Media Advisory - CHEO hosting special event to celebrate Hydro Ottawa gift and unveil tribute to Max Keeping

OTTAWA, Feb. 18, 2016 /CNW/ - On Friday, February 19, the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) will hold a special ceremony to announce the results of Hydro Ottawa's 2015 Go Paperless campaign to benefit the Max Keeping Fund for Kids.

The hospital will also reveal a new display in the Max Keeping Wing that will stand as a permanent tribute to the late Max Keeping – a champion for CHEO for over 40 years until his passing in October 2015. Mayor Jim Watson, along with members of Keeping's family, will be in attendance for the unveiling of the display, which will include something special from Ottawa City Hall.

Our friends in the media are invited to join us for:

What:	Hydro Ottawa cheque presentation and tribute to Max Keeping.
Where:	Lobby – Max Keeping Wing at CHEO. 401 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, ON.
When:	Friday, February 19, 2016 at 10 a.m.
Who:	Jim Durrell, Chair, Board of Directors, Hydro Ottawa Jim Watson, Mayor, City of Ottawa Kevin Keohane, President and  CEO, CHEO Foundation  Bryce Conrad, President and CEO, Hydro Ottawa

SOURCE Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc.

Isabelle Mailloux Pulkinghorn, Communications Specialist, CHEO Foundation, 613-737-2790, [email protected]; Daniel Séguin, Manager, Media and Public Affairs, Hydro Ottawa, Tel.: [phone], ext.: 345, [email protected]