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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Paving the way to the best in health care
Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation announces Winvan Paving Ltd. and
Mainland Sand and Gravel Ltd. as co-presenting sponsors for 2009 Gala
New Westminster, B.C. – Monday, February 2, 2009 – Two neighbouring businesses that have worked along the Fraser River for 40 years are teaming up to support another neighbour --
Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) -- as co-presenting sponsors for RCH Foundation’s 2009 fundraising gala, Journey through Shangri-La, on March 5, 2009.
Winvan Paving Ltd., based in New Westminster, and Mainland Sand and Gravel Ltd., based in Surrey, are two family-owned businesses that have worked together since the early 1980s. Winvan Paving Ltd. is a road building contractor that specializes in asphalt manufacturing, and Mainland Sand and Gravel Ltd. is the crushed stone and rock supplier for Winvan’s asphalt manufacturing operation. Both companies conduct business throughout the Greater Vancouver, Fraser Valley and Squamish-Lillooet regional districts.
“We share so much in common with each other…our businesses are literally in sight of one another, and we both share a view of the hospital,” says Stan Weismiller, president of Winvan Paving Ltd., about the connection between Winvan Paving Ltd., Mainland Sand and Gravel Ltd. and RCH.
Weismiller, whose son was born at RCH, and whose employees have received care at the hospital, is frequently reminded of RCH’s trauma care role by the BC Air Ambulance helicopters that fly overtop of their business site.
“We see those helicopters fly overhead and we just know there is someone in there that is in real desperate straits,” says Weismiller. “Hospitals reach out to those who are in desperate need, and so it’s important that they are the best equipped to handle those difficult situations.”
Ted Carlson, president of Mainland Sand and Gravel, who has personally experienced the need for critical care, agrees that supporting RCH is vital to the health of the Fraser Health region.
“I’ll never forget how truly amazed I was at the level of care my son and daughter received when they needed extensive emergency surgery several years ago,” says Carlson. “We are pleased to be able to support great health care in the community in which we work and live, and we always feel that ‘those that can…should’ – it’s just that simple for us.”
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| Adrienne Bakker (centre) of Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation is pleased that Carol Weismiller (left) of Winvan Paving Ltd. and Ted Carlson of Mainland Sand & Gravel Ltd. are helping to pave the way to the best in healthcare at Royal Columbian Hospital. Winvan Paving Ltd. and Mainland Sand & Gravel Ltd. are donating $15,000 each as co-presenting sponsors of RCH Foundation’s Gala, Journey through Shangri-La, on March 5th. The Gala will help raise $1.6 million for critical care at RCH. |
“We are thrilled that Winvan Paving and Mainland Sand and Gravel have chosen to support the hospital as co-presenting sponsors of our fundraising gala,” says Adrienne Bakker, RCH Foundation president and CEO. “Working in the construction industry for 40 years, they appreciate how important it is to ensure RCH is equipped to provide the best in health care to their employees and families when they need it.”
RCH Foundation’s 2009 fundraising gala, Journey through Shangri-La, will take place on March 5th at the luxurious Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver. The event will provide an exclusive opportunity for guests to be among the first to experience extraordinary food, entertainment and legendary Asian hospitality at the Shangri-La Hotel, while helping to raise $1.6 million for critical care at RCH.
About Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH)
RCH is one of 12 hospitals under the umbrella of the Fraser Health Authority. It is a regional referral hospital for trauma, critical care, cardiac, maternity, newborn intensive care and neurosciences for 1.5 million people from Burnaby to Boston Bar. RCH is also a UBC teaching hospital with a newly expanded Clinical Academic Campus and a community hospital serving New Westminster residents.
About Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation
Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation is an independent charitable organization that raises millions of dollars annually to help fund priority equipment needs, facility enhancements, research and education at RCH. For more information about Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, please visit rchfoundation.com
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For more information, please contact:
Shannon Henderson
Communications Specialist
(604) 520-4438
shannon.henderson@fraserhealth.ca |
