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T H E 2 0 1 0 R E P O R T T O D O N O R S
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In every measure available, our donors express a deep commitment to the IWK Health Centre. Despite a global crisis and uncertain financial times locally, people of the Maritimes increased the amount they donated to the Foundation in the past year. Given tight budgets, your support is more important than ever.
We are also close to the end of an ambitious five-year Children’s Site Redevelopment Project that has seen the quality of life for patients and their families dramatically improve, which has a positive effect on staff, volunteers and health outcomes. Our donors contributed more than 25 per cent to the project costs.
As we look forward, we see many areas of need that must be addressed to improve patient care, foster world-class research and support community health in the Maritimes. Any structure – a building or an organization – must be anchored on a strong foundation to be successful. Our Foundation is built on the bedrock of our communities: you, our donors.
With you, anything is possible.
Robbie Shaw President & CEO IWK Health Centre Foundation
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ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE
Front Cover image: Wendy and Parker Murray, Summerside PEI
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Justin Bower can’t wait until the fall. The nine-year-old will learn the basics of hockey, including how to skate, like many other boys his age during a new program in Bedford, Nova Scotia. But Justin, who has Cerebral Palsy, will have a slightly different experience.
He will be learning hockey skills on a sledge purchased from an IWK Foundation community grant to Easter Seals to purchase smaller sledges for young novice hockey players.
“He is so excited,” said Justin’s mother, Shannon. “Before he can play hockey, he has to learn the basics of handling the sledge, like other novice hockey players who have to learn to skate first.” She shares a treasured picture of Canadian para-Olympian Billy Bridges teaching Justin during a weekend camp, two years ago.
There are several sledge hockey teams in the Maritimes, open to anyone who wants to join, players are generally aged 12 to young adulthood. Shannon says the older players can have tremendous upper body strength and be too fast for novice players like Justin.
With funding from the IWK Foundation, the IWK supports a number of community projects each year to promote healthy and active living, peer and support groups for adolescents and teenagers, and programs for women and children’s health across the Maritimes. About $233,000 was distributed for Community Grants in 2009/2010.
ALL CHILDREN ENJOY HEALTHY, FUN ACTIvITIES
To see more of Justin’s story, visit with-you.ca/justin
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin AllainWaed AlouziDr. Ross & Carolyn AndersonHeather AndrewJenine Arab O’MalleyThomas BagoglooMackayla BakerNancy Bardsleyval Beard-Conrad
Keith & Erica BentDr. Margaret D. BethuneCarolyn & David BlackBasil & Isobel BladesDr. Robert & Michele BortolussiSharon & Damien BoudreauGerard BreauPaul BroderickTulasi & Sadasivarao Byrapaneni
Willa ByrneLeo CainMartha CaldwellDr. Donald & Margaret CameronClaire A. CartmillRose & Danny ChedraweMr. & Mrs. William E. ChristieDr. William & Phyllis CochraneNorm & Gayle Collins
Paul G. & Patricia ConrodDr. Howard & Karen ConterSalem CoolenMaxwell & Patricia CorkumAlex CormierDennis & Renee CovillPurdy & Beatrice CrawfordStephen CrosslandMargaret Curry
Pam DecourceyLloyd & Sheila DeLongWalter & June DewolfeKrista Anne Di QuinzioJack DolliverM. J. & Rosa DoucetDebbie DownGeorge DrakeChristiana Eckoldt
Janet Eisenhauer-Creaser & Larry CreaserDavid & Margaret FountainJames & Joan FowlerMathew & Stacy FraserMarc Furlotte & Anne Bryne-FurlotteKaren GardinerDr. Alex GillisDr. John T. Goodman
INDIVIDUAL DONORS (GIFTS OF $1000+)
Albert & Evelyn GorhamCatherine GoyerBrian GreenoAnne & Charles GunnMartin R. & Florence HaaseDoug Hall & Sherry PorterJack HartnettJim HawkinsPauline Hicks
R. J. HillDavid & Faye HuestisEileen HumphreyDr. Joe C. HyndmanMildred & Thomas IrvineAli JaredLois JohnsonCalum JohnstonAngela Johnston
Theresa JulienDeborah & Paul KaspersonDavid KavanaghCathy Keating & Mike ForanGary KeenanLewis Kelly, Jr. & Brenda KellySusan KerslakeJohn & Dianne KileelJames Wallace & Adelaide King
Dianne KokeshDon & Paula KredlDr. Jonathan KronickDr. G. Robert & Lois LaRocheKarl & M. Judith LarsenJean & M. F. Keith LeightonColin MacDonald & Carol Hansen-MacDonaldMickey & Stephanie MacDonald
Eileen MacDonaldJack & Faye MacDonaldJuanita MacDonaldDoug MacDonaldAngus D. MacIsaacJodi & David MacIvorCara MacKayDan MacKayColin MacKinnon
Sybil MacLeanJason MacLeanNeil & Deborah MacMillanDavid MacNamaraAnne MacQuarrieFrances MannGary ManningMargaret McCainPatrick & Anita McGrath
Liz and Jim Hutchinson of Halifax didn’t see it coming. A vibrant, positive woman looking after a dozen neighbourhood children in a second career, Liz went from a clear mammogram to a double mastectomy within six months. Months of chemotherapy preceded the surgery to shrink the aggressive tumour, and radiation followed.
