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The Impact of Your Support - 2021 REPORT TO DONORS
The Impact
of Your
Support
2021 REPORT TO DONORS
The Impact of Your Support - 2021 REPORT TO DONORS
MAKING A
DIFFERENCE
With your support, West Park continued to help patients recover
and rebuild their lives in 2020.
It’s been a year of change and growth at West Park.          One welcome development was that people living
As the pandemic continues, so does our role in the           far outside Toronto were able to join in, including at
fight against COVID-19. We continue to welcome               our annual donor appreciation event.
an ever increasing number of patients with complex           Our most popular events, however, have been
medical needs from local acute care hospitals,               our series of “gourmet at home” evenings with
and are now helping to vaccinate members of the              renowned Canadian chef Lynn Crawford. They have
communities around West Park, which are some of              been sell-out successes and a bright spot in a very
the hardest hit neighbourhoods in the GTA.                   challenging year. We look forward to continuing to
Throughout it all, and in the midst of strict restrictions   bring our community together virtually, even as we
and protocols, our physicians and staff have                 hope for a return to in-person events before too long.
continued to provide the excellent care and patient          All of our events, whether virtual or in-person, are
support for which we are known. Commitment,                  important sources of support for West Park. But no
caring and ingenuity – most definitely!                      matter how you show your support – as a Campaign
And our new hospital continues to grow and take              contributor, annual or monthly donor, legacy donor,
shape. What was, just 16 months ago, an excavation           or event participant – you are making a real difference
site now stands at its full six storeys, a welcome sight     in the lives of our patients, now and for decades to
that inspires hope and optimism for the future of            come. Thank you.
West Park.
As does the generosity of our dedicated donor
community.
With your support, the Get Your Life Back
Campaign to support the new hospital is now past
the 50 per cent mark of our Phase 1 goal of $50 million,
a significant milestone in our efforts to ensure our new
facility is the very best it can be. In 2020, we were also
excited to launch the Founders Circle, a new giving
society that recognizes the generous individuals and
organizations that are helping to “found” the new
West Park with gifts of $100,000 or more.
We also embraced virtual events in the past year and
were delighted that our donor community did as well.         Georgina Steinsky            Joanne Cole
                                                             Chair, Board of Directors    Chief Executive Officer

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BUILDING
                                                                                                                          The rooms will also be more technologically advanced,
                                                                                                                          with integrated bedside terminals that will allow
                                                                                                                          patients to access their care team, educational
                                                                                                                          resources, entertainment and room controls.

                                                        A BETTER                                                          “I am excited about different technologies that will be
                                                                                                                           implemented in the new building,” says Kelly. “The
                                                                                                                           bedside and room technology will give patients a sense

                                                        PATIENT
                                                                                                                           of independence and allow us to do it ourselves without
                                                                                                                           needing outside assistance for those everyday tasks.”

                                                                                                                          Other spaces both in and outside the hospital will not
                                                                                                                          only better connect patients with the healing power of

                                                        EXPERIENCE
Kelly Kadechuk and her mother                                                                                             nature, but will provide better opportunities for patients
Patricia at West Park’s Big Dig                                                                                           to connect with their loved ones and fellow patients.
Celebration in February 2020.                                                                                             The splendid terraces on each floor will be a relaxing
                                                                                                                          venue to socialize or enjoy private moments, while           “I love the outdoors, and will be able to sit on the terrace
                                                                                                                          patients will be able to enjoy each other’s company, or       and enjoy the view,” says Lynda.
                                                                                                                          that of family and friends, in the dining rooms located
                                                                                                                          in each unit.                                                Kelly says she is a nature and landscape enthusiast. “It
                                                                                                                                                                                       will be nice to have somewhere to drive around in my
“There is so much I’m looking forward to seeing that every day I watch the                                                Both Lynda and Kelly are looking forward to the new          wheelchair to reconnect with nature. It will also be a
 construction to see how fast it’s going up.”                                                                             outdoor spaces and gardens.                                  great place for gathering with friends and family.”

West Park resident Lynda McGillivray, pictured on the          might spend just days in acute care, the journey they

                                                                                                                          A GROWING ROLE IN
cover, is looking forward to the new hospital for many         embark on at a rehab hospital to recover and rebuild
reasons, including the single-bed rooms and connection         their life can often be measured in months. And for
to nature that will be hallmarks of the new building.          West Park’s complex continuing care patients, like Kelly

                                                                                                                          THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID
                                                               and Lynda, the hospital is their home.
“I am looking forward to the technology in the rooms,
 which are very spacious, and also having my own               The new building will include many features that will
 washroom,” says Lynda, adding that while she is eager         make West Park as home-like as possible for patients
 to have a private room she will miss having laughs with       and their families, with the new patient rooms among
 her roommates.                                                the most significant.
                                                                                                                          Shortly after the pandemic struck, it became clear that      Place Hub on Weston Road, in partnership with
Kelly Kadechuk is also looking forward to having her           Eighty per cent of the rooms will be private, with         West Park’s deep expertise in respiratory medicine           members of the West Toronto Ontario Health Team.
own room, “with large windows for great natural light          the remainder semi-private, and each patient will          and long-term ventilation would give us a crucial role
all year round.”                                               have their own three-piece washroom. Larger and            in the fight against COVID-19. And that has certainly        “We are proud of the role we’ve played to help combat
                                                               lower windows will give patients a view of the natural     been the case.                                               COVID-19, within our hospital, in our local community
One key difference between an acute care hospital and          surroundings, while a “family zone” will provide space                                                                  and throughout the GTA,” says Anne-Marie Malek,
a rehabilitation hospital is length of stay. While a patient   for visiting, including a sleeper chair for when needed.   Over the past 15 months, West Park has opened 23             President and CEO of West Park Healthcare Centre.
                                                                                                                          additional beds for medically stable but chronically
                                                                                                                          ventilated patients, and continues to accept transfers
                                                                                                                          from acute care facilities that are overburdened by
                                                                                                                          COVID cases. This helps relieve some of the pressure
                                                                                                                          being faced by acute care hospitals in the GTA,
                                                                                                                          freeing-up much needed resources to care for victims
                                                                                                                          of the virus.

