Representatives of RBC Foundation and RBC Royal Bank have presented donations totaling $20,000 to the Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent and its charitable foundation, continuing a multi-year partnership between the financial institution and the local organization that provides therapy services to children with developmental disabilities.  

Now in its fifth year of support, the RBC Foundation is donating $15,000 in support of the Centre’s “Family Care PAK”.  In addition, RBC Royal Bank’s local branches presented funds totaling $5,000, the proceeds from this past summer’s 4^th Annual RBC Royal Bank Golf Tournament, earmarked for the Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation’s “Express Yourself” campaign for adapted arts and music therapy programming.

“Family Care PAK, consisting of our Triple P – Positive Parenting Program, behavioral therapy and psychology testing, assists parent of special needs children by providing advice, tools and strategies to deal with their child’s diagnosis, determine appropriate expectations, manage behaviour, and promote confidence and self-esteem in both the parent and child,” said Donna Litwin-Makey, Executive Director of the Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent.  “RBC Foundation’s support directly keeps this program available to our families.”

“We here at the Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation have enjoyed a long-standing relationship with RBC Royal Bank and we appreciate the continuing commitment of their employees to support our various fundraising campaigns,” said Art Stirling, the Foundation’s Executive Director.

While presenting the donations, Nicole Piette, RBC Community Branch Manager for the King Streetand Keil Avenuelocations, said, “The Royal Bank has taken great pride in supporting the Children’s Treatment Centre. We were humbled to raise $5,000 from our annual golf tournament this year and we eagerly anticipate increasing that amount next year. We have seen the difference this Centre has made in the lives of those in our community so, on behalf of Michael Caverly, Regional Vice President, and the entire RBC team, I could not be more thrilled to present this donation.”

The Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent focuses on the needs of children and youth from birth through to 19 years of age with physical, developmental or communication needs.   The Centre has served the community for more than 60 years, now offering physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy services, as well as many other programs, at their Lark Street location in Chatham and through the Best Start Hubs in communities across Chatham-Kent.

Left to Right: Michael Caverly, RBC Regional Vice-President – Lambton/Kent; Russell Kopke, RBC Manager and Nicole Piette, RBC Community Branch Manager, present a cheque for $20,000 to client parent Monica McLean and her four children, Joshua, Sarah, Rebecca and Rachel; Janice Seney, Social Worker, and Donna Litwin-Makey, Executive Director, Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent. The funds are for the Centre’s Positive Parenting Program and its adapted arts and music therapy services.