one great leap ahead
Thanks for helping Women’s College Hospital take
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“ Thank you for investing in an incredible hospital that’s not only changing healthcare, it’s changing lives like mine.”
– Caroline Noakes
Caroline Noakes beat breast cancer, but the 30-year-
old wanted to be absolutely sure the disease
wasn’t going to return. She had a preventative
double mastectomy at Women’s College Hospital
in December 2012. In May 2013, she became the
first patient to undergo surgery in our new hospital,
this time for breast reconstruction. While the quality
of care was equal to her previous procedures, there
was one noticeable difference this time around.
“After my mastectomy, I remember waking up
in a stark, windowless room. This time, it was a
beautiful, soothing space, not at all clinical and with
lots of natural light. It gave me such confidence in
the level of care I was receiving.”
Today, Caroline is cancer-free, back at work and
enjoying life.
“Women’s College Hospital has a reputation for
ground-breaking work,” says Caroline. “I feel lucky
to be part of such a rich history.”
What an inspiring year!
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At the end of 2013, in the middle of the ice storm, Women’s College Hospital Foundation
received the largest gift of its campaign and we couldn’t be more delighted!
In fact, many incredibly generous donors stepped forward in 2013 to help build a better
hospital, so that you can have better healthcare in the future.
Thank you to WCH patients and their families, volunteers, friends, corporations and
foundations who invested in the capital campaign and got people talking about women’s
health and healthcare. The conversation continued at Grape to Glass, the Golf Classic and,
the third annual Women for Women’s lunch, which collectively raised $500,000 in 2013 to
support programs, infrastructure and patient amenities.
2013 also saw the launch of the 100 Women Initiative, with the aim of raising $10,000,000
from 100 women leaders to transform healthcare for women and pioneer new models of
care that benefit patients everywhere.
Since the opening last spring of the first phase of the Hospital of the Future, countless
people have benefited from WCH’s world-leading health professionals, innovative healthcare
programs, ground-breaking research and ambulatory care facilities that get patients home
within 18 hours even after surgery.
Together, we’re not just changing healthcare; we’re changing lives. We can’t thank you
enough for your support.
Sue Carruthers, FAHP, ICD.D Joanne Mealia
President & CEO Chair, Board of Directors
Women’s College Hospital Foundation Women’s College Hospital Foundation
In a hospital that’s making its mark as a change leader, change is a good thing.
On June 23, 2014, Women’s College Hospital Foundation (WCHF) welcomes
new President & CEO Kathy Hay. An outstanding leader, Kathy brings to
WCHF a passion for research, healthcare and education and for ensuring the
right kind of care for patients and families across diverse communities. Kathy
will work closely with new Board Chair Ann Davis, recently retired partner at
KPMG Canada. As a Foundation Board member and co-chair of the KPMG
campaign for WCH, Ann helped raise $600,000 – setting the bar high for
other professional services firms to follow.
Please join us in welcoming Kathy and Ann – the next in a long line of
incredible women leaders at Women’s College Hospital!
Sue Carruthers, President & CEO
Joanne Mealia, Chair, Board of Directors
From left, Ann Davis, Incoming Board Chair and Kathy Hay, Incoming President & CEO
On June 12, 2013, Women’s College Hospital achieved a milestone in Canadian healthcare: The doors opened at Phase I of
the Hospital of the Future, the first stand-alone outpatient hospital in Canada. Built with donor support, the new 10-storey
ambulatory care facility is revolutionizing the way healthcare is provided and improving our health system as a whole.
Among many innovations, the hospital features clinics and services situated within the same ‘neighbourhoods’ so patients can
access all their health providers in a single visit. Each of the eight ambulatory care surgical suites has touch-of-a-button access
to patient images and lab results. Two ORs are dedicated to sports medicine and one to gynecology. Patients receiving surgery
transition through all the phases of treatment and recovery in the same bed and with the same care team, and are back home
again, all without requiring an over-night stay.
“We are developing innovative models of care that are helping to keep people out of hospital,” WCH President and CEO Marilyn
Emery told several hundred guests at the ribbon cutting, including Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and The Honourable Deb
Matthews, Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care. “This is the future of healthcare!”
Funding the Future
This is just the first step in our commitment to change the future of healthcare.
Construction is now underway on the hospital’s second phase, due to open in 2015.
Women’s College Hospital Foundation has set a goal to raise $21 million over the next
two years to complete our redevelopment, support programs, purchase specialized
equipment and provide amenities to better serve our patients.
From left, former WCHF Board Chairs Carol Cowan and Elaine Todres, current Chair Joanne Mealia, Campaign Chair Sylvia Chrominska, Former Board Chair Christopher Hoffmann
This is the future of healthcare!
