On a very hot morning, members of the Rose Garden Hospice were soaking up the sun and also and also soaking up a generous donation from the Prince Albert community.
Fresh Air Experience donated $10,000 to the Rose Garden Hospice, putting them one step closer to reaching their fundraising goal of $4,000,000.
Owners of Fresh Air Experience, Mike and Ron Horn were thankful to the community for allowing them to make this donation.
“Our company has been in business in Prince Albert for 41 years, it’s time to give back and we were fortunate to do that,” Ron said. “It feels good and feels right.
Rose Garden Hospice with be located on 38th Street West. (Council agenda package/City of P.A)
In a city report, the department of planning and development said the hospice will improve access to care services in the city. Private and public care homes, senior’s housing and child day care centres are forms of supportive housing the city would like in all areas of P.A., the report said.
While the hospice is about to begin construction, they are still fundraising. The hospice is currently at about $2.8 million of their $4 million goal.
Mitchell added there will be a major fundraiser coming up in June.
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This empty plot of land won t be vacant for much longer, as the Rose Garden Hospice is looking to break ground on May 15, 2021. (Peter Lozinski/Daily Herald)
One of the next major steps for the Rose Garden Hospice is on the city council agenda Tuesday.
During Tuesday’s meeting, council will consider a development permit application for the hospice, located at 500 38 Street West. The hospice would need any development permits passed before they can begin construction. The board has indicated they intend to begin building the long-awaited facility this year. According to the development permit, the facility will provide end-of-life care for up to ten patients, and will have up to eight staff members on-site at a time. It will be accessed from 38th Street and a large green space is proposed along marquis Road.
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Peter Lozinski
The Rose Garden Hospice has benefitted from cookies, chocolates and now, hamburgers.
Tuesday afternoon the hospice and the two local A&W locations announced that from May 3-9, June 14-20 and August 12-18, $2 from every Teen Burger sold will be donated to the Rose Garden Hospice under the A Cause for Comfort Campaign.
The final amount raised will be matched by local entrepreneur and philanthropist Malcolm Jenkins.
“We have a vehicle that we could really get the word out and we wanted to utilize that to get behind a great community use,” said Reg Fontaine, whose family owns the two A&W franchises in Prince Albert.