Annual Report 2007 - Easter Seals Ontario

85 Years of Success
in Supporting Kids
ANNUAL REPORT 2007
Easter Seals’
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Easter Seals Ontario
began in 1922 as a vision
to create a better life
for children and youth
with physical disabilities.
Today, Easter Seals
continues to offer
programs and services
to help these children
achieve a greater level
of acceptance and
independence, such as
financial assistance for
mobility equipment and
communication devices,
and fully accessible
summer camp and
funding for other summer
recreational programs.
Easter Seals also provides
access to information and
resources, as well as public
education and awareness.
Proudly supporting
children and youth
with physical disabilities
for 85 years
(Front cover photo:
'Whipper' Watson with
Easter Seals kids)
purpose
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provincial
ambassadors
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I will always be proud that I was one of the 2007
Provincial Ambassadors for Easter Seals, with my partner
Matthew Debly. I got a chance to meet many people and share
a piece of my life with others. I will never forget going to the
Siemens Conn Smythe Sports Celebrities Dinner because I
was able to feel like a celebrity myself for the evening.
I also have many pictures of my day skating with the
Toronto Maple Leafs. The Telethon was a wonderful
experience every child would enjoy.
For me, the experience has opened my eyes to how many
generous people there are in the world. I have a lot of respect
for the Easter Seals’ staff because everyone works hard and
dedicates many hours to organize fundraisers.
I will continue to do my part to help out children and
youth with disabilities just like me.
Thank you Easter Seals for being such an important part
of my life.
Regards,
Nikky Henderson
I was happy when I found out I was one of the 2007
Provincial Easter Seals Ambassadors. It was a great honour
to represent such a wonderful organization like Easter Seals.
I had such a great year. It was a lot of fun. I enjoyed events like
the Skate with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Drop Zone and the
Regatta, although my favourite events were the Siemens Conn
Smythe Dinner and the Telethon.
I will truly miss the people and the events. I will also miss
my wonderful partner Nikky. I thank everyone for the great
memories and support. I would like to thank Easter Seals for
giving me the opportunity of a lifetime this past year. It was a
wonderful experience that I will never forget.
Yours sincerely,
Matthew Debly
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support
that makes a
difference
I like Easter Seals for
helping me with my
wheelchairs.
Justice Burke
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At the young age of 11, Justice Burke has
endured more than most people will in a
lifetime. Born with the most severe form of
spina bifida, called Myelomeningocele, she
is paralyzed from the breastbone down and
has had 41 surgeries since birth. Justice must
be catheterized every three hours and takes
as many as eight pills twice a day. In addition,
she has a disorder that causes seizures.
“Despite being tubed and
wired, Justice doesn’t let
sadness overtake her,”
says her mother. “She
never gets angry and, even
though she sometimes
thinks about not being
able to walk, she doesn’t
let it get her down. She
says she’s happy. She says,
‘God made me special.’“
Kingston in 2008. What a
wonderful experience
that will be for her!
We are so very grateful
to Easter Seals for all
the support, whether it’s
financial or just personal
support. Thank you so
much!
Samantha McBride,
Justice’s mother
I would like to start off
by saying thank you to
Easter Seals Ontario! My
daughter Justice is almost
12 and she has received
an enormous amount of
help through this charity.
Easter Seals has helped
provide funding for a
$3000 track system, a
$5000 stair lift and for
her wheelchairs. Without
support from Easter Seals
for her wheelchair, Justice
would not be able to
attend school. We are
hoping to attend Family
Camp next year, which
we are all really excited
about.
It will be fun being a Local
Ambassador for Easter Seals.
We also can’t forget all
the great friends she has
made and opportunities
Easter Seals has given her.
Justice is looking forward
to being the Local Easter
Seals Ambassador for
I am excited to go to camp.
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a huge part
of my life
Ashlee started attending
Easter Seals camp when
she was 6 years old. She
currently participates in
the Leaders in Training
program for young adults.
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Thank-you Easter Seals
for giving me the chance
to go to camp
Going to Easter Seals
camp was a huge part of
my life growing up. I’ve
been going to Easter
Seals camps since 1993
when Mom and I attended
family camp. Camp was
important to me growing
up because it allowed
me to just be a kid and
have fun.
