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2019/2020 IMPACT REPORT
A gift given yesterday
is a promise for
tomorrow – a
promise that when
the unanticipated,
medical crisis arrives,
we will be ready.
Wesley Shields,
KGH Foundation Board Chair
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INSIDE THE REPORT
Letter from Chair 01
Story: COVID-19 Response 03
Story: Foundry Kelowna 05
Events 07
Story: JoeAnna’s House 09
Organizational Giving 11
Story: Corporate Giving 13
Individual Giving 15
Legacy Gifts & Endowment Funds 17
Story: Legacy Giving 18
Tribute: Jim Eccott 19
Memorial Gifts 20
Financial Information & Disbursement Highlights 21
Board of Directors 23
Quick Stats 24
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LETTER
HEALTH CARE PHILANTHROPY
A PROMISE FOR TOMORROW
It’s worth remembering that there were 51.5 weeks in the fiscal year before COVID-19
arrived in our province and community on March 12th, 2020.
The good work done before the pandemic underscores a critical measure of faith taken
by each and every single donor to the KGH Foundation; that by taking action now, one
can impact on the future of health care in our community. Indeed, this trust has allowed
Kelowna General Hospital, its associated facilities and our local, frontline health care workers
to rise up to meet the current unprecedented challenge in our health system with the
supports they need in place.
The last fiscal year for the KGH Foundation was as characteristically remarkable as so many
of the years gone by. The trajectory of growth and the massive impact of the advancements
made possible by donors are significant.
Because you give, JoeAnna’s House opened its doors this year and has remained open for
families throughout the pandemic. Foundry Kelowna resourced additional supports to
ensure that youth and families struggling with mental health challenges during this very Wesley Shields
difficult time have a navigator to help them find their way through a complicated system
of care. Cardiac patients suffering heart rhythm complications no longer have to travel to
Vancouver or Victoria for care. All their advanced medical needs can be addressed right
here at KGH.
Because you give, the Larrisa Yarr Medical Microbiology Lab at KGH had the instrumentation
it needed to ensure that, when the pandemic hit, all diagnostic testing could be performed
on-site.
A gift given yesterday is a promise for tomorrow – a promise that when the unanticipated,
medical crisis arrives, we will be ready. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to express
my gratitude to everyone who has given to the KGH Foundation over the past year. The
KGH Foundation Board is as committed to supporting our community as you are.
Giving changes everything.
Wesley Shields
Chair, KGH Foundation Board of Directors
“In taking action, one can
impact the future of health
care in our community.”
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This system has truly saved our region. Dr. Amanda Wilmer, KGH Medical Microbiologist & Discipline Director, IH Medical Microbiology
STORY
COVID-19 RESPONSE
PUT TO THE TEST
One never truly knows when the need for excellence in health care will arise. All patients
and families can hope for is that when it does, KGH will be ready. Often, gifts will have
immediate impact, but more often the true measure of the significance of health care
philanthropy is only fully realized several years after the initial gift.
Since the spring of 2020, health systems around the world have When COVID-19 arrived and the lab began testing in earnest using
been literally, put to the test. Since the pandemic’s arrival in PCR technology it became clear that to keep up with the massive
the southern interior, thousands of COVID-19 tests have been demand, another set of PCR equipment would be optimal. Once
processed at Kelowna General Hospital. Had the pandemic hit just again, the Pritchards responded allowing the lab to keep pace with
three years ago, the local, diagnostic capacity at Kelowna General the testing required to provide accurate and timely results even at
would have been vastly different. peak demand.
In 2016, Colin and Lois Pritchard were considering a generous gift Dr. Amanda Wilmer, KGH Medical Microbiologist & Discipline
to the Larissa Yarr Medical Microbiology Lab to purchase a very Director, IH Medical Microbiology, is clear about the impact of
specific piece of equipment. KGH’s lead microbiologist, Dr. Edith these gifts. “Without the level of PCR technology we now have at
Blondel-Hill, had identified a gap in the lab’s ability to process KGH, we would not have capacity for COVID-19 testing in Interior
diagnostics for certain viral and bacterial specimens ‘in-house’. Health. We would have waited for long periods of time for results,
At the time, these viral diagnostics were being sent to Vancouver which isn’t good for patients or infection control in the hospital.”
for testing in a reference facility. Transport meant delays in getting
results, which could significantly impact the clinical course of a “This system has truly saved our region.”
patient. Dr. Blondel-Hill’s foresight in identifying this gap would
prove critical. The story of PCR during COVID-19 is remarkable, underscoring the
huge role that local health care philanthropy plays in the delivery
The solution was acquiring Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) of care in our region. Yet, every day, similar stories are being played
instrumentation. This highly advanced, diagnostic equipment out at KGH – in the perinatal department and NICU, in cardiac care,
would allow lab results to be processed in real-time, right here digital imaging, on the surgical floor, in the emergency room, and
at KGH. The Pritchard’s funded the equipment and later, in 2018, at JoeAnna’s House, Foundry Kelowna and Hospice House. At one
gifted a second set of PCR technologies to the lab. The acquisition time or another, all have been put to the test.
meant the KGH microbiology lab’s capacity for rapid and accurate
diagnostics would rival any of the large, referral hospitals in Thanks to the generosity of donors over the years, we have been
Canada. The Pritchards trusted this technology would have a ready.
significant impact on the future of care at KGH.
No one knew then that just a few years later, in 2019, a global
pandemic loomed large on the horizon; a hyper-contagious, viral,
respiratory infection that not only threatened millions of lives, but
health systems around the world.
KGH FOUNDATION 2019/20 IMPACT REPORT 4
STORY
FOUNDRY KELOWNA
CHARTING A COURSE TO WELLNESS
“A smooth sea never made a good sailor.”
These words by Franklin D. Roosevelt can be comforting for The impact of gifts, supporting the ongoing work at Foundry
those in the throes of life’s most difficult challenges; a message of Kelowna is life-changing for young people and their families. The
resilience in the face of hardship. But for many young people and gratitude shown by families for Rich and Melody, the two family
their families already fighting against the storm of a mental health navigators at Foundry Kelowna, says it all.
crisis, the rough waters often prove to be too much.
FIRST-HAND GRATITUDE
Thanks to the generosity of donors, it’s been nearly three years
since Foundry Kelowna opened its doors to support youth age “I am forever grateful to the Kelowna Foundry’s Family Navigation
12 – 24 struggling with mental health challenges. Foundry Program for their guidance, support, encouragement and
Kelowna offers access to over 20 service providers and programs attentiveness to my emotional health during an extremely stressful
from primary care to substance abuse, counselling and social time with my 16 year old son. I was empowered by this program
services, all under one roof. It is a much beloved resource that to interact with my son in a manner that helped to maintain a
since opening, has been accessed by over 3,000 unique youth positive relationship with him, and also to do my best to support
and 1,000 families. his mental well-being. It has been an experience that I would not
wish on any parent, and it is certainly a journey that continues in
Caring donors continue to play a massive role. coming to accept where my son is at, and learning to parent him
throughout this stage. I do not think that my situation with my son
One of the cornerstones of Foundry’s success is supporting the would be as relatively positive as it is without the support of our
needs of an entire family, not just the young person in crisis. Soon family navigator.”
after accessing Foundry’s services, a family in need will meet
with a Family Navigator. The family navigator is both a compass “Our family navigator cut through all the noise and gave me clear
and a lighthouse for these children and their parents, listening compassionate guidance about connecting with my teenage son
and providing critical insight and guidance in charting a course regarding his relationship with his girlfriend. He gave me much to
to wellness that supports the entire family connecting the right think about and I have been able to build empathetic relationships
services at the right time. with both of them in an uncertain time and at an age when there
is much to navigate. In just one phone call, I learned about the
Initially, Foundry Kelowna opened with one full-time family kind of mother I want to be, and was given tools that I needed to
navigator. Capacity was soon overwhelmed by need. Knowing put to use right away.”
