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HMCS Vancouver, chocolate good combo for Victoria fundraiser

Navy, RogersB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ Chocolates team up on project benefiting base personnel support program

The Royal Canadian Navy has a sweet side.

During a ceremony held today (Friday) on the deck of HMCS Vancouver, RogersB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ Chocolates Ltd. CEO Larry Sullivan and Rear Admiral Nigel Greenwood, commander of the navyB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Maritime Forces Pacific, unveiled a chocolate bar wrapped in the image of a Halifax-class naval frigate.

ItB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s not the first time the chocolate company has teamed up with the navy. To mark the Royal Canadian NavyB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s centennial in 2010, a commemorative tin, depicting HMCS Rainbow, was launched.

Similar to the tin project, partial proceeds from sales of the uniquely wrapped chocolate bars will go to CFB EsquimaltB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s personnel support program.

Bars are available at RogersB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ Chocolates, 913 Government St.

emccracken@vicnews.com



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