$10,000,000 plusWomen’s College Health Research
$5,000,000 - $9,999,999Estate of F. Marguerite Hill
$1,000,000 - $4,999,999Association of Volunteers, Women’s College HospitalCharles Luther Burton TrustLouise A. FastThe Peter Gilgan FoundationSerge GodinEstate of Edwin Arthur GommeEstate of Rauha ‘Maude’ JackMargaret Norrie McCainThe Morrison FoundationNancy’s Very Own FoundationScotiabankEstate of Florence Winnifred StaceyShoppers Drug MartAnonymous (1)
$500,000 - $999,999BMO Financial GroupCanadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Ontario ChapterCanadian Imperial Bank of CommerceFran and Edmund ClarkElizabeth D. HamiltonRBC FoundationTD Bank Financial GroupAnonymous (1)
$250,000 - $499,999The Bennett Family FoundationCarter Layne Charitable FundPaul and Lynn DampJoan Eakin and Chris HoffmannThe Friends of Women’s College HospitalEstate of Margaret GerrardShirley GranovskyThe KPMG FoundationEstate of Patricia PepallEstate of John Morrison Williamson
$100,000 - $249,999Gail R. AppelKaren and Bill BarnettMargaret G. ChambersSylvia D. ChrominskaCarol A. CowanArlene DickinsonThe E & S Charitable FoundationEleanor & Burnett Thall Family FoundationThe Henry White Kinnear FoundationThe Linda Judith Reed FoundationThe Linda Frum & Howard Sokolowski Charitable FoundationNancy MacKellarMary Lou Maher and Lara ShewchukNancy E. MainColleen Moorehead and Daniel McCarthyEstate of Gilbert Colin MurrayThe Muzzo Family Charitable FoundationBrian and Megan PorterLen and Vivian RacioppoEstate of Kathleen Mary SloanFloyd and Barbara SternSheila Craig WaenglerWomen’s College Family Practice AssociatesAnonymous (1)
$50,000 - $99,999Deborah Barrett and Jim LeechThe Bruce H. Mitchell FoundationV. Ann DavisGeorge and Katherine DembroskiMarilyn EmeryIan and Patricia FraserCarol A. GrayJ.P. Bickell FoundationThomas Kierans and Mary JaniganNational Bank of CanadaGillian Riley and Chris ThompsonEva RyterbandMichelle Samson-DoelBill and Bronwen ThomasEstate of Beatrice Catherine TitleyWomen’s College Hospital Department of Medicine
Sally C. WrightAnonymous (2)
$25,000 - $49,999Amgen Canada Inc.Michael J. BrattyBrookfield Partners FoundationGeorge and Martha ButterfieldThe Cadillac Fairview Corporation LimitedDebra Campbell and Barbara LefcoeMarlene CepparoStan and Debra CoutoJeanne DesBrisay and Donald GilchristMary Dodd and Daniel DedererTania Martin and Stephen DowdElizabeth FanjoyPati Greenwood and Jeff DowsettLorraine Greey and Stephen LeDrewJames H. Cummings Foundation Inc.Mary Susanne LamontKPMGThe Honourable Donald S. Macdonald and Mrs. Adrian MacdonaldJanet MacInnisKarin McCaskillJune McLeanJoanne S. MealiaThe North Toronto Business & Professional Women’s ClubGerald O’LearyJocelyn PalmGail ReganPaula RochonJim RudermanEstate of Ouilla ShirriffAnn SouthamMary ThomsonThomson ReutersElaine TodresAnonymous (1)
$10,000 - $24,999Jim AndersenPeter AngelouClaire Angus and Mark CaplanCharalambos Antoniou
Campaign DonorsMany generous friends have made heartfelt gifts to Women’s College Hospital Foundation to help change healthcare and improve patient lives. We’re grateful for every gift received for the hospital’s redevelopment project and are pleased to acknowledge cumulative gifts of $1,000 or more received between April 1, 2006 and December 31, 2013.
With the help of donors, WCH remains focused on what we do best – advancing the health of women, and preventing and managing complex, chronic conditions to enhance patient lives.
We couldn’t make such a powerful impact without you. Thank you.
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Carolyn BennettAngela BhutaniJason L.S. BirnboimSue A. CarruthersTonie Lynne ChaltasCo-operators General Insurance CompanyCurtis and Joanne ColeJillian ColesCatherine David NolanAnne M. DelicaetCarol DerkRobert Dorrance and Gail DrummondMichael FlintoffFrank and Joan Lew Charitable TrustMargot FranssenFrederick and Douglas Dickson Memorial FoundationSt. Clair and Margaret McCabeGillian HawkerDan HillIn Memory of Lucie Helen HomburgerAni Hotoyan-JolyWilliam HugheyThe Jarislowsky FoundationHelen KampfmullerMelenda LamMary Ann LawrieEstate of Laura LeggeSheila Laredo and Richard MarcovitzJodi MacphersonArlene and Ian MadellIrene MartinMcCarthy Tétrault FoundationHeather McPherson and John SimsJulia MurphyJean MurrayElisabeth M. OrstenCoulter & Barbara OsbornePhilip and Linda PalterThe Powis Family FoundationThe Rees FamilyJackie Schleifer Taylor and Paul D.M. TaylorLili Shalev ShawnDianne J. SloanEdward SorbaraJoan M. SproatGeorge StoweLaura ThanasseAnne Marie ThomasSidney H. TroisterNadia WalterJohn WatsonJohn WeirRyan Wiley and Brian VandervechtThe William and Nona Heaslip FoundationSusanne WilliamsEstate of Jessie Elizabeth Wright
$1,000 - $9,999A & A King Family FoundationAB Research Partners Inc.
