2008-09 bc children's hospital foundation annual report

BC Children’s Hospital Foundation 2008 / 2009 Annual Report

room to growChildhood is about growth – physical, emotional, intellectual,experiential. It’s our job, at BC Children’s Hospital andFoundation, Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, and theChild & Family Research Institute, to provide vital research,rehabilitation and medical services to help children in need.

Of course, children aren’t the only ones experiencingchange. Just as we give them the chance to learn, we learnfrom them. Our research into childhood illness yields betterways to heal and an ability to combat diseases that not solong ago claimed children’s lives. We’ve seen an explosion inmedical knowledge in recent years, and the implications forthe practice of pediatric medicine are immense.

Today, we must support the growth of our children by providing annual funding for research, equipment and education, and through the construction of a new BC Children’s Hospital. Together we can give BC’s children the room they need to heal, to grow, and to live.

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Amélie AndresThroughout three-year-oldAmélie Andres’ life, she hasvisited almost every area ofBC Children’s Hospital,from the Pediatric IntensiveCare Unit and EmergencyDepartment, to the Respiratoryand Hematology Departments,and the Children’s HeartCentre. BC Children’s Hospital is the only place inthe province where Améliecan receive the specializedcare she needs under one roof.Her conditions include fiveheart defects, asthma, a minorhearing impairment, and several bouts with pneumonia.As Amélie recovers and growsshe will continue to visit Children’s for regular check-ups and further surgeries toreplace her transplanted bovineheart valve. Her family is hope-ful that advances in medicineand the $25-million gift fromher dad’s employer, TeckResources Limited, willsmooth the way for Amélie andother children in the future.

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Lindsey LourencoRather than having beautifulphotos and souvenirs to showfor their Portugal trip in 2007,the Lourenco family hasmemories of a horrifyingexperience. Lindsey Lourenco,then 13, was exhausted duringthe trip and lost about 11 kilo-grams in a matter of days.Learning that his daughter hadleukemia, Lindsey’s fatherTony insisted on bringing hisdaughter back to the place hetrusts the most– BC Children’sHospital. Lindsey’s treatmentstarted the moment she arrivedhome and she spent her firstthree weeks at Children’s inan isolation room. After several months of gruelingchemotherapy, the teenagerfinally showed signs ofimprovement. Today Lindseyis becoming more active andcontinues to receive treatmentat the Hospital once a month.Tony believes his decision tobring his daughter home toBC Children’s for treatmentwas one of the best he’s evermade.


Miguel CatarataWith his bright smile anddashing good looks, MiguelCatarata can melt the heart of anyone he encounters. In recent years, he’s beencharming the caregivers at BC Children’s Hospital,where he and his mom Sallyare frequent visitors. WhenMiguel was 18 months old, he collapsed and was flown to Children’s Hospital fromPort Hardy. His pulmonaryartery was wrapped aroundhis trachea, restricting hisbreathing, and he requiredemergency surgery. Doctorshave operated on Miguelcountless times since then,inserting stents, or metal tubes,to hold his trachea open andhelp him breathe. Nevertheless,he still requires surgery at theHospital every few weeks toopen his airway. Sally doesher best to help Miguel live as normal a life as possible.She cannot say enough aboutthe amazing caregivers atChildren’s Hospital, who saveMiguel’s life on a regular basis.

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Sahil DeoSharlene and Sanil Deo still getemotional when they thinkback to the 12-hour days theyspent with their son Sahil in thePediatric Intensive Care Unitat BC Children’s Hospital.Born prematurely at 26 weeksand weighing just under akilogram, Sahil spent over fivemonths at the Hospital beforehe was able to go home. TodaySahil only has minor delays inhis growth and is progressingwell – he was recently takenoff his asthma inhaler and no longer needs to see anyspecialists. To show their grat-itude, Sahil and his familyappeared in the South Asiancommunity’s A World ofSmiles telethon to raise fundsfor BC Children’s Hospital.


Sienna Mei-Ling TurtonWith older sisters who theirmother Norine describes as “natural therapists,” 11-year-old Sienna Mei-LingTurton is thriving under thefamily-centred care shereceives at home and at BC Children’s Hospital andSunny Hill Health Centre forChildren. Born with a rareneurological condition calledJoubert’s Syndrome, Siennahas to contend with low muscletone, chronic kidney disease,retinal disorder and hypersen-sitivity. She is currently ondialysis and visits the Hospitalregularly. Although Siennacan walk and run she requiresa wheelchair for distances asshe tires easily. Sienna’s verbalabilities continue to flourishand she has progressed tousing very little sign language.Sienna is spirited and lovesbeing around people, especiallyhanging out with her momNorine and her loving sisters,Justine and Nicole.

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Ava CoonferAva Coonfer was only 10weeks old when she begandeveloping a blood-filled blister on her eyelid. A trip to BC Children’s Hospitalrevealed that it was a heman-gioma, a tumour commonlyfound in infants. However, inAva’s case, there was a dangerthat the tumour would blindher. She was fitted with glassesat 11 months old by doctors in the OphthalmologyDepartment and treated with steroids to reduce theswelling. Getting Ava to wearher glasses at such a youngage was a challenge for herparents, Tracey and Lee, whocame to rely on doctors at BCChildren’s Hospital for carethey couldn’t get anywhereelse. Today Ava, along with hertwin sister Emma, are activethree year-olds, spending theirtime doing the things theylove most: singing, swimming,and playing together.


Roman, Hailey andMadison GagneRoman Gagne and his twinsisters Hailey and Madisonhave cystic fibrosis. Betweenthem, they take 70 pills a dayand receive physiotherapytwice a day to help loosen the mucus in their lungs –one of the effects of their condition. The siblings visitthe Cystic Fibrosis Clinic atBC Children’s Hospital on aregular basis and their parents,as advised by caregivers,encourage the children to par-ticipate in physical activities –something that they are onlytoo happy to do. There is currently no cure for cysticfibrosis and Roman, Haileyand Madison will continue torequire care throughout theirlifetimes.

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Justin LauA combination of research andclinical care at BC Children’sHospital saved Justin Lau’slife. Justin, like his late brotherCameron, was born withsevere combined immunedeficiency – a rare geneticcondition that gave Justin aseverely compromisedimmune system and an inability to fight infections.Researchers at the Child &Family Research Institute wereable to determine the exacttype of Justin’s DNA mutation,enabling BC Children’s doctors to find a suitable cordblood match for Justin’s stemcell transplant before he wasborn. Justin is now fully recov-ered, thanks to his “new”immune system and the loveof his caregivers and family.

room to careThe children and youth we see don’t just need more room;they need the right kind of room. They need spaces that betteraccommodate families, facilitate the use of technology, andspeed healing. They also need access to specialized care inlocations around the province. One of our goals is to ensurethat the bedrooms BC’s kids come to know best are their own.

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Be A Superhero –The Campaign for BC ChildrenThe goal of the $200-millionCampaign for BC Children is toensure children and youth in BCand the Yukon have access to out-standing specialized pediatric carein a new hospital that supportsexcellence, and that every child hasaccess to a consistent standard ofspecialized care, no matter wherehe or she lives.

Money raised through the Campaign for BC Children will beused to support the construction ofa new Children’s Hospital on thecurrent site, the relocation of childdevelopment and rehabilitationservices to the site, and ChildHealth BC, a network of pediatricexcellence across the province.

Nearly 140 open-heart surgeries are performedevery year, and more than60 per cent of those are performed on patientsyounger than one year.


BC Children’s Hospital Foundationproudly recognizes the Superheroeswho have stepped forward to support the Campaign for BCChildren. Since its launch in April2008, thousands of individualsand organizations have donated$82 million toward the campaigngoal. The Government of BritishColumbia has stated its supportfor the campaign and its commit-ment to the construction of a newChildren’s Hospital.

Why do we need a new BC Children’s Hospital?

Treating Children with Complex and Chronic Conditions

Children with illnesses that wouldonce have claimed their lives arenow surviving into adulthood. For these children, survival is notwithout lasting challenges, andchildren’s hospitals now expectthat in the near future as many as75 per cent of their beds will beoccupied by children with chronicand complex conditions. The ageof the existing Hospital makes itharder to meet the needs of today’s

patients, many of whom have farmore complex and chronic medicalconditions than those the Hospitalwas originally designed to treat.

Attracting the Best of the Best

In order for the Hospital to recruitpediatric specialists from aroundthe world, it must have research andclinical facilities that support the useof the latest practices, techniquesand technology. The new Hospitalwill attract specialists who want afirm foundation on which to buildtheir clinical and research practices.

Creating an Environment that Speeds Healing

The new Children’s Hospital willhave a physical environment that is designed to promote healing. In recent years, “healing environ-ments” have been shown to greatlyaccelerate recovery rates and enablechildren to return home sooner.

Last year, children at BC Children’s Hospitalunderwent 8,205 surgicalprocedures, ranging fromsimple orthopedic day surgeries, to life-saving neurosurgeries and open-heart operations.

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On its busiest days, BCChildren’s Hospital treatsmore than 900 children.

Caring for Children and their Families

Medicine today is family-focused –yet BC Children’s Hospital can’tadequately accommodate families.The new Hospital, like other mod-ern children’s hospitals in NorthAmerica, will have resources andfacilities that will make it easier forparents to stay with their childrencomfortably and help minimize thehardship of being away from homeand work while caring for a sickchild.

Harnessing Technology

Today’s technology permits fasterdiagnoses and less invasive treat-ments, but the existing Hospitalwas not designed to house thestate-of-the-art equipment currentlyavailable. The new Hospital willbetter integrate technology in theoperating room and at the bedside.

Campaign PrioritiesBuilding the New BC Children’s HospitalTeck Resources Limited has made a $25-million commitment to name the new BCChildren’s Hospital building. Other namingopportunities, including labs and hospitalwings, are available starting at $3 million.

Planning for building the newChildren’s Hospital is well under-way. Construction will take placein phases aimed at minimizing disruption to ongoing care andtreatment. The first phase, whichinvolves moving staff and servicesfrom areas slated for demolition orrenovation, is getting started. Thesecond phase involves the construc-tion of the new Hospital adjacentto the existing Ambulatory Careand Children’s Hospital buildings.Project completion is estimated forlate 2015.

A priority during the first phase isto ensure services are not disruptedand that the quality and range ofcare remains consistent with currentpractices.


Robert (Bob) Breen joined theProvincialHealth ServicesAuthorityin October 2008 as the chief project officer for the Children’s &Women’s Redevelopment Project.His team is consulting with internaland external stakeholders to ensurethe new facilities will meet our needsfor years to come. As part of thatconsultation, a public open housewas held in April 2009, followingthe submission of a site rezoningapplication.

Relocation of Child Development and Rehabilitation Services from Sunny HillHealth Centre for Children

Approximately 5,000 kids fromacross BC receive developmentand rehabilitation services at theSunny Hill Health Centre for Children each year. Children seen at Sunny Hill have conditionsranging from cerebral palsy andautism to traumatic brain and spinalinjuries as a result of accidents.Caregivers use expertise and specialized technologies to helpchildren learn or relearn basic

skills such as speaking and walking,and support their mobility withcustomized wheelchairs and otherdevices.

Many children seen at Sunny Hillrequire regular medical care at BCChildren’s Hospital. Relocation ofservices will eliminate the manycross-town trips that staff and fami-lies must make between the twofacilities. Children and youth willbenefit from care provided by arange of specialists in one location.The move will also enhance collab-oration between researchers andclinicians and help to streamlinediagnoses and the provision oftherapy to children.

Sunny Hill serves morethan 5,000 children annually from nearly 300 BC communities.

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Improved Access to Pediatric Care through Child Health BCBC Children’s Hospital Foundation israising $50 million for Child Health BC as part of the Campaign for BC Children.The Overwaitea Food Group becameChild Health BC’s lead benefactor with agift of $20 million.

BC Children’s Hospital is respon-sible for providing care to nearlyone million children in BC – nomatter where in the province theylive. Each year close to 50,000children and their families travelfrom outside the City of Vancouverto Children’s Hospital for care.

In response to growing needs, BC Children’s Hospital developedChild Health BC to help improveaccess to pediatric care and ensureall children have access to a consis-tent standard of medical services.The goal is to enable children andfamilies to receive the specializedcare they need, closer to theirhomes.

Campaign GiftsOver 11,000 British Columbiansfrom 223 communities havestepped forward to support thecampaign. Fourteen donors havemade campaign contributionsranging from $1 million to $25million and approximately 180more have made gifts of $10,000or more.

This generosity is giving the chil-dren of BC a hospital for the future,a refuge for sick and injured kidsand their families in their time ofgreatest need, and the possibilityof health and prosperity for gener-ations to come.

$20+ Million

The Overwaitea Food Group(Save-On-Foods, OverwaiteaFoods, PriceSmart Foods, Cooper’s Foods & Urban Fare)Teck Resources Limited &Employees

The Emergency Departmentat BC Children’s receivesover 40,000 visits a year.


$5 Million - $19.9 Million

Ledcor Group of Companies,Dave Lede Family CharitableFoundationAnonymous (1)


Golden Girls Group


Estate of Karel and Edith AlstonAuxiliary to BC Children’s HospitalBMO Financial GroupRBCMilan and Maureen Ilich FoundationDonald LindsayColonel Harland Sanders CharitiesAnonymous (2)

Media Partners

In 2008 and 2009 two major mediapartners stepped forward to join theSuperhero team: Global BC TVjoined the campaign in April 2008with a live broadcast to launch thecampaign to roughly 250,000viewers across the province. GlobalBC’s unprecedented news coverageof the Hospital continued through-out the year.

With 19 stations across BC, thePattison Broadcast Group joinedGlobal BC in 2009 with a commit-ment to promote the campaign as aprovince-wide radio partner. TheOverwaitea Food Group, also aPattison company, was the firstdonor to the campaign with a $20-million pledge of support forChild Health BC.

www.beasuperhero.ca

The Child and Youth MentalHealth Clinics receive morethan 11,000 outpatient visitseach year.

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Report of the President and ChairIn 2008-09 our Foundation, and so many other businesses, faced anunprecedented challenge. Not even a year into our $200-millionCampaign for BC Children, the economy faltered, markets plungedand a global recession appeared imminent. In October we scaled backour major gift efforts, maintaining contact with our friends and support-ers, but temporarily putting off requests for large gifts. Today, as signsof recovery appear, our campaign is regaining momentum.

Through the highs and lows, two things have remained constant. Thefirst is the support we receive from the “grassroots” – the thousands ofBritish Columbians who volunteer their time and talent, and whodonate funds to Foundation-hosted or independent events around theprovince. Their commitment has been steadfast throughout.

More than 900 childrenreceive treatment and follow-up care for cancer at BC Children’s Hospitalevery year.


BC Children’s sees over75,000 patients each year.

The second constant is the need. Regardless of the state of the economy,a sick or injured child needs care. Children need their parents at theirbedside, the care of specialists, access to the latest technology and thebenefits of research. They need room to grow, to heal and to thrive.

We’re doing what we can to ensure children have their complex medicalneeds met. In 2008-09 BC Children’s Hospital Foundation provided$43.5 million to BC Children’s, Sunny Hill Health Centre for Childrenand the Child & Family Research Institute. These funds are directed tothe urgent priorities of those facilities. In addition, our supporters con-tributed millions to the Campaign for BC Children as the ranks ofSuperheroes continue to grow.

Global BC TV remains a vital campaign supporter, helping us to buildawareness and raise money through news coverage and by participatingin our events. Global shares the credit for the 16-per-cent increase inthe number of donors we saw this year over last – to 119,551. Globalhelped us reach British Columbians to an extent and in a manner thatwe could never have achieved on our own.

We would like to thank our supporters across British Columbia for thesuccess of the 2008 Miracle Weekend, which set a new record onceagain, bringing in $15.6 million. This result, which was announced inJune 2008, and an exceptionally strong first half of our fiscal year,

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countered the blow when recession took some of the wind out of oursails in the second half of the year. We finished the fiscal year withconsolidated revenues of $61.1 million, slightly higher than the yearprior – an exceptional result for the times.

In the year ahead we will continue to work toward the completion ofour campaign and the construction of a new BC Children’s Hospital,while ensuring children continue to have their needs met on the currentsite. We are grateful to you, our donors, for standing by the Hospitaland BC’s children. We look forward with a confidence that remainsrooted in your support.

Thank you,

Sue Carruthers, FAHP, ICD.D Graham MacLachlanPRESIDENT AND CEO CHAIR

One in every 100 children in BC is born with heart disease, and most of them are treated at BC Children’sHospital.


An average of 600 sick andinjured children receive careevery day at BC Children’s.

Message from the Campaign ChairMuch has changed since we held the public launch of the Campaignfor BC Children in April 2008 and asked British Columbians to beSuperheroes. We had no reason to believe our goal of raising $200million to support the construction of a new Hospital and improvingaccess to specialized pediatric care was anything but within reach. Weannounced generous gifts – $20 million from the Overwaitea FoodGroup and $25 million from Teck Resources – that far exceeded any-thing the Foundation had seen before. Few could predict then that a meresix months later we would see global economies plunge into recession.

Even as financial storms raged, we held on to the belief that our goalwas attainable, that future generations of BC children would have astate-of-the-art facility ready for them should the need arise. Of course,we were concerned. Our friends, our donors, our colleagues, wereaffected by the crisis. We knew though that we had no choice but tocontinue. This is not a project that can be dismissed. So great is the need.

