Report to Our Community 2014 Courage Transforms Lives
Apr 04, 2016
Report to Our Community 2014
Courage Transforms Lives
Transforming Lives Through Philanthropy
Our community of donors supports
breakthroughs in research,
education and care that translate
into active, healthier and more
independent living for our patients,
for Canadians and for people
around the world.
In this report you will learn how
Toronto Rehab is profoundly
changing lives through extraordinary
care and providing hope and
courage when people need it most.
Philanthropic investment is
transforming the way health care is
delivered and our donors’ generous
investments greatly enhance our
clinical programs and our
research efforts.
For example, a recent multimillion-
dollar investment from Fred Litwin
and the Litwin family is helping
thousands of patients each year get
back to their lives sooner through
exemplary care at Toronto Rehab’s
Fred A. Litwin Outpatient Centre.
Our cover features world champion
sledge hockey player Kevin
Rempel. After he was injured in an
accident, Kevin was told he would
likely never walk again. Thanks to
Toronto Rehab’s Spinal Cord Rehab
Program, he regained his mobility.
Kevin has since won numerous
awards, including a bronze medal
at the 2014 Winter Paralympic
Games in Sochi, Russia.
Fueled by donor support, Toronto
Rehab’s research enterprise
approaches rehabilitation and
disability from all perspectives.
Read about some of our world-class
breakthroughs and Dr. Geoff Fernie
and his staff who drive innovation,
improving treatments, patient
outcomes and the overall health of
our community.
We have many extraordinary people
propelling our fundraising efforts
and we celebrate them. We are proud
to pay tribute to our past Board Chair,
Timothy W. Casgrain, as we share
some highlights from his term.
Toronto Rehab Foundation
recognizes the remarkable
leadership of Dr. Gaétan Tardif,
Susan Jewell, Dr. Geoff Fernie and
Justine Jackson.
We thank Dr. Robert Bell for his
enduring commitment to Toronto
Rehab and we wish him the very
best in his new role as Deputy
Minister of Health and Long-Term
Care for the province of Ontario.
We hope you enjoy this glimpse
into our past year and learn how
grateful patients and their families,
donors and our incredible staff
come together to help advance
one of the most important and
emerging frontiers in health
care today.
Thank you for sharing our belief
in the power and potential of
Toronto Rehab.
Cindy Yelle
President & CEO
Toronto Rehab Foundation
Bill Cunningham
Chair, Toronto Rehab Foundation
Board of Directors
Cover: Kevin Rempel, Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Bronze Medalist in Sledge Hockey and Toronto Rehab patient.
The generosity of our donors is fundamentally linked to Toronto Rehab’s success in empowering individuals to rebuild their confidence, maximize their independence and optimize their well-being.
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A passionate and involved citizen and
an effective community leader, Tim
has been instrumental in garnering
support for Toronto Rehab. During
his decade of service on our Board –
including six years leading as Chair
– he has leveraged his enthusiasm
and business acumen to strengthen
the capabilities and possibilities for
Toronto Rehab.
Tim is a strong advocate for improving
rehabilitation and creating solutions
for those living with the consequences
of illness, injury and aging.
During Tim’s tenure, Toronto Rehab’s
multi-site redevelopment and research
expansion came to fruition thanks
to the significant contribution of
Toronto Rehab Foundation’s Everything
Humanly Possible Campaign.
The highlight was the grand opening
of Toronto Rehab’s redeveloped
University Centre and the iDAPT
Centre for Rehabilitation Research,
the world’s most advanced facilities
dedicated to rehabilitation and
prevention.
Home to the Spinal Cord Rehabilitation
Program, Toronto Rehab’s Lyndhurst
Centre has also undergone a
transformation that provides better
accessibility, amenities and integration
of technology and innovation in
patient care.
To expand the horizons of
rehabilitation science, new research
chairs in rehabilitation technology,
sleep apnea and cardiac rehabilitation
were also established.
Toronto Rehab currently has six
research chairs, created with generous
support from private donors.
As Tim’s term as Board Chair at Toronto
Rehab Foundation ended this summer,
he was fittingly appointed a Member
of the Order of Canada, our country’s
highest civilian honour. A true leader
in Canada, he is most deserving
of this recognition of outstanding
achievement and extraordinary
service to the community.
Toronto Rehab Foundation is eternally
grateful to Tim for his passionate
leadership, which has helped propel
Toronto Rehab into the international
spotlight. Thank you Tim!
Tim Casgrain: A Tribute to Our Past Board Chair
Strategic visionaries and those with the courage to drive change have made Toronto Rehab the world-leading organization it is today. At the forefront is our distinguished Toronto Rehab Foundation Board member and past Board Chair, Timothy W. Casgrain.
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Tim Casgrain has been a key figure in the growth of Toronto Rehab Foundation during his decade of service on the Board of Directors. 1. Tim with Fred Litwin at the celebration marking the opening of the Fred A. Litwin Outpatient Centre 2. Tim with George and Anne Ploder at Lyndhurst Centre 3. Tim, Sandy Wise and Mark Rochon at iDAPT 4. Tim and Dr. Robert Bell. 5. Tim and HRH Princess Dina Mired of Jordan.
During a 2006 dirt bike show in
Haliburton, Ontario, Kevin broke
his back, pelvis and a few ribs –
resulting in incomplete paraplegia.
“They told me I would likely never
walk again,” he recalls. “I didn’t
believe it.” He was determined to
walk again.
Kevin was referred to Toronto
Rehab’s Lyndhurst Centre where
he spent the next four months
in intensive therapy to recover
from his spinal cord injury. It was
a challenging and sometimes
seemingly impossible experience,
but it was ultimately life changing.
“Lyndhurst was one of the best
times of my life,” recalls Kevin.
“Everyone, from the patients to the
nurses, physical and occupational
therapists, cafeteria staff and doctors,
made me feel right at home.”
Kevin says his time at Lyndhurst
Centre provided comfort, guidance
and encouragement. He left
Toronto Rehab with more mobility
than he ever thought possible.
Kevin attributes his recovery and
success to the many therapists,
friends and family members who
stood by his side through the
ups and downs. “The people you
choose to surround yourself with
will help you recover and provide
essential support,” he says.
In order to maintain his fitness and
functionality, Kevin started working
out at a local gym, where he joined
a wheelchair basketball league. He
felt so empowered by the sport
that he decided to look into other
wheelchair accessible teams. His
research led him to sledge hockey
and he signed up for his local team.
“I knew this sport was meant for
me,” he says. “It was like breathing
new energy into my life after
my injury.”
He set his sights on playing for
the national team and helping
Canada achieve international glory.
Since then, he has won numerous
gold, silver and bronze medals.
This year, Kevin travelled to Sochi,
Russia, where he and his Canadian
teammates won the bronze medal
in sledge hockey at the 2014 Winter
Paralympic Games.
“Sochi was a once-in-a-lifetime
experience and the culmination
of my dreams coming true.”
Now pursuing a career as a
public speaker, Kevin recently
returned to Lyndhurst Centre for
a presentation. He brought his
Paralympic bronze medal with him
and he awarded a Team Canada
jersey to one lucky patient.
“It means a lot to me to give
back to the place that helped me
through a difficult time,” he says.
“I want to encourage people,
regardless of their circumstances,
to never, ever give up.”
Thanks to Toronto Rehab, world champion sledge hockey player Kevin Rempel knows what it’s like to come back from the brink and succeed beyond one’s wildest expectations.
Inspiring Courage and Perseverance
Kevin Rempel regained his strength at Toronto Rehab’s Lyndhurst Centre after a spinal cord injury. Opposite page, left to right: Kevin presents a Team Canada jersey to patient Chris Psalidas during a visit to Lyndhurst Centre; renovations are now complete at Toronto Rehab’s George and Anne Ploder Therapeutic and Rehabilitation Facilities; Kevin during a sledge hockey game.4 | Toronto Rehab Foundation
“�I�hope�my�story�inspires�others�to�know�that�there�is�life�after�a�spinal�cord�injury.�Thank�you�Toronto�Rehab�and�Toronto�Rehab�donors��for�helping�me�take�those�first�steps�towards�a�new,�fantastic�life.”
– KEVIN REMPEL
The George and Anne Ploder Therapeutic and Rehabilitation Facilities: Phase Two
As the largest hospital in Canada for people
with spinal cord injuries, Toronto Rehab’s
Lyndhurst Centre provides a unique and
encouraging environment that inspires new
possibilities.
The second phase of redevelopment at The
George and Anne Ploder Therapeutic and
Rehabilitation Facilities is now complete.
These renovations, including enhancements
to the physical and occupational therapy
spaces, have made a tremendous difference in
quality of care and therapy for patients.
Lyndhurst Centre has been transformed
into a modern facility that provides patients
like Kevin with state-of-the-art equipment,
tools and an environment to accelerate their
recovery and to transition back home and into
the community.
The generous support of George and Anne
Ploder has fundamentally enhanced the
care received by spinal cord injury patients.
Toronto Rehab Foundation is deeply grateful
to the Ploder family for their important
investment in Toronto Rehab.
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“�I�would�not�be�healed�without�Toronto�Rehab.�It�is�a�wonderful�facility�with�extraordinary�medical�staff.”
– STEVE ANTHONY
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As one of the founding VJs of Much
Music, Steve Anthony was part of
a movement that helped pioneer
music-video television in North
America. For over 25 years, he has
interviewed some of the most
notable names in popular culture.
However, his accident has proven
to be one of his most memorable
on screen segments to date.
In a comedic attempt to kick the
wheel of the “Northern Nightmare”
monster truck at the Maple Leaf
Monster Jam Tour in Toronto’s
Rogers Centre, Steve suffered
a serious fall. He finished the
segment, but had to be taken to
hospital where he was told he had
broken his right hip and required
immediate full hip replacement
surgery.
“I believe the common perception
with hip replacements is that
people who get new hips are older,”
he says. “I was relatively young and
my hip was perfectly alright!”
After his surgery, Steve was
transferred to Toronto Rehab where
he was an inpatient for 10 days.
