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The Arielle Foundation
Founded in May 2012, The Arielle Foundation is an Non-Governmental/ Non-Profit Organization founded by Kennisa Toni Guy in Trinidad and Tobago. The non-profit NGO was founded to do philantropical work with orphaned children, troubled teens and children with disabilities with special consideration for kids with Down Syndrome.

The foundation's genesis was prompted by Arielle Toni Phillip (August 10th 2005). Arielle is the daughter of Kennisa and was born with down syndrome and required urgent heart surgery. She had an atrio ventricular septal defect and required surgery that could not be done in Trinidad and Tobago. The foundation was opened to generate coporate support through the Have a Heart 500:1 The Campaign and to attend to the plight of children and families in similar circumstances and by extension children on a whole.

Have a Heart 500:1 The fund raising campaign
The Arielle foundation launched the fundraising campaign in May 2012 in an attempt to raise $500,000.00 TT dollars for Arielle's heart surgery at Boston's Children Medical Hospital The objective was for five hundred groups, companies, persons to donate at least $1000 towards the aim, with the slogan P.U.M.P the cause (People Uniting and Mobilizing Positive change)

Affiliates
The Arielle Foundation is associated with the Down Syndrome Family Network, Cadena Sport, The National Down Syndrome Congress Center, The Ministry of the People and Social Development,Glen Niles,Hillan Morean, Kennisa Guy et al