                                                                                                                          In March, West Park opened a vaccination clinic
                                                                                                                          onsite to make vaccines available to people in the
                                                                                                                          communities close to the hospital. West Park has now
                                                                                                                          opened a second clinic, located at the Community

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A FAMILY’S LEGACY                                                                                                  KEEPING THE
OF GIVING CONTINUES                                                                                                LIFE YOU
TO GROW                                                                                                            GOT BACK
When Kingsley Fox joined the West Park Board
                                                                                                                   By Donald L. Macdonald Q.C.
of Directors in the late 1970s, he ensured that the                                                                Retired
experience was one that he could share with his family.

Together with his wife Hazel, the couple devoted                                                                   My long association with West Park began in the mid-
their time to helping advance West Park’s mission.        our daughter Kathryn, who is a lawyer and partner        1970s when the skilled and dedicated prosthetist
The cause was soon taken up by their son-in-law           at Borden Ladner Gervais, is currently on the            who had made and serviced my left below-the-elbow
David Fuller and their daughter Heather, who joined       Foundation board.”                                       prosthesis retired.
them at events with their two young daughters. By
                                                          The Fuller family’s connection to West Park is also      The advice from my father, who had been Chief of
the early 1980s, David, who is now a retired lawyer
                                                          a personal one. David’s mother, who suffered from        Medicine at Sunnybrook while it was a veteran’s
and former CEO of Fraser Milner Casgrain (now
                                                          dementia, was a resident of the Complex Continuing       hospital, was “you better get yourself over to West
Dentons Canada), joined the hospital’s board and
                                                          Care Unit for 10 years. The family appreciated the       Park” and he offered to facilitate the introduction. I
served as vice-chair.
                                                          exceptional quality of care she received at the          soon realized that West Park was the passport to
“All together, there have been four of us in three        hospital.                                                keeping the life I had worked to get back.
 generations who have been on the board,” says
                                                          Throughout the years, the family has provided            If you ask why, it is because whenever either of the       Since my prostheses were so well made, my visits to
 Heather, who spent 10 years as a hospital board
                                                          financial support to West Park. And recently, David      two prosthetic left arms West Park built for me has        West Park as a patient have been sporadic over nearly
 member, and served as chair from 1999 to 2001;
                                                          and Heather, along with their daughter Kathryn and       been in need of repair or replacement, the attitude        five decades. But those visits, and just knowing that
 while David returned to West Park in 2007 to join
                                                          her spouse Fabrice de Dongo made a generous              and approach of the wonderful medical and technical        West Park has and will be there to help me keep the life
 the Foundation board, which he chaired. “And
                                                          family gift to the Get Your Life Back Campaign to        staff at West Park has always been “what is the best       I got back after my traumatic amputation as a teenager,
                                                          name three spaces in the new hospital: The Fuller        solution for this patient,” as they consistently worked    coupled with the inner strength I have seen in the faces
                                                          Family Boardroom, Hazel & Kingsley Fox Memorial          to get me a properly fitted and functional prosthesis as   of other more seriously disabled patients, have always
                                                          Amphitheatre and The Fuller/Fox Garden.                  soon as possible.                                          left me with a renewed sense of encouragement.
                                                          “We are thrilled that West Park will have a new          Let me illustrate this with an example. On a recent        My experience also left me wanting to show my
                                                           facility,” says Heather. “There was once a Hazel and    occasion, as I sat in the prosthetics department           appreciation by making annual contributions to
                                                           Kingsley Fox Courtyard on the hospital grounds, so      waiting for a diagnosis of a malfunction and fully         West Park and becoming a member in the Hazel and
                                                           the new Amphitheatre will be a continuation of their    expecting to be told by the technician that I would        Kingsley Fox Society. I have also enjoyed attending
                                                           legacy. It will be a pleasant outdoor event space for   have to leave the prosthesis with them for a couple        various events, including the Groundbreaking
                                                           patients, families and staff to enjoy.”                 of days, I actually started to chuckle when I heard the    Ceremony in 2018 for the new hospital.
                                                                                                                   sound of a drill and realized that my prosthesis was
                                                          The Fuller Family Boardroom was a fitting choice as                                                                 And what a wonderful hospital the new West Park
                                                                                                                   being repaired there and then. I said to myself, how
                                                          well. But the new hospital will also commemorate                                                                    Healthcare Centre promises to be, not only because
                                                                                                                   often does one have a problem with a sophisticated
                                                          another family joy, their shared love of gardens.                                                                   it will be a state-of-the-art and larger facility, but
                                                                                                                   apparatus diagnosed and repaired the same day, but
                                                                                                                   this was West Park, and true to their approach and         because it will be imbued with the spirit of West Park
                                                          “We all have a passion for gardens and know first-hand
                                                                                                                   commitment, the technician saw that there was a            and its renowned reputation, earned over its long and
                                                           how important the outdoor experience is for health
                                                                                                                   ready fix, so why not do it now and let this man walk      remarkable history through the skill and dedication of
                                                           and wellness,” she says. “We look forward to being a
                                                                                                                   out with his hand.                                         all those who have served at the hospital.
                                                           part of the beautiful, welcoming new West Park.”

