07/08 Annual Review - Alberta Cancer Foundation
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07/08 Annual Review - Alberta Cancer Foundation
07/08 Annual Review Together for a cancer- free future 07/08 Annual Review 01 Together for a Cancer Free Future Contents Message from the Board Chair and CEO 01 Articles It computes: mining data for promising drugs 12 Walking beyond grief sends a message of hope 13 Sowing the seeds of a legacy 14 Non-smoker tackles lung cancer head on 15 Stepping up to challenge of breast cancer 16 The art of healing 17 Employees power powers innovation 18 Special meaning to this year’s golf classic 19 World’s longest hockey game 20 Coping with the cost of cancer 21 Bridging the gap between research and practice 22 Face off against cancer 23 New lab space key to attracting talent 24 Abbreviated financial statements 25 Listings Events 26 Donors 29 Bequests 41 In Tribute 42 In honour 46 Named funds, awards and research chairs 47 Closer to home 48 Message from the Board Chair and CEO It has been our privilege again this year to connect the work of two important groups that form one team intent on building a cancer-free future for individual Albertans and for the province as a whole. The first part of the team is our donors. Alberta Cancer Foundation donors make personal contributions, plan legacy gifts, purchase lottery tickets, sponsor participants in our walks and put their own ingenuity to work as volunteers, planning and executing more than 300 fundraising events each year. Their support is a tribute to the thousands of Albertans diagnosed with cancer this year. It’s a message of hope for the nearly 16,000 expected to be diagnosed next year. And their gifts honour the memory of more than 5,000 Albertans who lose their battle with cancer each year. The numbers are big, but the stories are personal. Each of these individuals is a beloved mother, father, son, daughter, friend or colleague. The second part of the team behind each of these personal cancer journeys is the researchers, doctors, nurses and other health professionals committed to giving Albertans their best chance of preventing cancer, surviving it and thriving. The boost donor contributions give to their work accelerates progress to our common goal. On every front, we are On every front, we are making progress in building making progress in building a cancer-free future. a cancer-free future. But progress can’t happen fast enough. We thank our donors for their extraordinary efforts in helping Alberta build momentum in the fight against cancer and for helping making the cancer journey easier for so many who fight it today. Sandy Slator, Chair Alberta Cancer Foundation Linda Mickelson, CEO Alberta Cancer Foundation 02 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review 03 Together for a Cancer Free Future results that we are confident will work su pleh eht teg egassem ot tuo elpoep Dr. Jack Tuszynski, Allard Foundation Chair in Experimental Oncology > see page 12 for the full story Jackie Clark, fund-raiser in memory of her son, Brent > see page 13 for the full story 02 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review 03 Together for a Cancer Free Future stluser ew taht era tnedfinoc lliw krow help us get the message out to people Dr. Jack Tuszynski, Allard Foundation Chair in Experimental Oncology > see page 12 for the full story Jackie Clark, fund-raiser in memory of her son, Brent > see page 13 for the full story Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review Together for a Cancer Free Future my life has been touched quite a bit by cancer yna troppus rof recnac hcraeser dna taerg si dedeen Catherine Ellis, legacy donor in memory of her husband, Graham > see page 14 for the full story Jon Glans, patient and fund-raiser > see page 15 for the full story 04 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review 05 Together for a Cancer Free Future efil ym neeb sah dehcuot yb tib a etiuq recnac any support cancer for research is great and needed Catherine Ellis, legacy donor in memory of her husband, Graham > see page 14 for the full story Jon Glans, patient and fund-raiser > see page 15 for the full story Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review Together for a Cancer Free Future increase our of chances making a significant advance sserpxe dna flesruoy ruoy snoitome ylevitaerc Dr. John Mackey, research co-chair, Northern Alberta Breast Cancer Program > see page 16 for the full story Karen Bayus, donor in memory of her son, Sean > see page 17 for the full story 06 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review 07 Together for a Cancer Free Future esaercni ruo secnahc a fo gnikam tnacfiingis ecnavda express yourself and your emotions creatively Dr. John Mackey, research co-chair, Northern Alberta Breast Cancer Program > see page 16 for the full story Karen Bayus, donor in memory of her son, Sean > see page 17 for the full story 08 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review 09 Together for a Cancer Free Future having the best chance of a cancer- free future recnac hcraesesraw dna raen ruo ot raed straeh Dr. Matthew Parliament, radiation oncologist > see page 18 for the full story Warren Coles, fund-raiser in memory of his father, Fred > see page 19 for the full story 08 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review 09 Together for a Cancer Free Future gnivah e h t tseb a fo ecnahc -recnac eerf erutuf cancer research was near and dear to our hearts Dr. Matthew Parliament, radiation oncologist > see page 18 for the full story Warren Coles, fund-raiser in memory of his father, Fred > see page 19 for the full story 10 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review 11 Together for a Cancer Free Future there will be justice in the fight against cancer siht troppus a hcus si suoreneg lufthguoht evitaitini Catherine Ellis has built a legacy by donating a portion of her life insurance policy to the Alberta Cancer Foundation. Dr. Brent Saik, fund-raiser in memory of his wife and father dna > see page 20 for the full story Dr. Carol Cass, Vice-President, Alberta Cancer Board and Director of the Cross Cancer Institute > see page 22 for the full story 10 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review 11 Together for a Cancer Free Future ereht eb lliw ecitsuj thgfi eht ni tsniaga recnac this support is such a generous and thoughtful initiative Catherine Ellis has built a legacy by donating a portion of her life insurance policy to the Alberta Cancer Foundation. Dr. Brent Saik, fund-raiser in memory of his wife and father > see page 20 for the full story Dr. Carol Cass, Vice-President, Alberta Cancer Board and Director of the Cross Cancer Institute > see page 22 for the full story 12 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review It computes: mining data for promising drugs By the time Dr. Jack Tuszynski’s Pharma Matrix project is complete, he hopes to have 3,000 computer processors running 24 hours a day, seven days a week. I t sounds like a lot of machine power, but the goal is a lofty one: to identify new drug compounds that may result in more efficient chemotherapy treatment for different types of cancer. “It will be a rather sophisticated technology involving various software processes–we will screen millions of chemical entities and be able to eliminate compounds that aren’t good fits for treatment,” says Tuszynski. “When we start taking out the compounds that don’t work, we hope we will be left with 0.1 per cent that hold promise.” The new drug compounds will be identified as the program recognizes them. “We’ll start with the most likely candidates and then move towards the more exotic compounds,” says Tuszynski. “Once we have some results that we are confident will work, they can be tested right here at the Cross Cancer Institute. “We had no hope of ever being able to accomplish this goal without these high performance computers and the state-of-the-art algorithms.” This modern facility wouldn’t be possible without the generous support from the Allard Foundation, which has had a long relationship with the Alberta Cancer Board and Foundation. Thanks to their leadership gift of $2 million, the Alberta Cancer Foundation was able to establish a $3 million Chair in experimental oncology and Tuszynski was recruited for the position. An additional gift this year of $1 million will help provide the hardware, infrastructure and manpower to propel the laboratory and help position Edmonton’s Cross Cancer Institute as a location for world-class cancer therapy research. “Dr. Tuszynski’s work is leading edge,” says Robert Manning, from the Allard Foundation. “It represents a focused approach to computational drug design, in silico (by computer simulation) and in vitro (in test tube or culture dish) testing of novel chemotherapy entities, with the goal of optimizing and personalizing chemotherapy agents for a particular patient.” The Allard Foundation is excited that research done in Edmonton could identify new drug compounds with potentially reduced side effects aimed at increasing survival rates and the quality of life for patients. “We also hope to see the testing of these compounds resulting in clinical trials in Alberta, leading to successful clinical applications for cancer patients,” says Cathy Roozen, from the Allard Foundation. “Focused research allied with solid commercial input will help develop a drug discovery pipeline and an intellectual property portfolio that can help position the Cross and the Alberta Cancer Board as long-term, world-class players in the areas of cancer chemotherapy research and treatment.” Tuszynski hopes to have the first phase, with 1,000 processors, running by the end of the calendar year. Walking beyond grief sends a message of hope Dr. Jack Tuszynski, Allard Foundation Chair in Experimental Oncology 13 Together for a Cancer Free Future Jackie Clark had a lot on her mind while she walked 5K in the 2007 Underwear Affair* in Calgary. T Jackie Clark, fundraiser in memory of her son, Brent wo weeks earlier, her 34-year-old son Brent died from colon cancer, two years after he was diagnosed. As emotional as it was– Jackie had also lost her father within that two-week span – she wanted to see it through. She did more than that. Clark, with help from her husband Raymond, collected more than $8,000 and was the top fundraiser at the close of the first event of its kind in Alberta. “I told Brent all along how much money we had raised and it helped me get through such a hard time and gave me something to work at and focus on,” says Clark. “Raymond came to the course and supported me throughout, but I ended up walking by myself – I needed to be on my own.” Clark has always volunteered as a canvasser for cancer research – she lost her mother and a number of other close relatives to the disease – but it hit even closer to home in early 2007 when she saw a brochure for the Underwear Affair, which supports the battle against cancers below the waist. Brent had almost realized his lifelong dream when he received his devastating news. A week before he was to graduate from the Calgary City Police, he was diagnosed with cancer. “He wasn’t feeling well at training and brushed it off– he wasn’t one to complain, even as a child,” says Clark. A classmate convinced him to go to the hospital, which he did that Friday evening. He was admitted and tested and doctors confirmed on Monday after a colonoscopy that he had a tennis ball sized tumour in his colon. Despite being incredibly weak, Brent was determined to get through his graduation ceremony. He was released from hospital so he could complete the final week and rehearse the ceremony. The police academy set aside a chair in case he couldn’t finish, but he marched until the end. He returned to hospital following his graduation for surgery; six weeks later he started chemo and took a back office job with the police. “He couldn’t even wear his uniform because he was so sore,” says Clark. He eventually moved up to a front office job and went onto the streets in October 2006, where he spent a year to the day, until he found out the cancer was back. “He even managed to go in during his off chemo weeks,” says Jackie. “He was an inspiration to everyone.” But with a tumour on a major artery, Brent grew weaker as he was going through aggressive chemo. One evening when his wife, Laura, tried to take him to an appointment, he collapsed near the front door. She convinced him to go hospital but with one condition, he said. No sirens or lights. He didn’t want the attention. “I just thought he would go in and they would hydrate him, get his meds sorted out and he’d come home,” says Jackie. “That was a Tuesday he went in. My daughter-in-law was called on Thursday morning, saying he probably wouldn’t make it through the weekend, and he didn’t.” Clark takes some solace knowing her fundraising efforts will help raise awareness about Brent’s disease and other cancers below the waist, such as colorectal, ovarian, cervical and prostate. She and other Albertans raised a total of $1.24 million for the cause in 2007. Clark often sits at her desk, looking at the shelf filled with memories of Brent and his two daughters: a framed picture of Brent in uniform; a special rock his eldest daughter, Samantha, found; coloured curly ribbon he and the girls played with, and her Top Fundraiser plaque from the Underwear Affair. They will all be given to the girls one day for keepsakes. “Hopefully the Underwear Affair event will help us get the message out to people that colon cancer and other cancers below the belt can affect young, healthy and active people,” says Clark. * The Underwear Affair is a fun-filled 5K walk or 10K run where participants dress in their skivvies– or the most outrageous underwear they can find– to raise funds and build awareness for cancers below the waist. 