Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre (BCHC) is honoured to announce a generous $25,000 donation from the Directors of Trebuchet Group Holdings Limited in memory of Sinclair Woolridge, the late husband of BCHC’s former Chief Executive Officer, Lynne Woolridge.
The gift will support BCHC’s Equal Access Fund, which ensures that anyone who comes through the Centre’s doors can access life-saving cancer prevention, early detection, diagnostic imaging, and treatment services, regardless of health insurance status or ability to pay.
“At a time when someone needs our services, they should be fully focused on their mental and physical wellbeing, not worried about whether they can afford an investigation that could detect cancer early, or the radiation therapy that could save their life,” said Dr Chris Fosker, CEO and Medical Director of BCHC. “This gift in Sinclair’s memory will directly help people in our community at moments when care cannot wait.”
In 2024, BCHC subsidised the cost of services for 2,084 people in Bermuda, at a cost of over $1.8 million to the Centre. The majority of this funding came from community generosity, through donations from individuals and businesses directly to the Equal Access Fund, and participation in fundraising events such as Relay For Life of Bermuda.
The directors of Trebuchet Group, Brad Huntington, Pauline Richards and John Williams said, “We recognise the essential role of the BCHC in providing access to vital care to help save lives and are honoured to contribute to this important mission in memory of our friend and former colleague, Sinclair Woolridge. It is our hope that this donation will continue to provide essential support to those in our community who need it most.”
“It’s hard to believe Sinclair has been gone a year, and I’m comforted that he’s still fondly remembered,” said Lynne Woolridge. “I am certain the Centre is deeply appreciative of this kind and meaningful gesture in his memory.”
BCHC provides thousands of services annually to residents of Bermuda, ensuring no one is turned away because of cost. Contributions like this from Trebuchet Group Holdings make it possible for the Centre to continue this commitment to care without barriers.