But Liz and Jim had help regaining their balance from their neighbours, friends and family... and from the caregivers at the Breast Health Clinic at the IWK.
Jim’s voice chokes up when he recalls how their world was shaken by Liz’s diagnosis. “I can’t say enough about the staff involved in Liz’s care,” says Jim, “They were incredible. They looked after everything. They made sure we had all the information we needed.”
“We had a care co-ordinator, we could call at any time,” confirms Liz. “It didn’t matter how big or small the question was. She was wonderful.”
A year in remission, but “not entirely out of the woods” as she puts it, Liz is looking forward to the future. Her daughter, Jennifer, is expecting her first child later this year. She’ll be delivering at the IWK, soon to be a special place for the Hutchison family for a new reason.
To see more of Liz’s story, visit with-you.ca/liz
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Matt & Jean McGrathAnne & Don McGuireFred McMahonAnna McNultyDouglas & Diane McQueenPatrick & Amy MeadAlbert MeehanLarry MelansonEleanor & Arnold Melanson
William & Susan MillerDr. Mary F. MittonAugusta MorrisMr. Douglas T. MortonJerry MurphyDr. W. M. MurphySara Napier & Robert MoffatShirley NealDoug Nelson
Dr. Judith M. NewmanDarrell & Jean NewtonScott NortonRichard C. J. Nurse & Marie PoissonJennifer O’ConnorIan OliverStephen & Suzanne O’ReganDr. Herbert & Phyllis Orlikvanessa Dawn Parker
Guy & Mariette PaulinBrad PelletierDoreen PetersMike PittmanArthur & Marguerite PritchardCarol Proctor, C.M., M.S.W., R.S.W.Sylvia RedmondDouglas & Maureen ReidRobert Richardson
Stephen RichardsonJohn & Judy RisleyFrank RobinsonEric RoeBrian & Gillian RogersEmma RosboroughMartin & Mary Theresa RossDave SadlerDean & Evelyn Salsman
Claudine & Michel SamsonHeidi SayleGretchen ShawRobbie & Jean ShawC. Bayne ShawJackie SheffieldDr. E. Fraser SherrardAlfred & Ruby ShuveSarah Smith
INDIVIDUALS (GIFTS OF $1000+)
Other Women’s Health clinics at the IWK include:
• Women’s Bladder Health Clinic• Women’s Health Community Clinics• Early Pregnancy Complication Clinic• Specialty Clinic for Women with Physical Disabilities and/or Functional Limitations
• Reproductive Endocrinology• General Gynaecology Clinic• Uro-Gynaecology Clinic
Eric SnelgroveCarol SniderHeather Sobey-Connors & Lauchie ConnorsAngie & Jeff SomervilleStan SpavoldJames & Sandra SteevesKevin & Jennifer SteevesDr. Donald StewartDr. Aidan & Aileen Stokes
Richard & Christine StricklandHeather SutherlandRyan & Emilee TaylorDonna & Ian ThompsonDr. Deborah L. ThompsonIvan & Margot TonerNancy TowerDorothy TracyBud & Nancy True
Dick van DordJulie vanderlaanBill vienneauDr. Robin Walker & Dr. Jennifer McLean Sherisse West-LyndsDaniel & Brenda WhiteBob WightMike WileW. David Willett
Fairley & Alvin YeoJohn & Carol YoungDr. David & Shirlene Young
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PATIENTS BENEFIT FROM WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH
INDIVIDUALS (GIFTS OF $1000+)
It’s not like 15-year-old Shelby Beals ever lets anything slow her down. Not even the pain, cramps and fatigue from Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).
Diagnosed about six years ago, this outgoing Grade 10 student from Enfield, NS, says she feels on top of the world ever since joining a study by IWK gastroenterologist Dr. Anthony Otley. The study is evaluating the effectiveness of a new drug on youth with IBD.
“It’s been my miracle drug,” says Shelby, who injects herself every two weeks with a dose. “I didn’t really realize how bad my health was until I didn’t have the pain and tiredness anymore. It’s been great... I can do whatever I want without worrying.” That will include six weeks of camping in the Rockies this summer with Army cadets.
Dr. Otley says the IWK is a centre of research excellence into IBD as the Maritimes has the highest incidence of the condition in the world. There are several studies underway at the IWK, including plotting the location of people with IBD to check for an environmental explanation for our high rates of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease.
“Being a world-class centre means our patients benefit from participating in research studies at the IWK and shared with other health centres through international research networks,” says Dr. Otley. “Our patients receive treatments they wouldn’t normally be able to access. In the process, the research helps us find new ways to treat IBD, and learn more so we will, one day, be able to prevent it.”