“My typical day consisted of two
rigorous physiotherapy sessions,
one in the morning and one in the
afternoon,” he says. “It was difficult
to handle at first, but within five
days, I could walk with a cane
thanks to working with Ruth Vallis,
one of my physiotherapists.”
He was back on the air at CP24
faster than he ever imagined. “I’m
doing so well and I’m able to walk
now without a cane thanks to the
progress I made with the folks at
Toronto Rehab,” says Steve. “I hope
I’m the only person who ever drop
kicks a monster truck and has to be
a patient at Toronto Rehab!”
Steve is thankful for the expert
care he received. “I would not be
healed without Toronto Rehab,” he
says. “It is a wonderful facility with
extraordinary medical staff. It is
the best.”
When CP24 Breakfast host Steve Anthony broke his right hip during a live field segment in January, he had a feeling he would be off the air for a while. With the help of his Toronto Rehab therapists, he was back on television in only three short weeks.
Steve Anthony is Still Hip
Left: Media personality Steve Anthony is pictured during a taping of CP24 Breakfast. Thanks to Toronto Rehab, Steve made a smooth recovery from his hip replacement surgery. Top right: Steve talks with Ben Mulroney on the set of CP24 Breakfast.
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Their generosity is having a
significant impact on the patient,
family and staff experience through
the newly renovated Coriat Patient
and Family Centre at Toronto
Rehab’s Rumsey Neuro Rehab Centre.
The new and modernized facilities
help improve the social and
emotional well-being of patients
and aid staff members in delivering
the best care possible. Equipped
with new tablets, televisions and
computers to engage youth in
developing life skills, the new space
is already exceeding expectations.
“We are very pleased to see such
a beautiful environment come
to life at Toronto Rehab and
provide countless opportunities
to promising young people like
Jessica,” says David Coriat.
The LIFEspan (Living Independently
Fully Engaged) Service provides
youth and young adults who have
cerebral palsy or acquired brain
injury (ABI) to transition from
the paediatric setting to adult
rehabilitation services.
LIFEspan Youth Facilitator Dolly
Menna-Dack has an office and
conducts workshops in the new
environment. She organizes patient
scheduling and patient followups,
even texting patients to confirm
their appointments.
“We encourage our LIFEspan
patients to begin taking
responsibility for their own care,
and to become masters of their own
destiny,” says Dolly. “The wonderful
new space will dramatically
accelerate the process.”
To meet the growing demand for
transition services, this generous
gift has also provided funding
for a second LIFEspan Youth
Facilitator. Terri-Lynn Langdon is the
incumbent of this position.
Dolly and Terri-Lynn both live with
disabilities and understand how
overwhelming it can be for young
people. They counsel individuals
about how to navigate the world
and adjust to their new-found adult
responsibilities.
They conduct specialized clinics
on topics such as social skills,
recreation, as well as school,
volunteering and career-related
issues. “We work with each patient
and their family to set goals and
create the best possible outcomes,”
explains Terri-Lynn. “I know from
personal experience how important
it is to empower youth.”
The LIFEspan Program is having
a huge impact on quality of
life. “Every day I see remarkable
transformations in our patients,”
says Dolly. “We witness them grow
into leaders and role models. At
LIFEspan, we aim to support the
realization of dreams. Jessica is a
great example.”
Young people living with disability
feel empowered by Toronto Rehab.
“Toronto Rehab Foundation is
grateful to David and Lynn Coriat
and The Slaight Family Foundation
for their investment,” says Cindy
Yelle, President and CEO of Toronto
Rehab Foundation. “They are
making a world of difference in the
lives of the patients we serve.”
Empowering Youth Independence
Deeply moved by the profound impact that Toronto Rehab and the LIFEspan Program have on their 24-year-old daughter Jessica, David and Lynn Coriat have donated, with matching funds from The Slaight Family Foundation, over $1 million to Toronto Rehab Foundation.
Opposite, above: Photographed in the new Coriat Patient and Family Centre are, left to right: Lynn Coriat, Terri-Lynn Langdon, Dolly Menna-Dack, Jessica Coriat and David Coriat. Opposite, below: Dolly meets with a LIFEspan client in the modernized space at Toronto Rehab’s Rumsey Neuro Rehab Centre. Top right: Jessica receives a cheque for $25,000 to support Toronto Rehab, and she is named the 2013 Scotiabank Game Changer Grand Champion.8 | Toronto Rehab Foundation
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Jessica Coriat: The 2013 Scotiabank Game Changer Grand Champion
Recognized for her volunteer work and advocacy, Toronto
Rehab’s Jessica Coriat was awarded a $25,000 charitable
donation to Toronto Rehab Foundation and a VIP trip
to the Grey Cup in Regina, Saskatchewan as the 2013
Scotiabank Game Changer.
Born with cerebral palsy and scoliosis, Jessica came to
Toronto Rehab four years ago unable to walk. Within
weeks of her new therapy she took her first steps.
Thankful for her independence, Jessica now volunteers at
Toronto Rehab to give back.
Jessica received thousands of votes from across the
country. Support even came via social media on Twitter.
Olympic Gold medalist Alex Bilodeau, actress Cheryl Hines
and television presenters Jonathan and Drew Scott, The
Property Brothers, praised Jessica’s courage.
The Scotiabank competition has allowed Jessica a
platform to advocate for people living with disabilities.
“I want others to know that they truly can achieve their
goals and make a difference,” says Jessica. “I hope this
encourages my peers to go for it. Always remember to
show others who you are and what you can do.”
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One Step at a Time
After returning to Toronto in
December 2012 following years
of living abroad, Dina began to
experience unusual headaches and
shooting pain from her head to
her legs. Then her speech became
slurred. She was immediately taken
to UHN’s Toronto Western Hospital
(TWH), where she was a patient for
one week.
The morning after she returned
home, she woke up paralyzed on
the right side of her body. Her
family rushed her back to the
hospital. Dina had suffered a stroke
and she required emergency
brain surgery.
When she awoke, Dina could not
walk or talk. As a healthy and
active young woman, this was
unimaginable. When she eventually
began to regain slight movement
in her leg, her goal of running in
the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront
Marathon in October 2013 was
reignited.
Dina was transferred to Toronto
Rehab where she underwent
extensive speech and physical
rehabilitation therapy.
“When I first started to vocalize
again, I sounded like a robot. I felt
like I had lost my personality,” says
Dina. “With the help of my amazing
therapists, Toronto Rehab gave me
my personality back.”
Thanks to the extraordinary care
she received, Dina got back on
her feet and ran her seventh half
marathon, only ten months later.
She victoriously crossed the finish
line on October 19, 2013. “I was
initially concerned my mind and
body could not handle running for
long distances,” she explains. “But
if you are faced with losing the
ability to do what you love, it makes
you that much more focused on
overcoming the fear and the pain.
That run was the final step in getting
back to my life.”
She is grateful for the care she received
at Toronto Rehab. “I am so thankful to
Toronto Rehab for helping me get
there,” she says. “They encouraged
me every step of the way.”
Since that milestone year, Dina has
taken the time to enjoy herself.
She took a trip to Switzerland this
summer and biked through France.
She continues to relish all that life
has to offer.
“I never expected to get sick at
such a young age,” she says. “Now
I treasure every moment of my
second chance at life.”
When avid runner Dina Pestonji, aged 29, was confronted with the possibility of not being able to talk, or walk – let alone run – after suffering a stroke, she became determined to recover and get back to her passion. Toronto Rehab helped her achieve her goal of running in a marathon.
Dina Pestonji is happy to be active again after her debilitating stroke, thanks to Toronto Rehab.
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“�I�am�so�thankful�to�Toronto�Rehab�for�helping�me�get�back�to�running.�They�encouraged�me�every�step��of�the�way.”
– DINA PESTONJI
The 2014 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. To celebrate this landmark, Toronto Rehab staff and friends will take part on October 19th in the Charity Challenge, for the seventh year in a row.
They will walk, run and wheel through downtown Toronto in support of the groundbreaking education, research and patient care taking place at Toronto Rehab.
To date, Toronto Rehab Foundation has raised $135,000 through the Marathon.
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“�As�our�population�ages,�the�health�innovations�and�home-care�technologies�that�iDAPT�produces�will�become�increasingly�important,�and�that’s�why�RBC�is�proud�to�support�this�important�initiative.”
– SHARI AUSTIN, RBC FOUNDATION
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RBC Foundation has a long history
of leadership in social innovation
and enhancing the lives of
Canadians living with disability.
Through its donation, RBC
Foundation is establishing an
integrated educational program
that will inform and inspire
the community about health
innovation and home-health
technologies. The newly renamed
RBC iDAPT Innovations Gallery
is not only a place to learn, but a
place to experience research in
action.
The RBC iDAPT Innovations
Gallery will deliver education and
community outreach programs to
galvanize interest and involvement
in rehabilitation, prevention and
health technology research.
“Access to leading-edge
rehabilitative care is an integral
part of keeping our communities
healthy,” says Shari Austin, Vice-
President, Corporate Citizenship
and Executive Director, RBC
Foundation. “As our population
ages, the health innovations and
home-care technologies that iDAPT
produces will become increasingly
important, and that’s why RBC is
proud to support this important
initiative.”
The Innovations Gallery is an
extension of Toronto Rehab’s
iDAPT Centre for Rehabilitation
Research. It is a dynamic and fully
interactive learning centre with
an array of multimedia displays.
It serves as a platform to profile
and promote premiere research,
and to further encourage and
educate young thinkers through
student-focused workshops. iDAPT
specializes in bringing concepts
to commercialization, with a focus
on business development and
entrepreneurship.
“At iDAPT we believe in sharing
our ideas and solutions to educate
and to ultimately improve quality
of life,” says Dr. Geoff Fernie,
Research Institute Director and
Senior Scientist, Toronto Rehab.
“Thanks to the generosity of RBC,
we have established this space to
demonstrate recent findings, new
products and updated treatments.”
iDAPT is committed to training
and mentoring by providing
students with first-hand access to
the most advanced rehabilitation
engineering facilities in the world.
“With the help of RBC Foundation,
Toronto Rehab will continue to
cultivate innovative solutions
to help future generations live
happier and healthier lives,”
says Cindy Yelle, President and
CEO, Toronto Rehab Foundation.
