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DMS Announces Winner of $100,000 Vaccine Drive
DMS has announced the winner of the DMS $100,000 Vaccine Drive in a press conference held by the Cayman Islands Government. Dawn Bodden, of George Town, is the recipient of the single grand prize, as announced by Hon. Minister of Tourism and Transport, Kenneth Bryan. Hon. Premier of the Cayman Islands, Wayne Panton, gave an introduction and thanks to DMS for the private sector support of the government’s vaccination goals. Adrienne Politowicz, spokesperson for the DMS Vaccine Drive shared a brief timeline of the vaccine process.
The DMS Vaccine Drive was first announced on August 6, 2021, offering a grand prize drawing of $100,000 to a single recipient. Any persons that were Caymanian, permanent resident or legally resident with a valid work permit and had gotten fully vaccinated through the Health Services Authority (HSA) were eligible and automatically entered into the drawing. Any persons that referred a loved one and submitted a completed referral card into a drop box at the HSA Vaccine Clinics received an additional entry.
The drawing ended on October 14, 2021, with a total of 53,595 eligible entries. 53,365 people had received the full course two-dose vaccination and 230 people received additional entries per the referral program. The Health Services Authority provided the verification of the full vaccination and finalist consent to participate in the drawing. DMS conducted the verification of the proof of residency and proof of address. A winner was then randomly drawn.
The winner, Dawn Bodden, is a native Caymanian and lives in George Town with her husband and two sons. When asked about her contribution to the government’s vaccination goals, Bodden replied “Don’t wait for the opportunity to receive the gift. You should BE the gift - get vaccinated for your family and for your country.”
DMS is a family office firm located in The White House, George Town, Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. When the government requested support from the private sector, it was DMS that answered the call with this successful vaccine drive.
