(L-R): Suzy Soto, Chairperson of Cayman Heart Fund; JC Calhoun, founder Cayman
Islands Little League Association; H.E the Governor Stuart Jack; and Cracked Conch
General Manager Mathew Moore at the recent presentation of a defibrillator to the
Cayman Heart Fund by Cracked Conch.

The owners of the Cracked Conch restaurant in West Bay, Bill Maines and David Maines, recently donated a defibrillator to Cayman Heart Fund.

The restaurant’s General Manager Mathew Moore presented the gift to Heart Fund Patron H.E the Governor Stuart Jack and Chairperson Suzy Soto.

According to the experts, on the spot treatment for heart failure is vital for a successful recovery by the patient. Defibrillators are an essential piece of equipment, which can save lives and are therefore extremely important in the recovery process.

Cayman Heart Fund is a newly established on-island organisation, which has embarked on a campaign to raise public awareness of the signs and symptoms of cardiac arrest.

Wasting no time in ensuring the equipment went to a good cause, Mr Jack and Mrs Soto immediately presented the defibrillator to JC Calhoun, who received it on behalf of the Cayman Islands Little League children’s baseball association.

Bill Maines said he was moved by a story from the States in which a young lacrosse player died on the pitch from a freak accident in which a blow to his chest stopped his heart. “Buying a defibrillator for Cayman’s Little League was an obvious move to ensure that our young people have access to immediate assistance, should such an accident ever happen here,” Mr Maines said. “We are delighted to help the Cayman Heart Fund and therefore the Little League in this way.”