2013.2014 CANADIAN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION

PR AIRIES/NWT REGION

REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY

Greetings,

Thank you for your tremendous support.

Philanthropy is not charity. Philanthropy is about building capacity. When you support the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, you enhance our capacity to fund research that leads to more effective early detection; less invasive treatment protocols; increased awareness of the disease; improved quality of life for those affected by the disease; and increased survival rates.

With your support and the tireless efforts of our researchers, breast cancer mortality rates have fallen 43 percent since 1986. In the last year alone, we have seen that number improve by 1 per cent, proving the efforts you and the Foundation are making are playing an important role in making our vision a reality.

Greetings,

At the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – Prairies/NWT Region, we are always looking toward the future – a future without breast cancer. In planning for tomorrow, we reflect on the past to ensure we are making the best decisions possible for those affected by breast cancer now, and in years to come.

We also look back to reflect on the progress made as a result of research funded by the Foundation, and to appreciate the efforts of so many who share in our vision.

When the Foundation staff and Board of Directors review the past year, we are filled with gratitude and pride. We are fortunate to have the support of so many groups and individuals; from corporate and community partners, event participants, donors, sponsors and fundraisers to volunteers and breast cancer survivors.

LETTER fROm THE BOARD ChAIR

LETTER fROm ThE CEO

CANADIAN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION - PNWT REGION | REPORT TO THE COmmUNITY 2013/2014

You are making it possible for us to reach women across all demographics with breast health and risk reduction messaging. Your efforts have funded research that identifies the role environmental factors play in the development of breast cancer, methods to determine individual risk levels and ways to reduce that risk. And, perhaps most importantly, your actions have aided the development of better diagnostic tools, allowing breast cancer to be diagnosed earlier and treatment to happen quickly and be more effective.

I am proud to be part of this community you support and believe in, and prouder still to be an active part of a movement making a difference in the lives of so many who have been or will be impacted by breast cancer.

Sincerely,Liz Viccars,CEO

This report exemplifies the successes possible when we share the same vision. Because of the support the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation receives, we are able to fund many of the best and brightest scientific minds in breast cancer research. We are also able to partner with community groups to educate women and men about the disease, so they can be more breast health aware.

On behalf of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – Prairies/ NWT Region staff and Board of Directors, thank you for helping us achieve so much. We are close to a future without breast cancer, but can’t stop now!

Sincerely,Shirley Forrest.

APRIl 2013

APRIl IS CANCER AWARENESS MONTh ACROSS CANADA

04.16

NATIONAl VOlUNTEER WEEK04.21-27

NIGhT OF hONOURIN CALgARY04.25

The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – Prairies/NWT Region hosts three annual

Nights of honour celebrating volunteers, donors, fundraisers,

grantees and survivors. The events were hosted in Edmonton,

Calgary and Winnipeg.

Two University of Calgary students Braved the Shave in front of 130 people, raising over $15,000 in

support of the breast cancer cause.

Read more about Brittney and Taylor’s story

04.20BRAVE ThE ShAVE

NIGhT OF hONOURIN EDMONTON04.11

NIGhT OF hONOURIN WINNIPEg

VOlUNTEER SPOTlIGhT

Lynne Berke has been a long-time volunteer for the Saskatoon

CIBC Run for the Cure.

Read more about Lynne’s story.

DID YOU KNOW?The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Youth Advisory Council (aka. YAC) is a volunteer group aimed at 14-24 year olds across the Prairies. In 2013/2014, 160 YAC members gave 939 hours of their time through 21 YAC-held events and over 100 youth-led meetings!

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MAY 2013

JUNE 2013

MOMS ROCK!05.11

ThE PINK lADY06.17

The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – Prairies/NWT Region

hosts the 11th annual Mother’s Day Luncheon in Edmonton.

CTV’s Carrie Doll was joined by Olympic gold medalist Jamie Sale

for a live interview in front of a sold out crowd.

BATTING 2013

Volunteer Batting Against Breast Cancer organizing committees are in mid-swing of event planning.

Individuals like Roy Larking play an integral role in the slo-pitch tournament’s success.

Read more about Roy’s story

FUNDING ANNOUNCED!06.11

The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Prairies/NWT Region announces an investment of over $1.65 million into community education and awareness programs.

The Foundation also announces the first ever recipients of the Region’s Post-doctoral Fellowship grant Program. Three individuals were funded to the tune of $150,000.

Read more about the grant announcement

The Prairies/NWT Region introduces the CBCF Pink Lady as a way to honour those who have

been affected by breast cancer, and to serve as a reminder of the loved

ones we’ve lost to the disease.

Download your CBCf Pink Lady and feel free to share your photos and

stories with us!

DID YOU KNOW?