how critical the role is, benevolent families such the Brodsky
family, have been quick to provide the funding required ensuring a
second, full-time family navigator to support the demand. “In just one phone call, I
learned about the kind of
mother I want to be…”
Foundry Kelowna, Family Navigation Program Participant
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Rich and Melody - Family Navigators with Foundry Kelowna
EVENTS
IT’S BEEN A GOOD RIDE
BIKE ‘N BRAAI
One of KGH Foundation’s signature and perhaps most active event is the Bike ‘n Braai. For
over 12 years, the annual cycle and Braai (Afrikaans for BBQ) has raised over $265,000 to
support Kelowna General Hospital. Most recently hosted by a small group of committee
members (Mark Yudin, Betty Yao, Gord Fawcett, and Julie Fiorentino) the event connected
physicians, nurses and other members of the medical community to support their local
hospital. Over the years, riders got to experience all of the Okanagan beauty. With routes
from Kelowna to Coldstream, around South East Kelowna, and lastly along the Okanagan
Rail Trail, this annual event has been an instrumental fundraising initiative.
Whether you participated in the ever-challenging hill climb, cycled along with family and friends, joined the BBQ festivities or graciously
provided a donation, we’d like to thank you for your support. While 2019 marked the end of an incredible 12 year journey, we hope you have
many memories to cherish and continue to cycle the routes for years to come. Thank you to all of our wonderful sponsors, road support
stations, and volunteers – we couldn’t have done this without you.
Participants of the Bike n’ Braai
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KGH FOUNDATION & COMMUNITY
SPECIAL EVENTS
April 2019 Galileo Lodge Society December 2019
The Italian Way Gala
Okanagan Vintage Sandhill Wines
Autoettes Car Club - Fashion Show Gorges Comeau Homebase Pop-up with a Purpose! Event
Charity Slo-Pitch Tournament
Prestige Inn Golden St. Hubertus Estate Winery
Memorial Fundraiser Bike ‘n Braai Vineyard Gluhwein Event
Kelowna Palette Club - Simply Art Event July 2019 Kelowna Canadian Italian Club
Peachland Lions Club New Year’s Eve Party
Okanagan Celebrity Classic Golf
Divas & Diamonds Event
Tournament January 2020
Bands, BBQ, Beers and Balding
Blenk Family - Skylight Sessions Event Nate Flavel’s NOIR
Denny’s - Grand Slam Day
Christopher Luciow - Go Fund Me
Aviva Studios Collection for Peds Baby Scale February 2020
Mother’s Day Mini Photo Sessions
Big White Ski Resort Wentworth Music - Colour Concert
KGH Foundation Day of Giving JoeAnna’s House Fundraiser
March 2020
May 2019 August 2019
Fun Bugs Playground
Sandrine French Pastry & Chocolate Kelowna Golf and Country Club’s 5th Anniversary Fundraiser
Jour Du Macaron Event Sunshine Ladies Open
Prestige Beach House Kelowna Sunrise Rotary RibFest
Photo Shoot Fundraiser
August Family Foundation $1,759,146
Mission Hill Family Estate Okanagan Dream Rally
Social Committee Staff BBQ was raised to advance
Okanagan Valley Miata Club September 2019 health care in our
Topless Sun Run
Knox Mountain Motor Sport Society Knox
Cath Lab Staff Wire Sales community.
Ex Nihilo - Summer Concert Series Event
Mountain Hill Climb
Mountainview Church
Kelowna Canadian Italian Club Sweet Valentines Fundraiser
Dinner Event
Rustic Chalk Décor October 2019
Mother’s Day Wood Sign Fundraiser Blenk Family - Wilden Run
June 2019 Prestige Lakeside Food and Beverage -
Fundraiser Fridays
Prestige Hudson Bay Lodge Smithers
Bar One - Grand Opening Fundraiser
Iron Chef Event
Kelowna Dance & Performing Arts November 2019
Dance Recital Fundraiser
Kelowna Medical Aesthetics
Shannon Lake Golf Tournament Raffle “VIP” Christmas Skin Care Event
Okanagan Mortgage Broker Invitational Pacific Roof Centre - Customer Donations
Golf Tournament
Hotel Eldorado - Innkeepers Gala
Kelowna Corvette Club
Kelowna Rockets - Teddy Bear Toss
Cruz into Summer Event
Curlers Care Golf Tournament
Save on Foods - Till Drive
Wentworth Music Concert
Summer Kick Off
KGH FOUNDATION 2019/20 IMPACT REPORT 8The Rotary Club of Salmon Arm donated $20,000 to support JoeAnna’s House.
STORY
JOEANNA’S HOUSE
A VERY SPECIAL GIFT
CINDY’S STORY
In 2017, the KGH Foundation announced it had received a lead gift that would initiate a very “Being able to stay at
special project that had been simmering with need for a long time. Two years and $8 million
in community support later, JoeAnna’s House, a home away from home for the families of JoeAnna’s house and
patients travelling to Kelowna General Hospital for advanced medical care, welcomed its first be with Cindy in her
guests in November 2019.
final days was such
As the lead referral hospital for patients from across B.C.’s southern interior, guests of an incredible gift for
JoeAnna’s House are primarily from outside the central Okanagan. Which is why the Rotary
Club of Salmon Arm chose to give $20,000 to support the build and opening of JoeAnna’s all of us”
House. Many of the club’s members had direct experience travelling to KGH for medical
JoeAnna’s House Guest
care. Supporting JoeAnna’s House was important to them, knowing that it would provide a
safe place for those from their hometown to stay close loved ones while they were in care
at KGH.
Still, JoeAnna’s House, it’s been said, is the most beautiful home one hopes to never have to
stay at.
Just a few weeks after it opened, Cindy Howes, a member of the Salmon Arm Rotary Club,
became ill with what was originally thought to be pneumonia. Vibrant and healthy at 56, it
was a shock for Cindy and her family when she was transferred to KGH and learned that she
had stage IV lung cancer.
Cindy’s sister, Nicki, arrived at JoeAnna’s House on New Year’s Eve. Over the next few weeks,
the staff welcomed eight members of Cindy’s family to JoeAnna’s House including her
son, daughter and partner, brother and sister. They flew in from across Western Canada.
Travelling from Saskatchewan, Cindy’s elderly parents were the last to arrive.
The family stayed close to Cindy in the coming weeks, as her condition continued to
decline. On January 21, she passed away.
“Being able to stay at JoeAnna’s House and be with Cindy in her final days was such an
incredible gift for all of us,” says Nicki. “It was home for those weeks. I worked from my laptop
at kitchen banquette or sitting in the living room, and coordinated meals for my family. The
most important part was being able to walk and see Cindy whenever she needed us, or
when we needed her.”
“Cindy was so proud that she and her fellow Rotarians played a part in making JoeAnna’s
House possible,” reflects Nicki. “It’s a beautiful part of her story and we will do everything we
can to continue her legacy of supporting JoeAnna’s House.”
“To everyone who gave to make this incredible home a reality, thank you for this gift. It is a
very, very special place.”
KGH FOUNDATION 2019/20 IMPACT REPORT 10SUPPORT
YOUR SUPPORT
ORGANIZATIONAL GIVING
Community organizations who have generously
donated $500 or more from April 1st to March 31st, 2020
BAardvark Pavement Marking FH & P Lawyers Ladies of the Royal Purple #56 Sexsmith Industrial Repair Ltd.
