LIME ANGUILLA FUNDS HOSPITAL DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT

As part of a week of activities, in observance of its 40th Anniversary, LIME Anguilla (formerly Cable and Wireless) has donated US$5,000 to the Princess Alexandra Hospital to finance the cost of four of a number of diagnostic machines needed at the health institution.

Cheque presentation by Mr. Mark Romney

The cheque presentation was made on Wednesday, October 26, by LIME Anguilla’s General Manager, Mark Romney. The donation was presented to Angeline Henry, Stores Supervisor and her assistant, Jane Carty. Both of them were commended by Mr. Romney for their tenacity and commitment to spearhead a campaign to raise the necessary funds for the equipment.
“It was just a little over two months ago that they approached us in an endeavour to purchase this diagnostic equipment,” Mr. Romney said. “They were coming up with various initiatives as to how they could do the fund-raising. I was impressed in terms of their commitment and drive in trying to see how best they can defray the cost of running this institution. The Princess Alexandra Hospital is here to serve the entire the community of Anguilla, and so there will be challenges like everywhere else in terms of the economic downturn… In this venture, LIME is on a journey with the Health Authority to ensure we have a better and safer Anguilla.”

Mr. Ralph Hodge

Mr. Romney stated that the desired goal was to purchase up to 15 diagnostic units to be installed on every ward. “Just to get us going, we are providing the funds to secure four of those units,” he went on. “However, we will see the project through by purchasing all the units. So I assure you that the other eleven units will be coming by the April time periodof next year at the very latest. If we can do it before, we will do so; but this will be the LIME project.”

The LIME Anguilla General Manager further promised that at Christmas time the company would adopt the meals programme at the Miriam Gumbs Senior Citizens’ Home as part of LIME’s random acts of kindness. He said there would also be a special treat for Nurses.

Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Health Authority, Ralph Hodge, who gave the Vote of Thanks, said the gesture by LIME was a very kind one which he hoped other organisations would emulate. “The gesture is more significant than Mr. Romney would have stated on the surface, because if you are going to provide $5,000 for four units, by the time this project ends the company would have provided something like $25,000,” he observed. He added, however, that LIME was known to come to the rescue of the Anguillian society in very significant ways. The Health Authority official offered a big thank you to LIME for its continuing support.