Our regional Board of Directors are also volunteers. The team of 12 members accumulate over 735 volunteer hours in a given year.

meet our PNWT Regional Board of Directors

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PAINT CANADA PINK WEEK BEGINS!06.29

JUlY 2013

07.05 PAINT CANADA PINK WEEK ENDS

07.06 07.06

The 2nd annual Batting Against Breast Cancer slo-pitch tournament takes place in grande Prairie. Nine teams raise over $41,390 for breast

cancer research, education and awareness programs

The 7th annual Batting Against Breast Cancer slo-pitch tournament takes

place in Winnipeg. Twenty three teams raise over $72,900 for breast

cancer research, education and awareness programs

#BABC IN GRANDE PRAIRIE

#BABC IN WINNIPEG

DID YOU KNOW?

Men can get breast cancer too. An estimated 200 Canadian men were diagnosed with the disease in 2013.

Read more about male breast cancer

DID YOU KNOW?

Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis in Canadian women?

Read more about breast cancer in Canada

Paint Canada Pink Week takes place across the nation as the official kick off to the

2013 Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure.

Read more about how our volunteer committees painted

the Prairies pink

SURVIVOR PROFIlE

Name: Victoria David

hometown: Calgary, AB

Age of diagnosis: 27

Words of Advice: “had I known that young women do get breast cancer, I would have made sure to mention my breast lump, without hesitation, to my gP. Luck should

not have played a role. ”

Read more about Victoria’s story

AUGUST 2013

SEPTEMBER 2013

08.1008.17

09.06-07

09.18-19

The 5th annual Batting Against Breast Cancer slo-pitch

tournament takes place in Calgary. Eighteen teams raise over $87,670 for breast cancer research, education and

awareness programs.

The 3rd annual Batting Against Breast Cancer slo-pitch

tournament takes place in Regina. Eleven teams raise over $40,330 for

breast cancer research, education and awareness programs.

The 10th annual Batting Against Breast Cancer slo-pitch tournament takes place in Edmonton.

Twenty nine teams raise over $181,000 for breast cancer research, education and awareness programs.

The first ever Community Grants Conference was held in Edmonton. Representatives

from 15 of our 17 active Community grants were in attendance.

Read more about the Community Grants Conference

#BABC IN CAlGARY#BABC IN REGINA

#BABC IN EDMONTON

COMMUNITY GRANTS CONFERENCE

SURVIVORS’ PARADE 09.17

The 10th annual Survivors’ Parade takes place at Bankers hall in Calgary, AB. Over 150 survivors participated in this

time-honoured event.

Check out more Survivors’ Parade images in our facebook

photo album

COMMUNITY PARTNER SPOTlIGhT

BROOKFIElD/BANKERS hAll

Always going the extra mile in honour of survivorship.

Read more about this community partner

OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTh

OCTOBER 2013

ClOCK IN!10.03

Clock in for a Cure takes place at the Kearl Lake work

site outside of Fort McMurray, AB. Over 3,000 workers donned

pink shirts and raised over $63,000 in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer

Foundation.

DID YOU KNOW?

DID YOU KNOW?

In the Prairies/NWT Region alone, over 155 CIBC Run for the Cure volunteer committee members donate approx. 8700 hours in a given year!

CIBC has been the title sponsor for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure for the past 18 years. The involvement of CIBC management and staff has always been abundant, and helps to make the event a success year after year.

Read more about CIBC’s involvement

BREAST CANCER AND SURVIVORShIP

Breast cancer survivors play an integral role in the CIBC Run for the Cure. They serve as our hope and

inspiration that we will one day see a future without breast cancer.

meet three strong, inspiring women who share their stories of breast cancer and survivorship.

CIBC RUN FOR ThE CURE10.06

The 23rd annual Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure

takes place in 66 communities across Canada. Over 140,000 participants ran or walked for a future without breast

cancer, raising over $27 million for vital and innovative research, education and

awareness programs.

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OCTOBER 2013CONTINUED

CURVES!OCT

10.19

Sixty-two Curves centres participate in the 9th annual Curves for a Cure across the Prairies/NWT Region raising

over $32,000.

Canada Safeways across western Canada host their annual Awareness Day in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Over 181 volunteers helped Safeway staff spread the word and collect donations,

which tallied over $1.6 million!

Money raised over the year goes towards supporting programs like the YWCAEncore

After Breast Cancer Exercise Program.

Watch the video

COMMUNITY GRANTEE PROFIlE

SMAll COMMUNITY WITh A BIG hEART

Read how Grande Prairie rallied together for their first

CIBC Run for the Cure

SEE DOllARS RAISED FOR ThE CANADIAN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION hAVE hElPED ChANGE BREAST CANCER TREATMENT AND OUTCOMES

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Read more about the changes in breast cancer diagnosis, treatment and quality of life

NOVEMBER 2013 SURVIVOR PROFIlE

Name: holly Bailey

hometown: Fort McMurray, AB (Now Edmonton, AB)

Age of diagnosis: 26

Words of Advice: “The message I want to give other young women and men is that if you think something is wrong or if you find a lump you are concerned about, go get it checked out. Cancer doesn’t discriminate.”

