one great leap ahead

Thanks for helping Women’s College Hospital take

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“ Thank you for investing in an incredible hospital that’s not only changing healthcare, it’s changing lives like mine.”

– Caroline Noakes

Caroline Noakes beat breast cancer, but the 30-year-

old wanted to be absolutely sure the disease

wasn’t going to return. She had a preventative

double mastectomy at Women’s College Hospital

in December 2012. In May 2013, she became the

first patient to undergo surgery in our new hospital,

this time for breast reconstruction. While the quality

of care was equal to her previous procedures, there

was one noticeable difference this time around.

“After my mastectomy, I remember waking up

in a stark, windowless room. This time, it was a

beautiful, soothing space, not at all clinical and with

lots of natural light. It gave me such confidence in

the level of care I was receiving.”

Today, Caroline is cancer-free, back at work and

enjoying life.

“Women’s College Hospital has a reputation for

ground-breaking work,” says Caroline. “I feel lucky

to be part of such a rich history.”

What an inspiring year!

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At the end of 2013, in the middle of the ice storm, Women’s College Hospital Foundation

received the largest gift of its campaign and we couldn’t be more delighted!

In fact, many incredibly generous donors stepped forward in 2013 to help build a better

hospital, so that you can have better healthcare in the future.

Thank you to WCH patients and their families, volunteers, friends, corporations and

foundations who invested in the capital campaign and got people talking about women’s

health and healthcare. The conversation continued at Grape to Glass, the Golf Classic and,

the third annual Women for Women’s lunch, which collectively raised $500,000 in 2013 to

support programs, infrastructure and patient amenities.

2013 also saw the launch of the 100 Women Initiative, with the aim of raising $10,000,000

from 100 women leaders to transform healthcare for women and pioneer new models of

care that benefit patients everywhere.

Since the opening last spring of the first phase of the Hospital of the Future, countless

people have benefited from WCH’s world-leading health professionals, innovative healthcare

programs, ground-breaking research and ambulatory care facilities that get patients home

within 18 hours even after surgery.

Together, we’re not just changing healthcare; we’re changing lives. We can’t thank you

enough for your support.

Sue Carruthers, FAHP, ICD.D Joanne Mealia

President & CEO Chair, Board of Directors

Women’s College Hospital Foundation Women’s College Hospital Foundation

In a hospital that’s making its mark as a change leader, change is a good thing.

On June 23, 2014, Women’s College Hospital Foundation (WCHF) welcomes

new President & CEO Kathy Hay. An outstanding leader, Kathy brings to

WCHF a passion for research, healthcare and education and for ensuring the

right kind of care for patients and families across diverse communities. Kathy

will work closely with new Board Chair Ann Davis, recently retired partner at

KPMG Canada. As a Foundation Board member and co-chair of the KPMG

campaign for WCH, Ann helped raise $600,000 – setting the bar high for

other professional services firms to follow.

Please join us in welcoming Kathy and Ann – the next in a long line of

incredible women leaders at Women’s College Hospital!

Sue Carruthers, President & CEO

Joanne Mealia, Chair, Board of Directors

From left, Ann Davis, Incoming Board Chair and Kathy Hay, Incoming President & CEO

On June 12, 2013, Women’s College Hospital achieved a milestone in Canadian healthcare: The doors opened at Phase I of

the Hospital of the Future, the first stand-alone outpatient hospital in Canada. Built with donor support, the new 10-storey

ambulatory care facility is revolutionizing the way healthcare is provided and improving our health system as a whole.

Among many innovations, the hospital features clinics and services situated within the same ‘neighbourhoods’ so patients can

access all their health providers in a single visit. Each of the eight ambulatory care surgical suites has touch-of-a-button access

to patient images and lab results. Two ORs are dedicated to sports medicine and one to gynecology. Patients receiving surgery

transition through all the phases of treatment and recovery in the same bed and with the same care team, and are back home

again, all without requiring an over-night stay.

“We are developing innovative models of care that are helping to keep people out of hospital,” WCH President and CEO Marilyn

Emery told several hundred guests at the ribbon cutting, including Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and The Honourable Deb

Matthews, Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care. “This is the future of healthcare!”

Funding the Future

This is just the first step in our commitment to change the future of healthcare.

Construction is now underway on the hospital’s second phase, due to open in 2015.

Women’s College Hospital Foundation has set a goal to raise $21 million over the next

two years to complete our redevelopment, support programs, purchase specialized

equipment and provide amenities to better serve our patients.

From left, former WCHF Board Chairs Carol Cowan and Elaine Todres, current Chair Joanne Mealia, Campaign Chair Sylvia Chrominska, Former Board Chair Christopher Hoffmann

This is the future of healthcare!