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE AS                                                                                            HELPING MAKE A BIGGER
A COMMITTED VOLUNTEER                                                                                             VISION COME TOGETHER
                                                         “I saw all the good work that West Park was doing,       When Dorothy Morrison first came to West Park
                                                          how unique the facility and the services are, and how   Long-Term Care Centre (LTCC), her family was
                                                          they fit into the whole healthcare system,” Bruno       cautiously optimistic for good reason. They had
                                                          says. “I also started contributing modest donations     already been to seven other facilities, and couldn’t
                                                          to the hospital at this time.”                          find a place that was well suited to care for her. At
                                                                                                                  the time, she was 75 and living with Pick’s Disease,
                                                         Nearly a decade after he left the board, Bruno’s         a rare form of dementia.
                                                         mother, Giannina came to West Park to recover
                                                         from hip surgery. This experience gave him a new         “We were having a real tough time because she was
                                                         perspective on West Park, which he says reinforced        beyond the point where my dad could care for her
                                                         the quality and uniqueness of the hospital.               anymore,” her son Don recalls. “We were trying to
                                                                                                                   find a place that could provide the care she needed,
                                                         “She was so well taken care of that she didn’t want       but we had real problems getting her settled in.”
                                                          to leave at the end of her rehabilitation,” he says.
                                                         “That’s how good the care was.”                          But when they arrived at West Park LTCC, they were
                                                                                                                  reassured by staff who understood the complexities
                                                         Bruno’s path led him back to West Park once again in     of dealing with someone who had dementia. The
                                                         2016, as the capital campaign to build the hospital’s    family was relieved to have found a place where she
                                                         new leading-edge facility ramped up. As a Campaign       would be safe and well cared for.
                                                         Cabinet member, he has shared his expertise to help
                                                         advance the Foundation’s fundraising efforts; and        “She spent a better part of two years there and it was
                                                         helped increase the awareness of the Campaign by          fantastic,” Don says. “The quality of the people and
                                                         reaching out to his vast personal network.                the level of care were just amazing.”

                                                         Bruno and his wife Frances have also made a              The care staff continuously exceeded the family’s
For his entire life, Bruno Amadi has lived within        generous donation of $100,000 to support the             expectations. When they learned that Dorothy had         In addition to this volunteer work and his event
three kilometres of West Park Healthcare Centre.         new hospital. With this gift, they are now members       been a registered nurse in the earlier part of her       participation, Don and his wife Connie recently made
But it wasn’t until he was in high school, in the late   of the Founders Circle, a special giving society that    career, they would let her sit at the nurse’s station    a generous gift of $50,000 to name the Long-Term
1970s, that he first stepped on the hospital’s 27-acre   recognizes donors whose significant contributions        and give her small tasks that made her feel like she     Care Centre Garden on the new West Park Campus.
grounds, while working his summer job for the old        are helping to establish the new hospital.               was contributing.
City of York.                                                                                                                                                              “The design of the new hospital will be so warm and
                                                         “My whole career has been about helping people           “This made her so happy,” Don says. “It was just an       welcoming, just like the character of the staff,” he says.
“I still remember that bright, warm summer day, and       and companies improve their circumstances.               amazing place that didn’t compare to anything we        “My late father was a supporter of West Park as well,
 how quiet and pastoral the campus was,” says Bruno,      Volunteering is just a natural extension of that,”       had seen elsewhere.”                                     and he would have been proud to see the family’s
 a retired Partner at KPMG. “Today, I can probably see    he says. “I feel happy that we are able to make a                                                                 name connected with the hospital. Especially in an
                                                          meaningful contribution that will help West Park        Years later, as Don approached his retirement, he
 the cranes building the new hospital if I walk a few                                                                                                                       outdoor setting where he and my mother enjoyed
                                                          make a difference in the community.”                    was invited by his long-time friend Ian Troop, Chair
 streets away from my house.”                                                                                                                                               spending time together.
                                                                                                                  of the Foundation’s Get Your Life Back Campaign,
Bruno was formally introduced to West Park in the                                                                 to join the Capital Campaign Cabinet to help raise       “In a small way, we are making this bigger vision
mid-1990s by John Nunziata, the local Member of                                                                   funds to build West Park’s new hospital. Don, whose       come together – it will take a lot of contributions to
Parliament at the time, who encouraged him to                                                                     mother passed away in 2002, still had a fondness for      make this hospital come alive.”
get involved with the hospital. So Bruno joined the                                                               West Park and was excited to support the cause.
Foundation board and was a member for the next
five years.

