WINNIPEG, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - CN announced
today that the CN Canadian Women's Open raised $800,000 for the Children's Hospital Foundation
of Manitoba through the CN Miracle
Match program, in which CN matches dollar for dollar donations
during the tournament. The announcement was made at a special
presentation at the St. Charles Country Club, host of the 2010 CN
Canadian Women's Open.
"CN is delighted with these results and the support shown by
Manitobans for the CN Miracle Match," said Claude Mongeau, CN
president and chief executive officer. "The City of Winnipeg has been a truly excellent
host for the 2010 CN Canadian Women's Open, and its citizens should
be proud of both their hospitality and their generosity."
"At CN, we are deeply committed to the strength of our
communities by ensuring the health and safety of our youth. In the
last five years, the CN Miracle Match has raised over $4.3 million for children's hospitals in
Canada," continued Mr. Mongeau.
"Working together with the host communities, we are generating
lasting benefits to these vital institutions. We look forward to
continuing this community investment tradition next year when the
CN Canadian Women's Open will be held at the Hillsdale Golf and
Country Club in Mirabel,
Quebec."
"We are so grateful to CN for their corporate leadership through
the CN Miracle Match Program," said Lesia
Sianchuk, Executive Director of the Children's Hospital
Foundation of Manitoba. "CN has
motivated so many donors to participate in the CN Miracle Match
Program and the legacy that you are leaving in Manitoba will truly make an impact on child
health care and pediatric research."
CN Miracle Match is a national charitable initiative designed to
rally communities across Canada
behind a very worthy cause - supporting children's hospitals. CN
pledges to help maximize local fundraising through the CN Miracle
Match program where together we can help Canada's leading healthcare facilities treat
children who need medical attention. Each year since 2006, CN has
raised funds to support a children's hospital by matching funds
raised through various initiatives that are connected with the CN
Canadian Women's Open. For more information please visit
http://www.cnmiraclematch.ca.
The mission of the Children's Hospital Foundation of
Manitoba is to be an independent
agency to raise and distribute funds for the advancement of
knowledge and care in the fields of child health and child health
research, thereby contributing to the improved health of children
everywhere. For more information please visit:
www.goodbear.mb.ca
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