Annual Report - Heart and Stroke Foundation of Saskatchewan

2012 ANNUAL REPORT
TOGETHER
OUR SUCCESSES
ARE MEASURED
IN HEARTBEATS.
HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION
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EVERY
ADDITIONAL
HEARTBEAT
IS A VICTORY.
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THANKS TO YOU,
WE HAVEN’T MISSED A BEAT.
thousands of automated external defibrillators in public
spaces, ready to save lives from cardiac arrest. And
you are improving the lives of stroke survivors through
our collaboration with
provincial governments
to implement stroke
strategies across Canada.
commitment
“ Your
strengthens and
Our Make Death Wait
media campaign roused
millions of Canadians
to the very real dangers
of heart disease and
stroke — like a splash of
cold water. The message
motivated more than
100,000 people to evaluate their risk and do something
about it. Thousands more shared their stories. This
undeniable buzz is now fuelling our Make Health Last™
campaign, which encourages Canadians to overcome
their own risks and pursue a life of vitality.
motivates us.
“
On behalf of everyone at the Heart and Stroke
Foundation, thank you for making 2012 extraordinary.
Your commitment strengthened and motivated
us through our first
year as one unified
national organization
— and produced some
remarkable achievements.
Our voice is being
heard thanks to you.
But together, we have to
increase the volume. Every
seven minutes in Canada,
a life is still being taken
by heart disease or stroke.
We can change this.
Let’s continue to empower Canadian families with the
knowledge and resources to pursue healthy lives free of
heart disease and stroke. Together we will make it happen.
Together, we can Make Health Last!
This heightened awareness also drove record-breaking
fundraising, led by the people who tirelessly drive our
mission forward — people like you, our volunteers, donors,
corporate partners, researchers and survivor ambassadors.
Your support allowed us to continue our investment
in groundbreaking research under a new national
strategy that will sustain the very best research coast
to coast. And you fuelled prevention efforts that keep
gaining more momentum. For example, children at
more than 3,500 schools across the country are being
more active and learning about healthy eating because
of your generosity. You’re supporting the placement of
David Sculthorpe
Chief Executive Officer
Irfhan Rawji
Chair of the Board
HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION
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EVERY
HEARTBEAT
TELLS
A STORY.
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YOU HELPED WRITE
ANOTHER CHAPTER.
A HEART RESTARTED, A LIFE SAVED
For the first time in about 20 years, Gord Hedges didn’t
make it to the St. John’s Masters Softball Tournament
last summer. He loves joining his buddies to raise funds
for the Heart and Stroke Foundation™ but this time
he was recovering from cardiac arrest. When Gord
collapsed playing hockey at the Twin Rinks arena in
April, bystanders started cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR) and used one of the arena’s automated external
defibrillators (AEDs) to generate a heartbeat. Paramedics
rushed Gord to hospital; today he is doing well and
plans on returning to the ice and the ballpark. That
AED was there thanks to Foundation programs to
place these devices in public spaces, because using
an AED along with CPR on someone in cardiac arrest
can increase their chances of survival up to 75 per cent.
NEW HEARTS GIVE LIFE TO AILING BABIES
Dr. Lori West knows what job satisfaction feels like
every time she looks into the eyes of one of the
200 children who are thriving today because of her
Foundation-funded work. Dr. West’s discovery that
babies can accept donor hearts with non-compatible
blood types means that children who would once have
died are today growing up healthy. The Edmonton
cardiologist, now the Canada Research Chair in Cardiac
Transplantation, is investigating how this work could
improve outcomes in adults needing transplants.
MAKING DEATH WAIT — LITERALLY.
Marie-Claude Frenette felt like someone punched
her in the chest. The 38-year-old was no stranger to
chest pains and dizziness, but she blamed asthma
and a recent bout of bronchitis.
Marie-Claude
She could barely walk that day last
February. Catching her breath in her
apartment outside Montreal, she flicked
on the television and heard a fact that
stunned her: Heart disease and stroke
is a leading cause of death for women.
“Make death wait,” said the message
from the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
recovering, optimistic — and grateful for that wake-up
call. “That message saved my life,” she says.
STRONG MESSAGE, BIG RESULTS
The Foundation’s bold Make Death Wait™ campaign
reached 12.5 million Canadians from November 2011
through February 2012. The messages — on TV and
radio, in newspapers, magazines and social media
— shocked many into realizing they could be at
risk for heart disease
or stroke. During the
campaign more than
DEATH LOVES
113,000 people took the
THE LADIES.
Foundation’s online Risk
Assessment (promoted
with support from
Desjardins Insurance)
— and took a vital first
step in controlling their
own health.
He loves older ladies. Married ladies.