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A GIFT TO INSPIRE HOPE                                                                                                  OUR DONORS
AND INDEPENDENCE                                                                                                        THE GET YOUR LIFE BACK
                                                                                                                        CAMPAIGN
                                                                                                                        We are honoured to celebrate the
                                                                                                                        following individuals and organizations
                                                                                                                        that are investing in the future of
                                                                                                                                                                   Jim Leon
                                                                                                                                                                   Joanne & Jim Love
                                                                                                                                                                   MacDonald Griffin Charitable Foundation
                                                                                                                                                                   Kimberly Marshall
                                                                                                                                                                   Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                The Malek Family
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Jeanie Michieli
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Janet Mulgrave
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Baha Ohcebol
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Jeff & Shelley Parr
                                                                                                                        West Park through the Get Your Life Back   Don & Connie Morrison                        Indra Parsan
John and Sue Franklin truly understand the need           “I had trained in hospital administration, but only pursued   Campaign, with current gifts and pledges   Estate of Raquelle Fatima Neto               Peter Gilgan Foundation
for a strong healthcare system that can support            it briefly as a career before becoming an entrepreneur,”     for the redevelopment of the hospital.     Pianosi Development Corporation              Ralph Philipps
our aging population. Through their parents, the           says John. “I always had an interest in the healthcare                                                  Rotary Club of Toronto Humber                Charlie & Sue Rate
                                                                                                                                                                   Elizabeth Wilson                             Donna Renzetti
couple, who live in Toronto’s west end, have               field and believed I could make a contribution.”                                                        Richard Wilson                               Vince Rice
experienced many aspects of healthcare, including                                                                                                                  Shelley Wilson                               Royal Canadian Legion, Ontario
managing chronic diseases.                                Over the six years John spent on the board, he and                                                       In Memory of Kayleigh Shannon                   Provincial Command Branches
                                                          Sue had the pleasure of attending many fundraising                                                                                                       and Ladies’ Auxiliaries Charitable
In 2007, when John’s mother was 97, she spent a           events that cemented their strong impression of                                                          $10,000 - $24,999                               Foundation
                                                                                                                                                                   Lynda Bowles                                 Dr. Howard Song
few months in West Park’s Complex Continuing              the hospital.                                                                                            Jeff DeBlock                                 Elizabeth Squissato
Care unit.                                                                                                                 $100,000+                               Michael French                               Jodi Starkman-Mendelsohn
                                                          “We heard so many amazing stories of recovery                    Bruno & Frances Amadi                   Michael Frost                                Edward & Carol Swantson
“I knew of the hospital’s great reputation,” says John,    from former patients about how West Park gave                   The Harold E. Ballard Foundation        Rose & Roger Goldstein & Family              Ted & Joanne Verwaayen
                                                                                                                           Estate of Ruby Bennett                  Katherine Jones                              Jan Walker
 who was first introduced to West Park through             them hope and the skills they needed to renew their             BMO Financial Group                     David & Christy Kaiser                       Anonymous (1)
 a friend who sat on the Foundation’s Board of             life,” says Sue. “We knew we wanted to continue                 Canada Life                             Brian & Carol Kim
 Directors. “My mother’s care was very good while          supporting the hospital after John left the board.              Carpenters’ District Council of         KPMG Foundation                              $1,000 - $4,999
                                                                                                                             Ontario, Locals 27 & 675              Donald Macgregor, Danmat Holdings            Christianne Abou-Saab
 she was there.”                                           And the new hospital, with its modern facilities, will          CIBC                                    Valerie Mah                                  Altis Human Resources
                                                           be an excellent change for healthcare in Toronto’s              Deloitte                                Ashleigh Manzon                              Barbara G. Anderson
Soon after, John was invited to join the board, where      west end, and beyond.”                                          Susan & John Franklin                   Neinstein LLP                                Barbara Bell
he learned even more about the hospital, and all it                                                                        The Fuller Family                       Dr. Mihaela Nicula                           Carmen Blagrove
had to offer its unique patient population.               West Park is home to the largest in-patient amputee              In Memory of Ann Graham &               Kate Odobo                                   Michael Bonnah
                                                                                                                             Duncan & Esther Graham                Royal Canadian Legion Mount Dennis,          The Borden Ladner Gervais Foundation
                                                          rehabilitation program in Canada. Each day, 15                   Irving Consumer Products                  Branch 31                                  Dino Bratti
                                                          people in Ontario will lose a limb; and as the                   William Lazarakis                       Joy Sanders                                  Samuel Bringas
                                                          population ages, the number of amputations is                    Janet & Richard Lint                    Conrad Schickedanz                           Pansie Bromfield
                                                                                                                           Robert & Patricia Martin & Family       Norman Skolnick                              Amanda Brown
                                                          expected to grow.                                                Menkes Developments                     The Sprott Foundation                        Bruce Beauchamp Memorial Fund at the
                                                                                                                           OZZ Electric                            Georgina Steinsky                               Toronto Foundation
                                                          John and Sue Franklin’s gift of $100,000 to name                 RBC Foundation                          Dr. Robert Varadi                            Martha Cumming Buchanan
                                                          the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Kitchen in the              Scotiabank                              The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance                David Buchnea
                                                                                                                           Estate of Jean Catherine Seaton          Company                                     Maria Bulatao
                                                          Amputee and Musculoskeletal Unit will provide                    TD Bank Group                           West Park Professional Staff Association     Lynn Bullock
                                                          rehabilitation patients with a safe and positive                 The Frederick & Isabella Troop          Anonymous (1)                                K. Shannon Burke
                                                          environment to relearn their kitchen skills, and                   Family Foundation                                                                  James Burwood
                                                                                                                           The Weishuhn Family                     $5,000 - $9,999                              Lorella Cabalatungan
                                                          return home with confidence.                                     West Park Healthcare Centre             Lucy Barton                                  Catapano Family
                                                                                                                           Gord Wilson & Family                    Puran & Devinder Basra                       Junie Chambers
                                                          “My mother lost her leg to arteriosclerosis. She                 Anonymous (2)                           The Felice and Silvana Battista Charitable   Lorna Clarke
                                                           came home after three months of rehabilitation and                                                        Foundation                                 Jacqueline Cooper
                                                                                                                                                                   Teri Brown                                   Wonica Cross
                                                           spent the next seven years unable to do much for             $25,000 - $99,999
                                                                                                                                                                   In Memory of Mu Ching Lee Chong
                                                                                                                        Susan M. Armstrong                                                                      Dr. Nora Cullen
                                                           herself,” says Sue. “My mother wasn’t a West Park                                                       Janet Cloud                                  Lori Davis
                                                                                                                        Anthony & Laura Beck
                                                           patient, but this kitchen will allow people like her         Stephen Chan                               Paul & Barbara Collings                      Vince Della Pia
                                                                                                                                                                   Kim Cook & Mario Coutinho                    Liz Dingeldein
                                                           to regain the skills they need to be independent in          Joanne & Curtis Cole
                                                                                                                                                                   Shelley Ditty
                                                                                                                        James H. Cummings Foundation Inc.                                                       Diana Drazic
                                                           their post-amputation life.                                                                             John & Paulette Federico                     Lecia Fagan
                                                                                                                        In Memory of Mary-Jean Deeth
                                                                                                                                                                   John & Hilary Freeman                        Jiulan Fan
                                                                                                                        Embassy Ingredients
                                                          “We have been very fortunate in our life, so we want to       Monica Garamszeghy & Dave Thomas           Feliciano Gargarita                          Jock & Sue Fleming
                                                           do what we can to help make things better for others.”                                                  Christopher Henley                           Laura Forma
                                                                                                                        Deborah Hotson
                                                                                                                                                                   Thomas & Judith Hofstedter                   June France
                                                                                                                        Nelson Arthur Hyland Foundation
                                                                                                                                                                   Tania Imafidon                               David & Helena Garlin
                                                                                                                        David Keddy
                                                                                                                                                                   Warren Law                                   Karen Gill
                                                                                                                        Kiwanis Club of Kingsway Humber
                                                                                                                                                                   Karen Lycklama                               Robin Gilman
                                                                                                                        The Kress Family

