Fraser Surrey Docks has donated $50,000 toward Reach's Building for Children Together capital campaign.
"We are thrilled with this very significant donation," said Reach Foundation chair Barb Wallick.
A family with children that have received Reach services attended the cheque presentation along with Reach staff and foundation members.
"(I was) so pleased that more children will enjoy the second home Reach has provided to my sons," said Hazel Cooksley, whose sons, 10-year-old Carter and 11-year-old Carson, enjoyed VIP treatment at Fraser Surrey Docks with a tour of the facilities.
"It is an opportunity to give back," said Jeff Scott, president and CEO at Fraser Surrey Docks. "We do think Reach needs a new home to allow them to deliver more services to more families, and we are pleased and proud to participate."
Fraser Surrey Docks has had an enduring relationship with Reach. The company has been a gold sponsor at the Reach for the Stars gala for the last three years. Proceeds from the gala also benefit the Reach Foundation capital campaign to fund a new children's community centre in the heart of Ladner.
To date, more than $3.7 million has been raised from individual and community donors to build a new children's community resource centre in the heart of Ladner. The proposed 20,000-square-foot building will replace the current Ladner Kinsmen House at 47th Avenue and allow Reach to provide new and enhanced programs for children with special needs and increase the number of children served.
In addition, the new location will make Reach services more visible and easily accessible to families. Once complete, the new centre will serve as a place of learning and belonging for children with special needs and their families, providing therapy and counseling rooms, youth program areas, specialized lending libraries, an inclusive pre-school with accessible playground, and an expanded event space for municipal, business and community use.
Reach Child and Youth Development Society has been providing services to children and their families since 1959. Reach currently provides programs and services to families in Delta, Surrey and Langley. Over 1,000 children and their families benefit from its services on an annual basis.
For more information or to donate, visit www.reachdevelopment. org.
