2016 Annual Report

Big and Little

matched for 2 years

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O ur Board of Directors exists to direct, guide and

inspire the organization though the careful

establishment of the organizational values and

written policies.

This includes identifying the desired performance goals,

making specific contributions that lead the organization

toward the desired performance and ensuring that the

goals are attained.

In addition, the Board of Directors identifies and nurtures

the strategic relationships required to strengthen Big

Brothers Big Sisters of York and is accountable as a body

to its stakeholders for the competent, conscientious and

effective accomplishment of its obligations.

Board of Directors

Chair

Dean Smalley

Treasurer

Gary Kryshka

Vice Chairs

Bill Russell

Maggie Thornton

Secretary

Margaret Sharp

Past President

Theresa Scullion

Directors

Angela Doan

Anne Armstrong

David Wu

Hari Sihvo

Jo Ann Warren

John Pepelnak

Karl Kretschmer

Katie Duncan

Kerrie Stock

Laura Robinson

Tapas Pain

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Impact

Our Vision

Every child who needs a mentor has a mentor.

When we start something today we make a difference tomorrow.

A s York Region’s leading child and youth

mentoring charity, Big Brothers Big Sisters of

York facilitates life-changing relationships

that inspire and empower children and youth to

reach their potential, both as individuals and com-

munity members.

Witnessing the transformation of a child into a confi-

dent, concerned and motivated young person is a

remarkable thing. Ushering them into adulthood,

seeing them grow into a successful, responsible

member of their community, is even more satisfying.

Proudly, it’s something our volunteers, donors and

staff help to bring about every day, and we’re very

grateful for your generosity and support.

Whether it’s in the form of time or money, there is no

more important investment you can make than in

helping our region’s children to realize their full po-

tential.

We’re Big Brothers Big Sisters of York, and we believe

in the value and values of mentoring.

The Mentoring

Effect

Changing the course of young lives

changes the future of communities.

By every measure, BBBS returns

positive results in the mental health,

employment and civic engagement of

the recipients of our mentoring

programs.

Sarah Dame, President & CEO

Dean Smalley, Board Chair

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Our Programs

In 2016,

we served

929

children and

youth with the

support of our

dedicated and

selfless

volunteers.

The Big Brothers Big Sisters

Community Program

matches a child with a

uniquely suited role model

and friend to talk to and

share common interests

with. Through regular out-

ings, a relationship is devel-

oped that is built on trust

and consistency, and en-

courages self-confidence

and independence.

Go Girls! Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds pro-

vides an opportunity for girls, ages 11-14, to par-

ticipate weekly in fun and interactive activities

and discussions. This program promotes active

living, balanced eating, and building positive

self-esteem.

Game On! Eat Smart, Play Smart, Live

Smart provides an opportunity for boys,

ages 11-14, to participate weekly in fun

and interactive activities and discussions.

This program promotes physical activity,

positive nutrition, and building relation-

Conversation Circle provides new-

comer youth with a safe and encour-

aging environment to practice their

English language skills and learn about

Canada. This program promotes com-

munity awareness, peer relationships,

In-School

Mentoring

provides a

child with a

mentor to

spend time

with on school grounds during the

school year to engage in activi-

ties such as crafts, board games,

and sports. This program encour-

ages self-confidence and devel-

oping leadership skills.

5 Big Brothers Big Sisters of York is proud to provide mentoring programs and activities

throughout all nine municipalities in York Region and Bradford West Gwillimbury.

We support programs both during and after school as well as special events and

activities for our “Bigs” and “Littles” on weekends.

Recreation Mentoring provides an opportunity for boys and girls, ages 8-12,

to participate weekly in various sport-based activities. This program promotes

developing fundamental movement skills, community involvement, and peer

relationships.

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O ur generous volunteers contributed many hours last year, investing their time

to children and youth in our community.

We are honoured to work beside these individuals who generously give their time

and experience, and by doing so, help children find within themselves the

confidence to achieve more.

Our Volunteers and Supporters

Bank of Montreal Employees

United Way Day of Caring

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$50,0000 Plus The Regional Municipality of York

United Way of Toronto and York Region

$10,000 - 49,999 A & B Courier

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ontario

Boston Pizza

City of Vaughan

Magna Country Hoedown

Ministry of Education

New Roads Automotive Group

Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Sport

Ontario Trillium Foundation

Paul Connelly Senior Golf Classic

$5,000 - 9,999 Bazil Developments

City of Vaughan

Gary Chin

Gerry & Margaret Schnurr

Government of Canada Summer Jobs

Highway 11 Cruisers C.C.

JBS Foundation

Kylemore Communities (West Village) Ltd.