To see Shelby’s story in video, visit with-you.ca/shelby
2009-2010 Board of Directors Research Fellows funded by the Foundation grant of $500,000
• Jillian Coolen, Maternal Fetal Medicine• David Simpson, Neonatology• Joanne Brock, Maternal Fetal Medicine• Marianne Pierce, Uro-gynaecology• Daryl Schantz, Pediatric Cardiology• James Andrews, Maternal Fetal Medicine• Peter Wangwe, (obstetrics and maternal health) & Rodrick Kisenge (pediatrics), Tanzania
The 25 Year Club - NB Power4-H Club - Cumberland County608714 NB Ltd o/a Forestrie Fillion ForestryAarc Salon & SpaAbbott Laboratories LtdAcademic Pediatrics IncAcadia Playtime Daycare CentreACS Formals / Gala ExpoADI Group Inc
adidas Canada LtdAeconAegir ShellfishAir CanadaAir Force veterans Club of Moncton LtdAldershot Elementary SchoolAll Star CommunicationsAllstateAmherst Shore Provincial Park
Anixter Wire and CableAnthony’s FreshmartAPMApotex IncARAMARK Higher EducationArmbrae AcademyARMCOAround The Bend FoundationAshburn Golf Club
Astral Drive Junior High SchoolAtlantic Convenience Stores AssociationAtlantic Marine Trades AssociationAtlantic TowingAtlantic WindowsAtlantica Mechanical Contractors Inc.Avon valley Greenhouses LtdAyr Motor Express IncBarrett Amateur Golf Tournament
Basin Contracting LtdBDO Dunwoody Goodman Rosen IncBeaver Marine LtdBell AliantBell Aliant PioneersBig Kids for the KidsBlue Water Agencies LtdBMO Employee Charitable FoundationBooks Are Fun
ORGANIzATION AND CORPORATE GIFTS (1000+)
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When Matthew was seven, his world started falling apart. It started with an uninformed decision by staff at his old school, and was compounded by an adverse reaction to medications intended to help him focus and calm down. It was an incredibly difficult time for the family.
“Matthew was angry, he was frustrated, he was aggressive, he hated himself,” recalls his mother, Christine. “My husband and I wondered what was happening. This wasn’t our little boy with a heart of gold that we had been used to. His self-esteem had bottomed out.”
This past March, Matthew was accepted into the IWK’s Child and Family Day Treatment Program. During the 14-week program, children and their families participate in individual, group and family therapy sessions. Children attend school at the IWK four days a week and are assessed and helped by a comprehensive team of professionals.
Nurse Judy Ashley-LeBlanc says Matthew is also coached in other skills to help him cope such as anger management and relaxation. The team took him off all medication within two weeks of starting the program. “Two months later, I have my sweet child back,” says Christine. “He’s feeling better. He’s happy. I don’t know what we would have done without this program.”
She hopes that breaking the silence about adolescent mental health will help other families who are having difficulties and don’t know where to turn. “The IWK program works.”
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The IWK offers several day and residential programs to treat mental health and addiction challenges in children and youth. The Foundation also supports community projects that support mental health, like the online magazine/community for youth at www.yoomagazine.net
Border Classics Beef Show & SaleBougez pour la FK - Move for CFBoyne Clarke Barristers & SolicitorsBRASCO ConsultingBreathe Esthetics & Massage Therapy Inc.Bridges House UNBBrookland Elementary SchoolBurger King - CharlottetownC100
C103 & XL 96CAA Maritimes LtdCaisses populaires acadiennesCamper’s Haven CampgroundCanada PostCanadaHelps.orgCanadian Language Learning CollegeCanadian Pioneer Estates LtdCanadian Progress Club - Halifax
Canadian Salt Company LtdCanadian Technical Asphalt Association of New BrunswickCanadian Tire Store #2130Log-A-Load for KidsCANEC Land Development LtdCape Breton Island Building & Construction Trades CouncilCardigan Hike & Bike
Caseley’s Tent & Party RentalCBCL Ltd Cedar Glenn ApartmentsCentral Home Improvement WarehouseCFB Halifax - Chiefs & Petty Officers MessChamplain Place Merchants’ AssociationThe Charitable Gift Funds Canada FoundationCharlotte County IWK Fundraising CommitteeCharm Diamond Centres
Chevaliers de Colomb Bathurst EstChild’s Play CharityChris Tod Fundraising ClubCIAA/CICMACIBC Call CentreCIBC MellonCIBC World Markets Children’s Miracle FoundationCitiFinancialCKF Inc
ORGANIzATION AND CORPORATE GIFTS (1000+)
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Grayson Googoo has the patience few 14-year-olds can claim. The stoic teen from Membertou, Cape Breton, spends four days a week, five hours a day, at his home-away from home, the IWK, on a dialysis machine that filters impurities from his blood, doing the work of his damaged kidneys.
Grayson says he’s grateful viewers of the 25th annual Telethon last year responded to a Power Hour plea for nearly $35,000 to purchase a new dialysis machine for the IWK. Nearly $2 million was spent on priority equipment last year.
“I’d like to tell them thanks,” he says. “The dialysis is making me feel better.”
In 2008, Grayson was running a fever and feeling tired. He had a common infection, but, sadly, it had damaged his kidneys before being discovered. Doctors also discovered that Grayson had autoimmune problems.