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We have not emerged unscathed. Our campaign will take longer thananticipated. Fortunately, we’re regaining momentum. By April 2009,the one-year anniversary of the campaign, we had raised $82 million.This is no small achievement. Many new donors pledged their support –from the thousands of people who have responded to our televisedpleas on Global BC TV, to the corporations and community groupswho have stepped up to help build the new BC Children’s Hospital.

In the past year the Ledcor Group of Companies and the Dave LedeFamily Charitable Foundation pledged $5 million to name the Emergency Department. BMO Financial Group pledged $2 million to support construction of that department. The Golden Girls, a grouprepresenting the South Asian community, pledged $3 million to supportthe construction of a surgical suite. And a generous family, who wishesto remain anonymous, pledged $5 million for the Pediatric IntensiveCare Unit, the second largest donation from an individual in theFoundation’s history.

Events of all sizes held in communities across BC have raised fundsfor the campaign. A gala dinner and concert featuring our CampaignAmbassador, Michael Bublé, and chaired by Tali’ah Aquilini raised$2.2 million. A few weeks later, the annual Crystal Ball, chaired byMuriel Dowle, raised $550,000. The For Children We Care Dinneralso raised over half a million dollars.

Global BC’s support remains a cornerstone of our campaign. Since thepublic launch of the campaign in April 2008, Global BC’s coverage hashelped us win the support of over 11,000 people in 223 BC communities.When we returned to the airwaves live on Global to celebrate the first

The Radiology Departmentat BC Children’s Hospitaloperates the only pediatricmagnetic resonance imaging(MRI) scanner in BC.

anniversary of the campaign launch, viewers pledged close to $45,000in one night. That same night, RBC announced a $2-million gift to thecampaign. We were also proud to announce that another prominentBC media organization had joined the campaign: the Jim PattisonBroadcast Group, which includes 19 radio stations across BC, is nowhelping us build further awareness of the campaign.

Although we have a considerable amount of work ahead of us, wegain inspiration from the widespread support we have seen. We arealso inspired by the fact that, as you will read in the campaign sectionof this report, the contributions we have received are already havingan impact on the delivery of specialized care to children across BC.Ultimately, that’s the bottom line that really matters. Thank you foryour support.

Donald LindsayCHAIR, THE CAMPAIGN FOR BC CHILDREN


The Pediatric Intensive CareUnit at the Hospital caresfor over 1,000 childrenevery year.

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An Interview with the Hospital PresidentQ: Planning is underway for a new BC Children’s Hospital. Meanwhile, the existing Hospital remains highly regarded in North America. What’s changing inpediatric medicine that makes a new hospital necessary?

There are several trends in pediatric care that are taxing or will tax the resources we have available to us at Children’s today. One of thegreatest challenges, ironically, is posed by our own success as medicalprofessionals. There is so much more we can do to help children nowthan in the past, and we’re much more successful in treating conditionstoday that would not long ago have proven fatal to children. Mortalityrates for young children are decreasing, and that’s a good thing! Itdoes mean, for example, that we are seeing more very young patientsand are able to do more to help them. Of course, caring for these fragilepatients requires a tremendous amount of resources in terms of bothpeople and facilities, and we’re seeing this strain our resources in our

BC Children’s Hospital isthe only pediatric health centre and teaching hospitalin BC, and the largest full-service child-health centre in Canada.


intensive care units in particular, as well as in other areas. These childrenrequire the use of incubators, highly specialized ventilators, equipmentthat delivers medications, and a variety of sophisticated monitors. Thismeans that a considerable amount of space is required to treat eventhe tiniest of children.

Q: So the type of patient we’re seeing is changing?

Yes and no. We continue to see children with the same sorts of injuriesand illnesses we’ve seen in the past – with respiratory illnesses andbroken bones. Fortunately we’re much better at treating many ofthese more common ailments, and many of these children are treatedas outpatients now, meaning they don’t stay overnight. On the otherhand, we’re also seeing an ever-greater number of children with seriousand complex chronic conditions, and these are the children who willoccupy our beds and require intensive care in growing numbers in thefuture. These are the children who are surviving cancer, who are livingwith cystic fibrosis and other once-fatal conditions. They are surviving,but they are not without ongoing and often complex medical needsthat will stay with them into adulthood. It’s the double-edged sword ofmedical progress and a good problem to have. All the same, it’s put-ting increased strain on pediatric caregivers and facilities as we carefor younger children and work with specialists to transition olderpatients to the world of adult care.

About 15 per cent of BCchildren have some form ofdevelopmental disability.


Q: What role is technology playing in changing the face of pediatric care? Isn’t it supposed to make life easier?

Technology plays a vital role in all areas of medicine and patient careand is part of the solution and the challenge. For example, our ability tosee inside the body in a non-invasive way is better than ever. Ultrasoundimages and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) permit us to see withgreat clarity what once were murky images at best. Increasingly, this istaking technology beyond diagnostics and into treatment. Image-guidedprocedures are now routine. Minimally invasive surgeries, in whichvery small incisions are made where once long, disfiguring incisionswere require d, and which involve less risk and allow faster healing, arebecoming more common and require extensive use of technology. Inaddition, we’re now performing image-guided procedures that simplyweren’t possible in the past. Again, the use of technology at the bedsideand in the operating room is a wonderful thing, but it creates equipment,training and space needs that did not exist previously.

Q: Child Health BC is an initiative of BC Children’s Hospital. How important willthe distributed delivery of pediatric care in communities across BC be in the future?

In a province with such a huge geographical area it’s absolutely critical.Although Children’s is responsible for the delivery of pediatric care tochildren with complex conditions, it’s not our desire or goal to have allthose children visit us here in Vancouver. We are doing what we can tosupport a four-tiered approach to pediatric health-care delivery. Onthe first tier, we want to support, through training, education and

More than 300 children andtheir families are involved inongoing research at SunnyHill.


awareness, the public health nurses, family doctors, social workersand teachers who are really on the front lines of pediatric care aroundthe province. On the second tier, we are working with partners acrossthe province to strengthen community-based services for children andyouth. On the third tier, we are helping to develop regional specializedservices to complement those community-based services. And, finally,we are determined to maintain and build on the Hospital’s role as aprovider of subspecialized services, delivering the type of care that ismade possible only with a range and concentration of expertise in asingle location. That’s the fourth tier. Through Child Health BC weare continuing to work with care providers across BC, and with theregional health authorities to ensure children in all corners of theprovince have access to a consistent standard of pediatric care – ideally,close to home. That is why it is so vital to develop and support thefirst three tiers in a child’s local community while ensuring the fourthtier, the campus at BC Children’s Hospital, is as strong, modern andup-to-date as possible.

Q: Clearly we are faced with a lot of challenges – we need a new hospital, we areserving kids in a vast area, and there’s strong competition for the specialists we need.What makes you think we can succeed?

We certainly do have a challenge ahead of us. That said, we are posi-tioned as well as, or better than, any hospital in North America. As anagency of the Provincial Health Services Authority, we are part of aprovince-wide system in a universal and publicly funded health-care

67% of patients seen everyyear at BC Children’sHospital come from areasoutside the City of Vancouver.


system. We have a large and predictable patient base, which makesplanning easier. We are the only children’s hospital in the provinceand have established relationships with regional services. We have aninternationally recognized research program at the Child & FamilyResearch Institute and close integration with outstanding medical andnursing schools. Child Health BC is helping us develop services andexpertise across the province, and our Centre for International ChildHealth is connecting us with children and caregivers around the worldand helping us attract pediatric specialists whose vision is to be ofservice in BC and beyond. And finally, we are fortunate to have outstanding public support as demonstrated by the success of BCChildren’s Hospital Foundation. So, yes, there’s a great challenge ahead,and we have everything we need to succeed.

Surgeons spent 11,850hours operating on kids atBC Children’s Hospital last year.

Larry GoldPRESIDENT, BC CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

room by roomThe new Hospital won’t be built overnight. In the years priorto its completion, donor support will remain critical – ensuringthat children continue to benefit from the expertise of ourcaregivers, the latest technology and the innovations of ourresearch teams. With your help we will continue to supportthe efforts of our caregivers to deliver the best care, child bychild and room by room.

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Excellence in Child Health Fund

$13,000,000 allocated to the Excellence in Child Health Fund in 2008-09.Contributions to the Excellence in ChildHealth Fund go to the areas of greatestneed at BC Children’s Hospital, SunnyHill Centre for Children, and the Child &Family Research Institute. These fundssupport research and clinical trials of newmedications, and the purchase of equip-ment such as intravenous pumps andventilators. In some cases funding forthese needs would otherwise not exist.

In 2008-09, donors gave $400,000 totelehealth, a service that allows childrenliving in remote locations to receiveassessment and care from medical special-ists via videoconferencing. Rather thantravelling to the Hospital in Vancouverfor care, telehealth patients can accessservices faster and closer to their homecommunities.

The fund also supports the Office ofPediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation (OPSEI), a program that promotes the delivery of high-qualitypediatric surgical care, advanced surgicalskills training, improvement of clinical


care through research, and evaluation andimplementation of new technologies insurgical disciplines. In 2008-09, OPSEIinitiatives that received funding includedsummer student fellowships and a study toexamine the feasibility of having a separateAmbulatory Surgical Unit to handle simpleand less resource-dependant surgeries inthe new Children’s Hospital.

Equipment needs at Children’s Hospitalare unique from other hospitals. Equip-ment purchases supported by the fund in2008-09 included:

$46,000 to purchase four Stardust IISleep Recorders. These units are tailoredto children to monitor sleep-relatedbreathing disorders, providing informa-tion needed for evaluation, follow-upand treatment.

$150,000 to purchase 10 new Code Bluecarts, equipped with life-saving equip-ment and medication used in all areasof the Hospital when a child’s life issuddenly in jeopardy, such as in theevent of cardiac arrest.

$192,000 to purchase four anestheticmonitors for the Post Anesthetic CareUnit. These monitors provide criticalinformation during the anesthesiaprocess, helping to monitor gas levels,and aid children in their recovery fromsurgery.

We asked kids to help usdesign a new hospital room.We’ve included some oftheir suggestions in thisreport.

Excellence in Child Health Fund continued

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Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children

$1,432,649 allocated to Sunny Hill Health Centre for Childrenin 2008-09.Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children is aleading provincial facility offering special-ized services to children and youth withdevelopmental disabilities from birth toage 19. Sunny Hill staff are specialists indiagnosis and treatment and work directlywith children, their families and health-careprofessionals in communities across BC.Among the areas of expertise are autismspectrum disorder, complex developmen-tal disabilities, brain injury, positioningand mobility, feeding, hearing and visiondisorders.

In 2008-09, Sunny Hill received $1,432,649to support the purchase of capital equip-ment, fund research and education programs, and provide services to morethan 5,000 children from nearly 300communities.

As a tertiary referral centre Sunny Hill assists with outreach and visits tochildren’s homes and communities. In2008-09, this task became easier forSunny Hill caregivers with the purchaseof two dedicated-purpose vehicles – aHybrid Honda and a Dodge Sprintercargo van.

The “I Can Talk Too” Program providesassistive technology such as talkingcomputers, writing aids, and specializedcomputer accessories and software tochildren with communication challenges.The program is the only one of its kindin the province.


Renovations began on a “safe room,”designed to provide a designated safearea for children recovering from braininjuries and related types of trauma. Inthis room, children are protected frompotential hazards such as wall sockets,and lighting is adjusted to provide acalm environment.

$145,000 was provided to support theDevelopmental Pediatrics FellowshipTraining Program. After two years,trainees will be fully qualified as devel-opmental pediatricians under therequirements of the Royal College ofPhysicians and Surgeons.

PhD-trained psychologists are critical to providing proper care for children atSunny Hill. In 2008-09, $14,000 wasused to support a psychology internshipposition.

Childhood Cancer Programs & Research

$640,000 raised by the 23rdannual HSBC Childrun for childhoodcancer programs and research.Every year, one child in 8,000 under theage of 17 will develop cancer – that’s about150 children in BC annually. Last year,142 BC kids were diagnosed with cancerand another 847 are currently undergoingtreatment or on active surveillance. In2008-09 BC Children’s Oncology/ Hematology/Bone Marrow Transplantclinics received over 9,000 outpatient visits for treatment and follow-up care.On average, 26 bone marrow transplantsare performed at the Hospital each year.

BC Children’s is the province’s only facilitywith the comprehensive, multidisciplinaryteam required to provide detailed diagnosisand treatment for kids with cancer. We aremaking great strides in developing targetedand less toxic therapies for children andhelping to improve survival beyondtoday’s rate of 80 per cent.

Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children continued

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Participation in clinical trials is essentialin determining the effectiveness of newcancer treatments. The clinical researchteam, led by Dr. Mason Bond, is a leadinggroup within the Children’s OncologyGroup (COG) – an international collabo-ration dedicated to curing or preventingchildhood cancer.

This year, Dr. Kirk Schultz, pediatriconcologist at BC Children’s Hospital andhead of the childhood cancer researchprogram at the Child & Family ResearchInstitute (CFRI), completes his final yearas chair of the Pediatric Blood and MarrowTransplant Consortium – a group of over100 international pediatric transplantcentres. During his tenure, BC Children’sHospital has provided leadership in bonemarrow transplant studies, developingclinical trials, international partnershipsand improving treatments for children.

On May 15, 2008, the Government ofBritish Columbia announced a $2-milliongift to the Michael Cuccione Foundation.The funding has enabled CFRI to recruitnew investigators, including Dr. JamesLim, who will work in the MichaelCuccione Laboratory for ChildhoodCancer Research.

As part of the Childhood, Adolescent,and Young Adult Cancer SurvivorsResearch Program, Drs. Paul Rogers,Sheila Pritchard and Rod Rasskeh areevaluating the effects of treatment oncognitive abilities, second malignanciesand other long-term problems of sur-vivors. Published in the May 15 editionof Cancer, the study shows that somechildhood cancer survivors, in particularthose diagnosed with brain tumours,had significant problems in math andreading and were twice as likely to beenrolled in special education.

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Drs. Rod Rassekh, Bruce Carleton,Michael Hayden and Colin Ross areworking to identify genes that predisposechildren to serious harmful effects fromcancer drugs.

Dr. Sandra E. Dunn leads a moleculartherapeutic discovery team where shewas the first to determine that the YB1gene is a target for the treatment of can-cer. Her work was published in theprestigious journal Cancer Research onNovember 1, 2008.

Dr. Poul Sorensen continued to chairCOG’s Translational Research Committee. His work with the YB1gene, conducted at BC Cancer Agency,was published in Cancer Cell.

Dr. Evan Shereck received a grant forthe study of aplastic anemia – a blooddisorder in which the body’s bone mar-row produces an insufficient amount ofblood cells.

Drs. Juliette Hukin, Paul Rogers, RodRassekh and Mason Bond are achievingimproved results with chemotherapy forcertain malignant brain tumours,enabling the deferral or avoidance ofradiation and the serious conditions itmay cause in children.

Dr. Catherine Pallen is investigatingmolecules that control cell movementand tumour cell spreading.

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Acute Care

$18,000 cost to fund threeDinamap blood pressure monitors.Children across BC with heart and brainconditions made close to 12,000 visits tothe Hospital last year. With more than5,000 visits to BC Children’s Hospital’sheart clinics, and more than 4,700 neurol-ogy clinic visits, BC Children’s is theprovince’s leading resource for childrenand youth with cardiac and neurologicaldisorders.

Last year, approximately 300 babies wereborn with cardiac conditions in BC. Oursurgeons performed 133 open-heart surger-ies last year, most of which were done onbabies in their first year of life. A total of414 cardiac surgeries were performed in2008-09 – one third on patients less thantwo years old and a third on infants undera month old.

This year, the Children’s Heart Centrebegan a new program for children withirregular heartbeats (arrhythmias), makingBC Children’s the sole pediatric hospitalwest of Toronto with an ElectrophysiologyLab. Between January and April 2009, 12

children underwent catheter ablation tocorrect arrhythmias. During the procedure,electrode catheters are inserted into achild’s heart to “burn” away the excess cellscausing the abnormal heartbeat, curingthe condition and ending the need forarrhythmia medication.

An innovative research program at BCChildren’s Hospital is examining the link between heart birth defects anddevelopmental deficits in newborns.Using advanced brain imaging, a multi-disciplinary team is able to examine ababy in utero, and before and after open-heart surgery. Knowing why brain injuryoccurs in newborns with heart disease isimportant to help parents and physiciansbetter care for these critically ill infants.


In 2008-09, our neurosurgeons performedmore than 300 surgical procedures. Neuro-science specialists led a cross-Canadastudy that showed early surgery can have apositive impact on babies’ brain develop-ment. Results revealed that over 80 percent of children with epilepsy who under-went surgery at younger than three yearswere cured or had a 90 per cent reductionin epileptic seizures with few complications.

In January 2009, Dr. Ross Petty, professor emeritus in the Division ofRheumatology, Department of Pediatricsat the University of British Columbia anda founding researcher at BC Children’sHospital, was named a member of theOrder of Canada for his work as aphysician, administrator and researcherwho has improved the lives of countlesschildren with rheumatic disease.

