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ABOUT US

Barbados Overseas Nurses Choir

Our patrons are The Barbados High Commission, Mr. Dalton McConney MBE QPM.

BONA’S chaplain is the Reverend Rosemarie Taylor.

BONA Choir

The Barbados Overseas Nurses Association Choir was formed in 1999, and consists of 28 members.

We have performed at concerts, memorial and thanksgiving services and more recently on November 30th participated in the celebration of Barbados 37th anniversary Independence Church Service, at St Johns Wood Church, London.

BONA Mission Statement

Mrs. Sherlene Rudder MBE RN, RM, HV compiled BONA’S mission statement and read as follows:

“BONA will ensure that every Barbadian Nurse resident in the UK finds a haven for professional and social support. By strengthening our national and international links we will endeavour to include British and Barbadian communities in our welfare and education programmes”.

Managerial Structure

An Executive committee, elected at an Annual General Meeting, manages BONA. The executive officers are the chairperson, secretary and treasurer, plus nine other elected members.

A service of thanksgiving was also held at Tottenham Methodist Church on Sunday November 14th 2002.

Its membership now stands at fifteen.

General meetings are held monthly.

Activities

Sub-committees have been formed to organise spiritual, social, educational and fundraising events such as:

  • Annual thanksgiving service
  • Barbecues
  • Dances
  • Seminars
  • Symposia
  • Excursions

The first health seminar was held in September 1997, and formed the future Violet Legall Memorial Lecture.

Ms. Violet Legall was BONA’s first Vice President who sadly passed away in January 1997.

Executive Officers

1994 - 1997

  • Mrs. Pauline Sealy - Chair
  • Mrs. Iona Gittens - Secretary
  • Ms. Violet Legal - Vice chair
  • Ms. Sheila Atherly - Treasurer

1997 - 2001

  • Mrs. Barbara Brewster - President (1997 - 2001)
  • Mrs. Eudese Haynes - Secretary (1997 - 1999)
  • Mrs. Clovine Morris - Secretary (1999 - 2001)
  • Mrs. Gloria Rock - Treasurer (1999)
  • Mrs. Oriel Weeks - Treasurer (2000)
  • Mrs. Doris Atwell - Vice President (1998)
  • Mrs. Oriel Weeks -Vice President (1999)
  • Ms Julia Alleyne - Treasurer

2001 - 2003

  • Mrs. Eudese Haynes - President
  • Mrs. Oriel Weeks - Vice President (2001 - 2003)
  • Mrs. Pat Springer - Vice President (2002)
  • Mrs. Marie Greenidge - Vice President (2003)
  • Mrs. Clovine Morris - Secretary (2001- 2003)
  • Mrs. Barbara Brewster - Secretary (2003)
  • Ms. Julia Alleyne - Treasurer