Whitehorse family thanks 'amazing' Ronald McDonald house
Residence in Vancouver has hosted 30 Yukon families since last July
A Whitehorse family wants to thank a charitable organization whose new building in Vancouver will likely help hundreds of Yukon parents in coming years.
Bernard and Amanda Stehelin's son Marek was diagnosed with leukaemia last year. During his treatment they have been travelling to Vancouver and staying at Ronald McDonald House.
Amanda Stehelin says the house in Vancouver provides a place to stay near the Children's Hospital. The McDonalds restaurant chain funds 14 such houses across Canada.
"We still go down every 28 days for four to five days. For the next two years we are going to be guests at the amazing Ronald McDonald House."
The Vancouver residence opened last July and since then 30 Yukon families have stayed there.
The average length of a family's stay is 56 nights.
Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski and health minister Mike Nixon met the family today in Whitehorse and provided the Ronald McDonald House foundation with a cheque for $2,500.