Fourteen children with kidney failurereceived kidney transplants at BCChildren’s Hospital last year.

Child Health BC

$585,000 committed by Child Health BC to fund the new audiology clinic at Prince RupertRegional Hospital.BC Children’s Hospital is responsible for caring for any seriously ill or injuredchild in BC, no matter where in theprovince they live. Recognizing that tripsto BC Children’s in Vancouver can posesignificant financial and emotional strainfor children and families, Child HealthBC works with regional health authoritypartners, community hospitals and pedia-tricians to identify ways to improve accessto specialized care for children and youthcloser to their home communities. Thanksto a $20-million pledge from Child HealthBC’s lead benefactor, the OverwaiteaFood Group, the program is having atremendous impact on the delivery ofpediatric care across the province.

In 2008-09 Child Health BC celebratedthe opening of the Child Health Centre atThe Richmond Hospital, the reconfigura-tion of Nanaimo Regional Hospital’spediatric inpatient unit and construction

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of its Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic, thelaunch of telehealth services in Vernon’sChild Development Centre, and theexpansion of the Audiology Program atPrince Rupert General Hospital.

Medical professionals from across theprovince – and the children they treat –are also benefiting from Child HealthBC’s training and education sessions.Workshops on pediatric diabetes, palliativecare and respiratory virus immunizationhelped caregivers develop regional inter-professional team capacity and providedthem with knowledge to plan for andimplement specialty community programs.

All of these initiatives help to expand thenetwork of care and knowledge supportedby BC Children’s Hospital and Sunny HillHealth Centre for Children, benefitingchildren and their families in communitiesacross BC and supporting regional health-care providers.

Research

$10,036,000 allocated toresearch in 2008-09.Research is the foundation on which prevention, treatments and cures forchildhood illnesses are built. In 2008-09,BC Children’s Hospital Foundation pro-vided $10,036,000 in operational fundingto the Child & Family Research Institute(CFRI), enabling researchers to securegrants and awards to support the programsand research that improve treatments andcare for children.

Donors, patients and officials gatheredfor the opening of the new TranslationalResearch Building in the CFRI inNovember 2008. BC Children’s HospitalFoundation provided $22.5 million of the$58.1-million construction costs for thefacility, where new recruits are joining theteam of over 185 researchers and 200trainees working to solve the health issuesof children and families.

Inside the new facility, scientists in tradi-tional wet labs examine genes, moleculesand cells to discover the mechanisms ofdisease. In neighbouring dry labs,researchers analyze patterns of health anddisease in different communities to identifypopulation needs, trends and risk factors,working hand in hand with clinical inves-tigators who lead studies to find bettertreatments.

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2008-09 High l igh t sResearchers at CFRI are participatingin a multi-million-dollar national studyto examine the causes of asthma andallergies among children. Dr. StuartTurvey is leading the Vancouver portionof the study.

Researchers made progress in efforts to determine why certain drugs are safefor some children but not others. Thisknowledge will assist health profession-als to select medications based on achild’s individual genetic makeup andto ultimately prevent potentially life-threatening adverse drug reactions.

Research conducted at CFRI revealedthat education about inconsolable cry-ing in babies, through the Period ofPURPLE Crying® Program, increasesparental knowledge and helps to preventshaken baby syndrome. Each year inBritish Columbia, between five and 15children suffer from traumatic braininjury from shaking.

Genetic Research

$75,023 allocated to the Centrefor Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics in 2008-09.The goal of the Genetic Research Programsat the Child & Family Research Institute isto translate major advances in the under-standing of genetic and genomic mecha-nisms of disease into improved clinicalcare for children and families with geneticdisorders. CFRI’s close proximity to theHospital allows BC’s kids to benefit fromthe synergy between the Hospital’s clinicalexpertise and research excellence at CFRI.

Located on the Hospital site, and affiliatedwith the University of British Columbiaand CFRI, the Centre for MolecularMedicine and Therapeutics (CMMT) iscommitted to solving the many geneticquestions surrounding human illness andwell-being. CMMT researchers believe afundamental understanding of the molec-ular function and structure of genes is thekey to improved diagnosis, treatment andprevention of health problems in childrenand adults.

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Dr. Michael Hayden, founder and direc-tor of CMMT, was named Canada’s2008 “Health Researcher of the Year” in the field of biomedical and clinicalresearch – the highest scientific honourfrom the Canadian Institutes of HealthResearch (CIHR). His team is develop-ing potential treatments for Huntingtondisease – a fatal degenerative brain dis-ease that affects one in every 10,000Canadians. Drugs may be ready fortesting as soon as next year.

Fourteen CFRI investigators receivedfunding as principal investigators in theSeptember 2008 CIHR OperatingGrants Competition. CFRI investigatorsattained a success rate of 48 per cent, sur-passing the competition’s overall successrate of 21.6 per cent. Their three- andfive-year grants total $6.26 million.

The Canadian PharmacogenomicsNetwork for Drug Safety, led by Drs. Bruce Carleton and Michael Hayden, is a national project to identifychildren who suffer serious adversedrug reactions (ADRs) to medication.Network scientists are uncovering genesassociated with these drug reactions inorder to develop tests that predict whichchildren are at risk of ADRs – before thedrug is given – so doctors can prescribedrug dosages based on a child’s geneticprofile. Findings will influence pediatricmedical practice on a global scale, plac-ing Canada as a world leader in makingprescription drug use safer for children.

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SMART OR

$3,000,000 contributed by Mining for Miracles to create the twoSMART operating rooms.Surgical teams at BC Children’s Hospitalperform an average of 8,200 operations ayear. These include approximately 414cardiac surgeries, 273 neurosurgeries and964 orthopedic surgeries.

Thanks to the generous support of BC’smining industry through the 2006 and2007 Mining for Miracles campaigns, BCChildren’s opened two operating suiteswith Surgical, Minimal Access, Radiologic-Telemetric – or SMART – technology in2008-09.

Twice the size of the Hospital’s traditionaloperating rooms (ORs), the SMART ORsare equipped with the latest surgical andcommunication technologies, includingstate-of-the-art laparoscopic equipment,high-definition flat-panel screens and avoice-activated system.

In the SMART ORs, doctors performminimally invasive surgeries guided bylive images captured by a tiny cameraplaced inside the patient. Incisions of acentimetre or less allow small telescopesand lights to be inserted through “ports”into a patient’s body. Because the incisions

are much smaller than those made in tra-ditional surgeries, children endure lesspain, recover faster and heal with hardlynoticeable scars – helping to enhance posi-tive body images as they grow.

One of the SMART ORs–the NavigationalSMART OR – is specially designed to per-form advanced spinal surgeries in children.The room is equipped with overheadboom-mounted high-resolution monitors,allowing surgeons to view multiple images,such as magnetic resonance images(MRIs) and computed tomography (CT)data, simultaneously during surgery. Theroom is also equipped with a navigationsystem and a CT flouro unit – which displays constantly updated images – to facilitate the placement of implantsaround the spinal cord and around otherbody structures. The three-dimensionalflouro unit and the navigation systemcommunicate with each other to producevirtual three-dimensional images duringimplant placement – particularly useful insurgeries involving the upper cervicalspine in young children.

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In addition to minimizing the impact ofsurgeries on children, SMART ORs are anideal place to teach and share informationwith medical students and caregiverslocally and around the world. SMART ORsrelay surgical procedures in real time tomonitors in classrooms and other settings.Moreover, doctors at BC Children’s usethe SMART technologies to consult withspecialists in other locations during sur-geries. Ultimately, these collaborationstranslate into safer and better care for ourchildren.

Centre for International Child Health

$1,468,271 raised for the Centre for International Child Health in 2008-09.The Centre for International ChildHealth (CICH) was established by BCChildren’s Hospital in 2004 to improvethe lives and health of children globally.The centre works with Canadian andinternational health-care partners to buildcapacity and knowledge, cementing BCChildren’s position as a leader in efforts toimprove global child health.

Canada-China Par tnersh ipsWith generous support from the Fu TakIam Foundation Ltd. and an anonymousdonor, CICH established a four-yearneurosciences training program with theGuangzhou Children’s Hospital. Theproject aims to help Guangzhou Children’sincrease its capacity as a training centre inthe region to address the diagnosis andmanagement of seizure disorders, neuro-motor disabilities and developmental disorders.

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Thanks to the visionary support of theZeShan Foundation and an anonymousdonor, the first cohort of 11 specialistsselected from across China have under-gone 12 months of training with Canadianfaculty at Children’s Hospital of FudanUniversity in Shanghai and six monthshands-on training in Canada in infectiousdiseases and emergency medicine man-agement. These trainees will transferknowledge to their home hospitals toprovide improved medical services forchildren in China. The second cohortstarted training in January 2009.

As a result of its collaboration with CICHand generous gifts from the KadoorieCharitable Foundation and MadamLucina Laam, the Cardiac Program atChildren’s Hospital of Fudan Universityhas doubled its capacity to care for childrenwith complex congenital heart disease.Since the program’s launch in 2004, 10Chinese specialists have received cardiactraining at BC Children’s.

The Bui ld ing Capac i t y in Chi ld Care in Uganda Pro j e c tThe Building Capacity in Child Care inUganda Project carries out training andcapacity-building activities in Uganda inpartnership with the Makerere Universityand Mulago Hospital. Initiatives involvingproblem-based learning, midwifery,improved survival for the acutely ill childand specialist training in health researchare at various stages of development.

Brigh t er Smi l e s Afr i ca Pro j e c tThe goal of the Brighter Smiles AfricaProject is to build a collaborative partner-ship with the Makerere University inUganda to improve the health of Africanchildren. More than 1,560 Ugandan chil-dren from a Kampala orphanage and infour rural communities – Kiboga, Hoima,Kalisizo and Kawolo – are enrolled in theprogram. These children have showngreat improvements in their oral healthand parents and teachers have enhancedknowledge in basic health care.

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42 Report from the Finance Committee

Report from the Finance CommitteeConsolidated revenues for the 2008-09 year increased slightly, to $61.1 million from$60.7 million in the year prior.

A decline in investment income from over $10 million last year to $2.9 million wasoffset by an increase in major gifts revenue to $19.7 million – donations from individ-uals and corporations generated through personal solicitation. In addition, MiracleWeekend revenue increased by just under $1 million to $15.6 million – yet anotherMiracle Weekend record. A sold-out lottery contributed another $2.9 million.

Payments of pledges to the Campaign for BC Children are also reflected in Foundationrevenue and will continue to be for several years beyond the conclusion of the campaign.Planning for the construction of a new BC Children’s Hospital on the current site isunderway and site preparation is expected to begin in 2010. Child Health BC, an initia-tive of BC Children’s Hospital and a campaign priority, opened facilities in Richmond,Nanaimo, Vernon and Prince Rupert, delivering immediate campaign benefits tochildren in or near those centres.

The new Translational Research Building at the Child & Family Research Institute(CFRI), the construction of which was funded in part with a contribution of$22.5 million from the Foundation, opened in November 2008. It is now home to avariety of research programs including diabetes, infectious diseases, genetics andmental health.

The Campaign for BC Children remains the Foundation’s priority, along with meetingthe immediate and ongoing needs of BC Children’s Hospital, Sunny Hill and the CFRI.

If you would like more information about the Foundation’s fiscal activity or to receiveour audited financial statements, please contact the Foundation at 604.875.2444 orvisit us at www.bcchf.ca.

Doug Gordon Knut Nordlie, CFRECHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTEE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER


11% Special EventsThe Foundation organizes a number of specialevents each year, including Crystal Ball, ForChildren We Care, Festival of Trees, golf tour-naments as well as independent special eventsput on by individuals and groups across BC.

14% Estate & Tribute GiftsBC Children’s Hospital Foundation acceptsdonations from individuals’ gifts in estate plans,gifts in their wills, and gifts of life insurance orcharitable trusts. Tribute gifts are an expressionof friendship, love or sympathy and provide achannel for donors to create a lasting remem-brance of someone. Gifts may be designated toa particular area of interest. Undesignated giftsare used to meet the Hospital’s most urgentneeds.

1% United Way & GrantsEach year, many individuals contribute to theUnited Way and designate Children’s andSunny Hill as the funding recipients. In addition,granting agencies may designate funds to aspecific program through the Foundation.

37% Individual, Corporate & Community GiftsDonations from individuals, corporations andcommunity groups make up a large percentageof funds received by the Foundation. Donorscan choose to support a specific area of need atChildren’s Hospital, Sunny Hill or the Child &Family Research Institute, or allow the Foundation to designate funds where they are needed most.

30% BC Children’s Hospital Miracle WeekendThe annual Miracle Weekend is one of BCChildren’s Hospital Foundation’s most visiblecommunity fundraising campaigns. This two-day broadcast is the culmination of a year offundraising activities by employee groups,service organizations, schools and communitygroups, and members of the public. The MiracleWeekend includes A World of Smiles SouthAsian Telethon on Shaw Multicultural Channel,Chinese-Canadian Telethon on Fairchild TVand radiothons on CHMB AM1320 andFairchild Radio AM1470, and BC Children’sHospital Miracle Weekend on Global Television.

7% Direct Response MarketingEvery year, generous individuals respond tomailed correspondence, television promotions,telephone requests, and door-to-door solicitationconducted by representatives of BC Children’sHospital Foundation. Many of these donorsbelong to the Sunshine Club – a monthly dona-tion program that provides a stable and cost-efficient source of funding for the Foundation.

BC Children’s Hospital Miracle Weekend 30%Direct Response Marketing 7%

Special Events 11%Estate Gifts & Tribute Gifts 14%

United Way & Grants 1%Individual, Corporate & Community Gifts 37%

Source of Donated Funds

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25% Research into Childhood DiseasesChildhood cancerDiabetes, nutrition and metabolismDevelopmental neuroscience and child healthGenetics and healthImmunity in health and diseaseInnovative, acute care and technologiesReproduction and health pregnancyCardiovascular sciencesMental healthResearch Institute infrastructure and equipmentResearch investigator recruitment

3% Sunny Hill Health Centre for ChildrenEquipment and capital needsLeadership and program development“I Can Talk Too” ProgramChild Development & Rehabilitation EvidenceCentreFellowships and educationClinical improvements

25% Research into Childhood Diseases

3% Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children

6% Health Promotion & Education

3% Specialized Equipment

63% Specific Endowments & Designations

6% Health Promotion & EducationChild Health Advocacy ProgramPediatrician and specialist trainingLeadership recruitmentSafe Start – injury prevention programOther projects such as music therapy

3% Specialized EquipmentInfusion pumpsClinical equipment in acute inpatient andambulatory programsPediatric surgical equipmentAnesthetic monitorsCode Blue carts

63% Specific Endowments & DesignationsGenetic research endowmentsPediatric oncology endowmentsResearch Institute expansionMental Health BuildingChild Health BCA broad range of other areas of donor inter-est, including diabetes, nephrology, cardiacsciences, and gastroenterology to name a few.

Use of Donated Funds

room in your heartIn 2008-09, over 119,000 British Columbians found room intheir hearts for BC’s children and youth.

Tens of thousands of kids benefit annually from the supportprovided by our donors. Hundreds of thousands more willbenefit from the construction of a new BC Children’s Hospitaland the delivery of specialized care to children in communitiesacross BC.

Thank you for finding room in your heart.

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Corporate, CommunityGroups & Foundations

BC Children’s Hospitaldepends on corporations, theiremployees, foundations andcommunity groups for theirdedication and generosity.We thank our Legends,Champions and Heroes whocontributed $25,000 or morein 2008 for helping to makemiracles happen.

