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For Immediate Release
January 21, 2008
Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation celebrates $1.3 million in support from Variety that helps care for the smallest and sickest newborns in the province
(From left to right) Gary Brush, Chair, RCH Foundation Board of Directors, Barbie Hislop, Executive Director, Variety – The Children’s Charity, Bob Stewart, President and International Ambassador, Variety – The Children’s Charity, and Adrienne Bakker, President & CEO, RCH Foundation, stand beneath the newly unveiled Variety – The Children’s Charity Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) sign. The sign was unveiled in celebration of a $1.3 million cumulative donation milestone from Variety – The Children’s Charity to help care for the smallest and sickest newborns in the province.
New Westminster – January 21, 2008 – Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation and Variety – The Children’s Charity will be celebrating a $1.3 million cumulative donation milestone next week when it unveils a new sign for the Royal Columbian Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Friday, January 25.
Royal Columbian Hospital is home to one of only three Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) in the province – and the only one in the Fraser Health region – that can provide the highest level of care for the smallest and sickest newborns. Specialized equipment made possible by the generous support of donors to Variety – The Children’s Charity is needed to ensure staff can deliver the most advanced care for premature and critically ill newborns.
About Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation
Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation is an independent charitable organization that raises millions of dollars every year to fund priority projects and equipment needs at Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH). Approximately 1.5 million people from Burnaby to Boston Bar depend on Royal Columbian to provide highly specialized care for major trauma emergencies, cardiac and neurosurgery, renal treatment, high risk maternity and newborn intensive care. For more information about Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, please visit rchfoundation.com
About Variety
Since 1965, Variety – The Children’s Charity has raised over $130 million to assist children who have special needs. Variety assists children and their families by covering the costs of out-of-town travel, accommodation, and meal costs while their child is in the hospital; prescription drugs not covered by Pharmacare; specialized equipment such as wheelchairs and walkers; and therapeutic and tutoring sessions. Children’s organizations receive grants for construction, program costs, and specialized equipment. Over the years Variety has also spearheaded capital campaigns to build BC Children’s Hospital, Canuck Place, the BC Family Hearing Resource Centre, the Down Syndrome Resource Centre and Research Foundation, and child development centres around the province. For more information about Variety – The Children’s Charity, please visit variety.bc.ca
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