New Roads Chevrolet

Panera Bread ULC

Remax Hallmark Lind Group Realty Ltd.

Rotary Club of Woodbridge

Ride 4 Styles

Samuel Son & Company Ltd.

Snapd

The Hold-Up Squad

Town of Aurora

Township of King

$2,500 - 4,999 C.U.P.E. Local 905

Hold Up Squad

Jame A Vandusen

JBS Foundation

Kerbel Group Inc.

Magna International Inc.

Margaret & Dan Sharp

Marshall Funeral Home Inc.

Moksha Yoga

Newmarket Mayor’s Golf Tournament

Powell Contracting Ltd.

Rob and Theresa Scullion

St. Andrew’s College Middle School

Scott Macaulay

Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury

Town of Richmond Hill

United Way Worldwide

Our Volunteers and Supporters

Mentoring Matters

365 Days a Year.

Special Thanks To

105.9 The Region

Dan Sharp, SPS

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$250 - 2,499

2306114 Ontario Inc.

4RBenefits.ca

ADD Capital Corp.

Aksel Rinck

Allen MacDonald

Amica at Newmarket

Andrew Darbyson

Anfield Mechanical Services Limited

Anne Armstrong

Astellas Pharma/Fukisawa Inc.

Associated Tube Industries Ltd

Aurora Chrysler

Aurora Chamber of Commerce

Aurora Home Hardware Building Centre

Averton Homes

AWL Construction Ltd.

Ballantry Homes

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ontario

Blyth Education

Boland and Associates Financial

Bradford Fire Fighters

Brouwer Sod Farms

Cesaroni Contracting

C.H. Robinson

Chaggares & Bonhomme

City of Markham

Cornell Insurance Brokers

Damir Vrancic

Dan Sharp

Dean & Lee-Ann Smalley

Denny McCusker

DG Group Inc

Diamond Groundkeeping

District

Dixon-Garland Funeral Home

Doan Road Storage Inc.

Dorsay Development Corporation

Dynamic Funds

Effem - Mars Canada

Employee Benefit Plan Services Ltd.

Extendicare

Eyecare Optical Inc.

Fieldgate Developments

Fortis Electric Ltd.

Gary Miner

George McCowan

George Timpson

Greenside & Breen

Highway 11 Cruisers C.C.

Holten Impex International

Hollis Weath

Ian Stewart

Ian Trotman Consulting

Industrial Alliance

Jason Ladd

Jim Allan Waters

Jim Glover

Jo Ann Warren

John Peirce

Judith & Bruce Langstaff

KCW Foudation

King City Lions

Kulserphinphister Dela Cruz

Kylemore Communities (West Village)

Ltd.

Larkin + Land Use Planners Inc.

Laura Robinson

Liberal Association

Lions Club of Bradford

Lions Club of Mount Albert &

Lorne Brockest

Lomonte & Collings

M & M Meat Shops

Maggie Thornton

Magna International Inc.

Malvern Contract Interiors Limited

Maple Lions Club

Mario Covatta

Markham-Stouffville Federal Liberal Party

Markham Lions Club

Marshall Funeral Home Inc.

Martin McQueen

Master Myung's Tae Kwon Do

Medavie Blue Cross

Michael Dinner

Miller Thomson LLP

Miller Group

Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee

Newmarket Honda

Newmarket Lions Club

Nikolas Paraskevopoulos

Noel Croxon

Nora Cain

Norman Hill Realty Inc.

North Newmarket Lions Club

Oak Ridges Lions Club

Oak Ridges Retirement LP

Ogilvy & Ogilvy

Omnivex

Ontario Power Generation Employee

Charity Trust

P & R Classic Landscaping

Panera Bread ULC

Pattie Beales

Paul Dutton

Peter Dykie

Pierce McNeely

Priestly Demolition Inc.

Quality Sterling Group

R Teixeira

Renee Poole

Richvale Lioness Club

Richvale Lions Club

Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home

Robert B. Somerville Co, Ltd.

Rotary Club of Aurora

Rotary Club of Woodbridge

Royal Canadian Legion Br. 521

SBMB Law

Sales Promotion Services Inc. (SPS)

Samuel, Son & Co., Limited

Sandy Kemp

Scott Wilson

Scholastic Canada

Selig

Shelley Rogers

Shoppers Drug Mart

Simone Enterprises

SmartReit Management Inc.