Suddenly Marie-Claude knew the words were meant
for her. The next morning, feeling worse, she called an
ambulance. She learned she would need open-heart
surgery to correct a defect in her aorta. During the
operation, Marie-Claude went into cardiac arrest
but was resuscitated. Today the flight attendant is
Stay-at-home moms.
He loves that women are so concerned about
others, they forget to look out for themselves.
Most of all, he loves that heart disease
and stroke is the #1 killer of women.
Please donate, and make death wait.
heartandstroke.ca
HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION
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HEARTBEATS
RUN ON
GENEROUS
HEARTS.
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THANKS TO YOU, THE PULSE OF HOPE
IS BEATING STRONG.
JUST ANOTHER KID.
The gym at Whonnock Elementary School in
Maple Ridge, BC, is noisy as nine-year-old Colton
Marfleet and dozens of other students skip, laugh
and chatter at the school’s annual Heart&Stroke
Jump Rope for Heart™ day in April, 2012.
Colton has been participating in
Jump since kindergarten. For his
mom, Shelley Marfleet, that is a
kind of miracle: Before Colton was
born he had a stroke in the womb.
Devastated at the news, Shelley
wondered if her baby would even
Colton
survive, let alone walk and talk.
“Those first years, I didn’t sleep well,” she says. But
today, Colton is an active, healthy boy who loves
cycling, baseball and volleyball. He and Shelley also
raise awareness about childhood stroke.
By participating in Jump, Colton helps the
Foundation fund research and support for other
children and families living with stroke and heart
disease. “Colton is a true inspiration to me,” says
Shelley. “He has his struggles but he also has his
strengths. He makes me value life so much more
than ever.”
JUMP TURNS 30
Heart&Stroke Jump Rope for Heart has been
engaging school children in heart-healthy activity
and fundraising since 1982. Starting with only a
handful of schools 30 years ago, the Jump program
has seen annual participation grow to more than
750,000 students and 3,500 schools. In 2012
more than a dozen of those schools received a
banner from the Foundation to recognize their
participation from Jump's beginning.
A SHORTER, STRAIGHTER ROAD TO RECOVERY
“You’ve had a stroke.” Frank Connell woke up to those
words after surgery in September, 2012, to correct a
blocked vessel in his neck. Scary news, but months
later, the 61-year-old is walking, talking and working
with rehab specialists at Soldiers Memorial Hospital in
Middleton, NS. Improving daily with cognitive therapy,
he hopes to return home soon to nearby Greenwood
and resume running his taxi business.
Before 2008, Frank’s road to recovery would have
been longer. That’s when the Nova Scotia Integrated
Stroke Strategy rolled out to change the way stroke is
managed, from prevention through rehabilitation and
community reintegration. The Foundation spearheaded
efforts that led to the creation and implementation of
the strategy. For patients like Frank from rural Nova
Scotia, it means they get better treatment and are
less likely to end up in long-term care, according to a
presentation at the 2012 Canadian Stroke Congress.
“It’s been great for me,” Frank says. “I have the greatest
faith in what all the healthcare people are doing.”
Thanks to collaboration between the Foundation and
the Canadian Stroke Network, every province and
territory now has a stroke strategy.
Putting wheels on hope
Jason Roberts had a tough year. His 46-year-old brother
had a stroke but survived thanks to the clot-busting
drug tPA. Jason’s uncle wasn’t as lucky, dying from a
heart attack two months later. Determined to make a
difference, Jason, his wife Angela, and their two sons
strapped on helmets in June for the first ever Becel
Heart&Stroke Ride for Heart in Prince Edward Island.
As a Foundation volunteer, Jason was instrumental
in bringing Ride for Heart east — and seeing it blow
past expectations, raising more than $135,000 for the
Foundation’s health promotion programs and life-giving
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BEATING STRONG, CONTINUED.
research. Meanwhile, 1,300 kilometres away the same
day, the original Becel Heart&Stroke Ride for Heart
celebrated its 25th anniversary in Toronto, with 13,000
riders hitting the highways to raise a record $5 million.
“I’M ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES”
Mitch Washkowsky couldn’t wait to move out of the
house and start classes at the University of Regina. But
the 18-year-old’s dreams of higher education almost
vanished when he had a heart attack in the summer
of 2011. At first he ignored his intense chest pains,
sweating and nausea but thankfully got to a hospital
in time and underwent a life-saving angioplasty. One
year later, after wrapping up his first year of education
studies, Mitch spent the summer working with the
Foundation, driving the 30-seat Big Bike for fundraising
teams. (The popular fundraiser brought in $162,000 in
Saskatchewan last year and almost $8 million across
Canada for health promotion and research.) “I’m one
of the lucky ones,” says Mitch. “Not simply because I
survived, but because I learned what it means to live.”
