Scotiabank Sponsors 17th Annual Cancer Ball

Nassau, The Bahamas, May 7, 2018 – Scotiabank is a bronze partner of this year’s Cancer Society of The Bahamas Gala Ball which hopes to bring greater awareness to all types of cancer and the various colours representing the many forms.

“Over the years, cancer has impacted the lives of so many persons in The Bahamas including mine. We are proud partners of the Cancer Society and applaud them for the remarkable job they do educating our community and advocating for cancer survivors,” said Nakera Symonette, Senior Manager, Marketing & Public Relations, Scotiabank Caribbean North.

The Ball is scheduled for Saturday, May 26 at the Imperial Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, under the theme ‘Met Gala: Colours of Life’. Dr. The Honourable Hubert A. Minnis, Prime Minister of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas and Mrs. Patricia Minnis are the patrons. Cocktails begin at 7:00p.m.; dinner will be served at 8:00p.m. The Cancer Society will honor Judith Higgs and Ride for Hope Bahamas at this year’s gala.

Scotiabank believes that every customer has the right to become better off. When customers succeed, businesses, communities, and entire societies benefit as well. Through our CSR strategy, Better Future, Better Off, we seek to create economic, social and environmental value that benefits every customer. Through our five commitments to Customers, Employees, Communities, the Environment, and strong Corporate Governance practices, we aim to create a better future for both society and Scotiabank. For more information on our priorities and the impact we have made, please visit www.scotiabank.com/csr.

Scotiabank is Canada's international bank and a leading financial services provider in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and Central America, and Asia-Pacific. We are dedicated to helping our 24 million customers become better off through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. With a team of more than 89,000 employees and assets of over $923 billion (as at January 31, 2018), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (TSX: BNS) and New York Exchanges (NYSE: BNS). For more information, please visit www.scotiabank.com and follow us on Twitter @Scotiabank.

Ladies Champion Cancer Gala (l to r): Kera Rollins, Senior Manager & Chief Auditor, Scotiabank (Bahamas) Limited; Nicole Leary, Public Relations Co-chair, Cancer Society Ball Committee; and Nakera Symonette, Senior Manager, Marketing & Public Relations, Scotiabank Caribbean North.
 

For further information, please contact: 
Maxine Seymour
Manager Public & Corporate Affairs, Sponsorships & Philanthropy 
t: (242) 356-1446
f: (242) 356-1601
e: maxine.seymour@scotiabank.com