ABS System Consultants Ltd.Lisa AllenJulia M. AlleyneThe Alumnae Association of WCH School of NursingViola AntaoDonna BainAri BaratzBruce C. BarkerHelen BattySonia BaxendaleJ.D. BeattieEarl BedermanCatherine BellingerJalynn BennettJosée BernierBilfinger Project Investments Inc.Tuhina BiswasSusan C. BlackBMO Employee Charitable FoundationBoehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd.Riina BrayRosario Briones-UrbinaMary E. BritnellBrompton FundsBrookfield Properties Ltd.Janet BrownLorraine BrownRichard BrullC. Bruce BurtonLesley ByrneCantores CelestesNancy J. CarrollBarbara L. CartwrightJohn CattoAn-Wen ChanDeborah ChantWee Shian ChanBetty ChenHoward ChenWah Sang CheungCiti Payment ServicesCitibank CanadaCatherine ClarkGail Cook-BennettCora RestaurantCelia CorcoranBeatrice CrawfordMaureen CrydermanDavid DenisonHugh M. DesBrisayCatharine A. DevlinJohn E. DillStephen DineleyDragan DjordjevicRobert DmytryshynJoan DommAlice DongLinda S. DranoffBarbara L. DruckerThe Duboc FamilyAnn Dunlop
Sheila F. DunnSenator Art Eggleton and Camille BacchusAnn ElliottBarbara Evans-BoydenExceptionalities Inc.Kimberley FeldmanErika FeuersteinDavid and Tamara FinchJoan FischerFern FisherAndrew ForbesStephen ForemanJulie Forman-KayNaomi FromsteinHarvey and Leah FruitmanTerry FryettJessica FultonThe Geoffrey H. Wood FoundationPeter GiacomelliKathryn GiffenMarcia GilbertValerie GillisFrank GiordanoIngrid D. GrahamMilan GraovacShanon O. GrauerKimberley S. GreenwoodRuth GregoryBatya GrundlandSusan GrundyH2 Central Marketing & CommunicationsJames W. Harbell and Patricia McQuaidDoreen G. HawkinsonHeather HeapsKatja HeineckRuth HeiseyMichael HermanPaul HickeyJane A. HillZabeen HirjiStephen HolzapfelHood Packaging CorporationDavid K. HopeDiane HortonRev. Nan HudsonHudson’s Bay Company FoundationValerie HusseyIBM Canada Ltd.Madelyne ImrieIndustrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc.Glenna IngoldNoah IversThe J. and B. Carroll Family FoundationJ.S. Cheng & Partners Inc.John JacksonJeanne Parkin Arts Management Ltd.Doris JennerDana JeromeSylvia and David Green Philanthropic Fund Johnson Family Fund at the Toronto Community Foundation
W O M E N ’ S C O L L E G E H O S P I T A L F O U N D A T I O N
Sherril JohnsonVicki JonesK. McClure & Associates Management Consulting Inc.Heather J. KaineNaveen KaliaRobert and Judith KaneeRita S. KarakasDonna J. KaufmanKevin J. KellyRuth KelnerMaureen Kempston DarkesKathleen KerrFarsad KianiSusie KimJane KiralyYolanda KirkhamCarol KitaiLouis R. KlinckChristopher M. KnightKal KuronenRebecca L. LackmanAkhileshwar LambaMichele LandsbergThe Larkins Family FoundationMervin and Myrna Lass Fund Elin LawrenceChristine LayNatalie LazarowychEsther LeeJeffrey W. LemPamela LenkovKathryn J. LennoxDeborah LevitanLorraine LipscombeJessica LindstolDiane LoebIrina LoewyElizabeth LojowskyPatrick LoubertDanny LovatsisGeorge S. LuczkiwM.C. MacNiven Consulting Inc.Jocelyn MacdonaldShannon MacdonaldSheila MacFeetersVeronica MaidmanDara MakerDanielle MartinWendy MathesonAnne MatlowWilmot and Judy MatthewsMina MawaniJ. S. McCainShannon L. McGinnisJulie McKennaJane McMynMary E. McPhunSheldon MintzJosiah Moffatt
Beverley J. MoirCarl MollinsSilvia MontefiorePamela MorganJane MorleyKevin MorrisDebbie MorrisseyJane MosleyJanet Murdoch ZiveBetsy MurrayMurray NealGary NortonTara O’BrienWanda & Richard O’HaganKathleen O’NeillKathryn O’NeillSusan E. OplerOsler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLPRuth OstrowerPalais Royale CorporationCarmela A. PallottoElizabeth Paras-LyeLinda Pearson and David BurnsJohn F. PhilpottNicholas PimlottPhoenix Performance ProductsE.M. Mae PottonPreston Human Capital Group Inc.Valerie PringlePerdita RambiharRamsay Inc.Meb RashidAnna RauthRehab Express Inc.Richard O’Hagan AssociatesBarbara Robertson ElliottCheryl RobinsonAgnes RoulstonRobert RoweRSK AssocitatesCarol H. RykertSaint Elizabeth Health CareMaryam SanatiThe Schneider Family FoundationCarrie SchramScotiabank Women’s Charity ChallengeSherry-Anne SeeriramAmanda SelkPaulette SeniorHilda SenterMathew SermerHarry SeymourLillian SeymourKimberley ShannonStephen ShapiroPrati A. SharmaShaRna FoundationSheerin A. SheikhJordana ShepsWendy Shore