Read more about Holly’s story

$4.77 MIllION!11.07

The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Prairies/NWT Region announces an

investment of over $4.77 million in breast cancer research.

Read more about the funding announcement

DID YOU KNOW?

The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation focuses on six funding priorities.

Read more about the different funding areas of focus

2013/2014 FUNDING AT A GlANCE

MEET ThE 2013/2014 RESEARCh GRANTEES Read the bios

A MESSAGE FROM ThE NATIONAl BOARD ChAIR

FUNDING PRIORITIES AT A GlANCE

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a. Diagnosis/Prognosis $1.74 million

b. Risk Prediction/Reduction$375,000

c. Targeted Treatment$2.57 million

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DECEMBER 2013

JANUARY 2014

NATIONAl VOlUNTEER DAY12.05

UNhOOKED!01.06

ThE 4Th ANNUAl PINK lADIES SNOW RIDE 01.18

Each Prairies/NWT Region office celebrates International Volunteer Day by hosting an

open house for local volunteers. Snacks, door prizes and great conversation ensued as staff showed their appreciation for our much valued volunteers.

‘Unhooked’ – a Youth Advisory Council breast cancer/health-focused

iPhone app and blog are launched, encouraging young individuals to be proactive about their

breast health awareness. Unhooked is available for download at the iTunes

app store.

Over 120 snowmobilers rode from Portage la Prairie, MB to St. Claude, MB in support of the breast cancer cause. The 4th annual Pink Ladies Snow Ride has raised over $147,000 since 2007.

Read more about the Pink Ladies Snow Ride

DID YOU KNOW?

A planned gift is a chari-table donation arranged within an individual’s estate or financial plan. Approximately 1/3 of Canadians leave a gift to a charity in their wills.

Read more about the foundation’s planned giving program

SURVIVOR PROFIlE

Name: Robert Shawcross

hometown: Winnipeg, MB

Age of diagnosis: 71Words of Advice: “Early detection is absolutely vital. Men should not assume breast cancer is a disease

just for women.”

Read more about Robert’s story

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FEBRUARY 2014

MARCh 2014

DID YOU KNOW?

PNWT has 26 cause marketing partners who collectively raised $581,000 in 2013/2014.

Read more about our great cause marketing partners.

GET PINK’D! DAY03.07

get Pink’d! Day. In the second year, the one-day event had 53 participating companies raise

over $18,000 in the Prairies/NWT Region alone! Thank you to all

our get Pink’d participants.

Check out the full list of participants

The Co-operative Retailing System, which includes all local co-ops across Western Canada and Federated Co-operative Limited, announces an investment of $1.5 million over three years to support CBCF-funded research. The announce-ment takes place at CancerCare Manitoba with several CBCF-funded researchers in attendance.

Read more about Co-ops passion for the cause

$1.5 MIllION ANNOUNCED! SPEAKING FOR ThE FUTURE

3RD ANNUAl BREAST hEAlTh SYMPOSIUM

03.21

03.23

The inaugural Speaking for the Future event takes place at the University of Calgary. The Calgary YAC team, in collaboration with the U of C YAC elective hosted the afternoon event. In its first year, Speaking for the Future

attracted 40 students interested in breast health and breast cancer awareness.

The University of Alberta, YAC 3rd annual Breast health Symposium takes place on the U of A campus. Over 70 people attended this popular information session and heard from CBCF-funded researchers and breast cancer

survivors alike.

DID YOU KNOW?Breast cancer deaths have decreased by 43% since their peak in 1986 thanks to early detection methods such as regular breast screening mammography.

Read more about breast health.

NATIONAl SOURCES Of REVENUE

NATIONAl ALLOCATIONS& EXPENSES

PNWT REGION GRANT AllOCATIONS& CHARITABLE INITIATIVES

57%CIBC RUN FOR ThE CURE

$25,984,485

23.6%INDIVIDUAl/

CORPORATE GIFTS$10,769,425

11.9%FUNDRAISING

EVENTS$5,440,600

OThER$3,396,737

$45,591,247

7.5%

TOTAL

GRANT AllOCATIONS & ChARITABlE INITIATIVES

$27,141,289

ADMINISTRATION$6,307,768

FUND DEVElOPMENT$15,050,279

56%

TOTAL $48,499,336

13%

31%

a. RESEARCh & OThER gRANTS $6,513,468

b. gRANT REVIEW & ADMINISTRATION$490,591

c. hEALTh PROMOTION & INITIATIVES$330,131

d. VOLUNTEER & PROgRAM DEVELOPMENT$444,371

83.7%

6.3%

4.2%

5.8%

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bdc

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WRITERS Nicole Turenne Jennifer Brigden

DESIGN Jennifer Whyte with contributions by Nicole Gabert

EDITORS Jennifer Brigden Nicole Gabert Janet MitchellNicole TurenneKara Wozniak

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