While medication kept him out of hospital for nearly a year, Grayson had to revisit the IWK last summer for a month. In February, he started becoming short of breath and having chest pains; his failing kidneys were stressing his heart.
Despite his struggles, Grayson is optimistic about returning home soon; he was put on the kidney transplant list in May. “A new kidney will be awesome.”
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To see more of Grayson’s story, visit with-you.ca/grayson
Clarence Shopping MartClearwater CNComeau’s Sea Foods LimitedCompass GroupConcertia Technologies IncConfederation BridgeConnors Transfer LimitedConsulate of Italy
The Co-Op SystemCo-Operators Group LtdCostco Canada IncCrowther & Brayley LtdCTvD.P. Murphy IncDairy Queen Canada IncDalhousie Residence Charity Face offDanny MacKinnon Memorial Group
Danny’s Inn Restaurant & Conference CentreDartmouth Repo Auto Centre LtdDay Nite Neon Signs LtdDay & Ross TransportationDebert Elementary SchoolDeltaware SystemsDevon Lumber Co LtdDistribution Levesque vending (2002) LtdDoctors Nova Scotia
Doug Chisholm Forestry LtdDowneast Bluegrass & Oldtime Music SocietyDownEast CommunicationsDr John C. Wickwire AcademyDr W A MacLeod Elementary SchoolDr. Dan Stuart Orthodontics IncDundee Agricultural SocietyDuracell Canada
Dynamic Transport IncDynomight Chassis Dynaometer Services Ltd.E.C. Boone LtdEast Coast Specialty HardwoodsEast Richmond Education CentreEastLinkEddy Group LtdElectro-Federation CanadaEllerslie Elementary School
ORGANIzATION AND CORPORATE GIFTS (1000+)
Some priority equipment purchased during our Telethon and Radiothons:
• Electrocautery Units for Birth Unit• Smart Pumps for Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)• Fresenius 2008K Dialysis Delivery System for Nephrology
• Series Single Door Blood Bank Refrigerator, Operating Room• CO2 Incubator, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine• Hill Rom Bed, Family Newborn Unit• Scalp pH Analyzer, Birth Unit• Dental X-ray Machine (Perioperative/OR Main• Blanket and Solution Warmer (PICU)
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2008January: IWK patients and staff move into the newly constructed 6 Link Hematology, Oncology, Nephrology Pediatric Inpatient Unit, named in honour of Belle and Colin MacDonald, Sr. It comprises 19 inpatient, five isolation rooms and a pharmacy.
May: The IWK Foundation donates an additional $2.25 million to defray a $9-million increase in the project budget; the Province agrees to fund the remaining $6.75 million.
December: The first surgery in the new Ron Joyce Operating Suite is held December 19. This facility includes five state-of-the-art operating rooms, and a digital platform that enables IWK surgeons to consult with colleagues around the world.
2009The Laboratories are amalgamated in a new location.
2010February: The new Children’s Day Surgery and Recovery space opened to its first patients. It includes 16 private areas for patients and families to prepare for, and recover from, surgery.
March: The Alan Covill Hematology/Oncology Outpatient Unit opens. It includes more family friendly space, two exam rooms, three intervention rooms and two flex rooms, as well as procedure and recovery space.
April: The remaining two operating rooms open: one designated for general surgery and one for Orthopedics.
June: Renovations to Children’s Site Pediatric Medical Unit on 7th Floor and the final two rooms of the Ron Joyce Operating Suite are complete. This signals the successful completion of the project.
Thank you to everyone who has helped make this vision become a reality; bringing top-notch, family-centred care for patients and families and state-of-the-art facilities for caregivers.
The original IWK Children’s Hospital was designed in the late 1960’s when standards and practices in health care were quite different than today. To align the physical structure with its commitment to excellent care, the IWK Foundation jumpstarted the redevelopment with funding from the “It’s About Family’ Campaign. This was the beginning of the Children’s Site Redevelopment Project (CSRP).
2004Overcrowded clinic space was enhanced through the opening of a new Medical Day Assessment and Treatment Unit; within this renovated space is a new Day Treatment Unit.
2005The Provincial Government approves the IWK’s five-year, $48 million project to renovate and retrofit 160,000 square feet of space and construct 48,000 square feet of new space. The Province generously commits $36 million to the CRSP budget. The IWK Foundation launches a $12-million campaign to raise the balance.
2006As a family-centred care institution, the IWK consults with families and youth to ensure the CSRP meets their needs.
Construction begins.
2007The IWK Foundation reaches its goal of raising $12 million for the CSRP. More than 75 donors believed in this important project.