Abel Industries Canada Ltd Fireside Minerals and Allan Family Laing Roofing Shannon Lake Golf
Aberdeen Hall Preparatory School Floform Okanagan Lakeside Fasteners Ltd. Shoppers Drug Mart
Society FormaShape Composites Lenwyn Holdings Shuswap Lake Hospital Auxiliary
ACT/UCT Kelowna West Council #1003 Foster Agency Link Charity Canada Inc. Skaha Ford
AcuTruss Fraserway RV Loblaws Inc. South Okanagan Similkameen
ADA International Fueling With Food Luke Gordon Dowling Foundation Medical Foundation
Andrew Sheret Limited Fun Bugs Playground Mario’s Towing Sovereign Order of St. John of
Anonymous Donor through the Jerusalem Foundation, Okanagan
Galileo Lodge Society Martin Motor Sports Commandery
Victoria Foundation
Geotility Geothermal Installations Corp. Midvalley Sheet Metal Ltd. & Staff SPINCO
Aon Risk Solutions
Gloria Di Dio Foundation (K.L. Stutters) Monashee Manufacturing St. Anne Catholic Church
Army, Navy, Air Force Veterans in Corporation Ltd
Canada-Unit 376 Gorman Brothers Lumber Ltd St. Hubertus Estate Winery Ltd.
Hotel Safes Canada Mountainview Church
Ashcroft & District Health Care Auxiliary Starlight Children’s Foundation Canada
Hyper Hippo Productions Ltd. Noir Food Services Ltd.
August Auto Group Sticks + Stones Design Group
Image One MRI Northern Cherries Inc.
August Family Foundation - Okanagan Stone Sisters Group
Dream Rally Impark Okanagan Dream Rally
StoneCastle Investment
Aviva Studios Infusion Health KVH General Okanagan Lifestyle Apparel Management Inc.
B Family Foundation Partnership; BBGI Global Infrastructure Okanagan Valley Miata Club Stratton Archer Inc.
B.C.G.E.U. Area 07 Cross Component Interior Savings Credit Union Okanagan Vintage Autoettes Car Club Suzette Sandrin
Committee International Woodworkers of America Oliver Twist Estate Winery TB Vets Charitable Foundation
Baby & Me Invesco Canada Ltd Owen Investors Team Construction Management
Bar One Ironside Holdings Ltd Pacific Roof Centre Inc. TELUS Corporation
Beachcomber Home Leisure James Paterson Fund Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities Inc. The Happy Hookers
Beachtek K West Homes Peachland Auxiliary to KGH Foundation The Adela & Ed Wahl Foundation
Bear Land Development Services Kalamalka Rotary Club Peachland Lions Club The Armstrong Land Corp
Big White Ski Resort Kapler-Carter Foundation Per Kjell Sundin Foundation The Auxiliary to the Penticton Regional
Blenk Family Fund KBRH Health Foundation Pharmascience Inc. Hospital
Blossom Time Fair Kelowna Actors Studio Playtime Casino The BC Coast Pilots Ltd.
Brandt’s Crossing Condominiums Kelowna Adult Softball Association Prestige Beach House Kelowna The Colin & Lois Pritchard Foundation
Business Development Bank of Canada Kelowna Auxiliary to the KGH Prestige Harbourfront Resort The Greenery Holdings
Caius the Great Foundation Foundation Prestige Hotels and Resorts The Jim and Laverne Popowich
Callahan Developments Kelowna Buddhist Women’s Assoc Prestige Hudson Bay Lodge Smithers Foundation
Callahan Property Group Kelowna Canadian Italian Club Prestige Inn Golden The Kidney Foundation of Canada
Canadian Home Builders’ Assoc. of Kelowna Capri Rotary Club Prestige Lakeside Resort Nelson The Mortgage Group
Central Okanagan Kelowna Corvette Club Prestige Mountain Resort The Stober Family Foundation
Canadian Union of Public Kelowna Cycle Prestige Radium Hot Springs Resort The Tong And Geraldine Louie Family
Employees BC Kelowna Dance & Performing Arts Inc. Pryke Lambert Leathley Russell LLP Foundation
CanScribe Career College Kelowna Falcons Baseball Ltd. R-266 Enterprises Ltd. Theresa Johnstone
Capozzi Family Fund Kelowna Golf and Country Club - Raymond James Ltd. Thomas Alan Budd Foundation
Capri Insurance Ladies Section TNT Greg Bishop Tennis Group
RBC Dominion Securities
Castlewood Holdings Ltd. Kelowna Indoor Pickleball Todd Simpson Team
RE/MAX Legacy Foundation
Central Okanagan Save-On Foods Kelowna Lioness Club Tommy Gun’s Original Barbershop
RecTec Industries Inc
Christ Luthern Frauenverein Society Kelowna Okanagan Mission Triple M Modular Ltd.
Rotary Club Revelstoke Masonic Holding Society
Coe & Company Electric Ltd. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (Canada) Ltd. Two Eagles Golf Course
Cops For Kids Charitable Foundation Kelowna Palette Club ULoan Solutions Inc.
Kelowna Sunrise Rotary Club Rockets Alumni Association
Crowe MacKay LLP Rogers’ Family Charitable Trust United Association Local 516
Curlers Care Kelowna Kel-View Developments Ltd. Promotion Fund
Kerkhoff Construction Rotary Club of Kamloops - Daybreak
Denny’s United Way of Calgary, Donor Choice
Kimco Controls Rotary Club of Kelowna Foundation Program
Dominion Lending Centres Bluetree Rotary Club of Kelowna Morningside
Mortgages West Knights of Columbus - Father DeLestre United Way of the Southern Interior BC
Council 6233 Rotary Club of Peachland Urban Systems
DunnEnzies Pizza Co. 2.0
Knights of Columbus - St. Charles Rotary Club of Salmon Arm Variety the Children’s Charity
Elemental Structural Engineers Ltd.
Garnier Council, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 288 Wentworth Music
Elite Mile Transportation Ladies Auxiliary
Knights of Columbus (BC) Charity West Kelowna Daybreak Rotary Club
Enterprise Holdings Foundation Foundation Royal Canadian Legion Branch 69
Fairfield Animal Hospital Westbank Lions Club
Knox Mountain Motor Sport Society Russell Investments Canada
Faith Lutheran Women Whitworth Holdings Ltd
Kodiak BC Communications Corp. Rutland Hospital Auxiliary to KGH
Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP Foundation Wiltshire Distributors Ltd.
KPMG
Fedoratek Inc. Ladies Auxiliary Fraternal Order Rutland Middle School
of Eagles
11 KGH FOUNDATION 2019/20 IMPACT REPORTSUPPORT
Legacy gifts have helped KGH overcome the most
significant, medical challenge in recent history.
Photo Right:
Catherine Doreen Whidden
YOUR SUPPORT
ESTATE GIFTS
The KGH Foundation is honoured to have received gifts
from the estates of the following thoughtful individuals
in 2019/20.
Estate of Alexandra Cummins Estate of Ethel Ryckman
Estate of Joseph and Mary Degrazio Estate of Sheila Samuels
Estate of Luella Flock Estate of Mary Catherine Smith
Estate of Viola Huber Estate of Reinhard and Anna Steinbrenner
Estate of Sonja and Walter Kischel Estate of Catherine Doreen Whidden
Estate of Elsie Orsi Estate of Gordon Ziglar
KGH FOUNDATION 2019/20 IMPACT REPORT 12STORY
CORPORATE GIVING
OKANAGAN GOODNESS
Local businesses have been hard-hit by the economic reality brought about by the
COVID-19 lockdown. Yet many have continued to do their part to support their community,
and especially local health care, during a time when it is desperately needed. In the
absence of all the usual ‘noise’ that characterizes the modern consumer experience, the
down-home, Okanagan goodness shown by these local businesses is a welcome reminder
that, above all, we are a community of families, friends, co-workers and neighbours. If the
last several months have taught us anything, it’s that people matter most.