Herman ShuklaGodyne SibayHelen K. SinclairGillian H. SmithJoan SmithGeorge SmithermanSpencer Stuart & Associates LtdSheryl Maria SpithoffJane B. SprottSusan StaffordLeonard SternbergRuth StoweGordon StraussGary A. SugarConnie SugiyamaSusan SutinAnne SwarbrickBarbara M. SwitzerBruce W. ThomasTides Canada FoundationTNSJocelyn ToddLois TophamBeverly ToppingMegan TregunnoThu N. TrinhDavid TroisterUHN MSH Anesthesia AssociatesDaniel and Maureen VanceDiane E. WalkerElizabeth WalterPatricia WardWCH Alumnae, Class of 1960Scott WetmoreCynthia WhiteheadJohn and June WeversBeth WilsonLynn WilsonWilson Heights Lodge No. 1998, B’Nai BrithCharles Martin WinogradKaren WongMelinda WuMark S. YamadaAnonymous (9)
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“ This truly is frontline medical care with a global reach.” – Eliot Muzzo, Muzzo Family Charitable Foundation
The future of WCH is one of promise and innovation – a future that I am proud to be part of. WCH is pioneering innovative research and treatment centres, which everyone in our city, province and country will benefit from. The prominent researchers and doctors at WCH are changing the face of hospital healthcare as we know it.
As a husband and father, I am truly excited about the expansion thus far. The new WCH is certainly impressive in its architectural advancement, along with the new medical equipment it houses. I know that my support of surgical imaging technologies will aid an all-encompassing delivery of services targeting everything from breast cancer and migraine headaches, to arthritis, HIV and geriatric care. Through technology, WCH can even provide treatment for post-partum depression in remote areas. This truly is front line medical care with a global reach.
I also find myself thinking about the warmth and non-traditional setting of the new hospital. An abundance of windows and natural sunlight that envelops patients in such difficult moments is a small, but important comfort WCH will provide.
This is the new WCH and it’s why I encourage you to offer your support. With so many worthy causes to champion, I think it’s important to be part of a healthcare revolution that is rethinking how research is conducted and how patients can benefit.
From left, Marco Muzzo, Heather McPherson, Vice-President, Patient Care & Ambulatory Innovation,Eliot Muzzo, Sue Carruthers, President & CEO, WCHF and Marc Muzzo
$100,000 plusDavid and Susan Howard & Family
Gail Regan
Women’s College Health Research
$25,000 - $99,999Ontario Acoustic Supply Inc.
RBC Investor Services
$10,000 - $24,999Acxsys Corporation
Bilfinger Project Investments Inc.
BonaVista Asset Management Ltd.
C.A. Delaney Capital Management Ltd.
Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions
Mercer HR Consulting
Philip and Linda Palter
RBC Foundation
TD Bank Financial Group
$5,000 - $9,999Aimia Canada Inc. (Aeroplan)
Geoffrey W. Beattie
BMO Financial Group
BMW Toronto
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Bousfields Inc.
Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.
CIBC
Davis + Henderson, Limited Partnership
Goldman Sachs Canada Inc.
Gowlings
Emmanuelle Gattuso
Gail MacNaughton
Eric Margolis
Maxims Limited Partnership
Eva Mayer
Medavie Blue Cross
New York Fries
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Royal Bank of Canada
Sherrard Kuzz LLP
Andrew and Gaye Stein
Torys LLP
Tribute Pharmaceuticals
Antonina Trozzo
Walsh Construction/Bondfield Partnership
Waratah Capital Advisors
Greg Wolfond & Family
The Woodbridge Corporation
$2,500 - $4,999Annette Addison
Affinity Market Group
Arbitration Place
Corus Entertainment Inc.
Deloitte & Touche Foundation Canada
Ann Elliott
Entrinsic
Ernst & Young LLP
Susan Hollace Fowlie
Jack Gehrels
Giesecke & Devrient Systems Canada, Inc.
Cheryl Giffin
Hub International HKMB Limited
Catherine M. Kelly
Mary Susanne Lamont
Ann Lawson
LDL Corp.
Christine Magee
Mary Lou Maher
Maritz Canada Inc.
Miller Thomson, LLP
Yvette Miller-Bortolussi
Novantas Inc.
Elizabeth M. Ortsen
N. Jane Pepino
Struan Robertson*
ScotiaMcLeod
John Semple
Street Capital Financial Corporation
Walton Capital Management
Welded Tube of Canada
Ruth Woods*
Diana Yenson*
$1,000 - $2,499Sherry L. Abbott
Alumnae Association of WCH School of Nursing
Peter Angelou
BA Consulting Group Ltd.
Gerhard and Margaret Beckert
Michael Bethell
Monica E. Biringer
Yvonne Bland
Brad J. Lamb Realty Inc.
