‐Carlton, Grand Cayman with the theme of Champagne and Pearls. Guests of the HFC Cayman Gala will hear from American financier and keynote speaker, Anthony Scaramucci.
Scaramucci is the founder of the global alternative investment firm SkyBridge Capital and chairman of the SALT Conference. He is a CNBC contributor, member of the Council on Foreign Relations and, for a brief stint, was the White House communications director. He appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2019 and was previously ranked #85 in Worth magazine’s Power 100: The Most Powerful People in Global Finance.
Baron Jacob, chairperson of the HFC Cayman Islands affiliate said: “Scaramucci is a big name in the finance industry. He is frequently in the media sharing his candid perspective on finance, politics, cryptocurrency and NFTs. We are absolutely thrilled to have him onboard as the keynote this year and I’m sure his address will be every bit as enlightening and entertaining as we have come to love and expect of him.”
Sumudu Waas, HFC’s executive director and COO, said, “Help For Children funds the best programmes to protect and heal children across our locations. Help For Children supports effective prevention and treatment options to help children heal from the trauma of abuse; teach parents, guardians and caregivers how to better protect children; and train professionals to provide the most productive treatment available.”
The gala will feature a live and silent auction with a line‐up of items up for bid, including a new Audi from Car City, jewellery from Kirk Freeport, a collection of rare champagnes from Cayman Distributors, a staycation package from the Ritz‐Carlton, Grand Cayman and exclusive travel experiences.
The net proceeds of the HFC Cayman Gala will benefit 11 HFC grantee organisations whose programmes prevent and treat child abuse in the Cayman Islands. They are:
- Alex Panton Foundation – Kids Helpline Project: To provide a safe, confidential helpline for kids and teens to use and provide educational materials on different mental health topics.
- Cayman Islands Crisis Centre – TAYA Lounge: To break the cycle of generational abuse and quip our youth for a successful future.
- Cayman Islands Early Childhood Association – Development Hub: To provide local research, teacher training, parent education and support, and provide high quality childcare.
- Cayman Islands Health Services Authority – Child Abuse Intervention & Treatment Programme:To complete the refurbishment of the primary therapy space and expand reach.
- Cayman Islands Res Cross – Protection Starts Here Programme: To increase target population’s knowledge of child sexual and emotional abuse.
- CAYS Foundation – Trauma Informed Care Integration Project: To build the capacity of service leadership to use Safe Crisis Management principles to safely respond to crisis situations.
- Department of Children & Family Services – Youth Division: To commence trauma‐informed interventions for at‐risk youth, therapeutic assessments, care plans and services.
- Department of Counselling Services, Family Resource Centre – SNAP Clinical Camp Programme: To increase the emotional regulation, self‐control and problem‐solving skills of children.
- NCVO – Special Education Tutor / Mentor: To support the academic, emotional and social needs of the children in the foster care facility.
- one2one – Mentoring Programmes and Services: To increase mentoring programmes offered to children, youths, teen parents and young adults in our community.
- YMCA of the Cayman Islands – YMCA Prevent & Protect 2024: To increase the level of awareness of what constitutes child abuse and how to report it.
To learn more about the event, reserve a table and purchase tickets, contact ncoe@harbour.ky or visit hfc.org/events.