14 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review Sowing the seeds of a legacy Catherine Ellis never imagined she’d marry a farmer, but then the city girl fell in love. Her life didn’t change much–at first. E llis and her husband, Graham, lived in Calgary throughout the ’70s and most of the ’80s, while she worked as a public health nutritionist, and he commuted to work at a farm not far from the city. In 1986, after years of hard work and saving, they bought 960 acres near Olds, where they grew wheat, barley and canola. The land was fertile, the landscape was beautiful and life was good. Then cancer struck. Graham contracted non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and he died in 1991 after a painful battle. Widowed at 48, Ellis wanted to keep the farm so she could give her two sons, 16 and 13 at the time, the opportunity to take it over one day. “If I had sold out, they wouldn’t have had the choice,” she says. “I insisted they go to university to get an education, but I also wanted to give them the opportunity to run the farm, if that’s what they wanted.” I’ve probably become Low on options herself, Ellis took over day-to-day operations a little handier than of the farm. She rented out some most women of the land, and brought on a hired hand to help her and her boys with the rest. “It was a steep learning curve. The hardest part was probably getting my class 3 license so I could drive the grain truck to the elevator in town,” she says. She also learned how to drive a combine and a tractor and operate and maintain the farm’s water system. “I’ve probably become a little handier than most women,” she says. “But I was lucky. We had helpful neighbours, and the boys were good workers.” After university, both of her sons decided to return to farming. The eldest runs the family homestead, and his younger brother tills land that he bought a few kilometers away. Retired now, Catherine lives in Olds and helps her sons with their accounting books. She has five grandchildren, all boys. “Lots of potential for more farmers,” she says. It was in the spirit of building a legacy that Ellis decided to transform her life insurance policy into three separate ones and donate one of them to the Alberta Cancer Foundation. “My life has been touched quite a bit by cancer. My dad died of it at 56 and my husband at 52, and it has taken numerous other relatives and friends, and I just think it would be great to have treatments that work and aren’t so debilitating,” she says. Brian Shea, chief development officer with the Foundation, explained that donations usually come in the form of money, stocks or gifts-in-kind, such as real estate. People also make deferred donations through their wills but gifts of life insurance are still relatively rare. “We’ll get maybe two a year,” he says, adding that the gift is a thoughtful way to make a deferred contribution. “In most cases, the policy holder makes the tax deductible premium payments on the policy until he or she passes away, and then the insurance company pays the benefits to the charity,” Shea explains. “We’re very grateful for Catherine’s gift,” he adds. “It always amazes me how generous people can be. It’s nice to know that people see the value in the work we do and recognize the future impact their gift will have.” “Cancer causes a lot of suffering to the individual, as well as to their family, so anything one might be able to do to help with that is great,” Ellis says. “It’s only through research that we’ll learn more about it and be able to improve things for the next generation.” Non-smoker tackles lung cancer head on Catherine Ellis, legacy donor in memory of her husband, Graham 15 Together for a Cancer Free Future Jon Glans’ laugh comes easily. “I haven’t golfed this year, but I’m on a holiday from chemo now, so maybe I’ll build up and have some energy to expend. You never know,” he says, with his customary chuckle. M ost would agree Glans was dealt a bad break when he was diagnosed with lung cancer a few years ago. Many connect the disease with smoking, but Glans hadn’t puffed a cigarette in 30 years. He knows the odds are stacked against him now, but you wouldn’t know it from talking to him – or seeing what he is able to do. Last year, the retired Calgary businessman organized a charity golf tournament and donated $85,000 in proceeds to the Alberta Cancer Foundation. He’s doing it again this year with a goal of raising $125,000. Glans designates all the money he raises to help fund the lung cancer tissue bank recently created at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Calgary. “We’re building a tissue micro-array and database of the tumors that we collect from patients in biopsies and surgeries,” says Dr. Don Morris, a lung cancer physician and head of the Lung Research Group at the Tom Baker. Researchers and clinicians use the tissue bank to analyze the molecular markers found in existing tumor samples and then cross-reference them with patient samples in order to customize treatment programs. “It’s a matter of determining the right treatment for the right patient at the right time,” Morris says. The tissue bank is funded entirely through donations. “What we need to run the lung cancer tissue bank is a small fragment of what is being funded for other tumor sites,” Morris says. “Historically, lung cancer research has been under-funded compared to other types of cancer, even though it is the most common cause of cancer death in Alberta,” Morris adds. “Unfortunately, lung cancer patients don’t live long enough to form huge advocacy groups, like the patients of other forms of cancer.” Paul Clark and his family are among those who are supporting Morris’ efforts. “We believe in what Don is doing. He is clearly one of the very brightest people around in this area, and if we don’t help him to develop solutions, then he’ll find other places to do his work, and Alberta will be poorer because of it,” says Clark, the primary vicepresident, communications, for CP Rail. “I think lung cancer research is funded less than some other forms of cancer because it is often presented as being the result of people’s smoking habits – a negative lifestyle choice they have made – but that’s not always the case,” adds Clark, whose life has been personally touched by lung cancer. About 15 to 20 per cent of people who contract lung cancer have never smoked or been exposed consistently to second-hand smoke or asbestos. “We really do need to do a lot of work to investigate prevention, screening and treatment of this disease, which is a huge health burden to Albertans. We’re making inroads, but we need a much bigger push,” Morris says. “Any support for cancer research is great and needed, but I’d like to close the gap in funding between lung cancer and some of the other cancers,” Glans says. “A golf tournament is a start, but the needs for lung cancer research are far greater than what we can solve with a golf tournament. It’s a step in the right direction, though, and you have to start somewhere,” he adds, with a laugh. Lung cancer is one of the top four cancers in Alberta and the number one cancer killer. The Alberta Cancer Foundation recognizes this and will be focusing fundraising efforts to support four provincial research initiatives aimed at reducing cancer incidence and mortality by targeting these four major cancers: colorectal, lung, breast and prostate. Jon Glans, patient and fund-raiser 16 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review Stepping up to challenge of breast cancer Thousands of walkers and their feet have made the Weekend to End Breast Cancer Alberta’s largest breast cancer fundraising event. E ach summer, committed participants in both Calgary and Edmonton tackle a 60K trek to raise money for breast cancer research and province-wide breast screening initiatives. In just three years, the event has enabled the Alberta Cancer Foundation to invest a staggering $17 million. Although more than 1,950 Albertans will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, the disease’s death rates in Alberta are lower than the Canadian average. Funds raised in 2006 This could be, in part, due and 2007 established to the Alberta Cancer Board’s improvements in early detection a $5 million Endowed and more effective treatment. Weekend to End Breast Regular screening is one Cancer Research Chair of the best ways to catch breast cancer at an early stage when it is most treatable. A mobile van with state-of-the-art mammography equipment, purchased with funds from the Weekend to End Breast Cancer, is already offering greater accessibility to breast screening for women in more than 100 rural communities. Over the next few years, new digital technology and public awareness campaigns will be put into place to further enhance the province-wide breast screening program. The funds also support 30 breast cancer research projects that might otherwise have gone unfunded. Take Dr. Nigel Brockton, a researcher with the Tom Baker Cancer Center in Calgary. He studies breast cancer metastasis to the bone and believes that up to 40 per cent of women with breast cancer already have cells from their breast tumours in their bone marrow. Only a small number of those patients actually develop tumours (metastases) in the bone and Brockton believes this could be related to a number of factors, including vitamin D status and inflammatory factors that encourage the cancer to progress. Dr. Bassam Abdulkarim is studying how a new technology called tomotherapy can make radiation therapy a safer and more effective treatment option for the next generation of cancer patients. Edmonton’s Cross Cancer Institute is one of only two centres in Canada to use a prototype tomotherapy machine, and Abdulkarim, co-leader of the Edmonton study, is testing the effectiveness of this technology on patients following a lumpectomy. His research team is hoping to see a significant reduction in the incidence of skin fibrosis, a common side effect of radiation in which the breast tissue becomes tender, more fibrous and less stretchy. These projects are a sampling of how Alberta scientists are pushing the research envelope thanks to the outstanding participants and supporters of the Weekend to End Breast Cancer. “Funds raised in 2006 and 2007 established a $5 million Endowed Weekend to End Breast Cancer Research Chair that will play a pivotal role in advancing our understanding and treatment of the disease,” says Dr. John Mackey, co-chair of research for the Northern Alberta Breast Cancer Program. “We are conducting an international search for a world-class breast cancer researcher to help lead the Alberta breast cancer research community to increase our chances of making a significant advance in outcomes for people with breast cancer.” All those footsteps are making a difference. The art of healing When you can go and express yourself and your emotions creatively, it makes a difference. That’s why the Arts in Medicine program played such a key role in the lives of Sean Bayus and his parents. Weekend to End Breast Cancer 2008 17 Together for a Cancer Free Future W hen Sean Bayus was a patient at the University of Alberta Hospital being treated for a brain tumour, his mother, Karen, would get him into a wheelchair, put him in her vehicle, take him to the Cross Cancer Institute and into his weekly Arts in Medicine class. He would explore a number of different media from soapstone carving to sculpture or whatever he was inclined to do that week. When the class was over, Karen would do the laborious process in reverse. “It wasn’t that easy to do, but it was so worth it,” says Karen. “Just the action of sanding down soapstone was therapeutic for him.” Sean died in May 2007 at the age of 23. During the family’s cancer journey, one program that left an imprint on Karen and her husband, Steven, was the Arts in Medicine program run out of the Department of Psychosocial and Spiritual Resources at the Cross Cancer Institute. Offering workshops in quilting, journaling, sculpting, photography and other art media, the idea is to promote healing through creative expression for patients, family members, oncology