December: IWK patients, families and staff celebrate the completion of the newly constructed 7 Link Colonel Harland Sanders Medical Surgical Neurosciences Unit with 28 private, inpatient rooms and an activity area.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2009- 2010 Gisela Cardwell ScotiabankElizabeth Cleveland IWK Auxiliary Kevin Connors Trebley Warehousing Ltd.Paul Conrod, vice-Chair RBC Dominion SecuritiesJim Dickson, Chair Stewart McKelveyMarc Furlotte, Treasurer CIBC Wood GundyDr. Allison Gray IWK Health CentreJudith Irving PhilanthropistMichael Elgie CTV AtlanticKarl Larsen Retired Business ExecutiveColin MacDonald ClearwaterMichael McGhee TD Commercial Banking
Anne McGuire IWK Health Centre Ian Oliver Retired Business Executive Kathleen O’Regan O’Regans Automotive GroupRay Ritcey Heritage Gas LimitedRobbie Shaw, Secretary IWK Health Centre Foundation Carol Snider Retired Banking Executive Heather M. Sutherland, Past Chair Dalhousie UniversityJim Mills Office InteriorsIvan Toner Bell Aliant Regional CommunicationsMichele Wood Tweel The Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Nova ScotiaRobert Zed zedEvents
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Meet all the trustees. Go to: iwkfoundation.org
Elm Street Elementary SchoolEmera IncEmily FundEmpire IMAX Theatres - Bayers LakeEmployees of veterans Affairs CanadaEncana CorporationEnfield District SchoolEnterprise Rent-A-Car Canada LtdErnst & Young LLP
Etheridge & Carmichael Pulp Contractors LtdEvangeline Dream Machine Car ClubExxonMobilFairview Heights SchoolFairwyn Developments LimitedFarmers DairyThe Fax & Printer Guy IncFelix Marchand Education CentreFidelity Investments Canada Ltd
First Student CanadaFirstonSite Restoration Five Sons video & ConvenienceFlakeboard Company LtdFrank H MacDonald Elementary SchoolFraser & Hoyt Fundy Shore Auto ClubGardner Electric LtdGeary Elementary School
GenieKnows.ComGrant ThorntonGreat Big DigGreater Moncton Progress ClubThe Great-West Life Assurance CompanyGreenfield Elementary SchoolGrocery FoundationGroupe Savoie IncGuillevin International Ltd
Guru Gobind Singh Children’s FoundationGuy’s FrenchysH & H Fisheries LtdHalifax Cardiac Support & Education SocietyHalifax Mooseheads Hockey ClubHalifax Shopping CentreHalifax Stanfield International AirportHarbourside Elementary SchoolHarry R Hamilton Elementary School
ORGANIzATION AND CORPORATE GIFTS (1000+)
Paul Conrod, Vice Chair
“I am truly honoured to be considered for Chair of the IWK Health Centre Foundation. As a father of three healthy daughters, a husband, and a community member, the IWK has had an impact on my family. We often hear stories about people whose lives have been touched or changed by caregivers, researchers and surgeons at the Health Centre. The expertise here is second to none and the Maritimes wouldn’t be the same without the IWK. Maritimers have had a long history of strong charitable giving and I am extremely thankful to our incredible donors. We are really making a difference for the children, youth and women cared for by the IWK.”
Jim Dickson, Chair
There is nothing better than being involved with an organization like the IWK Foundation, which brings people and businesses together to support one of our most precious resources: our children, women and families. The Board is grateful for the sustained commitment by our donors who keep giving year after year. We promise to keep your trust as we support the ever-growing need for equipment, programs, and services at the IWK.
To see more of Elizabeth’s story, visit with-you.ca/elizabeth
Most patients at the IWK, like 11-year-old Jennifer Jennings, have never met Elizabeth Johnson, but she is a very important person in their ongoing care. An administrative assistant in the Diagnostic Imaging department of the IWK, Elizabeth is a Superstar. She’s been making an automatic monthly donation to the IWK Foundation since joining the Health Centre in 2002.
Elizabeth is one of many employees who view their connection to the IWK as more than a job. Donors who sign up to give a minimum of $15 a month on an ongoing basis join the group of IWK Superstars. “I’ve seen how very little things make a huge difference,” says Elizabeth. Toys, DvD’s, music or books provided through donations are good distractions to help little patients undergo scans without sedation. “I’m not going to be buying an MRI scanner anytime soon,” she jokes. “But I can do this and make a difference.”
Jennifer was diagnosed with a very rare condition in March 2010 that causes muscle weakness and skin rashes. Except for a week in May when she returned to Sydney,
she’d been in the IWK for 11 weeks when she and Elizabeth meet. “Thank you for being a donor,” Jennifer tells Elizabeth. Jennifer’s mother adds: “Your generosity really enriches and brightens the lives of so many here at the IWK. Thank you.”
Critically ill patients can spend months, even years, at the Health Centre or back and forth between home and clinics and may require care from many specialists at the IWK. IWK Superstars like Elizabeth are helping patients access needed resources, state-of-the-art surroundings, top-notch expertise and supportive programs every step of the way, no matter how long the journey.