“Simultaneously, we are inspiring
the interest of our future innovators
in the RBC iDAPT Innovations
Gallery.”
Partners in Innovation RBC Foundation knows how vital innovation is to the future of health care.Toronto Rehab Foundation is grateful to RBC Foundation for its transformational $1 milliondonation to establish the RBC Innovations Fund and to support the Innovations Gallery. Inrecognition of their generosity, the gallery has been renamed the RBC iDAPT Innovations Gallery.
Opposite: Shari Austin, Vice-President, Corporate Citizenship and Executive Director, RBC Foundation and Dr. Jennifer Campos, Toronto Rehab CEAL Chief Scientist, in the RBC iDAPT Innovations Gallery. Above: Shari Austin tours iDAPT with Jahvanna Ryan, iDAPT program coordinator. Here she is learning about ApneaDxTM, developed at Toronto Rehab, to detect sleep apnea in the home.
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Toronto Rehab is extending
cardiac rehabilitation more
broadly into the community
through Cardiac College,
a world’s-first educational
program. An online, best-in-
class educational curriculum for
the cardiac rehab population,
Cardiac College will be available
to patients and graduates to
empower long-term success.
“We firmly believe that
individuals with chronic illness
have the power to take control
of their own health through
certain lifestyle changes,” says
Dr. Paul Oh, Medical Director of
the Cardiovascular Prevention
and Rehabilitation Program. “We
provide them with the best care
possible to get them back to
life. The impact of our program
will be more profound through
Cardiac College.”
Cardiac College will provide a curriculum of 10 interactive modules, with subject matter including risk factors and lifestyle changes for cardiac rehab patients and their families. The curriculum will be offered in print and online via manuals, webcasts and e-learning modules. The College will create videos, blogs, social media platforms and an ‘Ask the Expert’ forum to
maximize the user experience.
Down the line, Toronto Rehab
plans to adapt and translate
the program into common
languages spoken in Toronto,
such as Portuguese and Chinese.
The program will be available
in 2015.
Funds raised through Toronto
Rehab Foundation’s annual
fundraising walk, On Track to
Cardiac Recovery, have helped
support Cardiac College.
Toronto Rehab’s Cardiac College: A World-First Cardiac Rehab is a cornerstone of Toronto Rehab. Located at Rumsey Centre, the program is an international leader that educates and encourages patients to adopt a heart-healthy lifestyle. It provides personalized programs focused on physical activity, lifestyle education and psychosocial support to individuals living with chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension and diabetes.
Take C.H.A.R.G.E. Graduate Education Series
Peer support is fundamental to long-
term cardiac health outcomes. A monthly
education series for cardiac rehab
graduates, Take C.H.A.R.G.E. empowers
individuals and their families to maintain
heart-healthy lifestyles.
Take C.H.A.R.G.E. is part of the Heart
Health for Life program, generously
presented by Scotiabank, which offers
graduates a variety of services and
resources to help them transition from
their formal rehabilitation program
to managing their heart health
independently.
This year,
Dr. Paul Oh
and his
Toronto Rehab
colleagues,
including
Rob Bertelink,
Exercise
Supervisor,
are leading a team of cardiac graduates,
“Runners With Hearts”, as they take part
in the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront
Marathon. Money raised will help
Toronto Rehab Foundation support
and expand Take C.H.A.R.G.E.
Above: Medical Director of Toronto Rehab’s Cardiac Rehab Program, Dr. Paul Oh has spearheaded Cardiac College, funded largely through donor support. A world first, it will expand the work of Toronto Rehab’s Cardiac Rehab expertise. Right: Members of the Take C.H.A.R.G.E. graduate program at the 2014 Walk of Life. From left to right: Jim Montgomery, Edward Guloien and Stuart Lee.
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At age 18, Eddie Sabat was
diagnosed with hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy, a disease in
which the heart muscle becomes
abnormally thick, making it harder
for the heart to pump blood. In
addition, he was diagnosed with
a heart murmur for which he
required a pacemaker.
Eddie was stable for about 10
years until 2002, when he began to
experience episodes of weakness
that landed him back in hospital.
“My doctors performed a number
of tests,” he says. “I received the
news that my heart was failing and
I needed a new one.”
Before his 29th birthday, Eddie
underwent heart transplant
surgery at UHN’s Toronto General
Hospital. Waking up post-
surgery with a new lease on life,
he proposed on the spot to his
girlfriend, Nancy. Her response: a
resounding “yes!”
Eddie came to Toronto Rehab’s
Cardiovascular Prevention
& Rehabilitation Program in
September 2003 with one goal
in mind: to participate in the
World Transplant Games. Eddie
sought the guidance of his Cardiac
Supervisor Rob Bertelink who gave
him the skills and confidence to
work towards his goal.
“It was so comforting to have a
trusted voice in my corner to get
me back on track,” says Eddie.
“Rob and the team encouraged,
supported and advocated for me.”
He continues to make his health,
his wife, Nancy, and his two
daughters, Gabriella and Melinda,
the focus of his life.
“The biggest change with my
new heart has been the ability to
finally think about and plan for my
future,” says Eddie.
“Before, I wasn’t able to plan.
I didn’t know if I would make it
through the day sometimes.”
Eddie now looks at his life as a gift.
“I know how lucky I am to be alive,”
he says. “I’m thankful for every day.
I’m thankful to my heart donor and
my donor family. Every day is a gift
because of their decision.”
Eddie chooses to give back to
Toronto Rehab’s Cardiac Rehab
Program through the annual
On Track to Cardiac Recovery
fundraising event. He says, “I am
very happy to support a place that
helped me restore my life.”
Thankful for Every DayIn 2005, Cardiac Rehab patient Eddie Sabat became a World Transplant Games gold medalist in golf. It was an achievement that required extraordinary courage.
Above: Eddie Sabat came to Toronto Rehab’s Cardiac Rehab program in 2003 to gain back his strength after a heart transplant. His number one goal was to participate in the World Transplant Games where he ultimately won a gold medal in golf. After his transplant and subsequent rehab, Eddie married and started a family. Right: He is pictured with his wife, Nancy, and his two daughters, Gabriella and Melinda.
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A Passion for Patient Care
“Working at Toronto Rehab has been a calling for me, and a dream come true,” says Physiotherapist Ruth Vallis, who is legally blind. “What people don’t know is that helping patients has given me a life that is full of meaning. I really could not imagine a more worthwhile path I could have taken.”
For almost 30 years, Ruth has been a legendary staff member
of Toronto Rehab’s Musculoskeletal (MSK) Rehab Program. She
works with patients receiving rehabilitation for many issues,
including multiple traumas and complex hip fractures. Her
specialty is hydrotherapy, where she works with patients in the
MacMillan Family Therapy Pool.
Ruth knows what patients are living with. “My patients want to
do well because they know I understand; they see that I take my
disability home with me every day, that I never make excuses
and that success is possible. They don’t want to let me down.”
Ruth says Toronto Rehab has changed her for the better. “All I
ever wanted was to work in health care, especially at Toronto
Rehab,” she says. “It’s my passion.”
Grateful to be recognized by many of her former patients as a
Rehab Champion, Ruth stresses that she is part of an amazing
team in the MSK Rehab Program. “I really count my blessings,”
she says. “Toronto Rehab is filled with amazing people. It is a
privilege to work here.”
Physiotherapist Ruth Vallis, who is legally blind, has worked at Toronto Rehab for 30 years. She is photographed at University Centre with her service dog and constant companion , Ralph.
When 22-year-old student Dale Gold arrived at Toronto Rehab following knee surgery, she could not move without a walker. Five weeks post intensive physical rehabilitation, she was able to walk without aids.
Dale always led an active life, with
much of her time spent outdoors as
a ski coach. When she suffered a fall
on the ski slopes in January 2013,
she seriously injured her left knee.
A ruptured anterior cruciate
ligament (ACL), a ruptured medial
collateral ligament (MCL) and a tear
in her lateral meniscus rendered
her unable to walk. “I thought I
would never be mobile again,”
she says.
Once she was referred to
Toronto Rehab for inpatient
rehabilitation, under the care of her
physiotherapist Ruth Vallis, Dale
began aggressive physiotherapy
five times a day.
Discouraged and dependent on
friends and family, she was worried
her life would never be the same.
“My injury put life into perspective,”
she says. “I realized how much I
had taken for granted before.”
Dale cancelled a trip to Alaska and
withdrew from many of the things
she enjoyed doing.
Her injuries were further
complicated by arthrofibrosis, an
excessive buildup of scar tissue.
Her course of physiotherapy was
challenging, but she is grateful to
Ruth for pushing her to keep going.
“Ruth is truly inspirational,” says
Dale. “Her perseverance motivated
me to push beyond my injury, no
matter how difficult it seemed
at times.”
Ruth was impressed with Dale’s
determination to regain her
strength and mobility. “Dale was
very committed to her success and,
therefore, must be given the credit,”
says Ruth. “I can only conduct, she
must make the music!”
Over a year later, thanks to Toronto
Rehab, Dale has regained her
independence, rescheduled her
Alaskan vacation and she even
returned to the ski slopes
this past winter.
“Toronto Rehab is a place that
changes lives – it got me back to
life,” she says. “Because of Toronto
Rehab and Ruth, I learned disability
should not and does not stop you
from living your life.”
Ready to Get Back to the Ski Slopes Celebrate Your Rehab Champion
Dale has chosen to recognize Ruth as her Rehab Champion through Toronto Rehab Foundation’s Celebrate Your Rehab Champion program.
“Ruth never lets her disability hold her back,” says Dale. “During my therapy, she encouraged me to push myself each and every day beyond what I thought was possible and I’m thankful for that.”
Celebrate Your Rehab Champion acknowledges the extraordinary care provided by Toronto Rehab staff who go the extra mile with patients. Donations support Toronto Rehab’s continued commitment to providing superior care.
Since the establishment of the program, Toronto Rehab donors have recognized over 400 staff members, including Ruth Vallis.
Above: With the help of Physiotherapist Ruth Vallis, avid skiier Dale Gold is now able to walk and ski again. Right: Ruth and Dale at Toronto Rehab.
