toronto rehab foundation 2014 annual report

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


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

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– 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


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.


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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– 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.


“�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


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.


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.


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.



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.


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

World-Class Rehabilitation Research


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.”


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.

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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.


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.


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


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


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


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


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


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

Anonymous (3)

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


Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon

3rd Annual Will Davidson Golf Classic

Tim Hick Golf Classic


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.


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%


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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Toronto Rehab Foundation Tel: 416.597.3040 torontorehabfoundation.com

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


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


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