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2019 Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Week to benefit Children’s Health Foundation
Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Week is from September 16 to 22 this year and will benefit Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island! During this full week, 100% of the proceeds…
Children’s Health Foundation honours the late Margaret Smith for $2.5 million legacy gift for Island kids
Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island is honoured to receive an astounding $2.5 million legacy gift, left by the late Margaret Delphine Smith.
CEO blog: Faye Missar & Sarah Hagar on youth and health in Clayoquot Sound
This article is part of a monthly blog series where Children’s Health Foundation’s CEO Veronica sits down with stakeholders and community leaders to gain insight into the challenges Island families…
Remembering Allen Olson: A community leader in child and youth health care
Julie Forster worked as a child and youth counsellor at the Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health in the Ledger Building. Her and her colleagues recently lost a close friend,…
2019 McHappy Day raises $6500 for home away from home Jeneece Place
Thank you to local McDonald’s owner Ken Taylor and his wonderful team for raising $6500 for Victoria’s home away from home, Jeneece Place! This year’s McHappy Day took place on…
Peninsula Co-op’s 2019 Fuel Good Day to benefit Children’s Health Foundation
Peninsula Co-op has generously chosen Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island as the receiving charity for its annual Fuel Good Day again this year! Fill up your tank on Tuesday…
How Bear Essentials supports the comfort, inclusion, and independence of Island kid Owen
In many ways, 11-year-old Owen is like a lot of kids his age: he loves going to school, playing with his brother Max, and going to the beach with his…
Camp Queen Alexandra: How this patient’s stay at the Queen Alexandra Solarium became the summer camp experience he never had
This story is part of a series that celebrates the legacy of the Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health, paying tribute to the origins of Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver…
CEO blog: Lynnette Lucas at Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council
This article is part of a monthly blog series where Children’s Health Foundation’s CEO Veronica sits down with stakeholders and community leaders to gain insight into the challenges Island families…