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Toronto Rehab’s Fred A. Litwin
Outpatient Centre delivers a
full complement of care to help
individuals regain their strength
and independence and get back to
their lives. The multimillion-dollar
donation from Fred Litwin and the
Litwin family is enhancing Toronto
Rehab’s outpatient services to more
effectively and efficiently serve
thousands of patients each year.
The Chief Executive Officer and
President of Forum Financial
Corporation, Mr. Litwin also serves
as a board member of a number of
charitable foundations and
publicly listed entities.
The Fred A. Litwin Outpatient
Centre, located at Toronto Rehab’s
University Centre, is a one-stop
destination for patients and their
families, housing a number of
essential services under one roof,
including: The Rocket Family Upper
Extremity Clinic, the Outpatient
Musculoskeletal Program,
the Geriatric Day Hospital, an
Occupational Therapy Treatment
Centre, a Physiotherapy Treatment
Centre, a Hydrotherapy Pool and an
Assistive Daily Living Kitchen.
“We are delighted that Fred Litwin
embraces Toronto Rehab’s role as
a force in health care,” says Susan
Jewell, Senior Vice President and
Executive Lead at Toronto Rehab.
“We are grateful to him and the
Litwin family for their support
and vision.”
Through their extraordinary
gift, the Litwin family is helping
enable world-leading changes in
rehabilitation that will impact the
future of health care.
“There are moments in time that
have the potential to transform,”
says Cindy Yelle, President and
CEO of Toronto Rehab Foundation.
“On May 29, 2014, Toronto Rehab
celebrated the establishment and
the dedication of the Fred A. Litwin
Outpatient Centre, an important
moment that will undoubtedly go
down in the history of this great
organization.”
“It is an absolute pleasure to play a role in shaping the future of rehabilitation in this province, country and around the world,” says Fred Litwin. “My decision to support Toronto Rehab was inspired by the unwavering courage and determination of its patients and staff.”
A Visionary Investment: The Fred A. Litwin Outpatient Centre
On May 29th, Toronto Rehab celebrated the establishment of the Fred A. Litwin Outpatient Centre at 550 University with over 250 guests.1. Fred and Mary Litwin 2. Harvey Botting, Dr. William Waters and Alexander Vaccari, Toronto Rehab Foundation 3. Deborah Rocket, Fred Litwin, Mary Litwin, Howard Rocket 4. Mark Litwin, Toronto Rehab Foundation Board of Directors and Lissie Sanders 5. Alan Castle and Nina Castle; Elise and Harvey Kalles 6. Lynda Friendly, Toronto Rehab Foundation Board of Directors, Jordon Westcott, Leonard Simpson 7. Mary Litwin, Risa Litwin 8. Peggy DeZwirek and Fred Litwin 9. Fred Litwin and Lawrence S. Bloomberg 10. Beth, Jack and Isabelle Litwin 11. Mark and Fred Litwin 12. Mitchell Sanders, Toronto Rehab Foundation Board of Directors and his wife, Lissie Sanders 13. Richard Howes and Cindy Yelle, President and CEO, Toronto Rehab Foundation.
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An international leader and a unique resource for rehabilitation research, Toronto Rehab’s state-of-the-art iDAPT Centre for Rehabilitation Research is rated number one in Canada and among the best in the world. Our research program is focused in three key areas: prevention and safety, optimizing rehabilitation treatments and therapies, and supporting older adults to live independently in the community.
Prevention of Injury and Illness
Evidence to Support a Critical
Change to the National Building
Code of Canada
Injuries due to falls are the leading
cause of accidental death for older
adults. According to recent data
from the Canadian Institute for
Health Information (CIHI), falls on
stairs represent 21 per cent of all
major hospitalizations due to falls.
This year research in our StairLab,
headed by Dr. Alison Novak,
provided evidence to support a
critical change in the National
Building Code of Canada. As a result
of the groundbreaking work at
Toronto Rehab, the minimum depth
of tread will now be increased by
two inches, which will result in an
estimated three-fold reduction in
the number of deaths and serious
injuries on minimally designed stairs.
Revolutionary Device Detects
Sleep Apnea at Home
Sleep apnea affects 10 per cent of
the adult population worldwide.
When left untreated, sleep apnea
is associated with up to a four-fold
increase in stroke, heart failure
and motor vehicle accidents. Sleep
apnea is only properly diagnosed in
less than 10 per cent of those who
have it.
Led by Dr. Douglas Bradley, holder
of The Clifford Nordal Chair in Sleep
Apnea and Rehabilitation Research,
researchers in Toronto Rehab’s
Sleep and Upper Airway team have
developed ApneaDxTM, a cost-
effective, revolutionary medical
device that makes it possible to
accurately diagnose sleep apnea
at home.
This game-changing invention
replaces overnight tests in sleep
laboratories. ApneaDx TM is being
commercialized by a Toronto
Rehab-UHN startup company in
collaboration with MaRS Discovery
District and supported by Toronto
Rehab Foundation. Sales are
anticipated to begin shortly
following device approval by
Health Canada.
Return Patients to Full Function
Toronto Rehab’s ‘Upper Limb
Stroke Rehabilitation Robot’
provides therapy around
the clock
After a stroke, conventional
treatments for muscle weakness
require extensive repetitive
exercises performed one-on-one
with physiotherapists for recovery.
A new invention at Toronto
Rehab will make supervised
physiotherapy exercises available
around the clock. Toronto Rehab’s
‘Upper Limb Stroke Rehabilitation
Robot’ has been commercialized
in partnership with Quanser, a
robotics company.
Created by Dr. Alex Mihailidis,
holder of The Barbara G. Stymiest
Chair in Rehabilitation Technology
and Research, and his Artificial
Intelligence and Robotics Team,
the robot is an economical and
portable device that guides
stroke survivors through upper
limb therapy. The system carefully
documents the progress of recovery
and uses computer games to
motivate patients.
For the first time, patients with
severe paralysis can now have
their limb function restored
‘MyndMove’, a device created
by Dr. Milos Popovic, holder
of the Toronto Rehabilitation
Institute Chair in Spinal Cord
Injury Research, and his Neural
Engineering and Therapeutics
Team, has been able to produce
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unprecedented levels of recovery.
It is the first therapy to clinically
report significant increases in
upper arm mobility in severe
stroke patients and spinal cord
injury patients with quadriplegia.
The device reinvigorates intact
parts of the central nervous
system and muscles. It has been
commercialized through MyndTec
Inc. , also a Toronto Rehab startup
company. Recently approved by
Health Canada, it will be launched
nationwide this autumn.
> Both of these groundbreaking
inventions in stroke and
rehabilitative therapy will be used
for clinical testing and treatment
by clinicians and researchers in the
newly established Rocket Family
Upper Extremity Clinic.
Innovative Software Transforms
Hard-to-Understand Dialogue
into Intelligible Speech
Sometimes it can be difficult for
people with speech problems
resulting from cerebral palsy, stroke,
Parkinson’s disease, profound
deafness or other conditions to
be understood.
Through the leadership of Dr. Yana
Yunusova and the work of Dr. Frank
Rudzicz, the Communication Team
at Toronto Rehab has developed
state-of-the-art technology to
make impaired speech instantly
more understandable.
Still under development, this
software is set to revolutionize the
field of speech and language therapy.
Live Independently
New State-of-the-Art Driving
Simulator Helps Older Adults
Drive More Safely
For an older individual, losing the
ability to drive can be devastating.
Older adults are more likely to be
involved in a collision than any
other age group. Currently 282,000
Canadians over the age of 75 drive
cars. By the year 2024, one in four
drivers will be over the age of 65.
Due to these factors, our research,
under the leadership of Dr. Andrea
Furlan and Dr. Jennifer Campos, is
exploring the possibility of creating
a customized driver’s license
program. This system could permit
continued driving within safe
conditions, such as on local streets
in daylight, rather than remove the
driving license completely.
Toronto Rehab is building a new
state-of-the art driving simulator
where the car will be mounted on
top of a large moving platform,
surrounded by a high-definition
stereoscopic scene of city and
rural roads. Challenging driving
situations met by older adults, such
as glare and rain, will be simulated
for study purposes.
Toronto Rehab’s partners in the
driver examination services and
government will help determine
the potential for a customized
driver licensing program for older
drivers. This research will lead to
increased safety for drivers and
pedestrians, and improve quality
of life and independence for
older adults.
Thank you Foundation donors.
Your support is helping to
accelerate our research and
innovation.
1. ApneaDx TM, developed at Toronto Rehab, makes it possible to accurately diagnose sleep apnea in the home. 2. Toronto Rehab is building DriverLab, a state-of-the-art driving simulator, to evaluate challenging conditions met by older drivers. 3. ‘Mynd Move’, created by Dr. Milos Popovic, has been able to produce unprecedented levels of recovery for severe stroke patients and individuals with spinal cord injury. 4. Toronto Rehab’s StairLab has provided evidence to support critical change in the National Building Code of Canada. 5. Created by Dr. Alex Mihailidis, Toronto Rehab’s ‘Upper Limb Stroke Rehabilitation Robot’ will make supervised physiotherapy available around the clock.
> For more information, visit www.idapt.com, or book a tour of iDAPT and the RBC iDAPT
Innovations Gallery at the Elm Street entrance of Toronto Rehab’s University Centre.
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Dr. Geoff Fernie, Research Institute
Director and Senior Scientist, has
led the growth of Toronto Rehab’s
research enterprise to become one
of the most advanced rehabilitation
programs in the world. His scope
encompasses prevention of injury
and disease and helping people
with disability to live at home
and to pursue a life of greater
independence.
The Honourable Vim Kochhar,
Chair of the Canadian Foundation
for Physically Disabled Persons,
presented Dr. Fernie with his award.
“We were very impressed with Dr.
Fernie’s work at iDAPT,” he says.
“It’s amazing what he is doing to
help prevent falls and injury and to
promote the message of inclusion.”