LITTLE THINGSMEAN A LOTW
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Kent Building SuppliesKenworth 3237099 NS LtdKids’ Health Links FoundationKillam Properties IncThe Kings Mutual Insurance CompanyKinsmen Club of CharlottetownKinsmen Club of HalifaxKinsmen Club of New GlasgowKnights of Columbus - St Paul’s Council
Knights of Columbus Saint Benedict Council 5449Knights of Pythias Lodge/Maple Leaf Temple Pythian SistersKohltech International LtdKPMGK-Rock & Ocean 100.3La Caisse populaire de SheilaLand & Sea Contracting Ltd
L’Ardoise Legion Branch 110Les employé(e)s de Brunswick Mining Bathurst et ami(e)sLincoln 5K Road RaceLions Club of Aylesford & DistrictLions Club of DalhousieLions Club of Deep Brook/WaldecLions Club of NashwaaksisLions Club of Newcastle
Lions Club of SackvilleLions Club of SalisburyLions Foundation DistrictListen to the MusicLiteCoLoblaw Companies Limited - AtlanticLong & McQuadeM E Callaghan Intermediate SchoolMacKay Drugs Ltd
MacNeill’s Convenience StoreMainland NS Building & Construction Traders CouncilManulife FinancialMaple Leaf Foods IncMarine Atlantic Inc Shore StaffMaritime Beauty Supplies LtdMaritime Electric Company LtdMaritime Oddfellows Home Staff
Heart Art Show - QEESHeritage GasHernewood Intermediate SchoolHillside Motors (1973) LtdHoffman-La Roche LtdSissiboo Home HardwareHondaHoops for HealthThe Horse Pull at Tignish PEI
Hotel Association of Nova ScotiaHotel Association of PEIHP Enterprise Services Huestis Insurance GroupHurricane Industrial EquipmentI.M.P. Group LtdIBM Employees Charitable FundImperial Manufacturing GroupING Real Estate
Install-a-FloorInsurance Brokers Association of Nova ScotiaInverness Education CentreIODE Provincial Chapter of New BrunswickIODE Provincial Chapter of Nova ScotiaIOOF Odd Fellows and RebekahsIrving Oil LimitedItalian Canadian Cultural AssociationIWK 250
IWK Community Pig RoastIWK Festival in the ParkIWK Fredericton Playoff Hockey PoolIWK Health Centre StaffIWK Health Centre AuxiliaryIWK Health Centre Maritime Medical GeneticsIWK Rock-A-ThonJ D Irving Ltd - LumberJ M Reynolds Pharmacy Ltd
J.P. McInnis Trucking LtdJack Astors Bar & GrillJames L Mood Fisheries LtdJarpharm (2006) LtdJean Marie Ellingwood Memorial FundraiserJetco ContractingJimmy Carroll Memorial Bursary FundJoe’s Warehouse LtdKB Clark Construction Ltd
ORGANIzATION AND CORPORATE GIFTS (1000+)
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Susan Kerslake’s magic face-painting brush adorns six-year-old Joshua Thompson at Tuesday’s Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Clinic at the IWK. Joshua – like the other young patients here - will need regular assessment, medication, and treatments until a cure is found. CF is an enzyme disorder that affects digestive and lung functions.
“Susan is definitely the best part of coming to the clinic,” says Joshua’s father, Bruce.
“Awesome,” is the word Joshua, an avid hockey player, uses to describe Susan. Awesome indeed.
Susan’s been volunteering at the IWK for more than 25 years and she’s truly adopted the kids she paints. Besides annual donations to the IWK Foundation, Susan has also made a planned gift, bequesting her estate to the IWK Foundation.
“I don’t have children of my own and I have had a long association with the IWK,” explains Susan. “The children at the IWK are my children.”
She’s designated her gift for research; she sees how research has improved the lives of the young people she sees in clinic every week.
“I believe breakthroughs are made doing collaborative research,” she says. “Great things are discovered when scientists are able to play around in a lab with things that interest them.”
“The disease is very controllable now,” agrees Bruce. “With all our medical advances, I am sure we will beat Cystic Fibrosis.”
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To see more of Susan’s story, visit with-you.ca/susan
ESTATE GIFTS (2009)
Essie BayneFlorence Ina BillardGordon W BinksMurray Hall BolandDawn BurkeDr. Norman Barrie CowardFlorence M. CoxClara CudmoreEmily Belle Dauphinee
The Honourable W. H. DennisIna Juetta EllisElizabeth D. GodinFrederick C. GoodallMary Flora HaddadGordon F HatfieldCharles R HillMary KingHerbert S. Lamb
Rachelle LegerWilbur Claire LeslieJoyce Lomax Bullock Kenneth F LongardElizabeth Fraser MacLeodAlexander MacRaeF C ManningMarjorie L McCainMargaret M McWilliam
Charles Norman MichniakEdith C. MurrayThomas Matthew Anthony NickersonClarence John RitceyAnita RoseEleanor SchaffnerKatherine E SchwartzDorothy A ScobbiePeter Seeley
L v SmithO E SmithFlora Stewart Sarah Stewart-HarrisJoan Winnifred TaylorReginald WardMalcolm P. WinchesterKenneth W Winsby
Planned gifts are becoming a more important source of funding for the IWK Foundation. Planned gifts can include money, stock, real property, or endowments that generate income to fund programs well into the future.
It could be Summerside’s Parker Murray’s outgoing manner that makes him an unstoppable sales force. Or the folk-art feel of his original birdhouses and stools. Or, it could be that children raising money to help the IWK help children is irresistible to kind-hearted summer residents of a PEI campground.