$10,000,000 plusWomen’s College Health Research

$5,000,000 - $9,999,999Estate of F. Marguerite Hill

$1,000,000 - $4,999,999Association of Volunteers, Women’s College HospitalCharles Luther Burton TrustLouise A. FastThe Peter Gilgan FoundationSerge GodinEstate of Edwin Arthur GommeEstate of Rauha ‘Maude’ JackMargaret Norrie McCainThe Morrison FoundationNancy’s Very Own FoundationScotiabankEstate of Florence Winnifred StaceyShoppers Drug MartAnonymous (1)

$500,000 - $999,999BMO Financial GroupCanadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Ontario ChapterCanadian Imperial Bank of CommerceFran and Edmund ClarkElizabeth D. HamiltonRBC FoundationTD Bank Financial GroupAnonymous (1)

$250,000 - $499,999The Bennett Family FoundationCarter Layne Charitable FundPaul and Lynn DampJoan Eakin and Chris HoffmannThe Friends of Women’s College HospitalEstate of Margaret GerrardShirley GranovskyThe KPMG FoundationEstate of Patricia PepallEstate of John Morrison Williamson

$100,000 - $249,999Gail R. AppelKaren and Bill BarnettMargaret G. ChambersSylvia D. ChrominskaCarol A. CowanArlene DickinsonThe E & S Charitable FoundationEleanor & Burnett Thall Family FoundationThe Henry White Kinnear FoundationThe Linda Judith Reed FoundationThe Linda Frum & Howard Sokolowski Charitable FoundationNancy MacKellarMary Lou Maher and Lara ShewchukNancy E. MainColleen Moorehead and Daniel McCarthyEstate of Gilbert Colin MurrayThe Muzzo Family Charitable FoundationBrian and Megan PorterLen and Vivian RacioppoEstate of Kathleen Mary SloanFloyd and Barbara SternSheila Craig WaenglerWomen’s College Family Practice AssociatesAnonymous (1)

$50,000 - $99,999Deborah Barrett and Jim LeechThe Bruce H. Mitchell FoundationV. Ann DavisGeorge and Katherine DembroskiMarilyn EmeryIan and Patricia FraserCarol A. GrayJ.P. Bickell FoundationThomas Kierans and Mary JaniganNational Bank of CanadaGillian Riley and Chris ThompsonEva RyterbandMichelle Samson-DoelBill and Bronwen ThomasEstate of Beatrice Catherine TitleyWomen’s College Hospital Department of Medicine

Sally C. WrightAnonymous (2)

$25,000 - $49,999Amgen Canada Inc.Michael J. BrattyBrookfield Partners FoundationGeorge and Martha ButterfieldThe Cadillac Fairview Corporation LimitedDebra Campbell and Barbara LefcoeMarlene CepparoStan and Debra CoutoJeanne DesBrisay and Donald GilchristMary Dodd and Daniel DedererTania Martin and Stephen DowdElizabeth FanjoyPati Greenwood and Jeff DowsettLorraine Greey and Stephen LeDrewJames H. Cummings Foundation Inc.Mary Susanne LamontKPMGThe Honourable Donald S. Macdonald and Mrs. Adrian MacdonaldJanet MacInnisKarin McCaskillJune McLeanJoanne S. MealiaThe North Toronto Business & Professional Women’s ClubGerald O’LearyJocelyn PalmGail ReganPaula RochonJim RudermanEstate of Ouilla ShirriffAnn SouthamMary ThomsonThomson ReutersElaine TodresAnonymous (1)

$10,000 - $24,999Jim AndersenPeter AngelouClaire Angus and Mark CaplanCharalambos Antoniou

Campaign DonorsMany generous friends have made heartfelt gifts to Women’s College Hospital Foundation to help change healthcare and improve patient lives. We’re grateful for every gift received for the hospital’s redevelopment project and are pleased to acknowledge cumulative gifts of $1,000 or more received between April 1, 2006 and December 31, 2013.

With the help of donors, WCH remains focused on what we do best – advancing the health of women, and preventing and managing complex, chronic conditions to enhance patient lives.

We couldn’t make such a powerful impact without you. Thank you.

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Carolyn BennettAngela BhutaniJason L.S. BirnboimSue A. CarruthersTonie Lynne ChaltasCo-operators General Insurance CompanyCurtis and Joanne ColeJillian ColesCatherine David NolanAnne M. DelicaetCarol DerkRobert Dorrance and Gail DrummondMichael FlintoffFrank and Joan Lew Charitable TrustMargot FranssenFrederick and Douglas Dickson Memorial FoundationSt. Clair and Margaret McCabeGillian HawkerDan HillIn Memory of Lucie Helen HomburgerAni Hotoyan-JolyWilliam HugheyThe Jarislowsky FoundationHelen KampfmullerMelenda LamMary Ann LawrieEstate of Laura LeggeSheila Laredo and Richard MarcovitzJodi MacphersonArlene and Ian MadellIrene MartinMcCarthy Tétrault FoundationHeather McPherson and John SimsJulia MurphyJean MurrayElisabeth M. OrstenCoulter & Barbara OsbornePhilip and Linda PalterThe Powis Family FoundationThe Rees FamilyJackie Schleifer Taylor and Paul D.M. TaylorLili Shalev ShawnDianne J. SloanEdward SorbaraJoan M. SproatGeorge StoweLaura ThanasseAnne Marie ThomasSidney H. TroisterNadia WalterJohn WatsonJohn WeirRyan Wiley and Brian VandervechtThe William and Nona Heaslip FoundationSusanne WilliamsEstate of Jessie Elizabeth Wright

$1,000 - $9,999A & A King Family FoundationAB Research Partners Inc.