Toronto Rehab’s iDAPT Centre
is a network of 15 state-of-the-
art research labs, workshops
and services credited with
revolutionizing the science of
rehabilitation. iDAPT provides
cutting-edge technologies that
allow researchers to recreate
real-life conditions where they can
study and produce practical new
therapies and products to improve
quality of life for all, regardless of
age or disability.
“I have been working closely
with David on projects and his
enthusiasm is infectious; I am very
proud to be the recipient of the
inaugural 2014 The Honourable
David C. Onley Award,” says Dr.
Fernie. “It is wonderful that I am
being recognized for something
that I love doing – helping to
prevent injuries and making
it possible for people to live
independently at home for as
long as they can.”
Dr. Fernie has also helped facilitate
the development of products,
including innovative wheelchairs
and lifting devices, that empower
independence. He is providing
opportunities for individuals who
live with disability and helping
change the way people perceive
disability.
“An engineer, an inventor and a
visionary, Geoff Fernie sees the
potential in everyone, and almost
everything. He has helped
redefine accessibility in Canada,
and around the world. His kind of
thinking is what we need to make
our society truly accessible,” says
The Honourable David C. Onley,
the 28th Lieutenant Governor of
Ontario.
“We congratulate Dr. Fernie on this
much-deserved award,” says Cindy
Yelle, President and CEO of Toronto
Rehab Foundation. “Dr. Fernie has
contributed immeasurably to this
field of study and to Toronto Rehab
by overseeing a more than ten-fold
growth in the institute’s research
capacity and ultimately enhancing
the lives of countless individuals.”
In tribute to the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Toronto Rehab’s Dr. Geoff Fernie was named the inaugural recipient of The Honourable David C. Onley Award.
Dr. Geoff Fernie Recognized for Leadership in Rehabilitation Research
Opposite: Dr. Geoff Fernie, The Honourable David C. Onley, former Ontario Lieutenant Governor and The Honourable Vim Kochhar at the Valentine Gala hosted by The Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons, in February 2014.
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– THE HONOURABLE DAVID C. ONLEY,
THE 28TH LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF ONTARIO
The Honourable David C. Onley
Shortly after he took office as Ontario’s 28th Lieutenant Governor in 2007, The Honourable David C. Onley helped launch Toronto Rehab’s state-of-the-art iDAPT Centre for Rehabilitation Research. He has been supportive of Toronto Rehab ever since.
He will be remembered as an extraordinary ambassador for Ontario who made accessibility the theme of his tenure. “Accessibility is that which enables people to achieve their full potential,” he says. “I believe we’ve changed the dialogue on accessibility.”
About growing up with a disability he says, “My parents didn’t treat me any differently; they raised me with the expectation that I was going to succeed.” As a result, he has had a successful career in television and radio and as a bestselling author. He is proud to advocate on behalf of people living with a disability.
The Honourable Mr. Onley appreciates Dr. Fernie’s vision for the future. “He sees things differently. And I see things differently,” he says. “To quote Bernard Shaw: Some people see things as they are and ask why? I dream things that never were and ask why not? I feel Dr. Fernie is a living example of that.”
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Thank You to Our Generous Donors
We wish to thank all donors who have cumulatively donated $5,000 or more to Toronto Rehab Foundation prior to June 30, 2014.
$5,000,000+
Judith R. Wilder
$1,000,000-4,999,999
Sheryl & David Kerr
The Fred A. Litwin Family Foundation
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RBC Foundation
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Spinal Cord Injury Ontario
$100,000-999,999
Aecon Group Inc.
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Estate of Hazel May Arnold
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Bayshore Home Health
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Canadian National Railway Company
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CIBC
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Deloitte.
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EY
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Falconbridge Limited
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Gluckstein Lawyers
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Community Foundation
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KPMG Canada
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PwC
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Foundation
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Association
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Shoppers Drug Mart
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TransCanada PipeLines Limited
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$25,000-49,999
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Humpty Dumpty Snack Foods Inc.
ING Bank of Canada
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Our Donors
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Dominion Coal-Building Supplies Ltd.
W. Bruce Drake
Dundee Wealth Inc.
E*Trade Canada
E.D. Smith & Sons Ltd.
The John David & Signy Eaton Foundation
Effem Inc.
EHN
Michael Eizenga
J. & S. Elliott
Emergis
Evangelista Barristers & Solicitors LLP
John & Gay Evans
Excel-Care
Exchange Solutions
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Anthony & Shari Fell
Jennifer A. Ferguson
Joan Ferrie
Fidelity Investments Canada Ltd.
Fireman Steinmetz LLP
First Professional Management
John Flannery, M.D. & Marion Flannery
Nora Flannigan
Forum Equity Partners Inc.
Estate of Thomas F. Foster
Four Seasons Hotels Limited
FPI Ltd.
Estate of Paul Russell Frasca
FUJIFILM Canada Inc.
Andrea, Paulo, Giovanni & Isabella Furlan
GE Canada Inc.
General Motors of Canada
Genuine Health Inc.
Georgia Gerring
Alastair Gillespie
Gillette Canada Inc.
John P. Ginou
Give & Go Prepared Foods Ltd.
Bernard Gluckstein
GMP Securities L.P.
Gold & Associates
Barry J. Goldlist, M.D.
Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream
Goodmans LLP
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
The Honourable Jerry & Carole Grafstein
Estate of Jean Grant
Louis Green
John R. Gregory
H. H. Angus & Associates Limited
Richard & Nancy Hamm
Estate of Ewart Max Harbour
Harlequin Enterprises Limited
Harts Upholstered Products Co. Ltd
Bill & Jan Hatanaka
Mary Hatch
Gabriel J. Hayos
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario
Foster Hewitt Foundation
Sheila & Howard Hicks
Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart & Storie
Jean E. Hill
Hobart Food Equipment Group Canada
Richard L. Holbrook
R. Brian Holmes, M.D.
Hostess Frito-Lay
Douglas & Karen Houston
Howie, Sacks & Henry Lawyers
HTX.CA-The Health Technology Exchange
Hudson’s Bay Company
Reg Hunter
Estate of Doris Hutton
IBM Canada Ltd.
IBM Employees’ Charitable Fund
ICE River Springs Water Co. Inc.
Interpaving Limited
Investors Group Inc.
Irving Tissue / Les Papiers Irving
Richard Isaac, M.D. & Brian Sambourne
Rosamond Ivey
The Richard Ivey Foundation
Arthur & Judy James
Colin James
Donald James
Bill Jardine
JC Clark Ltd.
The Jeff Healey Band
Susan Jewell
Edith & Kenneth Jewett
Johnson & Johnson Inc.
Estate of Mildred Cecile Johnston
JTI Macdonald Corp
The Julie-Jiggs Foundation
K-Bro Linen Systems Inc.
Ronald Keren, M.D.
James W. & Ruth Kerr
KIK Corporation Holdings Inc.
Estate of Jacob M. Kirshenblatt
Estate of Kenneth Lawrence Kleinsteiber
David L. Knight
Knights of Columbus
Kodak Canada Inc.
Kodak Canada Inc. Employees Chest
Kretschmar Inc.
Murray Krock
Lafarge Canada Inc.
Robert Lam, M.D.
Lantic Sugar Limited
The Art Latcham Charitable Foundation
The Lawson Foundation
Lax O’Sullivan Scott Lisus LLP
LEA Consulting Ltd.
26 | Toronto Rehab Foundation
On Track to Cardiac Recovery 2014
Toronto Rehab Foundation’s annual On Track to Cardiac
Recovery fundraising walk has raised over $1.5 million for
cardiac rehabilitation. In this, our 11th year, we raised over
$150,000 in support of Canada’s first Cardiac College, an
online and best-in-class educational curriculum for the cardiac
rehab population.
We would not be where we are today without our dedicated
On Track Committee, led by Jim Chestnutt. Inspired by the
care he received 24 years ago after a serious heart attack, Jim
gives back out of gratitude. Each year, he leads the fundraising
efforts to help support North America’s largest Cardiac Rehab
program. Jim congratulated the 2014 top fundraisers, program
graduate Roberto Lio who raised $15,000, and Jessica
Coriat who raised $12,000 and presented them each with a
commemorative trophy.
We are grateful to our sponsors: Yorkville Asset Management
Inc., KPMG, The O’Grady Group, Deloitte, Scotiabank, Howard
J. Fergusson Insurance Agencies, Sun Life Financial, Thomas
Large & Singer, AGF, Jason Kroft and Family and David’s
Condiments. A special thank you to Toronto City Councillor
John Parker for his remarks and continued support.
John Lederer
Louise Lemieux-Charles
Dayle Ann Levine
Marianne Levitsky
Estate of Susan B. Lind
Lindt & Sprungli Canada Inc.
Winston & Stephanie Ling
Marilyn & Douglas Linton
Natalie & Sidney Liswood
Alexander Lo, M.D.
Charles Lombard
London Guarantee Insurance Company
Denis Love
The George Lunan Foundation
Lyndhurst Gift Shop
Bruce S. MacGowan
Mackenzie Financial Charitable Foundation
William MacKinnon
Maclean Hunter Limited
John Madden
Arlene Manankil-Boyce
Manifest Communications Inc.
Maple Lodge Farms
Malcolm & Andrea Marcus
Estate of Elly Marks
Maynards Industries Ltd.
McCarthy Tetrault LLP
Lynda McColl
McCormick Canada Inc.
I.A. McEwan, Q.C.
Colleen McGillivray, M.D.
William McLean
Judy McLeod
Estate of Gary Ralph McMackin
MED2020 Health Care Software Inc.
Medisystem Pharmacy Ltd.
Mellon Bank Canada
Menkes Developments Inc.
Menu Foods Limited
Merrill Lynch Canada Incorporated
A grant from Linda Mezon
Janet & Roland Michener
Microcomputer Science Centre Inc.
Alex Mihailidis, PhD
MintoUrban Communities Inc.
The Minute Maid Company Canada Inc.
Molson Indy Festival Foundation
Susan Monteith
John Moore
F. K. Morrow Foundation
MTS Allstream Inc.
Munich Reinsurance Company of Canada (MROC)
Murphy Hilgers Architects Inc.
Nabisco Limited
National Trust
The Nesbitt Family
Newcourt Credit Group Inc.
