Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development
May 28, 2015

The following is being distributed at the request of The Rooms Corporation:

Media Advisory: The Rooms Announces an Extraordinary Legacy Donation and Introduces Centennial Leader Individual

As the 100th anniversary of Beaumont Hamel approaches, The Rooms will pay homage to our brave forefathers through a permanent exhibit, developed with the Where Once They Stood We Stand Capital Campaign. This exhibit will tell our story from the First World War to Confederation.

Tom Foran, Chair of the Board, and Dean Brinton, CEO of The Rooms Corporation, along with Kevin Parsons, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Darin King, Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development, will announce a major legacy donation to the capital campaign and introduce The Rooms Centennial Leader Individual. The event will take place at The Rooms, tomorrow (Friday, May 29). Opening remarks begin at 11:00 a.m.

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Media contacts:

Vanessa McBay Director Marketing and Development The Rooms Corporation 709-757-8070 vanessamcbay@therooms.ca

Tansy Mundon Director of Communications Department of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development 709-729-4570 tansymundon@gov.nl.ca

2015 05 28                              2:30 p.m.