Brandes Investment Partners & Co.
Andrew Brethour
David Browne
Christina Budweth
Martha J. Burns*
Barbara Callbeck*
Graeme Cameron
Hazel L. Campbell
Canadian Tire Financial Sevices
Cara Operations Limited
Savannah Cardew
Margaret Carr-Harris
Meredith A. Cartwright
Margaret Catto
Marlene Cepparo
Deborah L. Chang
Sylvia D. Chrominska
Cineplex Media
Annual Giving DonorsIn 2013 many individuals, foundations and corporations made an annual gift to Women’s College Hospital Foundation. These gifts helped support programs, purchase specialized equipment and provide amenities to better serve our patients. On behalf of the countless women and men who are benefiting from your donations, thank you!
All donations to Women’s College Hospital Foundation are gratefully appreciated. Space limitations make it impossible for us to recognize all supporters; however, gifts of $1,000 or more received between January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 are acknowledged here with our sincere thanks.
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Margaret E. Cockshutt
Fred Conlin
Nancy Conn
Carrie L. Cook
Tami Cope
Rosella Cornaviera*
Credit Suisse Securities (Canada) Inc.
Mildred J. Crowley
V. Ann Davis
Shirley Dawe
John de Jong
Kathryn Del Greco
Agnes B. Di Leonardi
Domain Designs
Vivien Dzau
Elite Construction Inc.
Susan Elliot
Jim Estey
Sherry I. Evershed
Eileen P. Farrow
Fidelity Investments Canada ULC
David and Tamara Finch
Warren Finlay*
Catherine Foley
Jean M. Fraser
Naomi Fromstein
Nina Gazzola
Linda Glover*
Barbara Goldring
Adriana Gonzalez Diaz
Jolene Gordon
Helen Graham
Gregor Grant*
Milan Graovac
Guilfoyle Financial Planning Inc.
H2 Central Marketing & Communications
James W. Harbell and Patricia McQuaid
Harlequin Enterprises Limited
Beverly Harris
Stephen Harris
Virginia Hatchette
Gillian Hawker
Doreen G. Hawkinson
Heidrick & Struggles
David K. Hope
Sandy and Naomi Horodezky*
Martha Hoyt
Linda Iaccino
Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc.
Tiffany Irwin
Colleen Johnson*
Ann Johnston
Carl I. Keddy
Louise Kennedy*
Melissa Kennedy
Jane E. Kinney
Kinross Gold Corporation
KJ Harrison & Partners Inc.
Korn/Ferry International
Kal Kuronen
Lamb Development Corp.
Greig Lawrie
Dyane Legge
Pamela W. Lewis
Flora Macdonald
Heather MacInnis
Janet MacInnis
James Macintosh*
Ian MacKellar
Margaret MacLellan
Ellie Maggio
MasterCard Canada
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Sharon McCormick
Heather McKean
Cameron A. Mingay
Lorelie Mitchell*
Carl Mollins
Lucy Monte-Lisi
Mary-Martin Morris
Margaret Muir
Janet Murdoch Zive
Marjorie Nadeau
Lucille Narun
National Bank Financial Group
Rena Neufeld
Wendy Nichols
Janet Nixon
Oatley, Vigmond Personal Injury Lawyers
Odgers Berndtson Canada Inc.
Ruth Ostrower
Marisa Piattelli
Linda C. Pincott
Christine Pletch
E. M. Mae Potton
Dorothy Quann
Alan Redway
Ellen Reid*
Ann P. Richards
Cheryl Robinson
Paula Rochon
Kathleen Ross*
Michelle Samson-Doel
Lorna M. Schoenroth
Kimberley Shannon
Martha Shaw
Shaw Management Services Trust
Janet Sheffield*
Michael G. Sherrard
Signal Hill Equity Partners Inc.
Patrick Sinnott
Katherine Smart
Stikeman Elliott LLP
Barbara Switzer
Monika Szabo
Bill and Bronwen Thomas
Ronald Tillotson
E. Joan Timbrell
Walsh Construction Company Canada
Elizabeth Walter
Benita M. Warmbold
John Watson
Women’s College Hospital Department of Medicine
WeirFoulds LLP
Joan Westcott*
Ryan Wiley and Brian Vandervecht
John Wilkes*
Robert C. Williams
Gordon W. Winter
Nancy Wise
Herbert Wisebrod
Women’s Executive Network Foundation
Anna Yanovsky
Dov Zevy
Anonymous (3)
*indicates monthly donor
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy
and completeness of these lists. Please contact
[email protected] regarding any omissions or
corrections.
W O M E N ’ S C O L L E G E H O S P I T A L F O U N D A T I O N
Dorothy St. John’s affiliation with Women’s College Hospital began as a favour to a friend. It was 1998
and WCH was making news for its proposed merger with Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. “A friend
asked if I was interested in marching at the hospital to show our support and keep it going,” recalls the
80-year-old. “I said yes because it meant so much to her.”
During the hours she spent walking, Dorothy started to learn more about the hospital she was backing. She liked
what she heard. In short order, the Scarborough resident signed on as a patient of Dr. Deborah Levitan in WCH’s
Family Practice Health Centre.
