Gift Provides Final Payment on Loan Advanced by County of Oxford<\/p>\n
Woodstock, Ontario (May 30, 2014) \u2013 VON Canada today announced that Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (Toyota) has made a new commitment to VON Sakura House, the only residential palliative care hospice serving the people of Oxford County and surrounding community.\u00a0 Toyota\u2019s $355,000 donation is the single largest cash gift ever received by VON in Oxford County.<\/p>\n
It will provide the final payment on a loan generously advanced by the County of Oxford in 2009 to support Sakura House and its mission, closing out the capital campaign that was launched with Toyota\u2019s initial 2005 gift to VON of the house itself.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are here today to celebrate and honour the deep commitment of Toyota to Sakura House and to the community\u201d said John Goodbun, chair of the VON Oxford Community Corporation, which led the capital campaign to create the hospice and continues to raise funds to support its operations.\u00a0 \u201cWe are truly humbled by Toyota\u2019s leadership and support.\u00a0 Sakura House would quite simply not exist without Toyota\u2019s generosity and commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada President Brian Krinock said \u201cWe are very proud of Sakura House, and it has become as much of a gift to Toyota as it has become to the community and the many families who have come here.\u00a0 Sakura House will always be our neighbour, and we look forward to partnering with the Victorian Order of Nurses in support of Sakura House for many years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat this gift offers to us is the opportunity to start the next chapter of our fundraising in this community\u201d said Cindy Kinnon, district executive director for VON Middlesex-Elgin and Oxford.\u00a0 \u201cIt will mean that we can turn our attention to securing the $376,000 needed each year to operate Sakura House, which is free of charge to families. \u00a0It will also offer us the chance to raise funds for other important community supports, and that\u2019s something we are looking forward to exploring.\u201d<\/p>\n
About VON Sakura House:\u00a0 Sakura House, located in Woodstock Ontario, is Oxford County\u2019s only residential hospice and is operated by the Victorian Order of Nurses, VON Oxford. It is a palliative care facility where 24 hour end-of-life care is provided by a skilled team of healthcare professionals with the assistance of professionally trained volunteers at no cost to patients or their families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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