HARMONY HONDA & HARMONY ACURA SAVE ON FOODS
Owners Anna Hunt-Binkley and Manse Binkley take their Since 2015, the B.C. born and raised grocery retailer has stayed
involvement in community and local philanthropy personally. true to their ‘home-grown’ mission to ‘going the extra mile’ for the
From the Adolescent Psychiatric Unit and the Perinatal Unit at families they serve. Collectively, stores from across Western Canada
KGH, to Hospice House and JoeAnna’s House, over the years they have donated more than $30 million in support of children and
have made significant contributions with a common goal; helping youth health care. In the Central Okanagan, this has included a
families by supporting world-class medical care close to home. wonderful partnership with the KGH Foundation for over six years.
Through COVID-19, Harmony was quick to take action in Local Save On Foods stores have worked to together on
recognizing the sacrifices of local front line health care staff. coordinated till campaigns, raising nearly $37,000 for JoeAnna’s
Garlands of white hearts with hopeful messages were strung House, Foundry Kelowna, KGH’s Perinatal Unit and the Interior
around their dealerships. They were active on social media – Heart & Surgical Centre. Additional gifts and events over the years
sharing the love with no strings attached. This year on the KGH Day have resulted in a total of $83,100 given by local stores.
of Giving, The Perking Lot (KGH’s coffee shop), finally opened for
business after being closed for two months. Harmony gifted every What’s more, the local managers and staff at Save On Foods are
single KGH staff member with a coffee, large or small, even the some of Kelowna General’s enthusiastic cheerleaders. “They really
special ones. It was a thoughtful gesture with an immediate impact helped spread awareness of campaigns and rally the community’s
on staff, who have been working through some of the most support,” says Chandel Schmidt, the KGH Foundation’s Director of
difficult challenges of their professional lives. Smiles and joy can be Annual Programs. “They’ve been great partners over the years.”
found in the smallest things, even a cup of coffee.
Local Save On Foods stores have raised
nearly $37,000 through till campaigns
and the generosity of their customers.
13 KGH FOUNDATION 2019/20 IMPACT REPORTSTORY
Doug Rankmore & KGH Foundation Staff
with the Virgin Radio’s B Mack & Karly
AM 1150, VIRGIN RADIO & EZ ROCK IMPACT: DAY OF GIVING
For four years, the local Bell radio stations, AM 1150, Virgin Radio Year Campaign Funds Raised Impact
and EZ Rock, have played a central role in the KGH Day of Giving 2020 We See You $371,823 COVID-19 Relief; support for local
front-line healthcare staff
– a one day call to action to support local health care in this
2019 Right Here at KGH $1,042,761 Advancing cardiac care at KGH
community. Veteran radio announcers Phil Johnson, Andy and TJ,
to include electrophysiology;
B Mack and Karly, among others, have poured their heart and soul completing Interior Health’s
into sharing stories to inspire their audiences to give. Since 2017, Cardiac Program
over $1.8 million has been raised in support of Kelowna General 2018 Better Together $355,456 JoeAnna’s House, a home
away from home for families
Hospital and community healthcare. of patients travelling to KGH
for care.
Bell General Manger, Ken Killcullen explains why KGH Day of 2017 Not Alone $42,564 Foundry Kelowna, integrated
care clienic for youth age 12-24
Giving is an important commitment. “The relationships that we struggling with mental health,
cultivate with our audiences are deeper than the music or the and their families.
programming. By working with the KGH Foundation and our Total $1,812,604
listeners, we are genuinely strengthening our community. Our staff
and announcers really get behind Day of Giving, and we all feel so
much pride in the results.”
KGH FOUNDATION 2019/20 IMPACT REPORT 14SUPPORT
YOUR SUPPORT
INDIVIDUAL GIVING
Our supportive individuals who have generously donated
$500 or more from April 1st 2019 - March 31st 2020
Jamel and Margaret Margaret Browne Deacon George and Ilse Funk Akiko Hobbs
Abougoush Shirley Buchan Mario DeCrescentis and Richard Funnell Gerald and Tina Hoffman
Phil and Rose Adams Gary and Agda Buckborough Marion Boyd Clayton and Shannon Gall Cairy Holtby
Angus and Sara Aitken Lorne Buna Tim and Paula Degelman Margaret Gamache Fred and Elsie Horner
Diane and Edward Aizen William Burr Grant and Wendy Delcourt Michael and Courtney Mary and David Horner
Pat and Linda Aldous Dr. Darren and Laura Buschel Dr. Diego and Marissa Diaz Gammon Margaret Horovatin
Kristi Ames Scott and Melissa Butler Maureen and Chuck Dixon Sylvia Gandy Hilda Houde
Ove Andersen Amrit and Shauna Buttar Jay Donaldson Alice and John Garbera Gary Hovey
Wayne and Bonnie Anderson John and Susan Cabral Thomas Donaldson Sheldon and Shauna Nancy and Lyle Howlett
John and Marion Angle Paul and Cathy Douglas Gardiner
Steve and Connie Calder Al and Alyson Hryniuk
Terry and Robin Armstrong Connie Douma The Gavigan Family
Linda Caldwell Harold Huber
Beverley Arscott Ingrid and Jeffery Douziech Kay and Gerald Geen
Lloyd Callahan Joe and Kristi Huber
Linda Arscott Aaron and Lindsay-Anne Yarden and Haley Gershony
Sean and Christa Callihoo Michael Humer
Gary and Liz Athans Dow Jill Gibbs
Alexander and Fleur Ray and Jacquelyn Hunt
Michael and Janet Azhadi Campbell Ron and Sandra Dowhaniuk Jack and Lee Gibson
Dr. Robyn Hutchings
Gertie and Phil Bachmann Dr. Donald Campbell Luke Gordon Dowling Jacqueline Gilbertson
Foundation Rhonda and Jason Hymers
Peter and Marie Baigent Ian Campbell Akaljot and Harbinder Gill
Elizabeth Downey Anna Maria Ilniczky and
Bonnie Bailey Michael and Melanie Donald and Marjorie Gill Alberto Azzi
Campbell Marlene Drake Nicholas and Danielle Gill
Sydney and Craig Baker Russell and Lisa Ingleton
Robert and Susan Campbell Frank and Erika Draxinger Ludwig Goehly
Adair Banerd Ursula Issler
Dee Capozzi Ralph and Elaine Durst Jennifer Goodwin
Lyn and Joanne Bannister Toshiya Ito
Bea Carignan Herman and Pamela Dutchak Josh and Maggie Gorges
Brian and Bev Barkman Chris Jaegli and Diana
Robert and Margaret John and Linda Edwards Dr. Alistair Graham Suzuki-Jaegli
Ernest Barnes
Carnegie Dr. Gareth Eeson and Jennifer Curtis Grainger Sonja Janzen
Ronda Barzilay Dicus
Timothy Caron Cody Green Steve and Marylea Jarvis
Dan and Judy Basso Nick and Christine Egarhos
Barb Carpenter Peter and Kitty Green Gregory Johnson
Gary and Joan Bauer Barry and Daniella Eldstrom
Paul Carr Constantin Greenwald Kevin and Amanda Johnson
Dustyn Baulkham Marshall and Judi Eliuk
Gillian Cassidy Marian Grimwood Lawrence and Audrey