That same year, she made her first donation to Women’s College Hospital Foundation. By 2002, in recognition of the
“excellent service” she receives, Dorothy became a monthly donor. She hasn’t missed a month since.
“I see the progress and I’m very impressed. I know the money I donate helps a lot of people.”
“ I see the progress and I’m very impressed.” – Dorothy St. John
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Dr. Sheila Laredo was a PhD candidate at WCH before joining the staff in 2004 as an endocrinologist and clinical scientist. In the decade since, she has earned the title of Chief of Staff, while juggling a busy personal life that includes husband Richard Marcovitz, a financial services tax partner at PwC Canada, and four children, two of whom have special needs.
“There aren’t many places that would have created an environment where someone in my situation could have accomplished what I’ve accomplished, given the other limitations in my life,” Sheila says. “We’re always talking about equity at Women’s College Hospital. No one offered it. It was just there.”
Richard agrees. “Giving my wife these opportunities confirmed the hospital is a place that not only focuses on women’s health, but also allows women to be wives, mothers, daughters,
volunteers . . . whatever they want and need to be in life.”
This all-encompassing commitment to women is what inspired Sheila and Richard to make their first donation to Women’s College Hospital Foundation in 2008. WCH’s vision of a new model of healthcare that includes community partnerships is what keeps them giving year after year.
“We’re building a building, but we’re also building a hospital without walls,” explains Sheila. “Women’s is becoming part of our larger community in ways that address the gaps in healthcare and respect our partners. Being a parent of children with chronic needs, I live the need for those partnerships and care that isn’t time-limited.” As Chief of Staff, she sees the benefits of that innovative approach every day. “The same things that make our patients happy, make our physicians happy. It’s such a pleasure to work here.”
“ At Women’s College Hospital, care isn’t reserved just for the patients.” – Dr. Sheila Laredo Richard Marcovitz
and Dr. Sheila Laredo
“ It always comes back to women supporting women.”
– Gail Appel
Gail Appel credits the incredible women in her life as her inspiration for joining WCHF’s 100 Women Initiative. “I love the courage of women to go out there and do their level best in the world,” says the noted Canadian philanthropist, social worker and artist.
Gail is one of 22 women change leaders who celebrated the collective power of women with a gift of $100,000 or more to Women’s College Hospital. The 100 Women Initiative is a unique opportunity for 100 women to raise $10 million to transform healthcare and continue the conversation about women’s health.
Already a WCH donor with her husband Mark Appel, Gail says this latest contribution is her personal gift. She honours her parents, who were dedicated community volunteers in Saskatchewan; her friend and former WCH and WCHF Chair Carol Cowan; and her late mother-in-law Bluma Appel, who founded the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research and was instrumental in helping to break the glass ceiling for women in the corporate boardroom. “In 1979 - 80, I would initially attend meetings with her as another woman to balance the board discussions, and to offer a younger woman’s perspective,” she says. “It was remarkably interesting and very hard to get the status quo changed.”
Gail sees the 100 Women Initiative as an opportunity to continue Bluma’s drive for equality. “This is a chance for women to level the playing field by making a meaningful commitment to the next generation of women. We owe it to the next generation of women and men to strengthen women’s healthcare and, by extension, the health of our families.” Gail is particularly interested in WCH’s focus on health prevention, including the discovery of the BRCA cancer genes, which can help identify breast and ovarian cancer before they even develop.
“I want to do this for women. It always comes back to women supporting women.”
Gail R. AppelElisabetta BigsbySylvia D. ChrominskaCarol A. CowanLynn DampArlene DickinsonLouise A. FastShirley GranovskyElizabeth D. Hamilton
Nancy MacKellarNancy E. MainMary Lou MaherThe Honourable Margaret N. McCainColleen Moorehead Katherine L. MorrisonN. Jane PepinoMegan Porter
Vivian RacioppoLinda J. ReedEleanor ThallSheila WaenglerAnonymous (1)
The 100 Women Initiative was launched in 2013 to get 100 leading Canadian women talking about healthcare, while raising $10 million for Women’s College Hospital. The following extraordinary women continue to inspire others by telling their WCH story and sharing why this project is so important to them:
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Marjorie Swanson and Margaret Chambers shared a lifelong
commitment to Women’s College Hospital. Sadly, both
passed away in 2013. Their memories live on in their legacies
to Women’s College Hospital Foundation.
“I owe a lot to Women’s College,” Dr. Swanson said several years
ago of her decision to include a bequest to WCHF in her will. “I had
many interesting times there.”
Dr. Swanson was 35, with a firm idea of the kind of family medicine
she wanted to practice, when she graduated from the University
of Toronto and joined the staff of WCH in the 1950s. “I knew
everyone,” she says. “The doctors were a fascinating bunch.”
She spent her entire career as a family doctor at WCH, eventually
serving as Chief of Family and Community Medicine from 1969
to 1972. Those years remained fond memories throughout her
retirement. Dr. Swanson died in November 2013 at age 93, leaving
a gift in her will to the Foundation.
Margaret Chambers was also a woman who carved a bold
path in life. A mathematics graduate who spent 28 years in the
insurance industry, she knew the value of a good investment. She
was a strong supporter of WCH throughout her lifetime and also
supported the hospital with a bequest in her will.