Corporate and CommunityLegends – $1 million or moreThe Auxiliary to BC Children’s Hospital ßBMO Financial Group ßCostco Wholesale, Employees and MembersMichael Cuccione FoundationGolden Girls Group ßSave-On-Foods, Overwaitea Foods,PriceSmart Foods, Cooper’s Foods &Urban Fare ßTeck Resources Limited & Employees ßAnonymous (1)

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Corporate and CommunityChampions – $100,000 to$999,999Abbott NutritionAssociation of Dental Surgeons of BCBalding for DollarsBMO Employee Charitable FoundationBuilding For Kids Charity Golf ClassicCanada Safeway Limited & EmployeesCanucks for Kids FundChemainus Health Care Auxiliary ßChip’s Not Dead Yet Memorial MileCIBC and CIBC EmployeesDairy Queen Canada Inc.The Kelty Patrick Dennehy Foundation ßDouble D Developments Ltd.Elk Valley Coal CorporationFishing for Kids ßGoldcorp Inc.HSBC Bank Canada – EmployeesPan American Silver Corporation & EmployeesRBC – Employees ßRE/MAX of Western Canada (1998) Inc. ßRix Clinical LaboratoriesRonald McDonald House Charities of Canada & McDonald’sRestaurants of CanadaScotiabank EmployeesSummits of Hope ßTD Bank Financial GroupTD Bank Financial Group – Employees ßTELUS and TELUS Team Members/Alumni ßTim HortonsDonors designating through theUnited Way of the Lower Mainland ßWalmart Canada & EmployeesAnonymous (1)

Corporate and CommunityHeroes – $25,000 to $99,99999.3 The FOXAccenture Inc. & EmployeesArmy, Navy & Airforce Veterans in CanadaAssociation For Mineral Exploration British ColumbiaB.C. Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association ßBC Hydro Employees Community Services FundBC Hydro Power PioneersBlockbuster Canada Co.Brent Gilchrist Invitational Golf TournamentCalneva Financial Partners Ltd. ßCanadian Cystic Fibrosis FoundationChanel Boutique ßCHMB AM1320Coast Mountain Bus Company Ltd. – EmployeesCommonwealth Insurance CompanyConcord Pacific Group Inc. ßCowichan Charity ClassicDePuy Spine ( Johnson & Johnson Medical Products)E.B. Horsman & SonEndeavour Silver Corp.Fairchild RadioFairchild TelevisionThe Fairmont EmpressFinning (Canada) ßFor Children We Care Charity Group ßFour Seasons Hotel Vancouver

Fraternal Order of Eagles – Aeries and Auxiliaries of BC ßGlobal Wish FoundationLotte & John Hecht Memorial FoundationHuckleberry Mines Ltd. and EmployeesImperial Metals Corporation ßImperial Oil Ltd.JET Equipment & Tools (Canada) Foundation ßJohnston EquipmentJulian Ceramic Tile Inc.Keg Restaurants Ltd. ßLadysmith Health Care AuxiliaryLondon Drugs LimitedMark’s Work WearhouseMarriott Hotels of CanadaMercedes-Benz Canada Inc. ßNew Gold Inc.Northgate Minerals Corporations –Kemess Mines Ltd.Paddle for KidsPartyLite Gifts Ltd.Phillips, Hager & NorthProspera Credit Union and Insurance Agency ßProvincial Employees Community Services FundRBC ßRBC Foundation ßRE/MAX All Points Realty Group


RE/MAX CamosunRE/MAX Crest Realty (Westside)RE/MAX KelownaRE/MAX NanaimoRE/MAX Nyda RealtyRogers WirelessRunners RVScotiabank ßShato Holdings Ltd. ßShaw Cablesystems G.P.Silver Standard Resources Inc. and EmployeesSleep Country CanadaSMS Equipment Inc. ßTB VetsThrifty FoodsToys “R” UsUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouver FoundationWest Coast Fishing Club ßWhite Spot Ltd. ßWigs for KidsAnonymous (1)

Children’s Circle of Care

The Children’s Circle of Carehonours individuals, familyfoundations and privately heldcorporations who contributegifts of $10,000 or more. It isour honour to recognizethese dedicated donors fortheir support of child healthin 2008. The Royal Circle recognizes donors whosecumulative contributions toBC Children’s Hospital havereached or exceeded $1 millionsince the inception of theChildren’s Circle of Care program in 1995.

The Royal CircleJack and Doris Brown FoundationPatrick and Beryl Campbell Charitable Trust ßCanadian Chinese Help Care SocietyCaleb and Nancy* ChanTom and Bonita ChanDan and Jill DevlinMike and Lisa Hudson and Family ßMilan and Maureen Ilich Foundation ßAsa and Kashmir Johal and FamilyDonald R. Lindsay ßDjavad Mowafaghian ßWilliam L.* and Marjorie-Anne SauderAllan and Elsa YapAnonymous (1)

2008 MembersAbercrombie FoundationKourosh and Afsar Afshar ©ß

Fareed and Sharon Ahamed ßDavid Aisenstat ßChristine Alvarez and Sean Keenan ©ß

Andison Family Foundation, Inc.Mark and Kathy Ansermino ©ß

Francesco and Tali’ah Aquilini ßRobert Armstrong and Nicole Fraser-Armstrong ©ß

David and Christina AuyoungAWG/All West Glass ßGlenn and Nicola BaileyK. Jane Baker ßPaul Balfour ßDoug L. BarclayArthur and Elle BargenRichard and Dorothy Beauchamp ©ß

Betty Beedie ßRyan and Cindy BeedieStephen and Kathy BellringerSyd Belzberg and Joanna TymkiwJagmohan BhandariDeepak Binning FoundationElizabeth A. Bisson*Geoffrey and Catherine Blair ©ß

Cornelius Boerkoel and Francine Boerkoel-Weststrate ©ß

Bosa Properties Inc. ßThe Bowles Family ßJames C. and Nancy Boyle ©ß

Lois BraunheimEric BriceSean Bristol and Lisa Cheung ©ß

Stephen Brosseau ßSuzanne Burgess and Graham Robins Jr.Kevin Bush and Helga Grau ©ß

David Cabral and Lori Tucker ©ß

Andrew I. Campbell ©ß

Stephanie A. Carlson ßSue Carruthers ©ß

Barry and Laurie CavanaughAnson and Lena ChanRichard C. ChanTin Lum and Suet Yee ChanChan Sisters FoundationDavid and Sophia Chang ßJean-Pierre Chanoine and Ariane Alimenti ©ß

Jimmy and Marie Chen ßSylvia and Wen ChenWu-Hung and Chi-Hua Chu Chen ßSteve and Bonnie Chiu ßChun Choi and Juliana Cho ßChuen-Chung and On Chau ChowThe Mary & Gordon ChristopherFoundationAgatha Chung ßJohn Clarke

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Doug and Barbara Cochrane ©ß

JP Collet and Jun Chen ©ß

Concord Pacific Harmony Trust 2Mary B. Connolly and Louis D. Wadsworth ©ß

Cooper Family ßW.E. and Y.V. CoulingDouglas J. Courtemanche ©ß

Robert and Carolyn Cross ßRob and Jackie CumminsGraeme and Cheryl Currie ßD.S.M. Excavating and Contracting Inc.I. Jean (Saiko) DavenportDuncan Davies and Donna MooneyMarcello De CotiisRossano De CotiisBryan and Michelle Dear ßKerry and Ginny DennehyCharles and Isabelle Diamond ßSherry Doman ßAnnie DouglasJeff and Muriel DowleElephant Island Orchard Wines


©Hospital Family Member

Larry and Jo ElliottKimberley C. Fenlon ©ß

Colin David Ferguson ßLena FishThe Fisher GroupAnthony Floyd ßRobert and Edith Ford ßJoe and Diane Formosa ßFu Tak Iam Foundation Ltd.Danny and Shirley GawRobert J. and Penny L. Gayton ßRichard and Effie Genovese ßB. Ming GinNancy Girling and FamilyMelissa GohPaul and Mary GohSamantha GohGooding FamilyDouglas C. Gordon ßRick GrangeGreat Century FoundationGreczmiel FamilyVic W. GriffinSamuel and Patricia GudewillHal Industries Inc. ßDavid and Margaret* Hardwick ©ß

Shelagh and John Hare and FamilyIvan Harmatny ßWilfred HarrisMichael and Sandra Hayden ©ß

Rory and Laura HenryHighland Foundry Ltd.Mark K. Hill ©ß

Lotus E. HillsDerek and Lisa HopkinsV.K. Eddie Hsu FoundationNoah HughesDenise Hui and Aaron Hui ©Hilary and Patsy Hui ß

Terry HuiIris Consulting LimitedDaniel and Wendy JarvisJET Equipment & Tools (Canada) Foundation ßNatasha, Aly and Nash Jiwa ßThe Johel GroupDouglas Johnston ©ß

Randle and Frances Jones ßScott Jones ßColin Joudrie and Dawn RussellShawn JulianFrank and Freda KaplanNorman B. KeevilKeller FamilyBrian and Tammi Kerzner and FamilyRupika KhanujaChristopher, Olivia, Victoria and Charlotte King ßTex and Janice Kissoon ©ß

Lorne Hulley and Cindy KistnerJason and Emily KoHans and Linda KohlerKoo Family ßFrederick K. Kozak and Lorna E. Hruby ©ß

The Kronier Family ßKusumoto FamilyJohn and Adrienne Kutzschan

Evanda Kwok ßHou and Silvia Kwong ßJasen and Jennifer Kwong ßBrian Kynoch ßMichael and Annie Lam ßCharles and Frances Larson ©ß

Danio and Winnie Lau ßGillian Lauder ©ß

Alison LawtonDave Lede Family Charitable Foundation ßBrian and Dyane Legge ßSonny B. S. and Florence Leong ßBernard LerouxKen and Snow LiangKenneth and Michelle Lim ©ß

Emily Ling ©ß

I. Yee LiuBruno LocherBarry and Benita LoughlinHarald and Sharlene Ludwig ßNancy MacKay ßGraham and Sylvie MacLachlan ßStuart MacLeod and Nancy McCullough ©ß

Andrew MacNeily ©ß

David J. Martin and Lucinda JonesFrank & Yvonne McCracken Foundation ßDonald and Amy McInnesRichard and Lynn McKerracherMichele Cake Shop Ltd.Don and Debra MillikenJohn D. and Joyce Mitchell

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John and Dana MontalbanoRolly MontgomeryMosaic HomesKishore Mulpuri and Hima Bindu Yarlagadda ©ß

Alexander NamRon Neal ßMichelle Ng ßShue-Chiu Ng and FamilyJoel Nitikman and Liny ChanDaniel and Pauline Nocente ßJohn and Diane NortonGlenn and Wynne OlnickAvtar and Geven Opal ßPeter O’SullivanMillan and Dawn Patel ©ß

Michael and Joy PhelpsWarner* and Connie Philip ßBlair and Mairi Claire PigeonShafique and Sally Pirani ©ß

David and Janice PodmoreJack and Darlene PoolePatrick and Connie PowerDana Prince and Elana Sigal – Zach Prince FoundationPunjab Milk Foods Inc.Quail Rock Foundation ß

The Quorum GroupRadcliffe Foundation ßAlbert and Rose RamponeMike and Barb Ranallo ßChris and Leslie Reilly ©ß

Eleanor Reimer ©ß

Jim and Leney Richardson and FamilyDon and Eleanor* Rix ßPatrick Robinson and Leigh SauderStewart and Darlene RobinsonRobinson FamilyBruce RockowitzStan and Lily Ross ßJim and Noreen Rustad ßJohn and Penny RyanThe Salient Group ßThe Sanatani-Stevens Family ©ß

William R. SauderScamp Transport Ltd.Doug and Marie SchickKirk and Julia Schultz ©ß

Lorne and Melita Segal ßDave and Janneen Sharples ßShato Holdings Ltd.Jason and Audra ShullAsh Singhal and Muffy Greenaway ©ß

Erik and Heather Skarsgard ©ß

Reg SkeltonSkyline Plumbing, Heating and Gasfitting Ltd.Derryck Smith ©ß

Smythe Ratcliffe ßSandy So and Ron Benoit ßSolterra Development Corp.Southwest Contracting Ltd.David P. Speert and Sarah Lawton-Speert ©ß

Paul and Edie Steinbok ©ß

Sylvia Stockler-Ipsiroglu ©ß

The Kim Stolberg FoundationDavid and Ginny StrangJohn and Carmen SullySurtek Industries Inc.Grant and Dee SutherlandDebora Sweeney and Stephen Crombie ©ß

Daryl Swetlishoff and Catherine LanyonT. Verstraete Ltd.Thomas and Ida TaitTimothy Tam and Remedios Fu-Tam ©ß

Michael TanIan Telfer and Family ßDavid and Gail ThompsonNorman and Randi Thompson ßPaul and Candice Tsang ©ß

Bill Van Damme ßBarbara VengshoelCynthia and Bruce Verchere ©ß

Vidalin Family FoundationBrooke N. Wade Charitable Foundation ßJun Wang and Matthew ZhangEric Webber and Farah Valimohamed ©ß

Alphonse WelcheringDavid and Janis Wensley and Family ©ß

Brian Westerberg and Danuta Skowronski ©ß

The Westergren Family ßWhittall Family Fund ßWilliam Marsh Inc. ßChip and Shannon WilsonMargaret Wilson ßKristofer Michael Wintemute*The Wolrige FoundationAllen and Karen Wong ßLeo and Christina WongSamuel WongSook Ping WongYee Tsang WongKin Man Yeung ßDavid YuePeter and Diane ZellZeShan FoundationAnonymous (30)

* DECEASED

Children’s Circle of Care continued


Children’s Circleof Courage

The smaller the patient, thegreater the need for specializedmedical care–and support. Wethank these donors for theirsupport between $1,000 and$9,999 in 2008 and welcomethem to the Circle of Courage.

369221 BC Ltd. ß6453481 Canada Inc.828360 Alberta Ltd.Helena Abou-KhaterAce Architectural Millwork 501682 B.C. Ltd.Chuck Adams ßAdera Development CorporationAdesa VancouverLouise AdrianMichael and Jane AggAli and Sukaina AhmedSusan AinsworthAir 1 Lower Mainland Traffic HelicopterRick and Silvia Albus ßAll Tech Transport LtdJames and Jean Barbeau AllanMichael J. and Gloria AllanJames AllardSeth AllenViolet Allen


©Hospital Family Members listed in this section include current and past employees

Alrich Custom CabinetsALS Canada Ltd.Katrina AmuraoJim Anaka ßAnbrook Industries Ltd.E. Edvard and Mary-Louise AndersonIan and Kim Anderson ßJohn and Jo-Anne AndersonNorman Anderson ßTom and Irene Anderson ßYolande AndersonTom and Connie AnderssonDale AndresDeroyl AndrewsMichael and Claire AndruffBarry AndruschakAngel Concepts Inc. ßAnnacis Enterprises Ltd.J. Grace AnthonyGlen AntonukApplegath Group – RE/MAX Real Estate (Kamloops)Aquaventures Swim CentreAremac Holdings Ltd.John ArmisteadJason and Andrea ArmstrongRick and Sharron ArnishTracey ArnishAspen Electric Ltd. ßSonny AssuRapinder AujlaDave and Joanna AuneJ. Brian AuneGary and Diane Averbach ßB.C. Masonry Ltd.Baby On Board ßBacci’s Design Ltd. ßShari BahriBruce H. BaileyRuss BailieAvtar Bains ß

Gunwant BainsJason BakGreg and Stephanie Baker ßJohn BaldisseraIan and Helen BallamBanana Leaf Canada Holdings Company Ltd.Arno and Nirmal Bangert ©ß

Eleanor Barber* ßWarren BarkerJim BarkmanJeannette BarnaAlan and Christine Barnard ßKathleen BarrNorman R. Barrett ßChristine BarronAlex BartelLowell and Linda BartelNathan and Kim Bartel ßGordon BarthelsDavid BartonJim S. Barton ßKenneth and Judy BatesAvtar BathBob BaxterRick and Kim Baxter ßJim BaylesBayside Furniture Ltd.BB Blue ClothingBC Biomedical Laboratories Ltd.BC Conservation Officers (Northern Region)BCF Investments Inc.Richard Bean ßMalcolm and Marion Beaton ßRonald and Kathleen Beaton ßElle BeaumontBecker Lavin & WesslerJack H. and Pamela J. Beech

John and Roberta BelancicStuart and Shannon BelkinBelmont Meat Products Ltd.Benson Salloum Watts LLPKevin Bent and Connie SpearJohn E. Bentley ßGary and Karen Berman ßDoug and Jane BeulahJohn and Ruby Bey ßSushma and Lalit K. BhagiaChris BicknellLaura W. BicknellGarry BilesJason BinabGil BinneBinpal & AssociatesGisele BlackSibylle Blacklock-SchroederPeter Blake ßRobert BlanchardJoyce and Frank BlandfordThe Blaney FamilyKathleen BlaneyBM Landscaping CorpBoart Longyear CanadaBoboli Holdings Inc. ßPerry BoekerPaul and Sandra BoenischBoffo Family of CompaniesDavid Bogle ßMakhan BolaWilliam BolandJames Bond


Teunis BootCasey Kelly Booth ßBorden Ladner Gervais LLPMargaret BorerFrank BorriMary BorrowmanChris and Cindy Borse-CharlesEzio Bortolussi ßDale and Anna Bosa ßKevin W. BouchardBob Bourgeault ßKathy BowesPercy A. and Mae BoydSandy and Molly BoydPamela BrammallMatteo Branaleoni ßBrandt Tractor Ltd.Ante Bratanic ßEverett F. BremerTom and Monica BrennanHoward BreslawAlbert and Barbara A. BrettDouglas and Valerie BrettRachel Chavisa BrettBrian McLean Chevrolet Ltd.Bridge Electric Corp.Bruce and Patricia Bried ßBritish Pacific Properties LimitedMichael BroderickPeter and Teresa BroerkenBrookside Foods Ltd.Alan and Alix Brown ßDennis and Cice Brown –In honour of our grandchildren and great-grandchildren ßJim and Linda BrownRoger M. BrownRyan and Bonnie Brown

Verne BrownLeo M. Bruneau ßVaughan S. BruneauBrunette Industries Ltd.Grant E. BrydonBTY GroupJonathan Buchwald ßBuckley Bay Beachcomber Ltd.Suzanne BugdenGordon and Wendy BukerDavid and Kerri BunderlaEdward and Ila Bunton ßCheryl Burian ßStephen BurkRandy Burke and Catherine Vandusen BurkeElizabeth BurleyGeoff BurnsHelen Burrows ßTerrence Burstyk ßKeith BurvilleBeverly Jean BuschDavid and Tamara Bustos ßButterfield Development Consultants Ltd.Norman ButtonC.I.R. Mechanical Ltd. ßJuan C. CaellesEhyan CaldwellEleanor D. Caldwell ßCambie Surgery CentreJohn D. CameronGordon Campbell ßJames and Shirley CampbellSandi Campbell ßCanada Laser Inc.Canadian Direct InsuranceCanreal Management CorporationCantex Mining Services Ltd.