staff and caregivers. Steven, for instance, carved a soapstone bear, while Karen attended a writing and painting class. Because of the stage of Sean’s brain tumour, it was hard to know exactly what he was thinking, says Karen, but he managed to express himself through sculptures and figurines he started but wasn’t able to finish. “I felt that this was such a fantastic outlet. When you spend so much time with doctors and in the hospital, this added that emotional and spiritual piece that we needed at the time,” says Karen. So after Sean’s passing, the St. Albert couple decided to donate money collected from memorial donations to the Alberta Cancer Foundation for ongoing support of the program. Steven and Karen, both educators, continue to make monthly donations. Funds from the Bayus family helped start harp workshops at the Cross Cancer Institute that are now filled to capacity. “This is such a positive thing when everything else you’re dealing with can be so negative,” says Karen. “When you can go and express yourself and your emotions creatively, it makes a difference. “In my class, I was the only one there without cancer. Everyone expressed how lonely life had become during treatment, perhaps because people don’t know how to deal with it. These classes not only allow you a break from what you are dealing with but a whole new way to express how you feel.” The Arts in Medicine program offers more than 30 classes a year that are filled by more than 500 participants. Karen and Steven Bayus, donors in memory of their son, Sean 18 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review Employees power innovation To hear the formula, one-quarter of one per cent of each pay cheque may not sound like a lot. But when you add 8,000 people to the mix, you make a real difference. T Dr. Matthew Parliament, radiation oncologist hat’s how the Edmonton Civic Employees Charitable Assistance Fund works. Every two weeks, a combination of nine unions and associations contribute to a fund that is then allocated to different charities each year. For two years, the Alberta Cancer Foundation has been a recipient, specifically the IGAR (image-guided adaptive radiotherapy) program led by Dr. Gino Fallone, director of medical physics at the Cross Cancer Institute. “A little bit of funds can really start adding up,” says Brenda Waluk, president of the fund. “And what was really exciting to us is that this technology, which improves the way cancer patients are treated, is right here in Edmonton, in our own back yard.” IGAR uses a combination of CT scanning, MRI, and PET imaging to determine the extent of a patient’s cancer as accurately as possible. Radiation therapy is then designed specifically for that patient, using the helical tomotherapy unit to deliver a “sculpted” dose of radiation. This means that the tumour receives the maximum exposure to radiation, but the healthy tissue is spared – even healthy tissue located very close to the tumour. From the clinical perspective, advanced IGAR technology allows medical professionals to target all of the cancer cells with therapeutic radiation on every single day of the patient’s treatment course, says Dr. Matthew Parliament, a radiation oncologist who is the director of the Division of Radiation Oncology at the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton and the University of Alberta. “Damage to healthy normal tissues is minimized using IGAR,” says Parliament. “From the perspective of a cancer patient who needs to undergo radiation, that means having the best chance of a cancer-free future, retaining the best possible health-related quality of life during and after treatment. Once cancer treatment is over, patients are increasingly returning to a brighter and happier future with their families, loved ones, friends and workplace colleagues.” So when John Loewen was diagnosed with prostate cancer, Parliament suggested he undergo radiation therapy using the IGAR technique. “Dr. Parliament said he felt we should proceed with the IGAR treatment, and I agreed,” says Loewen. “I said, ‘You’re the expert, and if you feel that is what we should do, then we’ll do it.’ That is when I immediately began seven weeks of radiation treatment using IGAR.” It would have been difficult to treat Loewen’s prostate cancer with conventional radiation therapy, because tumours of the prostate often move during the treatment session. However, with the use of IGAR, the correct dose of radiation could be delivered directly to the tumour. Today, Loewen is cancer-free. His good outcome can be attributed to the use of IGAR for his treatment and to the care he received at the Cross Cancer Institute. “I really appreciate how well they treated me at the Cross,” says Loewen. “My care was excellent. I was so impressed.” That’s what Waluk likes to hear. “Going through cancer treatment is so hard, so anything our fund can do to make it better is a good thing.” Parliament also benefited from the generous support of motorcycle-riding Edmontonians. Organizers of the 2007 Motorcycle Ride for Dad, which raises money for prostate cancer research and awareness, presented more than $57,000 to the Alberta Cancer Foundation to help fund a three-year grant awarded to Parliament and his team at the Cross Cancer Institute. He is studying the contribution of each patient’s own genetic makeup to the development of post-radiation complications, ultimately moving toward the development of predictive tests to avoid radiation injury. Parliament and his team will examine gene markers and blood proteins in approximately 300 prostate cancer survivors who have received three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D CRT) at the Cross Cancer Institute and Tom Baker Cancer Centre. 19 Together for a Cancer Free Future Special meaning to this year’s golf classic When Fred Coles moved to the Heritage Pointe golf community in Calgary, he had three memberships at different courses and would average 100 rounds a year. S o it is fitting that Fred combined the game he loves with his commitment to raising money for cancer research in the annual Tom Baker Cancer Center (TBCC) Golf Classic. For years, he chaired the annual TBCC Golf Classic and worked as a dedicated community volunteer, passionate about improving the care and quality of life for cancer patients and their families. When Fred was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 1997, his son, Warren, and a friend shaved their heads to raise money for cancer research. I wish I could say this Warren’s company then year’s event didn’t have stepped up as lead sponsor the TBCC Golf Classic and to take on that special for Fred was named co-chair of the meaning because my dad tournament in 1998 (he also is not here, but it does. co-chaired with John Stein). He played a key role in making the event one of the Alberta Cancer Foundation’s flagship fundraisers and remained actively involved until his death from cancer on May 1, 2008. “Cancer research was near and dear to our hearts for obvious reasons but we had the opportunity to meet the Heaver family, who originally started this event,” says Warren. “And Dad lived at Heritage Pointe, which was Heaver land, so there was a really neat tie in and everything fit in well into our family bailiwick.” Warren, who has also been on the TBCC Golf Classic committee off and on for a decade, had mixed emotions about the September 2008 sold-out event, which was dedicated to his father. The 2008 tournament was renamed the Fred C. Coles Memorial Golf Classic in support of the Tom Baker Cancer Center. A research fellowship is also being established in Fred’s name. Born in Calgary in 1944, Fred made the city his home for most of his life. He left to study petroleum engineering at the University of Wyoming and to Rainbow Lake where he ran the local gas plant. In 1972 Fred returned to Calgary and was always pleased to help raise funds for his city’s Tom Baker Cancer Center. This year’s tournament marks the 17th annual event with a proud history of having raised more than $3 million for research and patient programs in Southern Alberta. “I wish I could say this year’s event didn’t have to take on that special meaning because my dad is not here, but it does,” says Warren. “We just want to make sure the tournament itself doesn’t change its focus or what it tries to do. Dad would have wanted things to carry on the way he planned.” Warren Coles with sister Karen, fund-raisers in memory of their father, Fred 20 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review World’s longest hockey game Late one night this past February, Bob Walker had settled in at home to do some work on his computer, when something on TV in the background caught his eye. I Dr. Brent Saik, fundraiser in memory of his wife and father t was the intermission of an Edmonton Oilers hockey game, and the vice-president of Ledcor Construction Limited pulled his head up from crunching numbers to watch Dr. Brent Saik struggle through an interview. Saik looked like a ghost, and, as Walker heard his story, he needn’t wonder why. Saik and 39 others were near the end of an attempt to play the world’s longest hockey game– 10 continuous days–to raise money for the Alberta Cancer Foundation. If that wasn’t hard enough, the game was being played outside, and central Alberta had been stuck in a bone-chilling deep freeze, with temperatures plummeting as low as -40 C and colder with the wind-chill factor thrown in. Saik and his sleep-deprived crew had already raised $350,000, but they were stuck at that number, and if they could receive $500,000 they would match a pledge from the Alberta government and be able to purchase a $1 million confocal microscope for the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton. “As soon as I saw that, I thought, ‘That’s it, that’s what we’ll do,’” Walker said. “It was so fortunate that I saw the TV interview then, it was a great stroke of luck. Ledcor had celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2007, and the multi-disciplined construction company had been looking for ways to share some of its success. In particular, Ledcor wanted to focus one area of its philanthropy efforts to support children’s health– something the confocal microscope will surely do. Within a few weeks, Walker met with representatives from the Foundation and pledged that Ledcor would bridge the $150,000 gap needed to meet the $500,000 goal. “That was a good meeting,” Walker says. “People ask, ‘Who feels better, the giver or the receiver?’ Well, I can tell you, the giver felt pretty good that day.” Ledcor is a private, employee owned company, with more than 5,000 employees scattered across 14 branches in North America, and most of its charitable activities are done anonymously. However, when the company makes donations, they’ll usually tell their employees what they’ve done in order to share the glow of giving. “After that meeting, I sent an email to our Edmonton group to let them know what we’d done, and within hours I received so much positive feedback, it was overwhelming,” Walker I’ll keep doing them says. “One employee emailed for as long as I can or me that she had been going to the Cross every day to visit we get a cure for cancer, a relative who was fighting whichever comes first. cancer, and she said she was so proud to be a part of this organization when she heard about the donation. I got a lot of messages like that.” The world record-breaking hockey game Saik organized in 2008 was the third such game he has spearheaded in five years, with each one running longer and raising more money. He said he had a “weird feeling” when he heard about the Ledcor donation, the largest that his group has received over the years. “We have so many people who do so much for us, and whether it’s a kid who gives us $20 that he’s spent all year saving or a big company like Ledcor giving us a huge donation, we know that it’s a big decision for them, and it blows me away every time,” says Saik, an optometrist whose wife and father have succumbed to cancer. 