Sudbury business has donated $1M to NEO Kids

With a recent $500,000 donation, a Sudbury family and their construction company have now given more than $1 million to the NEO Kids Foundation. The support is from Sudbury’s Cousineau family and their northeastern Ontario-based company, OCP Construction Supplies. (Supplied)

With a recent $500,000 donation, a Sudbury family and their construction company have now given more than $1 million to the NEO Kids Foundation.

The support is from Sudbury’s Cousineau family and their northeastern Ontario-based company, OCP Construction Supplies.

“We know how vital NEO Kids programs and services are to communities across northeastern Ontario to ensure that children get the care they need as close to home as possible,” OCP co-owner Rick Cousineau is quoted as saying in a news release Wednesday.

“It is an honour for my family and our company to be in the position to support the great care that is being offered to our NEO Kids today and into the future – there is no greater return on investment than ensuring the health and wellbeing of our children.”

OCP’s donation will help fund HSN’s future capital needs to care for children and their families across the region, the release said. HSN is planning on enhancing the footprint of its pediatric programs and services to accommodate new clinics, services, and more pediatricians.

The goal is to ensure that as many children as possible stay in northeastern Ontario to get the care they need, in a child-and youth-centered environment that promotes health and well-being, closer to home.

“Meaningful philanthropy helps drive transformational change in health care,” Anthony Keating, president of foundations and volunteer groups at HSN, said in the release.

“We are beyond grateful for their generosity and amazing contribution of $1 million over the years. Their support will help provide a better future for every NEO Kid who needs to access services at Health Sciences North.”