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PRESS RELEASE No 2

ACF LAUNCHES ITS WEB PAGE

The four year old Arnott Cato Foundation launched its web page –acfbb.org – today, with a small media function at its headquarters, Mountjoy Avenue, Pine Gardens. The webpage was designed by Mrs. Anoush Hope-Fischer with technical assistance from Consultant Kevin Joseph and Sunbeach.

The Foundation, a Charity, registered with the Registrars Office and the Inland Revenue Department, assists with human resource development at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, as well as awarding the excellence of scholarship of students in the health care field in Barbados.

The Trustees include Sir Carlisle Burton, Chairman, Secretary, Dr. Lenore Harney, Treasurer, Mr. Nicholas Forde and Lady Burton, Professor Trevor Hassell, Professor Mickey Walrond, Mr. Branston Collymore, Sir John Stanley Goddard, Sir Fred Gollop and Sir Richard Haynes. Chief Executive Officer is Mrs. Margaret Hope, former Chief Information Officer.

The organisation is currently on a fund raising drive to assist the QEH with three projects: the creation of a Day Centre for the use by children of staff; the construction and development of a Keep Fit Centre and the presentation of Meritorious Awards.

Persons wishing to make contributions to the Charity should contact the CEO, Mrs. Margaret Hope at 4370222 or post cheques to the Arnott Cato Foundation, Caravelle, Mountjoy Avenue, Pine Gardens, St. Michael.

PRESS RELEASE No 1

CEO APPOINTED

The Arnott Cato Foundation has announced the appointment of former Chief Information Officer, Mrs. Margaret Hope to the post of Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2004. Mrs. Hope retired from the post of Chief Information Officer of the Government Information Service, last year.

This announcement was made today by ACF’s Chairman, Carlisle Burton, who said that the Trustees took the decision, late last year, to strengthen the management of the Organization with the appointment of a Chief Executive Officer. “Her main responsibilities will be to manage the office and take the lead in the fund raising exercise, while at the same time building institutional relationships with the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Ministry of Health, the private sector and other charities and institutions engaged in work in the field of health care,” Sir Carlisle said.

He added that one of Mrs. Hope’s first tasks will be to launch a web page for the organization and it is expected that this would be up and running by the end of March.

The sixty year old journalist has worked in the media and public relations since the age of 18 when she joined the staff of the Advocate. Her jobs in the intervening years included Editor of The People Newspaper in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Unesco Communications Consultant with the Caricom Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana and Public Relations Manager of the Barbados Board of Tourism, now the Barbados Tourism Authority.