“I like to support organizations where I know the people involved,”
Ms Chambers explained of her many generous gifts prior to her
death in October 2013, just one week shy of her 97th birthday.
“There’s great support and talent at Women’s College Hospital. I
think we women should support women’s organizations.”
WCHF is pleased to remember both of these Spirit of Life Society
members.
In Memory Spirit of Life DonorsThe Spirit of Life Society recognizes and honours those friends who have thoughtfully made provision for Women’s College Hospital through a gift in their will or by arranging a gift using life insurance, a trust or registered retirement investments.
David AronoffBetsy MurrayPenelope J. Bell and Jack PashtDanielle BerrutDonna BrownLorraine BrownRuth M. BuchananThomas A. CasterJean E. DrydenLynn FromCecile GoodmanNancy L. GriffinElizabeth D. HamiltonMartin and Vicki HeenanWilliam D. HugheyHelen KampfmullerLinda LangeroJanet MacInnisNancy E. MainMargaret Norrie McCainJoann and Rodger McLennanJohn and Lynn MilliganKathleen Mulheron and George SzuszwalE. M. OrstenJocelyn PalmMargery L. PooleGail ReganRosita SanchezMarjorie O. ScotlandGeoffrey M. SeymourJenny TanSheila Craig WaenglerWendy WeaverJohn and June WeversAnonymous (6)
Since 2006, bequests to WCHF have totalled $13.8 million or approximately 25% of the Foundation’s total revenue.
Dr. Marjorie Swanson (L) and Margaret Chambers at the 2008 Spirit of Life Lunch
Accent Fairchild Group Inc.Annette AddisonDavid BeattyBenefit CosmeticsBMW TorontoBody BlitzCardinal Golf ClubChi SpaCobble Beach Golf ClubCoppinwood Golf ClubDaniel et Daniel CateringEntertainment OneJoseph FalconeriThe Fifth Grill and TerraceGee BeautyIan GlenGranite ClubHammam SpaMihkel HarilaidHarvest WagonWilliam T. HollandIntercontinental Toronto Centre HotelJordan IsonJdJ Jewellery LtdJohn Allan’s
John FriedaC. Peter KiltyKumari’sLadies Golf Club of TorontoRobert LantosChristine LayLive NationLouis D. – Central Image Agency Inc.Katherine LubaNancy MacKellarMaison BirksMarci Lipman CountryMark Anthony WinesEugene McBurneyThe McBurney Family FoundationJoyce McLachlanModern GolfNike GolfAdish NikoveiPeter OliveOpus RestaurantOviinbyrdPlum Gift Ponte Wine & SpiritsQ107
RBC – Zabeen HirjiRevlon CanadaGillian Riley and Chris ThompsonRosewater Supper ClubS & H Realty CorporationSAS CanadaSassafrazScandinave Spa Blue MountainThe SeptemberBrian SewellGerald SheffSkydive TorontoStephanie’s – Stephanie HillSultan’s Tent & Café MorocTable 17Gillian TalackoClark ToewsTreasury Wine EstatesAnthony WeldonBrad WhiteYes Virginia
In-kind DonorsThank you to our Silent Auction and Gift Supporters, who helped make our 2013 events a success.
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Brompton Group first invested in Women’s College Hospital Foundation because Chris Hoffmann, a company director and eight-year member of the WCHF Board, introduced them to an interesting Foundation event. They keep on giving because it makes good business sense.
“There are so few women-oriented events,” explains Dana Rennie, Senior Marketing Manager of the Toronto-based investment fund manager. “When Women for Women’s was introduced four years ago, we were quite excited. Finally, a good opportunity to engage our women investment advisors.”
Brompton has donated more than $40,000 to WCHF since 2008, primarily through special events, including Women for Women’s, Grape to Glass, An Evening With and the Golf Classic. “Women’s College Hospital is one of the largest causes we support,” says Rennie. Many of the company’s 20 staff members attend the Foundation’s events alongside Brompton’s clients and advisors. Some of those guests, in turn, have become valued Foundation donors in their own right.
Says Rennie: “We like to support good causes and this is a good cause.” And not just because WCH is the first and only academic, ambulatory care hospital in Ontario with a focus on the health of women.
“Our gifts do more than support women’s health; we’re helping entire families.”
“ We like to support good causes and this is a good cause.” – Dana Rennie
Events SpotlightCheers to you!On April 11, Women’s College Hospital Foundation welcomed more
than 300 guests to the fourth annual Grape to Glass wine-tasting party
and luxury silent wine auction. Over the past four years, with Presenting
sponsor Scotiabank and other sponsors by our side, WCHF has raised
more than $400,000 to help change the future of healthcare and the
lives of countless women and men who will continue to benefit from our
ground-breaking research and care.
Paint the Halls in support of WCHPaint the Halls was a one-of-a-kind celebration in support of women’s
health and a fond farewell to the original Grenville Street hospital!
More than 1,000 guests watched as 100 artists with Art Battle Canada
transformed the empty hospital walls into the largest community art
exhibition in the city. The May 30 showcase also featured collaborations
with WCH scientists to showcase the crossroads of medicine and art.