The Cape on Bowen Community Development Ltd.Cardinal Meat SpecialistsEric H. Carlson ßAlfred Carse ßBrint Carson ßDonald CarsonGregory and Anne CarsonJames and Leslie CarterRobert CasaultCascade Aerospace Inc.Peter J. and Diane CaseyJohn G. and Nina CassilsGilbert and Annette CatilloChristian and Lin Cavelti ßCDP Marketing Ltd.Cedarshed Industries (1992) Inc.Central City U-Lock Ltd.Century Plaza Hotel ßAnne J. ChalmersDonald F. and Carole ChalmersChambers ElectricAnabel Rose Chan ßCarlos K. and May Y. ChanCarman ChanChristina ChanDavis Chung Ling and Phyllis Tuen Yee Chan ßMartin W. ChanMay Wan ChanNorah ChanPui Ming ChanSze-Fung ChanYau Shun and Elaine Wai Chi ChanWendy ChangElizabeth ChaplinSean ChapmanVincent H. and Anora B. Chapman ßBetty Charlish*Jeff and Bettina CharpentierMichele CheangCheapskates Holdings Ltd.

Checkwell Decision Corp.Bahadur CheemaChin Yuan ChenFook ChengThomas H. CheungJean Chichak ßFrank F.K. ChinShun-Hing ChingFrank Chiu and Margaret Siu Mui ChanAnthony ChowJack Chow ßLawson ChowMien-Ju ChowWing Nong and Yang Yiang ChowBarbara ChristianRobert R. and Linda S. ChrystalBarbara ChuBenji ChuKaren ChuWilliam Chu ßDavid Chucko ßAlice Chui ßC. and Eileen ChumDavid and Alice ChungDonald K.Y. and Winnie Wing Yee ChungGrace Y.Y. ChungMichael ChungChung Chun International Trading IncJames and Nancy ChurchSue Churchill

Children’s Circleof Courage continued


Mark CiarfellaElijah ClareJ. Arthur and Catherine ClarkTim ClarkJudith ClarkeClayburn Farms LtdRichard L. and Vona D. ClaytonJonathan E. and Wendy CleggAllan and Victoria Cloke ßValerie A. CloustonCoast Distributors (Kelowna) Ltd.Melodie K. CoelhoMary CogginSherwin Cohen ßMarlene Cohen-WexlerBrian ColbanBruce ColemanEdward A. ColinCollective Approach Health Care ConsultingColliers InternationalDarell CollinsJon A. and Kay CollinsWalter CollinsCollins and CullenColton Development Ltd. ßColumbia Power Corporation ßCombined Mechanical Contractors Ltd.Robert ConconiRobert L. Conconi FoundationConfide Enterprises Ltd.Connect Construction



Lance and Diane ConwayBrad CookeJ. R. (Randy) CookeEdward CoombesLaura Coombs ßCoquitlam OrthodonticsCorra FoundationCosmaceutical Research Lab ßGuiomar CostaDavid CoulingByron CoulthardThe Counsel NetworkNorman and Kerrie Couttie ßKen CowieJ. H. Cowling ßLynda and Jim CranstonJ. Casey Crawford and Carla BanfieldKen CretneyGina CrewsGuy CrozierCRS GroupCrystal Vision HearingCTV British Columbia ßMichael Cuccione Foundation ßDenis Cuerrier and Mireille LafranceCumberland Ready Mix ßJim Cumming ßTanya CumminsMargaret CurtisCusson Investments Ltd. ßChris CycaSylvain CyrDakralda Properties Ltd.Harvey DalesFred DaleyDarcy and Fiona DaubarasDavid Zacharko Architect ßDavin Management Ltd ßPeter DavisonKen Dawson

Clifford A. Day ßVictor De Bonis ßBeatrix De Groot ßPat De Le SalleBrian Deady and Siri WilloughbySteven G. and Margot DeanRichard D. and Gillian M. Deane ßAlceo and Gina DeAnnaLeo and Ursula DegenhardtWilliam DehaasIrene DekkerElinore Delf ßDella Optique Optometry and EyewearClaude DelmaireArko Demianczuk and Doris VretenarKen DempseyClaudia DengNian Wei DengJeff DennisDonna Denny ßEric W. and Peggy C. DennyHardeep and Manjit K. DeoganManjinder and Kanwal DeolDependable Door Maintenance Ltd.ßMona Catherine Des Roche ßImani DeymanBaljinder Dhaliwal ßGurpreet and Tarpinder DhaliwalParavdip DhaliwalG. K. and A.S. DhinjalNancy Di CastriSheryle Di PasqualeGordon and Leslie Diamond ßDiamond Delivery ServicesJohn DiBernardoElaine Lien Dich ßDirect NickelRobert Disbrow and Kim Kawaguchi

J. Gordon DollDon McGinnis Contracting Ltd. ßAlanna Donahue and Chris Jordon ©ß

Donna Curtis & AssociatesMatt and Christy DonnellyAldo and Colleen DorattiCatherine DorazioJim and Oriette Dorsey and FamilyLeo DouillardPatrick DowneyDP World (Canada) Inc.Dr. Andreas A. Conradi Inc.Dr. Corey Paul Leung Chiropractic CorporationDressew Supply Ltd.Donald DrysdaleDTZ BarnickeDavid Dueck ßHelen Duggan ßBarb DunfieldDevon DupontRichard DurannsDuso’s Enterprises Ltd.DuxianaMary C. DvorakRon DworskyAndrea DyckDynamic FundsDynamic Structures Ltd.Louise and Erik Dysthe ßNikola DzeletovicEagles Nest RV ResortDave EalesR. Henry Easingwood and E. J. PatersonJesse East



Jim Eccott ßHoward W. Eckman ßNorman Edgar ßEdmonds Appliance Centre ßJustus EdmundsonBryan EdwardsCharles EdwardsEECOL ElectricThomas Ehlen ßAryeh ElbazDale EliakAlan ElliottDavid M.S. and D. Anne Elliott ßJohn and Mary-Anna EllisRuth Emley ßDavid EmriRobert EmriEnda B. FashionsBarb EnnsAllan and Tick Oai EntoteDarren EntwistleEpic Metalworks Inc.David EricksonKim Evaskevich ßRobby and Maria Faccio ©ß

Frederick Fairey ßTerron C. FalkWinifred FanFasken MartineauRory FattFCV Technologies Ltd.Harvey Fellowes ßFemo Construction Ltd.Tracey FerraroFerrero Canada Ltd.Brenda FerrisTimothy FerrisJohn C. Fiddes and Susan Vanderflier ß

Elsie FinlayCyril FitchettJeff FitzpatrickJames K. and Barbara Fitzsimmons ©ß

Keith Flannagan ßSteven FlynnChu On* and Wai Yuk FokFrank and Ada Folino ßJudy FooGordon and Christina FordRobert Ford ßStephen Forgacs and Pamela Lee ©ß

Donald S. and Ailsa M. ForsgrenDoug FossenTerri FosterBruce FournierDave FowlerGreg Fowler ßRichard Fowler and Margot FlemingSharon Fraess ßTeam Sheila FrancisLillian A. FranzPeggy Ann Fraser ßFraser Milner Casgrain LLPFraserland Farms Ltd.Bob Fraumeni ßAmber FreedGary and Connie Freeman ßJudy FreemanNana and Poppa FreemanPhilip G. and Aline Frewer ßAlbert Friedland FoundationJoan FriedmanHenry Friesen ßTed and Alice FriesenFrontier Cloth House Ltd.Joseph FujisawaDoug FulcherJohn Fulton ßWoo Fung

Yin Ming FungRon and Corrine Funk ßG & B Woodcraft Ltd.Andries and Marion GaastraGagan Foods International Ltd.Tony and Laura GageThomas T. Gaglardi ßThe Galbraith FamilyJason GallantJudy GalpinGarden City Greenhouses LtdJ.A. GardinerMegan Gates and FamilyGateWorldSonia Gay ßGBS Trucking LtdTom Gelmon ßGemco Construction Ltd.Joan E. GemmellRobert D. Genn ßPaul GeorgeWilliam and Winnifred George ßLloyd GeranskyDonna Gerelle ©ß

Hari Bans Ghirra, Mohinder KaurGhirra and FamilyMike GhumanGeorge and Frankie GibbinsAllan GibbonsTroy GibsonJaswant S. GiddaHenry and Marty GiesbrechtAmrit Paul GillAvtar Gill ßCharan Singh Gill ßHardy GillMalinda GillRob Gill

Sukhminder GillVininder GillMichael and Diane Gillis ßLaurence and Michelle Gilman ßKaren Gilmore and Rob Van NusStephane GingrasAmanda GirlingJohn Glasspool ßGlassworld Installations Inc. ßGML Mechanical Ltd.GMS Industries Inc.Gochngbok HoldingsGeoffrey GoddingBrian GodfreyGold Key Insurance Services Ltd.Kayla GoldbergOrville Goldby ßGolden Valley Foods Ltd.George GomoryChristopher GoodrickFrank Gordon ßInez S. GordonEffriede GraczykTom GradecakMarie E. GrahamRoy H. and Kathleen B. GrahamGraham Construction and Engineering Inc.Brian Grange ßFrank GrangerDorothy Grant ßBob and Lorie GrayBruce Gray ßJudy GrayGraymont Western Canada Inc.Great Canadian Van Lines



Noreen Green ßRod Green – Masters Gallery ßGreenbelt Excavating Ltd.Greenbrier Holdings Ltd.Harchand GrewalMandeep S. GrewalParminder K. and Spinder S. GrewalRob GreySusan A. GriffinGriffyn Financial Services Ltd.Louise Anne GrimwoodGrizzly Curb & Concrete Ltd.Geoffrey GudewillLori Guincher ßGary and Linda GumleyWen Jun GuoChick and Mitch GurvitzApolinar GuzmanH.S. Crombie LimitedPaula Haehner ßPhil HahnTrushar and Hema HajirakarFarima Hakkak ßHalo Sawmill Ltd.Robert and Carole HalseyMichael H. HalvorsonMarian Hambleton ßPauline and David HamiltonCarson Hamm ßMark HammerDennis and Eleanor HansenDo-Ellen Hansen



Poul and Judith Hansen ßVerna K. Hansen ßMichael HanusHappy Together Chinese Bistro Ltd.Katy Harandi ßHarry HardieJuris and Madeleine HarlamovsMorley HarmanCharles H. Harris ßGordon Harris ßJohn and Marjorie HarrisHarris & Company LLP ßHarris RebarRichard HarrisonDavid Hart and Jane GraftonDavid Alan and Andrea HartHarvest Marketing Company Ltd.Ron and Jeannie HaslettMalcolm and Catherine Hasman and Family ßRobert and Mary Hastings ßArline HatchHelen A. HatchLeo HathawayBarry and Sharon HawesRuth Hawkes ßHayer Energy Marketing Inc.Douglas V. and Doreen E. Haynes ßManjit HayreHeatherbrae Group of CompaniesAnne HeavenorKelly HeedRobert HeinrichHeirloom Linens LtdTricia HelferEdwina and Paul HellerHeritage Office Furnishings Ltd.Kim and Joan Hesketh ß

Donald and Debra HewsonColin and Lois HicksHighliner Construction Ltd.William J. Hilliard ßWalter and Nelly Hillier ßPeter HinamGordon HinkelAi Tang HoDavid T.K. HoKwing Yui and Fung Ching Chang HoPui Chung Ho and Chi Ching LauAndrew Kenneth and Harjit HoffmannAndrea Hofmaier ßGerry Hol ßJanet Holburn ßMary HoleRobert W. HoleDick and Faye Holgate ßDavid HollandsFrederick J. and Goldie M. HolmanWalter and Susan E. Holmes ßDouglas M. HoltbyTom Hood ßDavid and Florence HooperG.H. HopeJ. Wesley and Margaret Horne ßRick HorslandDoug and Vicki HorswillLenard E.S. HortonBrian HoshizakiHothead Games Inc.Jasvinder S. HothiSerena HouseDavid and Patricia S. HowardRichard Howard*Brian and Leanne Howes ßLori HoyGregory HryhorchukYu W.C. HsuI. Hudam

Karen HughesLarry S. and Sydney HughesWalter G. Hughes and Marion G. SawyerAlphonsus Z. and Josephine Hui ßPeter HumeniukHumphrey Construction Ltd.Renata M. HumphriesKabal Hundal ßGary HunterDaisy HydesJason HymersHy-Tech Drilling Ltd.Helene and Arthur IliffeILWU #508Payam ImaniIMG Canada Ltd.Industrial Investments Ltd.Rexford W. Ingalls and Robbyn AbbottBarb InglesLloyd and Leona IngrahamIntegrity Services Inc.Intequip Mining Sales & Services Ltd.Interlock Industries (B.C.) Ltd.Interport Shipwaste Solutions Inc. ßJim and Linda IntiharAlberto Iormetti and Brooke ParkinsonIPSCO Canada Inc.Norman M. IrelandHilda Irish ßHelen IrwinHilary R. and Rita M. IsbisterIshaq Ismail and Babita AhirAlvin Ivey



J. Reid Enterprises, Ltd.J.I. PropertiesDonald and Michelle JacklinTassan Jackson-SungJade Line Holdings Ltd.Margaret JamesJane Field Real Estate Consulting Services IncCalvin and Esther Jang ©Margaret Rose JanzenAdelaide JarvisGeraldine Jarvis ßMel Jarvis ßPeter S. and Ivy M. Jarvis ßJason Evans RE/MAX Nyda RealtyHarinder JawandaRosella Jefferson ©ß

David JeffsRandy L. and Cheryl A. Jespersen ßJLA Services Inc.Tony JoeGurbax JohalSukh JohalConrad Johansen ßBrooke JohnerCraig and Joan JohnsDavid A. Johnson ßReginald J. JohnstoneJollen Home Creation Ltd.Gary M. JonesLliam JonesMarv JonesRon M. Jones ßMing H. Jong ßPatrick J. Julian ßK&H Dispatch Couriers

Kaatza FoundationAhmet Murat Kadioglu ßKains & Strongman Properties Ltd. ßKardos FamilyChetan KashyapDavid KatzChristine Katzel ßAndrew and Corrina M. KaweskiKea’s Meats LtdDan KeeleyPaul S. Keeling ßNorman and Joan KeevilMary KehrigFred KellerDavid KellyMichael and Lisa KellyKelowna Tool & Die Ltd.Alan KempMarie Kendall ßPage Kendall ßKenDor TextilesJohn S. KendrickKenneth Gotthilf and Frances A. KernZane and Jaye KerznerSunil KhannaSusie Kierszenblat ßIl-Kwu and Jung-Hee KimHenry and Marg KingRobert KirbysonFelicitas KirchenbergerPeter KirkAnne Marie KirkpatrickSheila M. KirkwodRuby KirlikLydia KlassenRhonda KlatikAnna Kloess ßStephen and Claire KloppenburgDave KnappDesmond KoKo Lu Lifestyle Inc.