Newell Rubbermaid
Clifford Nordal
Normerica
Northstar Research Partner Inc.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.
O&Y Enterprises
Olymel/Flamingo S.E.C / L.P.
Ortho Canada Medical Products
Alborz Oshidari, M.D.
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Terrence O’Sullivan & Corey Simpson
P & H Foods
P.O.F. Productions
Pactiv Canada Inc.
Sheila D. Paradi
Parmalat Canada
Parmalat Dairy & Bakery Inc.
Par-Pak Ltd.
Barbara & Peter Pauly
Jennifer & Yezdi Pavri
PCL Packaging Corp.
Estate of David Robert Peacock
Pentax Canada Inc.
Pepsi-Cola Canada Ltd.
Pharma Plus Drugmarts
Pillsbury Canada Limited
Pioneer Electronics of Canada Inc.
Placer Dome Inc.
Milos Popovic, PhD
Premcorp
Presidential Gourmet Corp.
President’s Choice Financial
Principal Marques Inc. Toronto Rehab Cardiac Rehabilitation Program staff members: Fatim Ajwani, Gerilyn Sheppard, Marcella Calouro, Ryan Horvath and Shital Shah at the annual fundraising event.
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Will Davidson LLP Golf Classic
Toronto Rehab Foundation is grateful to Will Davidson
LLP for hosting the third annual Golf Classic in support
of rehabilitation. Held at the DiamondBack Golf Club,
this year’s June 24th event raised over $50,000 with
more than $130,000 raised over the last three years.
With leadership from Partner Paul Miller, Will Davidson
LLP successfully founded this event to inspire their
colleagues and the community to join them in
support of Toronto Rehab Foundation. We thank
all participants for their support and are grateful to
Henderson Structured Settlements LP and Collins
Barrow Chartered Accountants for their sponsorship.
See you on the greens in June 2015!
Prism Partners Inc.
Proctor & Gamble Inc.
Puresource Inc.
The Quaker Oats Company of Canada Limited
Raptors Foundation
Ruth Redelmeier
RGA Life Reinsurance Company of Canada
Robin Hood Multifoods Inc.
Gerry Rocchi
Rogan Foundation
Rogers Group of Companies
Rogers Partners LLP
Joel Rosenthal
Martin Rosenthal
Evan Ross & Aviva Wittenberg, Noa & Talia
Estate of John Bell Ross
Estate of Mary Anglim Ross
Rotary Club of Etobicoke
The Rotary Club of Toronto
C. I. Roveto
Royal & Sun Alliance Canada
The Royal Canadian Legion General Wingate
(Ontario No. 256)
Royal Insurance Company of Canada
Sam Sarick
Samuel Group of Companies Ltd.
Dmyant S. Sangha
Robert M. Schlosser & Family
The S. Schulich Foundation
ScotiaMcLeod Inc.
Janet A. Scott
Seaforth Creamery Inc.
Shah Trading Co. Ltd.
Sheridan Platinum Group
Sibley & Associates
Catherine & Peter Singer
SkyDome Corporation
Slaight Communications Inc.
Estate of Nathan B. Smith
Southam Inc.
Estate of Mary Alice Spaulding
St. Marys Cement Corporation
Standing Ovation
Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Catriona M. Steele, PhD
Gregory Steers
John & Sharon Stewart
Stikeman Elliott LLP
Harvey & Cathy Strosberg
Summit Technologies Inc.
Sun Media Corporation
Suncor Inc.
Sutts, Strosberg LLP
Swiss Re Life & Health Canada
T. McConnell Sales and Marketing Ltd.
Warren Tang
Donald Taylor
Bachir Tazkarji, M.D. & Hala Idlbi
Jay Telfer
TFI Food Equipment Solutions
The Printing House Ltd.
Therapist’s Choice Medical Supplies Inc.
Thomson Terminals Limited
S. Chum Torno
Toronto Blue Jay Baseball Club
Torstar Corporation
Marilyn A. Tory
Torys LLP
Estate of Lillian Massey Treble
Tree of Life Canada Inc.
Tridel Enterprises Inc.
Trinity Development Group Inc.
Victoria Trohak
Trophy Foods Inc.
Turner Fleischer Architects
Ultima Foods Inc. - Yoplait
Unisource Canada Inc.
University of Toronto
Urban Electrical Contractors
Alex & Meredith Vaccari & Family
Janet & Peter van Nostrand
Helen E. Van Zeyl
Karima Velji
VNU Inc
W. Ralston (Canada) Inc.
David Ward
Diana Weatherall
John G. Weir
Wellington West Capital Markets Inc.
Western Creamery Inc.
Clockwise from left: Paul Miller is joined by Toronto Rehab staff on the golf course; Susan Jewell, Toronto Rehab’s Senior Vice-President and Executive Lead, is pictured with (left to right) Deborah Russell, Stewart Dankner, Paul Massaroni and Arlene Boyce; Gary R. Will is joined by (left to right) Jay Rudolph from Rudolph Mediation & Arbitration Services Inc., Paul Mandel and Andre Kleynhans from Collins Barrow.
Our Donors
28 | Toronto Rehab Foundation
Westmoreland Sales
Estate of William Henry Whitehair
Jane Williamson
Willow Heights Estate Winery
Chuck & Libby Winograd
Larry & Anne Wright
Wrigley Canada Inc.
Lesley & John Wylie
Xerox Canada Inc.
Cindy & Paul Yelle
Joanne & Jim Zee
Heather Zimcik, M.D.
Archie Zuliani
Anonymous (5)
$5,000-9,999
A.P.M. Landmark Inc.
ACE Bakery Limited
Adair Morse LLP
Adapt-Able Design
ADP Brokerage Services Division
Elaine Aimone
Estate of Dorothy Aldridge
Aris & Tamara Alexander
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.
Allseas Fisheries Inc.
Alte-Rego Corporation
Lisa & William Andrade
Apotex Inc.
Aqui Esta
James B. Armstrong
Aronovitch Macaulay Rollo LLP
Artel Inc.
Associated Brands Inc.
AstraZeneca Canada Inc.
The Atlas Corporation
Backerhaus Veit Ltd.
George Banyasz
Barbados Beach Club
Emilie Bares
Barwell Food Sales Inc.
BBDO Toronto
BEI One Love Productions Inc.
BEI Pact Productions Inc.
Belzberg Technologies Inc.
The Benjamin Foundation
Bennett Jones LLP
Veera Bharatwal, M.D.
Biscuits Leclerc Ltd.
Bizerba Canada Inc.
Blackmont Capital Inc.
Blaiklock Inc.
Blue Stripe Properties Inc.
BMI Construction Co. Limited
Carol Boettcher
Bon-EE-Best Eggs
Borden Foods Canada Corporation
Borden-Catelli Limited
Murray Bosley
Gilles Boudreau
Douglas Bradley, M.D.
The Bradstreet Family Foundation
Dennis M. & Nomi Brans
Betty O. Brisbin
Jean Brissenden
Peter Broecker
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
Karyn Brooks
Bruce Edmeades Sales Limited
Ilze A. Brunins
Vicki Bryson
Joanne Bugaresti
Karen L. Burgess
Burnbrae Holdings Ltd.
Douglas Burns
Cadbury Adams Canada Inc.
Cadbury Beverages Canada Inc.
Arnold Cader
Campbell Soup Company Ltd
Canada Packers Inc.
Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons
Canadian National Exhibition
Canadian Patient Safety Institute
Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology
Carfinco Income Fund
Carriage House Companies
Carrier Canada
Estate of Clarence D. Carruthers
Cave Spring Cellars Partnership
Centennial Foods
Allan C. Chartrand
Chauss, Mellow Walk Footwear Inc.
Cheeseborough-Ponds (Canada) Inc.
James T. Chestnutt
Jenny Chin
Khui Chinwala
John A. Chisholm
Raphael K. Chow
Christie Brown & Co.
Cineplex Entertainment LP
Clarica Life Insurance Company
Paul F. Cobb
Coca-Cola Beverages Ltd.
Estate of Rose & Ilda Cohen
Colliers International
Collins Barrow Toronto LLP
Desiree Colombo
Esther Commins
Concord National Inc.
Conwest Exploration Company Limited
George L. Cooke
Ronald Cooper
Gary & Eleanor Corlett
Cormark Securities Inc.
Corporate Foods Limited
Corporate Planning Associates
Harold Corrigan
Don & Marilyn Craig
Robert A. Cranston
Estate of Olive Elizabeth Creber
Credit Suisse First Boston Canada
John B. Cronyn
Beth & Jack Curtin
D’Angelo Brands Ltd.
Danson Inc.
Sylvia Davidson
Catherine Davis
Manuel De Amorim
W. R. DeGeer
Dell Chemicals
Delrina (Canada) Corporation Symantec
John Devlin
Joseph Dickstein
John Digby, M.D.
Digi Canada Incorporated
Digital Equipment of Canada Ltd.
Dignity Transportation Inc.
Dominion Textile Foundation
Marshall & Dorothy Donaldson
Terry Donnelly
Dow Chemical Canada Inc.
Garth & Pearl Drabinsky
Dorothy Dunlop
The Edward Dunlop Foundation
Charles Dunstan
Trudy Eagan
Jim Ecclestone
H.J. Eiley
Elmira Poultry Inc.
Laszlo Endrenyi
Energizer Canada Inc.
Environics Communications Inc.
The Erin Mills Development Corporation
Eurovintage International Inc.
EvansMartin LLP Chartered Accountants
Export Packers Foods Limited
Expresco Foods
Elizabetta Fascio
Leonard Feigman, Q.C.
Mary L. Ferguson-Pare
Filigree Design
First Health Care Services Inc.
Firstservice Corporation
FlexITy Solutions Inc.
Gordon Fowler
Robert G. Franks
Choken Fukuhara
GaitRite
Jeremy Garbutt
George & Helen Gardiner Foundation
Emmanuelle Gattuso
Jack & Sybil Geller
Gemini Food (1989) Corporation
The General Accident Assurance Company
The Gibson-Armstrong Trust
Marcel M. Gingras
GlaxoSmithKline
Glow Productions Ltd.
Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc.
Leonard Gold
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Our Donors
Sheba Goldstein
Goodlife Fitness Club
The Wolfe & Millie Goodman Foundation
Goodrich Turbomachinery Products
Estate of Ethel Shirley Gossage
Gracious Living Industries Inc.
Grand River Poultry Farm Ltd.
Doug & Ruth Grant
Lesley E. Gregory
Estate of Walter John Gregory
Peggy H. Griffiths
Grimm’s Foods Limited
The Guarantee Company of North America
Guy Guimond
Linda Gupwell
H & R Developments
H.N. Construction Limited
Hallmark Cards Canada
Joan & Fred Hamilton
Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex
Hammerschlag & Joffe Inc.
Handi Foods Ltd.
Delia L. Hannon
Harco Publishing
Kevin S. Harper
William Harper
J. A. Harris
Health Bound Health Network
Stuart & Marie Henry
Paul Hickey
Karen Higgins
High Liner Foods Incorporated
Highview Residences & McCormick Home Foundation
April & Norbert Hoeller
Constance Howell
Estate of Josefa Christine Hull
Donald F. Hunter Charitable Foundation
James Huth
Edward J. Huycke
The Hylcan Foundation
ICORD
The Independent Order of Foresters
Instore Products Ltd.
Inter-Action Rehabilitation Inc.
Ippolito Fruit & Produce Limited
Italian Home Bakery Ltd.
J.D. Sweid Ltd.
J.E. Russell Produce Ltd.
J.J. Barnicke Limited
Hal Jackman Foundation
The Jackson Family Fund (a fund held within the
Oakville Community Foundation)
Jacques, Whitford and Associates Limited
Jaguar Mining Inc.
Jamieson Laboratories Ltd.
Jannock Limited
Johnson Worldwide Associates Canada Inc.
Johnston Smith International Inc.
Laurent M. Joly
Juan Carranza Barrister & Solicitor
David B. Jubb
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Hon. Robert P. Kaplan
Minnie Kazdan
Kearsley Electric Limited
Rosemary J. Kennett
William & Leona Keough
Edward J. Kernaghan
Lloyd Kirk
Joan Kitchen
J. Korman
Mitchell Kostuch
Estate of John Michael Kuis
John Labay
Laidlaw Inc.
Charles Laidley
Laidley Management Corporation
Lancor Electric (1996) Ltd.
Langar Foundation
Carol Ann Langston
Spencer Lanthier & Diana Bennett
Robert Laurent & Family
Lavo Inc.
Leaside Secondary School
Leisureworld
Lerners LLP
Les Cuisines Rochette Inc.
Estate of Frances Levine
Eve Lewis
Lewiscraft Corporation
Michelle P. Li
Ki Kit Li
France Little
Audrey Leob & David Ross
Lonestar Vacuum Inc.
Lost Script III Productions Inc.
Estate of Mary Elinor Lott
Karen P. Louie
Lovas Stanley/Ray & Berndtson Inc.
Wailan Low
J. Alexander Lowden
Lundbeck Canada Inc.
Allan MacDonald
Alan & Glynis MacGibbon
Loralee F. MacLean
Mady Development Corporation
William Malinsky
Maple Leaf Meats Inc.
Maple Leaf Poultry
George Mara
Mills L. Marrs
Marsan Foods Ltd.
Marsham International Food Brokers Inc.
Martin & Sheryl Teplitsky Services Limited
Joel E. Maser, M.D.
Maxims Limited Partnership
Evelyn Mayall
MC Integrated Inc
Estate of Sadie McConnach
McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Ltd.
Stuart McKay
McKinsey & Company Inc.
Brian McLaughlin
McMillan Binch Barristers & Solicitors
Alan & Ruth McNally
Gail & Fred McRobie
MDS Inc.
James Meekison & Carolyn Keystone
Michael & Kelly Meighen
Mercer
Estate of Gerald Francis Merrick
Metroland
William P. Mico
T. Donald Miller Foundation
Minden Gross Grafstein & Greenstein LLP
Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods Inc.
T.F. Mohan
The Molson Companies
David Moore
Stephen Moore
Morneau Sobeco
David D. Morris
Morrison Lamothe Inc.
The Mortgage Insurance Company of Canada
Fiona S. Morton
Charles Moses
Motion Specialties
Carol Mulder
Ingrid Navidad
Peter Naylor
Nestle Purina PetCare
Neuro-Rehab Services
The New Zealand and Australian Lamb Company Ltd.
Sunny S. Ng
Northbud Distributors Ltd.
The Northpine Foundation
Northstar Aerospace Canada
Novopharm
Nursing & Homemakers Inc.
NuStep, Inc.
Oakrun Farm Bakery Ltd.
Office Equipment Company of Canada Ltd.
Ontario Hospital Association
Ontario Tree Fruits Limited
Joyce E. Osborne
Charles E. Otton
P.L. Foods Limited
Jennifer & Lou Pagnutti
Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP
Carol Panasiuk
Panigas Group of Companies
Paradigm Capital
Estate of Alan Lorne Paterson
The Pathfinder Foundation
Patton Cormier and Associates
David A. Payne
Penfund Management Limited
Donald M. Penrose
Perfect Son Productions
Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada
30 | Toronto Rehab Foundation
Toronto Rehab’s
Staff Giving
campaigns provide
opportunities for
our colleagues
to show their
commitment
and dedication
to patients and their families by raising funds for
equipment and other areas of need.
For the second year in a row, Toronto Rehab had the
highest participation numbers of all the UHN hospitals.
In recognition of our outstanding staff fundraising
achievements, former UHN President and CEO Dr.
Bob Bell presented the 2013 I Give @ UHN trophy to
Sue Jewell, Toronto Rehab’s Senior Vice-President and
Executive Lead and Toronto Rehab’s Giving Together
Co-Chairs, Richard Khoo, Manager of Acquired Brain
Injury (ABI) Services, and Mary-Grace Grossi, Program
Services Manager, MSK Rehab.
Annually, Toronto Rehab Foundation kicks off our own
Giving Together campaign then joins with its partner
hospitals at University Health Network (UHN) for I Give
@ UHN. Both campaigns allow Toronto Rehab staff to
help enhance the lives of the patients we serve. In 2013,
Toronto Rehab raised over $115,000.
We thank our extraordinary and tireless co-chairs
Richard Khoo and Mary-Grace Grossi.
Leaders in Staff Giving
Above: Susan Jewell and Toronto Rehab’s Giving Together Co-Chairs, Richard Khoo and Mary-Grace Grossi receive the I Give @ UHN trophy from Dr. Robert Bell.
Estate of Mary Pollard
Mona Pope
Power Corporation of Canada
Prevention & Rehabilitation of Osteoporosis
Production Design International Inc.
Promotivate International Inc.
Provincial Sales
David M. Prussky
Puddy Bros. Limited
Christopher Purkis
The Q.E.H. Nursing Division
QTG
Quality Meat Group Ltd.
Isabella Ragen
Anne K. Randell
Ratiopharm
Raymond James Ltd.
RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
Rebanks Pepper Littlewood Boyd Architects Inc.
Redpath Sugars
Rehabilitation Management, Inc.
Paul A. Reinhart
Request Foods
Bruce Richmond
RIT Dragon Boat Team
Paul Rodwell
Rogers Broadcasting Limited
Roll Form Group
Ronco Protective Products
Ronzoni Foods Canada Corp.
Ros-Bay Developments Inc.
Rosenbloom Groupe Inc.
John B. Ross
Rotary Club of Leaside Charitable Foundation
The Rotman Family Charitable Foundation
Roxon Medi-Tech Ltd.
James Ruderman
Estate of Sara Margaret Russell
Rybka Smith & Ginsler Ltd.
S & T Lavlin Engineers & Constructers
S.R.T. Med-Staff International Inc.
The Salden Foundation
Eric Sanderson
SC Johnson & Son Ltd.
SCA Hygiene Products Inc.
Sceptre Investment Counsel
Lawrence & Mary Jane Scott
Select Food Products Limited
Jan A. Seyfried
Sarah Shapiro
Firoz (Rose) Shariff
Robert D. Sheaffer
Gerald Sheff & Shanitha Kachan Charitable
Foundation
Linda Sherwood
The David & Francine Shields Family Charitable
Foundation
Shulton Canada Inc.
The Carolyn Sifton Charitable Foundation
Silani Sweet Cheese Ltd.
Betty & Paul Simpson & Ronald Rolls
Peter Singer
Siskinds LLP
Robert & Olive Smith
Sobey’s Company Inc.
Sodexo
Sorrell Financial Inc.
Spinal Cord Injury Canada
St. Lawrence Cement Inc.
The Standard Life Assurance Company
Stantec Architecture Ltd.
Estate of Joseph S. Stauffer
Jeffrey Steckley
Alec D. Stevenson
John M. Stewart
Stoneworth Ltd.
Vernon & Flora Strickland
Susan Martha Strong
Subway
Alan D. Summerville
Sunrise Senior Living Services Inc. (Canada)
Sunrise Senior Living Services Inc. (Thornhill)
Mark Surchin
Randy Swan
D’Arcy Sweeney
Sweeny Sterling Finlayson & Co. Architects Inc.
William Sylvester
Helen Szabo
Tagged Inc.
Patrick Taylor
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Our Donors
TD Securities Inc.
Teplitsky, Colson LLP
Terraplan Landscape Architects
Lesley J. Thacker
The News Group
Therapy Supplies and Rental Limited
Thermo Design Insulation Ltd.
Bill & Bronwen Thomas
David Thompson
Nancy Thomson
Timothy’s World Coffee
Tippet Foundation
TLS Inc./Thomas Large & Singer
Toronto International Film Festival Group
Toronto Orthopedic Appliance Services Ltd.
Toronto Rehab Medical Staff Association
Toronto West Stroke Network -
University Health Network
Natalie K. Townsend
Transamerica Life Canada
Trans-Ocean Products Inc.
Trebor Allan
Trebor Canada Inc.
Trilon Financial Corporation
Trinity Plastic Products Inc.
Elsa Tse
UBS Securities Canada Inc.
Umbra
UNI Foods Inc.