21 Together for a Cancer Free Future “Before we do these games we get sort of a shopping list from the Foundation, and their big wish was for the confocal microscope, so we went for it,” he says. “This microscope will be our working-horse machine,” says Dr. Xuejun Sun, director of the cell imaging facility at the Cross Cancer Institute. “It’s a newer generation research instrument that allows us to look at live cancer cells, which helps us understand their properties and how drugs and other therapies may be able to work on them.” Sun said the microscope is expected to arrive and be in operation by the end of the year. “Of course, we’re all really excited to get this instrument,” Sun added. “It will help us to make important discoveries, and we’re really grateful to Ledcor and Dr. Saik and everyone else who made this happen.” Walker says, “After we made this donation, I heard so many stories about how people’s lives have been affected by cancer, and it makes what you’ve done so much more special.” Saik added that the 2008 hockey game won’t likely be the last of its kind. “I’ll do another one, for sure,” he says. “I’ll keep doing them for as long as I can, or we get a cure for cancer, whichever comes first.” Terry Gomke, President and CEO of Gibson Energy, and Linda Gomke, show ongoing commitment to provincial programs in need Coping with the cost of cancer A self-employed couple in their 50s faces a disconnection notice for utilities they can’t afford. An at-risk patient whose phone is on the verge of disconnection needs the contact to reach his medical team or EMS. An out-of-town patient forced to travel for radiation therapy has trouble paying for meals and accommodation. These situations are real and have received support from the Alberta Cancer Foundation’s Patient Financial Assistance Program. Patients and families often say that coping with a cancer diagnosis is easier than dealing with the stress of financial concerns resulting from their illness. The Patient Financial Assistance Program provides temporary short-term assistance so families may focus on their recovery, instead of how to pay transportation costs or find extra funds for the anti-nausea drugs needed after treatment. Gibson Energy became a corporate donor to the Alberta Cancer Foundation to help people face these additional burdens. The private, Alberta-based company, which develops implements and supports midstream solutions for the oil and gas industry, has made a five-year commitment to the program. Gibson’s President and CEO Terry Gomke says it is important his company stays committed to provincial programs in need. “As contributing and proud Albertans, we at Gibson truly believe we’re living in the greatest place on earth,” says Gomke. “We understand, however, that it’s our privilege and duty to give back to the community as much as possible. We work hard at making sure that happens, through our time, monetary contributions and as part of our daily lives.” With support from donors such as Gibson, social workers are able to provide short-term financial grants to approximately 500 patients and their families every year, allowing them to focus on what is really important–beating cancer. 22 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review Bridging the gap between research and practice You can build the fastest car in the world, but it won’t get you anywhere without fuel. So it is with medical research. S cientists may unlock the secrets of a deadly disease, but it won’t mean much unless they can find the means to translate their discovery into drugs or other forms of treatment that can help patients. To that end, Roche Canada recently announced a $1 million gift to support the Roche Fellowship in Translational Research for the Alberta Cancer Board. The fellowship will be awarded to a scientist or clinician who is working to turn laboratory breakthroughs into we spend a great deal bedside balms. of time learning about... “Historically, there has been a gap between the research where the needs exist lab and the clinical setting. Of course, there have always in the community. been people who have done it, but in reality it is very hard for one person to develop the skills needed to conduct research and also be able to apply what they’ve learned as a clinician,” says Dr. Carol Cass, vice-president of the Alberta Cancer Board and director of the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton. “There is a shortage of people in the world who have the qualifications and commitment necessary to do translational cancer research,” Cass adds. “That’s why this support from Roche– a no-stringsattached fellowship for research translation–is such a generous and thoughtful initiative.” Ronnie Miller, president and CEO of Roche Canada , says, “Roche employs an inside-out approach to community giving. This means we spend a great deal of time learning about what’s important to our business, what our employees value and where the needs exist in the community. We use this information to establish our corporate giving plans.” The Roche fellowship will be awarded annually for the next 10 years through a competition. The recipient will become a fellow in the Alberta Cancer Board Translational Training in Cancer Research Program, with an option to work in either Calgary or Edmonton. The first fellowship is expected to be awarded in the fall of 2008. “This fellowship will help ensure implementation keeps pace, and patients benefit as soon as possible from what is learned. Roche looks forward to seeing the real-world benefits to patients,” Miller says. “Roche and the Alberta Cancer Board share a common goal and that is to advance the understanding of cancer and develop innovative approaches and treatments that will improve the quality of life for Canadians,” Miller adds. “We’re proud to partner with the Alberta Cancer Board and Foundation to support cutting-edge projects being conducted by top-notch researchers.” “Unless you have multi-faceted facilities, such as we have at the Cross Cancer Institute, you often have a separation between research and the clinic, but we’ve set up an environment that promotes research translation. We’ve had many successes in the past,” says Cass, “and we believe this Roche fellowship will help us achieve more in the future.” Together for a Cancer Free Future Face off against cancer Dr. Carol Cass, Vice-President, Alberta Cancer Board and Director of the Cross Cancer Institute It is not an event anyone’s husband hopes to organize, but when Memory Marshall died of pregnancy-related cancer gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN), Lyall Marshall took on the challenge. M emory was a geologist in Calgary and had just given birth to their first child, Diamond, when she was diagnosed with GTN on September 15, 2005. This rare form of cancer that affects one in every 40,000 new mothers has a 50 per cent survival rate, but on January 9, 2007, Memory passed away. Her daughter was only 18 months old. Lyall then established Memory’s Foundation to share the story of his wife’s inspirational fight and to raise funds for the battle against cancer and as a legacy for their daughter. “I personally never want to see another mother so sick that she cannot take care of her baby again,” Lyall says. “Her life will save other moms in the future and there will be justice in the fight against cancer. Memory’s body may have failed, but her spirit continues today and will stay with us forever.” To honour Memory’s spirit, Lyall organizes an annual September hockey tournament in Calgary, Face-off Against Cancer, and contributes the proceeds to the Alberta Cancer Foundation. In 2007, the event raised more than $250,000. This year’s event will pay tribute to Crystal Violante, another young mother who lost her courageous battle with cancer. Violante was a public communications representative in Calgary diagnosed with a rare form of malignant melanoma shortly after giving birth to her first child. An emergency MRI revealed 23 the cancer had spread to her spine, hips and pelvic region, as well as her liver and lungs. She died six months after her diagnosis when her daughter was eight months old. Lyall, president of Memory’s Foundation, first learned of Crystal’s situation when he spotted a story in a Calgary newspaper about her fight against cancer. “I felt we had to help their family in some way,” says Lyall. “Few people really understand how draining this is emotionally and physically. It’s a grind and your routine becomes absolutely crazy. You forget to eat and you’re dead tired, but you’re trying to stay positive.” Lyall contacted Crystal’s husband, Anthony, and offered I hope to see the event assistance. “Crystal was moved grow to its maximum by the foundation and their potential, whatever goals,” says Anthony. “When I first heard about Lyall and the that may be. foundation I was eager to meet him. I thought, ‘finally, someone that I can talk to that knows where I’m coming from.’ Meeting Lyall was really good for me, however, it was a turning point in the road. When he shared his story with me it was the first time I really thought ‘Crystal could really die and I would be left behind to pick up the pieces.’ Lyall made himself available to me for emotional support whenever I needed it.” Anthony is now thrilled to be a part of this year’s Face Off Against Cancer tournament. “I see this group doing amazing things for cancer funding and research and I hope to see the event grow to its maximum potential, whatever that may be,” says Anthony. 24 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review New lab space key to attracting talent Build it and they will come. And with them will be state-of-the-art equipment and world-class research. S Dr. Stephen Robbins, vice-director of the Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute everal years ago, the Alberta Cancer Foundation made a commitment to assist with the development and expansion of cancer research in Calgary. This year, the Foundation provided funds totaling $4.1 million to help outfit and equip new lab space that will be home to dozens of researchers, fellows and graduate students all focused on developing an integrated approach to fighting cancer. On the second floor of the University of Calgary’s Health Research Innovation Centre, researchers who were once scattered on different floors and buildings are now working together in dedicated space named the Howard Cancer Research Centre. Additional funds from the Kids Cancer Care Foundation and the Clark Smith family contributed to outfitting the new space. “These funds allowed us to develop a focused research effort within the footprint of the space and it brought the clinical and basic scientists to this new hub,” says Dr. Stephen Robbins, vice-director of the Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute. “This allows us to put everything together in terms of scientific collaboration–it really is about going from the bench to the bedside and the bedside to the bench. The Howard Cancer Research Centre accommodates the labs of four major research chairs: the Alberta Cancer Foundation Chair in Brain Tumour Research held by Dr. Gregory Cairncross (co-funded with the it really is about going University of Calgary), from the bench to the the Engineered Air Chair bedside and the bedside in DNA Damage and Repair held by Dr. Susan Leesto the bench. Miller (co-funded with the University of Calgary), the not-yet-filled Chair in Molecular Cancer Epidemiology (co-funded with the University of Calgary) and the Kids Cancer Care Foundation Chair in Pediatric Oncology (co-funded with Kids Cancer Care Foundation, University of Calgary and the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation). “Having clinical and basic scientists in such close proximity to each other and to patients at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre means a more streamlined approach to finding the answers we need to fight the disease,” says Robbins. “In addition, we anticipate that this new space and equipment will help in recruitment efforts,” he says. “When top scientists see who they will be working beside and the leading-edge technology available in our labs there is added incentive to come here. “This focused cancer research effort can only mean more promising outcomes for Albertans.” 25 Together for a Cancer Free Future Investing Together for a cancerfree future Fund Balances 2007/2008 ( at fair market value) Fund Balance $90,690,332 Unrestricted Fund $3,209,421 Restricted Fund $ 16,272,132 Alberta Cancer Foundation Abbreviated Financials for the period April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008 Total Revenues Total Expenditures Excess Revenues over expenditures Endowment Fund $ 71,050,237 Unrestricted, restricted and endowment funds support research, prevention and screening initiatives, patient care and support across Alberta. To view complete financials, go to: albertacancer.ab.ca or call us at 1-866-412-4222 . $27,912,380 $24,871,251 $3,041,129 Capital Asset Fund $ 158,542 2006/2007 (at cost) Expenditures and transfers to funds Fund Balance $77,948,639 Unrestricted Fund Fundraising** $2,248,375 $2,156,974 Administration and General Costs $1,616,983 Restricted Fund $19,424,153 Excess Revenues over expenditures $3,041,129* Research and Program Grants $21,005,893 Endowment Fund $56,202,511 *Transferred to funds **Fundraising expenses include the change in the allowance for pledges receivable. Capital Asset Fund $165,001 26 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review Events 10th Annual Uniglobe Geo Travel Sue Foy Memorial Golf Classic In 2007/2008, more than 320 community events and fundraisers were hosted and supported by thousands of Albertans. Collectively they raised more than $4.3 M to benefit cancer research, prevention, screening and care. Our sincere thanks and congratulations to all of the volunteer organizers and participants. The following events and fundraisers held between April 1, 2007 and March 31, 2008 each raised more than $500. 