HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS

1958  November 23, 250 interested people attend the Association's founding meeting at Clinton Hall in Vancouver.

1963  "The Association's first major success", the official opening of three seniors' apartment buildings and personal care home at Harrison Drive in Vancouver.

1967  Mrs. Leonda Koski generously gifts to the Association her home on 5 acres of land on Johnson Street in Coquitlam.

1975  Official opening of Finnish Manor Intermediate Care facility and seniors' apartments at 3460 Kalyk Avenue in Burnaby.

1980  The Association reserves an area at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Burnaby for the use of Finnish Canadians.

1989  Martin Hill's $ 50,000 gift inspires the Association to construct passenger elevators to all three Harrison Drive apartment buildings.

1990  The Association is honoured to host a luncheon at Finnish Manor for Finland's President Mauno Koivisto and Mrs. Koivisto as part of their official cross Canada tour.

1993  The Finnish Organization of Canada, Websters Corner and Vancouver locals, generously donate $ 135,000 to the Association for the new Finnish Home's activity room funding.

1995  Finland's Independence Day, 400 enthusiastic people attend at the official opening of the new Finnish Home Multi- Level Care facility at 2288 Harrison Drive in Vancouver.

1999  The Association members contribute generously to a successful fund raising campaign for a new $ 100,000 wheelchair mini-bus for Finnish Home and Finnish Manor residents.


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