ABS System Consultants Ltd.Lisa AllenJulia M. AlleyneThe Alumnae Association of WCH School of NursingViola AntaoDonna BainAri BaratzBruce C. BarkerHelen BattySonia BaxendaleJ.D. BeattieEarl BedermanCatherine BellingerJalynn BennettJosée BernierBilfinger Project Investments Inc.Tuhina BiswasSusan C. BlackBMO Employee Charitable FoundationBoehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd.Riina BrayRosario Briones-UrbinaMary E. BritnellBrompton FundsBrookfield Properties Ltd.Janet BrownLorraine BrownRichard BrullC. Bruce BurtonLesley ByrneCantores CelestesNancy J. CarrollBarbara L. CartwrightJohn CattoAn-Wen ChanDeborah ChantWee Shian ChanBetty ChenHoward ChenWah Sang CheungCiti Payment ServicesCitibank CanadaCatherine ClarkGail Cook-BennettCora RestaurantCelia CorcoranBeatrice CrawfordMaureen CrydermanDavid DenisonHugh M. DesBrisayCatharine A. DevlinJohn E. DillStephen DineleyDragan DjordjevicRobert DmytryshynJoan DommAlice DongLinda S. DranoffBarbara L. DruckerThe Duboc FamilyAnn Dunlop

Sheila F. DunnSenator Art Eggleton and Camille BacchusAnn ElliottBarbara Evans-BoydenExceptionalities Inc.Kimberley FeldmanErika FeuersteinDavid and Tamara FinchJoan FischerFern FisherAndrew ForbesStephen ForemanJulie Forman-KayNaomi FromsteinHarvey and Leah FruitmanTerry FryettJessica FultonThe Geoffrey H. Wood FoundationPeter GiacomelliKathryn GiffenMarcia GilbertValerie GillisFrank GiordanoIngrid D. GrahamMilan GraovacShanon O. GrauerKimberley S. GreenwoodRuth GregoryBatya GrundlandSusan GrundyH2 Central Marketing & CommunicationsJames W. Harbell and Patricia McQuaidDoreen G. HawkinsonHeather HeapsKatja HeineckRuth HeiseyMichael HermanPaul HickeyJane A. HillZabeen HirjiStephen HolzapfelHood Packaging CorporationDavid K. HopeDiane HortonRev. Nan HudsonHudson’s Bay Company FoundationValerie HusseyIBM Canada Ltd.Madelyne ImrieIndustrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc.Glenna IngoldNoah IversThe J. and B. Carroll Family FoundationJ.S. Cheng & Partners Inc.John JacksonJeanne Parkin Arts Management Ltd.Doris JennerDana JeromeSylvia and David Green Philanthropic Fund Johnson Family Fund at the Toronto Community Foundation

W O M E N ’ S C O L L E G E H O S P I T A L F O U N D A T I O N

Sherril JohnsonVicki JonesK. McClure & Associates Management Consulting Inc.Heather J. KaineNaveen KaliaRobert and Judith KaneeRita S. KarakasDonna J. KaufmanKevin J. KellyRuth KelnerMaureen Kempston DarkesKathleen KerrFarsad KianiSusie KimJane KiralyYolanda KirkhamCarol KitaiLouis R. KlinckChristopher M. KnightKal KuronenRebecca L. LackmanAkhileshwar LambaMichele LandsbergThe Larkins Family FoundationMervin and Myrna Lass Fund Elin LawrenceChristine LayNatalie LazarowychEsther LeeJeffrey W. LemPamela LenkovKathryn J. LennoxDeborah LevitanLorraine LipscombeJessica LindstolDiane LoebIrina LoewyElizabeth LojowskyPatrick LoubertDanny LovatsisGeorge S. LuczkiwM.C. MacNiven Consulting Inc.Jocelyn MacdonaldShannon MacdonaldSheila MacFeetersVeronica MaidmanDara MakerDanielle MartinWendy MathesonAnne MatlowWilmot and Judy MatthewsMina MawaniJ. S. McCainShannon L. McGinnisJulie McKennaJane McMynMary E. McPhunSheldon MintzJosiah Moffatt

Beverley J. MoirCarl MollinsSilvia MontefiorePamela MorganJane MorleyKevin MorrisDebbie MorrisseyJane MosleyJanet Murdoch ZiveBetsy MurrayMurray NealGary NortonTara O’BrienWanda & Richard O’HaganKathleen O’NeillKathryn O’NeillSusan E. OplerOsler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLPRuth OstrowerPalais Royale CorporationCarmela A. PallottoElizabeth Paras-LyeLinda Pearson and David BurnsJohn F. PhilpottNicholas PimlottPhoenix Performance ProductsE.M. Mae PottonPreston Human Capital Group Inc.Valerie PringlePerdita RambiharRamsay Inc.Meb RashidAnna RauthRehab Express Inc.Richard O’Hagan AssociatesBarbara Robertson ElliottCheryl RobinsonAgnes RoulstonRobert RoweRSK AssocitatesCarol H. RykertSaint Elizabeth Health CareMaryam SanatiThe Schneider Family FoundationCarrie SchramScotiabank Women’s Charity ChallengeSherry-Anne SeeriramAmanda SelkPaulette SeniorHilda SenterMathew SermerHarry SeymourLillian SeymourKimberley ShannonStephen ShapiroPrati A. SharmaShaRna FoundationSheerin A. SheikhJordana ShepsWendy Shore

