A part of View RoyalB次元官网网址檚 Hospital Way has been renamed to Jeneece Place to honour home-away-from-homeB次元官网网址檚 anniversary as well as recognize the work Jeneece Edroff has done.
Many remember Jeneece as the penny girl. Her penny drive brought in more than $1.5 million to assist children throughout the province. After that goal had been accomplished, she turned her sights to creating Jeneece Place. With help from community partners, $6.5 million was raised and Jeneece Place opened its doors on January 23, 2012.
Island Health together with council in View Royal passed a motion earlier in the year to rename a section of the road to celebrate Jeneece PlaceB次元官网网址檚 fifth anniversary.
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View Royal Mayor David Screech and Bill Snell, board chair of ChildrenB次元官网网址檚 Health Foundation of Vancouver Island, as well as Bruce Williams and other guests were on hand to unveil the new street name.
Edroff said itB次元官网网址檚 an absolute honour to have part of the road named after her.
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She added that Jeneece Place is something she holds very close to her heart.
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Edroff said she plans to continue to fundraise for her community. She also knows what its like to go through troubling times medically.
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Snell said Jeneece has inspired the ChildrenB次元官网网址檚 Health Foundation since day one and continues to do so.
B次元官网网址淭he success of Jeneece Place is a testament to how health care needs have shifted across Island communities and, even more importantly, to whatB次元官网网址檚 possible when youB次元官网网址檙e brave enough to dream it,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淛eneeceB次元官网网址檚 vision and dedication continue to inspire the foundation everyday.B次元官网网址�
View Royal Mayor David Screech said the council wanted to find a way to recognize Jeneece and her impact on the community.
B次元官网网址淥ur council wanted to find a way to honour Jeneece and acknowledge the growing impact that Jeneece Place has made in our community in these past five years,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淩enaming the part of the Hospital Way that Jeneece Place sits on is a celebration of this important milestone.B次元官网网址�
Since opening, Jeneece Place has hosted more than 1,500 families that are travelling to medical care, with more than 70 per cent living outside the region.
