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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 22, 2007
RCH Foundation announces Board of Directors for 2007/08
The Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation has announced its Board of Directors for 2007/08, as elected at the Foundation’s Annual General Meeting:
Gary Brush, Chair (Fraser River Port Authority)
Les Jourdain, Vice-Chair (Fraser River Pile & Dredge)
Brent Atkinson, Treasurer (Atkinson Terry Insurance)
John Ashbridge (Community Volunteer)
Karen Baker-MacGrotty (Royal Bank)
Gillian Harwood (Executive Director, RCH)
Dr. Roy Morton (Medical Director, RCH)
Larry Osachoff (RBC Dominion Securities)
Belle Puri (CBC Radio)
Helen Sparkes (Community Volunteer)
Dr. Laurence Turner (RCH surgeon)
Adrienne Bakker (CEO - RCH Foundation)
"Royal Columbian Hospital is the major critical care hospital for Fraser Health, with 11 other hospitals referring their most serious patients to RCH," says Gary Brush, Chair of the RCH Foundation. "We are delighted that this year we have Directors who reside in New Westminster, Coquitlam, White Rock, Langley and Maple Ridge. Through the support of our community donors and corporate partners, the directors and staff of the RCH Foundation have committed this year to raising $2 million for our Heart to Heart Campaign and $1 million for the priority equipment needs for patient care. "
About Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) Foundation
RCH Foundation is an independent charitable organization that raises millions of dollars every year to fund priority equipment needs and enhancements to patient care at Royal Columbian Hospital. 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 the RCH Foundation or to make a donation, please call 604-520-4438 or visit www.rchfoundation.com today.
RCH Foundation Media Contact
Adrienne Bakker, President & CEO, Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation
Direct: 604.520.4669
Mobile: 604.613.6712
Email: adrienne.bakker@fraserhealth.ca |