Herman ShuklaGodyne SibayHelen K. SinclairGillian H. SmithJoan SmithGeorge SmithermanSpencer Stuart & Associates LtdSheryl Maria SpithoffJane B. SprottSusan StaffordLeonard SternbergRuth StoweGordon StraussGary A. SugarConnie SugiyamaSusan SutinAnne SwarbrickBarbara M. SwitzerBruce W. ThomasTides Canada FoundationTNSJocelyn ToddLois TophamBeverly ToppingMegan TregunnoThu N. TrinhDavid TroisterUHN MSH Anesthesia AssociatesDaniel and Maureen VanceDiane E. WalkerElizabeth WalterPatricia WardWCH Alumnae, Class of 1960Scott WetmoreCynthia WhiteheadJohn and June WeversBeth WilsonLynn WilsonWilson Heights Lodge No. 1998, B’Nai BrithCharles Martin WinogradKaren WongMelinda WuMark S. YamadaAnonymous (9)

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“ This truly is frontline medical care with a global reach.” – Eliot Muzzo, Muzzo Family Charitable Foundation

The future of WCH is one of promise and innovation – a future that I am proud to be part of. WCH is pioneering innovative research and treatment centres, which everyone in our city, province and country will benefit from. The prominent researchers and doctors at WCH are changing the face of hospital healthcare as we know it.

As a husband and father, I am truly excited about the expansion thus far. The new WCH is certainly impressive in its architectural advancement, along with the new medical equipment it houses. I know that my support of surgical imaging technologies will aid an all-encompassing delivery of services targeting everything from breast cancer and migraine headaches, to arthritis, HIV and geriatric care. Through technology, WCH can even provide treatment for post-partum depression in remote areas. This truly is front line medical care with a global reach.

I also find myself thinking about the warmth and non-traditional setting of the new hospital. An abundance of windows and natural sunlight that envelops patients in such difficult moments is a small, but important comfort WCH will provide.

This is the new WCH and it’s why I encourage you to offer your support. With so many worthy causes to champion, I think it’s important to be part of a healthcare revolution that is rethinking how research is conducted and how patients can benefit.

From left, Marco Muzzo, Heather McPherson, Vice-President, Patient Care & Ambulatory Innovation,Eliot Muzzo, Sue Carruthers, President & CEO, WCHF and Marc Muzzo

$100,000 plusDavid and Susan Howard & Family

Gail Regan

Women’s College Health Research

$25,000 - $99,999Ontario Acoustic Supply Inc.

RBC Investor Services

$10,000 - $24,999Acxsys Corporation

Bilfinger Project Investments Inc.

BonaVista Asset Management Ltd.

C.A. Delaney Capital Management Ltd.

Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions

Mercer HR Consulting

Philip and Linda Palter

RBC Foundation

TD Bank Financial Group

$5,000 - $9,999Aimia Canada Inc. (Aeroplan)

Geoffrey W. Beattie

BMO Financial Group

BMW Toronto

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Bousfields Inc.

Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.

CIBC

Davis + Henderson, Limited Partnership

Goldman Sachs Canada Inc.

Gowlings

Emmanuelle Gattuso

Gail MacNaughton

Eric Margolis

Maxims Limited Partnership

Eva Mayer

Medavie Blue Cross

New York Fries

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Royal Bank of Canada

Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Andrew and Gaye Stein

Torys LLP

Tribute Pharmaceuticals

Antonina Trozzo

Walsh Construction/Bondfield Partnership

Waratah Capital Advisors

Greg Wolfond & Family

The Woodbridge Corporation

$2,500 - $4,999Annette Addison

Affinity Market Group

Arbitration Place

Corus Entertainment Inc.

Deloitte & Touche Foundation Canada

Ann Elliott

Entrinsic

Ernst & Young LLP

Susan Hollace Fowlie

Jack Gehrels

Giesecke & Devrient Systems Canada, Inc.

Cheryl Giffin

Hub International HKMB Limited

Catherine M. Kelly

Mary Susanne Lamont

Ann Lawson

LDL Corp.

Christine Magee

Mary Lou Maher

Maritz Canada Inc.

Miller Thomson, LLP

Yvette Miller-Bortolussi

Novantas Inc.

Elizabeth M. Ortsen

N. Jane Pepino

Struan Robertson*

ScotiaMcLeod

John Semple

Street Capital Financial Corporation

Walton Capital Management

Welded Tube of Canada

Ruth Woods*

Diana Yenson*

$1,000 - $2,499Sherry L. Abbott

Alumnae Association of WCH School of Nursing

Peter Angelou

BA Consulting Group Ltd.

Gerhard and Margaret Beckert

Michael Bethell

Monica E. Biringer

Yvonne Bland

Brad J. Lamb Realty Inc.