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Rosi Gould                         Susan Wild                                 TD Bank Group                               $5,000 - $9,999                        Jim & Lorna Mackay                       Carla DeKoning
Kathy Greig                        Dougal Williams                            Toronto Star                                Susan M. Armstrong                     Margaret McLay-Ormrod                    Dr. Steve Dilkas
Joan Hart                          Lynda & John Woon                          Transamerica Life Canada                    Janet Cloud                            Jeanie Michieli                          Gina Domenici
Martha & Cliff Harvey              Diane Zdybal                               The Frederick & Isabella Troop Family       Jeff DeBlock                           Dirk & Karen Mooney                      Martin & Breda Donnelly
Carmen Harvey                      Derek Zulesky                                 Foundation                               Christopher Henley                     Robert & Toni Morrison                   Dynamic Funds
Oscar & Mirjana Horvat             Jo Zupnik                                  The Weishuhn Family                         Katherine Jones                        Janet Mulgrave                           P. Anthony & Vera Ennis
Stephen Hudecki                    Anonymous (3)                              Weston Lions Club                           David & Christy Kaiser                 Dr. Mihaela Nicula                       Lecia Fagan
Roslyn Irvine                                                                 West Park Healthcare Centre                 Jim Leon                               Richard Nytko                            Xin Feng
J. E. Panneton Family Foundation   CUMULATIVE GIVING                          West Park Family - Staff & Physicians       Don & Connie Morrison                  Kate Odobo                               Elissa Freeman
Eva Kasalovic                      We are proud to acknowledge our            Gord Wilson & Family                        Charlie & Sue Rate                     Indra Parsan                             Karen Gill
Mark Kerk                          visionary donors who have given            Geoffrey H. Wood Foundation                 Conrad Schickedanz                     Dee Patterson & Tony Gaffney             Robin Gilman
Toan K. Kha                        $100,000 or more for their lifetime        York Mount Dennis Lions Club                Georgina Steinsky                      Sam Paulos & Gayle Kosokowsky            Marcel Gingras
Kerry Kincaid                      commitment to West Park.                   Anonymous (4)                               Linda Tickins & Co. Real Estate        Audrey & Jim Peacock                     Frank Graves
Raj Kohli                                                                                                                 Ted & Joanne Verwaayen                 Dr. David & Patricia Psutka              Riva & Menashe Grinshpan
Elizabeth Korpal                   Partners ($100,000+)                       The National Sanitarium Association         Jim Washbrook                          Susan Pham & Hanh Tran                   Art Guenther
Dr. Mark Krieger                   Joan & Robert Adams & Family               We are pleased to recognize the National                                           Ralph Philipps                           Carmen Harvey
Miranda Kutnjak                    Aird & Berlis LLP                          Sanitarium Association, as the founding     $1,000 - $4,999                        Marnie Prysbylski                        Anthony & Peggy Ho
Jonas Kweku-Teye                   Bruno & Frances Amadi                      organization for West Park, for their       Eleanor & Thomas Adamowski             Esther P. Rupnarain                      Adele & David Imrie
Carmelina Larenza-Bratti           The Harold E. Ballard Foundation           generous support.                           Gumay Agayeva                          Nadine Saby                              Tappinder Jhajj
Leslie V. LeGresley                Estate of Ruby Bennett                                                                 Nicolangelo Auciello                   Robert Schibler                          Susanna Jouwstra
Cesar Augusta Leon                 J. P. Bickell Foundation                   ANNUAL GIFTS                                Ellen & Paul Baker                     Sally Schreiber                          Anmol Kansal
Noella Lim                         BMO Financial Group                        We are delighted to acknowledge gifts to    Lorna Beatty                           Suzanne Scinto                           Michael LeClair
Carol Lome                         Canada Life                                West Park from April 1, 2020 to March 31,   The Borden Ladner Gervais Foundation   Sunil Sharma                             Eleanore Lewis
Donald L. Macdonald                Barbara Canning Kelly                      2021. Individual donors who contributed     Teri Brown                             Shahriar Shibley                         Beverly & Mark Limonchik
Susan MacDonald                    Peter & Lori Canning                       $1,000 or more are celebrated for their     Martha Cumming Buchanan                William Shiells                          Zina Longo
Kathryn Machnacky                  Robert & Anne-Marie Canning                generosity as members of the Hazel &        Stephen Chan                           Sonele Inc.                              Andrea Love
Pamela Madan-Sharma                Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario,   Kingsley Fox Society.                       John Cirillo                           Dr. Howard Song                          Jianfeng Luo
Zorka Marin                            Locals 27 & 675                                                                    Joanne & Curtis Cole                   Robert & Louise Spittal                  The Malek Family
Iryna Martynova                    CIBC                                                                                   Paul & Barbara Collings                John Sproat                              Patricia Maxwell
Bernie McGarva & Pippa Cossette    James H. Cummings Foundation Inc.                                                      Kim Cook & Mario Coutinho              Elizabeth Squissato                      Adam McCabe
Margaret Mikolas                   Deloitte                                                                               Jacqueline Cooper                      Jodi Starkman-Mendelsohn                 Louise McFarlane
Miller Thomson LLP                 In Memory of Francesca De Vuono                                                        Vince Della Pia                        Lynda Strathdee                          Dorothy Mitchell
Sharon Miron                       EllisDon                                   $100,000+                                   Shelley Ditty                          Cynthia Sunga                            Brendon & Faye Murphy
Dorothy Mitchell                   Enbridge                                   Estate of Ruby Bennett                      Ann Dudley                             Edward & Carol Swanston                  Vicki Nullmeyer