Erna Kohlman ßPeter KoltaiHattaya KongsilpDave KoszegiDavid and Janet KotulaJoseph KovacicGerry Kranrod ßS. R. KrauseYvonne Krell ßDennis KroekerR.G. (Jako) Krushnisky ßJasvinder KularZbigniew KupczynskiKupidy FamilyJohn KupskayKwik Metal Install Ltd.Robert LacerteMilton and Roslyn LachmanShafik LadhaKevin LaiKissun and Kirat LalChristine LaliberteMarisa LamWinnie LamLambert Plumbing & Heating Ltd.Darrell LambiePaul LangleyLangley Minor HockeyPhilip LangridgeKathryn LangsfordScott LaprairieLarco Investments Ltd.Philip Lau ßMargaret C. LaurenceMiles and Lynn Laursen ßLoretta Lawrence and Steven Rudd ©ß

Jason LaynesByron and Debbie Lazar

Brian Lea ßLeading Edge Forming Ltd. ßJohn Leake ßDaniel Leavens ßJacques G. LeBlanc and Susan J. Bockhold ©Ledgir House LtdAlbert Yiu Sang and Joyce LeeEdward Lee and Family ßEdwin LeeFrancis LeeGraham and Angela Lee ßJames and Kathleen LeeLee Keun HoLidia LeeSoo-Jin LeeWayne Wei Ming Lee and Louise ChanIris Lees ßMary LegiestH. Arnie and Alice E. LeighDarren Leith ßLeith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd.Gideon and Kari LeogandaCorney LesCarol LeSergentJ.N. Leslie ßFung Ying LeungJudy LeungPaul Yeck Man LeungPauline P.L. LeungShiu Shun Leung-Chu*Michael LevinMarc LevyKaren Lewis



Dominic LiEmily Yuet Man Li ßJohn and Jacqueline Li ßLudia M.Y. Li ßRaymond and Anna LiLiberty Investments Ltd.Libra-The Rice PeopleKaren Liew ßBen and Sally LimJan LimSandra LimGuang Chang Lin and Shu Xin JiaHoward LinKenny Ming Chin Lin ßSean S. S. LinOlive M. LionelLions Gate Trailers Ltd.Jeng Mao LiuLena LiuPansy LoPolly LoShurli LoLorraine Lock ßMarlene Locker ßBarbara LockhartFlorence Lockhart ßWayne and Carol LockhartMaria Logan ß



Nicholas and Adelin Lohin ßKhodadad and Mahin LohrasbLonetrack Equipment Inc.Lan Long and Jian Hua TuDonald and Stella Longstaff ßJames LothropBrandt and Belinda LouieKevin and Ann Love ßAlan Low ßGeorge P. LoweLower Mainland Steel LimitedDylan LowryMindy LuckiGeraldine W. Lui ßSarina LuiYuk Chun LuiKit Ping LukJerry LuKingDahn LundellQi Ji LuoRonild and Anne LuptonHeidi LussiAnthonie LuteijnThe Lutsky FamiliesM & J Ventures Inc.M & M Pacific Coast FarmsM. Capewell & Associates Inc.Robert G. MacDonaldLilian L. Macdonell ßRobert MacDonell and Marilese MacDonellJohn F. and Rosemary MacDougall ßJ. D. MacGillivrayBrian MacgregorMachinehead Service & Welding Ltd.Bruce and Bonnie MackayJohn MacKenzie and Kathy TangLarry and Wendy MackenzieMargaret L. Mackenzie ß

Bruce MacMillanMacnaughton & Ward InsuranceMacquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd.Remo and Cheryl MaddalozzoKeith and Yvonne MaddocksDavid and June MadillMichael MadsenKen MagelGong Sen MahTerry MahngerMainland Floral Distributors Ltd.Patrick and Connie MairRon and Diane MaitlandNick and Janet Majendie ßEric Guy and Anna-Lisa E. Major ßJean A. MajoskeyFrances Yuen MakSiu Yuen MakMarjorie L. Maki ßShahram MalekyazdiHanif and Zahra Mamdani ßOtto and Evellyn MammelPatti ManMander Bros. Enterprises Ltd.Rajinder Kaur MangatJuanita Manning ßTim ManningMyrna and Sidney Mannis ßLen ManuelScott MarchantNancy and Frank MargitanMarin Investments LimitedJohn MarinelliDavid and Marcie Mark ©ß

Thomas C. MarkRalph MarkinBetty MarlorJohn and Lenore MarshLuiza MartensMike and Virginie Martin ßPatti Martin

Robert Martin ßDaryl Martini ßFred MatheisRichard and Irene MatthewsUlrich W. and Margarete MatthewsSherry MauroMoira MaybinJack MazeAlbert J. and Sylvie McCleanMcConnan Bion O’Connor & Peterson Law CorporationWilliam and Leota McCullaghDean McDonaldMary McDonnellPaul A. McDonnellDouglas and Daphne Mcdougall ßPaul McElligott ßTisha McEvoyW. Bruce McFarlane ßDale F. McGauran and Tyler GumpAnthony McGillBruce and Dianne McGillivraySam McGladderyColin McGrath ßClinton McGuireGrant McIntoshJ.J. McIntyreNeil McIverCarolyn McKayKemp and Sandra McKay ßEleanor MckechnieIris McKibbin ©Ian Van C. McLachlinKen McLaughlinRobert and Catheline McLean ßD. Bruce McLeod



Don McLeodDonald and Christa McLeodShirley A.L. McMillanMichael McMullenElizabeth McQueenChris MearesBen and Sandra MeinenLinda M. MeinhardtVictor and Tanya MeiraMark MelocheDerek M. MelvilleGeorge and Sylvia MelvilleMenzies Enterprises Ltd.Mercer, Montgomery & Smith Holdings Ltd.Michel and Jeanette MercierSandra MerloNeil and Hazel MeyerL.H. MichalsonDaniel MidaYvette and John MiddelaerSteve MiddletonMidland Tools Corp.Debbie Mihalchan ßPatrick Y. and Diane R. Miki ßJune MillikenR. A. MillosShane MillsGeorge R. and Kelly Milne ßKathleen E. MiloglavHarpreet and Gurpreet MinhasAllan Minler ßMintec, Inc.Frank and Ann Misurka ßBarbara and Gordon Mitchell

Bill and Debbie MitchellKen MitchellWilliam and Hazel Mitchell ßWillie Mitchell ßFatima Ali MohammedShin Yew Yau MokMoly-Cop CanadaMonarch Holdings Ltd.Eugene G. and Shirley May MontpellierMontship Inc.Mandeep and Joti MookerBaldip and Sunam MooreGraham D. MooreJohn Moore ßHeather MorinThomas J. MorisonBrenda G. Morrish ßThomas MortonReza MotalebpourRandy and Sharon Mott ßSam Mottram and Diana Motyl ßMukhtiar & SonsPatrick D. MulhernAlbert C. Munday ßMike and Peggy Murphy ßTim MurphyMyles MurtackMusson Cattell Mackey PartnershipRobert and Patricia Muster ßMargaret Muxlow ßBill and Nancy MyckagynLawrence MyersBobby NagraGurpreet and Manjit NagraShafiq NazaraliErnest and Janette Neale ß

Sara Neely and Kenneth Crook* ©ß

David F. and Cheryl Negrin ßShelley NeilKay NeisonCameron and Anna H. NelsonGertrud Nelson ßRuth NelsonNelson Roofing & Sheet Metal ßDean and Cory-Lea NeufeldPatrick and Katherine Newby ßRobert NewbyLorne Newson ßAgnes NgCecilia Ng and Bernard Lo ßEdna Ng ßKin Yin NgRita Ng ßMan Tuen and Ting Kong NgaiWilliam D. NichollsFrank N. and Kathleen NicoletteDanielle Nicolson ßFrancoe Nigro ßDaryoush NiknamEmile and Rose NolletteKnut and Susan L. Nordlie ©ß

Nor-Mar Industries Ltd.North American Pile DrivingNorthstar Trade Finance Inc. ßNorthwest & Ethical Investments, L.P.O & R EntertainmentLucille Anne Oakey ßOasis Marine Services Ltd.Oasis WindowsEileen O’BrienMark O’Brien ßRoss and Linda O’BrienOcean Fisheries Ltd.Maureen O’Donnell ©ß

Peter Ohler ßRuth Oliver

Michael Olson ßPatrick OmaraRob O’Neill ßJohn and Alma O’NeillJohn O’Neill and Leah O’Neill ßMarti Oppenheimer ßLeila OrElizabeth O’RourkeJim O’Rourke ßSean OrrDouglas W. and Shirley-AnneOsborneChristie O’Sullivan ßJoan OttenbreitMartin Ouellet ßRobert Ovenden ßRussel and June D. OvertonJoseph J. OvsenekP and F Electric Ltd.Pacbrake CompanyPacific Customs Brokers Ltd.Kapoor PaddaSean PageJin and Roberta PakPalermo’s PizzaAlexis Palkowski ßKarel Ted PallaJohn and Eva PalmerBruce and Chang-Mei PanNaz Panahi ßKush PanatchBrenda PangGeorge Papantoniou and Sandra B. Medeiros



David Charles Paperny and Audrey Lee MehlerHarry and Eileen PapushkaGhulam Ali PardhanRichard A. ParisCharlie ParkerGraeme ParkerGeoffrey D. ParkinSuresh ParmarReid ParrDorothy A Parsons ßJ. W. and Nancy Partridge ßParesh Patel ßPervez H. and Jeroo PatelVishnu and Meena PatelEdna Pattenden ßPattison Incorporated General Contractor ßPaul’s Auto Body Ltd.Marcel and Colleen PayeurBoyd PayneKen and Nancy PaziukPCI Cross Roads Developments Inc.James and Jean Peacock ßKeith L. Peck and Dawn M. PeckPedre Contractors Ltd. ßMaria Pedrosa and Harold HodgsonAlidad Pejman ß



Guido and Laura PelaWalter Rosazza PelaRobert PellegrinoJill PennefatherLarry Penner ßJohn Percy ßAlastair Matheson PerretClayton PerryLynda Perry * and Robert EdwardsRobert James and Alice Perry ßPatsy PetersonRobert and Linda Peterson ©ß

Andre PettersonMargaret Phang ßPhase Seven ManagementJames and Yvette PhilipGerald and Ana PhilippsonBelinda Phillips ßPhoenix Food & Drug GroupJohn and Isabel M. PihowichGeorge H. Pinch ßBernie and Georgette PinetteConrad and Dorli PinetteMax and Leona PinskyPinty’s Delicious FoodsPiteau Associates Engineering LtdAnne B. PiternickEdna F. Plaxton ßMelissa PloplisRobert PlowrightPML Professional Mechanical Ltd.Neil PoganyGeorge PolingPollon Poultry Ltd.Carolyn PooleDavid and Mary Beth Poole ßRob and Kathy Poole ßAndrew PoonWoon Ling Poon and Wai Chi Amy LingTom Potter

James and M. Terri Potts ©ß

Hein Poulus and Mollie MassiePremiere Home Mortgage Ltd.Jason PriceRon and Carol PriceM.A. PringleProcon Mining and Tunnelling Ltd.David ProcterProgressive Rubber Industries Inc.Prominent Fashions Mfg. Ltd.Henry and Anne ProteauPrudential Transporation Ltd.Pull Master Winch CorporationSimarjeet Kaur PurbaKelly PurdenAndrew Purdey ßThe Purdy Family ©Rob PurewalQuantum Murray LPRobert A. QuartermainQuest Specialty Sales ßJohn and Sylvia Quilty ßChi Quon ßR. Jamieson Steel LtdR. Virk TruckingJohn and Ann RacichRadil Export Import Ltd.Esther RaeRafii Architects Inc.Glenys RafuseSubramanian RaghuramLaurette L. RamsayGail Ramsden ßRobert RangnoEdward A. and M. Raymond ßRaymond James Ltd.

RE/MAX First RealtyRE/MAX Stuart BonnerRealtech Capital Group Inc. ßMark RederJerry RedmanGeoff and Karen Reed ßCraig Regier and Meagan KusDiana R. Reid and Chris NelsonMorley D. Reid ßJeff and Christine ReimerKelsey RempelLowell RempelRichard and Carolyn RenaudSteve and Audrey RendallRennie Marketing Systems ßEvelyn Rexworthy ßR-Four Contracting Ltd.Riccio Geoconsulting Ltd. ßMelbourne D. and Anne RichardsJohn Ridley ßRobert and Delia Ridley ßIngo and Lorena RiesenDonald Rippon ßGeorge A. RitchieAl Roadburg FoundationRobert’s & Brown OpticiansCraig RobinsDoug and Fellette RobinsGraham H. and Candy RobinsJames and Dorothy Robinson ßRobert RobinsonRockyview Ventures



Iris RodriguesJ.S. RogersKevin RonningSandra RooneyFrankie RoseMark Jefferey and Amy Eleanor RossSusan K. RossA. RothMarilyn RousseauHazel Rownd ßRay and Terry Roy ßPeter Rozee and Francesca PattersonRST Instruments Ltd.RT AgenciesClifford RuddellKaren Rudy ßCornelia Adriana RuitenbergRuiz Food Products – El MontereyAnnelisa Ruppenthal ßHarry and Gladys RuskShirley A. RussellRoss and Shauna RustadBernie RyanChristine and Jan RzepkaAbraham and Liz SaadeLauren Sadler ßLynne SagerBalbir and Baljinder SahotaChrista Saito ßRoss and Andrea Saito ßMuhammad SaleemRonna Salman ßSalman Partners Inc.Ralph J. and Sherry Salsbury

Rick and Gloria Sampson ßSamuel, Son & Co., Ltd.Mark SandercombeKamaljit SandhuDevinder Sangara ßKirtaul Sangara ßBaldel and Parmjit SanghaJagdis Sangha ßSuren Sanmugasunderam ßOlga Sarmento – Cabello Salon & Spa ßRoderick G. and Cheryl SaundersIris and Walter SaxtonJennifer SchaeffersDarwin SchandorBrad ScharfeBret SchillebeeckxAdriaan SchipperDennis Schmidt ßGlenn Schultz ßJoe and Lorraine SchulzMichael H. Schuss and Gillian PearsonRosalie SchussEric L. and Maria SchwitzerBarry and Drinda Gail Scott ßEdward T. and Donna I. Scott ßGeorgina ScottJean Seaman ßSearidge ManagementMike SearsonThe Secret Garden Tea Company Inc.Walter Segsworth ßTom Seltzer and Catherine McLeod-Seltzer ßLillian SembiringRod and Jeannie Senft ßKim Seow ßEdna Sevensma

Harbinder Singh SewakGraeme and Carolyn Sewell ßReudiger J. SeyenSG PowerAli Shahbaz and Mahta BoozariSohail ShariffSharon Black & Associates RE/MAX KelownaShaughnessy Woodworking Inc.San Sui ShengAlexandra ShermanAdrienne Sherrin ßBarbara ShettlerAndrew T. ShibataAndre Shih ßAndrew ShihChin-Chueh Shih and Twi-Tzu ChenCliff ShillingtonIn Soo ShimIn Suk ShimSandy ShofnerJeremiah Shortridge ßC. Lai ShumArlene M. SiClaire and Jeremy SichermanBalbir K. SiddooArvinder SidhuMary SiemensSigfusson NorthernRay SignorelloPaul SihNavkaval and Ramdip SihotaTom SimmonsBrian D. and Sandra M. SimpsonLynne SimpsonRon H. and Barb Simpson ßSimpson Spence & YoungMurray A. and Cara L. Sinclair ßRodrigo Sinn ßGareth SirotnikPenny Sivucha

Darryl SjervenRheta M. SkeaSkylite Motel ßRichard and Yolanta SlawskiStuart Slind and Margit GriffithsJoan SmallenbergBrock and Sharon SmeatonJ. SmillieCharles SmithDerek and Barbara SmithEric Sinclair Smith ßIan Smith ßKen and Gladys SmithLarry SmithLawrence and Veronica SmithRoger SmithRoy Stanley Smith ßSandra SmithHenry SoAnthony and Ditta SodaStephan SoellerKeith and Renee SolinskyMyung Jun SongJagjit and Chandeep SoosJason and Monica SoprovichPhilip and Lea Sorgen ßPaul and Annegret SoukupAlan and Margaret SoutherJ. Dennis SpenceTom SpencerBruce and Janet SpragueSusan Spurging ßSquamish SavingsSRK Consulting (Canada) Inc.



Diane St. JohnJeff and Tracy StacerWilliam J. StaffordGentilina StanisciaBarbara Joan Stanton ßRichard and Laura StantonCliff W. Stark ßDonald SteeleJohn SteenbergenRonald and Marilyn SteersKeith and Norma SteevesJeffrey SteinbokRol Steinhueb and Catalina WellsThane StennerGlen StephanishinPeter and Karen Stephen ßJohn and Grace StevensSarah Stevens ßRosemary StewartShannon StoneTamara StoneStorck Canada Inc.Andrew StorrsOnne and Frances StorteboomNorman Stowe ßDavid StrasserJoan E. Stringer ßHeather StrobelJohn and Mavis Struk



John StubbsTom StuffcoHoward Sturgeon ßKevin SullivanDaljinder SumbalSun Rayz Tanning StudiosSunco Drywall Ltd.Pritam SunnarSunstar Realty Ltd.Surtek Industries Inc.Sutco Contracting Ltd.Julie SwiftSwift ThoroughbredsSYSPRO Software Ltd.Sze Cheung Shiu King FoundationCecilia SzetoTAG Construction Ltd.Edwin Tai ßKing Shen and Wai Fong TangSteven Chen Liang Tao and Connie Jae Wan ChowBarry and Sally Tarr ßBrenda TaylorGeorge and Norma TaylorGlenn W. TaylorJames TaylorRobert W. Taylor and Maura McGivernShannon Taylor ßTCRT Investments Inc.Alfons and Marilyn TecklenborgTeldon Media GroupMacey TerborgIsaac and Judy ThauWilf Thebes ßMui ThenDominic Therrien ßSabine ThoeringDavid Thomas ßJeffrey ThomasTrevor and Barbara Thomas ßDave Thompson

David ThompsonFrank H. ThompsonJames ThompsonJohn F.H. ThompsonRon and Lori Thompson ßTerry ThompsonRoland R. Thornton ßHelen Chua TiampoSarah TichauerWayne and Carolyn Tilby ßRobert Tilden ßTim Wait Personal Real Estate CorporationTimberland Developments Ltd.Hubert and Margaret TipperToby Pub and GrillRick and Elsa Tod ßGlen ToddDavid TolmanChristina S.Y. TongPeter Tai Tak TongDerek ToppingTotal Graphics Inc.Tourism VancouverZoe TowleDean and Kitty Toye ßTradeBytes Data Corp.Tradex Foods Inc.Trident Seafoods CorporationTrimpac Meat Distributors ßArt and Judy TrojanJeanie S. TronningsdalAngelo Tsakumis ßElla Y. TseChris TsoromocosDennis TuckerWilliam and Karen Tunmore ß

Ross TunnicliffeDouglas J. and Mary G. TurlandLinda M. TurnerRandy TurnerHoward and Marilyn Turpin ßTimothy W. TurykTyam Construction Ltd.Irene TylerDelores TymosMadeline UngUnion Securities Ltd.Binh UongRachel and Jim VallanceDave ValleeValley Cedar Shake Mills LtdValley Fuel Injection Ltd.Valley Traffic Systems Inc.Petronella A. Van Bruchem ßVan Gogh Furniture DesignsLarry and Bev Van HattenBryan Van HoepenBert and Anne Van Hove ßDick and Leelly Van StraatenPaul Van Vliet ßVancouver.netBruce and Hope Vandale ßNeal and Mary Vandergugten ßArthur Frederick and Beverley J. Vanidour ßPatricio VarasHari and Madhu VarshneyPeeyush and Poonam VarshneyPraveen and Anuja Varshney



Don M. Vassos ßTerry VatoVDS Steel Ltd.Henry VenemaVentana Construction CorporationJayne Venu EltonVetrina Moda ßVIA Architecture Inc.Minto VigRana VigAlain Vigneault ßVisions West Holdings Ltd.Myrna Visocchi ßVital Signs Coaching & Consulting Inc.Aleksander and Theresa VitaliJose and Sonja ViveirosVP Tile Imports Ltd. ßHarold and Anna WaddellPaul Wadhawan and Hardip WadhawanMartin G. WaffornLorne WaldmanDorothy Walker ßJanet WalkerChristopher Wall ßWall Financial Corporation ßBrian WalleyWilliam Walls ßWah Chung WanTa Ming Wang and Kuo Ying ShiangChris WardEmilie Warick ßWarnaar Steel-Tech Ltd.