Michael and Shirley Becker Colin and Marie Elliott
Elsie Chahley Dr. Casey Gryba Johnson
Luc Bedard Marie and Allan Elliott
Peter and Carol Chalick Alan and Mary Ann Guy Lorne and Noella Johnson
Barbara Bell and Kenneth Rob Ellis
Munkholm Victor and Nancy Chan Tanja and Bob Halsall Edith Johnstone
Dallas Chelick Khader and Sawsan Elzein Bruce and Jacqueline Jones
Marc Bellerive Bruce and Laureen Hamilton
Lorinda Christian Nettie Engbrecht Catherine Jones
Gord and Bev Bennett Linda Hanlon
Tom Chrzan Devin and Matthew Enns Chris Jones
RJ and Lois Bennett and Dave and Elenor Hansum
Family William and Donna Clarke Dr. Mike Ertel and Dr. Wendy Randy and Janet Jones
Wickstrom Ingelise Harboe
The Families of Bert Cole Justin Pasutto and Jillian Robert and Shirley Joyce
Brad,Kevin,Steve and Greg Nancy and Frank Estergaard
Helmut and Erika Colius Harris David Jurome
Bennett Jane Everett
Blake and Lacey Comeau Gail Harrison Ronald and Susan Kaiser
Swanhild Bernier Ed and Sharon Eyford
Kathy and Michael Conway Rose Harrison and Paul Myrtle Karlicki
Dylan Bertucci Mary T. Fabris and Paul F. Ganger
Evan and Vanessa Cooke Chappie Lori Kavanagh
John Bewley Ken and Sandra Hart
Bill and Charlene Corbett William Feist Hideaki Roy and Yoneko
Barrie Black Adrian Hartmann Kawamoto
Wendy Corbett Theresa Ferracuti
Andre Blanleil Dr. James and Linda Harvey David and Jeanne Kent
Allyssa Costerton-Grant Jason Fields
Ray Blender Patricia Harvie Andrea Kiehlbauch
Margo Couldwell Jean and Ken Finch
Philip Boorman David Hatcher Thomas Kilpatrick
Donald and Barbara Craig George and Jeanette Fish
Eileen Borge Shirley Hatlelid Alan and Maureen King
Wendy and Gene Creelman Sam Fisher
Susan Boser Jock and Rona Hawkey Mark Kinnear and Debbie
Deb Cyr Murray and Isabelle Fleming
Joan Bousquet Victor Hein Bond
Darren and D-Ann Dahlman Dick and Joanie Fletcher
Jason Boyer and Laura Norup Suzanne and Darcy
Jim and M. Joan Dalgliesh Douglas and Jean Flintoft
Rusty and Bev Bracken Henderson
Dr. Jonathan and Deanne Monty and Mary Beth Flom
Doyle and Susan Bray Dautremont Diana and Jim Higgins
Roger and Donna Brett Michael and Tami Fraser Ralph and Olivia Higgs
Roy and Val Davidson
Bernice Brodie Norm and Cheryl Fraser Gail Hill
Jim and Maxine Daynard
Richard and Deb Brodsky Rod and Dianne Friesen Len and Ethelwyn Hintz
Anne-Marie De Vos
Barbara Brookes Sheila Froggatt Daniel and Joanne Hjorth
Richard and Maryann
15 KGH FOUNDATION 2019/20 IMPACT REPORTSUPPORT
Donald Kirkland Dave and Marilyn Marcoux Linda Normandeau Bernie Ryan Colin and Wendy Sutherland
Katherine Kirkup Albert Marshall Tracey Novak Dr. Patricia Rychjohn Scott and Cindy Switzer
Trent and Ria Kitsch Frederick Marshall Evan and Shelly Orloff Doris and Rudy Ryll Deanna Tannas
Rita Klassen Elizabeth Martin Joseph Owen Suzette Sandrin Nick Tarnovesky
Tracey Klassen Stephen Maser Jennifer Pacholzuk Dr. Jay and Dr. Gayl Sarbit Larry Taylor
James and Nancy Klein Theresa Masterman Lillian Paquette Brian Scanlan Ludwig and Patricia
Kevin Knight and Family Scott Mathers and Elaine Irene Passmore Veronica Scarpino Teichgraber
Walter and Ilse Knuth Fleming Diane and Jim Paterson David Schalm Thomas Steven and Florence
Thomas and Marilyn E. Steven
Fred Koehle Katrina Patterson Ken and Carol Scheske
Mathieson Dorothy E. Thomson
Janice Koyama Pete and Fiona Patterson Edward and Shirley Schiller
Brenden Matsuda Stephen and Brenda
Shane Koyczan Sheila and John Paynter Nora Schiller Thomson
Christine and Stan Matsuda
The Krieg Family: Wolf, Julie Harvey Pearson Donna Schneider Reverend Peter Tompkins
and Colin Travis Matsuda
Brad Pedersen Hilde and Terry Schneider Jim and Carol Tooley
George and Cornelia Kroker Shawn Mawhinney
Vincent and Shirley Penny Mary Jo Schnepf and Stafford Lance and Tammy Torgerson
Curtis Krouzel and Sheri-Lee Herb and Janet May McKergow and Family
Tammie Penty Ryan Trenholm
Turner-Krouzel Wayne McAlpine Albert and Karin Schrik
Richard and Martha Person Steven and Terry Tuck
David Perron and P Kully Janet and Donald McArthur Arlene Schroeder
Edeltraut Petzel Glenysmarie Tudge
Boris Kulynych John McFarlane Kim Schultz
Valerie Piot Gord and Shelley Turner
Nick and Frankie Kushner Michael McGuinness Hermann and Ruth Schwind
Dr. Gail Plecash Don and Lucy Turri
Ron and Debbie Kushneryk Stanley McKenzie Shayn and Paula Scott
Harvey and Arlas Plunkie Michael and Cherald Tutt
Catherine Kusick Bill McKerlich Brent Seabrook
Michael Pohanka Virginia Ursulak
Nick Kuzak Brian McKernan Donald Searle
Dr. Derek Pollard and Dr. Lori and Roy Uzelman
Jim Laing Rodger McLean Courtney Pollard John and Lisetta Seddon
Pierre Lalonde Margaret McPherson Carlos and Glenda Vala
Laurence and Joanne Pollock Dr. Stuart Seigel
Dale and Lisa Lamb Kenneth McRae Margaret and Jim Van Horn
Blanche and Hank Polowick Harvey and Gayle Senger
Dale and Marguerite Lang Myrtle McTaggart Len and Francine
Marty and Maureen Pope Dorothy Severn Vandenberg
Dennis and Rita Lang Beryl McTavish Darrell and Margaret Damon Severson and Drey Marlene Vickers
Ross and Dena Langford William McTavish Porubanec Annan
Alfonso and Silvia Vigilante
Debbie Larry Virginia Medland John Pouliot Paul Sexton
Clarke and Ann Wallace
James and Sharon Lawrence John and Lydia Melnichuk Dr. Gary and Sharmaine Annette and James
Powell Shackleton Bob, Saralee, Graeme and
Michael Le Feuvre Lorenzo Meneguzzi Sara Wallis
Grace Leask Renee Merrifield and Carlos Evans and Mardene Garry and Tana Shannon
Premachuk Sara Wallis
Anya LeBeau Alentejano Ron Sheel
Vicki Presley Steve and Robin Wallouch
Dr. Gordon and Colleen Lees Klaus and Judy Meyer Ahmed Shiefiq
Andrew Prior and Lesley Heather Weber
Jonathan and Pamela Legg Bruce and Tracy Miller Brad and Karlee Sieben
Hobden Shea and Bailey Weber
Dr. Ian and Theresa Leitch Dean and Mary Miller Susan Simandl
Brian Pritchard David and Priscilla Weir
Joan Leland Dorothy Mills David and Sandy Simmons
Serena Quiring Larry and Rhoda Weisgarber
Robert Lemon Simon and Naomi Mills Roslyn Simonson
Sydney Rahn Rhoda and Larry Weisgarber
Destiny Lemp Melinda Misener and Joel Randall and Gerda Simpson
Wiseman Brian Ralph Craig and Robin White
Walley and Marietta Alice Sisler
Randy and Gayle Mitchell Ron and Susan Rampone Richard White
Lightbody Dave and Moyra Skoglund
Roy and Pamela Moor Fiona Randall Marc Whittemore
Vic and Michelle Lima Peter and Sharon Sloggett
Bruce and Val Moore Dr. Sujata Randhawa Sandra and Gordon Wiebe
Bruce and Donna Lind Linda Smallshaw
Dr. Gerald Morrison and Mrs. Rupinder Randhawa Harry and Lily Wiede
Dr. Paul and Shannon Linden Don and Leonna Smith
Susan Ted and Simone Randles Frederick Wiley
Larry and Mona Lindstrom Dr. Edward Solano and Dr.