Trish Mizzau                       Enercare                                   BMO Financial Group                         Enerlife Consulting Inc.               The Troop Family                         Pam Ostrander
Andy & Bev Murdison                Extendicare (Canada) Inc.                  EllisDon                                    Sheena & Stan Farrow                   Gary Ursell                              Tom Panagopoulos
Alicia Murji                       Fasken                                     The Fuller Family                           John & Paulette Federico               Dr. Robert Varadi                        Gemma Paul
Nadra Nelson                       Susan & John Franklin                      Janet & Richard Lint                        Fleck Family Foundation                Kim Verwaayen                            Amy M. Phung
Sandina Noble                      The Fuller Family                          Scotiabank                                  Jock & Sue Fleming                     Jan Walker                               Gail Renouf
Catherine Novick                   In Memory of Ann Graham & Duncan &         TD Bank Group                               Michael Frost                          Lynda & John Woon                        John Richmond
Vicki Nullmeyer                        Esther Graham                                                                      Junette Gibbons                        Raymond & Maureen Yeoman                 Jay Scull
Pauline Ofori-Dei                  Irving Consumer Products                   $25,000 - $99,999                           Lib Gibson & Wayne Kilfoyle            Anonymous (3)                            Lori Shaw
Elisa Orsi                         Kenaidan Contracting Ltd.                  The Harold E. Ballard Foundation            Don W. Glover                                                                   Michael G. Sherrard
Bozena Owsianka                    Hans & Audree Koehle                       Nelson Arthur Hyland Foundation             Joan Graham                            We are delighted to acknowledge giving   Leona Skilling-DiStasi
Alfred Page                        The Kress Family                           CanadaHelps COVID-19 Healthcare &           Suzanne Graham                         of $250 or more from April 1, 2020 to    Wendy Spragins
Mark Palmer                        William Lazarakis                            Hospital Fund                             Jack & Daphne Guest                    March 31, 2021.                          Helen Su
Wae Sook Park                      The Letwin Family                          William Lazarakis                           Abchal Gurm                                                                     Seetaram Sukhram
Gemma Paul                         Janet & Richard Lint                       Robert & Patricia Martin                    Matthew Harrison                       $500 - $999                              Donna Torrey
Pauley Family                      LiUNA! Local 183                           Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc.            Joan Hart                              Gerald Acosta                            Mark Vimr
Wayne Philippi                     Robert & Patricia Martin                   The Weishuhn Family                         Martha & Cliff Harvey                  Bruno & Frances Amadi                    Lynne & Robert Wilkins
Amy M. Phung                       Drew & Lorraine McCaughey                  Gord Wilson & Family                        Dennis Hewitt & Susan McCawley         Rochelle Atkins                          Nan & Jack Wiseman Family Fund
Tena Prado                         Medical Pharmacies Group Inc.              Anonymous (1)                               Oscar & Mirjana Horvat                 Miles & Caroline Atkinson
The Roberts Family                 Menkes Developments                                                                    Tania Imafidon                         Margaret Bann                            $250 - $499
Esther P. Rupnarain                Estate of Alfred Nathan                    $10,000 - $24,999                           Paticia Interdonato                    Lucy Barton                              A1 Automotive Inc.
Sally Schreiber                    National Post                              Barter Network Ltd                          Joanne Irvine                          Eugene Batiuk                            Mohamed Abdool
Suzanne Scinto                     Neinstein LLP                              Anthony & Laura Beck                        Mark Kerk                              Helen Bojic                              Bruno Amato
Sunil Sharma                       Nelson Arthur Hyland Foundation            Deloitte                                    Brian & Carol Kim                      Maria Bulatao                            Eileen Anderson
Lori Shaw                          Old Mill Cadillac Chevrolet Buick GMC      John & Susan Franklin                       Kerry Kincaid                          James Burwood                            Sergio Angelucci
Tessa Shelvey                          Limited                                The Frontline Fund                          Dr. Mark Krieger                       CBRE Caledon Capital                     Mario Barrafato
Mary Simone                        OZZ Electric                               Deborah Hotson                              Warren Law                             Caledon Build                            Lesma Bartley
Patricia R. Simpson                Preszler Law Firm                          Irving Consumer Products                    Noella Lim                             Catapano Family                          Florence Sharpe Barwell
Leona Skilling-DiStasi             ProResp                                    Joanne & Jim Love                           Carol Lome                             Junie Chambers                           Pansie Bromfield
Svitlana Stepovikova               Raymond James                              MacDonald Griffin Charitable Foundation     Karen Lycklama                         Anne Cheung                              Mintrude Bullen
Cynthia Sunga                      RBC Foundation                             Kimberly Marshall                           Donald L. Macdonald                    Barry Cleave                             Lynn Bullock
Carl Tulloch                       Rotary Club of Toronto Humber              RBC Foundation                              Kathryn Machnacky                      Estate of Caroline Anne Crandall         K. Shannon Burke
Jane Turner                        Scotiabank                                 The Sprott Foundation                       Valerie Mah                            Jennifer& Iain Crawford                  Lorella Cabalatungan
Professor Molly Verrier            Estate of Jean Catherine Seaton            Elizabeth Wilson                            Ashleigh Manzon                        Robert Cumming                           Donald R. Cameron
Susan Wang                         Sun Life Financial                         Shelley Wilson                              Bernie McGarva & Pippa Cossette        Manuel Da Costa                          Grace Campbell
                                                                              Anonymous (1)