Brandes Investment Partners & Co.

Andrew Brethour

David Browne

Christina Budweth

Martha J. Burns*

Barbara Callbeck*

Graeme Cameron

Hazel L. Campbell

Canadian Tire Financial Sevices

Cara Operations Limited

Savannah Cardew

Margaret Carr-Harris

Meredith A. Cartwright

Margaret Catto

Marlene Cepparo

Deborah L. Chang

Sylvia D. Chrominska

Cineplex Media

Annual Giving DonorsIn 2013 many individuals, foundations and corporations made an annual gift to Women’s College Hospital Foundation. These gifts helped support programs, purchase specialized equipment and provide amenities to better serve our patients. On behalf of the countless women and men who are benefiting from your donations, thank you!

All donations to Women’s College Hospital Foundation are gratefully appreciated. Space limitations make it impossible for us to recognize all supporters; however, gifts of $1,000 or more received between January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 are acknowledged here with our sincere thanks.

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Margaret E. Cockshutt

Fred Conlin

Nancy Conn

Carrie L. Cook

Tami Cope

Rosella Cornaviera*

Credit Suisse Securities (Canada) Inc.

Mildred J. Crowley

V. Ann Davis

Shirley Dawe

John de Jong

Kathryn Del Greco

Agnes B. Di Leonardi

Domain Designs

Vivien Dzau

Elite Construction Inc.

Susan Elliot

Jim Estey

Sherry I. Evershed

Eileen P. Farrow

Fidelity Investments Canada ULC

David and Tamara Finch

Warren Finlay*

Catherine Foley

Jean M. Fraser

Naomi Fromstein

Nina Gazzola

Linda Glover*

Barbara Goldring

Adriana Gonzalez Diaz

Jolene Gordon

Helen Graham

Gregor Grant*

Milan Graovac

Guilfoyle Financial Planning Inc.

H2 Central Marketing & Communications

James W. Harbell and Patricia McQuaid

Harlequin Enterprises Limited

Beverly Harris

Stephen Harris

Virginia Hatchette

Gillian Hawker

Doreen G. Hawkinson

Heidrick & Struggles

David K. Hope

Sandy and Naomi Horodezky*

Martha Hoyt

Linda Iaccino

Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc.

Tiffany Irwin

Colleen Johnson*

Ann Johnston

Carl I. Keddy

Louise Kennedy*

Melissa Kennedy

Jane E. Kinney

Kinross Gold Corporation

KJ Harrison & Partners Inc.

Korn/Ferry International

Kal Kuronen

Lamb Development Corp.

Greig Lawrie

Dyane Legge

Pamela W. Lewis

Flora Macdonald

Heather MacInnis

Janet MacInnis

James Macintosh*

Ian MacKellar

Margaret MacLellan

Ellie Maggio

MasterCard Canada

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Sharon McCormick

Heather McKean

Cameron A. Mingay

Lorelie Mitchell*

Carl Mollins

Lucy Monte-Lisi

Mary-Martin Morris

Margaret Muir

Janet Murdoch Zive

Marjorie Nadeau

Lucille Narun

National Bank Financial Group

Rena Neufeld

Wendy Nichols

Janet Nixon

Oatley, Vigmond Personal Injury Lawyers

Odgers Berndtson Canada Inc.

Ruth Ostrower

Marisa Piattelli

Linda C. Pincott

Christine Pletch

E. M. Mae Potton

Dorothy Quann

Alan Redway

Ellen Reid*

Ann P. Richards

Cheryl Robinson

Paula Rochon

Kathleen Ross*

Michelle Samson-Doel

Lorna M. Schoenroth

Kimberley Shannon

Martha Shaw

Shaw Management Services Trust

Janet Sheffield*

Michael G. Sherrard

Signal Hill Equity Partners Inc.

Patrick Sinnott

Katherine Smart

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Barbara Switzer

Monika Szabo

Bill and Bronwen Thomas

Ronald Tillotson

E. Joan Timbrell

Walsh Construction Company Canada

Elizabeth Walter

Benita M. Warmbold

John Watson

Women’s College Hospital Department of Medicine

WeirFoulds LLP

Joan Westcott*

Ryan Wiley and Brian Vandervecht

John Wilkes*

Robert C. Williams

Gordon W. Winter

Nancy Wise

Herbert Wisebrod

Women’s Executive Network Foundation

Anna Yanovsky

Dov Zevy

Anonymous (3)

*indicates monthly donor

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy

and completeness of these lists. Please contact

foundation@wchospital.ca regarding any omissions or

corrections.

W O M E N ’ S C O L L E G E H O S P I T A L F O U N D A T I O N

Dorothy St. John’s affiliation with Women’s College Hospital began as a favour to a friend. It was 1998

and WCH was making news for its proposed merger with Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. “A friend

asked if I was interested in marching at the hospital to show our support and keep it going,” recalls the

80-year-old. “I said yes because it meant so much to her.”

During the hours she spent walking, Dorothy started to learn more about the hospital she was backing. She liked

what she heard. In short order, the Scarborough resident signed on as a patient of Dr. Deborah Levitan in WCH’s

Family Practice Health Centre.