SNAPd Woodbridge

SNAPd National Office

South Simcoe Police Association

SSQ Societe D'Assurance -Vie Inc

St. Louis Bar & Grill

Steve Borlak

Steve Peroff, Keller Williams Realty

Steven Chong

Sunlife

Sutton Home Hardware

T I Group

Taylor Funeral Home Newmarket

Terry Hunt

The Hold-Up Squad

Thompson Funeral Home

ThinkInsure

Tom Symington

Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury

Town of Richmond Hill

Township of King

Transdev

United Way Worldwide

Vaughan Chrysler Dodge Jeep

Versaterm Inc.

Village Nissan

Vinces Country Market

Walmart Bradford

William Thomas

Williams & Partners,CA,LLP

Wire Rite Electrical Services

York Region Media Group

York Regional Police Association

York Simcoe Appraisals

Yorkwood Homes (Sharon) Limited

Supporters

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9 In Kind Donors Acushnet Canada Inc.

AGO

Alan Greenberg

Ananda Hot Yoga

Angus Glen

Anthony Damiano

Arthur Murray Dance Studio

Aurora Family Martial Arts

Auto Boys Garage

Baton Rouge

Beacon Hall

Best Buy - Markham

Best Buy - Newmarket

Best Buy - Richmond Hill

Best Buy - Woodbridge

Best Western Voyageur

Hotel

Black Creek Pioneer Village

Boston Pizza - Aurora

Boston Pizza - Bradford

Boston Pizza - Vaughan Mills

Brad & Ginette Pallet

Bradford Jewellery

Brand Alliance

Brouwer Sod Farms

Bulova Watch Company

CAA South Central Ontario

Cardinal Golf Club

Casa Loma

Cathy's Crawly Composters

Celebrity Limo

Chaggares & Bonhomme

Charles Richardson

Chateau des Charmes

Chef Jono Ltd.

Cisco

Clif Bar & Company Inc.

ClubLink

Cobs Bread

Commercial Drywall Supply

Coreydale Contracting Co.

Costco Markham

Costco Newmarket

Costco Vaughan

Dr. Helena Jaczek

Eagles Nest Golf Club

Emerald Hills

Flat Rock Cellars

Fraticellis Italian Grill

Function Studios Inc.

Ganz Bros.

Gary Kryshka

Giant Tiger - Sutton

Glamorous Gourmet

GoodLife Fitness

Green Drop

Hillcrest Mall

Holland Marsh Wineries

Hot Yoga - Aurora

In Play Family Entertainment

Centre

International Safety

Investment Guild

Jackson Triggs Winery

John Fisher

Karen Reider

Keg Restaurants Limited

Keller Williams Realty

Kelsey's - Markham

Kids & Company

Kinnect Studio

Klockwerks

Konzelmann Estate Winery

Laser Quest

Le Centre Sheraton Montreal

Ledgers Canada

Legends Estates Winery

Lifetime Fitness

Liss Gallery

Lone Star Texas Grill

Maky's Bows

Mariposa Cruises

Mastermind

McMichael Art Gallery

Meadowbrook Golf Club

Michael-Angelo's Market Place

Miller Thomson LLP

Minett Capital

Mobility Plus

Moffat Dunlap Real Estate

Moksha Yoga

Motion Is Life Chiropractic

Motor Home Travel

Moxie's - Richmond Hill

Moxie's - Vaughan

MSH Planning Consultants

Mysteriously Yours

New Roots Garden Centre

Newmarket Optical Inc.

Niagara Parks Commission

Nikolas Paraskevopoulos

Oakdale Golf Club

Of Rock And Chalk

O'Mai Lashes

Omnivex Corporation

Once Upon A Child

Panera Bread - Richmond Hill

Peter's Fine Dining

Plato's Closet

Primo Chiropractic and Well-

ness Centre

Pulsars Gymnastics

Radiant Fine Jewellers

Reptilia

Rockford's Bar & Grill

Russ Horner

Sales Promotion Services

Sarah Dame

Schell Lumber Home Building

Centre

Seaforth Golf & Country Club

Second City

Sheridan Nurseries

Sherrie Beaugrand

Shiseido (Canada) Inc.

Shoppers Drug Mart - NMKT.

Shoppers Drug Mart - Sutton

Simply For Life

Sir Corp

Soccer Nation

Social Coffee & Tea Company

SportClips

Spring Hill Suites Marriott

Starbucks - Bathurst

Starbucks - Newmarket

Station Creek

Steam Whistle Brewery

Steve's No Frills

Stiga

Story Book Farm Primate Sanc-

tuary

Swiss Chalet - Bradford

Tangles

Terra Restaurant

The Curtain Club Theatre

The Greg Frewin Theatre

The Old Spaghetti Factory

The Putting Edge

Theresa Scullion

Thomas Daniel

Tori Kozlowski

Touro Brazilian Steak House

Town of East Gwillimbury

Town of Georgina

Town of Richmond Hill

Turf Care Products Canada

Turnberry Golf Club

Turtle Jacks - Richmond Hill

Umbra Canada Ltd.