The bonds that can be
made at camp are really
special. I still talk to a
counsellor I had at camp
about fourteen years ago.
It sure makes for a tearful
good-bye on departure
day. It just goes to show
you how special the
camp staff are.
Summer 2007 was a new
experience for me, as I
headed to Merrywood
Camp as a Leader in
Training (LIT), which was
an awesome experience.
Some of the things that
I learned while going to
camp all those years were
how to do things such as
hold a fork and spoon the
correct way. I also learned
many other skills I still use
to this day.
Ashlee Dagenais
Age 21
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Rotary - 85 years
It was an historic day on
November 24, 1922 when
members from eight
Ontario Rotary Clubs met
to consider how to best
bring specialized care and
rehabilitation services to
children and youth with
physical disabilities across
the province. It was the initiative and vision of
these individuals that resulted in the formation of
the Ontario Society for Crippled Children, now
known as Easter Seals Ontario.
Over the years the
commitment and
dedication of Rotary
members to children
with physical disabilities
has been unparalleled.
Their desire to ensure all
Ontario children would
be cared for resulted in a
province-wide network
of service club support.
Through the foresight of
Rotary members, the first
Easter Seals camp was
established. They took
it upon themselves to
promote and create
awareness of the needs
of children with physical
disabilities. In addition,
they coordinated
transportation so these
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of caring
children and youth with
physical disabilities in
many ways. Rotarians
can be proud of the
significant role they have
played in helping to
create the comprehensive
system of support that
currently exists for these
children. The compassion,
dedication and leadership
of Rotarians throughout
Ontario continues today.
children could attend their
medical appointments,
organized holiday parties,
volunteered thousands
of hours at camp and
other special events, and
generated millions of
dollars in fundraising
support.
As champions of this
cause, the efforts of
Rotary members have
touched the lives of
Thank you Rotary!
“We support many different charities,
but Rotary has been extremely generous to
Easter Seals because the kids need our support.”
Ron Sharp, Rotarian and Chair,
2008 Kingston Easter Seals Telethon Campaign
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a legacy
of support
Originally formed as the Ontario Society for
Crippled Children in 1922, Easter Seals has a
proud history of firsts in providing direct support
and generating awareness and acceptance of
children and youth with physical disabilities.
• First to use the full extent of the media to promote
prevention of disability (1934)
• First to employ nurses to carry service into the
home (1935)
• First to be entrusted by government with the
care of children affected by poliomyelitis in the
‘30s and the after-effects of thalidomide in the ‘60s
• First to build camps specifically for children with
disabilities (1937)
• First to build a provincial treatment centre with
in-patient and out-patient facilities (1952-1962)
• First to create a research institute exclusively for
research into physical disability (1976)
• First to create a public awareness prevention
campaign focused on bike safety and helmet use
(1982)
1947 – The first Easter ‘seals’
1947 – The Easter Seals
Ambassador Program is
initiated, with Lynn Berry
selected as the first
provincial ‘Timmy’ to
represent all children
with physical disabilities.
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1983 – Roger Abbott and Don Ferguson
host the first CBC broadcast of
the Easter Seals Telethon.
1952 – The Conn Smythe Sports Celebrities
Dinner and Auction is founded. Queen
Elizabeth tours an Easter Seals camp
with Conn Smythe in 1959.
1975 – The first ‘Whipper Watson’
Snowarama for Easter Seals Kids.
Whipper Watson with 1977
‘Timmy’ Steven Fitzpatrick
1981 – The Right Honourable Pierre
Trudeau meets with Easter Seals ‘Tammy’
Nancy Kralovic.
The History of the Name
The idea of selling non-postal 'seals' was initiated in
Copenhagen in 1904 and adopted in the United States by
the National Society of Crippled Children in the spring of
1934. Given the time of year they were sold, the 'seals'
soon became known as 'Easter seals'. The sale of 'seals' was
introduced in Canada by Alberta in 1945, followed by the
Ontario Society of Crippled Children in 1947.
The ‘Easter seals’ appeal was soon the organization’s most
prominent fund-raising and awareness event. In 1962, funds
raised exceeded the $1 million mark. Today, Easter Seals
can boast over a million donors to this direct mail program.
