Hospitals Auxiliary Honours Six Candy Stripers

January 16, 2025 | 1 Comment

Six candy stripers were honoured at the Hospitals Auxiliary of Bermuda Candy Striper Award Ceremony, with Azariah Greaves being named Head Candy Striper and Surayya Trott Cann, Starr Bowen, Kaitelyn Smith, Kimara Cole, and Destiny Parsons-Simmons all earning Proficiency Awards.

A spokesperson said, “Six local candy stripers were honoured in the Hospitals Auxiliary of Bermuda’s [HAB] Candy Striper Award Ceremony 2025. Held on Saturday 11 January at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. Azariah Greaves was named Head Candy Striper 2024-2025 at the event and was presented the Penny Ray Achievement Award by HAB President Glen Gibbons.”

“Azariah, you were chosen based on your outstanding work commitment, the number of hours you volunteered and your overall excellent attitude in your interaction with your peers, volunteers and supervisors,” he said.

Azariah Greaves Bermuda Jan 2025

Mr Gibbons also presented five Proficiency Awards.

“These are given to candy stripers who have demonstrated outstanding work commitment and hours to the program,” he said. “Those receiving this award started in the 2022-year group. Winners were selected in August 2024 based on the hours to that date.

“Congratulations to Surayya Trott Cann who completed 306 hours and 30 minutes; Starr Bowen who completed 200 hours; Kaitelyn Smith who completed 172 hours and 30 minutes; Kimara Cole who completed 150 hours and Destiny Parsons-Simmons who also completed 150 hours.”

The spokesperson said, “Each of the five Proficiency Award winners will be considered to receive the Head Candy Striper award which will be presented later this year.

“Forty people including HAB members, candy stripers and their family members attended Saturday’s event. Mr Gibbons thanked the candy stripers for being part of the HAB volunteer programme and emphasised the importance of their work.”

“Your hours of service to the hospital are truly appreciated not only by the Hospitals Auxiliary but also by the departments you serve and the patients,” he said. “I know there are other clubs and organisations you could have joined and chosen to volunteer with, but I’m grateful and proud that you opted to join us at the Hospitals Auxiliary.”

The spokesperson said, “There are currently 115 candy stripers enrolled in the HAB program. The HAB intakes approximately 50 students annually. Interested young men and women must apply in writing before their 14th birthday. Email applications can be obtained from jane.wright@bhb.bm.”

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  1. Hilarious says:

    Thank you for all your hard work. Congratulations.

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