VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 27,
2023 /PRNewswire/ - Big crowds and memorable
performances during the CPKC Women's Open helped Canadian Pacific
Kansas City (CPKC) raise nearly $3.5
million for children's heart health, with $2.9 million to the BC Children's Hospital
Foundation and $580,000 to the Royal
Inland Hospital (RIH) Foundation.
Megan Khang finished the week
with a dramatic playoff win to take home her first LPGA Tour
victory and the US$350,000 winner's
share of the US$2.5 million purse,
one of the largest for a non-major on the LPGA Tour.
"The CPKC Women's Open returned to Vancouver this week showcasing the best
golfers in the world," said Keith
Creel, CPKC President and CEO. "On behalf of the entire CPKC
family, I want to congratulate Megan
Khang on her win! It was a tremendous week of golf.
Together, we raised the biggest amount ever during our sponsorship
of this this event, this year all in support of children's heart
health in B.C.
"CPKC is honored to continue making a lasting difference in
communities across Canada through
CPKC Has Heart, our community investment program supporting heart
health initiatives," Creel added. "Over the last decade as title
sponsor of the CPKC Women's Open, through CPKC Has Heart we've
raised nearly $20 million for
children's heart health."
This year's total donation is the result of several fundraising
efforts of the CPKC Has Heart campaign. Through CPKC Birdies for
Heart, CPKC contributed for each birdie made by Shaughnessy Golf
and Country Club members prior to the tournament and $5,000 for each birdie made by LPGA players on
the 16th hole during championship tournament play at Shaughnessy. CPKC also matched donations made
during a BC Children's Hospital Foundation campaign online in
February, which is heart month.
"One in every 100 children in BC is born with a heart defect,
and BC Children's Hospital's Heart Centre is there for them," said
Malcolm Berry, President and CEO of
BC Children's Hospital Foundation. "The centre provides specialized
care and treatment through more than 10,000 patient visits each
year. With CPKC's generous support of the Heart Centre's physical
spaces, patients and families will soon have a true place of
healing and comfort, while health care teams will collaborate in
ways never before possible. I would like to express my sincere
gratitude to CPKC for helping to elevate the care provided at BC
Children's Hospital."
Royal Inland Hospital Foundation in Kamloops was the 2023 CPKC Women's Open
community partner.
"The Royal Inland Hospital Foundation is beyond grateful to
partner with CPKC for another successful year raising funds for
cardiac care," said RIH Foundation CEO Heidi Coleman. "Located in Kamloops, B.C., Royal Inland Hospital is the
only tertiary acute care hospital in the Thompson Cariboo Shuswap
region, serving a catchment of over 225,000 British Columbians. As
our community grows it is imperative that we continue to develop
our cardiac program so that when patients require timely access to
care they can feel reassured knowing that this type of specialized
care is close to home. Through CPKC's Community Partnership and
matching initiatives, we have raised an incredible total of
$580,000 greatly benefitting cardiac
care. We can't thank you enough."
"What CPKC has done to leave a meaningful legacy in the host
communities of the CPKC Women's Open has been exceptional," said
Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum.
"We are so proud of the impact of CKPC on heart health and are
thrilled that the British Columbia
community will once again benefit from the incredible generosity of
our partners through the 2023 CPKC Women's Open."
About Canadian Pacific Kansas
City
With its global headquarters in Calgary, Alta.,
Canada, CPKC is the first and only
single-line transnational railway linking Canada, the United
States and México, with unrivaled access to major ports from
Vancouver to Atlantic Canada to the Gulf of México to
Lázaro Cárdenas, México. Stretching approximately 20,000 route
miles and employing 20,000 railroaders, CPKC provides North
American customers unparalleled rail service and network reach to
key markets across the continent. CPKC is growing with its
customers, offering a suite of freight transportation services,
logistics solutions and supply chain expertise. Visit cpkcr.com to
learn more about the rail advantages of CPKC.
About CPKC Has Heart
At CPKC, we know that a railroad may serve as the arteries
of a nation, but at its heart is community. CPKC Has Heart focuses
on improving people's heart health across North America through partnerships,
sponsorships, activities and contributions that fund cardiovascular
research and the best equipment and care for cardiac patients.
Since 2014, CPKC Has Heart has helped raise more than $35 million to heart health initiatives in
communities across North America.
And along the way, we're showing heart whenever we can.
About BC Children's Hospital
Foundation
BC Children's Hospital is the only hospital in the province
devoted exclusively to the care of children and youth. It's one of
the few pediatric medical and teaching facilities in Canada with an acute care centre, research
institute, mental health facility, and rehabilitation centre all in
one place. BC Children's provides specialized care, innovative
therapies and pediatric expertise for BC's kids, including the
sickest and most seriously injured. At BC Children's Hospital
Foundation, we raise funds to provide kids with excellence in
healthcare by continuously driving advancements provincially and
globally. The generosity of donors fuels our ability to conquer
childhood diseases, prevent illness and injury, and prioritize the
unique needs of kids in every aspect of their care. Follow us at
@bcchf or visit bcchf.ca for more information.
About Royal Inland Hospital
Foundation
Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) Foundation was incorporated in 1983.
Its mission is to inspire donors to give, and to build meaningful
relationship to support the hospital and the community's health
care needs. The Foundation supports this mission through a variety
of community fundraising activities including special events,
legacy giving and charitable gifts from individuals, corporations
and other charitable funding partners. Located in Kamloops,
RIH is the only tertiary acute care hospital in the Thompson
Cariboo Shuswap area, providing high-level, specialty medical care.
It serves a catchment area for over 250,000 British Columbians. RIH
is also an important training center, including nursing students
from Thompson Rivers University, pharmacy residents and medical
students from the University of British Columbia.
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