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Ana Carrabau                     Karla Mae Pajadura                       Irena Jakobi                          Tom C. Gillespie                             Anna Soutsos                                   Fiera Capital Corporation
Richard Clarke                   Paladin Security Group Ltd.              Norma & Denis Lewis                   Pat Godin                                    Rose Szoke                                     Fleck Family Foundation
Isobel Cork                      Mark Palmer                              Sandra Lowry                          Jasminder Kaur Gurm                          Albert Wai-Leung Kam                           GFL Environmental Inc.
Wonica Cross                     Si-Hwan Park                             Ena Maharaj                           Sakura Handa                                 Alan Washbrook                                 Kaiser & Partners
Lori Davis                       Timothy Park                             Gayle & Gary Mann                     Sandra Horvat                                Michael Wyman                                  Linda Tickins & Co Real Estate
Linda Dell’Erario                Jean Parsonage                           Heather Mattacchione                  Jannette Hughes                                                                             LiUNA! Local 183
Judith Deri                      Hetalben Patel                           Christine McClymont                   Fran Kirshenbaum                             EVENT SPONSORS                                 LiUNA! Ontario Provincial District Council
Dr. Peter Derkach                José Mari Perez                          Louise McFarlane                      Peter Kontoulakos                            We are delighted to acknowledge the            Jock MacDonald
Linda Dinning                    Joan Plunkett                            Donald Meyer                          Barbara Le Ber                               generous sponsors, between April 1,            Medical Pharmacies Group Inc.
Young Domson                     Kevin Porter                             Pam Ostrander                         Matthew Lee                                  2020 and March 31, 2021, who enabled           Modern Niagara Toronto
Angela Dowd                      Steve Preketes                           Neil & Joan Pacey                     Mark MacDonald                               our signature events to be leaders in          ProResp
Jean & Alec Downie               Shirley Price                            Tom Panagopoulos                      Margaret Marcar                              their class.                                   Dr. David & Patricia Psutka
Janet Ellins                     Shirley Rainbow                          Si-Hwan Park                          Robert Marketic                                                                             Conrad Schickedanz
Jiulan Fan                       Colin Raines                             Yolanda Pataky                        Gabriel Mattacchione                         Burgundy Asset Management                      Southbrook Vineyards
Noriel Gabucayan                 Ahmad Ramahi                             Sam Paulos & Gayle Kosokowsky         Rosemary McMahon                             Carpenters & Allied Workers Local 27           Georgina Steinsky
Valerie Gardner & Peter Miller   Anne Rendall                             Audrey & Jim Peacock                  Otto Putz                                    Dairy Farmers of Ontario                       The Troop Family
Christine & John Gilmour         Kari Reystone                            José Mari Perez                       Jean Raines                                  EllisDon Corporation                           West Park Healthcare Centre
Tony Clement & Lynne Golding     Grace Robertson                          Zaga Poznan                           Reeva Richstone                              Enercare
Rosi Gould                       Spencer Robinson                         Randy Quinagon                        Joan Carol Saunders                          EXP Buildings
Bill Graham                      Lydia M. Roy                             Glenna Ricker                         Mitchel Silver                               Extendicare Assist
Catherine Hampson                Roor Sagoo                               Phil Ross
Winifried Heim                   Tessa Shelvey                            Lydia M. Roy
Marjorie Henery                  Janina Shuster                           Akbar Siddiqi
Krikor Hindoian                  Paula Silvestre                          Rajkumar Sivaahnanam
Jill Humphries                   Mary Simone                              Gerald Solowinski
Roslyn Irvine                    Ammoree Simpson-Muir                     Robert & Louise Spittal
Brian Isherwood                  Judy Smith                               John Sproat
Irena Jakobi                     David Snell                              Lynda Strathdee
Charles Jiang                    Gerald Solowinski                        Jean Tetiuk
Eva Kasalovic                    Lynn Suter                               Orval D. Thompson                                                                    WILLIAM GAGE LEGACY CIRCLE
Toan K. Kha                      Orval D. Thompson                        Shawali Wahadj                                           We are honoured to recognize our forward-thinking supporters who have expressed their
Raheem Khan                      Carl Tulloch                             Lynne & Robert Wilkins                                                intention to include West Park in their will and estate plans.
Muhammad Khawaja                 Jane Turner                              Andrea Vincent
Douglas King                     Algis J. Vaisnoris                       Anonymous (3)                                             Stephen Baker & Helen Mean                                             Sylvia Kovich
Irvin Klinghofer                 Yong Wang                                                                                                Margaret Ann Barker                                                 Ed Kress
Raj Kohli                        Susan Wang                               TRIBUTE GIFTS                                                       Ruby Bennett                                               David & Ann Love
Elizabeth Korpal                 Susan Wild                               We are privileged to recognize                                       Alice Booth                                          Patricia Helen MacDonald
Mary Kovacic                     Dougal Williams                          thoughtful gifts made in honour of                            Harold & Fredelle Brief                                          Ashleigh Manzon
Jonas Kweku-Teye                 Keith Wylie                              someone special or in memory of a                             Bill & Gloria Casemore                                       Robert & Patricia Martin
Lijeanne Lee                     Diane Zdybal                             loved one between April 1, 2020 and                                  Barry Cleave                                             Barry J. Monaghan
Christopher Lee                  Derek Zulesky                            March 31, 2021.                                               Paul & Barbara Collings                                      Robert & Toni Morrison
Amy Lee                          Vlado Zupanec                                                                                                Ian Dalrymple                                              Joseph P. Ricciuti
Luke Lei                         Jo Zupnik                                In Honour of                                                    Jean & Alec Downie                                             Shirley Rainbow
Cesar Augusta Leon               York Lions Club                          Teri E. Brown                                          Garry, Janice, Craig & Kevin Fairhurst                                      Vince Rice
In memory of Diane Lowe          Anonymous (4)                            Arthur Kiyaga                                                   Jock & Sue Fleming                                               Nadine Saby
Susan MacDonald                                                           Joanne Love                                                        Heather Fuller                                                Dr. Rajka Soric
Pamela Madan-Sharma              MONTHLY DONORS                           Bruce & Bev McMurchy                                     Valerie Gardner & Peter Miller                                    Robert & Louise Spittal
Patrick Madigan                  We are pleased to recognize those        Vicki Nullmeyer                                                   Junette Gibbons                                              Lynda Strathdee
Jody Malone                      donors who chose to give each month      Amy M. Phung                                                   Jack & Daphne Guest                                               Russell Varley
Iryna Martynova                  to West Park between April 1, 2020 and   Zeoara Rahman                                                    Ronald C. Hansen                                               Kim Verwaayen
Heather Mattacchione             March 31, 2021.                          Esther Rupnarain                                                Claire & John Hardie                                          Tony & Cathy Viner
Christine McClymont                                                       Leona Skilling-Di Stasi                                               Joan Hart                                             Kathleen J. Wilkinson
Yuko Mckeown                     Abidali & Bibi Ali                       Ronald Thacker                                                 Ed & Georgette Healy                                             Pearl J. Yeoman
Tom McLeod                       Nora Ampartey                            West Park Healthcare Centre - Staff                              Susanna Jouwstra                                               Anonymous (5)
Jane McNamee                     Elizabeth Arnold                                                                                              David Kaiser
Trish Mizzau                     Celestina Araujo                         In Memory of
Nicanor Molina                   Gwen Bailey-Mason                        Maria Altobello
Jaswant Narula                   Marlene Battle                           Douglas Andrews
Robert Nelson                    Silvia Birk                              Lillian Arfin
Nadra Nelson                     Marie Blanchard                          Angelo Arrabito
Thu Ngo                          Grace Campbell                           Alice G. Booth
Kim Nhan                         Linda Dinning                            Heather Butt
Sandina Noble                    Jean & Alec Downie                       Angelo Carolli
Pauline Ofori-Dei                Janet Ellins                             Rina Colevecchia
Elisa Orsi                       Laura Fofie                              Marlene Collins
Cheryl Overholt                  Allan Hinman                             Mary P. Duda
Margaret Pace                    Colleen Howard                           Mr. Fong
Huei Pai                         Gale Hughes                              John W. Ford

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West Park Foundation is accredited by Imagine Canada for excellence in nonprofit   foundation@westpark.org
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