Universal Studios Canada

Upper Canada Mall

Vaughan Mills Mall

Via Rail Canada

Ward Funeral Homes

Warren Clayton

WEGZ

West Jet

Westin Harbour Castle

Willow Springs Winery

Woodbine Entertainment

Group

York Simcoe Appraisals

Zander Sod

Christmas

Gift Baskets

Ginette Pallet & Family

W.J. Watson PS

Flanagan Family

The Webster Family

Lucy Arnone

Cindy Bingham & Family

YR HR Services

Gary & Karen Kryshka

The Chieduch Wealth

Management Group

Goldman Spring

York Region Transit

YRT Enforcement &

Security

Neighbourhood Network

CW Coops, Holland

Landing

Magna International-

Total Comp. Dept.

Tofino Door & Trim

The McAteer Group of

Companies

Cardinal Health

York Region Rapid Transit

Scarapicchia Family

The Aravanos Family

The Lamaire Family

The Saccucci Family

The GAP Newmarket

Cross Country Installation

& Services

Eleanor Bullen

The Ryan-Cow Family

The GAP Richmond Hill

10 Our Signature Fundraisers

A BIG thank you

to all our Sponsors, Donors,

Participants and Volunteers!

11 Our Signature Fundraisers

12 Third Party Events

Paul Connelly Golf

Classic

13 Third Party Events

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Summary Statement of Financial Position December 31, 2016

Summary Statement of Revenue & Expenditures December 31, 2016

2016 2015

REVENUE

Donations 55,856 49,272

Fundraising 277,347 306,077

Grants 310,325 329,110

Other program revenue 4,074 200

Interest Income 675 1,225

648,277 685,884

EXPENSES Advertising & promotion 2,708 3,817

Amortization 3,558 2,282

Business taxes, licenses & member-ships 16,077 14,119

Fundraising expenses 30,612 44,252

Insurance 9,306 12,405

Interest & bank charges 2,388 3,531

Office 24,175 29,296

Professional fees 7,276 6,515

Program expenses 14,799 13,560

Rental 29,356 28,294

Salaries & wages 515,462 468,665

Sub-contracts 1,630 22,438

Telephone 2,805 2,674

Travel 977 4,416

661,129 656,264

EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVE-NUE OVER EXPENSES (12,852) 29,620

2016 2015

ASSETS Current

Cash

49,322

66,591

Marketable securites 41,847

78,813

Accounts Receivable 28,235

11,108

Harmonized Sales Tax recoverable

8,568

5,963

Prepaid Expenses

2,481

3,268

130,453

165,743

EQUIPMENT

8,340

11,898

RESTRICTED MARKETABLE SECURITIES

18,349

19,209

157,142

196,850

LIABILITES Current

Accounts payable & accrued liabilites

18,292

10,248

Deferred grant contribution

3,750

32,650

22,042

42,898

NET ASSETS

General Fund

116,751

134,743

Restricted Fund

18,349 19,209

135,100

153,952

157,142

196,850

Big Brothers Big Sisters of York—Annual Report 2016

Financials

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From a financial point of view, 2016 was a challenging year for Big Brothers Big Sisters of

York (BBBSY).

Overall, revenue decreased from the prior year. Donations were up 13%. Grants were

down 17.5 % due to the continuing competition for available grant funds. Fundraising

revenues were down 9% as the agency holds a Gala fundraising event every other year.

The agency was able to keep expenses at about the same level as the year before.

For the year ending December 31, 2016, Gross Revenue was $648,277. Program, Fund-

raising and Administrative expenses were $661,129. This resulted in a net loss of

$12,852.

Both the BBBSY Staff and Board continue to pursue opportunities to increase revenues

either through growing our current events and or new streams of revenue in the areas of

grants and donations along with reducing expenses where possible.

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Staff and the Board for their con-

tinued support, dedication and teamwork in 2016. We look forward to our continued

and new partnerships in 2017 as one of the recipients of the Magna Hoedown and Rich-

mond Hill Tastes of the Hill; the year-end NewRoads Highway 11 Cruisers Car Classic and

closing out what we hope will be a fantastic year with our Signature Gala on November

25th!

Gary Kryshka

Treasurer 2016

Treasurer’s Report

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On behalf of the children and families we are so honoured to serve,

please accept our sincere thanks for all that you do.

Special Thanks

350 Industrial Parkway South

Aurora, Ontario L4G 3V7

Phone:905-726-2149 Fax: 905-726-1285

www.bbbsy.ca

Charitable Registration Number

106793888 RR0001