Unitel Communications Inc.
University of Toronto - Office of Advancement
Robin Verduyn, M.D.
Milan Voticky
W. T. Lynch Foods Limited
William Ross Walker
Wallenstein Feed Charitable Foundation
Daniel Walters
Warren Bitulithic Limited
William R. Waters
The M.M. Webb Foundation
Maurice Joseph and Louis Weisfeld
Charitable Foundation
Peter Weiss
Westmoreland Beaver Bible Class
Westmount Storefront Systems Ltd.
Estate of Arthur L. Whitehead
Wildeboer Dellelce LLP
John Wildman
The Works Design Communications Ltd.
Lawrence Wright
Estate of Gerald Ivan Miles Young
Estate of Angel and Dvora Zylberman
Anonymous (16)
Research Chairs
Chairholder: Dr. Alex Mihailidis; The Barbara G.
Stymiest Chair in Rehabilitation Technology Research
Chairholder: Dr. Douglas Bradley; The Clifford Nordal
Chair in Sleep Apnea and Rehabilitation Research
Chairholder: Dr. Mark Bayley; The Saunderson Family
Chair in Acquired Brain Injury Research
Chairholder: Dr. Susan Jaglal; Toronto Rehabilitation
Institute Chair at the University of Toronto
Chairholder: Dr. Milos Popovic; Toronto Rehabilitation
Institute Chair in Spinal Cord Injury Research
Group Initiatives $5,000+
Albert Pace & Kristin Morch Fundraising Reception
Bob Baun Celebrity Golf Classic
Bollywood Tribute Dinner & Dance in Honour of
Parviz Manji
Brainsgiving Comedy Night
Canadian Hairdresser’s Charity Golf Tournament
Cardiac Health Foundation of Canada’s Walk of Life
Clifford Nordal Chair in Sleep Apnea and
Rehabilitation Research
Coffey International Golf Tournament
Conquering Mt. Kilimanjaro
Dan Hill Benefit Concert for Toronto Rehab
Extendicare: It’s In Our Genes To Give Dinner
Extendicare Gala
Fundraising Breakfast, Hosted by Sun Life Financial
Fundraising Breakfast, Hosted by Deloitte.
Gala 1-18 Presented by Loblaws
G-O-O-O-O-O-A-L! Soccer Championship
Harvey’s Back Gala
HeartBeat Invitational Charitable Golf Tournament
Hearts on Bay, Hosted by Bennett Jones LLP
Hearts on Bay, Hosted by KPMG
Hearts on Bay, Hosted by RBC
In Honour of Barry Caplan
John Counsell Commemoration Fund
Kocisko-Le Muscadin Golf Tournament
Loblaw Properties Limited Golf Tournament
Lyndhurst Gift Shop
Marquest Investments Group Challenge
Monster Bike Ride
On Track to Cardiac Recovery
REHABilitate REBUILD RESTORE
Rick Hansen Wheels In Motion
Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
Sharwood Golf Classic
The St. George’s Society of Toronto - Red Rose Ball 2013
Thursday Night 4 Rehab
Tim Hick Golf Classic
Toronto Rehab Foundation’s Annual Gala
Toronto Rehab’s Giving Together Staff Campaign
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Chair in Cardiovascular
and Metabolic Rehabilitation Research
Tribute Dinner, Live Auction & Wine Tasting—
Rocco Piselli
Therapeutic Garden at Lakeside Long-Term Care Centre
Will Davidson LLP Golf Classic
William A. Cunningham/ Deloitte. Challenge
Women & Health Fundraising Breakfast
We gratefully acknowledge the support of donors to Toronto Rehab Foundation’s heritage foundations:
Hillcrest Hospital Foundation
Lyndhurst Hospital Foundation
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation
Rehabilitation Institute of Toronto Foundation
Legacy Society
Toronto Rehab’s Legacy Society celebrates the
generosity of donors who have made a planned
gift to Toronto Rehab.
Peter Bello
Anthony & G. Elizabeth Capon
Jamie Coatsworth & Christine Gillespie
Marlene Hartley
Ronald Hibbert
Bill Isberg
Rebecca Kellman
Jennifer & Yezdi Pavri
David W. Pretty
Deanne J. Schenke
Branislav Stojicic
Judith R. Wilder
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Community Events 2013-14
Bollywood Tribute Dinner & Dance in Honour of
Parviz Manji
Brainsgiving 2013
CHFC Walk of Life 2014
Coffey International Golf Tournament
Dan Hill Benefit Concert for Toronto Rehab
Extendicare Gala
Hearts on Bay, Hosted by Bennett Jones LLP
On Track to Cardiac Recovery
Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
3rd Annual Will Davidson Golf Classic
Tim Hick Golf Classic
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Tribute Honourees 2013-14
In Honour
Andrew Maurice Arraya
Israel Chojnacki
Eric J. Drinkwater
Bayla Hernick
Bill & Carol Hick
Larraine Langer
Victoria Lazier
George Leonard
Fred A. Litwin
Evelyn Lockwood
Ron Meredith-Jones
Linda Mezon
Rose Patten
Ros Rewald
Donald M. Ross
Gary Siskend
Nancy Thomson
Dr. Joan Tucker
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Vickar
In Memory
Viola Barnes
Raffaele Ralph Brandolini
Daniel Brassard
Myer Brody
Steven Brown
Isabel Brubacher
Patti Dawson
Hilary Dell
Johnny Esaw
Karen Falconer
Stanley Finkelstein
Robert Finnie
Eric Fleming
Al Gabrysz
Jessie Golets
Brydon Grant
Maria Guaragna
Lucille Elizabeth Harper
Ronald Hibbert
Andrew Hughes
Antonio Iaquinta
Ben Kolisnyk
Fotini “Effie” Kolivakis
Jerry Lilakos
Barry MacKay
Keith MacPherson
Matthew McCluggage
Gertrude (Buna) McGarva
Hugh McGuigan
Gary O’Hara
Anne Polanyi
David Pretty
Luisa Quintero
Virginia Ricci
Silvia Rotman
Margaret Shapiro
Irene Simmons
Doreen O. Skitch
Mickey Steadman
Pansy & Ralph Stewart
Valentins Taurins
Rick Taylor
Nancy Tucker
Jonathan Tully
Jamie Leigh Woods
We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this list. Please contact us at 416-597-3040 or [email protected] if your name has been listed or omitted in error.
Giving Back Through Volunteering
Popular Toronto Rehab
volunteer Tim Giblin generously
volunteers his time each week to
encourage patients through their
rehabilitation journey.
Tim’s love for the hospital and
compassion for patients were
recognized when he won the first
round of the 2014 Scotiabank
Game Changers competition, an
award for outstanding individuals
who make a difference in their
communities.
This summer, he was awarded
a charitable donation for Toronto Rehab
Foundation at the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
home opener game. “This experience has
been indescribable,” says Tim of winning
the Game Changer title. “The excitement
I felt at the game is the same excitement
I feel every time I volunteer at Toronto
Rehab. Spending my time giving back
brings me so much joy.”
When he experienced a cerebral aneurysm
in 1997 at 30 years of age, he was not
expected to survive, but he did. Thanks to
Toronto Rehab, he learned to walk and
talk again. Encouraged by the dedication,
compassion and expertise of his Toronto
Rehab therapists, doctors and nurses, he
gained the courage to persevere.
Tim is a passionate advocate for patients,
particularly those living with brain injury.
“My goal is to help families cope with and
understand the impact this has on their
lives moving forward. I encourage patients
to never lose hope.”
Above: A well-known face at Toronto Rehab’s University Centre, Tim Giblin volunteers because Toronto Rehab gave him his life back. This summer Tim was named a round one winner of the Scotiabank Game Changer Program, donating his prize to Toronto Rehab Foundation.
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Key Financial Highlights 2013-14
Philanthropy has a profound impact on our patients’ journey to recovery.
Corporations
$1,857,294
Planned Giving/Estates
$160,547
Special Events
$629,111
Annual Fund
$693,904
Major Gifts
$4,113,497
2013-14 Grants made to Toronto Rehab
$1,797,528 invested in hospital programs and Research Chairs
$1,100,000 invested in research annual support and additional high priority needs
$2,897,528 in total grants
Total Pledges & New Gifts: $7,454,353
Investment Revenue: $1,776,931
Pledges & New Gifts 2013-14*
* Does not include payments on previous pledges or investment income
55.2%
8.4%
2.1%
25%
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9.3%
The Foundation invested an
additional $400,000 in research,
technology, and innovation.
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Toronto Rehab Foundation Board of Directors William A. Cunningham (Chair)Robert W. Blakely (Vice Chair)M. Scott Wetmore (Treasurer)Cindy Yelle (President and Secretary; ex officio)Timothy W. Casgrain, C.M. (Past Chair)Carrie L. CookMichael A. EizengaJoni FernandesLynda FriendlyCarole Grafstein, C.M.Lesley E. GregoryJustine Jackson (ex officio)Owen LawsonMark I. LitwinAndrea Kale MarcusLinda F. MezonJohn O’GradyTerrence J. O’SullivanGrant D. RoebuckMitchell J. SandersCathy StrosbergDr. Gaetan TardifDr. William Waters, C.M.
Toronto Rehab Foundation is grateful to our recently retired Board members for their tremendous work and dedication.
Richard AbboudDr. Robert BellHoward FergussonGabe HayosEvan Ross
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Facts and Figures
An international leader in rehabilitation sciences, Toronto Rehab delivers quality education, engages in leading-edge research and provides outstanding patient care.
Facts
2013-14 Statistics
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More than half of us will be touched by disability, either personally or through someone in our immediate family circle.
The number of individuals aged 65 and older will double over the next two decades.
About 90 per cent of people over age 65 have at least one chronic disease, and 80 per cent have at least two.
An estimated 27 per cent of Ontario families have provided care continuously for two years.
134,005 Inpatient Days
97,585 Clinic & Day/Night Care Visits
429 Inpatient Beds
$17, 807, 322 Research Activity
Over 1,900 staff, 480 active volunteers
Toronto Rehab Foundation
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tel: 416.597.3040 / fax: 416.597.6201
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