As society progressed, the term ‘crippled’ became
unacceptable. In 1981, given the widespread recognition
of ‘Easter seals’, the organization changed its name to
The Easter Seal Society of Ontario for all public usage. At
the end of 2007, the organization announced it would
adopt national branding standards and the use of the
name Easter Seals Ontario beginning in 2008.
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70 Years of Easter Seals Camp
In 1937, Easter Seals opened the first ever camp
for kids with physical disabilities designed to
provide these children with a summer recreational
experience. Camping has become the hallmark of
Easter Seals Ontario and the organization is now
widely recognized as the industry leader in
providing specialized programs at its two fully
accessible sites. Campers can choose from
individual and family camps, as well as new
programs such as ‘Leaders in Training’
and ‘GEAR UP’, which help teens
develop leadership and life skills.
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Easter Seals Camp Woodeden
The Woodeden
camp property,
formerly known
as ‘Woodholm’,
was purchased
from the Wood
family in 1945
and Easter Seals
Camp Woodeden
officially opened
on June 26, 1946.
Designed for 40
children, the
camp quickly
filled to capacity.
Today, Woodeden campers enjoy activities such as
swimming, pottery, sledge hockey and basketball, as
well as a 75-foot swing and high ropes challenge course.
They can also camp out in the fully accessible tree house.
Easter Seals Camp Merrywood
To serve the needs
of children in
Eastern Ontario, the
Merrywood property
was acquired early in
1948. Located on
beautiful Lake
Rideau near Perth,
Easter Seals Camp
Merrywood held its
grand opening on
August 18, 1948
with only 12 campers
attending that
first summer.
The camp now fills to capacity with programs ranging
from arts and crafts to archery, and includes extensive
water sports such as sailing, canoeing, kayaking and
white-water rafting, as well as overnight trips off
camp property.
Thanks to the support of dedicated service
clubs and District Councils, the facilities at camps
Woodeden and Merrywood have expanded
and been renovated over the years.
Currently, over 800 children
and youth with physical disabilities attend
Easter Seals camp each summer.
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event highlights
Easter Seals is fortunate to benefit from hundreds of
special events each year. Here are just a few of the
ways communities got involved in 2007:
2007 Siemens Conn Smythe Sports Celebrities
Dinner & Auction
The 56th annual Siemens Conn
Smythe Sports Celebrities Dinner &
Auction took place on Wednesday,
February 7, 2007 at the Metro
Toronto Convention Centre. With
more than 1,000 people in attendance and a head table that
included Pat Burns, Dave Andreychuk, Allison Forsyth, Doug
Gilmour and Wendel Clark, the event raised $458,000 for
children and youth with physical disabilities.
Snowarama for Easter Seals Kids
This popular winter event has been
going strong since 1975. Encompassing
41,000 km of picturesque OFSC
snowmobile trails, and with 837
snowmobilers, 47 snowmobile clubs
and more than 250 community
volunteers, this outstanding community support resulted in
$252,000 for Easter Seals kids in 2007.
Easter Seals Regattas
Since 1990, yacht clubs, marinas, boat owners
and communities throughout Ontario have
been hosting Easter Seals Regattas in support
of children, youth and young adults with
physical disabilities. Skippers enjoy friendly
competition and Easter Seals kids and their
families enjoy a day out on the water. To date,
Easter Seals Regattas have raised almost $5 million.
24 Hour Relay for Easter Seals Kids
Held at Coronation Park, the 16th annual
Toronto 24 Hour Relay brought teams out
for 24 hours of wacky activities, friendly
competition and good clean fun. The spirit,
camaraderie and enthusiasm added up to
$325,000 for kids with physical disabilities.
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Toronto Maple Leafs Skate for Easter Seals Kids
The 30th annual Toronto Maple Leafs
Skate for Easter Seals Kids, hosted by
Toronto Maple Leafs players and the
Leafs Fund, took place on December 2,
2007. Die-hard participants and fans
braved a harsh winter storm to help
generate close to $100,000 for Ontario’s
kids with physical disabilities. In its 30-year history, this event
has raised over $5 million.
