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Richmond Hospital Foundation gets $10 M from owner of Dan-D Foods

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 30 Aug, 2023 12:59 PM

A Richmond business owner is donating 10-million-dollars to the city's hospital.

Dan-D Foods founder and owner Dan On says he wants to contribute to the community where he lives and works after living in poverty in Vietnam before moving to Canada and forming his company.

Dan On, founder and owner of the Richmond-based Dan-D Foods Ltd @DanDFoods has donated $10 million to Richmond Hospital. The funds will be used for a new CT scanner and to enhance the New Yurkovich Pavilion in Richmond.

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— Richmond Hospital Foundation (@RichmondHspFdn) August 30, 2023

Dan-D Foods has since expanded its food packaging and distribution operations to markets such as California, China and Japan.

The Richmond Hospital Foundation says the donation will be used to buy a second C-T scanner, as well as fund improvements at the Yurkovich Family Pavilion.

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