That same year, she made her first donation to Women’s College Hospital Foundation. By 2002, in recognition of the

“excellent service” she receives, Dorothy became a monthly donor. She hasn’t missed a month since.

“I see the progress and I’m very impressed. I know the money I donate helps a lot of people.”

“ I see the progress and I’m very impressed.” – Dorothy St. John

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Dr. Sheila Laredo was a PhD candidate at WCH before joining the staff in 2004 as an endocrinologist and clinical scientist. In the decade since, she has earned the title of Chief of Staff, while juggling a busy personal life that includes husband Richard Marcovitz, a financial services tax partner at PwC Canada, and four children, two of whom have special needs.

“There aren’t many places that would have created an environment where someone in my situation could have accomplished what I’ve accomplished, given the other limitations in my life,” Sheila says. “We’re always talking about equity at Women’s College Hospital. No one offered it. It was just there.”

Richard agrees. “Giving my wife these opportunities confirmed the hospital is a place that not only focuses on women’s health, but also allows women to be wives, mothers, daughters,

volunteers . . . whatever they want and need to be in life.”

This all-encompassing commitment to women is what inspired Sheila and Richard to make their first donation to Women’s College Hospital Foundation in 2008. WCH’s vision of a new model of healthcare that includes community partnerships is what keeps them giving year after year.

“We’re building a building, but we’re also building a hospital without walls,” explains Sheila. “Women’s is becoming part of our larger community in ways that address the gaps in healthcare and respect our partners. Being a parent of children with chronic needs, I live the need for those partnerships and care that isn’t time-limited.” As Chief of Staff, she sees the benefits of that innovative approach every day. “The same things that make our patients happy, make our physicians happy. It’s such a pleasure to work here.”

“ At Women’s College Hospital, care isn’t reserved just for the patients.” – Dr. Sheila Laredo Richard Marcovitz

and Dr. Sheila Laredo

“ It always comes back to women supporting women.”

– Gail Appel

Gail Appel credits the incredible women in her life as her inspiration for joining WCHF’s 100 Women Initiative. “I love the courage of women to go out there and do their level best in the world,” says the noted Canadian philanthropist, social worker and artist.

Gail is one of 22 women change leaders who celebrated the collective power of women with a gift of $100,000 or more to Women’s College Hospital. The 100 Women Initiative is a unique opportunity for 100 women to raise $10 million to transform healthcare and continue the conversation about women’s health.

Already a WCH donor with her husband Mark Appel, Gail says this latest contribution is her personal gift. She honours her parents, who were dedicated community volunteers in Saskatchewan; her friend and former WCH and WCHF Chair Carol Cowan; and her late mother-in-law Bluma Appel, who founded the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research and was instrumental in helping to break the glass ceiling for women in the corporate boardroom. “In 1979 - 80, I would initially attend meetings with her as another woman to balance the board discussions, and to offer a younger woman’s perspective,” she says. “It was remarkably interesting and very hard to get the status quo changed.”

Gail sees the 100 Women Initiative as an opportunity to continue Bluma’s drive for equality. “This is a chance for women to level the playing field by making a meaningful commitment to the next generation of women. We owe it to the next generation of women and men to strengthen women’s healthcare and, by extension, the health of our families.” Gail is particularly interested in WCH’s focus on health prevention, including the discovery of the BRCA cancer genes, which can help identify breast and ovarian cancer before they even develop.

“I want to do this for women. It always comes back to women supporting women.”

Gail R. AppelElisabetta BigsbySylvia D. ChrominskaCarol A. CowanLynn DampArlene DickinsonLouise A. FastShirley GranovskyElizabeth D. Hamilton

Nancy MacKellarNancy E. MainMary Lou MaherThe Honourable Margaret N. McCainColleen Moorehead Katherine L. MorrisonN. Jane PepinoMegan Porter

Vivian RacioppoLinda J. ReedEleanor ThallSheila WaenglerAnonymous (1)

The 100 Women Initiative was launched in 2013 to get 100 leading Canadian women talking about healthcare, while raising $10 million for Women’s College Hospital. The following extraordinary women continue to inspire others by telling their WCH story and sharing why this project is so important to them:

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Marjorie Swanson and Margaret Chambers shared a lifelong

commitment to Women’s College Hospital. Sadly, both

passed away in 2013. Their memories live on in their legacies

to Women’s College Hospital Foundation.

“I owe a lot to Women’s College,” Dr. Swanson said several years

ago of her decision to include a bequest to WCHF in her will. “I had

many interesting times there.”

Dr. Swanson was 35, with a firm idea of the kind of family medicine

she wanted to practice, when she graduated from the University

of Toronto and joined the staff of WCH in the 1950s. “I knew

everyone,” she says. “The doctors were a fascinating bunch.”

She spent her entire career as a family doctor at WCH, eventually

serving as Chief of Family and Community Medicine from 1969

to 1972. Those years remained fond memories throughout her

retirement. Dr. Swanson died in November 2013 at age 93, leaving

a gift in her will to the Foundation.