Robert and Jane Morton Ed and Betty Rebus Jane Rishi Allan and Carole Wingenbach
John Link
Janet and Ken Mulvey Wade and Danica Redden David and Barbara Sparrow Bonnie Winsley
Reid Liske
Paul and Colleen Mulvihill Jerome Redman Jeff and Jara Spence The Winterbach Family
Diane Loader
Sue Munn Albert and Erna Redschlag Robert and Mona Steinberg Joel Wiseman and Melinda
Melvine and Jean Loyst Misener
Margaret Murby Irene and Ewald Reich Neil and Lorette Stephenson
Louise and Alexander Bren Witt
Lubchynski Donald Mushta Klaus and Lydia Reichwald Grant Steven and Andrea
Tyler and Michela Myers Robert and Irma Reid Loudoun-Steven Jason Wobshall
Christopher Luciow
Maurice and Gweneth Neil Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Reimer Gerald and Lorraine Herald and Margaret
Kam Lun Wolgram
William Neuwirth Robert and Dana Reiter Stevenson
Ryan Lund John and Nancy Woodworth
Michael and Kim Newman John and Vernelle Rempel Gerald Stevenson
Alex Lye and Chi-Fui Chong Shane and Lisa Worman
Patrick Ng Dr. Kenneth Render Ben Stewart
Sherry Lynn Les and Santhy Yeager
Catherine Renkas Rosemary Stewart
Garth and Marge Macdonald Sharon Yeast and Ron Stropel
Joan Richie Anne Stickney
Tracy and Brian MacDonald Ewelina Zaremba
Marianne Robinson J.M. and Delphine Stone
Sheila MacKay
Dr. Bruno Rocca and Dr. Stewart Storie and Gloria
Pamela MacKenzie Heung-Storie
Annick Rocca
Alexander MacLachlan Gil and Olga Strauss
Tim and Sandra Rode
Peter and Margaux Frances Strusa
MacPherson Ralph and Carolyn Romans
Andre Roothman Anne Stuart
Dr. Don and Kim MacRae
Joseph and Janet Roth Hugo and Agnes Stuerle
Giovannina Magaldi
Nola Roy Donald and Dorothy
Dennis Maher Deb Nicholson Sugimoto
Dr. Marek Majka Margaret Ruf
Walter Niereisel Dr. Barry and Leigh-Ann
Jack and Mary Malish Lawrence and Jane Rumney Sullivan
Margaret Norman
Clare Mallow Joan Rundle
KGH FOUNDATION 2019/20 IMPACT REPORT 16SUPPORT
YOUR SUPPORT
LEGACY GIFTS
The following donors have made a current or deferred legacy gift and have a leaf
engraved with their names on the KGH Foundation’s Legacy Tree.
David and Deborah Adel Jim Eccott Chris Lefaivre Annette Shackleton
Catherine and Gord Almond Bob and Sherry Elliott Walley and Marietta Lightbody Barbara Spencer
Fritz and Rose Altmann David and Celeste Fabris Reid Liske Joseph and Greta Steele
Kerry and Eleeta Armit Herb and Dawn Fallow Barbara Liversidge Grant Steven and Andrea Loudoun-
Helen Arneson George and Jeanette Fish Sonny (Vic) and Michele Lockhart Steven
Theresa Arsenault and Stuart Marshall Bob and Darlene Fisher Alex Lye and Chi-Fui Chong Thomas Steven and Florence E. Steven
Odette Banerji Randy and Enid Fleischhacker Clare and Jack Mallow Graham and Pamela Stevens
Peter Benmore Ute and Ekhard Freitag Jacob Martens Ruth and Peter Stirling
Joan Bousquet Gerald and Kay Geen Ian and Margaret McGown Gil and Olga Strauss
Carole and Peter Bowen Jacqueline Gilbertson Bill and Gail McKerlich Jim and Anna Stuart
Doyle and Susan Bray Shirley Golinski Hugh and Linda Mervyn Anne Stuart
Roger and Donna Brett Don and Patricia Gowing Dean and Mary Miller Donald and Dorothy Sugimoto
Bernice Brodie Lillian Halberg Dorothy, Jim and Karina (Munroe) Mills Per Kjell Sundin Foundation
Beverly Jean Busch Rendina Hamilton Bernice K. Moir Sally Swenson
Maria and John Byland Jean Harrod Roy and Pamela Moor Carol Taylor
Grace and Ken Campbell Eugen and Johanna Helm Vedder Morton Bob and Stella Tessier
Hazel and Ian Campbell Rick and Amy Heseltine Sarah Nelems Dorothy Thomson
Robert and Susan Campbell Len and Ethelwyn Hintz Diane Paterson Lori J. Uzelman
Aurele and Louise Campeau Chris Holtom Tammie Penty Charles Volkart
Elizabeth-Ann Catcher Gordon Hudson Anna and John Pineault Grace Wainwright
Victor and Nancy Chan Colin and Susan Ives B. Gail Plecash Andrea and John Wallin
Jayden William Clarke Bruce and Jacqueline Jones Darrell and Margaret Porubanec David and Priscilla Weir
Theresa L. Cole Randy and Janet Jones Albert and Rose Rampone Gordon and Barbara Zapf
Bill and Charlene Corbett Lori Kavanagh Susan and Frazer Reid Seymour and Joan Zidle
Jim Davies E. Marie Knight Robert and Irma Reid
Alan and Margaret Dawson Dennis Krause Elwin (Woody) and Carol Robinson
Jessica Dichow and Tyrel Hansen George and Cornelia Kroker Margaret Ruf
Bill Dishaw Robert and Evelyn Krushe Art and Kathleen Sakamoto
Linda Dunlop and David Dombowsky Dennis and Linda Langevin Helene Schock
Rick Dyer Roy and Lois Lashmar Barbara E. Sekela
YOUR SUPPORT
ENDOWMENT FUNDS
*The following endowments have been fully funded and provide an annual distribution to support their individual purposes
Adolescent Psychiatry Endowment Dr. Walter Anderson Memorial Kelowna General Hospital Ross Gorman Endowment
Blenk Family Fund Endowment Endowment Fund Auxiliary Endowment Rutland Hospital Auxiliary Endowment
Cancer Care Endowment General Endowment Kelowna General Hospital Doctors’ Sean Almond Memorial Endowment
Giuseppe (Joe) and Maria Bianca Memorial Endowment
Children’s Health Endowment George & Dora Rozier Memorial
Iafrancesco Endowment Kelowna Kiwanis Legacy Endowment
Cochran Family Endowment Endowment Fund
James and Anna Stuart Endowment Patricia Maxine Lorraine
Cottonwoods Extended Care Mary Gouchee Endowment
Endowment Jessica & Peter Blyth Melley-Coolahan Endowment
Rental Endowment Fund Mazzoli Family Memorial Endowment Eric Heck Endowment
Critical Care Endowment
Jim and Isabella Lind Endowment Ogden Endowment Denis & Dorene Shepherd Endowment
Dean & Mary Miller Endowment
Johanna & Eugene Helm Endowment Patient Emergency Support
Dr. James Hector Moir and Family and Comfort Endowment
Endowment Joseph and Mary Degrazio
Endowment (AKA the ANGEL Fund)
17 KGH FOUNDATION 2019/20 IMPACT REPORTSTORY
LEGACY GIVING
GOOD WILL
The choice to become a legacy donor, or making provisions in At the time of their passing, the KGH Foundation learned that
one’s Will for philanthropy, is deeply personal. As a benefactor of Anna and Reinhard Steinbrenner had gifted $1.8 million in their
such gifts, when the gift is known to the KGH Foundation, great Will with a very clear intention; to support future, life-saving
care is taken to ensure legacy donors know their gifts will be equipment needs at KGH. Today, a portion of this gift helps
managed with integrity. More often though, it is only at the time of patients suffering cardiac arrhythmias get the care they need
passing that the generosity of an unknown friend is realized. right here at KGH. The gift also provided the lead funding
necessary to initiate advancements in stroke care for patients from
Industry standard is that only one in eight estate gifts are known across the southern interior, allowing for access to immediate,
to an organization. The KGH Foundation fares better at one in four. advanced medical care when literally, every moment matters. The
These secret friends and their ‘good will’ are significant and vital to Steinbrenner’s generosity has saved lives, and will continue to do
the work of the KGH Foundation. Last year alone, the Foundation so for years to come.