Whatever the reason, at eight years of age Parker Murray is already a genuine individual and impressive philanthropist. The Grade 2 student raised $100, and presented the cheque to the IWK Foundation on CTv during the 2010 Telethon. “It’s exciting,” says Parker, who has never been treated at the IWK, although his “girlfriend” in Halifax has received care after a bicycling accident. “It seemed like a good idea to give the money to the IWK.”
“He’s got a very caring nature,” explains his mom, Wendy, whose whole family is involved with community philanthropy. “He’s very much in tune with giving back.”
Young donors are encouraged through a variety of Foundation programs and partnerships, including The Big Fish award for fundraising excellence in Maritime schools, and Youth & Philanthropy celebrations. Encouraging compassion and volunteerism today will help our youth shape the world they will inherit. Based on his creativity, kindness and generosity, Parker is an excellent example for other young Maritimers.
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Maritime Paper Products LtdMaritime Sikh SocietyMark’s Work Wearhouse Marriott Halifax HarbourfrontMarriott Global Reservation Sales & Customer Care - FrederictonMarriott Halifax HarbourfrontMatheson EyewearMattatall Signs Ltd
Mattatall varner Funeral HomeMatthew MacDonald Lemonade StandMaxxam Analytics IncMayflower MallMcInnes CooperMedavie Blue CrossMedbuy CorporationMembertou Band CouncilMemorial Composite High School
Merck Frosst Canada IncMersey WoodlandsMetro Self StorageMetro Windows & Doors LtdMexico Lindomhpm Project LeadersMichael S. Schurman Family FoundationMichelin North America (Canada) IncMicrosoft Canada Co
Mike Weir FoundationMike Weir Miracle Golf Drive for KidsMillbrook Youth GroupMinas Basin Pulp & Power Company LtdThe Molson Donations FundMolly’s RainbowsMoncton Dragon Boat FestivalMoore CanadaMoose Creek IWK Lobster Fundraiser
Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of CanadaMunicipal Enterprises LtdMunicipality of East HantsMurphy Group of RestaurantsMurphy’s on the WaterNational Gypsum CanadaNautel LimitedNB Dept. of Agriculture and Aquaculture
ORGANIzATION AND CORPORATE GIFTS (1000+)
NB Dept. of Education Health and Wellness CommitteeNB Dept. of Natural ResourcesNB Dept. of TransportationNew Brunswick Liquor CommissionNorth Colchester High SchoolNorthern Pulp Nova Scotia CorporationNorthern ReflectionsNorthumberland Ferries
Nova Learning IncNova Scotia Community College IT CampusNova Scotia Gaming CorporationNova Scotia International Tuna TournamentNova Scotia Liquor CorporationNova Scotia School Counsellors AssociationNova Scotia School of Dispensing OpticiansNS Dept of Justice Correctional ServiceNutreco Canada Inc
Ocean Nutrition Canada MulgraveO’Connell Drive ElementaryOES Britana Chapter 18Office Interiors IncOld Orchard InnOne Night in JanuaryO’Regan’sOrion Seafood Group Canada Co.Overall Glass Inc
Oxford Frozen FoodsParkdale Sherwood Lions ClubParrsboro Regional Elementary SchoolPartylite Gifts LtdPasschendaele Golf Club & Driving RangePat Burns Painting Contractors LtdPAWEECAPCL Constructors Canada IncPEI Mutual Insurance Company
Pete’s FrootiquePhilae ShrinersPhilips HealthcarePictou Academy/McCulloch SchoolPictou Co-op AssociationPortage La Prairie Mutual Insurance CompanyPrice Waterhouse CoopersPrince Edward Aqua Farms Inc.Pro Hockey Draft
To see more of Zöe’s story, visit with-you.ca/zöe
Four-year-old Zöe Gagnon-Brideau is an animated child with twinkling eyes and an infectious smile. The only sign that she is recovering from a third heart surgery is her portable Iv.
“Everyone knows Zöe,” says Bilingual Services Co-ordinator and trained nurse, Lucille Cormier. “Everyone has taken her into their hearts.”
Caring knows no language; but the IWK is a primarily English-speaking Health Centre, and Zöe and her family are francophone from Sainte-Irénée, NB. Lucille’s job – and her passion – is to assure francophone families understand what is happening to their loved ones and are able to make informed decisions and participate in care.
“When you are sick, you are sick in your own language,” says Lucille. ”Even if you are bilingual, you may not be bilingual in medical terminology.” Understanding medical information is one thing, she notes, “but it is often very hard to express your emotions in a second language.”
Lucille tries to bridge that gap, including introducing francophone parents to each other so they can get a little taste of home while staying with their children in Halifax.