Jim WaterhouseCatherine M. WatersonKathy WatkinsonLouise WatsonTim WatsonAllan Watt ßMichael A. Watt and Monique Badun ßAnnalisa Watters ßWayden Transportation Inc.WCS Waste Control Services Inc.Kim Webber ßPeter W. and Nevenka Webster ßRichard and Coleen WeirArthur and Gwendolyn Louise WeisnerDon Wensley ßWest World Brake & ClutchWestbank Projects Corp.Westcoast Drilling SuppliesWestern FoodsWestern Pacific Enterprises Ltd.Western Roofing (Master Roofers) Ltd.Ken X. WestfallWestgate Door IndustriesWestower Communications Ltd.Whitewater Concrete Ltd.Trish and Rudi WiddershovenPaul Wiebe ßWarren and Michelle WiebeLisetta Wiese-HansenDaniel Wight ßIan and Pat WightIrv WightFaye Wightman ©Wildcat HelicoptersDavid WilkinsHelen A. WilliamsRoger and Elizabeth Williams

Willow Park Homes Ltd. ßWillowbrook Produce Ltd.John M. and Susan M. WillsonArthur Wilson ßDoug WilsonTony & Stojna Wind Family FoundationLyle and May WindrimSelma WingroveJoan WintherThe James and Kathleen Winton FoundationDavid WoellerAndrew WolfBrian and Catharine WolfmanGarry WongIsabella WongPhilomena Wong ßSung Huan WongYin King I. WongKeith WoodRichard and Sabine Wood ßT.H. WoodmanWrapZone Restaurants Inc.Carol WrightFred and Maureen WrightJames and Claire WrightJohn WrightSteven WynkerPeter WyseXypex Chemical CorporationY Franks Appliances Ltd ßCatherine YanCheng Yu-Jen YangLi Qiong Yang ß

Ning YangJohn YapDoug and Lois YeastGeorge YenVincent and Robyn YenSing Lim and Patricia Yee Ken YeoVictor and Hoa YeungBen and Candy Yim ßDennis Yonge ßLes YorkDan and Carole YoungRobert and Diane Young ßRory and Jane YoungColin YuYun Chung YuChow How YukDonna Lee and Jack ZaleskiAntonietta ZanattaEzio ZanattaEleonora Zavarise ßJohn ZaytsoffHendrik ZesselChris Zimmerman ßNatalie ZinettiZinetti Food Products Ltd. ßAnonymous (52)

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Caring for the Future Society

When a legacy gift to BC Children’s HospitalFoundation is made, a legacyof hope is created for BC kids.The Caring for the FutureSociety honours those whohave generously made provis-ions for a future gift throughtheir will, life insurance ortrust arrangement. We thankthese generous individuals fortheir support.

Debbie AlcadinhoBarbara M. AlexanderLorianne AmadeoJoel B. AndersonYolande AndersonDorothy L. ApplegathJose I. ArbetmanRobert Armstrong and Nicole Fraser-Armstrong ©ß

Doug L. BarclayJosh and Talia Bender ©ß

Sandy So Benoit ßRonald W. BickfordHarry* and Anneliese BlochHerb and Ria Boone



Marcia E. BradleyDave BroadfootMargo BrownSara Hope BrysonStephanie A. Carlson ßStephen and Gayle CarlsonBill CarrSue Carruthers ©ß

Chun Choi and Juliana Cho ßJohn ClarkeHeidi ClarksonJ. Paul CloutierDaphne ColeKenneth CrumpSonia CurlettMargaret CurtisI. Jean (Saiko) DavenportBeatrix De Groot ßWally DennisonRolly DeRoover and Dianne De GagneThe DevinesVelda DibbleeAnn E. DohertyAlanna Donahue ©ß

Mary “Johnnie” DuffusAnn Duncan ßBryan EdwardsPaul and Claudia EstlinKrishna FaganInge Fein and Paul Luke ßConnie ForbesMargaret J. FordAnne Forsyth-SheardownLyle David FosterTerrie and Anne* GarscaddenDanny and Shirley GawDavinder GhtauraB. Ming GinBob and Lisa Ginn

Eliza GordonKatherine and Morris GordonBarbara Grantham ©Gordon and Drina GreenB. GreenwoodDoreen and Keith GregsonVic W. GriffinBetty HarrisMace* and Irene HarrisonMichael HaywoodColin and Lois HicksLotus E. HillsJohn Alden HodsonDerek HolmeJeff and Stephanie Huehn ©ß

Aaron Hui ©Denise HuiPatsy Hui ßNinette HunzikerRobert W. Ironside ©Alvin IveyLinda JacobsenSandra JarvisJon and Pamela JohnsonRussell and Margaret JonesVictor and Muriel Jones ©Anne Junker ©John and Dianne KellyRichard KelynackMarie J. Kendall ßHenry KingGrant Marvin Krueger and Sue Ann Martin*Anita A. KumarEva LandrickJacques LeBlanc and Susan Bockhold ©

Iris Lees ßC.K. LiLudia M.Y. Li ßDennis LillicoJohn and Evelyn LongPhyllis LowdellJeffrey and Barbara Ludemann ©Hugh LundySimpson and Nora MaSusanna MaVeronica MaDavid and June MadillChristopher and Suzie MahJuanita G. Manning ßBetty MarlorBill and Lisa MarshWillie McDonaldEvelyn McKenzieIris McKibbin ©Linda M. MeinhardtPatricia MemessBruno* and Frieda MeyerYvonne Michels and David L. BruceDeborah A. MikkelsenBetty MillerCarol MillerLyle* and Christine Mills ©ß

Noah and Erin Morantz ©ß

Paul and Elizabeth Moxham ©


Karen MulhernRoberta A. MulhollandJoyce MuscroftMarcus Nairn*Sara Neely and Kenneth Crook* ©ß

Donald E. and Mary E. Newman ©Bert and Karen NorthrupJohn and Angela PatersonGerald and Barbara PopeCristina PouletteLucy Prentice ßAlbert and Rose RamponePeter and Kathleen RamshawElisabeth RileyDudley and Shirley RitchieArt and Ruth RobinsonDelbert E.* and Jean D. RossJeff SaltonDan SargentJulie SchmittGeoffrey E. ScottReg SkeltonJohn SmileyDerek and Barbara SmithKen and Gladys SmithM. Joan SmithShirley F. SmithJoan* and Louise Solinger ßDaniel, Helen and Charissa SortwellDerek Squires

Gus StassinopoulosCharlene SteenRoger and Darla SteersAnn SturrockDebora Sweeney and Stephen Crombie ©ß

Mary Tam and Robert LachapelleJacqueline* and Donald TaylorRobert TaylorAlicia ThenPhyllis ThomFrank H. ThompsonMichael and Shirley ThompsonCandice Y.F. Tsang ©ß

Menno TulpLorne Valensky and Cindi Coleman ©Arie and Jean Van HalstLarry and Bev Van HattenGerald Van RiemsdykAngelo and Rosa VenetsanosFaye Wightman ©Charles and Mary WilkinsJanice Williams ©ß

John and Nancy WiseAllen and Karen Wong ßTiger Wong (Yan Foo)Norman WrigglesworthRyan and Susan YipMay Yuen and Selina YuenAntonietta D. ZanattaAnonymous (168)

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Tribute Gifts

A tribute gift honours aremarkable person who hastouched your life. It also honours other remarkablepeople – all the kids in BCwhose lives you are helping to improve every day. Theseremarkable individuals andorganizations have had giftsof $1,000 or more made intheir honour.

Gifts Received in Honour of…Ames Tile & Stone, staffCameron BargenManmit BassiBattlestar CrewBayside Furniture Ltd., customers and clientsBaywest Management Corporation, clients and staffBC Children’s Hospital – OphthalmologyRyan K. BeedieBoart Longyear Canada, customers and clientsJessica BraunMickey and Bruce BryantTerrence BurstykCameron CampbellRyan CampbellRalph CoreyTerry and Linda DaviesIsabella DemianczukJohn Demianczuk

Sahil DeoManrav DhaliwalRayna DhaliwalNathan DonnellyJenesse EdroffDavid ElliottMadelyn FickCharlotte GlynesKellen HaneyKatie HeJordan HopkinsRohan HundalSaira HundalBailey HuntCharlotte JacklinOlivia, Victoria, Christopher and Charlotte KingJustin Chun Hong LauNatalie and Maggie LawsonMainland Floral Distributors clients, friends and familyRory McFaddenTaylin McGillMcIver Wealth Management Consulting Group, clientsNevin Middleton and Kam SahotaRemmington Negus

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Mikayla I. OngOless Pasichnik and Kristin DustMichael PettiferOwen RegierDamien and Julia ReynoldsCampbell RyanJesse SawyerHannah SchneiderCassandra ScoffinsHz. Muhammaed Sallahu Aleyhi SellamSubegh S. SidhuVanessa SkeltonMichael Snider and Kelsey DundonKyle StewartMartin StrongLinda M. TaylorLiam ThomClaire ThomsonAubrey J. TingleSharon J. TooheyJeremy Ung and Veronika ZieglerThomas Van NusAydan ViraniPaul and Tracey WelshConrad and Pat WilliamsAndre WongJason WongMelissa WongTiffany and Belinda Wu


Gifts Received in Memory of…Brynne AcresRyan AndersonDoris BrajcichGordon R. BuchananJoanna Lilias CarlsonElizabeth CarmenGeoffrey G. ChatelainAndrew ChengCaelan A. CheungFan Yun ChiuDavid Tian-Ren ChowDorie B. CoombesGabriella CopelandLyla Ann CourtNoah Albert Phillip DaubarasJohn S. DaviesMarjorie DavisonConstantinos DemirisBill DerkachSpencer DollingCourtenay DoornbosGabrielle DorseyBrianna FergusonRosalind H. FernandesKaylee FrenchTheodore C. FriesenAnna GabrieleRuth M. GaletzkaReginald GiltrowTrevor J. GreenTeresa GuentherDelbert “Rex” HalladayMarnie HendersonKaren HicksCarl J. HighstedGeorge HoMitchell HoZac HobekGeorge Horsman

Sharon HuangBrent HumphreysJune ImaiEmily Deanne InglisTyler JamesGadge JhutyM. Kenny JohlDavid W. JohnstonMaria JohnstoneSavannah JonesAthanasios Nasos JutlaElizabeth C. KanTessa KearneyGregory F. KehrigJames KeithMargaret KeithKylie May KellerLorne KiddTevin Anthony Daniel KoehlerJaida KooyTaylor J. LeamanJohn I. LivadaruKenneth R. LynchRoy and Maude MacKenzieJolie Mia MaddalozzoRobert MadillMadison Leah Uma MartinaAnthony E. MayJody McKimmonTyler McLarenPatrick M. McLeanDon MeyerFaron MichaelsAlexa MiddelaerErnie MillerDanny MosherKeira MurphyTeresa Murphy

Hazel NelsonMarcus S. NevinsTargett NgSarah A. NybakkenReagan O’FeeRita OpelSydney T.S. OrSandy OserJordan OwensLyn PatrickLogan J. PierceZach PrinceJohn Christopher RacichConner E. RaponiJim R. RattenburyShaun RichmondJohn RiddellJacoba RozenhartWilliam L. SauderReggie ScholefieldGwendolyn V. ScribnerA.K. SiddooDeborah Anne (Shaver) SingerValdis SkujinsSydney William George SkykmeMichael Foster SmithJean SouthamMeredith SteersFinn SullivanCathy-Lee SurphlisWah Jow TomAnthony TomljenovichJulie A. VeljacicRobert Glen WindrimStanley Dar Yuen WongJorye YeungJesstin K. Zulinick

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Estates

A gift in a will is an expressionof what is most dear to you.BC Children’s HospitalFoundation is fortunate to bethe beneficiary of the estatesof many people who believedpassionately in improving thehealth of children and youthin British Columbia. We arehonoured to recognize thegifts received from the estatesof the following individuals in2008.

Sverre and Karen Andersen Elizabeth Ann AndersonMargaret Ruth AndersonMargaret Bertha BaileyNathanial Rial BaileyDoris Mary BondHelen Fisher BriceLouise Argyle BrownAilsa BurtonJames CalcuttaDorothy Anne Carmichael

Arthur Hullah and Dorothy Mae ClevelandMargaret Edith CoburnJoan Ann ConnMarjory Sita CrombieRobert Douglas CrossRadka CurtisPhyllis Maude DennisGladys Margaret DoyleAda EasleyJohn Robert GalerViolet Hazel GibbardElinor Boyd GormanElizabeth Gray Rankin HainsworthFlorence Margery HaslopDorothy Moira HayViolet HinkelThelma C. HollingsworthLawrence Edward HomerRobert John HomewoodRobert James HorelFrieda HurrenHannelore Maria IoannidesMarjorie Jean Jack

Kenneth R. and Winnifred Theresa JonesRona Lillian KlusCharles LygoFlorence Rennie MacaulayThelma Ariel MacDonaldBarbara Anne MacInnesJessie Eileen MacKellerDonald Carson MarksLorraine Georgina MilneMildred Stanton MorrisonIrene May MossAlice May NormanOlive Annie Ogden ßVera Elizabeth Dorcas PagdinVictor John PeadSophia Hedvig PruszczynskiRuth Lilian RasmussenIris Marie ReissGertrude Mackie RhodesMargo Jean RobbAlice Esma SchwebEdward SeefriedMary Anona SmallMildred Daisy SowerbyNellie SpotswoodEsther Josephine StempGrace Elizabeth SwanMarjorie Jack Sweeton

Valerie Doreen TannerDorothy Avis Irene TelfordGladys ThamGeorge Reid ThorntonJosephine Mary TravenMilia V. (Lia) TravisMary Ellen TrimnellEvelyn Ann van der VeenGordon WarrenNorah Louise Frances WatneyEvelyn Esther WestlinKenneth Robert WhittenBeverley Joan Windsor ßAnonymous (1)


Endowments

Those who establish andcontribute to endowmentsare the true visionaries of ourcommunity. They understandthat their investments providea strong financial foundationto improve the health of chil-dren both now and in thefuture.

BC Children’s HospitalFoundation gratefullyacknowledges the followingendowment funds that providesupport in perpetuity for pro-grams and initiatives through-out BC Children’s Hospital,Sunny Hill Health Centre forChildren and the Child &Family Research Institute.Endowments may be estab-lished with a minimum$25,000 donation.