received over $2.4 million in estate gifts.
Sonja Kischel passed in 2018. She chose to will $250,000 to KGH
The promise to these donors, in life and death, is that their privacy after experiencing outstanding care as a patient herself. Her gift
will always be honoured and respected if that is their will. helped to complete IH’s cardiac sciences program. Now, hundreds
of patients every year no longer need to travel to the lower
Notwithstanding their financial impact, these gifts are incredibly mainland or Vancouver Island for treatment. Her gift will save lives
valuable as they often come without restriction. Unrestricted gifts and relieve unnecessary strain on patients and families.
are crucial to the Foundation’s ability to address the most urgent Sonja & Walte
r Kischell
and emergent needs at Kelowna General Hospital. They allow the For many, leaving a legacy
Foundation to remain nimble in the face of the unknown. The gift to the KGH Foundation is
COVID-19 crisis and the resulting, unanticipated need for additional a meaningful and important
equipment and patient care items is an example of how important chapter in one’s life story. It is
having undesignated funding available is in a health system. Our an honour and privilege to be
secret friends of years gone by will never know that their legacy a part of that story. Indeed, the
gifts are helping KGH overcome the most significant, medical gift of ‘good will’ is woven into
challenge in recent history. the very fabric of what makes
health care at KGH world-class.
Legacy gifts may also be directed to a specific area of care.
KGH FOUNDATION 2019/20 IMPACT REPORT 18TRIBUTE
JIM ECCOTT
GRIT, GRACE & GENEROSITY
By Doug Rankmore,
CEO, KGH Foundation
This past March, Jim Eccott, respected entrepreneur and treasured member of the KGH
Foundation family, passed away. His contributions span decades. Mr. Eccott availed himself
to serve Kelowna General Hospital in myriad ways, from donor to volunteer, board director
to trusted advisor. He was direct while still being charming, uncompromising in his
commitment to accountability, exceptionally smart and an inveterate story-teller. Jim was
as gritty as he was generous, a man with a presence I will never forget.
Jim had a very successful career as an entrepreneur and as a CEO, ultimately providing
senior leadership to Diamet Minerals through the growth of the diamond mining industry
in Canada. At the time of his passing, he was a Director on the KGH Foundation board,
with previous appointments on the UBC Board of Governors and the VGH & UBC Hospital
Foundation. Jim served on our Finance and Administration Committee and was instrumental
in the management of the endowment portfolio. He approached his position as a Director
in exactly the same way he ran the businesses that he operated throughout his life. He was
Remembering Jim Eccott, friend,
always the one around the table to ask the uncomfortable questions no one else would ask – donor, board member and mentor
and everyone wished they had - then add levity with a little smile and an apology for being so
direct; as if to say, ‘Sorry (not sorry).’
At the time of my hiring in 2011, Jim participated in the interview panel. The other board
members knew Jim would ask the ‘good’ questions. His first question to me was regarding
the current campaign to outfit the Centennial building. The goal was to raise $6 million. Jim
matter-of-factly stated, “That’s a hell of a lot of money”. Then, without pause, he looked me
straight in the eye and said, “where are you going to get it?”
Jim was gracious and accepted my hesitant and uncertain answer. Later, Jim became a
mentor and a friend, offering good advice, relating his vast experiences and telling amazing
stories along the way. There was always a lesson to be learned.
Philanthropy was natural for Jim. His no-nonsense style translated into a thoughtful and
forward thinking approach to giving. He chose projects that demonstrated innovation
and collaboration. He would leverage his involvement to accelerate causes he was
passionate about, preferring projects with clear and demonstrable impact, like a critical care
redevelopment and youth mental health. Ultimately, his contributions to KGH and health
care in our region add up to a remarkable legacy, and the imprint of Jim’s generosity will be
felt far beyond his living years.
Preferring common sense over pleasantries, he may have been perceived as somewhat old
fashioned but I will miss Jim’s frankness, his candor and his honesty. I will miss the raconteur
who could share colourful stories about a great number of people, with the grace to tell
only a few. I may have a gathered a few interesting stories about this legendary man myself
over the years. But he has taught me well. Rest in peace, my friend.
19 KGH FOUNDATION 2019/20 IMPACT REPORTSUPPORT
YOUR SUPPORT
MEMORIAL GIFTS
The KGH Foundation is honoured to have received gifts in memory of those listed below
in the last fiscal year.
