Cheryl McEwen explained
Cheryl A. McEwen (née Mason) is a Toronto philanthropist and entrepreneur who, in 2014, founded Make My Day Foods Inc., manufacturer of the Veggie Puck.[1]
In 1991, McEwen, with her brother, Darren Mason, and sister, Beverley Lerner, co-founded upscale Andrews Department Store in Toronto,[2] [3] which her siblings– both high-profile retail business leaders –expanded and continue to own and operate under Darren Mason & Associates Ltd.[4]
Darren launched the "Eyes on the Road" campaign in 2016, at St. Andrew's College, the alma mater he shares with his sister's spouse, mining magnate Rob McEwen.[5] [6]
Cheryl has served as Vice-Chair of the Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation Board since 2005, which is part of the University Health Network.[7]
The McEwens co-founded the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine. In 2013, the couple were each awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for contributions in the advancement of stem cell research.[8]
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- Web site: The Original Mother Pucker (Founder's Story). The Veggie Puck. 26 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171026054045/https://www.veggiepuck.com/pages/founders-story. 26 October 2017. dead.
- https://torontoguardian.com/2015/10/family-business-andrews-opens-third-store-in-time-for-25th-anniversary/ Levy, Joel
- https://www.andrewsco.com/pages/story Andrews Company website
- https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2016/01/03/these-scions-of-retail-empires-make-their-own-fashion-statements.html Kopun, Francine
- Web site: Former student returns home to fight growing 'epidemic'. Weir, Brock. The Auroran. 19 October 2016. 29 October 2017.
- Web site: Obituaries of Anthony Lash and David Lash. The South Bayview Bulldog . 15 July 2015 . 29 October 2017.
- Web site: Cheryl McEwen . Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation . tgwhf.ca. 26 October 2017.
- http://www.mcewenmining.com/Management/Chief-Owner/default.aspx McEwen Mining