19th Annual Cross Cancer Institute Golf Classic & Companion Events 3rd Annual Digital Communications/MLC Group/ IGL Canada/Greenboro Homes/Mancap Group/ Rogers Charity Golf Tournament 15th Annual Boston Pizza Charity Golf Classic “Killer” Phil Klein’s 90th Birthday Bash 2nd Annual Cummings Andrews Mackay Don Andrews’ Memorial Golf Tournament 5th Annual Bryan Mudryk Golf Classic 4th Annual Schendel Mechanical Client Appreciation Golf Tournament $20,155 3rd Annual RBC Dominion Securities Phyllis Andrietz Memorial Golf Tournament 1st Annual Ducharme Motors Charity Golf Tournament Average Joe’s Pub Night What Women Wear Fashion Show $559,509 $10,105 $962 $8,600 Sherritt International Halloween Initiative $8,500 4th Annual Linaria & District Fun Golf Tournament $30,500 Carpe Diem IV $8,295 JAMSZ Family BBQ & Head Shave $29,375 Cruising for Cancer, Caring for Yourself $8,170 3rd Annual Petrocom Construction Golf Tournament $27,765 5th Annual Village at the Lake Bosom Buddies Fundraiser $8,000 2nd Annual Great-West Life Peter Kossowan Charity Golf Classic $27,000 12th Annual PM Electric Poul Mathiesen Memorial Golf Tournament 3rd Annual Franklin’s Pub Charity Golf Classic $24,133 Locks for Love– Lister Hall $7,750 $7,687 $23,441 Shave-a-Go-Go $22,708 Head Shave for Cancer– Dennis Estacion, Jason Kowaluk & Friends Playing For Life $234,940 3rd Annual Butch Fischer Golf Tournament $22,500 A Fight for the Cure $7,423 Memory’s Hockey for the Cure $211,184 Fore Cancer Golf Tournament & Auction $22,242 Gwendolyn Mae Ingram Head Shave $7,300 5th Annual Laughing for Cancer $171,114 Meridian Valves Golf Tournament $22,000 allRewards.com Partners $7,190 Kristin Connection $21,717 Parlee McLaws Rainmaker Classic $7,133 3rd Annual U of A Law Students Cut for a Cure $19,959 Jamie’s Extreme Makeover– Headshaving Event $6,160 Bella Vita Gala $19,705 Calgary Winter Club Headshave $6,080 Mom for Tom $18,491 $17,283 5th Annual Gregg Steenbergen Memorial Golf Tournament $6,058 Because We Care Golf Tournament– Carstairs $27,867 5th Annual Butterfly Boutique Charity Golf Tournament $17,123 5th Annual Snowball Gala $6,055 $15,988 3rd Annual Salisbury Greenhouse Ladies Night Out $6,000 13th Annual Alberta Mobility & Friends Golf Tournament St. Hilda Cuts for Cancer $5,885 PrimeWest Annual Employee Golf Tournament $5,830 3rd Annual St. Paul Home Hardware Building Centre Golf Tournament $15,700 Chocolate Fantasy– Carseland Public Benefit Fund Fundraiser– In memory of Kathy Dye $5,650 Providing a Voice Cancer Kickoff Headshave University of Calgary $165,272 $53,610 $37,297 Providing a Voice Cancer Kickoff Headshave University of Lethbridge Providing a Voice Cancer Kickoff Headshave Mount Royal College Headshave Canada– Mount Royal College $23,036 Headshave Canada– University of Calgary $13,697 Providing a Voice Cancer Kickoff Headshave Lethbridge Community College $5,829 Angel Hair & Pasta Cancer Fund Razor In memory of Battista Barberio $3,935 Headshave Canada– University of Lethbridge 3rd Annual Bringing Home the Dream 10th Annual Short Cut to the Cure & Companion Events $125,000 $96,827 Vegreville Fire Department Head Shave $15,352 Women in Seismic $15,000 House of Thunder Ride & Rally $14,936 2nd Annual Ladies Night Out at Greenland Garden Centre $14,225 “Ernest Morrow Junior High School Lynda Wanner Spirit Event” Trevor Cook Head Shave Shave & A Hair Cut, Two Bits– In memory of Barb Pergentile $7,529 $5,500 $5,376 $5,330 $14,000 Annual Bellerose Composite High School Head Shave $5,201 Angie Harder Head Shave $5,162 5th Annual JH Picard Cuts for Cancer $14,000 Norman Wells, NT Bedding Plant Sales $5,100 $5,050 8th Annual Dennis Soprovich Memorial Volleyball Tournament $7,475 Silver Springs Lung Cancer Golf Tournament $85,575 1st Annual Fiddler Fights Cancer $13,250 Alberta Greenhouse Growers Association (AGGA) Fundraiser: Blossoms for a Cure Shoppers Drug Mart–Tree of Life $71,559 $12,149 Gaudet’s Fresh ‘n’ Frozen Seafood Raffle $5,000 Sorrentino’s Garlic Stomp $68,427 Shave Your Head For Cancer Calgary Christian School $10,880 $5,000 $57,632 Hike for Hope 2007 Funk for the Cure Motorcycle Ride for Dad $52,560 $10,530 $4,950 3rd Annual Pigeon Lake Pedal Leduc Curves Exercise-a-Thon The CookBook Company Cooks Fundraiser Dinner $51,500 2nd Annual Pro-Western Plastics Shave for Cancer $10,298 $4,738 Homerun for Life II–World’s Longest Slo-Pitch Game 4th Annual Joyce Balanecki Memorial Golf Tournament Inge Sybrandi 2008 Calendar $10,100 Walking for a Breast Cancer Cure $4,632 Bell Canada Events – In memory of Trevor Lang $10,027 John Plant– Mop-off for Cancer $4,560 7th Annual Sturgeon Valley Athletic Club Golf Tournament– In memory of Bernie Giesbrecht $10,000 Rundle College Elementary Cancer Run $4,363 Kyle Calder Charity Challenge In honour of John Dach $10,000 Shannon Towson Headshave $4,332 300 km to Fight Cancer $4,330 Manuary– University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine $4,313 Digger’s BBQ for Cancer $4,041 7th Annual Street Justice BMX Competition $4,000 Jack Swanson Memorial Golf Tournament $4,000 Team Ferbey Head Shave–In honour of Neill Nedohin $50,135 $59,742 Dare to Bare $48,319 $54,000 4th Annual U of A Engineering Head Shave $43,246 $50,040 Debra Cantalini-Gallant Breast Cancer Golf Classic Title Sponsor Royal LePage Community Reality $44,549 8th Annual Cormark Securities Charity Golf Tournament –In memory of Andy Luthin $40,000 $32,205 $8,756 4th Annual Dennis Sernes Memorial Slo-Pitch Tournament ATCO Electric Head Shave Providing a Voice Headshave Canada $100,000 $8,800 Mel Palm Memorial Golf Tournament $337,646 $100,995 Art Sale– In honour of Hyoko Baxter $31,063 Petrocom Construction Cook for the Cure BBQ In honour of Elaine Borle $3,420 16th Annual Tom Baker Cancer Centre Golf Classic $871,835 $8,205 Enbridge Pipelines Inc. Cancer Fundraiser $6,835 World’s Longest Hockey Game III & Companion Events $31,070 16th Annual Fort Saskatchewan Motorcycle Association Ride & Rally & Companion Events $25,959 8th Annual Blair Oko Charity Golf Classic 27 Together for a Cancer Free Future A Shave for the Future $31,286 17th Annual Ralph Hole Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament $9,950 Don Laberge Memorial Golf Tournament $9,005 Coady’s Haircut for Cancer $9,001 28 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review 29 Together for a Cancer Free Future Calgary Motorcycle Show– She Rides Nite $3,999 Darek Burdziuk Head Shave $2,365 Everything but the Brows $1,276 Edmonton Motorcycle Show “She Owns The Night” $3,978 Woodhaven Shave-a-Thon $2,345 Russell Newby Memorial Golf Tournament $1,260 $3,953 Ken Stout Head Shave $2,300 Theresa Crabtree– Terri’s Headshave $1,260 Yard Sale for the Cure Mulhurst Bay Walk-a-Thon $2,277 Mitchell Dixon Head Shave $1,233 Calgary Co-op Bags to Riches $3,881 Team Billy/Here’s to Billy Campaign– Gail McLeod $2,268 Silent Auction– In memory of Donald Auburn $1,200 ETS Go Pink $3,847 Charlie Napp Memorial Golf Tournament $2,254 Nelson Braz Head Shave– In honour of Diane Bush $1,175 Shave Duivens Hair for Cancer Research $3,726 Annalise Coles & Friends Headshave $2,240 $1,160 Centcom Construction 22nd Annual Golf Tournament $3,725 Masterpieces in Miniature – Picture This! Framing & Gallery $2,200 6th Annual Fort Saskatchewan Bread & Putter Golf Tournament Parlee McLaws LLP Golf Tournament $2,182 3rd Annual S & P Backhoe Services Carwash $1,152 3rd Annual Fred’s Fighters Dinner & Dance $2,165 Sean Bayus Memorial Golf Tournament $1,150 Brad McKim Memorial Golf Tournament $2,160 Ceasare Crudo Head Shave $1,126 S&M Band Sciarpelletti $2,111 Mario Parravano Memorial Bowl $1,100 Joan Taylor Head Shave $2,105 $1,090 Barry Stratford Head Shave $2,098 Vernon Barford Junior High School Christmas Bazaar The Great Western Hat Stir-Up $2,089 1st Annual Cathy Lesniak Memorial Car Rally $2,055 9th Annual Pop Up Players Christmas Show In honour of Terry Kenny The Power of Pink– Dave Hancock’s Pancake Breakfast $2,001 Lana Madigin Hair Cut The Medicine Shoppe Cancer Awareness $2,000 $1,000 CinnaBunnies Blu’s Women’s Wear On-Line Auction $1,988 $1,000 Edmonton Mopar Club Headshave– In honour of Hilda Bachand $1,944 $1,000 Jason Gregor & Team 1260 Hockey Draft Patrick Lowrie Headshave $1,900 $950 Morgan Schmidt’s Head Shave Michael Bachinsky Head Shave $1,837 $950 Diana Belanger Head Shave $1,821 $920 2nd Annual Westlock Ladies Scotch 2 Ball Golf Tournament $800 Paramedics Honor Guard $3,720 Liliana’s Celebration of Life $3,688 Hockey for Life $3,679 DonateaCarCanada.ca $3,608 15th Annual Riverton Trailride $3,585 Pink Laces Game for Breast Cancer $3,577 Jasper Place High School Head for a Cure $3,570 3rd Annual Botticelli’s Restaurant Fundraiser $3,555 10th Annual Eula Klask Memorial Golf Tournament $3,541 Jim Noble’s Dining for Dollars “Paint it Black” $3,494 MacKenzie Lucas Head Shave $3,470 4 Wing Warrants & Sergeants Mess Garage Sale $3,410 St. Mary School Pink Hair Day $3,401 Ecole Broxton School Hair Cut for Cancer $3,225 Bellyoff for the Playoffs $3,057 Dwayne Pettitt’s Head Shave In honour of Cindy Pettitt Country Music Extravaganza $3,025 Johnny Jawbreaker Invitational Golf Tournament $1,805 Calgary Beer Core– Rock for T & A $3,010 11th Annual Henry Bernard Golf Classic 2nd Annual Corona Open/Open Corona $3,000 City of Edmonton Survey Department Head Shave $2,964 5th Annual Myrnam Crooked Shooters Hockey Club Mixed Slo-Pitch Budd Family & Friends Golf Tournament $2,920 7th Annual Nagel Tours Rock-n-Roll Show $1,800 Bow Valley College Headshave for Cancer $2,918 Rock & Roll $1,795 Jacyn Archibald Head Shave $2,837 Archbishop Oscar Romero High School $1,768 22nd Annual Franco’s Steakhouse Golf Tournament $2,800 Chelsee Hanson Head Shave $1,739 Heather Campbell Headshave $2,791 Yvette Allen Head Shave $1,708 Paul Hokanson Memorial Golf Tournament $2,759 Mike the Bald’s Hair Raising Fundraiser $1,700 2007 Lorne Howes Memorial Clay Sport Shoot $2,720 Toque Drive $1,675 Spa Lady Member Success Party $2,704 Zimmerman Auctions $1,615 Lambda Chi Head Shave– In honour of Iain Walker $2,642 George Dekelver and Pig & Whistle Pub $1,585 Trina Schwabe Head Shave $2,626 Daysland School Shave for a Cure $1,561 Sharon Ackroyd Headshave– In memory of Florence Mabel Roberts $2,617 Martin & Slowski Haircut for Cancer $1,530 Tina Schick’s Head Shave $1,059 $1,000 Sunny Chinooks Camping Association $1,800 $800 5th Annual Muskeg River 500 km Bicycle Ride $1,800 $780 Alberta Solicitor General Conference Games $710 Estate of A. Harry Dentoom $700 Enbridge Inc. American Express Green Jacket Golf Tournament $650 Estate of Gary W. Simmons Estate of Muriel B. Folger Crawl for Cancer $600 Dyna-Flo Social Club 2007 Christmas Fund Raiser $590 Jim Turley Memorial Celebration $580 U of A Supply Management Services Trade Show $569 All Weather Windows Handcuffed Plant Manager $529 Hot Dogs for Humanity– Belmont Elementary $526 2nd Annual Genah Hys Hawaiian Style Golf Classic $513 Allard Foundation Ltd. Frank Sojonky & Carla Cumming Sojonky Grant McEwan Elementary School Fundraiser In memory of Harjeet Kaur Dhundal $507 The Dianne & Irving Kipnes Foundation TELUS Estate of Kenneth C. Ross CerTech Automotive Repair $2,578 U of A Ringette Team $500 Jane Goddard– David’s Walk $2,554 Shave His Head for Cancer $1,483 Wild Rose Elementary School Cake Walk $500 Brendan Colborne Headshave $2,538 Cuts for Kids $1,455 Aon Reed Stenhouse Charity Golf Tournament $500 Wetaskiwin & District 4-H Beef Committee Charity Calf Auction $2,510 Faye McIntosh Head Shave $1,445 $2,480 A.E.A.S. Ride for the Cure $1,437 Cancertrek, Great Divide Trail Kristin Skaggs & Brad Ference Bridal Party $1,400 Shirley Gonie Head Shave $2,440 Amanda Betz Head Shave $1,342 Lisa Marie Courtenay Head Shave $1,315 Fred Coles Five Band Get-together $1,500 $2,437 Estate of The Honourable Marjorie Bowker Catherine Ellis $1,500 2nd Annual National Oilwell Varco Raffle In memory of Shauna Lucyshyn ($1,000,000– $4,999,999) Bob & Ruth Bentley Roche 5th Annual Val Thomas & Dave Simpson Memorial Golf Tournament Kolby & Kaige’s Head Shave Distinguished Benefactors $700 Edgerton Oasis Hotel Mother’s Day Supper Beyersbergen Invitational Golf Tournament $2,600 We gratefully acknowledge all of our donors for every gift in support of cancer research, prevention, screening and patient care. The following have donated $1,000 or more between April 1, 2007 and March 31, 2008. Estate of Dr. Antoine A. Noujaim $505 9th Annual Healy Ford All Ford Classic Show Donors Lew, Joanne, Lisa, Clay & Lyn Hamdon Murray & Shirley Jacques Benefactors ($500,000– $999,999) Murray & Karey Koch Estate of John C. Malleny Estate of Arleen E. Murray Patrons Partners ($50,000– $99,999) ($100,000– $499,999) Rae & Carol Allen Anonymous (1) Anonymous (1) Anonymous Estate (1) ARC Resources Ltd. ATCO EPIC (Employees Participating in Communities) Doug & Laurel Baron James Balsillie 30 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review Estate of Kevin Barry Greg & Carol Cameron Barbecues Galore Agnes M. Burrows Paul & Mavis Ann Clark Mary Barr Dale Klein– Canada West Limited Gynell Dawson Baytex Energy Ltd. Canadian Skin Cancer Foundation Digital Communications Edmonton Community Foundation Don Wheaton Ltd. Belich Family Fund (at The Calgary Foundation) Colin & Lila Eicher James & Magda Dykstra Barry & Deborah Bentz Estate of Eileen G. Kemp EnCana Cares Foundation EnCana Corporation Chris Bilick Mary Franchuk & Family EnerMark Inc. Ruth Bower & Dorothy Bower The Estate of The Reverend James Kruger Gibson Energy Ltd. Galleon Energy Inc. Estate of Diana R. Bruce Henry Gusse Foundation Imperial Oil Foundation Gilbert Laustsen Jung Associates Ltd. KLS Developments Ltd. Peggy & Roger Gouin Mr. & Mrs. James F. Burns Senior Family Fund (at The Calgary Foundation) Neil & Edith MacGillivray Estate of Christopher H. Greenwood Hutton Family Fund (at the Edmonton Community Foundation) Italian Cultural Society Jan San Developments Ltd. William Lacey & Dawn Evans Ken & Janet Landsiedel The Ledcor Group of Companies Patricia & Keith Leslie 31 Together for a Cancer Free Future SRB Wholesale Inc. Milan Cacic HSE Integrated Ltd. Brian Pow Karen & Wayne Stanton Kevin & Janet Campbell Donald & Heather Hutchison PrimeWest Energy Roger & Mary Swainson Caron Transportation Systems IBM Employees’ Charitable Fund Print Works Ltd. TAQA North Ltd. Cellcom IGL Canada Western Ltd. Prudential Steel Ltd. Michael & Renae Tims CESSCO Fabrication & Engineering Ltd. Intuit Canada Limited PTI Group Inc. Torske Klubben of Calgary Investors Group Mitch Putnam Uniglobe Geo Travel Raymond & Philomena Chan Jomada Ventures Corp. Gail Quartly Viewpoint Charitable Foundation Charities Aid Foundation America (CAFAMERICA) K.O. Boxing Canada Elizabeth Ann “Babe” Quinton (at the Calgary Foundation) Paul Viney H.N. (Bud) & Mary Joan Yates Bradley & Tanya Zumwalt Wang Hing Cheung Charlotte Kingsford & Christopher Nendsa Chiu Telecom Engineering Rudy & Anne Klawon Joseph & Ann Ramsay Sheelagh Cluney Kwik Advance Inc. George & Florette Radmanovich Bruce F. Burnyeat Rick Lewis Ronald & Joyce Coleman Remington Development Corporation Estate of Sophie Buttner James Lubeck Marilyn LaBarge Concorde Maintenance Inc. Helen & Peter Haas Rudy Luk Zaheerali & Salma Lakhani Jane Renaud CanadaHelps.org Paul & Laura Connolly Comfort Heating (1981) Ltd. MLC Group Lali Nijjar Transportation Ltd. Robert R. Hobbs Cyries Energy Inc. Estate of Betty R. McDonald Hobby Equities Crew Energy Inc. Donald MacDiarmid & Ruth Weir Louise & Jack Lee Family & Friends of Cameron Richardson Rosanna Dardano Ray Moher Ada Hole Douglas & Margaret Cumming Shari Mackay Philip & Harriet Libin James Davidson Robert Huff The Marr Family Lockerbie & Hole Contracting Limited Nexen Inc. Marla & Aubrey Dan Acrodex DeFord Contracting Inc. Hugh Osler & Geoff Osler Randy & Anne Karren Estate of Jessie L. Martel Stephen Adams Ron & Sylvia Deines Monica & Jerry Loomis & Friends– Norman Wells, NT Estate of Alexander A.M. Patton Lehigh Inland Cement Limited Deloitte & Touche Foundation Canada Maunders McNeil Foundation Inc. 769515 Alberta Ltd. Robert & Susan Desbarats Frank & Agnes Lovsin Estate of John (Jack) J. Snow Lukey Family Devonian Properties Hugh & Madge McColl Wayne Lynch & Aubrey Lang Martin McLean Mitchell & Kimberly Molloy Airways Truck Rentals, Leasing & Sales Estate of Lawrence S. Diewert Sorrentino Restaurant Group John P. Dielwart D. Keith MacDonald Jean & Joseph Spacil Deborah Yedlin & Martin Molyneaux Dyand Mechanical Systems Inc. DIRTT Environmental Solutions Motorola Canada Limited Alberta Highway Services Ltd. Edmonton Journal Louise Dobinson Santo & Catherine Maiorana Amy Nielsen Alberta Mobility Ltd. Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation Donate A Car Canada Mammoth Productions Inc. Nokia All Weather Windows N. Murray Edwards Mancap Group Ember Resources Inc./ Thunder Energy Trust Norpoint Sandblasting & Painting Ltd. Amiri Wealth Management EECOL Electric Corp. Allan P. Markin Northgate Industries Ltd. J. C. Anderson Margaret Enders Marshall Tittemore Architects Parlee McLaws Anonymous (4) Craig Ewashko Master Flo Valve Inc. 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National Oilwell Patrick & Joan Ozirny Douglas Phibbs Tom Ranieri S & P Backhoe Services Ltd. Andrew MacDiarmid Heather Maxwell Bruce Miller Nearctic Group Bruce & Branca Pachkowski Sheryl Phillips RBC Royal Bank S & P Backhoe Services Ltd. Staff Brian MacDonald Laure Mayo Dennis G. Miller Derek & Sherri Neldner Anna-Rita Pacione Phoenix Food Services Ltd. RCL Millerrium Br 289– Nevada SA Kubash Consulting Robert W. MacDonald Bernie & Jan McCaffery Jeremy Miller Nelgar Oilfield Services Ltd. Jeffrey J. Packard Physique Fitness Stores Shayne Reay SCD Consulting Services Ltd. Ronald & Marion MacGarva Anne McClintock Larry & Verna Miller Georgina Y. Nelson Steven Paget Lucy Pilch Redco Equipment Sales Ltd. Sabo’s Investment Corp Dennis & Lois Maciborsky McCoy Corporation Miller Thomson Keith Nelson Paladin Positioning Inc. Pile Base Contractors 1987 Ltd. Kenneth & Barbara Reed Ernest C. Sadler Gerry & Sue Maciejko McCrum’s Office Furnishings Kaye Mills Lester & Cora Nelson Rosalie Paliwoda Pioneer Press Ltd. Reed Hycalog Gregory Saksida Drew MacIntyre Dennis A. McDermott, Q.C. Helen Mitchell Tyler Palko Allen Piper Registry Express Inc. Adil Saleh John Mackay & Karen Kawawada Korinne Mcdonald Nina Mitchell Nelson Environmental Remediation Ltd. Palliser Health Region Platinum Fitness Catherine Reid Salvi Homes Ltd. Marjorie MacKenzie Terry & Sherry McDonough Tammy Mitchell Palliser Locating Platinum Team Darcy Reid SaMax Industries Inc. Mackenzie Financial Corporation McElhanney Land Surveys Ltd. Nimmi Mittal Barbara Palmer Cameron Plewes Stacy Reid Mrs. Pritam Samrai Lorna Maclachlan Lilian McEwen Mixcor Aggregates Inc. Kris Pankiw Clayton & Megan Podrasky Remax (Westlock) Sand Born Investments Inc. Maclind Investments Ltd. Stephen McGann Mobility Central Inc. Constantin Papadimitropoulos Renee Poffenroth Rent-a-Wreck Sand Born Roofs Inc. Brian & Brenda MacNeill Dr. Tim McGaw Scott & Wanda Moffat Paradox Access Solutions Inc. Pokolinnia Dancers Of Lamount Resdin Industries Sarasota Homes Ltd. Jennifer MacPhee Mireille McGowan Molson Canada Paramount Resources Ltd. Jim H. Pon Retro Mechanical Inc. Angelo Sarracini David & Donna Magus Bruce McGregor Jennifer Monner Park Paving Ltd. Pop Up Players Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer Valerie Schafer, Wish Pearls Thomas & Lily Mah Gerard McInnis Marie Montgomery Park Royal Homes Glen Popowich RGO Office Products Calgary Ltd. Elaine Schiewe George & Bebe Mahaffy Foster McIntosh Heather Moraal Dale Richards Alex Schmidt Marilyn McLachlan Nancy More Ronald & Linda Nordstrom Shirley Porisky Mainline Energy Ltd. Family & Friends of Ronald Clare Parker Blair Richardson Alwin Schmidt James Mair Carrie McLauchlin Marti Morfitt Norma M. Gordon Investments Chris Post Parkland Industries LP Alexander Norman David Potter Rose Richardson Sandy Schroter Christopher & Laura Parslow Norquest Machine Works Ltd. Alex Pourbaix Rindal Oilfield Construction Laurie Schuller Roxanne Pasternak Fred North Scott Powell Victor Ringette Conrad Schulte Ralyne Patron Northern Transportation Co. Ltd. Richard J Power Yolande Riopel Jim Scott Jeff Pauls Northwell Rentals Ltd. Suzanne Prata Gordon & Robyn Ritchie Miryah Scott Philip & Barbara Payne Norwood Waterworks Ronald Scott John Nother Robbins Library Interiors Scott A Lopetinsky Prof. Corp. Bruce Peachey V.N. & A.J. Pratt Fund (at the Edmonton Community Foundation) Jeff Robbie PCL Construction Management Inc. Estate of Gabrielle B. Nouque Byron J. Seaman Marie & John Peachey Precision Drilling Corporation Angie Robertson Sheila O’Brien Daryl K. Seaman Melinda Peckham Precision Hyundai C. Robinson O’Connor Associates Environmental Inc. Precision Steel & Manufacturing Ltd. Georgina Robinson Donald & Eleanor Seaman Kurt Pedersen Chris Seasons Raymond & Marlene Peets Michelle Prefontaine Willard & Bibianne Robitaille Leo & Bonnie Seguin Ken Pelletier Prime Seismic Data Rocket Leasing David Seibel John & Johanna Peltier William & May Ellen Pringle Maxine Rodgers & Howard Knapp Dr. Arthur Prochazka & Mrs. T. Prochazka Mike Rogers Tara-lee Selander Pembina Valley Trucking Ltd. Rod & Carol Rolof Tom Senyk Dwayne Roloson Sequoia Oil & Gas Ltd. Susan Rose Severo Energy Corp. Bob Rosine Rhonda Shachtay-Scott Deane Ross David Shaffer William Ross Reg Shah Royal Lepage Weber Dr. Khaled Sharaf Gilles Royer Cooper Sharkey Royop Hospitality Terry Sharkey Paul & June Rubak Elizabeth Shaw Rulam Contracting Ltd. Shaw Communications Inc. Bob Russell Sheppard Insurance Service Inc. Wilson Mak McLean Young Construction Ltd. Gwyn & Patricia Morgan Lori Malick Roderick & Mona McLennan Donald & Bernadette Morken Michael Mallinson Kelly McLeod Mountain View Restaurant Ltd. Larry Malpass Marni McManus Mary Mowbrey Man Investments Canada Corp. Susan Mcnamara Muggzy’s Contracting Mancal Corporation Kimberly McPherson Kristi Mullan Mandel Group Inc. Robert McQuay Roland & Leona Mullen John & Susan Mandrusiak Lisa McRitchie Jana Mullin Bijan Mannani William McTavish Multi Developers Inc. Carey Mantei Bernie & Darlene McWilliam Laine Mulyk Manulife Financial Jyotsna Mehsuria Barry Munro Estella Marchment Jeannette Melnyk Dr. Salma Murji & Ayaaz Janmohamed Mark’s Work Wearhouse Ltd. Terry & Ruth Melnyk Murphy Oil Company Ltd. Ivan & Helen Markiw Melrose Cafe & Bar Debbie Murray Rod Marlin Robert A Meltzer Jeanette Murray Alison Marple Merchant Energy Holdings Corp. Murray GM James L. Marshall Madeleine Mercier Sondra Musa Linda A. Marshall Kevin Mercs Brent Muscoby Lyall Marshall Mermac Construction Ltd. Grant Mutch Brent & Kelly Martens Danielle Merrifield Joan Myers Patrick & Mary Martens Simone Mersereau Terry & Barbara Myers Martin Newby Consulting Ltd. Sean Messing Stuart Nadeau John Marwick Allan Meunier Robert Nagtegaal Mary Mashon Linda Meyer Trevor Nakka Bruce Massie Real & Claudette Michaud Namao Restaurants Inc. Ken Masson Jeffrey Michnowski Javaid & Henrietta Naqvi Nelson Yee Development Ltd. Gary Newell Tommy Ng Estate of Frances M. Nichols Sandra Nicolaisen Bradley Nielsen Neil & Janis Nimmo Paul Nixon Nordic Mechanical Ltd. O’Rouke Engineering Ltd. O’Sullivans Restaurant & Bar Deborah Odland Oke 8 Designs Inc. Old Tyme Music & Dance Society Orest Olineck Trevor Oliveira Allan Olson Kevin D. Olson Olympus NDT Canada On The Rox Pub Ltd. Onelane Oildfield Services Wanda Opheim Opsco Energy Industries Ltd. John Osler Jerry & Mildred Penner Katie Penner Pennock Acheson Neilsen Devany Peppers Friesh Pasta Market Inc. David Perehudoff Performance Paving Services Inc. Kevin Perreira Gary Perron Michael & Joyce Perron Susan Perry Dean Perryman Gayle Perszon Progress Energy Ltd. Proline Pipe Equipment Inc. Provident Energy Trust Purdue Pharma Robert & Julia Purdy Q’Max Solutions Inc. Quality Tube Supply Ltd. Quest Industrial Products Ltd. Stan Quick QVGD Investors Inc. Radiology Consultants Associated Sherjon Ltd. 40 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review 41 Together for a Cancer Free Future Bequests Blair Shettler Peter Stachniak Takeda Feeding Co. Ltd. Tuan Tran Voice Construction Ltd. Darlene Wierzba Susan Shim Myron & Jennifer Stadnyk Keith Talbot Travelodge Canada Corp Wabum Marina Ltd. Bernard & Audrey Wiese Tim & Jodie Shipton Stahl Peterbilt Inc. Shuna Talbot Trend-Setter Exteriors Ltd. Glenda Waddingham Wildbore Drilling Ltd. Jamil Shiraz Ali Stampede Pontiac Buick GMC Byron & Angela Tam Tri Systems Corp. Mark & Shari Walden Doug Wilkins Shoemaker Drywall Supplies Ltd. M. A. Stanfield Florence Tam Family & Friends of Marie Triggs Edgar Walker William F. Lede Family Foundation Shortbus Productions Inc. Stantec Consulting Group Ltd. Boi Chi & Tuyet Hao Tang Triwell Oilfield Construction Robert & Jean Wall Andrew Williams Tara E. Shwagor Paul Starnino David Tang Tru-West Company Ltd. Carla Wallace Brian & Mary Williams Tammie Sieben Brian Starr Sydney Tang Chad Trumbley Wanda Walle Mark Williams Rod Sieker Kim Stefanic Kim Tautchin Jodi Trumbley Wapose Medical Services Inc. Estate of Ralph E. Williams Eloise Siemens Stelar Installations Scott & Carrie Taylor TS & M Supply Family & Friends of Terri Leanne Ward Susanne E. Williams Sierra Energy Inc. William Stemp Vera Taylor & Family TTG Systems Incorporated Bruce & Andrea Warkentin Ian McAuley & Melody Williamson Signtech Canada Ltd. Douglas Stephen Tazmech Ltd. H. E. Tucker Daryle Warren Alan Wills & Teray Lennox-Wills Bill Singh Scott R. Stephenson TD Canada Trust–BSC Tom Tucker Peter Warren Andrea Wilson Donna Sipila Ernest & Peggie Stevens TD Securities Inc. Tulissi Construction Ltd. Robert Warren Ralph Wiltshire Dale & Erin Sivucha Gregory Stevenson TDL Drywall Inc. Kathy Turgeon Waskatenau Community Centre David Winship Six Degrees Studios Allan Stewart Bruce Tetz Keith Turnbull Watermark Advertising Design Ltd. Andrew & Sharon Wisse Randy Skarpinsky