Roy Adam Allan Fedorak Manjit Khela Frank J. Peter Ed Vago
Arthur L. Anderson Henry Fehr Peter H. Kiepke John Pfeifer Dona L. Valliers
Robert Appleby Diana Ferracuti Barney Y. Kitaura Carmela Pomponio Lloyd Vogan
Ernie Arend Walter Fichtner Karoly Klanyi Louis Rampone Marie-Louise De Vos
Vivian Assels Anne Fischer Domenica Klement Phyllis Rampone John Voskamp
Gary August Robert E. Fisher Janet Knorr Anna Rasmussen Leonard Wadsworth
Jaida-Lynn C. Ausman Pamela J. Forster Helene Koch Eileen Ricker Douglas C. Webb
Sharon Baker Audrey Franzman Mich Koyama Walter Rilkoff Elizabeth Weddell
Linda Barclay Karly T. Fraser Ruth Kristensen George W. Robertson Edward A. White
Helen Barr Kenneth J. Frie Sonja Kuehn Milton E. Robinson Elsie Wickenheiser
Donald Bassett Jim Friesen Genek Landau Maria K. Rodenkirchen Elsie L. Wilson
Livio Basso Erin M. Fuerstenberg Donald G. Leland Fay Rogers Hans Witt
Reinhold Baumeister Mary Gallob Soren Lemche Margaret Ross Henry Witzke
Daisy Bennett John Geisler John Leu Ronald Roth George Wood
Greg Bennett Leon Gingras Curtis Levin Cynthia E. Rowan Max Young
Timothy Bentley Dorothy Goldsmith Al Loader Ethel Ryckman
Carl Berardo Joan Good Marjorie Lucier Eric Sawler
Edward A. Bernier Amelia Gorjanc Chris Mackenzie Herb Schiller
Jack A. Berthelsen Betty Graham Leona Manderson Verena Schleith
Donna Bobroske Ken Grant Benjamin Manea Jackie Schleppe
Margaret Bornhorst Mary T. Grant Wendy Markevich Albert Schrik
Suzanne Bourrier Else Grimm Devon Marock Les Schultz
Ken Boyd Jacob Grimm Donald Marsh Otto Schwab
Alfred Boyden Susan Gulenchyn David Marshall Eunice Schwarz
Robert Brodsky Edward Haid Kathleen D. Marshall Rikki Seagar
Geoffrey Broughton Leanne Haltiner Fredrica S. McAlpine Albert Semper
Gordon Brown Patricia Handley Patricia McAvoy Harvey Senger
Morris Buchy David Harapiak Dianne M. McCaffrey Stefene A. Shalagan
Rhonda Burr Michael J. Harding Janet M. McCluskey Grant Sheridan
Lorenzo Isaac Ircandia-Byron Ken T. Harvie Gisele McGuiness John Simandl
Kimberly Calder Cliff Henderson Thelma J. McMurphy Dorothy Simmons
Hazel Campbell Elizabeth Henderson Wayne McNabb Margaret E. Simpson
Dee Capozzi Johanna Heyming Hugh McNeill Mitchell E. Simser
Alan H. Carter Peter Heyming Robert McPherson Annabelle Smith
Lovisa Carter Edward Hodgson Kelly Midwood Tom Smyth
Leonard Chahley Lester Hovey Helen M. Milne Robert R. St. Anne
Annie Chan Elizabeth Howarth Natalia Mlikotic Douglas Stanton
Joan Churchill Doris Hrdlitschka Ivor Monahan Susan Stearns
Mary Lou Clarke Rita Huber Howard Morgan Pamela Stevens
Frances P. Cloke Glen Hunter John Morrison Ruth Stewart
Tracey-Jane Coburn Kenneth M. Ikle Donna J. Munroe Edgar P. Stiles
Patricia Colonna Betty Ingleton Sandra Murray Dorothy Storey
F W. Coulthard Ernest F. Ivans Richard Mussellam Edward Svendsen
Gordon Cowland Margaret Jablonski Vickie Myck Sharon Swanson
Warwick T. Critchley Richard Jacobsen Mervin E. Neil Joseph Szalay
Joan Dalgliesh Ivan V. Jensen Alfred Neuman Morio Tahara
Mildred Dalin Doris Johnson Katherine Neuwirth Angelynn Tait
Walter Drosdovech Garth Johnstone Gary Nuson Gregory Tait
Irvin E. Dyck Barbara M. Jones Jeanne O’Brien Curtiss G. Tew
Joyce Dyck Peter Joyce Kenji Oishi Elvira Thalacker
William Emigh Joe Kaiser Costas Panago Madeleine Thompson
Gladys Evans Patricia Kellogg Marianne G. Patterson James Tisdale
Gordon Evans Ksenia Kerr Marcel Pawlitsky Bert Tisher
Mark Evans Laurie Kerr John Penner Lucia Tognon
Jenny Farrell William Kerr Bob Penty Mary Toijonen
KGH FOUNDATION 2019/20 IMPACT REPORT 20IMPACT
YOUR IMPACT
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
At the KGH Foundation, we take great care with your gifts. The Foundation participates
in an international benchmarking program to ensure our standards for achievement are
measured according to the highest industry standards. Our current Return on Investment
(indicator of “Fundraising Efficiency” - representing the return on each dollar spent) is
$6.43. Our Cost to Raise a Dollar, the benchmarking program’s indicator of “Fundraising
Effectiveness”, is $0.16.
Revenues Expenditures Net Assets
$12,747,365 $7,761,017 $45,515,958
D
onations onation Disbursements
D Invested in Capital Assets
$10,029,271 $3,397,824 $5,495,734
F undraising & Other F undraising & Other estricted for Specific
R
$981,623 $423,024 Purposes
$17,512,273
B
usiness Enterprises usiness Enterprises
B
$2,602,013 $1,408,753 estricted for Endowment
R
Purposes
J oeAnna’s House J oeAnna’s House $17,226,217
$40,450 $395,998
nrestricted
U
Investment Income (Loss) mortization, Administrative,
A $5,281,734
($905,992) Salary & Benefits
$2,135,418
In addition to $12.7 million in annual
revenues, the KGH Foundation has also
received approximately $3 million in
estate gift confirmations this year.
21 KGH FOUNDATION 2019/20 IMPACT REPORTIMPACT
YOUR IMPACT
DISBURSEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
Kiwanis Legacy Fund Ortho Pediatrics Spica Table Clinic Research Space
Braintrust Youth Concussion Clinic This special piece of equipment offers Funding this important, dedicated space for
The Kiwanis Legacy Fund awarded their first surgeons a properly engineered device for clinical research is a wonderful demonstration
annual grant in support of children and youth casting procedures. It enables the doctor to of partnership. A designated clinical research
health and wellness in the Okanagan, creating carefully hold hip or femur reduction and take space with adequate equipment is central to
a Youth Concussion Clinic at BrainTrust in fluoroscopic images of the patient before KGH becoming an academic institution. Being
Kelowna. To date, this program has supported application of the hip spica cast. Hip spica able to qualify for specialized studies and trials
dozens of youth on the road to recovery from a casting continues to be a mainstay of treatment not only improves care for current and future
traumatic brain injury and provided education for fractures of the femur from the hip joint to patients but it attracts clinicians and physicians
and tool kits to care givers throughout our the knee joint. It is commonly used for fractures from other institutions with research portfolios.
community. that are amenable to closed treatment, but an A generous donor provided funding to outfit
occasional indication is for fractures that have all of the equipment, from patient beds to a -80
“Thanks to the generous contribution from
been treated operatively but require additional freezer to a centrifuge, and unrestricted gifts to
the KGH Foundation Kiwanis Legacy Fund,
immobilization. the KGH Foundation allowed for the funding of
we have been able to provide the most up to
the capital renovation. When our donors give
date, multidisciplinary approach to concussion
undesignated amounts of any size, this is what
management for youth in the Okanagan.”
it can accomplish.
Stroke Telehealth Network Equipment for Complex Sleep Pediatric Laryngoscope
Expansion for Rural Sites Disorder Patients One of the most challenging procedures for
The telehealth equipment allows for the This grant provided a small fleet of CPAP and a pediatrician is inserting an endotracheal
expansion of the IH Virtual Care Neurology BiPAP machines to expand the existing one tube, a device that is critical to supporting the
service to six rural sites across the region. The unit program to five. This allows patients of baby’s breathing on a ventilator. The video
list of benefits includes significantly reducing KGH to take a unit home while they await laryngoscope allows the pediatrician to be
barriers for patients to receive specialized care their own machine on order. The program has able to screen view the procedure while in
and minimizing travel for regional patients who provided significant support to a fragile patient process, allowing clearer visualization and and
have suffered a neurological event. It is used for population and reduced overall days in hospital allows other medical professionals in the room
both urgent/ emergent case consults, as well as by an estimated 150-200 days. to provide assistance as they can all view the
out-patient remote follow up appointments. screen.
Criticool Unit
This device is used in very extreme situations when a term or near term “This is an invaluable
baby is born asphyxiated. The baby is cooled in order to preserve brain
function while the medical team works to stabilize their condition and service offered to the
allow them to heal. Previously this procedure was done using icepacks. It
was very imprecise, labor intensive and difficult to manage. The Criticool residents…”
allows for the desired effect quickly, accurately and with ease. Medical
teams can focus on the other aspects of care allowing the baby to have a Christine Atkins, Athletic Therapist,
better outcome. Concussion Recovery Manager, BrainTrust Canada
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