Media Advisory: Ronald McDonald House B.C. & Yukon to break ground at new location

VANCOUVER, June 6, 2012 /CNW/ - Ronald McDonald House B.C. & Yukon is celebrating the groundbreaking of a new larger $28.8-million house.

In attendance will be Minister of Children and Family Development Mary McNeil, Vancouver-Fairview MLA Dr. Margaret MacDiarmid, Ronald McDonald House B.C. & Yukon President and Chair Peter Snell, Ronald McDonald House B.C. & Yukon CEO Richard Pass and Ronald McDonald House B.C. & Yukon Capital Campaign Chair Gary Segal.

The House is a vital resource to the residents of B.C., Yukon and Western Canada and acts as a home-away-from-home for children requiring medical treatment at B.C. Children's Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, and for their families.

Event Date: Thursday, June 7, 2012

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location:
The future site of the new Ronald McDonald House B.C. & Yukon
4567 Heather Street (at 31st Avenue)
Vancouver, B.C.

Media contact:
Richard Pass
Chief Executive Officer
Ronald McDonald House B.C. & Yukon
604-813-0316
[email protected]