BDF Charity Run and Walk

BDF Media Release | 13 AUG18
Photography credit: Lcpl Bellamy C, Pte Brathwaite RR

The Barbados Defence Force (BDF) staged its annual Have A Heart Run and Walk, on the 11th of August 2018.

Mr Jaiden Omar Joshua Layne, 10 years old of the Precious Touch Foundation started the Charity Event with the Chief of Staff Colonel Glyne Grannum. Jaiden, diagnosed with Sickle Cell HBSS recently received his wish of visiting the St Lucia Splash Waterpark in 2017.

This annual event’s objective is to raise funds in aid of the Precious Touch Foundation, a registered charity granting wishes to terminally ill children between the ages of 2 and 16. The event began at HMBS PELICAN and traveled along the Spring Garden Highway, Bridgetown to St Ann’s Fort with over 800 participants.

Jaiden Layne starts event with Chief of Staff Colonel Glyne Grannum