10 June 2009
Canadian Pacific Railway and Children's Wish Give Trip to Moose Jaw Families
Moose Jaw Saskatchewan - A Royal Canadian Pacific
Railway (CPR) luxury train pulled out of Moose Jaw and headed south towards Assiniboia travelling through the rolling hills of
southern Saskatchewan on Tuesday.
The train was part of the celebration of the Children's Wish Foundation of Canada 25th anniversary.
CPR was hosting two Wish families, the Cushways and the Clewis's, for the train ride and a luncheon.
CPR presented the Children's Wish Foundation with a cheque for $16,000, representing the most recent fundraising efforts of its
Saskatchewan service area employees.
"For seven years we have had the privilege of working with the Wish Foundation.
The presentation today brings (CPR's) total donation to more than $86,000," said Jim Woodrow, Saskatchewan service area manager.
All the money raised for the foundation was made possible by the local operations employees over the last seven years through
initiatives such as a water bottle recycling program and organized events such as a hockey tournament.
"We decided to make a conscious effort to raise money through recycling the water bottles from CPR trains and have promoted
awareness among our employees to work together to make this initiative work," said Woodrow.
On board the train were 15 CPR employees who had contributed regularly to the fundraising program.
"The CPR employees have stepped up to the challenge and have helped make a lot of wishes for sick children come true," said
Carla Loney-Tindall, the director of the Saskatchewan and Northwest Territories Chapter of Children's Wish Foundation.
Loney-Tindall said it was just as important for the CPR employees to be aboard the train as it was to have the Wish
families on board.
"It allows the employees to see the benefits of their hard work and donations to wish children and a chance to meet with some of
the families that have received wishes," said Loney-Tindall.
"It is very meaningful to everyone involved."
Colin Dewar.
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