Barry & Pat Stewart Chandra Thakore UCT Calgary North Council Donald H. Watkins, Q.C. Dirk Woestenenk Sue Slater Derek Stewart The Blind Monk Frieda Ullrich Harry Watkins Byron Wolf Slave Lake Pulp Judy Stewart The Brick Warehouse Corporation Unique Products Inc. Andrew & Crystal Watson Gerry & Elaine Wood Vladimir Sluzar Valerie Stewart The Bumper Foundation United Diamond Drilling Solutions Robert & Joyce Watson Peter Woodfine Barbara Smith Anton & Johanna Steyn The Butcher’s Bus United Farmers of Alberta J. Angus & Heather Watt Dan & Carolyn Woodruff Dallas Smith Isobell Strachan The Calgary Sun United Safety Ltd. Wawashkesh Sales Agencies Ltd. Woodsmere Holdings Corp Doug Smith Stephanie Straile The Canada Life Assurance Company United Way of Central Alberta Weatherford Canada Partnership Bill & Sharon Woodward Anonymous Estate (1) Karin Mannhardt Gordon & Fay Smith Jim Strang The Comp Shop Gordon I. Webb Works Alberta Ltd. Flora Margaret Antrim Jessie L. Martel J. C. Smith Strathcona County Firefighters Union The Foundation United Way of Fort McMurray Workplace Campaigns Michael Webb World Financial Group William David Archer Rosealie (Rose) D. McAllister Jim & Cynthia Smith Strathcona Minor Hockey Niclaus Woronuk Lionel P. Bandcroft Betty R. McDonald Strathearn Heights Ltd. United Way of Lethbridge and South Western Alberta Paddy G Webb John Paul Smith The Leost Endowment Fund (at the Calgary Foundation) Joanna Wright Eugene R. Barritt Harvey J. Murphy Michael P. Smith Sheilagh Stroud Webco Mechanical Inc. Wu’s Textile Incorporated Kevin Barry Arleen E. Murray Randy (C.R.) Smith & Tana Donald Smith Stuart Olson Construction Ltd. The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacies of Edmonton & Area Dale Unruh Tom R. Webb The Stepping Stone Investment Corp. Lewanna Vaillant Dr. Lorna M. Weir Ulrich & Ursula Wunsch The Honourable Marjorie Bowker Frances M. Nichols Diana R. Bruce Hans P. Nielsen Sublime Industries Ltd. Chantal Van Brabant Heidi Wutzke Robert Smith The Unicorn Weir Construction Ltd. Sophie Buttner Dr. Antoine A. Noujaim Brad Sukarukoff Shawn van der Merwe Larry Wynn Roger Smith Connor Thicke John & Shirley Wells David Thiessen John Van Hal Sheryl Wells-Mole Donna Wynnychuk A. Harry Dentoom Gabrielle B. Nouque Marg Thompson Estate of Mary Van Soest WEM Pizza Ltd. Beverly Wysocki Baxter O’Connor Dick Andrew O. Olson Nellie Thompson Rob Vanden Broek Wendy’s Resturant 417048 Alberta Ltd. Y & V Consulting & Construction Lawrence S. Diewert Robert C.W. Otto Thompson-Nicola Engineering Co Ltd. Varscona & Mettera Hotels on Whyte Harris Weseen David Yager Muriel B. Folger Alexander A.M. Patton Holly Thorsteinson Veer Inc. Lawrence W. West Christopher Yee Ethel O.L. Fyfe James Pheasey Thunder Energy Trust Vegreville Ford Sales and Services Inc. West Edmonton Restaurants Ltd. Mr. Gord Yeo George E. Gerhart Laura M. Poirier West Ways Contractors Frankie Yeung Sam Goldsmith John J. Putnins Norma & Ron Westcott Patricia Younes Christopher H. Greenwood Margaret J. Reid Western Realty Group Inc. Caroline Young Florence Gregory Kenneth C. Ross Western Securities Ltd. Graeme Youang Penelope (Penny) Haddad Dorothy A. Shaw Westgate Chevrolet Ltd. Ken & Jackie Young Wilfred I. Harrison Gary W. Simmons Westlock Liquor Store Ltd. Gordon & Rozelle Young Gloria Jean Hendel John J. Snow Westower Communications Ltd. Bob & Debbie Younger Dorothy M. Husband Mary E.L. Stevenson Westwind Partners Inc. Al & Doris Zaluski Lillian (Lila) M. Kanik Angela G. Thomas Wetaskiwin Credit Union Limited Jay & Debbie Zammit Eileen G. Kemp Mary Van Soest Wetlander Bar & Grill ZCL Composites Inc. Reverend James Walter Kruger Ralph E. Williams Martyn & Claire White Leib & Bettina Zeisler John C. Malleny James Jun Yun Yi Murray White Zender Ford Sales Ltd. Whitecourt Pizza Inc. Jose Zerpa Patricia Stumpf Dr. Michael Smylie Barry Sullivan Kerry Smyth Osler David & Joan Summers Kathy Snydmiller Sun Microsystems Inc. Sobeys West Sunflower Valley Enterprises Sondex Canada Inc. Deb Urban Southern-Asselin Family Sureway Construction Management Ltd. Southside Mitsubishi Jody Sveistrupks TimberTown Building Centre Ltd. Vegreville Kinsmen Spacemakers Construction Services Inc. Fred & Brenda Svicenec Ron Todorowich James Veitch Michelle Swaile Marshall Toner Venture Communications Ltd. Dan Speager Hank Swartout Jeffery Tonken Verbeek Sand and Gravel Specialized Tech Inc. Betty Switzer Griffith & Martha Toole Rohini Verma Spiker Equipment Switzer Properties Ltd. Vero Energy Inc. Spitfire Energy Ltd. Bev Swords Tooth Replacement Dental Specialty Centre Robert & Stella Splane Symantec Corporation Topline Printing Michael Vida Robert Spoljarevic Dr. Christopher J. Symonds Torske Klubben of Edmonton Dianne Vinet Maggi Sproule Andy & Cheryl Szocs Brad Toth Vinterra Properties Ltd. Glen S. Squires Dr. Chao Tai & Mrs. Tan-Eng Tai Alistair Toward Virtual Materials Group Inc. St. Mark’s Chapel Guild P. Taiga Forest Products Toyota City Wetaskiwin Barbara Virtue Janice & David Vetters We acknowledge the following visionary donors who chose to include the Alberta Cancer Foundation in their estate plans, providing a legacy of hope. 42 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review In Tribute Natalie Bennie Angela Carducci Emil & Gertrude Deering Minnie Flegal (Anderson) nee Fuller Jane Guest Jean Horner Janet Bent Shirley Carey Muriel Degenhardt Larry D. Fleming Theodore Guest Jamie Houston Henry Bernard Wendell Carroll Resi Del Piccolo William Florax Gabriel Guidoccio Tilly Houston Bernice O. Betts Laurie Gayle Chan Faye Ying Der Bryce Florence Alvina Gurba Andrew Howell May-Liss Bevans Donna Chapman Rose Derko Karen Anne Forestell Leslie Charles Gwynn Adolph Joe Hrdlicka Josephine Bilocerkowec Paul Joseph Charles M. “Deane” Fossen Laura Theresa Haberl Ed Hrynk Pamela G. Bilyk Stanley Checkley Harjeet Kaur Dhundal (Sada Singh Wala) Suszanne Foy Margaret Jean Haddow Susan Hubert Mabel Bissonnette Elsie Sophie Chemerys Robert Dick Mary Franchuk Hannah Hafso Dennis Byron Hubich Robert Blackstock Sonia Christensen Robert S. Dinkel Angelo Franco Sivert Hafso Steven Harvey Hunt Shirley Bobbie Poon (Paul) Chung-Lok Robert Gordon Dittmer Andre Francoeur Earl Hall Jennifer A. Hutchison Harvey Bodner Barbara Churchman Murray M. Dittrick Janice Fraser Ellen Ethel Hammermaster Dr. Michael J. Hutchison Peter A. Bond Cst. Brent A. Clark Frank Wilson Dobinson Frances French Judy Hansma Shawn Hyde Daniel Bonner Justice C. Philip Clarke Dorothy Dore Rolande Frey Wesley Roy Harke Genah Hys Domenico Borrelli Louis (Lou) A. Clement Alfred Cecil Dow Ernest Frioult Lester Harris Giovanni Iavasile Jean Bosch Naomi Coffman Sophie Dowie Gladys Ellen Frioult Mary Elizabeth (Sue) Hart Jack Irwin Leo W. Bouckhout Richard N. Coleman Wendy Downe Charles Frost Robert H. Hartley Lloyd Isley Gerald Bouk Fred Coles insert Ada Drewicki Dean Froud Roberta Merle Hartley Edgar L. Jackson Robert Charles Bowyer Veronica Collins Darlene Dubilowski Ronald William Funnell Lorraine Hastings George Albert Jacobs Lil Boyack Valerie Marie Cooper Les Dumas Allan K. Gall Arthur Haupt Beverley Norman James Neill Boyd Alta Rose Ogden Copeland Kristin Durante Larry Gardeski Martin Hausch William Jamieson Sandee Lyn Boyd Kenneth (Kenny) G. I. Copeland Violet Dwornik Lloyd Gardiner Milred M. Hawkins Gurdip Jaswal Lynne Boytzun Fay Corke Jo-Anne Dyment Adam Gargus Lawrence Hayman Douglas G. Jenkins Elizabeth Barabash Donna Braidwood Jean Coroy Donald Arthur Easterby Major Gaudet Sharon Haynes Changle Jia Battista Barberio Jules Brassard L. K. (Buzz) Cotter Mervyn Eastman Joyce Gaulin Grace (Jac’y) Jacqueline Hayter Fred (Eugene) Jobin Marie Baril Jean Kelly Bratvold Joyce Coughlin Linda Egar Rudy Genereux Theresa (Terri) Heck Christopher Ernest Johnson James (Jim) Barr Lois Lynn Bredo Gerald (Jerry) Courage Thomas Ehl Harold Gibson Eugene & Irene Hessing Evelyn Johnson Garth Barrick Patricia Breland Grant Courtoreille Denise Eisbrenner Bernie Giesbrecht Gloria Hendel Kathy Johnson Lillian Barritt Vivian Brenneis Derrick R. Cox Louretta Mae Elfstedt William N. Gilbert Wendy N. Hendricks Leone Johnson Jack Norman Barrow Diana Brierley Donna May Cox Gertie Eliason Elise Gill Norah Henkel Neil Donald Johnson Shary Barschel Andrew Llewellyn Brink Christine Cox Herbert Ellis Gloria B. Gillanders Wayne Henkelman Mary Inez Johnston Keith Barsness Daniel Brodersen Allen Crawford Jeannine L. Ellis Harry Girgulis Svend Aage Hermann Elizabeth Anne Jones Shirley Elizabeth Barth Dale Brodziak Valerie Crighton Marlene S. Emerson Erna Gise & Arthur Louie Gise David Hicks Thomas Jones Robert Bartholow Hazel Annetta Brown Charles Cripps Allan G. Enders Aurora Gleave Viola Higgins Willi Kafer Laura Helen Bartkiewicz Sylvia Anne Brown Enid Crockett Louise Enns Ruth Hill Irene Karabonik Kathryn Bartko Willi S Brown Allen Cromb Michael E. Enzle Gladys Elizabeth Alexandra Gniewotta George Hipkin A. S. Keddie Gerrit Bastiaan Thomas Brownlie Jean Elizabeth Crookes Robert Arthur Etherington Hilda Goeson Kenneth C. Hisey Viola Catherine Keichinger Mary Batke Robert Bruneski Roger Croutze Claire Ewanyk Ross Gooderham Patricia (Pat) Lynn Hogaboam Marie Stephanie Kelly Boguslaw Batowski Terry Buchanan Mirella Crudo Edward Fediuk Joyce Gordon Paul Hokanson Terrence Kenny Arthur (Art) L. Batty Gary Buck Barbara Currie Mike & Eva Fedoruk Fred Gorgichuk James Holcombe Wallace (Buzz) Key Walter Bayda Stacy K. Burke Brian Curtis BettyLou (Betty) Feeney Pierre Goudreau Linda D. Holczer Kenneth (Ken) Kheong Sean Bayus Helen Burnett Aaron Bradley Cushon Theresa Fennessey Bonnie Grant The Late Honourable Lois Hole Norman Kieser Annie Baziuk Alice Joan Butler Darold Dahl Lonnie Ferguson Carmyn Grant Ralph K. Hole, Jr. Ursula Kimm Curtis Beattie Kevin Leonard Butler Nora & Roy Daly Charles (Roly) Ferris Harry S. Graschuk Ralph Hole Shannon Kimmitt Anne Beaudette Jeannette A. Cairns H.J. (Jock) Dawe Karin Elizabeth Fesyk Gary John Greenwald James Holowa Frank Kindred Colin Becker Linda Cann Jim Daymond George C. Field Gerardo O. Grey John Holub Elma W. King Edith Beitel Tony George Cantalini Mary R. de Bruyn Dennis Finkbeiner Jennifer Grisenthwaite Harold Edward Homan Francis King Brian Belec Gaspare Caputo Robert Deatherage Tracey Renee Flagg Stephen Groenink Myrtle Hooper Rosalynne King Barry Grolway Peter Horcica Brent Kinney We are honoured to acknowledge the following individuals remembered through tribute gifts totaling $500 or more between April 1, 2007 and March 31, 2008. In Memory of Estate of Dr. Antoine A. Noujaim Anonymous (8) Chonita Abad Alfred Ahrens Buffy Anne Ainsworth Doreen Ainsworth Patricia Amos Gregory Anderson Don Andrews Lily Andrichuk Dennis Anton Michael Antoniuk Ilse (Elsie) Archimowitz Marilyn Arklie Donald Auburn Bernard E. Auger Peter M. Baayens Carol Bailey James Bailey Colleen Bajic Pauline Bakken Dr. Mary-Ann Bakos Joyce Balanecki 43 Together for a Cancer Free Future Bonnie Bennett Maureen Decore 44 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review 45 Together for a Cancer Free Future Annie Kisilewich Dr. Solomon Levin John McCagherty Lynda Morgan Mario Parravano John Reid Marie Scott Stan Storrow Eula Klask Katharyna Lewoniuk John McCaughey George Morrison Brian J. Parsons Roger Renaud Muriel Scott Anna Marie Strack Rudy Klawon Chi Li Frederick C. McConnell Donna Morton Heather Passmore Diane Rever Howard Sells Barry Stratford Heinz Klemm Ronald Lim Dr. William Duncan McCubbin Isamu (Sam) Mukai Gerald Patsula Robert Reynolds Melvin Semeniuk Bruce Stroh Gerhart Klingspon Gordon Lines Neil J. McDonald Mary Ann Mullin Helen A. Peake Selwyn Reynolds Phyllis I Semple Bryan Strong Shirley Kniazky Frank John Lipiec William D. McDonald Gary S. Munkacsi Leslie John Pearce Ellen Wilson Rich Dennis Sernes Thomas Strynadka Anthony Koch Thomas (Tom) Lloyd Alice McEvoy Fatehali Murji Myrtle Pedersen Cameron Scott Richardson George Shaver Margaret Sugars Klaus Koehncke Barry Logan Thomas McHale Bach Muoi Dale Penner Grace Rider Nancy Sheeran William (Bill) Sutherland Arthur Koh Alison Look William D. McIlvena Christene Murdock Barbara Pergentile J. Douglas Ripley William Shelfantook Arnold Sveen Welding O. Kolstad Edward Lopushinsky Betty McInnes Hans J. Mussig Elizabeth E. Peter Judge James Brown Ritchie Dorothy Shepherd Ralph J. Swaile Geertruida Koppert Helen Lovell Angie McKay Beverly Myroniuk Erika Elisabeth Peter Stanley Lloyd Roadhouse Denise Sheremeta Karen Swain Josie Kordyban Jack Lozeron Letha McKee Donald (Charlie) Napp Vern Petersen Georgina Pearl Robert Dr. John Shiry Jack Swanson Tammolyn Koshelek Shauna Lucyshyn Brad McKim Donald Allan Nelson Vernon W. Peterson Florence Mabel Roberts Adele Shklanka Glen A. Sweet Ernest Kozak Siu Lung Lui Margaret Jean McLachlan Gladys Nelson John W. Petruk Allan Robertson Henry Shukalek Margaret Symons Anna Kovacevich Barbara Lukey Robert Arthur McLean Kenneth Nelson Tuan Phan Bruce & Joan Robertson Mike Dmytro Shulhan Sanh Ta Sheila Joan Kowalchuk Elizabeth (Betty) Theresa Lunseth Jean McLellan