Margaret Chambers was also a woman who carved a bold

path in life. A mathematics graduate who spent 28 years in the

insurance industry, she knew the value of a good investment. She

was a strong supporter of WCH throughout her lifetime and also

supported the hospital with a bequest in her will.

“I like to support organizations where I know the people involved,”

Ms Chambers explained of her many generous gifts prior to her

death in October 2013, just one week shy of her 97th birthday.

“There’s great support and talent at Women’s College Hospital. I

think we women should support women’s organizations.”

WCHF is pleased to remember both of these Spirit of Life Society

members.

In Memory Spirit of Life DonorsThe Spirit of Life Society recognizes and honours those friends who have thoughtfully made provision for Women’s College Hospital through a gift in their will or by arranging a gift using life insurance, a trust or registered retirement investments.

David AronoffBetsy MurrayPenelope J. Bell and Jack PashtDanielle BerrutDonna BrownLorraine BrownRuth M. BuchananThomas A. CasterJean E. DrydenLynn FromCecile GoodmanNancy L. GriffinElizabeth D. HamiltonMartin and Vicki HeenanWilliam D. HugheyHelen KampfmullerLinda LangeroJanet MacInnisNancy E. MainMargaret Norrie McCainJoann and Rodger McLennanJohn and Lynn MilliganKathleen Mulheron and George SzuszwalE. M. OrstenJocelyn PalmMargery L. PooleGail ReganRosita SanchezMarjorie O. ScotlandGeoffrey M. SeymourJenny TanSheila Craig WaenglerWendy WeaverJohn and June WeversAnonymous (6)

Since 2006, bequests to WCHF have totalled $13.8 million or approximately 25% of the Foundation’s total revenue.

Dr. Marjorie Swanson (L) and Margaret Chambers at the 2008 Spirit of Life Lunch

Accent Fairchild Group Inc.Annette AddisonDavid BeattyBenefit CosmeticsBMW TorontoBody BlitzCardinal Golf ClubChi SpaCobble Beach Golf ClubCoppinwood Golf ClubDaniel et Daniel CateringEntertainment OneJoseph FalconeriThe Fifth Grill and TerraceGee BeautyIan GlenGranite ClubHammam SpaMihkel HarilaidHarvest WagonWilliam T. HollandIntercontinental Toronto Centre HotelJordan IsonJdJ Jewellery LtdJohn Allan’s

John FriedaC. Peter KiltyKumari’sLadies Golf Club of TorontoRobert LantosChristine LayLive NationLouis D. – Central Image Agency Inc.Katherine LubaNancy MacKellarMaison BirksMarci Lipman CountryMark Anthony WinesEugene McBurneyThe McBurney Family FoundationJoyce McLachlanModern GolfNike GolfAdish NikoveiPeter OliveOpus RestaurantOviinbyrdPlum Gift Ponte Wine & SpiritsQ107

RBC – Zabeen HirjiRevlon CanadaGillian Riley and Chris ThompsonRosewater Supper ClubS & H Realty CorporationSAS CanadaSassafrazScandinave Spa Blue MountainThe SeptemberBrian SewellGerald SheffSkydive TorontoStephanie’s – Stephanie HillSultan’s Tent & Café MorocTable 17Gillian TalackoClark ToewsTreasury Wine EstatesAnthony WeldonBrad WhiteYes Virginia

In-kind DonorsThank you to our Silent Auction and Gift Supporters, who helped make our 2013 events a success.

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Brompton Group first invested in Women’s College Hospital Foundation because Chris Hoffmann, a company director and eight-year member of the WCHF Board, introduced them to an interesting Foundation event. They keep on giving because it makes good business sense.

“There are so few women-oriented events,” explains Dana Rennie, Senior Marketing Manager of the Toronto-based investment fund manager. “When Women for Women’s was introduced four years ago, we were quite excited. Finally, a good opportunity to engage our women investment advisors.”

Brompton has donated more than $40,000 to WCHF since 2008, primarily through special events, including Women for Women’s, Grape to Glass, An Evening With and the Golf Classic. “Women’s College Hospital is one of the largest causes we support,” says Rennie. Many of the company’s 20 staff members attend the Foundation’s events alongside Brompton’s clients and advisors. Some of those guests, in turn, have become valued Foundation donors in their own right.

Says Rennie: “We like to support good causes and this is a good cause.” And not just because WCH is the first and only academic, ambulatory care hospital in Ontario with a focus on the health of women.

“Our gifts do more than support women’s health; we’re helping entire families.”

“ We like to support good causes and this is a good cause.” – Dana Rennie

Events SpotlightCheers to you!On April 11, Women’s College Hospital Foundation welcomed more

than 300 guests to the fourth annual Grape to Glass wine-tasting party

and luxury silent wine auction. Over the past four years, with Presenting

sponsor Scotiabank and other sponsors by our side, WCHF has raised

more than $400,000 to help change the future of healthcare and the

lives of countless women and men who will continue to benefit from our

ground-breaking research and care.

Paint the Halls in support of WCHPaint the Halls was a one-of-a-kind celebration in support of women’s

health and a fond farewell to the original Grenville Street hospital!