Sens Skills presented by Bell
The fan-friendly and entertaining Sens
Skills competition presented by Bell was
held at Scotiabank Place before a crowd
of 17,000. The family-oriented event
featured the Ottawa Senators
demonstrating their hockey skills and
raised $66,000 for Easter Seals kids.
“Chip in for Some Indulgence”
As one of the most
anticipated events in
Sudbury, participants
in this ladies’ golf
tournament were
treated to spa services, chocolate and
wine tasting, gift bags and prizes,
and delicious meals. The best part
of the day was raising over $23,000
for kids with physical disabilities.
Barrie Only Sports Celebrity Golf Tournament
Sponsored by Century 21
BJ Roth Real Estate, this
day took golf to a new
level. Participants enjoyed
a great day on the greens
with both local and NHL
celebrities, followed by
dinner, live auction, and
entertaining interviews
with the stars. This event
has been a huge success,
generating $57,000 for
Easter Seals kids.
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It is through the generous support of our
many donors and sponsors that Easter Seals
is able to assist children and youth with
physical disabilities across Ontario.
We sincerely thank all of you.
Community
Partners
107.5 DAVE FM
- Cambridge
Aquatic Park Sailing Club
Army, Navy, Airforce
Veterans Canada Ladies
Auxiliary
Ashbridges Bay Yacht Club
Atikokan Sno-Ho Club
BayToday, North Bay
Barrie Yacht Club
Blind River Sno-Riders Club
Bell Aliant, North Bay
Boulevard Club
Britannia Yacht Club
Bronte Harbour Yacht Club
Burlington Professional
Firefighters Association
Cogeco News, North Bay
Century 21 First
Canadian Corp.
Cedar Meadows Resort,
Timmins
CFB Trenton Yacht Club
CFRA - Ottawa
CHEX Television
- Peterborough
Chronicle Journal
CHUM Group - Kingston
CKDO 107.7 - Oshawa
CKWS Television
- Kingston
Dougall Media
Dryden Power
Tobaggan Club
East Side Mario’s,
North Bay
Elliot Lake Snowbirds
Etobicoke Yacht Club
Espanola Snowmobile
Club
Formosa/Riversdale
Snowmobile Club
Fort City Kinettes
Friends of Sandbanks
Provincial Park
Grand Portage Trail Riders
The Garden Basket
Harbourfront Centre
Harvey’s Restaurant,
North Bay
Highland Yacht Club
Hill & Dale Mildmay
Carrick Snowmobile Club
Hudson Lions Club,
New Liskeard
Hurst Marina
Iron Bridge Night Hawks
Island Yacht Club
K-Rock 105.7 - Kingston
Kemptville Snowmobile
Club
Kin Club of Valley East
Kingston This Week
Kingston Whig-Standard
Kiwanis Club of Atikokan
Kiwanis Club of Niagara
Kiwanis Club of Oakville
Kiwanis Club of Orillia
Kiwanis Club of Pembroke
Kiwanis Club of
Thunder Bay
KX 96 - Oshawa
Lakefront Promenade
Marina
Les Charités Des Chevaliers
Colomb, Timmins
Les Nouvelles, Timmins
Loyalist Cove Marina, Bath
Mikey’s General Sales
and Repairs, Timmins
Mimico Cruising Club
National Yacht Club
Nepean Sailing Club
North Bay Elks Lodge
Oakville Firefighters
Association
Oakville Power Boat Club
Oakville Yacht Club
Ojibway Power Toboggan
Association
One Hour Signs, Sudbury
Ontario Federation of
Snowmobile Clubs
Ontario Place Marina
Order of the Royal Purple
Ottawa Citizen
Osprey Media
Outer Harbour Marina
Peterborough Examiner
Peterborough This Week
Pic River First Nations
Pizza Hut, North Bay
Polar Bear Riders
Snowmobile Club
Port Credit Yacht Club
Port Dalhousie Yacht Club
Pride Marine, Kingston
Rideau Ridge Riders
Snowmobile Club
Rogers Radio, Sudbury
Rotary Club of Belleville
Rotary Club of Brampton
Rotary Club of Gananoque
Rotary Club of Guelph
Rotary Club of Haliburton
Rotary Club of
Hawkesbury
Rotary Club of Kingston
Rotary Club Lakehead
Rotary Club of Mildmay
Rotary Club of Napanee
Rotary Club of Oakville
Rotary Club of Oshawa
Rotary Club of
Ottawa West
Rotary Club of Paisley
Rotary Club of
Peterborough
Rotary Club of Sarnia
Rotary Club of Sioux
Lookout
Rotary Club of Sudbury
Rotary Club of Thunder
Bay (Fort William)
Rotary Club of Trenton
Rotary Club of Walkerton
Rotary Club of Whitby
Rotary Club of
Windsor (1918)
Royal Canadian Yacht Club
Royal Hamilton Yacht Club
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Sally Hansen Inc.
Saugeen Snowmobile Club
Sault Trailblazers
Snowmobile Club Inc.
St. Paul’s Anglican Church
Sudbury Trail Plan
Taylor Automall, Kingston
Team 1200 - Ottawa
Teeswater Knight Riders
Telereconnect-Hometalk,
North Bay
The A Channel
The Moose Radio,
North Bay
The Northern Life,
Sudbury
The Peterborough Petes
The Rock 94.9 - Oshawa
The Sudbury Star
Timmins Snowmobile Club
Timmins Times
Tom Jones Corporation,
Thunder Bay
TSC Stores Ltd.
TTC Advertising, Sudbury
United Steelworkers
Union, Sudbury
Valley East Lions Club
Via Rail
Walden Kinsmen Club
Warren Lions Club
Whitby Yacht Club
Y-108 - Hamilton
Zehrs Markets Ltd.
Corporate &
Foundation
Partners
$100,000 +
CAW-TCA Canada
CBC
Friends of We Care
Rogers Group
of Companies
Rogers
Rogers Communications
Inc.
Rogers Media
Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers Television
TD Bank Financial Group
Vale Inco
$50,000 – $99,999
BMO Financial Group
Bruce Power
Canon Canada Inc.
Cundari Integrated
Advertising
Money Mart
Ottawa Senators
Foundation
Royal Canadian Legion
& Royal Canadian
Legion Ladies Auxiliary
Siemens Canada
Sobeys
The Hockey News
Toronto Sun
$25,000 – $49,999
CIBC
Eric Baker Family
Foundation
Giant Tiger
InterContinental
Toronto Centre
Labatt Breweries
of Canada
Libro Financial Group
Longo’s
RBC Foundation
Siemens Canada Limited
The Bargain! Shop
Holdings Inc.
The Catherine & Maxwell
Meighen Foundation
The Rotary Club
of Sault Ste Marie
Wal-Mart Canada
Waste Management
of Canada
$10,000 – $24,999
ACS Buck Consultants,
an ACS Company
Aecon Group Inc.
AIM Trimark Investments
AMEC NCL
AMJ Campbell Van Lines
AREVA Canada Inc.
ASA Alloys Inc.
Avante Mazda
Bell Canada
BMO Capital Markets
Borealis Infrastructure
Management Inc.
Boston Consulting Group
Brandes Investment
Partners
Business Information
Group
Canadian Tire
CLV Charity
Crossby Dewar
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Desjardins Securities Inc.
Emco Corporation
Environment Technical
Services
Enwave District Energy
Limited
Ernst & Young LLP
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
Goodlife Fitness Clubs
Goldman Sachs
Canada Inc.
Gowling Lafleur
Henderson LLP
Green Sheild Canada
Heenan Blaikie LLP
Heritage Partners
Limited Partnership
Hydro One Inc.
IBM Employees’
Charitable Fund
Ingram Micro Inc. (Canada)
Korn Ferry International
KPMG LLP
Manulife Financial
Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
Maple Leaf Sports
& Entertainment Ltd.
Mathews Dinsdale & Clark
McKinsey Financial
Mercer Human
Resources Consulting
Ontario Association
of Home Inspectors
Ontario Energy
Savings Corp.
Osler Hoskin &
Harcourt LLP
Pembridge Insurance
Company
Porter Airlines
Power Workers’ Union
PricewaterhouseCoopers
RBC Financial Group
Rosenzweig & Company
Scotiabank Group
Sprucegrove Investment
Management Ltd.
Stikeman Elliott LLP
Stong Blackburn
Machon Bohm
Synnex Canada Ltd.
TD Canada Trust
TD Waterhouse
Tech Data Canada
Corporation
The Guardian
of Windsor Inc.
The Harold E. Ballard
Foundation
The P J Phelan Sailing
Foundation
The Paterson Foundation
The Toronto Blue Jays
Baseball Club
The Toldo Foundation
The Western Fair
Association
Toronto Hydro
Corporation
Township of King
TransCanada Corporation
TSC Stores Ltd.
WIS International
Zellers
$5,000 – $9,999
3COM Canada
AECL
AGF Management Ltd.
Algoma Tubes Inc.
Avnet Technology
Solutions
Barrie Harley
Davisdon Buell
Bell Microproducts
Canada
BMO Private Client Group
Bowater Canadian Pacific
Forest Products Inc.
Boston Consulting Group
Boston Pizza
Brandes Investment
Partners & Co.
Brian and Susan Thomas
Foundation
Burlington Community
Foundation
Business Information
Group
CAW Local 444
Colio Estate Wines
Comstock Canada Ltd.
Cormark Securities Inc.
Corby Distilleries Ltd.
Deloitte & Touche
Foundation Canada
Detroit-Windsor Tunnel
DSM Management Inc.
DTZ Barnicke Ltd.
Empire Life
Ernst & Young
Evans Martin LLP
Father Nicholas Point
Council No. 4375
Charitable Welfare
F K Morrow Foundation
FNX Mining Company Inc.
Franklin Templeton
Investments Corp.
Golden Griddle Family
Restaurant Head Office
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Grand Portage Lodge
& Casino
Hewlett-Packard
(Canada) Ltd.
IBM Canada Ltd.
IBM Global Business
Services
Ira Gluskin Foundation
J P Bickell Foundation
Jusmeg Investments Inc.
Kinross Gold Corporation
Kiwanis Club of Ingersoll
Logitech Canada Inc.
London Police Association
Marsh Canada Limited
McCarthy Tetrault LLP
MDS Inc.
Merrill Lynch Canada Inc.
Morgan Stanley
Canada Limited
Mosaic Sales Solutions
NEC Display Solutions
NHL Foundation
Persona Communications
Power Corporation
of Canada
Powerflow Products
Limited
Price Chopper
RCC Ambassador
Rexall Foundation
RLG International
Rosenzweig &
Company Inc.
Russell Investments
Canada Limited
SAAN
Samsung Electronics
Canada Ltd.
Seagate Technology
Slessor Motors
(Newmarket 1979) Ltd.
SNC-LAVALIN Nuclear
Taylor Automall
Telus
The Brick
The Chandisherry
Foundation
The Ira Gluskin & Maxine
Granovsky Gluskin
Charitable Foundation
The Rotary Club
of Amherstburg
The Rotary Club
of Brockville
The Rotary Club of
Haliburton Charitable
Trust
The Rotary Club of Tilbury
The Sam Gitta Ganz
Family Foundation
The Sixty Three
Foundation
The Society of Energy
Professionals
The Thomson Corporation
The Toronto Star
Fresh Air Fund
Thomson Jemmett
Vogelzang Insurance
Centre
Toronto Auto Auctions
Toronto Maple Leafs
Alumni Association
Torys LLP
Towers Perrin
Turner & Porter
Funeral Directors
Union Gas
United Steelworkers
Upper Canada Mall
Limited
Xstrata
Event Partners
$100,000 +
Spirit of Giving Dinner
- Duncan Hawthorne,
Bruce Power,
CAW-TCA Canada
Canadian Computer
Charity Golf Classic
- Zeno Ricci, George
Soltys, Frank Squizzato,
Joe Tersigni, Mary
Taylor, Mary Whittle
Easter Seals Run/
Walkathon founded
by Joe Persechini
- Joe Persechini
$50,000 – $99,999
Al on the Roof
- Al Harding
Sens Skills presented
by Bell
- Bell Canada & Ottawa
Senators Foundation
Carl Oake Century 21
Swimathon
Hot Night in the City
- Barrie Professional
Fire Fighters
Mayor’s Challenge Golf
Tournament - King
Township
Seneca College’s Summer
Institute of Broadcast
Journalism
Scholarships &
Endowment
Funds
Rose Brodie Memorial
Scholarship Fund for
Past Provincial
Ambassadors
Leaders of Tomorrow
Scholarship
The Frank Henry Ralph
Pounsett Memorial
Scholarship Fund for
Easter Seals Kids
Across Ontario
The Truelove Dell
Scholarship Fund
for Easter Seals Kids in
the Greater Toronto
Area
Beatrice Drinnan Spence
Scholarship Fund
The North York Kiwanis
Albert Kokotow
Memorial Endowment
Fund
$15,000 – $25,000
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. G.
Douglas Ackhurst
Colin & Judy McIntosh
$10,000 – $14,999
Douglas Cozad
Brian & Linda Pearson
John & Josie Watson
$5,000 – $9,999
Shiv & Ranju Bansal
Jeffery Barnes &
Marcia Zuker
Karen & Bill Barnett
Cora Brodie
Butch Carter
Michael Chao
Tammy Dufault
Agnes Faraci
James Gillis
Doris Hansen
Lesley &
Duncan Hawthorne
Heather A. T. &
James L. Hunter
Nancy & John McFadyen
Bill Trenbeth
David Ward
$1,500 – $4,999
Anonymous (3)
Dennis Alexander
& Linda Leung
Elizabeth Baxter
Rob Camick
Terry Cord
Mark & Mary Cullen
Mr. & Mrs. C. Ian Durrell
Rick & Donna Farrow
Gordon & Donna Feeney
Charlotte Gibson
& Barry Thur
Anna Goetz
Suzanne Halpenny
Glynis Henry
Mavis Hutchinson
Robert M. Jackson
Robert McEwen
A. R. D. Nesbitt
Sandra Nymark
Tom O’Brien
Shane Pospisil
Paul Robichaud
Kyle Spencer
Belinda Stronach
Shirley & Gordon Whan
Ken Wilson
Diana Wyatt
Andree & Torance Wylie
$1,000 – $1,499
President’s
Circle
Individual Gifts
$100,000 +
Roger Abbott
Don Ferguson
$50,000 – $99,999
Margaret Beardshaw
Ross Kettlewell
$25,000 – $49,999
Anonymous
Dorothy Elliott
Anonymous (7)
Theresa Balazs
Sylvia Barnard
Brian Beattie
Paul & Kaye Beeston
Sandra Bellisario
Jean & Susan Bisaillon
Gary Bixler
Milton & Mary Black
Steve Braceland
Don Brodie
Marilyn Buttery
Cantine, Joe Bersani
Stewart R. Chislett
Guy Cloutier
J. Brian Colburn
Paul Corey
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Mrs. Frances Cowan
Paul & Eleanor Dalseg
David Davidian
Joey H. De Wiele
Dianne H. Domelle
Julie Emery
James Flanigan
Terence Fletcher
Dom Gammiero
Josie and Roy Gies
J. Bryan & Mary Graham
Carol Graham
Donna J. Haley
Ada Harris
Frank & Christina Holmes
Marion Holmes
Barbara & Bill Howe
Bernt Ivarsson
Dennis R. Johnson
John Kelly
George King
Jennifer Kroezen
Darryl Lee
Ken Lehtimaki
Gordon Lightfoot
Carol Lloyd
Fred Loader
Loris Macor
Vera & Russell Mark
Rorie McIntosh
Gary & Joyce McMurray
Deborah Meloche
Bernard Michel
Elizabeth Moore
Dr. Arumair Muhunthan
Bill Mullen
Robert Munsch
Bernard Ozawa
Donald Paterson
Yezdi Pavri
Steve Payne
Senator Vivienne Poy
James B. Rathbun
Marion Savage
Fred & Charlene Schiedel
Leela Sharma
Melanie Sherwood
Tina Shier
Sally Short
George G. Sinclair
Greg Smith
Ann Southam
Paul B. Spafford
Lance H. Speck
The Squizzato Family
Lily & Michael Steichuk
Edwin Stephens
Daniel A. St-Onge
Dr. Paul Truelove
Michael Van Leeuwen
Terry Vaudry
Michael Vels
Hector Verhoeve
Bill Waters
J. Roy Weir
Michael Wenban
Philip Wilson
Dave Wood
Anne E. Wright
We sincerely regret
any inadvertent
errors or
omissions.
Easter Seals Ontario
Balance Sheet
As at December 31, 2007
(in thousands of dollars)
2007 2006
$
$
Assets
Current assets
Cash and short-term deposits
2,892
2,148
Accounts receivable
713
343
Prepaid expenses
284
315
3,889
2,806
Investments
1,602
1,070
Property and equipment
4,676
5,180
10,167
9,056
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
274
623
Deferred revenue
146
251
420
874
155
-
2,386
2,605
2,541
2,605
Invested in property and equipment
2,290
2,575
Restricted for endowment purposes
825
803
Camp capital and recreational choices
1,651
1,792
Unrestricted
2,440
407
7,206
5,577
10,167
9,056
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Deferred contributions
Camp and children’s services
Unamortized restricted bequests
Net Assets
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Easter Seals Ontario
Statement of Revenue and Expenditure
For the year ended December 31, 2007
(in thousands of dollars)
2007
$
2006
$
2,537
2,836
2,724
3,759
194
2,974
2,985
259
9,214
9,054
2,789
1,008
12,003
10,062
272
381
12,275
10,443
310
139
67
92
301
166
148
608
615
Revenue
Public support
Easter Seals Ontario campaign
& other direct mail
District council & community support
Corporate & third party events
Games of chance
Unrestricted bequests
Amortization of deferred contributions
Camp and other program contributions
Government grants
Investment income
Other revenue
12,883 11,058
Expenditure
Program expenditure
Direct support to children and families
Camping
Community development & service delivery
Public education, advocacy
& government relations
1,439
2,832
1,862
2,252
1,268
3,077
2,162
2,232
8,385
8,739
Gross fundraising
Less: Donations in-kind
2,641
168
2,804
205
Net fundraising
Management & administrative support
Restructuring costs
2,473
475
-
2,599
625
180
2,948
3,404
11,333
12,143
Total expenditure
Excess (deficiency) of revenue over
expenditure before the following
1,550 (1,085)
Sale of camp property
Excess of revenue over
expenditure for the year
-
2,944
1,550
1,859
If you are interested in receiving the complete set of the 2007 Audited Financial Statements,
please contact Easter Seals Ontario.
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Easter Seals Ontario benefits from a dedicated
senior management team and a committed
group of private and public sector leaders
who serve on its volunteer Board of Directors.
leadership
Board of Directors
Senior Management
Jeff Barnes - Chair
Carol Lloyd
Partner, Heenan Blaikie LLP
- President and CEO
Gregory Smith - Past Chair
Senior Director, EMS Assistant Secretary’s Office
Expenditure Management Sector
Treasury Board of Canada,
Secretariat
Robert Berkovitz - Vice Chair
Sandra Bellisario
- Vice President, Development
Emily Hamilton
- Manager, Human Resources
Tina Shier
Managing Partner
Evans Martin LLP
- Director, Provincial Services
and Information Technology
Matthew R. Duquette
- Vice Chair
Account Manager, Business
and Professional Banking
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bill Trenbeth
- Director, Finance
and Administration
Shane Pospisil - Vice Chair
President and CEO
Ontario Energy Association
Daniel St-Onge - Treasurer
AVP & Controller
Canadian Individual Insurance
Manulife Financial Corporation
James Gillis
Heather A.T. Hunter
Vice President, Investments
AIM Trimark
Keith McNeill
President
McNeill Risk Management
Services Inc.
Mary Anne Palangio
Joe Trovato
Psychoeducational Consultant
Family Support Services
Erinoak Children’s Treatment Centre
Dr. Paul Truelove
Chiropractor
Chip Vallis
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P.O. Box 7092
Sandwich PS
Windsor, ON N9C 3Z1
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Ontario North Region
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Sudbury, ON P3A 2T2
Tel: 705.566.8858
1.800.316.5730
201-91 Cumberland Street South
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6A7
Tel: 807.345.7622
1.800.267.3778
Financial Assistance Program
Tel: 416.421.8146
1.866.630.3336
Camping Program
1.800.668.6252 ext. 325
www.easterseals.org
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