NO FAMILY FINDS LANGUAGE A BARRIER TO FIRST-RATE CAREW
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Purolator Courier EmployeesQuality MinersRBC Financial Group RBC Dominion Securities IncRe/Max Rebecca Cohn AuditoriumResolve CorporationRichmond AcademyRichmond villa
Richwil Truck Centre LtdRiver Hebert Elementary SchoolRiverside Consolidated SchoolRiverside Education CentreRiverside Elementary SchoolRoadway Systems LtdRolling PhonesRon Joyce FoundationRotary Club of New Glasgow
Royal Canadian Naval Association Peregrine BranchRoyal Direct Call CentreRoyal Door LtdRoyal Oak EstateRussel Metals IncRussell W. Hawkins LtdSaint John Sea DogsSandra Schmirler Foundation
sanofi pasteurSaulnier’s Home HardwareSaulnierville Pharmacy LtdScotia Investments LtdScotia Tire Service LimitedScotiabankSears Employees Charitable FundSears National Kids Cancer RideSecunda Marine Services Ltd
Shediac Lobster ShopSheet Harbour Consolidated SchoolSherwood BMR, Prebilt Steel, Williams Murphy & MacLeodSherwood Park Education CentreShipyard ElementarySigma Chi FraternitySinclair Financial LtdSmitty’s of Canada
ORGANIzATION AND CORPORATE GIFTS (1000+)
“Une presence humaine et humanitaire au service des malades...aide, comprehension, soutien et assistance.”
Annie Guimbi, mère d’un fils avec une maladie chronique
DONATIONS ARE TRULY MAKING A DIFFERENCEW
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Through the generosity of donors, the IWK Foundation raises funds to purchase priority equipment, fund capital enhancements, research and fellowships and support programs in the areas of children’s health, women’s health, mental health and community health.
FUNDRAISING HIGHLIGHTS
Telethon* $5,566,620Radiothons $627,708Annual Gifts** $926,234Major & Planned Gifts $6,219,309Unsolicited $413,705Special Events*** $844,100
Total $14,597,676
* This line represents revenue for both Telethon 2009 and Telethon 2010 received in the 09/10 fiscal year. It also includes revenue from Pre-Telethon direct mail.
** Annual gifts represent revenue received through direct mail appeals and the memorial and tribute programs.
* ** Special Events represents net revenue received through Bust a Move, Mike Weir Golf Drive for Kids, and the IWK Lottery.
FUNDING PRIORITIES
Priority Equipment $1,850,000Research $1,400,000Fellowships $500,000Operating Programs* $250,000Specified & Restricted** $5,646,042Community Grants $233,092
Total $9,879,134
* Operating Programs comprise Child Life, Bilingual Services, and Spiritual Care.
** Specified: Donors have specified the particular use of their donations. Restricted: Donors have designated funds for a restricted purpose.
HOW WE SPEND YOUR DONATIONS
Health Centre Funding Priorities & Community Grants$9,879,134
Fundraising$1,452,115
Marketing & Donor Relations$1,230,903
Administration$805,944
Snap On Dealers of Atlantic CanadaSobeys IncThe Source by Circuit CitySouth Point Construction LtdSpring Street AcademySpringhill Institution StaffSt Francis Xavier UniversitySt Mary’s Education Centre
St Michaels Junior High SchoolSt Patrick’s SchoolSt Stephen Elementary SchoolSt. Andrew’s Junior HighSt. Andrews Masonic Lodge No. 13St. Paul’s United ChurchSt. Peter’s CTA&B Society LtdRissers Beach Provincial ParkStaff of FJ Shea’s
Stairs Diesel Supply LtdStaples Contact CentreStarlight Children’s FoundationStevens Group of CompaniesStock Transportation LtdStrategic Charitable Giving FoundationStudent Chapter of AvMASummer Wind Holdings LtdEmployees of Summerside Tax
Centre - Revenue CanadaSummerside valufoodsSun Life FinancialSun N Shade CampgroundSussex Regional High SchoolSwiss ChaletSydney Mines Junior High SchoolSymcor IncTD Canada Trust
TD InsuranceTeamSpace CanadaTechnology venture CorporationTELUSThompson Junior High SchoolThomson ReutersThornbloom Boutique LtdTidnish Crossroads CommunityTim Hortons
Timbrkids Charitable FoundationToney River Community CentreTown of RiverviewToys R Us Tri Province EnterprisesTriple “D” Trucking LtdTruckers Association of Nova ScotiaTrue North DinerUnilever Canada Foundation
ORGANIzATION AND CORPORATE GIFTS (1000+)
General donations fund the areas of greatest need as selected by the IWK Health Centre for children’s health, women’s health, mental health and community health.
United Steelworkers of America Local 5385Urban Eateryvalley Elementary Schoolvector Aerospacevernon d’Eon Lobster Plugs Ltdvic’s vendingvogue Opticalvolunteer Liverpool Fire
Fighters AssociationWalmart* CanadaWalter Duggan Consolidated SchoolWaverley InnWear-Well Garments LtdWe’koqma’q Mi’kmaw SchoolWells Fargo FinancialWesley Smith Memorial Golf Tournament
Westisle Composite High SchoolWESTJETWeymouth Consolidated SchoolWhite Rapids CWLWhitney Pier Memorial Jr HighWilliam Dennis Memorial CruiseWilliam G Stephenson Barrister & SolicitorWilson Equipment LtdWilson’s Shopping Centre
Wolfville ElementaryWonder Auto Centres LtdWTF Holding LtdWyndham Worldwide Canada IncXstrata Zinc
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