Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation Receives $20,000 from
President's Choice® Children's Charity
Donation underscores the Charity's aim of improving the
lives of children
CALGARY,
Nov. 30, 2012 /CNW/ - President's
Choice® Children's Charity is pleased to
announce a $20,000 donation to the
Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation. These funds will be used
towards improving the collection of resources at the Family and
Community Resource Centre Library for Child Health Information
Services. The library enables families of children with
disabilities or illnesses to secure health information they need to
make informed decisions and support their efforts in advocating for
their child's health care.
"With this donation to Alberta Children's
Hospital Foundation, we hope to reach many more children across
Alberta, and give their families
much needed resources they need to support them," said Marlin Krieger, member of President's
Choice® Children's Charity
Board of Directors and regional vice-president, Western Canada, Loblaw Companies Limited.
Since 2004, President's
Choice® Children's Charity is delighted to
have assisted children and families in Alberta and has provided up to $2.67 million in individual grants. Dollars
granted were raised by the efforts and generosity of the customers
and teams from the Real Canadian Superstore®, Real
Canadian Wholesale Club®, Extra Foods®, nofrills® and
vendors related to the banner stores and to Loblaw Companies
Limited.
President's Choice®
Children's Charity is dedicated to helping children who are
physically or developmentally challenged. Families can receive
individual grants of up to $20,000 to
assist with the costs of equipment, home accessibility, respite
care, developmental and physical therapy and accessible vehicles.
Families who are interested in receiving direct financial
assistance can learn more at www.pc.ca/charity. In 2012, the
Charity has granted more than $7.8
million to more than 1,600 children with disabilities across
Canada.
About President's Choice®
Children's Charity
President's Choice® Children's Charity is
committed to helping children across Canada, with a focus on children with
disabilities and childhood hunger. The cost of administration and
operations of the Charity is funded by Loblaw Companies Limited,
ensuring that 100 per cent of every dollar donated goes directly to
helping kids and their families. The Charity offers funding
across Canada and dollars are
granted in the region in which they are raised. Since 1989,
the Charity has awarded more than $72
million, reaching more than 10,000 families. For more
information on the President's Choice® Children's
Charity or to donate online, visit www.pc.ca/charity.
About the Alberta Children's Hospital
Foundation
The Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation raises funds for
excellence in child health, research and family centred care.
Through the generosity of donors, the Foundation provides funding
for innovative programs, state of the art equipment, advanced
medical training and internationally recognized pediatric
research.
About Loblaw Companies Limited
Loblaw Companies Limited, a subsidiary of George Weston Limited, is
Canada's largest food retailer and
a leading provider of drugstore, general merchandise and financial
products and services. Loblaw is one of the largest private sector
employers in Canada. With more
than 1,000 corporate and franchised stores from coast to coast,
Loblaw and its franchisees employ more than 135,000 full-time and
part-time employees. Through its portfolio of store formats, Loblaw
is committed to providing Canadians with a wide, growing and
successful range of products and services to meet the everyday
household demands of Canadian consumers. Loblaw is known for the
quality, innovation and value of its food offering. It offers
Canada's strongest control
(private) label program, including the unique President's
Choice®, no name® and
Joe Fresh® brands.
In addition, the Company makes available to consumers
President's Choice Financial® services and offers
the PC® points loyalty program.
SOURCE Loblaw Companies Limited