A

Adolescent Medicine Endowment

Karel & Edith Alston MemorialEndowment for Head of Developmental Pediatrics

Yolande Anderson Family Endowment for Cardiac Sciences

Andracki Equipment Endowment

Auxiliary to BC Children’s Hospital Endowment for Education

B

Sarah B. Endowment for Cardiac Sciences

Bailey Family Endowment for Genetic Research

BC Hydro Power Pioneers Ed Turner Memorial Endowmentfor Medical Genetics

Bioethics Endowment

Jack & Doris Brown FellowshipEndowment for Genetic Research

Louise Argyle Brown Endowmentfor Genetic Research

Bryant Family Endowment for Genetic Research

Dennis & Connie Burdett Endowment for OncologyResearch

Burn Unit Endowment

C

Patrick & Beryl CampbellEndocrinology Fellowship Endowment

Cardiac Sciences Endowment

Stephanie A. Carlson Endowmentfor Genetic Research

Centre for International ChildHealth Endowment

Centre for Molecular Medicineand Therapeutics Endowment

CH.I.L.D. Foundation Endowment for Pediatric Gastroenterology Research

Chan Sisters Foundation Endowment for InternationalChild Health

Harry Chan & Family Endowment for Head of Department of Pediatrics

Chanoine-Alimenti Endowment for Childhood Obesity

Robert Chau Memorial Endowment for Oncology

Cheung Family Endowment forPediatric Oncology Research

Alex C.L. Cheung Endowmentfor Pediatric Oncology Research

Child Protection Endowment

Childhood Infections Endowment

Childhood Injury Prevention andHealth Promotion Endowment

Childhood Nutrition Endowment

Cho Family Endowment for Genetic Research

Billy Yau Hei Choi MemorialEndowment for GeneticResearch

CK Choi Foundation Endowmentfor Child Health Advocacy

David Chow Memorial Endowment for ImmunologyResearch

CIBC & CIBC Employees Endowment for Pediatric Oncology Research

Arthur Hullah & Dorothy Cleveland Memorial Endowmentfor Genetic Research

Clinical Genetics Endowment

Commonwealth Insurance Company Oncology Endowment

Community Child Health Endowment

Concord Pacific Group Inc. Endowment for Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics Research

The Connor Clark & Lunn Endowment for Cardiac Sciences

Julia & Richard Couch Endowment for Oncology

Critical Care Academic Endowment

Michael Cuccione Endowment for Oncology Research

Michael Cuccione OncologyResearch Fellowship Endowment

Cystic Fibrosis Endowment

D

I. Jean (Saiko) Davenport Endowment for Excellence in Child Health

Edna & Eugene Delorme Equipment Endowment

Dent-Tech Ceramic StudiosEndowment for GeneticResearch

The Isabelle & Charles DiamondFamily Endowment for Oncology

Gordon & Marion Dixon Endowment for Genetic Research (CMMT)

E

ECLS Program Endowment(Ecmo)

Endowment for Newborn’s & Children’s Well-Being

Excellence in Child Health Endowment

F

Ricky, Angelo & Marina FabrisEndowment for Oncology

Bill Fish Memorial Endowment for Developmental Pediatrics

Carol Ford Endowment forResearch Technician Education

Four Seasons Hotel Endowment for Genetic Research

Stanley Fromm Endowment for Cardiac Sciences

G

Gastroenterology Endowment

Megan Gates & Family Endowment for Sunny Hill Brain Injury

B. Ming Gin Endowment for Pediatric Oncology


Andreas Goedicke MemorialEndowment for Infant TransportTeam Education

Paul & Mary Goh Endowment for International Child Health

Paul & Mary Goh Endowment for Pediatric Oncology Research

Gooding Family Endowment for Neurosciences

Lisa Gravell Endowment for Genetic Research

H

David Hardwick Reading Room Endowment

Malcolm & Cathy Hasman Family Endowment for Oncology Research

Head of Section of Surgery Endowment

Head-Developmental Pediatrics – Working Wonders Together Endowment

Helena & Jessica Endowment for Cardiac Sciences Research

Marnie Henderson MemorialEndowment for Vaccine Evaluation

Karen L. Hicks RN MemorialEndowment for Oncology

The Don & Elizabeth Hillman Lecture Endowment in GlobalChild Health

B.M. Hoffmeister Endowment for a Research Fellowship

Robert John Homewood Endowment for GeneticResearch

Derek & Lisa Hopkins Endowment for OncologyResearch

Hilary & Patsy Hui Endowment for Genetic Research

I

Milan & Maureen Ilich Endowment for GeneticResearch

Immunology Research Endowment

International Child Health Trainee Award Endowment

J

William Jacques Equipment Endowment

Ken & Su Jang Endowment forPediatric Oncology Research

Jessoma Endowment for Nephrology

Asa & Kashmir Johal & FamilyChair in Pediatric Oncology

Asa & Kashmir Johal FamilyEndowment for GeneticResearch

Jessica Jones Memorial Endowment for OncologyResearch

K

Keller Family Endowment for Oncology Research

Brian & Tammi Kerzner & Family Endowment for Oncology Research

Killy Fellowship Endowment

King Family Endowment for Excellence in Child Health

Samuel & Spencer Koltai Memorial Endowment for Genetic Research

Koo Family Endowment for Oncology Research

Adella Krall Endowment for Oncology Research

L

David & Dorothy Lam Endowment for OncologyResearch

David & Dorothy Lam Foundation Endowment for International Child Health

Cameron Lau Memorial Endowment for GeneticResearch

Cameron Lau Memorial Endowment for HaematologyResearch

The Jonathan Lawson Endowment for Spina Bifida

The Jonathan Lawson Fellowship in Neurosurgery

The Jonathan Lawson Head of Section of Surgery Endowment

Dave Lede Family CharitableFoundation Endowment for Genetic Research

Robert H. & Lily Lee Endowment for Research

Ralph Lewis Equipment Endowment

Ling Family Endowment for Neonatology

Iris Lorntzsen Brain Mapping Endowment

M

Gordon & Barbara MacDougallEndowment for Pediatric Oncology

Professor Robert ChristopherMadill Endowment for Genetic Research

Jon & Dina Markoulis FamilyEndowment for Otolaryngology

Andrew McCormick Endowmentfor an Ophthamology Fellowship

James & Annabel McCrearyChair in Pediatrics Endowment

McCurdy Family Endowment for Oncology Research

Wendy McDonald Endowment for Gastroenterology Research

Wendy McDonald Endowment for Nephrology

Wendy McDonald Endowment for Oncology

William S. McQuaid Endowmentfor Pediatric Oncology

MDS Inc. & Dr. D.B. Rix Endowment for HuntingtonResearch

Medical Genetics Fellowship Endowment

Metabolic Disorders/Cystic Fibrosis Endowment

Ted & Penny Metcalfe Memorial Endowment for Genetic Research

Mining for Miracles Research Fellowship Endowment

Rolly Montgomery Endowmentfor President’s Child Health Initiatives

Morantz Family Endowment for Genetic Research

N

Guru Nanak Dev Ji Endowmentfor BC Children’s Hospital Excellence in Child HealthPunjab Milk Foods Inc.Skyline Plumbing, Heating and Gasfitting Ltd.

Sara Neely & Kenneth CrookEndowment for OncologyResearch

Nephrology Endowment

Neuromuscular Endowment

Neurosciences Endowment

Neurosurgery Endowment

Newborn Health Endowment

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Dr. Donald E. Newman PediatricRadiology Endowment

Choi-Kiu & Ming Ng Endowmentfor President’s Child Health Initiatives

Nitikman Chan Family Endowment for Excellence in Child Health

O

Oncology Program Endowment

Oncology Research Endowment

Ophthalmology Endowment

Orthopedics Endowment

Otolaryngology Fellowship Endowment

P

Pfizer Ripples of Hope Endowment for Mental Health Fellowship

Pfizer Ripples of Hope Endowment for Rare DiseasesResearch Fellowship

Conrad & Dorli Pinette Endowment for Speech Language Pathology Research

Piwek Family Endowment for Oncology Research

David & Janice Podmore Endowment for InternationalChild Health

Jack & Darlene Poole Endowmentfor Oncology Research

President’s Child Health Initiatives Endowment

Zach Prince Foundation for Excellence in Oncology Care, an Endowment of BC Children’sHospital Foundation

Professorship in Pediatric Dentistry Endowment

Psychiatric Disorders Endowment

R

Georgina Jane “Ina” RaesideEndowment for OncologyResearch

Zahra, Karima & Salima RasulEndowment for Neurosciences

Realtors Care Endowment for Genetic Research

Realtors Care Endowment for Oncology Research

Respiratory Medicine Academic Endowment

Riley-Fish Endowment for theHead of Department of Pediatrics

Rix Family Endowment for Professional Clinical Services Staff Education and Training

Graham Robins Jr. Endowment for Oncology Research in Memory of Wilda & Frank Robins

Geoffrey Robinson Award for Pediatrics Endowment

Pat Ross Memorial Education Endowment

Royal Pacific Realtors Care Endowment for Medical Genetics

S

David & Alissa Sacks Endowmentfor Nursing Education

Marjorie-Anne Sauder Endowment for Molecular Medicine and TherapeuticResearch

Sauder-Interfor Head of Research Endowment

Shriners’ Motor Performance Unit Endowment

David & Manjy Sidoo FamilyEndowment for Ophthalmology

Manjy & David Sidoo FamilyEndowment for Orthopedics

Dr. Parminder Singh Endowment Award of Distinction for Pediatrics

Reginald William Skelton Surgical Fellowship Endowment

Derryck Smith Endowment for Mental Health

Michael Foster Smith Memorial Endowment for Pediatric Anesthesia

Sandy So & Ron Benoit Endowment for Childhood Cancer Research

Solid Organ Transplant Endowment

Jean MacMillan Southam Fellowship

Spina Bifida Endowment

Summits of Hope Endowment for Oncology

Sun Life Financial Endowment for International Child Health

Sunny Hill Endowment for Adaptive Seating and Mobility

Grant & Dee Sutherland Endowment for Orthopedics

Andy Sylvester Endowment forExcellence in Child Health

T

Tai Family Endowment for Pediatric Genetic Research(CMMT)

Norman & Randi ThompsonEndowment for Urology

Aubrey Tingle Endowment for Clinician Scientists Program

Toohey Family Endowment for President’s Child Health Initiatives

Marjorie Tsang Endowment for Genetic Research

Michael C.H. Tsang Endowmentfor Pediatric Oncology Research

Paul & Candice Tsang Endowment for OncologyResearch

Ted & Deanna Turton Endowment for Oncology Nursing Education

V

Vaccine Evaluation Centre Endowment

Varshney Family Endowment for Genetic Research

W

Isobel & Madeline Wade Endowment for Head of Department of Pediatrics

Faye Wightman Endowment forOncology Nursing Education

Women & Family HIV Endowment

Stephen Wong & Family Endowment for President’s Child Health Initiatives

Dr. Betty J. Wood Memorial Endowment for Radiology Education

Danny Wyder Memorial Endowment for President’s Child Health Initiatives

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Peggy & Y.P. Yang Endowment for Brain Mapping Research

Allan Yap & Family Endowment for Oncology Research

Selina Yuen & May Yuen Endowment for Excellence in Child Health

Endowments continued


Ways of GivingThere are many ways to make a gift to benefitBC’s kids.

Bequest in your WillA bequest is a direction in your will that a certainsum of money, a particular asset, or a portion of theestate is to be given to British Columbia’s Children’sHospital Foundation (our legal name).

Life InsuranceGiving life insurance is a way of making a gift with-out depleting your estate or depriving your lovedones of other assets. At the end of your lifetime,the gift of the policy proceeds will be paid by theinsurance company directly to BC Children’sHospital Foundation. Depending on how the policyis structured, you may receive a tax benefit duringyour lifetime or your estate will receive the benefit.

Flow-through SharesPublicly traded flow-through shares whose holdperiod has expired are an effective way to give.Flow-through shares – shares of Canadian mining,oil and gas companies – have unique tax incentivesthat, when combined with a charitable tax receipt,offer even bigger tax savings.

Publicly traded SecuritiesDonating securities is the most effective way togive. If you own publicly traded securities thathave increased in value and you decide to sellthem, 50 per cent of the capital gain is taxable.However, if you donate these securities “in kind”to BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, no tax ispayable on the capital gain. The resulting tax creditfrom the donation of the securities will reduce taxespayable on other income. Making a gift of publiclytraded securities to BC Children’s Hospital Foundation is easy to do. Please contact us for atransfer form to facilitate the process.

RRSP/RRIFYou can name BC Children’s Hospital Foundationas the direct beneficiary of the proceeds of the RRSPor RRIF or you can make a gift to BC Children’sHospital Foundation in your will. The resulting taxcredit may be used to offset the tax payable on theredemption of the proceeds of the retirement plan.

PledgesOur pledge program offers you a convenient methodfor making contributions. The program allows youto spread your contribution over three to five years,usually commencing the year the pledge is made.You will receive full recognition for the value of yourcontribution as soon as the commitment is made.

BC Children’s Hospital Foundation is a registeredCanadian charity and issues tax receipts for alldonations. Tax credits generated by donations canoffset tax otherwise payable on up to 75 per cent ofyour net income in the year of the gift. Any unusedtax credits may be carried forward and used to offset taxes over the following five years.

BC Children’s Hospital Foundation938 West 28th AvenueVancouver BC V5Z 4H4604.875.24441.888.663.3033www.bcchf.ca

Charitable Business Number11885 2433 RR0001

BC Children’s Hospital Foundation Donor Bill of Rights

The Board of Directors of BC Children’s HospitalFoundation is in place to ensure that donors:

1) are informed of our mission, of the way weintend to use donated resources, and of ourcapacity to use donations effectively for theirintended purposes;

2) are informed of the identity of those serving onour governing board, and to expect the board toexercise prudent judgment in its stewardshipresponsibilities;

3) have access to our most recent financial statements;

4) are assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they are given;

5) receive appropriate acknowledgement andrecognition;

6) are assured that information about their donations is handled with respect and withconfidentiality to the extent provided by law;

7) can expect that all relationships with individu-als representing our organization will be profes-sional in nature;

8) are informed whether those seeking donationsfrom our organization are volunteers, employeesof BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, or hiredsolicitors;

9) can expect that BC Children’s Hospital Foundation will not share or sell a mailing listthat includes the donor’s name;

10) feel free to ask questions when making adonation and to receive prompt, truthful andforthright answers.

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BC Children’s Hospital Foundation Board ofDirectors (for the fiscal year endingMarch 31, 2009)Mr. Graham MacLachlan (Chair)Mr. Kevin BentDr. Geoff BlairMr. Christopher (Chris) CartyMr. Haig FarrisMr. Larry GoldMr. Doug GordonMr. Peter GreenMr. Donald LindsayDr. Donald RixMrs. Wendy SlavinMrs. Sandy SoMs. Andrea SouthcottMrs. Diane ZellNote: All BC Children’s Hospital FoundationDirectors are also BC Children’s HospitalFoundation Governors.

BC Children’s Hospital Foundation GovernorsMr. Graham MacLachlan (Chair)Mr. Kevin Bent (Vice Chair)Mrs. Tali’ah AquiliniDr. Robert (Bob) ArmstrongDr. Geoff BlairMr. Jerry BriedMs. Gail BrownMr. Robert (Bob) Bryant1�Mr. Terry BubbMs. Stephanie Carlson1�Mr. Christopher (Chris) CartyDr. Caleb ChanMr. Peter ChiengMs. Tim ClarkDr. Doug CochraneMs. Daphne ColeMrs. Lynda CranstonMrs. Isabelle DiamondMrs. Marion DixonMs. Sherry DomanMr. Jeff DowleMr. Haig FarrisMr. Ming Gin1�Mr. Patrick GlazierMr. Larry Gold

Mr. Doug GordonMr. Peter GreenMr. Alan Grimston1�Mr. Poul Hansen1�Dr. David HardwickMr. Kim HeskethMr. Lawrence HoMrs. Lisa HudsonMr. Greg KerfootMrs. Tammi KerznerMr. Michael LamDr. Simon LeeMr. Donald LindsayMr. Harald LudwigDr. Stuart MacLeodMr. Brett ManloveMr. Maurice MourtonDr. Djavad MowafaghianMr. Ron NealMr. Geoffrey ParkinDr. Martha PiperMr. David PodmoreMr. Irfhan RajaniMs. Diana ReidDr. Donald RixMrs. Marjorie-Anne SauderMr. Garry SkidmoreMrs. Wendy SlavinMrs. Sandy SoMs. Andrea SouthcottMs. Dee Sutherland1�

Mr. Malik TalibMrs. Sharon TooheyMr. Allan YapMrs. Diane Zell1�Denotes a member of the BC Children’sHospital Foundation Society

Sunny Hill Foundation BoardDr. Donald Rix (Chair)Mr. Kevin BentMr. David DoigMr. Ronald EdwardsMr. Douglas HorswillMs. Pamela MitchellDr. Maureen O’DonnellMr. John Smiley

Campaign Leadership CouncilMr. Donald Lindsay (Chair)Mr. Francesco AquiliniMr. Peter M. BrownMs. Stephanie CarlsonMr. Graeme CurrieMrs. Isabelle DiamondMr. Haig FarrisMrs. Lisa HudsonMr. Graham MacLachlanMr. David PodmoreDr. Donald RixMrs. Wendy SlavinMs. Andrea SouthcottMr. Malik TalibMr. Ron Toigo

Superhero CouncilMr. Graeme Currie (Chair)Mr. Herbert W. AndersonMr. Jon T. BishopMr. Jerry BriedMr. Patrick GlazierMr. Henry R. Gregory, IIIMs. Patsy HuiMr. Ron NealMr. Ali PejmanMrs. Cheryl SlusarchukMrs. Diane ZellMr. Mitchell ZulinickAdvisors

Mr. Bruce Alexander

Mr. Jim Ballard

Ms. Sherry Doman

Mr. Jeff Dowle

Mr. Andrew Duffy

Ms. Colleen Flynn

Mrs. Judy Gray

Mr. Dan Gunn

Mr. Mike Heinrich

Mr. Kim Hesketh

Mr. Ian Lindsay

Mr. Barry Obara

Ms. Judith Scott

CICH Campaign CabinetMr. Lawrence Ho (Chair)Mrs. Sharen Ho (Chair)Dr. Leo ChanMr. Vincent CheungMr. John CrawfordDr. David S.W. HoMr. Alex IngMr. Eng Boon LauMrs. Cynthia SuenMr. Douglas VanMr. Alex Yeung

Foundation ExecutiveSue Carruthers, FAHP, ICD.DPresident and CEO

Kimberley FenlonVice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer

Knut Nordlie, CFREVice President and Chief Operating Officer

Debora Sweeney, CFREVice President and Chief Communications Officer

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Privacy PolicyBC Children’s Hospital Foundation iscommitted to protecting the privacy of thepersonal information of its donors, volun-teers and other stakeholders. We value thetrust of those we deal with, and of the public,and recognize that maintaining this trustrequires transparency and accountability inour treatment of the information that youchoose to share with us.

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