MONTREAL,
Aug. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - CN
announced today that the CN Canadian Women's Open raised
$2.1 million for the Montreal
Children's Hospital Foundation and the Ste-Justine UHC Foundation
through the CN Miracle Match program, which was created in
2006 to raise funds for children's hospitals by matching funds
raised through various initiatives connected with the CN Canadian
Women's Open. The amount raised this year at the tournament at
Hillsdale Golf and Country Club in Mirabel, QC, is a record for the CN Miracle
Match.
"This is an outstanding achievement," said Claude Mongeau, CN
president and chief executive officer. "The citizens of
Montreal have truly opened their
hearts to the cause of children's health. We at CN are deeply
appreciative of their generosity, and join with Montrealers in
recognizing the contribution made by these two institutions to
their community."
This is really a great day for Quebec's children, for their parents and
friends. With the Miracle Match, CN has provided a powerful boost
to the generosity of our donors and we, at the Montreal Children's
hospital, are very grateful for this initiative", said Louise Dery-Goldberg, President of the Montreal
Children's Hospital Foundation. "The money raised thanks to the CN
Miracle Match initiative will help us build the new
Children's."
"The expertly organized Miracle Match campaign highlighted the
issue of children's health all summer long," explained Anièle
Lecoq, president and executive director of the Sainte-Justine UHC
Foundation. "By matching the funds raised, CN gave a boost to the
efforts of the thousands of individuals and groups that strive
tirelessly to continue to offer children throughout the province of
Quebec, and their mothers,
specialized and overspecialized care on par with the best practices
in the world.''
With this year's results, CN has now raised $6.45 million for children's health since the CN
Miracle Match was launched at the inaugural CN Canadian Women's
Open in London ON in 2006.
"Working together, the Montreal Children's Hospital Foundation,
the Ste-Justine UHC Foundation and CN have made a remarkable
contribution to children's health in this community, " said
Claude Mongeau. "On behalf of all CN
employees in this city - our home base - I thank the foundations
and the thousands of people who donated to this campaign."
ABOUT THE SAINTE-JUSTINE UHC FOUNDATION
The Sainte-Justine UHC Foundation is one of the largest hospital
foundations in Quebec and
Canada. It acts as a catalyst to
unite donors and philanthropic interests in order to address the
most pressing needs of the UHC.
ABOUT THE MONTREAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
The Montreal Children's Hospital is the pediatric teaching
hospital of the McGill University
Health Centre. The Children's is a leader in providing a broad
spectrum of highly specialized care to newborns, children, and
adolescents from all across Quebec. The Montreal Children's Hospital Foundation is
currently leading The Best Care for Children Campaign to support
the construction of the new Montreal Children's Hospital, which began last
summer (2010) on the Glen Campus in Montreal.
ABOUT THE 2011 CN CANADIAN WOMEN'S OPEN
Stars of the LPGA Tour will challenge for the 2011 CN Canadian
Women's Open, with a US$2.25 million
prize purse, from August 22 to 28 at
the Hillsdale Golf and Country Club in Mirabel, Quebec.
Tickets for the only LPGA tournament taking place in
Canada can be purchased online, at
http://www.cncanadianwomensopen.com, or by phone, at 1-866-571-LPGA
(5742). For up-to-date information about corporate packages,
tickets, volunteer opportunities or corporate hospitality, please
visit the website.
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at almost 1,500 clubs across the country. Recognized by
Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in
this country, Golf Canada is responsible for promoting
participation in and a passion for the game of golf in Canada.
Golf Canada actively conducts
championships, programs and services to help shape the present and
future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete
development, National Golf in Schools, Golf Fore the Cure, the
Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum and CN Future Links,
Canada's national junior golf
program, are only some of the initiatives the association leads for
golf in Canada. As the authority for golf in
Canada, the association also
administers the Rules of Golf, amateur status and handicapping and
course rating under the respected RCGA brand.
In addition, Golf Canada conducts Canada's most prestigious golf
championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women's
Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while
regional junior and national amateur championships provide world
class competitive opportunities for Canada's top golfers to showcase their
talents.
For more information about what Golf Canada is doing to support
golf in your community, visit us online at www.golfcanada.ca.
SOURCE CN