Greater Victoria Save-On-Foods grocery stores stocked the pantry at Jeneece Place for the fourth straight year.
Located on the grounds of the Victoria General Hospital, the ChildrenB次元官网网址檚 Health Foundation owns and operates the facility, where children and their families can stay while receiving medical care in Victoria. The facility has served as a temporary home for almost 2,000 families since it first opened in 2012.
Along with a mountain of food (mostly non-perishables) and other household items, the stores, represented by their general managers, also donated $500 in gift cards.
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While Save-On-Foods has given thousands of dollars in donated food and gift cards, it is hard to put a dollar figure on the value of the contribution.
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The facility bears the name of Jeneece Edroff, who, at three years old was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type 1, a life-threatening genetic disease. Following two surgeries, and against all odds, Edroff survived doctorsB次元官网网址� prognoses and became a champion of health for sick kids.
In 2010, Edroff became the youngest recipient of the , the Order of British Columbia, for helping to create the facility, after raising 95 per cent of a $5.5 million goal in less than 14 months.
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