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Advertising Feature
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hen you support Peninsula Co-op, you support
your community.
In 2011 alone, Peninsula Coop donated more than $400,000
dollars to local charities and
organizations including the
Queen Alexandra Hospital Foundation, Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation, Power to Be,
Victoria Women’s Transition
House, Victoria Rowing Club –
Elk Lake boathouse, Santas
Anonymous, BC Children’s Hospital, Tour de Rock, literacy programs, local schools, seniors’
groups, KidSport, Cadets,
Scouts, 4H, youth Sport Teams
and many, many more.
We make these contributions
because we care about our community. We are locally owned
and operated which means our
children go to the same schools
and our families share the same
values. By giving back to our
community we can ensure that
we all have a successful future.
There are many options on
Southern Vancouver Island for
fuel and groceries, but only
Peninsula Co-op, with our
unique co-operative structure,
remains a locally owned business able to give back thousands
of dollars each year.
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Canada Day 2011
Peninsula Co-op is moving
ahead by giving back
Peninsula Co-op to
provide $100,000 to
help fund Jeneece Place
eneece Place is a project of the
Queen Alexandra Foundation
(QAF) for Children. It began as
the dream of 17-year-old Jeneece
Edroff who has raised over one million dollars to help children and
youth with special needs. Known as
‘the Penny Girl’, Jeneece’s penny
drive brought in over $1.5 million to
help children throughout B.C. With
that achievement behind her, Jeneece
set her sights on a new goal –
Jeneece Place – a temporary home
where families can stay together
when one of their members needs
medical services in Victoria.
Jeneece Place is located a twominute walk to the entrance of the
Victoria General Hospital. At 10,500
square feet, Jeneece Place will have
10 bedrooms able to accommodate
up to two adults and two children
each. It will also have a communal
kitchen, dining, living, games and
media rooms, and an outdoor area
where kids can play. The facility will
be open year-round, 24 hours a day,
and will be wheelchair-accessible and
barrier-free.
In priority order, accommodation
at Jeneece Place will be given to:
• Families from Vancouver Island
and the Gulf islands whose children
and youth need medical care in Victoria. This could include services at
the Victoria General Hospital, the
Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health, in paediatricians’ or
other specialists’ offices, or at other
care facilities.
• Families of children and youth in
the Capital Regional District where
the stress of multiple trips to the hospital is compounding a difficult situation.
• Families with children under age
19 where one of the parents is in the
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Victoria General Hospital and the rest
of the family wants to visit.
• Pregnant women from the central,
north and southwest parts of the
Island who need to be close to the
hospital.
• Other families with children may
be accommodated if room is available.
The Queen Alexandra Foundation
for Children is raising $4.5 million to
build, furnish, equip and operate
Jeneece Place. Peninsula Co-op is
proud to join with like-minded local
businesses and community groups
in supporting this worthy cause. The
Peninsula Co-op community fund
will provide $100,000 over five years
to help fund Jeneece Place. Ms. Mel
Hernblad, Peninsula Co-op Director,
notes that Jeneece Place fits perfectly
with Peninsula Co-op’s mandate to
support Island communities. “With
our network of Peninsula Co-op stations stretching from Duncan to Sidney, we see many families travelling
to Victoria for care. It is our pleasure
and honour to support this worthwhile project that will ease the burden on families in crisis. It is thanks
to our members that we are able to
offer this support; I am confident that
some of them will be making use of
Jeneece Place so we are happy to
help.”
For her part, Jeneece was overwhelmed at Peninsula Co-op’s generosity. “This is an amazing gift.
Peninsula Co-op’s donation is going
to help us fund a games room at
Jeneece Place where kids can relax
and have fun and get a break from
their stressful situations. I’m just
learning how to drive and you can be
sure when I get my licence, I’ll be filling up at Peninsula Co-op!”
Ron Heal, General Manager with raffle winner Dorothy Michell
Win Free Gas for
a Year raffle
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hank you to all Peninsula Co-op customers who purchased a raffle ticket
to “Win Free Gas for a Year!” 3952 tickets were sold, helping to raise funds
for Tour de Rock! Congratulations to Dorothy Michell winner of $2,500
in Co-op Gift Cards. Dorothy purchased one raffle ticket at the Co-op Food
Centre and plans to share her winnings with her grandchildren and to donate
a portion to a worthy cause in her community!
Lest we forget
s we approach Remembrance Day, it is important for all of us to
remember those who fought
and died for our freedom,
and give thanks for the
dedicated soldiers currently stationed so far
away from their homes and
loved ones. Please wear a
poppy to show your support
and join us on Nov. 11 for a
moment of silence to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
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