Leona M. Nelson Mary Phillips Fran Robertson David Simpson Angelo Tagliamonte Russell Kowch Andy Luthin Carole McMeekin-Bilawchuk Russell Newby Lorraine M. Pidwerbeski Edgar Robinson Ravendra Singh Lydia Takats Paul Kraft T. Peter Luzi Dennis McMillan Peter A. Newman Mark Stephen Pierce Jean Elizabeth Robinson Anne Sirant Joyce Taras Mary Elizabeth Krigovsky Alvin Lymburner Lee McNeill Tiet Nguyen Ian David Pierrot Roberta (Bobbie) Robinson Margaret Olga Sirohi Bob Tarr Mary Veronica Krigovsky Jean MacArthur David McNulty Don Nicholl Private David Pinch (Goddard) Phyllis Robson Laurelle Skaret Shirley Tawfik Kelley Krochak Eleanor J. MacDonald Leonard McPherson Fausto Cesare Nicola Mar Pitstra Richard Rockwell Avril S. Skidmore Rosie Taylor Reverend James Walter Kruger Geraldine (Gerrie) M. MacDonald Corrine Ellen McRae Lance Nicolaisen Douglas Joseph Plamondon Ethel & David Rodgers Judith (Judy) Skilling Bonnie Teasdale Harry Kucharchuk Erna MacKinnon Lesley Medlicott Zan Nikiforuk Gordon Plamondon Willma Lawson Rodgers Kenneth Slater Bich Hue Thai Richard Kuhn Joan Maclean Tyler Meere Edwald Nikolai John Platz Sandra Mary Rohatyn Catherine Slipec Hiralaxmi Thanki Mary Ann Kulak Robert (Rob) H. MacPherson Sharon Ann Melnychuk Hans Otto Nissen Henry Plaza Charles Rude John Slupsky Larry Rudolf Thomas Donald Clarence LaBerge Dennis Mah Shelley Melnychuk Carla Norrie John Podperyhora Ken Rudland Andrew Vernal Smith Robert Thomas Donald Lacroix Guy Majeau, Sr. Jerry Melnyk Ward Norton Angela Podrasky Clive Rutland Clark H. Smith Val Thomas Maurice Lacroix Brian Mak Edmond J. Melville Hilda Noskey Gerald Ronald Polack Orest Saganiuk Glenda Louise Smith Glen Thomlinson Leslie Sterling (Stu) Ladner Dorothy Makepeace Edward Melville Lambertus Nyboer Gordon Pollard Susan Saik Irma Smith Gary Robert Thompson Michael Raymond Lafranchise Karin Mannhardt David Nyhuis Sheila Polowek Terry Saik Lorna Gwendolyn (Gwen) Smith Peter J. Tieman Edith Lahure Sarah Manwaring Marie Nysten Paula Denise Pompa John Sansom Alvin Snydmiller Cheryl Gwen Tilleman Wilfrid (Willy) Lamothe Barry Mar Memorial Tribute Fund (at The Edmonton Community Foundation) Katherine O’Connell Rosalie Poon Chester Frank Sapieha Ella Sokolan Joseph Tilley Kelly Lee Lamrock Paulette Marcoux Joseph P. O’Donoghue Lyle R. Porter Bridget Sarver Pauline Solberg Diane Todoruk Mildred Lane Margaret Markine Malachy O’Neill Virginia Alice Porter Percy Sauer Dorothy Margaret Sombach June Toronchuk Trevor Lang Ronald Marlowe Holger Odgaard Marilyn Pounder James Saunders Elizabeth Sonnema Pat Towstego Joyce Langille John F. Marr Asma El Kardy Okasha Sheila Prakash John F. Saunders Dennis Soprovich Marie Triggs Maurice Rene Larochelle Memory Marshall Patricia Olenick Leslie Price Gerald Saunderson Bruno Spenrath Graham Wallace Trotter Neale Larsen Susan Marshall Martha Ornest Edith (Edie) C. Prime Harry Sawchuk Paul Stabel Marianne Tschritter Claudette Leboldus Herbert (Scotty) Martin Joan Elizabeth Osler Ed Prodor Randall G. Scheirer Karen Ruth Stanton James Turley Kenneth Leeder Fran Martin John Ostashek Guerino Pucci Charlotte (Gail) Patricia Schierle Darrel Steeby Ralph Turner Darlene Leeman-McCool Angus Matheson Ronald Ostrowski Adelgunde Pyszczyk Gwen Schiewe Gregg Steenbergen Michelle Marie Helen Tussman Robert L. Lemieux Poul Mathiesen Anne Owerko John Quantz Victor Schiewe William (Billy) Stefiszyn John Tymchuk Yee Ping Leong Sylvia Matthews Patricia A. Oxtoby John Radomski Herta Schonfelder Irma Steinke Ernest & Joan Ullman Frank & Ida Leonowitz Harry Mayer Erin Ozirny Peter Dennis Raffin Ursula Schubert Elizabeth (Betty) Stevens Ulrich Umsonst Catherine Lesniak Kathleen Mayes Melvin George Palm Daryl Ranger Helene Schuck Louis W. Stevens Hailey Upshall Dave Lester Shirley Marguerite McAlary Charles William Papenhuyzen Del Ranks Garry Schultz David Robert Stewart Geesie Van Barreveld Florian Letourneau John Archie McAllister Travis Paradowski Cary Wade Raun Marie Valerie Schwartz George Ryan Stewart Ellen Louise Van Beek Charles Leung Rosalie (Rose) Dianne McAllister Ronald Clare Parker Thomas M. Reade Marian E. Scott Henry (Hank) Stock Judy Van Dusen Paul Merrick Waldemar Mertz June Middleton Sally Mildenberger (Celestina) Travis A. Miles Xenia Katherine Millard Dylas Miller Harry Miller Mary L. Mingo Glenn Miskimmin Frank Mitchell Emma Mittelstadt Bud Moen Juliette Montpetit Ernie Moorhouse Donna Morgan Doug Morgan Dr. David W.J. Reid Muriel Storey 46 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review In honour 47 Together for a Cancer Free Future William Wingert Hank & Mary Van Soest Jack Winter Norman Vandenhouten Peter Wirtz Henry C. Vanetti Dietrich Karl Wittkowski Martha Vanpelt Heather Wock Marie Vansevenandt Ewald Wolfram Herbert Otto Karl Veltman John (Don Min) Wong Steve Verkuil Doris Worden Paul Vervynck Deborah Woytovicz John Verwey Irene Mae Wyley Ida Virtue Sandra Wyman Alexander von Klitzing Walter Yanitski Edith May Waite Orville Yanke Rudy Wakaruk Peter & Barbara Yarema Bryan Jack Walbauer Penny Hoi Tong Yee John Walker Maria Yestal John (Jack) Walker Robert F. Young Craig Wallace Russell Young Carla Wallace Lynda M. Wanner Peter Ypma Susan Williamson Marcus (Mark) Wanner Barbara Zack Frank Warawa Annie Zaft Roman Warawa John Peter Zamiski Terri Leanne Ward Ed Zdanowicz Virginia Alarcon Trish Fedeyko Named Funds Non-Endowed Funds Grace M. Wareham Earl Zeiner Rahiman Ali Kristin Skaggs & Brad Ference Adele Warford Terry Zenith Carl Kurze Fund Climb Back Fund Petra Reichwein & Syed Ali Sheri Larsback & Chad Gardeski Beverley Wark Josephine Zolmer Dr. D.R. Wilson Fund Gibson Energy Fund Anonymous (1) Rebecca Herman Edward Wasylik Trudy Zorich David Overton Fund Dr. Peter Geggie Memorial Fund Hilda Bachand Robert. W. Gregory Walter Wasylyk Don Zwarg Deanna Grimes Fund Brad Cushon Fund Lorna Holmes & Stuart Bailey W.R Watkins Peter Zwarich Dr Solomom Levin Memorial Fund We acknowledge the following individuals who were honoured with gifts of $500 or more to the Alberta Cancer Foundation between April 1, 2007 and March 31, 2008 & Kathy Hogan-Gregory Christopher & Laura Parslow Named funds, awards and research chairs Dennis Van Sickle Bill Patton Cindy Pettitt Darlene & Robert Pickford Eduardo & Isabel Rifo Dan Royer Craig Samoil Michael Shandro Dr. David Skarsgard David & Betty Smith Darlene Spencer Ron & Donna Sylvestre TBCC Nursing Staff– Station 6 Nicole & Nolan Tews Victor Thygesen Anne & Jason Van Dusen Iain Walker Honouring a loved one, friend or co-worker is a unique way to express your regard for a special occasion. For more information, contact: Alberta Cancer Foundation Provincial Office 7th Floor, Sun Life Building 10123–99 Street Edmonton, AB T5J 3H1 T:(780) 643-4400 1-866-412-4222 The Alberta Cancer Foundation manages more than 30 funds in a number of categories. Our donors share our vision of a cancer-free future Brett & Jenelle Baumback Lars & Gail Holm Charles Watson Linda Singleton Fund Hyoko Baxter James B. Hume Margaret A. Watson Meltzer Fund Dr. Noorali Bharwani Breanna Isley Marjorie Watson M. Brettschneider Memorial Fund Rose-Marie Boaler Barry Jackson Edgar Weatherbee Ralph Hole “Camp Beat It” Fund Elaine Borle Ayaaz Janmohamed Frieda Gladys Webb Richardson Surgical Oncology Fund Laurel Bottos Wilhelmina Webb Samuel Gadeski Fund Mary Kerber & Brian Brown Jacqueline Elliott & Matthew Johnson Alfred Weber Diane Bush Kevin & Julie Keindel Leokadia Weber Robert Carey Donald King Inge Weiner Ashika Chand Phil Klein Robert (Bob) M. Weiss Brian Cleary Peter Kossowan Doreen Weller Kelvin Cochrane Yin Leong Cynthia (Cindy) A. Wells Connie Cooper Helder Marcelo Liz White Mary Anne Crookes Prof. Laura May Wade Williams Michael R. Culbert Dr. Tim McGaw Arnold Willumsen John Dach Trish & Dean Millard Don M. Wilson Candace Casavant & Monarch Delumen Neill Nedohin Beneteau-Butler Fund (Research Endowment) Charlotte Kingsford & Christopher Nendsa Jack & Bonnie Rawlyck Fund (Research Endowment) James Wiltshire Marvin Wine Satore Family Fund Tom Baker Cancer Centre Daycare Fund Wings of Hope Fund V.G. Sundstrom Award Zane Feldman Fund Growth Funds Audrey Elaine Jones Fund (Research Endowment) Research Chairs Alberta Cancer Foundation Chair in Brain Cancer Research Allard Foundation Chair in Experimental Oncology Chair in Molecular Cancer Epidemiology Dianne & Irving Kipnes Endowed Chair in Radiopharmaceutical Sciences Enbridge Chair in Psychosocial Oncology Engineered Air Chair in DNA Damage & Repair Frank & Carla Sojonky Chair in Prostate Cancer Research Kids Cancer Care Foundation Chair in Pediatric Oncology Mary Johnston Chair in Melanoma Research Weekend to End Breast Cancer Chair Research Awards Roche Fellowship in Translational Research Dr. Michael Hutchison Fellowship Petro-Canada New Investigator Award 48 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review The Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton and the Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Calgary deliver comprehensive patient care and treatment, undertake research and provide education opportunities to health-care professionals. A network of Associate and Community Cancer Centres bring cancer care and treatment closer to home for many Albertans. Cancer prevention and screening programs operate province wide. Cross Cancer Institute 11560 University Avenue Edmonton, AB T6G 1Z2 T: (780) 432-8771 Tom Baker Cancer Centre 1331–29 Street N.W. Calgary, AB T2N 4N2 T: (403) 521-3723 Associate Cancer Centres Central Alberta Cancer Centre 3942–50A Avenue P.O. Bag 5030 Red Deer, AB T4N 4E7 T: (403) 343-4526 Lethbridge Cancer Centre Room 2H209 960–19 Street Lethbridge, AB T1J 1W5 T: (403) 329-0633 Grande Prairie Cancer Centre c/o Queen Elizabeth II Hospital 10409–98 Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 2E8 T: (780) 538-7588 Medicine Hat Cancer Centre 666–5 Street S.W. Medicine Hat, AB T1A 4H6 T: (403) 529-8817 Community Cancer Centres Barrhead 4815–51 Avenue Barrhead, AB T7N 1M1 T: (780) 674-2221 Bonnyville c/o Bonnyville Health Centre 5001 Lakeshore Drive, P.O. Bag 1008 Bonnyville, AB T9N 2J7 T: (780) 826-3311 The Alberta Cancer Foundation was established in 1984 to support and enhance the treatment facilities and provincial care programs of the Alberta Cancer Board. The money you give supports research discoveries that will improve treatments and save lives. Your donations directly support patient care and help caregivers provide information and comfort to patients and their families. And, keeping Albertans informed about the role they can play in a healthy future will pay tremendous dividends. Camrose Community Cancer Centre c/o St. Mary’s Hospital 4607–53 Street Camrose, AB T4V 1Y5 T: (780) 679-6100 Bow Valley Community Cancer Centre c/o Canmore General Hospital 1100 Hospital Place Canmore, AB T1W 1N2 T: (403) 678-7226 Drayton Valley Community Cancer Centre c/o Crossroads Hospital & Health Centre 4550 Madsen Avenue Drayton Valley, AB T7A 1N8 T: (780) 542-5321 Alberta Cancer Foundation Provincial Office 7th Floor, Sun Life Building 10123–99 Street Edmonton, AB T5J 3H1 Drumheller Community Cancer Centre c/o Drumheller District Health Services 351–9 Street NW Drumheller, AB T0J 0Y1 T: (403) 823-6500 T:(780) 643-4400 1-866-412-4222 Cross Cancer Institute 11560 University Ave. Fort McMurray Community Cancer Centre c/o Northern Lights Regional Health Centre 7 Hospital Street Fort McMurray, AB T9H 1P2 T: (780) 791-6161 Edmonton, AB T6G 1Z2 T: (780) 432-8500 Tom Baker Cancer Centre Alberta Cancer Foundation Trustees 2007/2008 Dr. Jean M. Agrios, PhD Edmonton Ms. Mary Barr Calgary Mr. Marc Bombenon Calgary Mr. Greg Cameron Edmonton Mr. Gary G. Campbell, Q.C. Edmonton Dr. Dianne Kipnes, PhD Edmonton Mr. John Osler Calgary Mr. Brian Rogers, Q.C. Calgary Mr. Sandy Slator Edmonton Dr. Jean-Michel Turc Edmonton Linda Mickelson CEO, Alberta Cancer Foundation 1331–29 Street NW Calgary, AB T2N 4N2 High River Community Cancer Centre c/o High River General Auxiliary Hospital 560–9 Avenue West High River, AB T1V 1B3 T: (403) 652-2200 T: Suite 155–2210 2 Street SW Calgary, AB T2S 3C3 T: Hinton Community Cancer Centre c/o Hinton General Hospital 1280 Switzer Drive Hinton, AB T7V 1V2 T: (780) 865-3333 (403) 476-2421 Direct Donations Alberta Cancer Foundation 7th Floor, Sun Life Building 10123–99 Street Lloydminster Community Cancer Centre c/o Lloydminster Hospital 3820–43 Avenue Lloydminster, SK S9V 1Y5 T: (306) 820-6144 Peace River Community Cancer Centre c/o Peace River Community Health Centre 10101–68 Street, Bag 400 Peace River, AB T8S 1T6 T: (780) 624-7500 (403) 521-3433 Holy Cross site Edmonton, AB T5J 3H1 Visa, Mastercard and American Express donations may be made by telephone T: 1-866-412-4222 albertacancerfoundation.ca Design by COMBINE Design & Communications Closer to home Every gift counts Charitable Donation Number: 11878 0477 RR0001 Paper/Printing Environmental Certification logos to come Together for a Cancer-Free Future Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review