More than 1,000 guests watched as 100 artists with Art Battle Canada

transformed the empty hospital walls into the largest community art

exhibition in the city. The May 30 showcase also featured collaborations

with WCH scientists to showcase the crossroads of medicine and art.

W O M E N ’ S C O L L E G E H O S P I T A L F O U N D A T I O N

Thanks to Sponsors:

Thanks to Sponsors:

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Hitting the links ‘fore’ Women’sOn June 10, Women’s College Hospital Foundation hosted 120 golfers at

the prestigious Coppinwood Golf Club for the sixth annual Women’s College

Hospital Foundation Golf Classic. Over six years, with sponsor support, the golf

classic has raised over $1 million to help change the future of healthcare.

Let’s talk women’s healthOn November 20, Women’s College Hospital Foundation hosted more than 600

women and raised over $300,000 towards the redevelopment of the hospital at the

third annual Women for Women’s lunch. Moderated by health and medical expert

Dr. Marla Shapiro, the lunch featured a panel discussion with WCH breast cancer

researcher Dr. Steven Narod; Anne Parker, one of the first women to undergo

genetic testing for breast cancer; and journalist and breast cancer survivor Libby

Znaimer. Special thanks to three-time presenting sponsor KPMG and event co-

chairs Colleen Moorehead and Mary-Martin Morris.

Thanks to Sponsors:

Thanks to Sponsors:

OUR FINANCIALHIGHLIGHTS 2013

GRANTS TO THE HOSPITALWHERE DO OUR DONORS DIRECT THEIR DOLLARS?

WHO ARE OUR DONORS?

Individuals

49%

Corporations

34%

Research

55%

Restricted

63%

Capital Projects and Education

45%Endowed

18%Unrestricted

19%

Foundations

17%

FINANCIALHIGHLIGHTS

HIGHLIGHTS OF OPERATIONS AND FUND BALANCESFor the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014

2014 2013

Revenue $ $

Donations and Fundraising 6,657,319 13,164,351

Net Investment Income 6,429,203 3,427,702

Total Revenue 13,086,522 16,592,053

Grants and Activities

Fundraising and Administration 4,181,945 4,598,195

Grants 2,356,281 13,130,404

Change in Fund Balances 6,548,296 (1,136,546)

Fund Balances at Year End

Unrestricted Funds 1,771,997 486,981

Restricted Funds 52,678,837 47,415,556

Total Funds 54,450,834 47,902,537

Detailed audited financial statements are available upon request. Please contact foundation@wchospital.ca or 416-323-6323 for more information.

It has been a privilege to serve Women’s College Hospital. It has allowed me to participate in an innovative movement that enhances the patient experience, improves outcomes and reduces the financial strains placed on our healthcare system. In particular, the opportunity to work alongside people who are making the hospital of the future, a reality, has been inspiring.

Many know my initial decision to get involved was personal. Women deserve at least one hospital – in a city the size of Toronto – that recognizes gender differences. For me, Women’s College is the best choice. I have since learned how its expertise extends well beyond the needs of women. An investment in this institution clearly delivers a huge return to society.

I am truly excited about the Hospital of the Future – and the future of our hospital largely because of the supporters it attracts. Your generosity is only exceeded by your passion to fulfill the mission of this incredible institution.

We can be rightfully proud of our achievements. But we cannot let up. Let’s continue to reach higher and go further than we currently think is possible.

Each and every donation is helping to create the future we want and need. Because, at the end of the day, your support helps sustain many of the Canadian values that underpin our healthcare system and make us the envy of the world. Let’s build on our success, and keep the momentum going.

WCHF Board of Directors 2013-2014Joanne Mealia, ChairTonie ChaltasPaul DampV. Ann DavisArlene DickinsonSusan Doniz†

Stephen DowdMarilyn Emery, President & CEO, WCHJane Gavan†

Christopher S.L. Hoffmann*Jane E. Kinney†

Christopher KnightSheila Laredo†

Blair LevinskyNancy MacKellarMary Lou Maher, Chair, WCHPatricia McGeeColleen MooreheadMarisa PiattelliMaryam SanatiJohn Semple*Marla Shapiro†

Ryan Wiley*Sally Wright*

* Board Members completing their term in 2014

† Oncoming Board Members for 2014

WCHF Advisory CouncilCarol A. Cowan, ChairThe Hon. Carolyn BennettThe Hon. Elinor CaplanThe Hon. Margaret McCainThe Hon. Senator Nancy RuthThe Hon. George SmithermanDarleen BogartPat CampbellSylvia ChrominskaLouise FastChristopher S.L. HoffmannMaureen Kempston DarkesAnn KerwinMary Susanne LamontJanet MacInnisWanda O’HaganJocelyn PalmSusan PerrenLen RacioppoGail ReganJim RudermanKimberley ShannonElaine TodresBeverly Topping

Ed Clark, Group President & CEO, TD Bank Group and Honourary Chair, WCHF

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www.wchf.ca

Women’s College Hospital Foundation is a member of Imagine Canada’s Ethical Code Program. The Ethical Fundraising and Financial Accountability Code can be read at www.imaginecanada.ca.

Women’s College Hospital is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto