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A newsletter for donors and friends of St. Joseph’s Healthcare
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Walk, Run or Ride to Support St. Joe’s!
This spring, two signature sporting events in Hamilton
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will support St. Joseph’s
Left: Around the Bay 30K starting
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line. Below: Last year’s Team
St. Joe’s with staff and board
members from our Hospital
and Foundation.
Around the Bay
Road Race
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Finish at FirstOntario
Centre
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Paris to Ancaster:
A Ride
for Research
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Finish at the Ancaster
Community Centre
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Above: The starting
line for Paris to Ancaster.
For the first time, St. Joe’s
supporters and fundraisers can
choose to run or ride in support
of their Hospital. St. Joseph’s
Healthcare Foundation has been
the official charity partner for the
Around the Bay Road Race since
2005. Around the Bay will take
place Sunday, April 3rd. Last year’s
Bay Race raised a record $475,000,
which went toward purchasing
life-saving equipment and
supporting research initiatives at
the Hospital.
St. Joe’s is proud to launch a
second charity partnership this
year with the Paris to Ancaster
Bike Race.
In its 23rd year, the Paris to
Ancaster Bike Race is Canada’s
spring cycling classic. With three
different courses, a 70k, a 40k and
a newer 20k to choose from, this
eventt attracts over 2
2,300
300 cyclists
of Canada’s Top Research Hospitals
each year. Both the 70k and
for years now, and the discoveries
shorter 40k are more grueling and
happening here today will have a
appeal to novices and Olympians
marked impact on the health of our
alike. The new 20k loop, which
patients tomorrow.”
starts and ends
The Paris to
in Ancaster, is a
Ancaster, taking place
family-friendly
April 24th, aims to
ride that welcomes
raise $125,000 in
For the first time,
cyclists of all ages.
its first year and is
St. Joe’s supporters and
“Just like we
named A Ride for
fundraisers can choose
engage runners
to run or ride in support Research. Research at
participating in
St. Joe’s—particularly
of their Hospital.
Around the Bay,
in the areas of mental
we’ll be engaging a
health and addiction,
new demographic
lung and airway
of cyclists, while
diseases, and kidney
encouraging them to consider
and urinary diseases—benefits
riding and raising funds to
patients not just at the local level,
support research at St. Joe’s,” says
but around the world. This is well
Foundation President & CEO, Sera
suited to an event that attracts
Filice-Armenio. “Our Hospital
cyclists from various cities and
has consistently been ranked one
countries.
So whether you choose to walk,
run or ride, come out this April and
support St. Joe’s!
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jParis to Ancaster Community
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Champion, John Trim, of Hamilton’s
John Trim Group at ScotiaMcLeod aims
to raise $25,000 for research at St. Joe’s.
jAround the Bay Community Champion,
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Riccardo Persi, Secretary, Treasurer and Assistant
Business Manager at LiUNA and Executive Director of
the LiUNA Group aims to raise $65,000 for St. Joe’s.
For more information on these events
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We just want to say
Thanks!
Over the holiday season, we were overwhelmed by
the generosity of our donors and friends who gave
more than $96,000 through our mail appeals with gifts
of all sizes. Funds raised will support the purchase of
patient comfort items and equipment, fund innovative
research and help us respond to the greatest needs of
our Hospital.
Our 2015 Holiday Appeal included a 125th
Anniversary snow globe ornament, commemorating the
Hospital’s 125 year history of serving our community.
Donors were invited to personalize the paper ornament
with warm wishes for patients, staff and caregivers at our
Hospital. We received nearly 250 ornaments with notes
of thanks from our donors and grateful patients.
We wanted to take a moment to say THANKS. Your
support made a difference for the patients, staff and
families spending the Christmas season in our Hospital!
“Merry Christmas from a kidney
transplant patient!”
“Congratulations on your momentous 125
years of operation . Wishing you many
more Christmases in the years to come!”
“Cleaning staff, nurses, orderlies,
doctors, office workers, dieticians
– you are all appreciated!”
“Thank you all for the amazing work
you do. Enjoy the holidays!”
Peace and blessings to all
patients and caregivers during
this Christmas season
A Family’s Gratitude
Honours
Exceptional Care at St. Joe’s
Shirley and Morris Waxman.
…made in honour of the
excellent care that Morris Waxman
received at St. Joseph’s.
Members of the Waxman Family gathered earlier this year
to officially unveil the newly refurbished Morris & Shirley
Waxman Family Visitors’ Lounge in the Cardiac Care Unit and
Medical Step-Down Unit at St. Joseph’s Charlton Campus.
The Visitors’ Lounge was named in recognition of a
donation from the Waxman Family made in honour of the
excellent care that Morris Waxman received at St. Joseph’s.
Morris was a prominent Hamilton businessman known not
only for his contributions to the community, but as a proud
and dedicated family man alongside his wife Shirley. His most
important legacy was his family: daughter Karen, sons Michael
and Douglas, and their wives Teresa and Selina, as well as
eleven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
In addition to helping fund the refurbishment of the
Morris & Shirley Waxman Family Visitors’ Lounge, the
larger part of the Waxman Family’s donation will go toward
supporting the Hospital’s greatest equipment needs.
Through their generosity, the Waxman Family has made
a lasting contribution toward providing a space of comfort
for other families while also supporting hope, healing and
discovery at our Hospital.
The Donnici Social Club
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Supports St. Joe’s Equipment Needs
The Donnici Social Club, one of Hamilton’s prominent Italian associations,
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has donated $10,000 to St. Joseph’s Healthcare Foundation to support
our Hospital.
Since 1978, The Donnici Social Club has maintained their
cultural traditions and their commitment to giving back to
their community. The $10,000 gift came from funds raised
through the annual John Fortino Memorial Golf Tournament,
which honours the legacy of John Fortino, long-time member
and former President of The Donnici Social Club, and founder of the Fortinos
chain of supermarkets in Hamilton and the Greater Toronto Area.
The funds will assist St. Joseph’s with the purchase of life-saving
equipment. From heart monitors to dialysis machines, equipment is essential
for everything we do and this gift will help our Hospital provide patients with
innovative and compassionate care.
Every Around the Bay Fundraiser
has a Story – Meet Kerry
Kerry Turcotte, a Hamiltonian to the core, enjoys living in the North end
where the Bay Race takes place. “I’ve always wanted to run the Around the Bay
and fundraising for St. Joe’s makes sense. It’s a way of saying ‘thank you’ to an
institution that has touched lots of lives in this city, including mine,” says Kerry.
“
It’s a way of saying
‘thank you’
to an institution that
has touched lots
of lives in this city,
including mine.
”
How St. Joe’s touched Kerry’s life began in 2004. Pregnant
with her first child, Kerry had the intention of having a home
birth. By Christmas she was almost full-term, but her blood
pressure was concerning. On January 2, 2005 Kerry was
admitted to St. Joe’s with eclampsia and soon after went into
labour.
“By the time my daughter Molly was born the room was
crowded: there were my midwives, the doctor and resident,
and a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit team. They were all
amazing and I’m so grateful for their teamwork and the care
we received,” Kerry says. “One of my favourite memories
was when the resident dropped by after to say hello, say how
well I’d done and say how beautiful my daughter was. It was
a small thing, but a kind and compassionate thing that has
stuck with me.”
Though Kerry is a beginner when it comes to running,
she loves the challenge, and she also hopes to surpass her fundraising goal.
“What motivates me is my belief that individuals can make a difference in their
communities,” Kerry adds. “People give to things they feel connected to, so
I hope that by telling my story I can connect with others and in this way I’m
connecting them to St Joe’s.”
SUNDAY, APRIL 3rd, 2016
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Advancing Research in Women’s Health
In May 2015, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Foundation received a $1.5 million dollar gift from Teresa Cascioli’s
namesake foundation to establish the Teresa Cascioli Charitable Foundation Research Award in Women’s
Health. The Award grants up to $100,000 each year to support research studies at St. Joe’s that focus on
all aspects of women’s health from puberty through to post-menopause. Inaugural recipients of the
research award, Dr. Damu Tang and Dr. Benicio Frey, were announced at the Hospital’s annual
Celebrate Research event.
Dr. Damu Tang
Breast Cancer Therapy
Dr. Benicio Frey
Perinatal Mental Health
Dr. Tang, an Associate Professor of Medicine at
McMaster University and a researcher in the fields of
Nephrology and Oncology at the Research Institute
of St. Joe’s Hamilton, received $100,000 over two
years from the Teresa Cascioli Charitable
Foundation Research Award in Women’s
Health.
Dr. Tang’s research in the area of
breast cancer focuses on the high rate
(75%) of cases that are ER+ (estrogen
receptor –alpha) and are treated with
endocrine therapy. This therapy is
comprised largely of the pharmacological
drug Tamoxifen to which one third of
patients treated develop resistance,
making it ineffective on their tumor.
A study published not long ago by a team that
included Dr. Tang discovered that if a particular
protein (called SIPL1) is suppressed in breast cancer
patients, they are less likely to develop this resistance
to Tamoxifen. With the assistance of this research
funding, Dr. Tang’s team can apply these findings and
contribute to earlier intervention and treatment for
ER+ breast cancer patients.
Dr. Frey was a recipient of the Teresa Cascioli
Charitable Foundation Research Award in Women’s
Health with a one-time grant of $54,000. Dr. Frey
is Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioural
Neurosciences at McMaster University, Academic
Head of the Mood Disorders Program and
Director of the Women’s Health Concerns
Clinic at St. Joseph’s.
The research project led by Dr. Frey
is investigating how disruptions to the
circadian rhythm, the 24-hour cycle of
biological processes that controls mood
and sleep patterns, is linked to mental
illness. The primary focus is on sleep
disturbances during the perinatal period,
the period immediately before and after a
woman gives birth, and increased risk for
postpartum depression (PPD).
With the support of this research award, Dr. Frey
hopes to reveal parameters of circadian rhythms
that can help predict the onset of PPD, as well as
reveal how non-invasive methods can be used as
preventative measures to help new mothers with PPD.
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A Family’s Four-Generation
Connection to St. Joe’s
UPCOMING
EVENTS
IN SUPPORT
OF ST. JOE’S
2nd Annual Indoor
Soccer Tournament
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Soccer World Hamilton
at 104 Frid St
Tournament Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Games are 25 minutes and each
team is guaranteed 3 games.
Register a co-ed team of 6 for $400.
To Register: Contact John Mejia
at [email protected]
or 905.522.1155 ext. 32874
For Inquiries: Contact Adam at
[email protected]
or 905.522.1155 ext. 35973
Concession Street News
Bowling Tournament
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Sherwood Lanes,
1095 Fennell Ave East, Hamilton
Tournament Time: 6:30 p.m.
To Register:
www.stjoesfoundation.ca/Bowling
For Inquiries:
Contact Phil Bradshaw at
[email protected]
or Joe Scozzari at
[email protected]
In October 2015, Gerald and Jo’s grandThirty years ago, Gerald Levy, along with his
daughter Linda began working at St. Joe’s as a
siblings, gifted $10,000 to St. Joseph’s Healthcare
registered nurse, stretching the Levy family’s
Foundation, in memory of their parents William
connection to this Hospital across four incredible
and Ethel Levy. At the time, it was the largest single
generations. Not to mention that Linda is also one
gift the Foundation had received to help build the
of four grandchildren…all of whom were born at
Hospital’s King Campus in Stoney Creek.
St. Joe’s!
Gerald’s relationship with St. Joe’s
“St. Joe’s is our Hospital,” says
began long before then. On a leap
Jo. “They’ve always been there for
year day, February 29, 1932, Gerald
us…for our family.”
was born in Casa Maria…a beautiful
Recently, Gerald and Jo
building on John Street that was then
decided to include St. Joseph’s
the maternity ward of St. Joseph’s
They’ve
Healthcare Foundation in their
Hospital.
always been there
will. When asked about their
Over the years, Gerald’s parents
philanthropy, Jo says, “We know
always received exceptional care at
for us…
that we’ve been blessed with a
St. Joe’s. “I don’t know quite how to
for our family.
healthy family, and have faced
put it…but there has always been
very few stresses or concerns
something different about St. Joe’s…a
along the road of life. We also
spiritual aspect. There’s warmth in
know that others aren’t always
the way they treat patients. We’ve
as fortunate. That’s why we’ve
always found it to be a very caring
always tried to give what we
place,” says Gerald.
can… to help others whenever they need it. That’s
The compassion shown to Ethel by Hospital
what we hope our gift to St. Joe’s will do.”
staff was the inspiration behind the Levy family’s
For more information on gift planning, please
first $10,000 gift, which was designated to support
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visit stjoesfoundation.ca/GiftPlanning.
Diabetes Care at the King Campus. Gerald’s
mother passed away at the Hospital in 1984 after
living with diabetes in her later years.
The connection with St. Joe’s, for Gerald and
his wife Jo, does not end there. The couple were
blessed with two daughters, Debbie and Sandra,
both born at St. Joe’s. Debbie attended the St.
Joseph’s School of Nursing and graduated in 1976.
Today she works in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
and is celebrating 40 years at St. Joe’s. Sandra, who
works in the Financial Department at ArcelorMittal
Dofasco, followed in the footsteps of her father
who had a 40 year career in the Mettallurgical
Department at Dofasco.
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Gerald & Jo pictured in front
of the King Campus.
A New Prostate Cancer Equipment Fund
South Central Ontario. The fund will help support the
For more than two decades, Great-West Life, London
purchase of equipment like flexible ureter catheters,
Life and Canada Life has been a tremendous supporter
robotic surgical supplies and bladder scanners, which
of St. Joseph’s Healthcare Foundation. Aligning with
Among Canadian will allow St. Joseph’s urologists to provide optimal care
the company’s desire to support health and wellness
in the least invasive way possible to help patients return
within the communities where they live and work, they
men, prostate
to their pre-treatment quality of life.
have recently announced a $50,000 gift that will help
cancer is the
Among Canadian men, prostate cancer is the most
establish the Prostate Cancer Equipment Fund within
commonly diagnosed cancer. For prostate cancer
the McMaster Institute of Urology (MIU) at St. Joseph’s
most commonly
patients and their families, the need for reliable,
Healthcare Hamilton.
As a clinical and research powerhouse, the MIU is a
diagnosed cancer. accessible care related to diagnosis, treatment and
follow-up is critical. For this reason, St. Joseph’s is proud
key institute within St. Joseph’s Kidney & Urinary Program,
to be a leader in prostate cancer care. Whether it is
conducting the largest volume of prostate cancer surgeries
your father, husband or brother, with the support of
in Canada with an 80-90% cure rate post-surgery. Whether
donors like Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life, St. Joseph’s
in the MIU exam or operating rooms, medical equipment plays a key
team of urologists are providing compassionate surgical care, leading
role in this continuum of care.
innovative research, and training the urologists of tomorrow. All of this
Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life’s establishment
ensures that prostate cancer can be effectively treated today, and in
of the Prostate Cancer Equipment Fund will help to advance how
the future.
we diagnose, treat and care for prostate cancer patients throughout
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