W O M E N ’ S C O L L E G E H O S P I T A L F O U N D A T I O N
Thanks to Sponsors:
Thanks to Sponsors:
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Hitting the links ‘fore’ Women’sOn June 10, Women’s College Hospital Foundation hosted 120 golfers at
the prestigious Coppinwood Golf Club for the sixth annual Women’s College
Hospital Foundation Golf Classic. Over six years, with sponsor support, the golf
classic has raised over $1 million to help change the future of healthcare.
Let’s talk women’s healthOn November 20, Women’s College Hospital Foundation hosted more than 600
women and raised over $300,000 towards the redevelopment of the hospital at the
third annual Women for Women’s lunch. Moderated by health and medical expert
Dr. Marla Shapiro, the lunch featured a panel discussion with WCH breast cancer
researcher Dr. Steven Narod; Anne Parker, one of the first women to undergo
genetic testing for breast cancer; and journalist and breast cancer survivor Libby
Znaimer. Special thanks to three-time presenting sponsor KPMG and event co-
chairs Colleen Moorehead and Mary-Martin Morris.
Thanks to Sponsors:
Thanks to Sponsors:
OUR FINANCIALHIGHLIGHTS 2013
GRANTS TO THE HOSPITALWHERE DO OUR DONORS DIRECT THEIR DOLLARS?
WHO ARE OUR DONORS?
Individuals
49%
Corporations
34%
Research
55%
Restricted
63%
Capital Projects and Education
45%Endowed
18%Unrestricted
19%
Foundations
17%
FINANCIALHIGHLIGHTS
HIGHLIGHTS OF OPERATIONS AND FUND BALANCESFor the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014
2014 2013
Revenue $ $
Donations and Fundraising 6,657,319 13,164,351
Net Investment Income 6,429,203 3,427,702
Total Revenue 13,086,522 16,592,053
Grants and Activities
Fundraising and Administration 4,181,945 4,598,195
Grants 2,356,281 13,130,404
Change in Fund Balances 6,548,296 (1,136,546)
Fund Balances at Year End
Unrestricted Funds 1,771,997 486,981
Restricted Funds 52,678,837 47,415,556
Total Funds 54,450,834 47,902,537
Detailed audited financial statements are available upon request. Please contact [email protected] or 416-323-6323 for more information.
It has been a privilege to serve Women’s College Hospital. It has allowed me to participate in an innovative movement that enhances the patient experience, improves outcomes and reduces the financial strains placed on our healthcare system. In particular, the opportunity to work alongside people who are making the hospital of the future, a reality, has been inspiring.
Many know my initial decision to get involved was personal. Women deserve at least one hospital – in a city the size of Toronto – that recognizes gender differences. For me, Women’s College is the best choice. I have since learned how its expertise extends well beyond the needs of women. An investment in this institution clearly delivers a huge return to society.
I am truly excited about the Hospital of the Future – and the future of our hospital largely because of the supporters it attracts. Your generosity is only exceeded by your passion to fulfill the mission of this incredible institution.
We can be rightfully proud of our achievements. But we cannot let up. Let’s continue to reach higher and go further than we currently think is possible.
Each and every donation is helping to create the future we want and need. Because, at the end of the day, your support helps sustain many of the Canadian values that underpin our healthcare system and make us the envy of the world. Let’s build on our success, and keep the momentum going.
WCHF Board of Directors 2013-2014Joanne Mealia, ChairTonie ChaltasPaul DampV. Ann DavisArlene DickinsonSusan Doniz†
Stephen DowdMarilyn Emery, President & CEO, WCHJane Gavan†
Christopher S.L. Hoffmann*Jane E. Kinney†
Christopher KnightSheila Laredo†
Blair LevinskyNancy MacKellarMary Lou Maher, Chair, WCHPatricia McGeeColleen MooreheadMarisa PiattelliMaryam SanatiJohn Semple*Marla Shapiro†
Ryan Wiley*Sally Wright*
* Board Members completing their term in 2014
† Oncoming Board Members for 2014
WCHF Advisory CouncilCarol A. Cowan, ChairThe Hon. Carolyn BennettThe Hon. Elinor CaplanThe Hon. Margaret McCainThe Hon. Senator Nancy RuthThe Hon. George SmithermanDarleen BogartPat CampbellSylvia ChrominskaLouise FastChristopher S.L. HoffmannMaureen Kempston DarkesAnn KerwinMary Susanne LamontJanet MacInnisWanda O’HaganJocelyn PalmSusan PerrenLen RacioppoGail ReganJim RudermanKimberley ShannonElaine TodresBeverly Topping
Ed Clark, Group President & CEO, TD Bank Group and Honourary Chair, WCHF
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790 Bay Street, Suite 600, Box 52, Toronto, ON M5G 1N8
Tel: 416-323-6323, Fax: 416-813-4744
www.wchf.ca
Women’s College Hospital Foundation is a member of Imagine Canada’s Ethical Code Program. The Ethical Fundraising and Financial Accountability Code can be read at www.imaginecanada.ca.
Women’s College Hospital is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto