2012-13 Annual Report - BC Children's Hospital Foundation

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Childhood is a time of tremendous activity – of learning, playing, exploring and growing. Childhood is also the time when we start to connect the dots between life experiences that will create our deeply personal world view. During this time we learn about the importance of friends and family, about giving and sharing, our likes and dislikes, and our interests and aspirations. The pattern that begins to emerge during childhood comes to shape our lives.

As supporters of BC Children’s Hospital, Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children and the Child & Family Research Institute, you are helping to shape the lives of thousands of young people. In many ways, the care they receive thanks to you will influence who they become.

In the pages of this Activity Report, our 2012-13 annual report, we invite you to reflect on the pastimes of your childhood while learning about the wonderful things your generous support has made possible and hearing from a few of the children whose lives you have touched. Through the activities, images and adventures of our patients, caregivers and donors, let us show you how your contributions to BC Children’s Hospital change lives.

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Through the Campaign for BC Children, and with the support of thousands of individuals, organizations and our campaign leadership team, BC Children’s Hospital Foundation is raising $200 million to support the construction of a new BC Children’s Hospital and ensure all of BC’s children have access to a consistent standard of specialized care.

You are helping us navigate the twists and turns on the path to a new BC Children’s Hospital. Thank you for joining us on this journey from milestone to milestone.

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2008 The $200-million Campaign for BC Children launches in April.

2009 The campaign reaches its halfway mark with $100 million raised in December.

2012 Groundbreaking for a new patient-family accommodation facility at BC Children’s Hospital takes place in June. It is scheduled to open in 2014.

The new Clinical Support Building receives its first patients in programs including Social Work, Psychology, Youth Health and Shapedown BC in September.

Groundbreaking event for the Djavad Mowafaghian Childcare Centre is held in November. The centre is scheduled to open in 2013.

The campaign reaches the three-quarter mark in October with $150 million raised from individuals, companies and organizations across BC.

2013 Three teams are shortlisted in April to create designs for the new BC Children’s Hospital.

2014 Construction of the new BC Children’s Hospital begins.

2018 The new BC Children’s Hospital opens!

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In 2012 your generous

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BC Children’s Hospital Foundation board chair Kevin Bent, president & CEO Teri Nicholas and patient Casey Wright

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Every year individuals and organizations from across BC and the Yukon step forward to support BC Children’s Hospital, Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children and the Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI). Our 2012-13 fiscal year was no exception, as 116,126 people made gifts to support the urgent and ongoing needs of these facilities and our $200-million capital campaign, the Campaign for BC Children.

Report fromthe President and Chair

Our donors and volunteers have made tremendous contributions since we launched the capital campaign in 2008. The fact is that even as we raise money to support the construction of the new hospital and the delivery of pediatric care to children in communities around the province, we must also meet the needs of those children who require our help today.

With your support, BC Children’s Hospital Foundation provided $58.8 million in grants and contributions to the hospital, Sunny Hill and CFRI last year. That’s an increase of $8.5 million over the year prior. Does the extra funding you provide make a difference? You bet it does. Consider that, thanks to just one of the many pieces of equipment you helped purchase, the hospital’s pathology staff can now identify bacteria causing a blood infection in 20 minutes once a sample is

ready. A few months ago this took 36 hours! The greater speed made possible using this leading-edge technology will save lives.

Your annual donations have a direct impact on the care children receive at the hospital and at Sunny Hill, where child development and rehabilitation staff work with children to help them reach their full potential. And over $9 million a year goes to the CFRI, ensuring that children treated at the hospital – for conditions ranging from diabetes to cancer to cerebral palsy – benefit from both outstanding clinical care and targeted research programs.

Miracle Weekend is our main source of annual funding. In June 2012 we reported Miracle Weekend donations of over $17.9 million, including over $10 million in undesig-nated donations. These funds are vital to our

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ability to meet the annual needs of children at the hospital. Your donations support research, equipment purchases, and health promotion and education initiatives.

A year ago we reported donations to our capital campaign of $142.5 million. Since then individuals and organizations have contributed another $30.6 million to support construction of the new hospital and Child Health BC, steering us down the home stretch.

On page 51 of this report we have included a chart that indicates how all money dispensed by the foundation is used. As always, we worked hard in 2012-13 to keep our expenses low and maintained a cost of fundraising of under 20 per cent.

In 2012 your generous donations touched the lives of 81,394 children and youth who made 216,509 visits to BC Children’s Hospital. Your donations, whether to the capital campaign or to help us meet today’s needs, are driving the profound change that is underway at BC Children’s Hospital and in the delivery of pediatric care across the province. Thanks to you, children from across BC and the Yukon are able to experience the many fun and enriching activities that should define any childhood.

Thank you for your support.

Teri Nicholas, msw, rsw Kevin Bent President & CEO Chair, Board of Directors


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When we launched the Campaign for BC Children in 2008 we could only imagine the impact this initiative would have on the campus of BC Children’s Hospital and on the lives of children from BC and the Yukon. Today the hospital grounds are alive with construction activity as buildings associated with this immense redevelopment project take shape and site preparation for the construction of the new hospital moves into full swing.

Next year we will celebrate the opening of the 49-space Djavad Mowafaghian Childcare Centre and new patient-family housing on site. We will also witness the long-antici-pated demolition of a large part of the old Shaughnessy building and the beginning of the construction of the new BC Children’s Hospital. In the spring of 2014, when the team that will build the new hospital is selected, we will see the final plans for a children’s health-care centre unlike any other in Canada. These are the milestones so many people have worked hard to achieve – and that you have made possible with your donations.

The people of British Columbia and the Yukon have demonstrated exceptional generosity in supporting our campaign. As of July 2013 over 79,000 people and organizations had contributed more than $173 million. In the past year several donors have come forward with leadership gifts of $1 million or more, including the Milan & Maureen Ilich Founda-tion, which contributed $5 million, building on a $1-million gift made at the outset of the campaign; The Quail Rock Foundation with a gift of $1,205,100; and Jason and Emily Ko and Family and Viva Pharmaceutical Inc. contributed $1 million, as did the Yu Family and Karen Flavelle, Purdys Chocolatier.

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The generosity of these donors, and of the many others who have made gifts of any size, is helping to transform the delivery of specialized care to children in BC. This transformation is already having an impact on those children treated at the hospital and, thanks to the activities of Child Health BC, on many others who are treated in communities across the province.

As we look forward to celebrating the conclusion of the Campaign for BC Children and seeing the new hospital materialize, I can’t help but reflect on the thousands of individuals, organizations and communities that have stepped forward to ensure the children of BC and the Yukon will have access to an exceptional standard of care in the decades ahead. It is impossible to think about the commitment and compassion of our donors without also thinking of the many children and families I have met whose lives have been touched by the hospital and the generosity of others.

Thank you for supporting the Campaign for BC Children.

Don Lindsay Chair, The Campaign for BC Children

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The New BC Children’s HospitalThe new BC Children’s Hospital is being designed with the future in mind – as the health needs of children change and technology evolves, so too must the environment in which children and families find the care they need.

The new seven-storey hospital will have an inviting exterior and, at almost 50,000 square metres, will be more than twice the size of our current facility. All patient rooms will be single-occupancy, offering life-saving medical equipment and space for parents to stay comfortably – all at the child’s bedside. In 2006, Teck Resources Limited became the largest donor in the hospital’s history, pledging $25 million to name the Acute Care Centre – the core building of the new Children’s Hospital, which will house services and facilities ranging from cancer care and surgery to emergency and intensive care.

Children’s Cancer CentreThe Children’s Cancer Centre will be dedicat-ed to treating children with blood disorders and cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma. With 27 inpatient beds, plus an outpatient day program for kids receiving treatment or follow-up care while living at home, the Children’s Cancer Centre will bring programs currently spread across three floors to one location. The 2,300-square-metre floor will provide an environment conducive to family participation in care, with amenities such as kitchens and laundry facilities to enable parents to stay with their child 24 hours a day.

Intensive care neighbourhoodsMore than 1,000 of BC’s kids came through our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) last year. These children, suffering from the most severe illnesses and injuries, spent an average of 4.3 days in the cramped quarters of BC Children’s PICU.

Plans for the new 1,861-square-metre PICU divide it into four “neighbourhoods” that can each be isolated to help reduce hospital- acquired infections, promote healing and pro-vide a quiet refuge for families. One of these neighbourhoods will be a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, staffed with nurses specialized in caring for children with heart conditions. The new PICU will have 28 beds, six more than the current unit, each in a spacious room outfitted with the most advanced technologies for monitoring and life support.

Operating room redesignWhen the current hospital was designed, planners believed that the operating room (OR) of the future would require less space. Today, we see precisely the opposite: equipment and imaging devices play a greater-than-ever role and surgical teams of 10 or more are not


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uncommon. In the new hospital the smallest OR will be larger than the biggest OR in the current hospital.

Two of the ORs will have a shared “garage” for a CT scanner that can easily be moved into either OR depending on where it is needed. This unique setup will benefit patients who require multiple procedures and who today must sometimes be wheeled from one part of the hospital to another during or between procedures. These innovative ORs will enable children to remain under the same anesthesia while one or more procedures are performed, potentially shortening the length of time that they have to spend in hospital.

New Anesthetic Care UnitThe thousands of children who require anesthesia each year are currently seen in two different locations before and after proce-dures ranging from a simple imaging scan to abdominal surgery. In the new BC Children’s Hospital, three Anesthetic Care Units will allow children and families to be admitted to and discharged from the same area, promoting continuity of care and eliminating the need for families to transfer between two environments. As often as possible, patients will return to the same room to recover, and see the same nurses before and after surgery, enhancing the consistency and quality of care by giving families familiarity with the people as well as the place.

Creating a Clinical Decision UnitA newly created Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) in the new hospital will allow Emergency patients to stay up to 24 hours for observation or to wait for test results without having to be admitted. Once admitted, a child must wait to be discharged by a doctor, which usually means an overnight stay. The CDU will help families avoid unnecessary hospital stays for minor injuries and illnesses, freeing bed space

and staff time. Children will return home faster and caregivers will be able to spend more time with the children who need them most.

Under construction Construction of the Djavad Mowafaghian Childcare Centre, which will provide childcare services for hospital staff and the surrounding community, is underway. The centre is scheduled to open in 2014. A groundbreaking event for the facility was held on November 22, 2012, to honour Dr. Mowafaghian, who pledged $4 million to the project, bringing his total contributions to BC Children’s Hospital to over $10 million.

The Clinical Support Building, which houses hospital staff and programs that have moved to make way for demolition of part of the Shaughnessy building and construction of the new hospital, began receiving patients on September 25, 2012.

On-site accommodation for out-of-town fami-lies is also under construction in the southeast corner of the hospital site; a groundbreaking ceremony for this facility was held on June 7, 2012. It is scheduled to open in the fall of 2013.

Blueprints in the makingIn April 2013 the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) selected three teams – Affinity Partnerships, Oak Street Health Partners and Plenary Health – to present their proposed plans for the new hospital. Comprising award-win-ning architects, builders, financiers and service providers with extensive experience in the construction and maintenance of children’s hospitals in North America, each team will present their plans to the PHSA in the fall and selection of the winning bid will be announced in 2014. Construction of the new BC Children’s Hospital will begin in 2014 and is scheduled for completion by 2018.

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Maya AhujaHolding their newborn for the first time is a moment most mothers cherish. Karm Ahuja had only 30 seconds before her daughter, Maya, was hurried to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Months before Maya was born, Karm and her husband Gary learned through an ultrasound that their baby would have a congenital heart defect called tetralogy of Fallot, and a cleft palate. In October 2010, then four-month-old Maya underwent open-heart surgery. Shortly after the operation Maya’s heart stopped beating. Thankfully, after 22 minutes, the hospital’s caregiving team was able to revive her. Six weeks later she returned home.

Today Maya still faces challenges. Since her hospital stay she has been diagnosed with a genetic condition called Cornelia de Lange syndrome, a developmental disorder that affects many parts of her body. As she grows she will require another operation on her heart. Gary and Karm say words can’t describe the gratitude they have for the hospital’s doctors and nurses. They are comforted by the fact that no matter what medical challenges lie ahead for Maya they will not have to face them alone.

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Stephanie Carlson and Doug GordonEverybody likes to back a winner. That’s why making a gift to the Campaign for BC Children was a natural decision for Stephanie Carlson and Doug Gordon. Each of them has pledged $1 million to the campaign, fulfilling what they felt was a personal responsibility to give back to a place that has changed the lives of many British Columbians – including their own.

BC Children’s has been a part of nearly every phase of Stephanie’s life, from the loss of her daughter, Joanna, to her years of volunteer-ing for the hospital. In fact, Stephanie’s and Doug’s contributions go far beyond their financial commitments; both have been involved with the hospital as volunteers and on BC Children’s Hospital Foundation’s Board of Directors for many years.

The couple has watched the expansion of the hospital’s programs over time – including its successes in clinical care and the growth of its research activities – and truly understands that these positive results are made possible through philanthropy. As leadership donors, they are proud to help support other parents across the province and ensure families continue to benefit from having a world-class hospital for their children, right here in British Columbia.

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“At the Overwaitea Food Group, we’re committed to the health and wellness of kids and families in BC. We’re grateful for the amazing support of our local communities, team members, customers and supplier partners who have all played a key role in making this fundraising success possible.” – Darrell Jones, President of Overwaitea Food Group

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Reaching Children Across the ProvinceMore than 39 per cent of the province’s one million children live outside of the Lower Mainland. With only one children’s hospital serving our vast province, a collaborative effort from within the health sector and child-serving ministries is essential to building a strong health system for BC’s children.

In 2005 BC Children’s Hospital established Child Health BC, a network of the province’s five regional health authorities, the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), health professionals and care facilities, to ensure children have access to a consistent standard of health care, no matter where in the province they live. The donor-funded program took off in 2007 when Overwaitea Food Group pledged $20 million in support. Since then, thousands of BC’s children and families have benefited from Child Health BC’s initiatives.

Taking a concussion toolkit across British ColumbiaIn partnership with the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit and with support from the Ministry of Health, Child Health BC is ready to launch a new concussion awareness training toolkit (CATT) across BC and nationally. The goal of the web-based toolkit is to standardize the care of children with concussions by providing easily accessible resources for health practitioners and parents. Good concussion management is crucial to decreasing the risk of brain damage. There are many standards and resources on concussions available; however, only CATT has been implemented with a national promotion strategy.

Child health framework and service planning toolChild Health BC, with its partners, achieved provincial consensus on a unified framework

and vision for children’s health across the province. This framework uses a “tiers of service” approach that outlines the various levels of pediatric care – from community health promotion right through to the most complex, highly specialized care provided at Children’s Hospital. The “tiers of service” concept lets all health authorities assess themselves using the same mechanism, giving them confidence that their services meet the standard.

In 2012, Child Health BC worked with partners to complete the service planning module for pediatric cancer services, palliative care, and emergency care for children. These modules lay the foundation for provincial service planning, which is the next step. BC is on the leading edge of this kind of work in Canada, and BC’s children are the first to benefit.

New staffing to keep up with children’s and families’ needsIn December 2012 Dr. Maureen O’Donnell, executive director of Child Health BC, and Mary Lou Matthews, in her new role as provincial lead, Network Operations, welcomed two new staff members. Jennifer Scarr is provincial lead, Health Promotion, Prevention and Primary Care, focusing on initiatives that help to keep children healthy at an early age and prevent injuries. Michele Fryer is provincial lead, Regional Specialty and Subspecialty Services. She is helping to expand the reach of subspe-cialty clinics to communities throughout BC and playing a key role in implementing the “tiers of service” initiative.

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Ensuring standardized care for BC’s childrenOver 1,000 of BC’s health professionals and care providers have participated in Child Health BC’s standards of care workshops and collaboration meetings. These meetings provide a valuable opportunity for policy- and decision-makers from all six health authorities to network, share knowledge and develop best practices in caring for BC’s children. Findings from the workshops are further shared via Child Health BC’s website, with reports available for download by care providers and families.

Caring for kids closer to homeThrough Child Health BC, Children’s Hospital schedules more than 200 regional subspecialty clinic days per year throughout the province. The clinics help to ensure children – especially those who live in rural communities – are not left untreated and that they can receive adequate follow-up care closer to home.

This past year, Child Health BC and the Division of Neurology at BC Children’s launched a pilot program for a provincial telehealth follow-up clinic for children and youth with epilepsy. Dr. Mary Connolly and the neurology team from Children’s Hospital have had numerous epilepsy follow-up sessions with patients, their families and care providers in remote locations via video-conferencing, sparing families a trip to the hospital. In 2011, TELUS completed a $5 million pledge to support Child Health BC’s telehealth projects. Child Health BC is working with PHSA telehealth to identify the best ways to integrate this technology to support regional specialty and subspecialty services.

Campaign Leadership Donors BC Children’s Hospital Foundation is honoured to acknowledge the following donors who have generously contributed $1 million or more to the Campaign for BC Children (as of June 2013). These outstanding donors, along with contributions from tens of thousands of other individuals and corporations, have helped us raise over $173 million of our $200-million goal:

Lead BenefactorsSave-On-Foods, Overwaitea Foods, PriceSmart Foods, Cooper’s Foods & Urban Fare

BenefactorsA Night of MiraclesEstate of Karel and Edith Alston The Auxiliary to BC Children’s Hospital BMO Financial Group Jack and Doris Brown FoundationL. C. Campbell The Patrick and Beryl Campbell Charitable TrustCanucks for Kids Fund Capstone Mining Corp. Stephanie A. Carlson Chinese-Canadian Community CIBC and CIBC Employees Colonel Harland Sanders Charities Concert Properties Ltd. & Janice and David Podmore Finning Karen Flavelle, Purdys ChocolatierGolden Girls Group Douglas C. GordonBrian and Andrea Hill

The Hudson FamilyMilan & Maureen Ilich Foundation Jake and Judy KerrJason and Emily Ko and Family and Viva Pharmaceutical Inc. Ledcor Group of Companies, Dave Lede Family Foundation The Lee FamilyDonald R. LindsayMining4Life Charity ChallengeDjavad Mowafaghian Foundation Peterson GroupThe Quail Rock Foundation RBC Rix Family Foundation Scotiabank and its Employees Daniel and Henrik Sedin and Families Silver Wheaton TELUS Team Members and Retirees The Yu Family Anonymous (4)

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Debra VincentDebra Vincent of Vancouver Island understands the importance of supporting a hospital that cares for all of BC’s children. Today, she shares her gratitude by making contributions to the hospital, and hopes other patient families who have the means to pay it forward will do the same.

Deb believes that without the exceptional care that her son, Doug Jr., received 30 years ago, he would not be here today. Deb is the proud grandmother of Doug Jr.’s two beautiful daughters and, together, this multigenerational family donates significantly to the hospital that gave Doug Jr. a second chance.

Deb still vividly remembers the many days spent away from her home on the Island while Doug Jr. was at Children’s and her husband, Doug Sr., remained at work. One day, without money for food to eat, a hospital volunteer offered her money to buy some food – it was an act of kindness she remembers to this day. By supporting the hospital and nurturing philanthropy within her own family, Deb is giving back to a place that shaped her family’s future, and encouraging others to follow her lead.

Ali BrockNikki Brock’s daughter, Ali, is the apple of her eye. The 21-month- old loves to blow kisses and give hugs, and playing with Ali is Nikki’s favourite part of the day. But at night, when she has a moment to herself, Nikki can’t help but think about the many challenges that lie ahead for her child.

Born with only one vessel to pump blood out of her heart, instead of two, Ali had her first open-heart surgery when she was only five days old. Cardiac surgeons at BC Children’s Hospital attached a donor vessel to her heart to help her survive. She’s had two open-heart surgeries since – one of them lasting more than 13 hours.

Ali and Nikki travel from Nanaimo to BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver every few months for care. Though the trips can be long and tiring Nikki can’t say enough about the hospital’s caregivers, who

“are incredible and truly care about children’s well-being.”

Because the donor vessel won’t grow as she does, Ali will require surgeries throughout her life to replace her vessel. Nikki hopes that every surgery in the future will go smoothly for Ali and that she will continue to be happy and healthy.

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Caring for KidsThe health-care needs of children are changing. Children admitted to the hospital today are much sicker than those typically admitted in the past, and require more complex care, more often. Outpatient care is on the rise, allowing children to return home every day during their treatment or following day surgery. In fact, children across BC and the Yukon made 128,917 visits to BC Children’s outpatient clinics in 2012 alone. The hospital admitted an additional 8,259 inpatients who stayed an average of 7.6 days for specialized treatment and monitoring.

The delivery of care must always progress, in practice and philosophy, to keep pace with patients’ changing needs and ensure they continue to receive excellent care. Our specialized medical teams are meeting that challenge and rank among the best in the world, providing innovative and ever-evolving treatments for BC’s children.

Stellar anesthesia careThe role of anesthesiology in today’s hospital is much different than in the past. Among our medical professionals, the Anesthesia team crosses one of the largest numbers of disciplines. The work of anesthesiologists takes place in and beyond the operating rooms. Their expertise is required to help children cope with pain, remain calm or stay asleep in the PICU, and for simple procedures

like routine dental exams or CT scans during which young or developmentally challenged children cannot sit still. The Department of Pediatric Anesthesia is also leading a renaissance in monitoring capabilities and pain management, gaining new knowledge of how the drugs used in their profession affect children while looking at the social factors that enhance a child’s recovery from medication side effects.

Leading the heart to healthBC’s children made 8,100 visits to the hospital last year for cardiac care ranging from treatments for the 437 babies born in BC with cardiac conditions to a heart transplant for a pre-teen boy. Last January, 12-year-old Andrew Westerlund became the first patient at BC Children’s Hospital to use a Berlin heart.


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A Berlin heart is an artificial heart about the size of a small refrigerator that pumps blood for patients while they wait for a transplant. Andrew was hooked up to the Berlin heart for five days before a donor heart was available. He immediately went back into surgery and has since made a remarkable recovery. Andrew’s procedure is one of over 300 heart operations performed by Children’s cardiac surgeons each year, the majority of which are open-heart surgeries. Almost half of all open-heart surgeries at BC Children’s are performed on children under a year old.

Outstanding work in orthopedics Our pediatric orthopedic surgeons performed 1,165 operations for children with back, bone and musculoskeletal disorders last year. These include conditions like scoliosis, broken bones and club foot. Among the team’s greatest accomplishments is its ability to manage over 12,000 visits from patients every year – one of the largest numbers of patient visits to a hospital department. Teenagers with severe back deformations have their scoliosis curvatures dramatically reduced through advanced back surgery. Babies with club foot are now treated with Botox injections rather than through painful and invasive surgeries. Over 100 patients a day are assessed and treated – straightened, braced, casted and restored – by the outstanding Department of Orthopedics at BC Children’s.

Constantly improving cancer careThe equivalent of six classrooms full of children and adolescents were newly diag-nosed with cancer last year. These children were among the 695 babies, children and teenagers admitted for treatment through the hospital’s Oncology/Hematology/Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, and made many of last year’s nearly 10,000 patient visits to our Oncology, Hematology and Hemophilia outpatient clinics. Today, over 80 per cent of these children and youth survive, but not without a cost: the side effects of anti-cancer therapies leave many survivors with health issues associated with their cancer or treatment. Because our childhood cancer specialists are constantly seeking newer treatments that do less harm to young bodies and minds, cure rates for children treated at BC Children’s continually rank among the best in North America. Our cancer and blood disorder treatment programs are leading the international medical community in studies to reduce side effects and improve survival.

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Spot the Difference!Can you find seven differences between these two hospital rooms? Look for things that will make patient rooms in the new hospital better for children and more comfortable for families, and help caregivers provide the best care.

answersConvertible sofa sleeper for parents / Ceiling-mounted light and monitor / Wall-mounted flat-screen TV / Window with outdoor view / Private bathroom / In-room storage for personal items / Larger room size

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Dr. Eleanor ReimerDr. Eleanor Reimer has a deep-rooted fascination with medicine. As a child, she was hospitalized frequently with a chronic bone infection that required many surgeries. So when she decided to pursue a medical career, she was determined to remember what it was like to be on the

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It was an easy choice for Dr. Reimer to become a pediatric anesthesiolo-gist. After medical school, she knew she wanted to work with children, and to remain in the dynamic environment of the operating rooms and intensive care unit, where she had previously worked as a nurse. Dr. Reimer’s love of children and the OR was put to good use in the planning of the new BC Children’s Hospital. As the former head of the Department of Pediatric Anesthesia at Children’s Hospital, she served on two of the new hospital’s planning teams.

She is also a Children’s Circle of Care member, and along with the rest of the Anesthesia team, proudly supports research to ensure anesthesia and pain management continue to improve. For Dr. Reimer, the only thing more satisfying than seeing her donation dollars at work first-hand is working with kids and their families at BC Children’s Hospital.

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Marko MarconatoMarko Marconato is a tough kid. An avid athlete, the 13-year-old never complained of pain, even after a rough game of hockey. But when a lump on Marko’s bicep became hard and firm, his mom, Paula, knew it was no ordinary sports injury.

In January 2012 Marko was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, an extremely rare and aggressive form of bone cancer. He endured many side effects from his anti-cancer drugs: a collapsed lung, open sores inside his mouth and ulcers that required him to be tube-fed, and excruciating burns from the drugs in his bloodstream seeping through the palms of his hands and feet. Doctors first believed amputation was the only option. Then BC Children’s pediatric orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Ken Brown, offered an alternative: in a 20-hour surgery, he removed Marko’s fibula and part of his hip, and used them to save the boy’s arm.

Being an athlete has been a great benefit to Marko in physiotherapy – he knows how to work hard to reach his goals. He still requires checkups at BC Children’s every three months, but Marko’s parents are thankful his chemotherapy is done and the cancer is gone.

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Ensuring kids get the right antibiotic quicklyIn April 2013, thanks to donor funding, our hospital’s pathology lab received an advanced matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) device. The use of MALDI to identify the life-threatening bacteria that affect patients represents the modern standard in pathology. The addition of MALDI has revolutionized the hospital laboratory’s work flow and efficiency, and will enable caregivers to respond faster and prescribe treatment and medication more accurately than ever before.

Since the arrival of MALDI our pathologists have been able to reduce the time it takes to identify bacteria from 36 hours to just 20 minutes. This dramatic improvement has life-saving implications: because many of our patients already have an underlying medical condition – like cystic fibrosis or cancer – timely treatment is of the essence in order to protect them from infections that they cannot fight unassisted. Knowing the

Innovation and collaboration are commonplace at BC Children’s Hospital. As leaders in pediatric health care our hospital’s caregiving teams use the latest medical technologies to complement their expertise in research and clinical care – with the goal of providing the least invasive treatments and most timely care for children.

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exact bacteria causing the infection allows doctors to prescribe the best antibiotic quickly, minimizing the impact of the infection before it takes hold in the body. Children will also have a reduced risk of complications, avoid antibiotics that are inappropriate or less than ideal, and spend less time in the hospital.

Minimizing impact through interventional radiologyInterventional radiology is another area in which the use of technology has enhanced care for children with medical conditions that may have once required surgery. Intervention-al radiology involves using medical imaging equipment such as fluoroscopy, ultrasound and CT to perform minimally invasive proce-dures. These minimally invasive intervention-al radiology procedures can reduce the child’s recovery time, and, in many cases, make the procedure faster and simpler than traditional surgical options. Interventional radiologists use these imaging tools to navigate needles or catheters (small hollow tubes) into organs, blood vessels, or spaces in the body to treat a variety of conditions and diseases.


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Last year Dr. Manraj Heran, an interventional radiologist at BC Children’s, pioneered the use of intralesional chemotherapy for children. During this procedure, chemotherapy drugs are injected directly into a patient’s cancerous tumour rather than delivered intravenously through the circulatory system. Administer-ing chemotherapy in this way can be easier on the body and enables the patient to leave the hospital on the same day of treatment.

Bringing hope to families of children with genetic diseaseA new technology called chromosomal microarray analysis is giving hope to families in search of a diagnosis for their child. A significant number of children seen at the hospital have conditions with a genetic cause. In many instances, medical geneticists at BC Children’s can diagnose a child by finding changes in genes or chromosomes; this information can help families to understand the implications of the child’s condition or syndrome and point the way to treatment options. Medical geneticists also counsel

families and put them in touch with support services and other families whose children have the same condition.

Chromosomal microarray analysis uses specialized chips to detect subtle changes in a patient’s chromosome. Before the technol-ogy was available, geneticists examined a patient’s chromosomes under the microscope, and only those chromosomes showing large differences were identifiable. With this new tool geneticists can now detect minute variations in a child’s chromosomes, enabling them to better analyze a child’s chromosomal pattern and potentially diagnose children whose conditions were previously unknown.

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Medi-MatchCan you match the medical specialty to the part of the body it corresponds to? These are just a few of the pediatric disciplines in which BC Children’s Hospital’s caregivers provide specialized care for children across the province.


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Nehal DeoShalini Deo often wonders where her seven-year-old son Nehal gets his boundless energy. Just 10 days after his latest heart surgery he was already asking Shalini when he could return to school.

Born with several complex heart defects, Nehal has had four surgeries at BC Children’s. He rebounded remarkably each time, particularly from his most recent procedure in March 2013, which was less invasive than a traditional open-heart surgery but required the use of staff and equipment in two different procedure rooms at Children’s. Cardiac surgeons prepped Nehal in the operating room and, while he was fully sedated, transferred him to the cardiac catheterization lab, where caregivers could use imaging equipment to guide them as they put a stent in Nehal’s lung artery. While the surgery was a success, the fact that he had to be wheeled through the hospital hallways from one procedure room to another added both time and risk to the surgery.

In the new BC Children’s Hospital, children undergoing this type of procedure will be able to receive care in one of two large hybrid proce-dure rooms, reducing risk and paving the way to a speedy recovery.

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A Night of MiraclesSouth Asian culture is a vibrant and bold part of British Columbian life. The South Asian community contributes much more than just cultural diversity to our province. For more than 15 years, this community has been safeguarding the health of the province’s children through its support for BC Children’s Hospital.

In 2011 business leaders Robin Dhir (right) and Vik Khanna (left) and others set out to raise $3 million through A Night of Miracles – a black-tie gala that has raised over $1 million since it began four years ago – to support the construction of an interventional radiology room in the new BC Children’s Hospital. Thanks to this commitment to the Campaign for BC Children, A Night of Miracles’ cabinet, committee and supporters are ensuring patients in the new Children’s Hospital will be cared for in procedure rooms designed to meet the advanced imaging needs of interventional radiologists and surgeons alike.

Members of the South Asian community raise funds for capital campaign initiatives and annual needs at the hospital through individual and corporate gifts.

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SolvingMysteriesThere is no doubt that research into childhood illnesses has gained incredible momentum on the Children’s Hospital site over the past quarter century. Since its opening in the mid-1980s, the facility now known as the Child & Family Research Institute, or CFRI, has undergone tremendous growth – in size, scope and talent. Research activity has exploded on campus, growing from 145 investigators and trainees in 1987 to well over 200 investigators and more than 300 trainees at the CFRI today. In 25 years the CFRI has expanded from a single building to its current five-structure layout – and the discovery-generating power of its programs attest to the value of the work being undertaken within it.

Best treatment when bone marrow failsOur researchers have shown that children with acquired aplastic anemia (AA), a life-threatening illness that causes a person’s bone marrow to stop producing enough new blood cells, can be effectively treated without a bone marrow transplant. Dr. Kirk Schultz and Dr. Rebecca Deyell’s research team reported that a medication-based treatment called immunosuppressive therapy appears as successful as bone marrow transplants in treating AA, helping to reduce the significant potential complications and challenges of finding a compatible donor for the transplant.

Locating the neural roots of dyslexiaA CFRI brain imaging study is giving researchers a clearer view of the brain regions involved in dyslexia — a common reading disability that affects about 700,000 Canadian children and teens. The recent study, led by Dr. Deborah Giaschi’s CFRI research group, provides evidence that children with dyslexia, in addition to experiencing challenges with reading, may have difficulty processing complex sounds.

Identifying the need for a new meningitis vaccineA CFRI-led study has revealed that a new strain of bacterium that causes meningitis, which can result in life-threatening blood


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infections and swelling in the brain, is now the leading cause of the illness in Canada. Led by Dr. Julie Bettinger of CFRI’s Vaccine Evaluation Centre, the study tracked the incidence of meningitis over time and found that the new strain accounts for about 60 per cent of the 413 cases seen in children, leading researchers to conclude that a new infant vaccine could prevent meningitis infection.

Getting a feel for a patient’s conditionSoon anesthesiologists could be using their stomachs and backs to monitor an anesthetized patient’s condition. Pediatric anesthesiology researcher Dr. Mark Ansermino’s team is testing a prototype

“vibro-tactile” waist belt that silently provides its wearer with a series of differently paced vibrations at four distinct locations on the waist. Each location communicates changes in one of four key physiologic variables. For example, a slow vibration to the right of the navel indicates a drop in peak airway pressure. The belt lets anesthesiologists monitor a child without distractions from beeping alarms and flashing lights meant to alert other OR staff. With only 30 minutes of preparatory training, anesthesiologists at BC Children’s were able to accurately identify signals from the belt 90 per cent of the time.

Obese children’s hearts show early physical damageDr. Kevin Harris of the Children’s Heart Centre and his research team have found that the physical predictors of heart disease, particu-larly, the stiffening of the aorta, are already present in the hearts of obese children. About one-third of Canadian children are overweight or obese, making the research important to understanding the long-term health implications of childhood obesity.

Genes and immune system shaped by childhood poverty and stressLed by Dr. Michael Kobor, researchers at the Centre for Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics and the CFRI have revealed that childhood poverty is among the experiences that leave an imprint on our genes, and could play a role in immunity. Epigenetics

– the study of changes in gene expression – examined a process called DNA methylation, which acts like a dimmer on a light switch, turning genes on or off or setting them somewhere in between. Research showed that methylation patterns were predictive of future immune responses, suggesting that early life experiences could play a role in our response to illness later in life.

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Mining for MiraclesBuddy the Miner is all about about teamwork. He represents Mining for Miracles, the mining community’s longstanding fundraising campaign for BC Children’s Hospital. Year after year, individuals and corporations across BC’s mining sector – who sometimes compete in the business world – work together to make miracles happen for BC’s kids. Over the past 25 years Mining for Miracles has raised more than $21 million for children and families who visit the hospital. Through employee and corporate fundraising initiatives, and participation in events like Jeans Day™, Slo-Pitch, the Diamond Draw, the Hooked on Miracles Fishing Tournament and the Teck Celebrity Pie Throw, Mining for Miracles has funded research labs, modernized operating rooms and bought specialized medical equipment to help keep BC’s children healthy. Mining for Miracles is now raising funds to support Canada’s first institutional pediatric biobank, which will store a ready-to-use collection of tissue samples for research at the Child & Family Research Institute at BC Children’s Hospital.

Buddy the Miner’s team – Mining for Miracles – is a leading example of how industry members can work together to give BC’s children the world-class health care and services they need and deserve.

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Harrison ChongJanet Keall knew that her second son, Harrison, was different from the moment he was born in 2002. As Harrison grew, his anxiety and frustration became more apparent, and Janet knew that he needed help.

In January 2011, Janet and eight-year-old Harrison met with Dr. Keith Marriage through the Mental Health Program at BC Children’s Hospital. Janet said that the moment Harrison arrived at the Mental Health Building he was at ease – not worried or anxious – as if he knew instinctively that Children’s would be a place that would give him help and hope. Harrison was diagnosed with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety disorder and absence seizures.

Through therapy and medication, Harrison has changed from being withdrawn and having meltdowns to being able to function in social settings like a typical 10-year-old. Janet is determined to help spread awareness about mental health and developmental disabilities as lifelong challenges and believes that with ongoing care and support from BC Children’s, Harrison will become a successful and happy man.

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Seek & FindOur researchers and clinicians spend years searching for answers about child health – when they find them, miracles can happen. Your support helps to make this possible.

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MaximizingPotentialSunny Hill Health Centre for Children helps children realize their full potential. To do so, Sunny Hill caregivers work with families to better understand and address their child’s needs, and to develop tailored recommendations and services. Whether a child has suffered a traumatic brain injury, has autism or is living with a chronic illness that affects their level of ability, staff at Sunny Hill work with them and their families to help them manage their unique challenges.

Last year, thanks to your generosity, BC Children’s Hospital Foundation provided $1,181,000 for child development and rehabilitation programs at Sunny Hill, which serves more than 5,000 children with special needs annually. These funds went toward equipment, research and education, with the lion’s share supporting innovations in care for children from across the province with conditions that affect their growth and development.

Safe Feeding ProjectThe Safe Feeding Project aims to foster meaningful communication around safe feeding for families of children with a brain injury. Funds were used to conduct interviews with the families of children staying at Sunny Hill as inpatients, and to use the information gathered to enhance communication and partnership between families and caregivers who must work together to help children learn to eat and swallow as safely as possible.

Custom seating technologySunny Hill staff have established an innova-tive process for molding customized seating supports for children who cannot sit up on their own. Using existing technology at Sunny Hill, staff have reduced the time it takes to fabricate these seats while decreasing costs. The new process involves the creation of digital files to help with future seat modifications, measurements and tracking of the child’s physical changes over time – making seating adjustments faster and more convenient for kids.

Finding balance with virtual realityThe Cube digital floor for virtual reality lets children at Sunny Hill work on their balance, range of movement and strength while interacting with an engaging electronic floor game. The donor-funded device projects over 70 special effects and games onto a two-metre floor display. The Cube’s computer vision system detects and interprets the child’s motions, and its interactive display


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reacts to movements on the floor. For instance, when children put their feet on an image of a swimming pool, it causes the projection of water to ripple. Children with cerebral palsy, brain injuries or who require lower-limb therapy can easily manipulate the images with their feet as they play. The Cube provides a fun and inviting way to keep kids at Sunny Hill strong and to get them on their feet.

Other projects include a learning module focusing on virtual reality interventions for children with special needs that is being completed in partnership with the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the Universi-ty of Ottawa. Also, Phase 1 of a virtual tour of Sunny Hill is being developed and finalized, and will allow Sunny Hill’s patients, families, caregivers and the general public to take an online tour of Sunny Hill’s programs, research and innovation.

Child development researchIn 2012-13 funding supported researchers in their efforts to better understand the unique needs of children with complex and chronic health conditions, and how to better serve them and their families. Recent studies focused on participation among children and youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities, health among the caregivers of children and youth with chronic health conditions and disabilities, and analyzing information about children with autism and their families.

Early intervention for cerebral palsy Dr. Iona Novak, head of the Cerebral Palsy Institute at the University of Notre Dame’s School of Medicine in Australia, and inter-nationally recognized for her research into cerebral palsy, visited Sunny Hill to engage with staff over three days last year. As a result of this visit, Sunny Hill has identified the need to participate in a new initiative to ensure the early diagnosis of children with cerebral palsy in BC, as research now indicates the importance of timely intervention for infants with the condition.

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John SmileyAs a Sunny Hill Foundation board member for over 20 years and a financial advisor, John Smiley knows the big impact a planned gift can have on the lives of children. He made a gift of life insurance to Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children years ago when his three sons were young. Doing so has enabled him and his wife, Kathy, to make smaller payments over the years that will lead to a larger gift in the future. Today, a grandfather of seven, he advises others on the importance, and the benefits, of caring for the future.

John is truly invested in Sunny Hill – and not just through his gift. He knows that for children with any kind of traumatic injury, Sunny Hill is where “the real work begins.” For the past two decades, John has been instrumental in safeguarding the role of Sunny Hill and its programs in BC’s communities. He is content knowing his gift for the future will continue to serve children who rely on the centre’s diverse developmental and rehabilitation services in the generations that follow him.

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Casey WrightThirteen-year-old Casey Wright’s small stature is deceiving: his personality has always been larger than life. Casey’s positive demean-our has helped him and his family cope with ongoing treatment for a brain tumour that was diagnosed when he was just six months old.

Casey endured surgery and chemotherapy as an infant, and again at age three when his cancer returned. At the time, Casey’s tumour was inoperable. But everything changed last January, as Casey’s tumour was pressing on his optic nerve, posing the risk of blindness in the one eye he uses to see. During major brain surgery in February, Casey’s medical team at BC Children’s was finally able to remove the tumour. But this victory was bittersweet as Casey suffered a stroke in the weeks following surgery, paralyzing his right side. He then began the arduous task of rehabilitation at Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children.

Casey spent two and a half months at Sunny Hill relearning to speak, walk and swallow. Today, he is back at home and on the road to – his parents hope – a cancer-free recovery. Never at a loss for words, Casey declares he will fill the void left by the tumour with “more personality, because the world can never have enough Casey.”

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Building onExcellenceTens of thousands of children come to BC Children’s Hospital year-round for specialized care that is not available anywhere else in the province. Our caregivers are able to meet the urgent needs of these children thanks to the support they receive from the Excellence in Child Health Fund, which supports the areas of greatest need at BC Children’s, Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children and the Child & Family Research Institute. Each year the foundation directs approximately $14 million from the fund to these three facilities to support education programs for staff and families, specialized research into childhood disease, and to purchase and upgrade our life-saving medical equipment.

Keeping equipment up to date A total of $2.2 million supported equipment purchases and upgrades last year. Serving patients from newborns to teenagers, BC Children’s and Sunny Hill require equipment that is diverse in size and type. Modern equipment enables our caregivers to provide safer, more effective and more precise care. In turn, this reduces the amount of pain a child experiences during a medical procedure, minimizes the risk of complications and improves overall safety by ensuring medical staff have the most accurate and detailed information about each patient.

Last year a $151,000 vitrectomy system was purchased for our Ophthalmology Department. This machine is used in eye surgery and is vital in the treatment of children with eye tumours and other diseases such as glaucoma. The current machine is quite old and this new laser-equipped version will help to decrease operating time for patients.

Our anesthesiologists are also better equipped with the addition of an $80,000 SonoSite ultrasound machine, used to help locate a child’s veins to allow central lines to be inserted more quickly. Demand on the current machine is high and the addition of a second unit has significantly improved care.


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At Sunny Hill a $5,000 EasyStand Evolv stander was purchased, which helps patients with mobility challenges to stand and achieve greater independence while improv-ing bone density.

Stimulating research discoveriesIn 2012-13 $9.3 million went to support activ-ities at the CFRI, where hundreds of North America’s brightest and most promising researchers and scientists work to find better treatments and cures to common and rare childhood diseases. Many of our researchers at the CFRI, located on the hospital site, have a clinical practice at the hospital so their findings are often translated quickly from the lab into treatments and new therapies that benefit our children.

Making strides in cystic fibrosis treatmentA research study done by Dr. Stuart Turvey, a senior clinician scientist at the CFRI and a pediatric immunologist at BC Children’s Hospital, has identified a new drug with potential for treating cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease. CF is the most common genetic disease in young Canadians, and there is no known cure. Over time, the recurring cycle of lung infections and inflammation common in people with CF damages the lungs, and

can result in a lung transplant being the only treatment option. Dr. Turvey’s discovery is the first step in identifying new medicines to reduce this lung inflammation, decreasing the likelihood that a lung transplant will be required.

A wireless eye on kids’ urinary dysfunction CFRI researcher Dr. Kourosh Afshar and his colleagues are pioneering a wireless device that gives an on-the-go view of children’s bladder dysfunction. In a pilot study, partici-pants wore the matchbox-sized device against their skin below their belly buttons, and remained mobile. The researchers found that the wireless device provided a clear view of the difference in bladder blood flow in normal and affected children, indicating the approach has both research and diagnostic value for the 1,500 kids who seek help for urologic function problems at Children’s each year.

Your commitment ensures that we meet our patients’ diverse health needs and that BC Children’s Hospital remains a place of health care excellence every day of the year.

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Kids Can HelpWith support from “Can Man,” friends, family, local businesses and the Langley community, Sean Thomas and his peers have raised $40,000 for BC Children’s Hospital since 2009 through Kids Can Help.

When 11-year-old Sean first told his mom he wanted to help find a cure for cancer, she gave him a phone number and told him that if he really wanted to make a difference, he would have to do it on his own. He called BC Children’s Hospital and, before long, Kids Can Help began. The program is run by a group of over 30 young volunteers who organize and fundraise for BC Children’s Hospital Foundation through a variety of community events, from their annual talent show and silent auction to almond, bracelet and bake sales.

Kids Can Help participants believe there is no limit to what they can accomplish. Twenty-three of these young fundraisers presented an astonishing $20,085 at Miracle Weekend in June 2013, showing the world that kids really can help.

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Taylin McGillKheya McGill celebrated her third birthday at Children’s Hospital – but not because she was sick. Her baby sister, Taylin, was fighting for her life. Taylin survived after months at the hospital battling a bacterial meningitis infection in her brain. She has since endured 17 surgeries, half of them by the age of three. Taylin had her first shunt placed in her brain as a baby; the infection had caused blockages in the flow of her cerebral spinal fluid. She appeared to make a full recovery

– until two years later, when a string of rushed visits to Children’s Emergency led to yet another brain surgery. But it was on July 22, 2005, that things took a drastic turn for the worse. When Taylin awoke after three days in a coma she could no longer speak and her left side was paralyzed. She spent two weeks in intensive care before saying her first word: Kheya. Taylin has long since relearned to walk and talk, and keeps up with friends her age in school. Though she will likely face more brain surgeries, seizures and hospital visits, this 11-year-old has developed a wonderful sense of humour and a love of singing and sports – all of which she joyfully shares with her loving sister.

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1. The new cardiac monitors are automated and give caregivers a more accurate understanding of a child’s condition, making medication dosing and monitor-ing safer for kids at Children’s Emergency, in the operating room and on the cardiac unit.

2. The older monitor is obsolete, with parts that cannot be replaced or repaired when it breaks down. Staff training is challenging and its use is inefficient when caregivers must switch between different types of monitors.

3. The new machines are the standardized monitors that our health-care teams use to care for children. Having the same type of monitor throughout the hospital ensures our specialists are proficient in using the equipment and can deliver the best care to BC’s kids.

BC Children’s Hospital is constantly upgrading and replacing outdated equipment. From monitors to microscopes, specialized equipment purchases are helping to improve the speed, accuracy and safety of diagnoses and treat-ments for children. Your support is helping to ensure our caregivers have access to the latest medical tools and giving BC’s kids the highest quality of care available.

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Report from the Finance CommitteeMomentum in our capital campaign and annual fundraising programs coupled with improved investment performance and growth in other programs drove total consol-idated revenues to new heights in the 2012-13 fiscal year, which ended March 31, 2013. Total consolidated revenues, including lotteries and investments, were $91.9 million in 2012-13, up from $83 million in the year prior.

This increase was the result of growth in all revenue streams including fundraising, which increased by $1.3 million, and invest-ment income, with a strong $4.5 million increase over the prior year to $10.7 million. In addition, net revenue from our two lotteries – the Choices Lottery and the Dream Lottery – increased by $540,000 to $5.3 million due, in part, to the addition of a 50-50 draw. Proceeds from the lotteries support research programs at BC Children’s Hospital.

Between April 1, 2012, and March 31, 2013, donors contributed $28 million to our $200-million Campaign for BC Children, which is supporting the construction of the

new BC Children’s Hospital and Child Health BC. At March 31, 2013, the campaign total had reached $166 million.

Miracle Weekend revenue, announced in June 2012, increased slightly to $17.94 million in 2012-13. Foundation events including ChildRun, Jeans Day™ and the Chinese- Canadian Miracle Weekend each raised over $1 million, while Mining for Miracles and the Banks Division each raised in excess of $2 million and the Retail & Wholesale Division brought in $5.2 million.

The across-the-board revenue growth we experienced in 2012-13 is something we hope to maintain in the year ahead as we rapidly approach the conclusion of our capital campaign and continue to focus on providing for the many needs of the children who benefit from services provided by BC Children’s Hospital, Sunny Hill and the Child & Family Research Institute. If you would like more information about the foundation’s fiscal activity or to view our audited financial statements, please contact the foundation at 604 875 2444 or visit us at www.bcchf.ca

Geoff Parkin Knut Nordlie, cfre Chair, Finance Committee Vice-President & Chief Operating Officer

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10%special eventsBC Children’s Hospital Foundation receives funds from a number of special events each year, including Crystal Ball, For Children We Care, Festival of Trees and golf tournaments, as well as independent community events put on by individuals and groups across BC.

10% estate & tribute giftsThe foundation accepts donations from individuals’ gifts in estate plans, gifts in their will, and gifts of life insurance or from a charitable trust. Tribute gifts are an expression of friendship, love or sympathy and provide a channel for donors to create a lasting remembrance of someone. Gifts may be designated to a particular area of interest. Undesignated gifts are used to meet the hospital’s most urgent needs.

2% united way & grantsEach year, British Columbians contribute to the United Way and designate Children’s Hospital and Sunny Hill as the funding recipients. In addition, granting agencies may designate funds to a specific program through the foundation.

38% individual, corporate & community major giftsDonations from individuals, corporations and community groups make up a large per-centage of funds received by the foundation. Donors can choose to support a specific area of need at Children’s Hospital, Sunny Hill or the Child & Family Research Institute, or allow the foundation to designate funds where they are needed most.

31% bc children’s hospital miracle weekendThe annual Miracle Weekend is one of BC Children’s Hospital Foundation’s most visible community fundraising campaigns.

This two-day broadcast is the culmination of a year of fundraising activities by employee groups, service organizations, schools and community groups, and members of the public. Miracle Weekend includes the A World of Smiles telethon on Shaw Multicultural Channel, the Chinese-Canadian Miracle Weekend telethon on Fairchild TV and radiothons on CHMB AM1320 and Fairchild Radio AM1470, and BC Children’s Hospital Miracle Weekend telethon on Global BC.

9% direct response marketingEvery year, generous individuals respond to mailed correspondence, television promo-tions, telephone requests, and door-to-door solicitation conducted by representatives of BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. Many of these donors belong to the Sunshine Club

– a monthly donation program that provides a stable and cost-efficient source of funding for the foundation.

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� Childhood cancer and blood research � Developmental neurosciences

and child health � Diabetes, nutrition and metabolism � Genetics and health � Immunity in health and disease � Innovations in acute care and technology � Reproduction and healthy pregnancy � The Centre for Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics

� Research institute infrastructure and equipment

� Research investigator recruitment

2% sunny hill health centre for children

� Equipment and capital needs � Compassionate care for children �“I Can Talk, Too” Program � Child Development & Rehabilitation

Evidence Centre � Fellowships and education � Research and clinical improvements

2% health promotion & education

� Child Health Quality Resource Centre � Transition from pediatric to

adult care project � Leadership recruitment � Centre for International Child Health � Clinical fellowships � Other special projects including

web-based innovation tools

4% specialized equipment

� Clinical equipment in the acute pediatric inpatient and cardiac programs

� Neurosurgery microscope and ultrasound machines for the operating room

� Monitors to measure vital signs, oxygen and blood gases

� A broad range of other child-specific medical equipment

22% specific endowments & designations

� Genetic research endowments � Pediatric oncology endowments � Diabetes research at the hospital

and the research institute � A broad range of other areas of

donor interest, including cardiac sciences, nephrology, mental health and orthopedics, to name a few

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CORPORATE, COMMUNITY GROUPS & FOUNDATIONSBC Children’s Hospital depends on corporations and their employees, foundations and community groups for their dedication and generosity. We thank our Legends, Champions and Heroes who pledged or contributed $10,000 or more between January 1 and December 31, 2012, for helping to make miracles happen.

Corporate and Community Legends – $1 million or moreThe Auxiliary to BC Children’s Hospital BMO Financial Group Canucks for Kids Fund Capstone Mining Corp. CIBC and CIBC Employees Costco Wholesale, Employees and Members Michael Cuccione FoundationFinning Golden Girls Group RBC

Colonel Harland Sanders Charities Save-On-Foods, Overwaitea Foods, PriceSmart Foods, Cooper’s Foods, Urban Fare & Bulkley Valley Wholesale Scotiabank and its Employees Silver Wheaton Teck Resources Limited & Employees TELUS Team Members and Retirees Anonymous

Corporate and Community Champions – $100,000 to $999,999Abbott NutritionBalding for DollarsBC Rare Disease FoundationBlake, Cassels & Graydon LLP BMO Financial Group EmployeesBritish Columbia School Superintendents AssociationBuilding For Kids Charity Golf ClassicCanadian National RailwayCH.I.L.D. FoundationChemainus Health Care Auxiliary Dairy Queen Canada Inc.The Kelty Patrick Dennehy Foundation Goldcorp Inc.Hannah’s Heroes FoundationHooked on Miracles – Mining For Miracles Charity Fishing Tournament

HSBC Bank Canada – Employees & Clients Kids Running For KidsKirmac Collision ServicesLadysmith Health Care Auxiliary Mining4Life Charity Challenge RBC – Employees and Clients RE/MAX of Western Canada (1998) Inc. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Summits of Hope TD – Employees & CustomersTim HortonsDonors designating through the United Way of the Lower Mainland University of British Columbia Vancouver Foundation The Vancouver Sun & The Province Walmart Canada & Employees Wigs for Kids

Corporate and Community Heroes – $10,000 to $99,9992nd Annual Margaritaville99.3 The FOXA Night for Kids – Croatian Community of VancouverAA Wayne’s Towing LimitedAcardia Holding Inc. Acme Fire and Safety Isabelle Tonolli Legacy Golf TournamentAir Canada FoundationAldergrove Financial GroupAMEC Americas LimitedAMPCO Manufacturers & EmployeesArrow Transport Systems Inc.Aspen Custom TrailersAvcorp Industries Inc.B.C. Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association Batmobile at BCCHBats for a CauseBC Children’s Hospital – Employees ©BC Children’s Hospital Foundation – Employees ©BC HydroBC Hydro Employees’ Community Services Fund (HYDRECS) BC Hydro Power Pioneers BC Safety Authority & Employees

BC Scrapbooking Crop for KidsBC Wine & Oyster Festival – Liberty Merchant Company Bearfoot Bistro World Oyster Invitational BMO Nesbitt BurnsBMX Canada ABA AssociationBocci Design & Manufacturing Inc.Borden Ladner Gervais LLP British Columbia Masonic FoundationBritish Columbia Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn FundThe Bublé Family Superhero SuiteCalifornia Giant Inc. Canada Safeway Employees’ Charity Trust FundCanadaHelps.org Canadian Pacific Railway Canadian Sunshine Kids FoundationCanadian Western BankCanamera Refrigerated Transport Canfor CorporationCayman Islands Department of TourismThe Charitable Gift Fund Canada FoundationChatters SalonsCHEK News

“One person can only do so much, but together we can make a difference.”

– Michael Cuccione

honour roll

Thank you to our donors!

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Clean Energy BCC-Lovers Fish and ChipsCoast Capital Savings Colliers International Canada Toseki CorporationConcert Properties Ltd. Concord Pacific Foundation Copper Mountain Mining CorporationCushman & Wakefield LePageCystic Fibrosis CanadaDenny’s Restaurants DePuy Spine (Johnson & Johnson Medical Products)Dr. Knox Middle School E.B. Horsman & SonEastern HealthElectronic Arts (Canada) Inc.Éminence Organic Skin CareEndeavour Silver Corp.Envision Financial & Valley FirstEvening to InspireExtra Life (Children’s Miracle Network)Fasken MartineauFestival of Trees at NK’MIP Resort in Ososyoos Finest at Sea Ocean Products LimitedFishermen Helping Kids With CancerFraternal Order of Eagles FS Financial StrategiesG&F Financial GroupGeneral MillsThe Giving Tree Foundation of Canada Golder Associates Ltd. and EmployeesGreat Canadian Gaming Corporation Grouse Mountain Resorts Ltd. Guru Nanak Darbar Sikh Society (P.G.) H.Y. Louie Co. LimitedHighland Valley Copper and EmployeesHuckleberry Mines Ltd. and EmployeesImperial Metals CorporationImperial Oil Ltd.Insurance Corporation of British ColumbiaInternational Longshore and Warehouse Union 502International Longshore and Warehouse Union 514The Iranian-Canadian Benevolent Foundation

J. D. Irving LimitedKia Canada LimitedKids’ Health Links FoundationKitanoya Marketing Corp.Knights of PythiasKPMG Kraft Canada Inc.Lawson Lundell LLPLedcor Group of Companies Lion, Lioness and Leo Clubs of BC The Little Potato Company London Drugs LimitedLong & McQuade Musical Instruments lululemon athleticaLush Handmade Cosmetics Macon Construction Ltd. Marriott Hotels of CanadaMcMillan LLPMillennium Pacific Greenhouses Partnership Mining Suppliers Association of BCMortgage Brokers Association of British ColumbiaMount Cheam Christian School Students Mt Mulligan FundraiserNational Importers Ltd. Nestle Canada Inc. New Gold Inc.Newman’s Own Foundation Noah’s Ride 4 a ReasonNolan’s Locks for Leukemia North American Produce Sales North Shore Credit UnionNovaCopper Inc.NovaGold Resources Inc.NWM Private Giving Foundation Nut Allergy AllianceNyrstarOdlum Brown LimitedOne Ocean ExpeditionsThe Oppenheimer Group Order of the Eastern StarOrica Canada Inc.Oscar a la Mer Pacific Northwest Children’s Cancer Society – Kiwanis Children’s Cancer ProgramPolygon Homes Ltd. POM Wonderful LLC Procter & Gamble Inc.Prospera Credit UnionProvincial Employees Community Services Fund

Provincial Health Services Authority Raymond James FoundationRE/MAX 2000 Realty (Guildford)RE/MAX Advantage RealtyRE/MAX All Points Realty GroupRE/MAX Alliance (Victoria)RE/MAX Anchor RealtyRE/MAX CamosunRE/MAX Colonial Pacific RealtyRE/MAX Crest RealtyRE/MAX Crest Realty (Westside)RE/MAX Crest Realty (Westside) – South GranvilleRE/MAX KelownaRE/MAX Little Oak Realty RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty (Port Alberni)RE/MAX of NanaimoRE/MAX Nyda RealtyRE/MAX Sabre Realty GroupRE/MAX WestcoastRHF Hearing FoundationRogers Communications Royal Canadian Golf AssociationThe Royal Canadian LegionSears Canada Employee Charitable FundShaw Communications Inc. Solidifi Appraiser NetworkSpirit of Children Halloween Event – Spirit of Halloween

Steamplant Hockey ClubStewart Minerals NorthStrategic Charitable Giving Foundation Summerland Healthcare Auxiliary Taseko Mines LimitedTeam 4 HopeTeck Coal LimitedThompson Nicola Cariboo United WayThrifty Foods The Times ColonistToshiba of Canada LimitedTournament of Superheroes Triple Crown for Heart Bike RideUBC Bhangra ClubUBC REC’s Lace Up for Kids UCCO-SACC-CSN-Pacific RegionUnited Way of Greater TorontoUnited Way of Greater VictoriaVariety – The Children’s Charity of BCWestrow Food Brokers Inc. Williams Lake Log Hauler’s AssociationYellow Pages GroupYoung Entrepreneurs Society VictoriaYouth Helping YouthZLC FoundationAnonymous

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The Royal CircleJack and Doris Brown Foundation L. C. Campbell The Patrick and Beryl Campbell Charitable Trust Canadian Chinese Help Care Society Stephanie A. Carlson Caleb and Nancy* ChanTom and Bonita ChanSylvia, Wen, Alan, Angela Chen and FamilyDan and Jill DevlinFu Tak Iam Foundation Ltd. Douglas C. Gordon Brian and Andrea Hill The Hudson Family Milan & Maureen Ilich Foundation

Asa and Kashmir Johal and Family Jake and Judy Kerr Dave Lede Family Foundation The Lee Family Donald R. Lindsay Djavad Mowafaghian Peterson Group Purdys Chocolatier The Rix Family Foundation William L.* and Marjorie-Anne SauderDaniel and Henrik Sedin and Families Allan and Elsa Yap Colin and Katherine Yu ZeShan FoundationAnonymous (3)

2012 MembersThe Abercrombie Foundation Ace Architectural Millwork James P. Angus Mark and Kathy Ansermino ©Aqueduct Foundation – The Nighthawk Fund Tali'ah Aquilini The Arneja Family ©AWG/All West Glass Noreen Ayles Paul Balfour Arthur and Elle* BargenCollin and Helen Barker ©Michael Barker ©The Barnes Family FoundationAlexander BarnetsonRyan and Cindy Beedie Stephen and Kathy BellringerSyd Belzberg and Joanna Tymkiw Deepak Binning FoundationGeoffrey and Catherine Blair ©Bosa Properties Inc. Roberto BosaPatti and Bruce Bried Sean Bristol and Lisa Cheung ©Michael BroderickMalcolm Bruce Leo Bruneau The Thomas Alan Budd Foundation at The Calgary Foundation Suzanne Burgess and Graham Robins Jr.Kevin Bush and Helga Grau ©Terence Byrne David Cabral and Lori Tucker ©The Campbell FamilyBarry and Laurie Cavanaugh Chelsea CavanaughRichard C. Chan

Stella Chan Tin Lum and Suet Yee Chan David and Sophia Chang Chapman Burner and Heating Service Ltd.Mickey Cheang On Tak Cheung Chun Choi and Juliana Cho Chuen-Chung and On Chau Chow Neil Chrystal Winnie W. Y. and Donald K. Y. Chung John ClarkeThe Clayton FamilyAllan and Victoria ClokeDoug and Barbara Cochrane ©JP Collet and Jun Chen ©Robert L. Conconi Foundation Mary B. Connolly and Louis D. Wadsworth ©Lance and Diane ConwayBradford CookeMark A. Corra and Cindy KrinsW. E. and Y. V. Couling Douglas J. Courtemanche ©Graeme and Cheryl Currie Dayhu Group of Companies Charles and Isabelle Diamond Craig and Carrie Diamond Janet DicksonGordon and Marion Dixon David H. Doig and Emma J. Stevens Sherry Doman Rui Qin Dong Carol Dyck Edith G. DyckAlexander EdlerLarry ElliottElm Foundation Chao-Yuan Feng

CHILDREN’S CIRCLE OF CAREThe Children’s Circle of Care honours individuals, family foundations and privately held corporations who pledge or contribute gifts of $10,000 or more. It is our honour to recognize these dedicated donors for their support of child health between January 1 and December 31, 2012. The Royal Circle recognizes donors whose cumulative contributions to BC Children’s Hospital have reached or exceeded $1 million since the inception of the Children’s Circle of Care program in 1995.


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Ferrero Canada Ltd.Donald G. Fitzpatrick ©Fountain TireFuma Enterprises Canada Ltd. Martin and Ashley Gaetz Danny* and Shirley Gaw B. Ming GinThe Gooding FamilyThe R K Grant Family Foundation Great Century Foundation Keyvan Hadad ©Michael and Susan HagermanPeter and Donna Harco David and Margaret* Hardwick ©Heritage HeightsMark and Joan Hill ©Diane Hodgins Derek and Lisa HopkinsLori Hoy Aaron Hui and Leanne Page ©Denise Hui Hilary and Patsy Hui Intergulf Investment CorporationJim and Linda IntiharIntracorp Projects Ltd.David and Yael Israel ©Kevan and Rikki Jacobson ©JayMac Foundation Douglas Johnston ©Kaatza FoundationAhmet Murat Kadioglu Raymond Kahwaji and FamilyThe Keller FamilyAlan Kiss Bruce and Denise* Knight Jason and Emily Ko and Family and Viva Pharmaceutical Inc. Hans and Linda Kohler The Koo Family Frederick K. Kozak and Lorna E. Hruby ©The Kronier Family John and Adrienne KutzschanKaman Kwok Jasen and Jennifer Kwong Sze Nuen Lai Michael and Annie Lam Charles and Frances Larson ©Pascal Lavoie and Isabelle Fontaine ©Cliff Lede Family Charitable Foundation Robert H. and Lily Lee Joanna Lehmann

Sonny and Florence Leong Ken and Snow Liang Kenneth and Michelle Lim ©Ann Y. C. LinEmily Ling ©Marie Lohm Craig LongPeter and Shari Lutsky and FamilyJeffrey and Barbara Ludemann ©Harald and Sharlene Ludwig Mai Thieu Ly Margaret L. Mackenzie Graham and Sylvie MacLachlan Stuart MacLeod and Nancy McCullough ©Stephan Malherbe ©Juanita Manning Cliff and Mary McCrackenFrank & Yvonne McCracken Foundation Deborah McFadden and Ken Berean ©Arlene G. McGinnis Ian McIntoshKen McIntoshThe McLean McCuaig Foundation Chris McLeodGary and Anne McPhail Kevin and Lisa McPhedrianMEG Consulting LimitedDerek M. MelvilleJohn D. and Joyce MitchellJohn Hardie Mitchell Family FoundationBjorn and Rochelle Moller Rolly MontgomeryLenny and Jehane Moy and FamilyKishore Mulpuri and Hima Bindu Yarlagadda ©Alexander and Gene NamNational Importers Ltd. Ron Neal Joachim and Susan Neumann Sydney and Helen NewhouseTeri L. and Lee Nicholas ©Northland Properties Ltd. John and Diane Norton Oasis FoundationMark and Victoria O’Dea Paul Oei and Loretta Lai Jim O’RourkePeter O’Sullivan Ernest and Shawn Ouellet Stanley Owerko

June A. Page* Millan and Dawn Patel ©PCI Developments Corp. Ali and Kirsten Pejman Blair and Mairi Claire PigeonShafique and Sally Pirani ©David and Janice Podmore Polygon Homes Ltd. Dana Prince and Elana Sigal – Zach Prince FoundationQuail Rock Foundation Chris and Leslie Reilly ©Eleanor Reimer ©Patrick Robinson and Leigh Sauder and Family Stewart and Darlene RobinsonKevin RonningJack Ross Jim and Noreen Rustad Ross and Shauna Rustad The Sanatani-Stevens Family ©Sandman Hotels Matt and Sharon SauderLaura Sauvé and Trevor Hughes ©Louis and Jacqueline Scheepers ©Richard D. ScottMichael and Diane Seear ©Joseph and Rosalie Segal Suki and Desha Sekhon Tom and Catherine Seltzer Senniyo Beauty & Figure International Group Dave and Janneen SharplesMartin and Ming Shen Terrance G. ShippamAsh Singhal and Muffy Greenaway ©Erik and Heather Skarsgard ©Reg SkeltonAllan and Clarice Skidmore – Jessoma Foundation Thomas and Lorraine SkidmorePeter C. Smith Sandy So and Ron Benoit William Soo and Vicky Cheung David P. Speert and Sarah Lawton-Speert ©D. Wilson St. John Stephen Bros. Contracting Ltd.Sylvia Stockler-Ipsiroglu and Osman Ipsiroglu ©The Kim Stolberg Foundation Debora Sweeney and Stephen Crombie ©Dickey K.C. Tam and Joeei S.M. Lee

Hans Tang John TapicsVijay and Shamini TharmarajahDavid and Gail ThompsonThe Ticknor FamilyScott M. TindleChloe Shulei Tong and Danny Deng Dean and Kitty Toye Transworld Management Ltd. Michael Traynor ©Pak Hang and Felisberta Tse The Vaale and MacDonald Family Judie Anne Nelson* and Bert Vadgama ©Hilary Vallance ©Nancy Van Laeken ©Ron van Steenoven & Associates Ltd.The Allen and Loreen Vandekerkhove Family FoundationJohn and Cathy Vandervelde Cynthia and Bruce Verchere ©Anonymous Fund – The Victoria Foundation Brooke N. Wade Charitable Foundation Godfrey Walton Jun Wang and Matthew Zhang WCS Waste Control Services Inc. Eric Webber and Farah Valimohamed ©David and Janis Wensley and Family ©Wesbild Holdings Ltd. Peeter and Mary Wesik Westbank Helen A. Williams Chip and Shannon Wilson Windsor Plywood Foundation The Wolrige FoundationAllen and Karen Wong Grace King Man WongMelissa Wong Daphne Wu Ronny Xiong Minoru YamaguchiThe Yang Family Zalkow Family Foundation Peter and Diane Zell Xiao Fen Zhou The Zulinick Family Anonymous (21)


CHILDREN’S CIRCLE OF COURAGEThe smaller the patient, the greater need for specialized medical care and support. We thank these individuals, family foundations and privately held corporations for their support of $1,000 to $9,999 between January 1 and December 31, 2012, and welcome them to the Circle of Courage.

072089 BC Ltd.2060241 Ontario Inc.451270 BC Ltd.652339 B.C. Ltd. Sonbol AbarHelena Abou-Khater Acorn Plumbing and Heating Rodney and Edith AdamChris and Susan AdamsADT Financial Inc.Aegis Mortgage Services LtdAffleck Hira Burgoyne LLPMichael and Jane AggAggressive Transport Ltd. Ajanda Endeavours Ltd.AJB Software Design Inc. All Seasons Mushrooms Inc All Tech Transport LtdAll That Jazz Enterprises Inc.Michael J. and Gloria AllanArthur H. and Marlene Ann Allison Noreen AllsoppAllwest Electric Ltd.Altus Group Vancouver Real Estate Advisory Services Inc.Henri and Karen AlvarezKatrina AmuraoAnbrook Industries Ltd.Mark AndersenE. Edvard and Mary-Louise Anderson Gordon P. AndersonJohn AndersonLorraine AndersonYolande Anderson Dale AndresAngell, Hasman & Associates (Malcolm Hasman) Realty Ltd. Aquaventures Swim CentreErnie Archer Rory and E. Brynn ArchibaldShelley ArdingArgus Carriers Ltd.Pritam ArkKen Armstrong

Elaine BensonErik and Doris Benson Kenneth P. and Joyce A. BensonRalph Michael and Lorraine BerezanMaggie BernetBrian BerryBrian and Bev Bertoia Andre BesenyoDoug and Jane BeulahDave and Amber B. BezahlerBGC Engineering Inc.Sushma and Lalit K. BhagiaSandeep BhatnagarLaura W. BicknellKim BihariGarry BilesLaurent A. BironDavid and Lou BishopAlessandro and Nicole BitelliBlack Gold Coach LinesBlack Gold Projects-Inspection Black Gold TransitGisele Black Jennifer BlackJeremy and Jennifer A. BlackSharon Black & Associates RE/MAX KelownaBlack’s RoofingRobert Blair Stephen W. Blake Joyce and Frank BlandfordKathleen BlaneyRyan BlazeckaBlitzoo Games Inc.Andrew and Kerry Block Blue Continent Transportation Ltd.Blue Pine Enterprises Ltd.Boart Longyear Canada

Oliver and Shirin BockBoffo Construction Group Inc.David Bogle William BolandCraig Bonbernard Jim and Janet Bond Stuart Bonner Tracey BoormanJeffrey David BoothMargaret BorerBosa Construction Inc.Dale and Anna Bosa Allan BottCathie BouilletJohn BowlesJohn BoydNick Boyd Percy A. and Mae Boyd Sandy and Molly BoydEric BoykoAndrew BracewellPamela BrammallBarry Brandl Brandt Tractor Ltd. Mike BrankstonStuart BreenHoward BreslawCarman BriscoeRobert BritchBritish Pacific Properties LimitedC. E. BroderickPeter and Teresa BroerkenCharles BroussonFred BrownJoyce E. BrownLois Bruce Vaughan S. BruneauRobert and Fatima Bruno BTY Group

Susan ArnoldNavdeep AtkarMichael and Carolyn Atkinson Russell AungerJames AustinWilliams Auyeung Yik Fung and Kam Duen Au-Yeung Avison Young Commercial Real Estate Ltd.AWM-Alliance Real Estate Group Ltd.Ken and Anne AylardB & D Auto Body Ltd.Bacci’s Design Ltd. Rajinder Singh and Iqbal BadwalRajinder and Prabha BaggaRuss BailieGulwant BainsMohinder K. BainsRajpreet BainsIan and Helen BallamBanana Leaf Malaysian Cuisine Ltd.Paolo Barbiero Jeannette BarnaAndrew C. Barnes Gerry BarregarGlenn E. Barrick R. Craig BartonF. Bartram Gurmeet K. BathSandra Baynham Bayside Furniture Ltd.BCD Holdings Ltd.Malcolm and Marion Beaton John BeavenDeborah C. BecedaBernard M. BeckBee Maid Honey LimitedJohn and Roberta BelancicRobert BellWai Kwan Bell Greg M. BellandNeil BellosilloJacob and Maartje Benne


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Terry and Cindy Bubb Arthur and B. Lynn BucholtzJames BuckleyGreg BullockWally BuonoStephen BurkCameron and Sophie Burke Charlotte BurleyGreg M. BurnsC.T. Control Temp Ltd. Cafe MedinaMarek Cai Allan and Cherie Peace Caillet Ehyan CaldwellEleanor D. Caldwell Calrudd (1999) Construction Company LtdCambridge Plumbing Systems Ltd.John D. CameronShelby J. CammerBradley CampbellDave and Rebekah Campbell Gordon and Jean D. CampbellJames and Shirley CampbellKaren M. Campbell ©Robert M. CannHector and Vivian Cantas Cantex Mining Services Ltd.Carats Investments Inc.Marguerite CarlsonCarrier Lumber Ltd. Shawn CaseyWilliam J. CassanCBS Parts Ltd.Damian Cenkowski Leo and Gwen ChabotVinod Kumar and Mohini ChalhotraChambers ElectricRobert Gordon and Dorothy ChambersAndrew M. and Ruby Chan ©Angel Chan Carlos K. and May Y. Chan Grace Chan and Marco MazzuccoHung Chan Julian ChanKing Foon ChanNorman Chan Raymond Chan* Sally Chan Sam and Hayley Chan Saree Chan

Bruce and Doreen ChanakosJeanny Chang Chang LiLisa Chang William Vai Yung and Jenny Lai Jun Chang Gina ChapmanKarl ChapmanJeff and Bettina CharpentierAllan ChaseRobert and Barbara ChaseNgoan Thi ChauPei Yu Chen Shou Pang Chen We Xing Chen Wen Ying ChenZhao Zai ChenEdwin Shek Yin Cheng Nina Po Yee Cheng Lorne ChernochanAmanda Wen-Wei Cherry Elaine Cheung Gordon Ying Kay CheungKitty Cheung ©Winnie Cheung Navdeep ChhinaSolomon Yun Hin and Alice Hau Yin ChinWen-Tseng Chou Anthony Chow Jack Chow Michelle ChowMien-Ju Chow Wilbur ChowRobert R. and Linda S. ChrystalJessie ChuMarianna Chu Sau Ngor Chu Fabiana E. ChubbsAlice Chui Yuet Chi Chui Hsu I. Chun Donald H. ChunnJames and Nancy ChurchChurchill International Property Corp. Sue ChurchillCiticor Management Group Inc.Citimark Projects Corporation City VacuumCivil Construction Co. Ltd. John ClagueJ. Arthur and Catherine ClarkMurray Clark

Hugh ClarkeJudith ClarkeValerie A. CloustonRandy Clowes CLR ConceptsBob, Jeannette and Emma Cockram Mary CogginMarlene Cohen-WexlerEdward A. Colin Collins and Cullen, LawyersDarell Collins Jon A. and Kay CollinsColonial CountertopsRoxana ColquhounConcord Premium Meats Convoy Supply Ltd. Edward CoombesKathleen CooperLeslee CooperCoquitlam OrthodonticsBalbinder CorraCostless ExpressTim Cotey and Erin Vipond David CoulingHerbert F.* and Ilene CoupeCurtis and Lindsay Cousins Boyd CowanCowboy Enterprises Ltd.Ken CowieCarole CowxDavid CraigMarsha CrawfordCREO Stone Inc.Charlene CrombieDavid CroweGuy CrozierCRS Construction Ltd.Beverly CsikosCT-1 Construction Ltd.Han Ming Cui Cullen Diesel Power Ltd.Cullen Machine Inc./Rute Products for MotorcyclesRob and Jackie CumminsMargaret CurtisCusson Investments Ltd. Roger W. CyrFrank Czank George Czank William DahlJill Yates DahlgrenEdward Dale

Keith DaleFred Scott DaleyDan & Sam’s Concrete Finishing N.D.Darcy and Fiona DaubarasBeatrice DavisBrent DavisJohn R. DavisLawrence Davis Margaret E. Davis Bob DaweDouglas E. and Margaret Daws Alceo and Gina DeAnnaBill and Julie DeeksJohn and Gayla Dehart Cynthia DekkerIrene DekkerDaniel DekkersDelaney’s OK Tire Store LangleyElinore Delf ©Della Optique Optometry and EyewearMargot DelormeGeorge deLureArko Demianczuk and Doris VretenarTassia DemirisKen DempseyEric B. DempsterRichard DempsterDenMar Electric Ltd.Kerry and Ginny Dennehy Glenn DennisJeff DennisManjinder and Kanwaljit DeolMathew DettlingBarry DevlinDevonshire Properties Inc.Dexter Associates RealtyGurpreet and Tarpinder DhaliwalHarvey, Anita and Eshaan DhasiRobin and Rena DhirNancy Di CastriBruno Di Spirito and FamilyDarryl and Sandi DiardichukJohn DiBernardoRobert A. and Carmen DickinsonDaniel DicksonDi-Corp Diversity Technologies Corp.Phong Q. DiepSandra DilworthYinghong DingStephanie Dinh


Gavin DiromMarna DisbrowDon DixonDLC Distributors Inc.Larry DoddMary Patricia DohertyLotta Marie DonaldElizabeth Done Aldo and Colleen DorattiJim and Oriette Dorsey and FamilyBalwinder DosanjhIan C. DowJeff and Muriel Dowle Bernie DoyleThomas DoyleCody DregerDS Cabinet InstallationsBeverly DukeDuMoulin Black Management Ltd.Dunbar Lumber SupplyDuso’s Enterprises Ltd. Lara DuttonNikola DzeletovicBruce E. EaketIvan EatzheawHoward W. Eckman Eclipse Intelligent SolutionsMarion Edmondson Justus EdmundsonJons Edstrand Bryan EdwardsCharles EdwardsEECOL ElectricAnne B. EhrenkranzOdd EidsvikCraig M. ElanderDiane Elliott Jo-Ann Elliott and Mike TulpKeith ElliottBrenna L. EllisHarry and Ann ElzingaEmcon Services Inc.Encorp Pacific (Canada) Dan Yuen and Wai You EngJack Lim Eng Robert and Marianne EngLucas EngbrechtKenneth and Phyllis Enns Allan and Tick Oai Entote Richard Eppich Eternity International Investments Co. Ltd.

Euro-Rite Cabinets Ltd.Donald H. and Beth Evans Evergreen MallEvora FamilyExtreme Glass Ltd.Kenneth and Kristine FahlmanFrederick Fairey Bruce FanKwo-Long Fan and Chang-Mei PanYan Jia Fan John C. FarmerHassan and Elsa T. FarzadehGregory M. Faust Sam Feldman James H. and Katherine M. FentonIvan and Kimberley FerencRuth FerlowAlexander C. FernandesMarisa Ferrara ©Brenda FerrisDave FettbackLeonard and Pamela FidgettKenneth J. and Jean C. FinchMary Fines Finica Food Specialties Ltd.Gordon Rea FinlaySean Finn Aaron FlaigKeith Flannagan Charles Flavelle David G. FlemingRobert N. and Brigid A. Flipse Youcille FloresFMC of CanadaJohn FogdenRaymond Fong and Angelique Leung Food Should Taste Good Inc.Gordon and Christina FordRobert and Edith Ford Fortinet Technologies Inc.Dave FowlerGarth Fowler and Kathleen RaffertyRichard Fowler and Margot FlemingChristopher J. and Stacey Fox Len FoxFramagraphic Picture Framing & Gallery Team Sheila FrancisFranklin Templeton Investments Corp.

Lillian A. FranzMichael FraserWilliam FraserFraserland FarmsFriends of Nicole from W. L.Edward and Alice FriesenKen and Cynthia FriesenRick and Bev FriesenFrontier Power Products Ltd.Fruiticana Produce Ltd.Joseph FujisawaEileen and Richard FullerWoo Fung G.W.G. Rentals Ltd.Ben R. GabrielGagan Foods International Ltd. Rakesh GandhaManjinder Garcha

David GardinerJane A. Gardiner ©Shari GardinerGarrett Log Service Leona GasserJoanne Gassman and Bruce ChutkaWinston GastonMegan Gates and FamilyGateway PharmacyJonathan GeldermanShawn S. and Leslie GeorgeSahar GeorgesLloyd Geransky Richard and Linda GeranskyMaya GerickAjmer S. and Kashmir K. GhagLouis G. Gibbins*


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Henry and Marty GiesbrechtRyan T. GiesbrechtDennis Giesler Elizabeth GilbertKari GilbertAvtar Gill Inderpal S. GillSonny GillDerek GilletteGilmore GardensKaren Gilmore and Rob Van Nus Bert GisborneGlastech Glazing Contractors Ltd.Martin GleisPatricia GlenGlobe Healthcare Corporation Frances GloverGML Mechanical Ltd.Brian Godfrey Theresa GoldMurray and Ann Goldberg Orville Goldby Anne GoldringGeorge GomoryNazario GonzoMargarita GoodingStuart F. and Naomi GoodmanBill Goold and Lilian I. Olljum Peggie GordonWilliam Goring Gosal Trucking Ltd.David GouldCatherine Gourley Roy H. and Kathleen B. GrahamMike GrangerMichael GrantGrapefully YoursJudy Gray Graymont LimitedGrayross FoundationThe Greczmiel FamilyHugh and Noreen Green Jeff and Gina Green John GreenOriana B. GreenMichael GrefnerGregson Management Ltd.Kuldeep S. GrewalParminder K. and Spinder S. Grewal Parvinder GrewalRob GreyJim Grieve

Grizzly Curb & Concrete Ltd. Grosvenor AmericasGround Force Manufacturing, LLCG-Stone Group Inc. Stefan GuminskiGary and Linda GumleyDonald and Jean Gurney Chick and Mitch GurvitzAlex Gusola John Gustavson H.S. Crombie LimitedHaebler Construction (2003) Inc. Jasper and Teresa HagemanPhil HahnArman Haidari-KhabbazPhil HaigTom HamarBetty and John HamiltonDavid B. HamiltonGord HamiltonJohn M. and Betty HamiltonKelly HammerDave HammondHansbraun Investments Ltd.Do-Ellen HansenNorma J. HansenPoul and Judith Hansen Barry A. Hanslit Harry HardieHarding Forklift Services Ltd. Juris and Madeleine Harlamovs Greg HarmsHarrigan Rentals & Equipment Ltd. Dwight and Patricia HarrisDavid Hart and Jane Grafton Ann Hartley John HartmanHaslett Holdings Ltd.Hatch Ltd.Keith and Anne HatlelidTed J. and Lynne HauptMichelle HawthorneDouglas V. and Doreen E. Haynes Gurdev and Sukhjeet Hayre Michael He and Grace YangMarilyn HeddleDavid HelgasonPaul and Edwina Heller*Kenneth J. and Lynne M. HendersonKirk and Sherry Henderson

Ross and Elaine Henderson Melanie HennesseyR. J. Henry Jacqueline HepplerMark and Colleen Hewett Debra HewsonColin and Lois HicksHidber Holdings Ltd.Roger HigginsHighlight Pacific ConstructionHighliner Construction Ltd.Philip G. and Marguerite HillLotus E. HillsTed HirstAi Tang HoAshley S. HoDon Ho Kwing Yui and Fung Ching Chang Ho Letty Min Yung Ho Rudi Hoenson Robert W. HoleCameron Holland and Eric Nygard Claudia HollandMargaret Holland Frederick J. and Goldie M. HolmanChun Li Hong Jiang Hong Marilyn HookD. HopkinsonHorizon Climate Controls Ltd.Margaret Horne Tim Horsman and Kerry MollerBrian Hoshizaki Catherine HowardJason and Michelle L. HoweHRA Investments Ltd.Howard HuangYa-Lun HuangZhong Hong Huang Asif B. Hudani Russ HudsonJoshua and Winnie Huen Larry S. and Sydney Hughes Ernest Hui Rob HumphreysFlorence M. HungerfordRoderick J. HurstBarbara HusbandStan HusseyRobert HutchinsonCarman Hutmacher

Hyack Tire Ltd. ILWU #508Indigo Natural Products Management Jeff IngwersenINspiration FurnitureIntact Insurance Interlock Industries (B.C.) Ltd. International Herbs Ltd. Frank IntiharInvestors Group 16 Invis – Team Rob Regan-PollockMichael IrelandNorman (Rob) IrelandRick IrwinWilliam and Deanna IrwinHilary R. and Rita M. IsbisterIsland Girl OriginalsJ K ConstructionJ.I. PropertiesCheryl JacksonJoan W. F. Jacobson Scott JamiesonJacqueline K. JansenStephanie and Joel Jansen and FamilyDaniel and Wendy JarvisJean Mechanical Ltd.Frank and Anne Jefferies Murray Jeffery David C. JenHerbert A. Jerry-CooperAl JeskeJireh Farms Ltd.Bal, Jessie, Pavvin, Dayah and Jogpaul JohalRobbie JohalDavid A. Johnson Verne G. and Dawn JohnsonWayne A. JohnsonJim and Dawn JohnstonTerry and Carol Johnston Janette JoinerDavid Guy Jones and Ruth ChuangH. D. Bert JonesRhiannon M. JonesScott JonesWes JonesMing H. Jong Rosita JordanovaM. Colin Joudrie and Dawn Russell Graham Judd


Paul M. JussilaK & K Forwarding (2008) Ltd.K.N. Golden Investment Ltd.Kal Tire Clara Kan Surjit S. KangSanjeev KanwarParmeet KarwalIvo Katnich Andrew and Corrina M. KaweskiMohtasham KazemKea’s Meats Ltd.Norman and Joan KeevilFred Keller David KellyMelissa D. KellyMichael and Lisa KellyAlan KempTheresa KentDeborha KerrJohn KerschbaumJohn P. KertiCharlene KettlewellHoward KettnerKhanna International Trading Inc.Vik and Richa Khanna Hassenn KhaseipoulKanchan and Keemti KheraMark KilbaIan C. KilgourHae Jin KimHenry Kyu Kim and Jung-Hee KimJohn Kinahan Andrew John KingGreg KingHenry and Marg KingMaureen KingShane KingKingsdale Shareholder Services Inc.Alan and Bernice KirkpatrickRuby KirlikTom KlassenHerman and Helen KlattSuzanne KleinJacob J. Kliman Henry and Heleen KlopClaire KloppenburgBrett KnelsonGord KnuttilaKo Lu Lifestyle Inc.Glen Arthur and Diane E. KoenigKoffman Kalef LLP

Patricia KohlerPeter and Lorilee KoltaiJoanna Kong Toni Chi On Kong Hattaya KongsilpEric C. Koo Alexander KosubDavid Koszegi David and Janet KotulaJoe Kovacic Gerald Kranrod Russell KraussLeo KristensenKrown Imports Manish KumarSukesh KumarJohn S. KupskayEdwin Kwok Robert LacerteMarc LaCouveeShafik LadhaLadner Dental ClinicAndrew and Helena Lai Kevin Lai Terry Lai Angelo A. LaleggiaKuldip and Balbir K. LalliBrent Lam David LamEddy Lam Marisa Lam Tam Lam Winnie Lam Lambert Plumbing & Heating Ltd.Sandra LamoureuxDavid Lane Office Furniture Ltd.Elizabeth LangEstella Suk Yin LangJulia Lau Marcus and Celia Lau Philip Lau Tony T. K.Lau Lauder Ranches Ltd.Gillian R. Lauder ©William L. LaveryKoon Kau LawLoretta Lawrence and Steven Rudd ©P. Scott and Susan LawrieJason LaynesDustin LayzellByron and Debbie LazarStephen Lazenby and Deidre J. Herbert

Jane LeaGlen LeaderMatt LeahyJohn Leake Jim LebedovichStephen Lebedovich Ledgir House Ltd.Edward Lee and Family James and Kathleen LeeJames and Sophie Lee Lidia Lee Shoo Khoon and Cheng-Koon LeeErnie and Barbara Leenheer Phillip LeGreeMohan and Jatinder LehailScott and Carlene Leier H. Arnie and Alice E. LeighThe Leith FamilyDora Wai Yee Leung Judy Leung Nicky Leung Pong Leung and Edna AguiñagaWendy LeungSimon LevinDrew and Joanne LewisDonghuang Tony Li Emily Yuet Man Li Ludia M. Y. Li Raymond and Anna Li Zhou Bing Li Orval Dale LilliesChia-Hwei LinFrank Hsin Chieh LinJer Yee Lin Juanzhen Lin Pen Ching LinWen Kai Kevin Lin and Hsiao-Ping V. ChangLindsay Kenney LLPVijayaluxmy LinkanesanE. W. and Anne LinnewedelAlan LinsleyOlive LionelDebbie LiuGui Chun Liu Lena Liu Yanzhu Liu Angela Siu Ying Lo Martin Lo Polly Lo Shurlilo LoBarbara Lockhart Lloyd D. Lockhart

Wayne and Carol LockhartBill and Anita LoeppkyBarry LohrKhodadad and Mahin Lohrasb Long Beach Lodge ResortDonald and Stella Longstaff Ali LotfiJames LothropThe Lourenco FamilyKaren LoveMichael LovecchioRichard LoweLR Foam Solutions Ltd.LTP Sports Group Inc. Yan Ju Lu Sarina LuiJerry LukingJohn Lum and Carman Chan Dahn LundellRonild and Anne LuptonAnthonie LuteijnThomas Ly Lynum Management Resources Inc.M & M Pacific Coast FarmsM. Pilozzi Inc.Mui Tai Ma Wei Ma Allan and Susan MacDonaldRobert G. MacDonaldMartin MachacekMark Mache John J. MackayJohn MacKenzieNeil MacKenzieAnne MacnabS. Laurie MacNeilMacquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd.J.S. MadaharJason and Kelly MaddalozzoRemo and Cheryl Maddalozzo Keith and Yvonne MaddocksMadeleine (Canada Investments) Ltd. Kim MadiganMichael Madsen A. Judith MagerAdriano Magro Magusta Development (B.C.) Ltd.Gong Sen Mah Jerry MahngerMainland Floral Distributors Ltd.Mainland Sand & Gravel Ltd.


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Mainline ContractingKenneth MajorMichael MakShachi and Pehlaj MalhotraJohn Malo Gurjeet S. MangatDahl ManthorpeMaple Ridge Chrysler (2005) Ltd.Johanie E. MarcouxMarin Investments LimitedMarine Plastics Ltd.The Market on MillstreamBetty MarlorMarnor Holdings Ltd.Beverley MarshallRobert MarshallGundula Elisabeth MartensNorma J. MartinPatti Martin Roy MasonRichard and Irene MatthewsSherry MauroMaxam Bulk Services Inc.Moira MaybinRonald and Frances MayerMayfair Optometric ClinicDon and Anne MayhewJack Maze Peter McArthur and Ellen Malarchuk Daniel McCarronMcCarthy Tetrault LLPBertie and Sylvie McCleanRonald P. McCormack and Carmen M. Petersen William and Leota McCullaghLinda McDonald McVickerDean McDonald Leslea McEvoy Tisha McEvoyStuart McFaddenDale F. McGauran and Tyler GumpAnthony McGill Bruce and Dianne McGillivraySam McGladderyJ. J. McIntyreJennifer McIverKemp and Sandra McKay Brian McKenzie Carl and Colleen McKenzieColin W. and Angela Nga-Si McKenzie ©Iris McKibbin ©

Ken McLaughlinBrian McLean Chevrolet Ltd.Michael McLeavyDarcy McLeodGordon F. McLeodNeil A. McMahonKelly McManusShirley A.L. McMillan Gord McMorranMichael McMullenTerry and Lorna McNeillElizabeth McQueenDennis Meakin Meinen Brothers Agri Services Inc.Linda M. MeinhardtNeil and Hazel MeyerWilliam MeyerPaul Michal and Heather KerrRobert MichorSteve MiddletonMidland Tools Corp.Svenn and Deborah MikkelsenMiller Thomson LLPGary and Barbara Miller Matt and Stephanie Miller R.A. MillosIolanda MinicucciAllan Minler Katharine MirhadyBill and Debbie MitchellArvid and Sandra Moan Dylan and Christine ModderPamela MoffatMichael MoganFatima Ali Mohammed Shahab MohseniPeter MolnarMoly-Cop CanadaRoss Montgomery and Marjorie Switzer Montreal Fish Co. Ltd.Montship Inc.Robert MoogBradley MoonieRoy and Pamela MoorMorgan & Company Consulting Inc. Philippa MorganThomas J. MorisonRobert MorrigianEvan MorrisonTerrence MorrisonMorsat Wireless Ltd.Hazel Morse

Mott Electric GPDan and Lissa MottMaurice R. and Anne Mourton Soudabeh MoussaviChing Yi MuiKei Lok Mui Tom MuldoonPatrick D. MulhernLinda Muller ©Cindy L. Mummery Ray W. and Marilyn MunsieBruce and Barbara MurphyMargaret Murphy Robert and Patricia Muster Margaret Muxlow Myatovic Bros. Logging Ltd.Gurpreet and Manjit NagraGary NahNahanni Truck & Trailer Repair Ltd.Yoganathan NaidooDavid NairnMark and Sally NairnAlbert and Carol Ann NelsonJohn Nelson and Jennifer Randall Nelson Ruth Nelson Nemetz (SA) & Associates Ltd. Dean and Cory-Lea NeufeldPaul NeufeldRobert NewbyCecilia Ng and Bernard Lo Chi Sing Ng Kin Yin NgShindy NgWai Shing Ng Man Tuen and Ting Kong Ngai Kathy NguyenLien Hoa NguyenJohn and Helen Nicolaou Thomas NightingaleDaryoush NiknamJohn Todd (JT) Noble* Aileen NoguerKnut and Susan L. Nordlie ©North American Tungsten Corporation Ltd.Kevin M. D. NorthDoug and Angela Oakley Oasis Marine Services Ltd. Ocean TrailerJohn and Lisa O’DonnellSylvia OlsenHoward and June Olson

Bev O’NeilBlair and Nancy L. O’NeillLeila Or and Noah OrOrbis Client Services (Canada) Ltd.ORION Facilitated Planning Inc.Douglas W. and Shirley-Anne OsborneBrian O’Sullivan Dave OttoRobert Ovenden Clayton OwensP&H Minepro Services Canada LtdPacbrake CompanyVera PagetThe Pallai FamilyJohn and Lorraine PalmerJack and Rose PalsThe Pandher FamilyCraig PaquinGhulam Ali PardhanVarinder and Satinder ParharRichard A. ParisCharlie Parker Graeme ParkerHarpreet Singh ParmarRanjeev ParmarSuresh ParmarReid ParrDarren G. and Sheila K. PastroPervez H. and Jeroo PatelE. J. PatersonGino PatrignaniMarcel and Colleen PayeurNigel PaynePDO Solutions Ltd.Guido and Laura PelaWalter Rosazza PelaDonald E. PercyCraig PeressiniReginald PetersenShiva PetersenPatsy PetersonMargaret Phang PHH ARC Environmental Ltd.James and Yvette PhilipGerald and Ana PhilippsonChristopher F. Philps Phoenix Food & Drug GroupJohn and Isabel M. PihowichMark D. and Terry PillonBernie and Georgette PinetteMax and Leona PinskyPinty’s Delicious Foods


Marcia Pitch Edna F. Plaxton Robert PlowrightPM Search Partners Inc.Clifford PollonJackson Poon Woon Ling Poon and Wai Chi Amy Ling Sandeep PooniaAndre Postmus and Diane RogersThe Power FamilyDouglas J. Powrie and Sandra A. HerdCarol PrantnerRon and Carol PriceDavid and Cindy Primrose M. A. PringleJohn and Jannie PriumKaren Probert Elizabeth ProctorProgressive Rubber Industries Inc.Keith Proudman and Carol MifsudEdgar and Kathy PulvierSamantha PushpakumaraJelena PuzicPWS Enterprises Ltd.Qtrade Financial GroupJohn E. and Maureen QuestedJohn and Sylvia Quilty Matthew QuinlanPaul QuinnRadius LogisticsSubramanian RaghuramBahman Rahimi-AliabadiBob Sukhwinder and Harpreet Rai Raicon Developments Inc.Albert and Rose RamponeGail Ramsden Michael RanalloHarbrinder RandhawaAli RazaRead Jones Chrisoffersen Ltd.Reed Point Marina Ltd.Regional Recycling AbbotsfordFrank and Priscilla Rehlinger Diana R. Reid and Chris Nelson Michael Reid and Laura Nixon Michael D. Reid and Patricia Mary BrennanMorley D. Reid Jeff and Christine ReimerDave Reiter

Reliance PropertiesRemcan Projects Ltd.Steve and Audrey RendallArthur Rennison* and Mamie Angus Restwell Mattress Company Ltd.Alan and Brenda ReynoldsVictor A. and Georgina M. Reynolds Richard C. RhodesDonald R. and Constance L. RicciRidley Terminals Inc. John and Wendy Ridley Rimex Supply Ltd.Roslyn RitchieRoberts & Brown OpticiansAnn B. RobertsonJoan L. Robertson Craig RobinsDoug and Fellette RobinsJames and Dorothy Robinson Richard C. and Janie RobinsonSarah RobsonRocky Mountain Chocolate Factory John RodgersIris Rodrigues Maxine RogersMary RomanukKevin Ronning Mark RoozendaalRoscoe Postle & Associates Inc.Barry RosenbergerRoss Land Mushroom Farm Ltd.Peter RossRobert S. Rothwell Catherine RounthwaiteRay and Marilyn RousseauRoyal City Jewellers & Loans Ltd.RT AgenciesDouglas A. RuffleFrederick E. RussellShirley A. RussellSimon J. and Penni RussellBernie RyanChristine and Jan RzepkaAbraham and Liz Saade Balbir S. SahdraBalbir and Baljinder SahotaKamalpreet SahotaPatrick SaintsburyMohinder Sall Terrance K. Salman Richard Samaroo

Jason and Nomi Lisa SamsonElaine SandersHarpreet K. SandhuDilavir SanghaKampreet SangheraArleen Sankey Jennifer Sankey Gurinder Singh and Satvirinder K. SaranTristan Michael SawtellIris and Walter SaxtonSalim and Farah Sayani Adam Carl SchamehornBrad ScharfeLeonard ScheinAdriaan SchipperThe Schmelke FamilyDuff and Sandra SchmidtJoe and Lorraine SchulzRosalie SchussKen W. and Irma SchuurmanScott Town MedicalSheldon J. ScottThe Secret Garden Tea Company Inc.Walter SegsworthRavinder SekhonDanelle SestitoReudiger J. SeyenShape Properties Corp.Kamal SharmaJay ShecterDavid SheenAlbert Chou Ming Shen Guo Yi Shen Mike Yen Chao Shen San Sui ShengWesley ShennanChris and Rebecca Sherry Barbara Shettler Andrew T. ShibataMike ShieldsMay Ha Shih Stanley S. and Barbara A. Shillington Benjamin Shiu Sandy ShofnerAngela Shui Jason and Audra Shull Yick Bun and So Man Shum TauClaire and Jeremy SichermanGurmail SidhuJas SidhuJoseph and Annie Siermy

Linda A. SifertCecil SigalKai SikSimpson Spence & YoungSimpson Thomas & Associates Thomas SimpsonWilliam SimpsonSinclair Dental Co. Ltd.Glenn SinclairMurray A. and Cara L. Sinclair Jaswant SinghMuay Thai Kai Singthong Songlith SingthongRobert SinneavePenny SivuchaDarryl SjervenLashell SkageMary Skujins Katrina H. SmidDr. J. Smillie Inc.Charles SmithDarcy SmithDerek and Barbara SmithGeorge SmithGeorge Smith and Steen JorgensenJ. Marion SmithKen and Gladys SmithSandra SmithErin SmithsonLeo Smyth Ann T. SobeyFrank SobeyJoseph SocolofAli SolehdinRamon SolinasKeith and Renee Solinsky Sheena SoodRandy SopkoJason and Monica Soprovich Paul and Annegret SoukupD. K. and Marion Soutar John C. and Constance M. SouthcottAlan and Margaret SoutherDino Angelo Sozzi and Fan Sozzi-GuoTimmy Speager Bruce and Janet Sprague SRTK Tam Kurozumi Kevin St. George Garth St. GermainJeff and Tracy StacerGentilina Staniscia


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Esther I. SteinbergBruce SteinbrunnerRol Steinhueb and Catalina WellsArran B. and Ratana Stephens Alix SteraStern Partners Inc.Inez Stewart Rosemary StewartHans and Susan StoffelsmaStoll FamilyElaine StollAndrew StorrsOnne and Frances StorteboomR. B. and S. P. StoutBill, Kelly, Jeremy and Kristy Strang John Strang Paul and Elizabeth StrebelKim M. StreitDan StricklandJohn and Mavis StrukDavid S. Stuart Hsin I. Su Tara SuckeSumitomo Metal Mining America Inc.Summit Gradall Service Ltd.Sun Rayz Tanning StudiosSunset Investments Ltd. Sussex Insurance Agency Inc. Sutton Group – Seafair Realty Synergy Health Management SYSPRO Software Ltd.TAG Construction Ltd.Edwin Tai Malik Talib Daphne C. Tam Tam Kit PekTina Tam Robert E. TanakaHenry HL Tang Kwan TangAli Tarameshloo Darlene Taylor Peers Robert W. Taylor and Maura McGivernTravis TeagueAlfons and Marilyn TecklenborgTen Ren Tea & Ginseng Co. (Vancouver) Ltd. and Ten Lee Hong Enterprise (Vancouver) Ltd. Macey ter BorgTercon Construction Ltd.

Terpsma Farms Ltd. Demetri and Kathleen TetarenkoTetra Tech Inc.Sucha S. Thandi Saranya Tharmarajah Barry M. and Tina ThateLawrence ThiessenThomas Communications Ltd.Bobby Thompson Dave ThompsonElisabeth Thompson John F. H. ThompsonMichael ThompsonThe Stewart and Jean Thompson Children’s FoundationLinda Thomson Edward ThueAndrew and Gwen ThurmerJudith E. TidmanTimberland Developments Ltd.Hoi-Ti and Sau Mun Ting Dr. Shelin Tkatch Inc. Laurie TocherLinda ToddRobert J. TomizzaDr. Aloysius P. Tong Inc. Christina S. Y. TongJin Kai Tong Jagjit ToorZoe TowleFrederic TownTownline Homes Inc.Paul Toynbee John TrenholmeTrez Capital CorporationThu Ngoc TrinhTrue Blue Wire Products Inc.Tsu Young TsaiAlfred TsangDickson Tsang Gillian Tsang Henry Tsang and Anna Chiu Mo Ping Tsang Paul and Candice Tsang ©Steven Tsoung Bill M. and Alison TuckerVerna TuckerLyudmyla TurenkoJames A. and Zena TurnerLinda M. Turner Philip TwyfordDouglas TyceIrene Tyler

Delores TymosBarry TyrerJohn and Susan UgyanUniwell International Enterprises Corp.Lee UnrauDave ValleeValley Fuel Injection Ltd.Valley Traffic Systems Inc.John and Crystal VamplewWilliam Van BeekBryan Van HoepenBert and Anne Van Hove Vancouver Bullion & Currency Exchange Ltd. Neal and Mary Vandergugten Varshney Capital Corp.Jean VavrekA. K. VelanIvan VelanThomas C. VelanHenry VenemaBarbara Vengshoel Ventana Construction Corporation Vertec CommunicationsVictoria Quay Business Centre Ltd.Viking Refrigeration Ltd.Claire ViktoraDoug Vincent Michelle Vipond Vista D’oro FarmsAnn VogtsBonnie and Wayne VolkDoug VukovicStanley Lawrence VyErnest WaitznerMelinda WaitznerCharles and Kristen WalcotLyle and Elaine WaldorfAndrea H. WalkerNatalie WalkerWall Financial Corporation Christopher Wall Florence A. Wall Susie Wall Greg and Judy WallerDoreen WalmsleyTrent and Emma Walsh Wah Chung Wan The Wang Family Grace Wai Lai Wang Green Tsai-Mu Wang and Wan-Jen Lee

Jason Chieh-Sheng Wang Ta Ming Wang and Kuo Ying Shiang Winnie Wang YinYin Wang Ian and Laura WarkentinCatherine M. Waterson Kathy WatkinsonWatson Goepel Maledy Management Limited PartnershipCatherine WatsonJudy and Neil Watson Tim WatsonJason and Sarah WeberGail WeddellShu Ting Wei Richard and Coleen WeirGunter WeissbockAlphonse WelcheringJoe WeldonPatrick Weng West Shore U-Lock Mini Storage Ltd.Western FoodsWestern Form Rentals Ltd.Western Roofing (Master Roofers) Ltd.WesternOne Inc.Westland InsuranceWhistle Stop Holdings Ltd.Keith WhitakerWilliam White E. S. WickensWarren and Michelle WiebeIan and Pat WightFaye Wightman ©Margalo Willard and Judy L’HirondelleRoger and Elizabeth WilliamsJim and Dawn WilliamsonWilson Marshall Law CorpAllan C. Wingenbach Colin WingroveDerek WinnettLavonne B. Wirtanen Wise Windows and Doors Ltd.V. Wishart Kelly and John WiwcharWL Plywood Sales Ltd. Mark Wolrich and Fran BerryBetty and Lewis WongBeverly Yin San Wong Darrell and Meri Wong


Isabella Wong Peter Wong and Brenda Luk Philip H. S. and Lily H. WongPhilomena Wong Thomas Wong Yin King WongJohn WoodWord of Mouth HydroponicsWorld Financial GroupJames K. WottenJeff WrenMary WrightMary-Helen WrightWTPM Consulting ServicesYanli Xia Xu Hua An Xuefeng

Xypex Chemical CorporationEmad Yacoub and Shannon Bosa YacoubAdam Shun Long Yang Bao Xi Yang and Feng Xia Jin Cheng Yu-Jen Yang Yang Li Jenny Yao Atsushi YasuiW. W. L. YauPhillip YeeJung Fa YehLawrence Yen Raquel Yeo Josephine Hon Yee YikBen and Candy Yim Chiu Cheong Yip

Choon and Yen C. YongLes YorkDan YoungDerrick YoungHugh Young Judy Ngan Fong YuMichelle Yu Miriam Yu Shun Hui Yu Wen Guo Yuan Ann Louisa C. Yung Davis YungLin Yue and Dabbie Ching Wei Yung Donna Lee and Jack Zaleski Paul and Devina Zalesky Ezio Zanatta

Neil and Lisa ZastreDella ZederaykoKevin ZerrCarlin ZhangJin Rong Zhang Xiao Ming Zhang Xiao Pin Zhu Natalie ZinettiSherezad ZinnaKyle ZubekAl and Maureen ZuccolinJacobus P. and Hillegonda ZwaanAnonymous (43)

CARING FOR THE FUTURE SOCIETYWhen a legacy gift to BC Children’s Hospital Foundation is made, a legacy of hope is created for BC’s kids. The Caring for the Future Society honours those who have generously made provisions for a future gift through their will, life insurance or trust arrangement as of December 31, 2012. We thank these generous individuals for their support.

Debbie AlcadinhoBarbara M. AlexanderLorianne AmadeoJoel B. AndersonYolande Anderson Dorothy L. ApplegathJose I. Arbetman Robert Armstrong and Nicole Fraser-Armstrong ©Josh and Talia Bender ©Ronald W. BickfordHarry* and Anneliese BlochJohn and Judy BowlesMarcia E. BradleyJerry and Patricia Bried The Brinham FamilyDave BroadfootMargo BrownSara Hope BrysonStephen John BudnikRik* and Nancy CampbellBill CannJudith L. CarlsonStephanie A. Carlson Stephen and Gayle Carlson

Patricia EdinboroughBryan EdwardsNancy L. EllisonPaul and Claudia EstlinBill* and Brenda Ethell Krishna FaganInge Fein and Paul Luke Connie ForbesArt and Ramona ForsAnne Forsyth-SheardownLyle David FosterTerrie and Anne* GarscaddenDanny* and Shirley Gaw Cary Gaymond ©Davinder GhtauraB. Ming GinBob and Lisa GinnEliza GordonKatherine* and Morris GordonRuss and Karen GrantBarbara Grantham ©Judy Gray and Carl Scott Gordon and Drina GreenB. GreenwoodChristine and Eric GreenwoodDoreen and Keith GregsonDiane Guggisberg Donald and Jean Gurney Charles and Marie HansonBetty HarrisMace* and Irene HarrisonMichael HaywoodElizabeth HengstlerColin and Lois Hicks

Lotus E. HillsLory HinzPatricia HodgsonJohn Alden HodsonDerek HolmeVerna HookerJeff and Stephanie Huehn ©Aaron Hui ©Denise HuiPatsy Hui Ninette HunzikerShirley HutchinsonRobert W. Ironside © Alvin Ivey*Linda JacobsenSandra JarvisJon and Pamela JohnsonBrian JonesRussell and Margaret JonesVictor and Muriel Jones ©Anne Junker ©Harjit and Helen JutlaJohn and Dianne Kelly Richard KelynackHenry KingGerhard and Rita Krause Grant Marvin Krueger and Sue Ann Martin*Anita A. KumarEva Landrick Valerie A. LangRobert LatawiecJacques LeBlanc and Susan Bockhold ©

Bill Carr Sue Carruthers ©Bettina and Jeff CharpentierChun Choi and Juliana Cho John ClarkeHeidi ClarksonJ. Paul Cloutier Daphne ColeLeona ColebankKenneth Crump Margaret CurtisBarbara DabrowskiI. Jean (Saiko) DavenportBeatrix De Groot Wally Dennison Rolly DeRoover and Dianne De GagneThe Devine FamilyAnn E. Doherty Alanna Donahue ©Colin A. R. DoylendMary “Johnnie” DuffusAnn Duncan Pearl DurhamErik and Louise Dysthe


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“By making a planned gift, I feel proud to give the gift of childhood for future generations of children.” – Patsy Hui

Iris Lees C. K. LiLudia M. Y. Li Dennis LillicoJohn* and Evelyn Long Hollie LorentzImma Rensia LovellJeffrey and Barbara Ludemann ©Mary Sai-Ying Luk Hugh LundySimpson and Nora Ma Susanna Ma Veronica MaMarlene and Kenneth MacKenzieDavid and June MadillChristopher and Suzie MahJuanita Manning Betty MarlorBill and Lisa MarshDenis* and Kathleen McAuliffeWillie McDonaldAngela and Colin McKenzie ©Iris McKibbin ©Tom and Sue McLeanChristine and JP McLeodLinda M. MeinhardtPatricia MemessYvonne Michels and David L. BruceDeborah A. MikkelsenBetty Miller

Carol MillerRon and Britta MillerLyle* and Christine Mills ©Tom and Joan Milton Sandeep and Sneh MinochaPatricia MoodyNoah and Erin Morantz ©Jessie MorsonPaul and Elizabeth Moxham ©Karen Mulhern Roberta A. MulhollandRon Neal Sara Neely and Kenneth Crook* ©Donald E. and Mary E. Newman ©Bert and Karen NorthrupJoseph E. OlsonJohn and Angela PatersonReginald PetersenRobert PhilipMarilyn and Jack PomfretGerald and Barbara PopeWilliam and Geertruida H. Portengen Philipp Postrehovsky Cristina PouletteLucy Prentice Albert and Rose RamponePeter and Kathleen RamshawElisabeth RileyDudley and Shirley Ritchie

Graeme and Tanya Robertson Art and Ruth RobinsonGrace Ruscoe Dan and Tracy Ryper Jeff SaltonDan Sargent Charles and Celeste SawkillJulie Schmitt Geoffrey E. ScottSusan SeabrookJane JK Shin Reg SkeltonChris SkiltonJohn SmileyDerek and Barbara SmithKen and Gladys SmithM. Joan SmithShirley F. SmithSandy So Joan* and Louise Solinger Daniel, Helen and Charissa SortwellDerek SquiresGus StassinopoulosCharlene SteenRoger and Darla SteersIrene and Court StevensAnn SturrockMichael and Patricia SutcliffeRichard SutherlandDebora Sweeney and Stephen Crombie ©

Irma SzaboMary Tam and Robert LachapelleRobert TaylorAlicia ThenJanet ThomPhyllis Thom Michael and Shirley ThompsonPeter and Arlene ThygesenCandice Y. F. Tsang ©Bert Vadgama Lorne Valensky and Cindi Coleman ©Arie and Jean Van HalstLarry and Bev Van HattenAngelo and Rosa VenetsanosF. G. and H. Wade Faye Wightman ©Charles and Mary WilkinsJanice Williams ©Gail WilsonJohn and Nancy WiseAllen and Karen Wong Tiger Wong (Yan Foo)Norman WrigglesworthDavid W. and Katherine G. YeomansRyan and Susan YipRyan Wei-Yi YoSelina Yuen and May YuenAntonietta D. ZanattaAnonymous (235)


TRIBUTE GIFTSA tribute gift honours a remarkable person who has touched your life. It also honours other remarkable people

– all the kids in BC whose lives you are helping to improve every day. These remarkable individuals have had gifts totaling $1,000 or more made in their honour between January 1 and December 31, 2012.

Gifts Received in Honour of…Lucia AnctilJosh AppenheimerPhyllis M. ArbeiderGlenn AyrtonCameron BargenSyd BelzbergRick BohonisJessica BraunBruce BryantLeslie BuddenKatrina CameronCameron CampbellMolly CampbellAngel ChanNicholas ChanEric CharmanKyle ChernenkoffAngela I. CruzIsabella, John and Bennett DemianczukIsabelle M. DiamondOscar DorvalChristina ErmitaErin FaberMichael J. FarmerCharles and Lucile FlavelleElla R. FrazaoConnor GaucherNick GeddesQuinn GermanPeter GustavsonTae Kameron Serafina HamiltonSylvia HoensonJordan HopkinsClara HoworthChase HromykKai HromykStan HusseyMohammad Rauf Emin KadiogluMohtasham Kazem

Usman KhanAryan and Olivia KochharJustin Chun Hong LauTheodore LazaridisMadalyn LoewenLindsey LourencoSamanjit LoylaAddison McArthurRory McFaddenTaylin McGillAnnita McPheeNathan Mitchell and Grace teBoekhorstLibby NelsonJoshua NgunAlaina ParrAiden G. PennerSiena PetersenAnais PoirierLillee-Jean PuttBill RafterTalia, Kalen and Tindi RayatCallum and Oliver Chatler Graham RobinsGabrielle RossRalph RothsteinDaniel SchultzJacob SchultzAmber ShauretteAzadeh Sheikh-NabiBen SichermanPriya and Dayan SidhuKen StrachanKathleen TaylorStephen and Sirkka Tredwell ©Krystyna VocadloAya M. WalcotLucas WanRio YassinTeo YassinZeo Yassin

Gifts Received in Memory of…William Stephen AffleckJaedyn AmannCora BannonHardeep BathAnne BengoughGeorge R. BengoughAndrew BergClark S. BernardKai Christopher BlouinLorelle A. BrettDavid BrolinGordon R. BuchananEileen D. CassedayAgnes ChamerlainAmy ChangNoah Albert Phillip DaubarasDawn DelicatiGabrielle DorseyElla Dupont BedassieJane EdwardsNicole EidsvikWyatt and Isabella FairweatherNorman C. FranzEleanor FriesenLouis G. GibbinsHeather L. GoudzwaardLeighton R. GowTeresa L. GuentherLily HallMonica HallMarnie HendersonGordon HepplerKaren Louise HicksGordon R. HillMatt HuangDamien KaweskiKylie May KellerCindy Klassen ©Jaida L. KooyPatricia J. L’HirondelleBruno R. LocherKara Lunan-MayersArya MadaharSafiya MawaniEnrico MazzuccoMegan S. McNeilTom MiddletonBrooklyn MillersonAntonio Minicucci

Bruce R. MitchellNigel MooreRobert MorrisonMurray S. MunroJack W. MunsieTeresa MurphyJudie A. Nelson ©Chester OlsenSydney T. S. OrJack OyhenartGertrude M. ParsonsCorry PerretMaelle PolinskyAjit PooniaRuth PoppKrista Diane PostmusZach PrinceArt RennisonGiovanna RomeiRick RypienJason R. SallFrankie SchreiberDavid ShillingtonStanley SiebertParminder Singh ©Maya K. SookochoffSeraina K. SozziMorgan SparrowMeredith SteersMoses W. SteinbergFinn SullivanCassidy K. TaylorEli A. TecklenborgJannea TillerAlexander TourignyPhuong K. TranStanley TsangMenno TulpJacob W. TwyfordElizabeth Hayley VamplewDave WakalukGrace WallaceSidney WarickTom and Gail WatchornRoberta WatsonRick WhyskerElline WingSiu Fun WongHelen A. Zesko


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ESTATESA gift in a will is an expression of what is most dear to you. BC Children’s Hospital Foundation is fortunate to be a beneficiary of the estates of many people who believed passionately in improving the health of children and youth in British Columbia. We are honoured to recognize the gifts received from the estates of the following individuals between January 1 and December 31, 2012.

Florence Catherine GilchristDonald Ian Edward GillespieKatie F. GilliesHugh Fred GoodwinDonna Marjorie GreyVictor William Griffin John Frederick GriggAugust Clarence HalversonGeraldine Annie HansenNora HeadMarie Rita Evalina Emerlie HegstadGeorge Ronald HibberdThelma C. HollingsworthWai Haan HuiRalph Leslie JohnstonLucien Justin Adolphe JosienAlexandra Mary KelleyMarie Josephine KendallThomas Harvey Kennedy

Elmar KippastoAlfred Paulden KnowlesNicol KohutLydia Ann KurbisEdith Patricia LeachIda Emma LeinweberVilgelms LeskowskiHon Hung Leung and Shiu Chun LeungKaren and Hal LevsonFrances Mary LoftusPhyllis Veronica LowdellRoss Arthur LumbDonald Ian MacGregorFlorence Ann MansonHelen Nettie and Harold MatthewsAlexander Gordon McCarthyMalcolm George McEwenGermaine Mary McGlinchyJean and Douglas McRae Alice Joyce MiddletonDorothy MilesGayle MillikenFrancis Joseph NamespetraJune Alvina PageEdna Isabel PattendenColin John David PearceThomas St. George Wise Racey

Marguerite Marion ReevesBessie Bowman RendellRoger Reed RobinsonJean Doris RossMuriel M. SandersonAdalbert SchleserMaureen Catherine SewellPeter ShabatowskyEdward Victor ShepherdWalter ShistovskyCharles M. SimserMaribeth Jeanne SinclairRichard Bernie SkinnerLydia SootzmanPhyllis Gwendolyn StirlingFrances Harrigan StrideHenry SwinburneVera Sinclair ThealFrank Henry ThompsonHugh Bernard TinneyMargaret TranmerMary VeresJohanna Maria Ingeborg Von NabellRyan Gordon WallisEllen Frances WatsonDoreen May WensleyWilma Jane WilsonAnonymous

Verna Leonora AbearRuby Louise AbernethyOlga Christine AmmeterNatalie AndrosowFern J. ArmstrongThelma Henrietta Christine AtkinsonNathanial Rial BaileyJoanne Theresa BelleMetro ChabanLenore Frances ClarkeDawn CloghesyGrace Audrey Ruth CookGordon Douglas CoppVelda Lucille DibbleeAdele DorschThora Arline DuncanJohn Freeman FlemingMargaret Jean FordMildred Franklin

ENDOWMENTSThose who establish and contribute to endowments are the true visionaries of our community. They understand that their investments provide a strong financial foundation to improve the health of children both now and forever. BC Children’s Hospital Foundation gratefully acknowledges the following endowment funds that provide support in perpetuity for programs and initiatives throughout BC Children’s Hospital, Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children and the Child & Family Research Institute. This list recognizes endowment funds established by December 31, 2012, with a minimum donation of $25,000.

AAdolescent Medicine EndowmentKarel & Edith Alston Memorial Endowment for Head of Developmental PediatricsYolande Anderson Family Endowment for Cardiac SciencesAndracki Equipment EndowmentAstraZeneca Ripples of Hope Endowment for Mental HealthAuxiliary to BC Children’s Hospital Endowment for Education

BSarah B. Endowment for Cardiac SciencesBailey Family Endowment for Genetic ResearchBC Hydro Power Pioneers Ed Turner Memorial Endowment for Medical GeneticsBioethics EndowmentJudi Bowden Memorial Endowment for Pediatric Asthma ResearchJack & Doris Brown Fellowship Endowment for Genetic ResearchLouise Argyle Brown Endowment for Genetic Research

Bryant Family Endowment for Genetic ResearchDennis & Connie Burdett Endowment for Oncology ResearchBurn Unit Endowment

CPatrick & Beryl Campbell Endocrinology Fellowship EndowmentCardiac Sciences EndowmentStephanie A. Carlson Endowment for Genetic ResearchCentre for International Child Health Endowment

Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics EndowmentCH.I.L.D. Foundation Endowment for Pediatric Gastroenterology ResearchChan Sisters Foundation Endowment for International Child HealthHarry Chan & Family Endowment for Head of Department of PediatricsChanoine-Alimenti Endowment for Childhood ObesityRobert Chau Memorial Endowment for OncologySylvia, Angela, Alan, and Prof. Wen Chen Endowment Fund^Cheung Family Endowment for Pediatric Oncology ResearchAlex C.L. Cheung Endowment for Pediatric Oncology ResearchChild Protection EndowmentChildhood Infections EndowmentChildhood Injury Prevention and Health Promotion EndowmentChildhood Nutrition Endowment


Cho Family Endowment for Genetic ResearchBilly Yau Hei Choi Memorial Endowment for Genetic ResearchCK Choi Foundation Endowment for Child Health AdvocacyDavid Chow Memorial Endowment for Immunology ResearchCIBC & CIBC Employees Endowment for Pediatric Oncology ResearchClinical Genetics EndowmentCommunity Child Health EndowmentConcord Pacific Group Inc. Endowment for Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics ResearchThe Connor Clark & Lunn Endowment for Cardiac SciencesJulia & Richard Couch Endowment for OncologyCritical Care Academic EndowmentThe Michael Cuccione Fellowship Endowment for Oncology ResearchCystic Fibrosis Endowment

DI. Jean (Saiko) Davenport Endowment for Excellence in Child HealthEdna & Eugene Delorme Equipment EndowmentDent-Tech Ceramic Studios Endowment for Genetic ResearchDepartment of Pathology & Laboratory MedicineThe Isabelle & Charles Diamond Family Endowment for OncologyGordon & Marion Dixon Endowment for Genetic Research (CMMT)

EECLS Program Endowment (Ecmo)Endowment for Newborn’s and Children’s Well-BeingExcellence in Child Health Endowment

FRicky, Angelo & Marina Fabris Endowment for OncologyBill Fish Memorial Endowment for Developmental PediatricsFitzpatrick Education Endowment Steve & Eva Floris Memorial Endowment for Excellence in Child Health

Carol Ford Endowment for Research Technician EducationFour Seasons Hotel Endowment for Genetic ResearchStanley Fromm Endowment for Cardiac Sciences

GGastroenterology EndowmentMegan Gates & Family Endowment for Sunny Hill Brain InjuryB. Ming Gin Endowment for Pediatric OncologyAndreas Goedicke Memorial Endowment for Infant Transport Team EducationPaul & Mary Goh Endowment for International Child HealthPaul & Mary Goh Endowment for Pediatric Oncology ResearchGooding Family Endowment for NeurosciencesLisa Gravell Endowment for Genetic Research

HThe David Hardwick Reading Room EndowmentMalcolm & Cathy Hasman Family Endowment for Oncology ResearchHead of Section of Surgery EndowmentHead-Developmental Pediatrics – Working Wonders Together EndowmentHealing Garden EndowmentHelena & Jessica Endowment for Cardiac Sciences ResearchMarnie Henderson Memorial Endowment for Vaccine EvaluationKaren L. Hicks RN Memorial Endowment for OncologyThe Don & Elizabeth Hillman Lecture Endowment in Global Child HealthB.M. Hoffmeister Endowment for a Research FellowshipFrederick J. & Goldie M. Holman Endowment for Excellence in Child HealthRobert John Homewood Endowment for Genetic ResearchDerek & Lisa Hopkins Endowment for Oncology ResearchHilary & Patsy Hui Endowment for Genetic ResearchArthur Hullah & Dorothy Cleveland Memorial Endowment for Genetic Research

IMilan & Maureen Ilich Endowment for Genetic ResearchImmunology Research EndowmentInternational Child Health Trainee Award Endowment

JWilliam Jacques Equipment EndowmentKen & Su Jang Endowment for Pediatric Oncology ResearchJessoma Endowment for NephrologyGuru Nanak Dev Ji Endowment for BC Children’s Hospital Excellence in Child HealthAsa & Kashmir Johal & Family Chair in Pediatric OncologyAsa & Kashmir Johal Family Endowment for Genetic ResearchJessica Jones Memorial Endowment for Oncology Research

KKeller Family Endowment for Oncology ResearchBrian & Tammi Kerzner & Family Endowment for Oncology ResearchKilly Fellowship EndowmentKing Family Endowment for Excellence in Child HealthSamuel & Spencer Koltai Memorial Endowment for Genetic ResearchKoo Family Endowment for Oncology ResearchAdella Krall Endowment for Oncology Research

LDavid & Dorothy Lam Endowment for Oncology ResearchDavid & Dorothy Lam Foundation Endowment for International Child HealthCameron Lau Memorial Endowment for Genetic ResearchCameron Lau Memorial Endowment for Haematology ResearchThe Jonathan Lawson Endowment for Spina BifidaThe Jonathan Lawson Fellowship in NeurosurgeryThe Jonathan Lawson Head of Section of Surgery EndowmentDave Lede Family Charitable Foundation Endowment for Genetic Research

Robert H. & Lily Lee Endowment for ResearchRalph Lewis Equipment EndowmentLing Family Endowment for NeonatologyIris Lorntzsen Brain Mapping Endowment

MGordon & Barbara MacDougall Endowment for Pediatric OncologyProfessor Robert Christopher Madill Endowment for Genetic ResearchJon & Dina Markoulis Family Endowment for OtolaryngologyAndrew McCormick Endowment for an Ophthamology FellowshipJames & Annabel McCreary Chair in Pediatrics EndowmentMcCurdy Family Endowment for Oncology ResearchWendy McDonald Endowment for Gastroenterology ResearchWendy McDonald Endowment for NephrologyWendy McDonald Endowment for OncologyWilliam S. McQuaid Endowment for Pediatric OncologyMDS Inc. & Dr. D.B. Rix Endowment for Huntington ResearchMedical Genetics Fellowship EndowmentMetabolic Disorders/Cystic Fibrosis EndowmentTed & Penny Metcalfe Memorial Endowment for Genetic ResearchMining for Miracles Research Fellowship EndowmentRolly Montgomery Endowment for President’s Child Health InitiativesMorantz Family Endowment for Genetic Research

NSara Neely & Kenneth Crook Endowment for Oncology ResearchJudie Anne Nelson and Bert Vadgama Endowment for Laboratory MedicineNephrology EndowmentNeuromuscular EndowmentNeurosciences EndowmentNeurosurgery EndowmentNewborn Health Endowment

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Dr. Donald E. Newman Pediatric Radiology EndowmentChoi-Kiu & Ming Ng Endowment for President’s Child Health InitiativesNitikman Chan Family Endowment for Excellence in Child Health

OOncology Program EndowmentOncology Research EndowmentOpthalmology EndowmentOrthopedics Endowment

PPfizer Ripples of Hope Endowment for Mental Health FellowshipPfizer Ripples of Hope Endowment for Rare Diseases Research FellowshipConrad & Dorli Pinette Endowment for Speech Language Pathology ResearchPiwek Family Endowment for Oncology ResearchDavid & Janice Podmore Endowment for International Child HealthJack & Darlene Poole Endowment for Oncology ResearchPresident’s Child Health Initiatives EndowmentZach Prince Foundation for Excellence in Oncology Care, an Endowment of BC Children’s Hospital FoundationProfessorship in Pediatric Dentistry EndowmentPsychiatric Disorders Endowment

RGeorgina Jane “Ina” Raeside Endowment for Oncology ResearchZahra, Karima & Salima Rasul Endowment for NeurosciencesRealtors Care Endowment for Genetic ResearchRealtors Care Endowment for Oncology ResearchRespiratory Medicine Academic EndowmentRiley-Fish Endowment for the Head of Department of PediatricsRix Family Endowment for Professional Clinical Services Staff Education and TrainingGraham Robins Jr. Endowment for Oncology Research in

Memory of Wilda & Frank RobinsGeoffrey Robinson Award for Pediatrics EndowmentPat Ross Memorial Education EndowmentRoyal Pacific Realtors Care Endowment for Medical Genetics

SDavid & Alissa Sacks Endowment for Nursing EducationSafe & Comfy Kids Endowment for Pediatric AnesthesiaMarjorie-Anne Sauder Endowment for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutic ResearchSauder-Interfor Head of Research EndowmentShriners’ Motor Performance Unit EndowmentDavid & Manjy Sidoo Family Endowment for OphthalmologyManjy & David Sidoo Family Endowment for OrthopedicsBhagwant K. Singh and Sant Singh Endowment for Excellence in Child HealthDr. Parminder Singh Endowment Award of Distinction for PediatricsReginald William Skelton Surgical Fellowship EndowmentDerryck Smith Endowment for Mental HealthMichael Foster Smith Memorial Endowment for Pediatric AnesthesiaSandy So & Ron Benoit Endowment for Childhood Cancer ResearchSandy So Family Endowment Fund^Solid Organ Transplant EndowmentJean MacMillan Southam FellowshipSpina Bifida EndowmentSummits of Hope Endowment for OncologySun Life Financial Endowment for International Child HealthSunny Hill Endowment for Adaptive Seating and MobilityGrant & Dee Sutherland Endowment for OrthopedicsAndy Sylvester Endowment for Excellence in Child Health

TTai Family Endowment for Pediatric Genetic Research (CMMT)Norman & Randi Thompson Endowment for UrologyAubrey Tingle Endowment for Clinician Scientists ProgramToohey Family Endowment for President’s Child Health InitiativesMarjorie Tsang Endowment for Genetic ResearchMichael C.H. Tsang Endowment for Pediatric Oncology ResearchPaul & Candice Tsang Endowment for Oncology ResearchTed & Deanna Turton Endowment for Oncology Nursing Education

VVaccine Evaluation Centre EndowmentVarshney Family Endowment for Genetic Research

WIsobel & Madeline Wade Endowment for Head of Department of PediatricsKarim P. Webber Endowment for Family Support in OncologyFaye Wightman Endowment for Oncology Nursing EducationWomen & Family HIV EndowmentStephen Wong & Family Endowment for President’s Child Health InitiativesDr. Betty J. Wood Memorial Endowment for Radiology EducationDanny Wyder Memorial Endowment for President’s Child Health InitiativesPeggy & Y.P. Yang Endowment for Brain Mapping Research

YAllan Yap & Family Endowment for Oncology ResearchSelina Yuen & May Yuen Endowment for Excellence in Child Health

^ Donor advised funds established with the Sunshine Fund for Kids and Causes


WAYS OF GIVINGThere are many ways to make a gift to benefit BC’s kids.

Bequest in Your WillA bequest is a direction in your will that a certain sum of money, a particular asset, or a portion of the estate is to be given to British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital Foundation (our legal name). A bequest made to the foundation generates a tax credit that offsets the tax otherwise payable on up to 100 per cent of your net income in the year of death. Unused credits can be carried back one year. These credits may result in significant income tax savings and increase your net estate.

Life InsuranceGiving life insurance is a way of making a gift without depleting your estate or depriving your loved ones of other assets. At the end of your lifetime, the gift of the policy proceeds will be paid by the insurance company directly to BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. Depending on how the policy is structured, you may receive a tax benefit during your lifetime or your estate will receive the benefit.

Publicly Traded SecuritiesDonating securities is an effective way to give. If you own publicly traded securities that have increased in value and you decide to sell them, 50 per cent of the capital gain is taxable. However, if you donate these securities “in kind” to BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, no tax is payable on the capital gain. The resulting tax credit from the donation of the securities will reduce taxes payable on other income. Making a gift of publicly traded securities is easy to do. Please contact us for a transfer form to facilitate the process.

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

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

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

BC Children’s Hospital Foundation938 West 28th Avenue Vancouver BC V5Z 4H4604.875.2444 1.888.663.3033www.bcchf.ca

our legal name: British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital Foundation

charitable business number: 11885 2433 RR0001

BC CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION DONOR BILL OF RIGHTSThe Board of Directors of BC Children’s Hospital Foundation is in place to ensure that donors:

1. are informed of our mission, of the way we intend to use donated resources, and of our capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes;

2. are informed of the identity of those serving on our governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities;

3. have access to our most recent financial statements;

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

5. receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition;

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

7. can expect that all relationships with individuals representing our organization will be professional in nature;

8. are informed whether those seeking donations from our organization are volunteers, employees of BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, or hired solicitors;

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

10. feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.

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BC Children’s Hospital Foundation Board of Directors (for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013)

Mr. Kevin Bent, chair

Mr. David Doig

Mr. Larry Gold

Mr. Doug Gordon

Mrs. Lisa Hudson

Mrs. Tammi Kerzner

Mr. Don Lindsay

Mr. Graham MacLachlan

Mr. Bjorn Moller

Mr. Geoff Parkin

Dr. Erik Skarsgard

Ms. Andrea Southcott

Ms. Sandy So

Mrs. Diane Zell

BC Children’s Hospital Foundation SocietyMr. Terry Bubb

Mrs. Isabelle Diamond

Mr. Jeff Dowle

Mr. Ming Gin

Ms. Pamela Mitchell

Mr. Maurice Mourton

Sunny Hill Foundation for Children Board of DirectorsMr. David Doig, chair

Mr. Kevin Bent

Mr. Ron Edwards

Mr. Doug Horswill

Dr. Nancy Lanphear

Ms. Pamela Mitchell

Mr. John Smiley

Foundation ExecutivesTeri Nicholas, msw, rsw president & ceo

Knut Nordlie, cfre vice-president & chief operating officer

Debora Sweeney, cfre vice-president & chief strategy officer

BC Children’s Hospital Foundation GovernorsMs. Candice Alderson

Mrs. Tali'ah Aquilini

Mr. Rick Arnish

Ms. Gail Brown

Ms. Stephanie Carlson

Dr. Caleb Chan

Ms. Laura Chen

Mrs. Sylvia Chen

Mr. Peter S.H. Chieng

Mrs. Lynda Cranston

Mr. Robin Dhir

Mrs. Marion Dixon

Ms. Sherry Doman

Dr. Allison Eddy

Mr. Adrian Fu

Ms. Joanne Gassman

Mrs. Karen Grant

Mr. Russ Grant

Mr. Poul Hansen

Dr. David Hardwick

Dr. Lawrence Ho

Mr. Michael Lam

Mr. Raymond Li

Mr. Harald Ludwig

Mr. Brett Manlove

Dr. Djavad Mowafaghian

Mr. Ron Neal

Mrs. Diane Norton

Dr. Martha Piper

Mrs. Marjorie-Anne Sauder

Mr. Garry Skidmore

Ms. Dee Sutherland

Mr. Malik Talib

Mrs. Sharon Toohey

Mr. Allan Yap


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Privacy PolicyBC Children’s Hospital Foundation is committed to protecting the privacy of its donors, volunteers and other stakeholders, and their personal information. We value the trust of those we deal with, and of the public, and recognize that maintaining this trust requires transparency and accountability in our treatment of the information you choose to share with us. For further information, please refer to our complete privacy policy on our website at www.bcchf.ca.

PhotographyJames LaBounty, Brian Hawkes, Rob Lyons, (C&W Media Production and Service), Elisa Thibodeau

IllustrationAurélie Grand

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Documents

2012-13 Annual Report - BC Children's Hospital Foundation