PATIENT TRUTHS
“Most patients with atrial fibrillation lead good
quality lives.” That’s the reassuring message of the
Foundation’s groundbreaking new video series
showcasing the experiences of Canadians living with
atrial fibrillation (AF) and other conditions. Created
with support from sanofi Aventis, the videos were part
of a successful campaign to raise awareness of AF, a
risk factor for stroke that affects 350,000 Canadians.
Watch the videos at heartandstroke.ca/videostories.
Across Canada in 2012, Red Dress™ events large
and small drew women of all ages together for
fashion and fun — and to share an important
message about their heart health. In Fort
Providence, NWT, Shauna Clarke Canadien
organized Shayna’s Song, a Red Dress fashion
show in memory of her daughter Shayna,
who was 11 when she died of an undiagnosed
heart condition. Shayna’s Song raised $6,000
for the Foundation. It was one of many Red
Dress events run by volunteers and inspired by
the Foundation’s The Heart Truth™ campaign,
which raises awareness that heart disease and
stroke are leading causes of death for women.
Meanwhile in Toronto, The Heart Truth Fashion
Show hit the runway in March, featuring celebrity
models who may be better known than those
who wore red at Shayna’s Song, but who share
equal passion for this important cause.
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George Pimentel
A MESSAGE IN RED.
Runway models: Actress Pascale Hutton (left) poses at The Heart Truth
Fashion Show in Toronto, while four-year-old Alessandra Canadien
(right) gets into the glamorous spirit in honour of her sister at Shayna’s
Song in Fort Providence, NWT.
TO THOSE WHO
FOUND IT IN THEIR
HEARTS TO GIVE.
Every Heart and Stroke Foundation donor is a valued
part of our cause. Each is an equal partner in helping
more Canadians achieve longer, healthier lives, and each
is a driver behind the success of Canadian research into
heart disease and stroke. As we work to advance research,
health promotion and advocacy, our donors are right
there with us. For every heartbeat. Making our success
possible with their support.
To all of our donors, we extend our heartfelt
appreciation. Thank you for sustaining and enhancing
our work. For building brighter futures. For saving
lives. Because of generous people like you, the Heart
and Stroke Foundation has contributed significantly to
a 75 per cent drop in death rates from heart disease
and stroke over the past 60 years. These advances and
breakthroughs wouldn’t have been possible without you.
CREATE A LEGACY
THAT LIVES ON.
More and more Canadians are discovering estate
planning as another way to give to the Heart and Stroke
Foundation. A legacy gift is a gift with lasting meaning —
a gift that endows future generations of Canadians
with the blessing of good health. And a gift that
protects them from the devastating effects of heart
disease and stroke. We look forward to welcoming
your legacy so that it will live on in the hearts of
those whose lives it has helped.
We look forward to continuing our partnership with
all of our donors. Each day we’re a heartbeat closer to
achieving our vision: Healthy lives free of heart disease
and stroke. Together we will make it happen.
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LISTENING
TO THE BEAT
OF THE
FUTURE.
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YOUR SUPPORT POINTS THE WAY TO
HEALTHIER TOMORROWS.
IGNITING A NEW GENERATION OF TALENT.
Dr. Jack Tu
As a medical student, Dr. Jack Tu
faced a crossroad. One path led to ‌a
career as a clinician treating patients,
the other toward medical research.
But this difficult decision was made
easy thanks to a summer internship
in research that sparked his passion.
Today, Dr. Tu is a cardiovascular researcher at
Toronto’s Sunnybrook Schulich Heart Centre and
the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES).
With research funding from the Foundation, he is
searching for ways to improve cardiovascular care.
And he wants to do even more.
To give other medical students the same opportunity
he benefitted from, Dr. Tu has made a donation to the
Foundation that will enable two students to conduct
A SMOKE-FREE FUTURE: ONE STEP CLOSER
Fewer smokers — that’s the goal of graphic new
health warnings on tobacco products announced by
the federal government in June. The warnings cover
three-quarters of the front and back of the main
package panel and include a Canada-wide “quitline”
and a web address with smoking cessation resources.
The Foundation played a key role in making the
warnings a reality, coordinating work by a coalition
of national health agencies that helped convince the
government to move forward. This win builds on the
Foundation’s long-time advocacy for tobacco control
programs and policies to make Canada smoke-free.
The smoking rate among Canadians aged 15 and
older is 17 per cent, an all-time low.
cardiovascular research each summer for the next
five years at the University of Toronto.
“I’m optimistic about the future of cardiovascular
research in Canada,” he says. “Through investments
from the Foundation, we’ve made remarkable
progress but we can’t stop. It’s so important we
support a new generation of researchers.”
RESEARCHERS GIVE BACK
Thanks to our donors, the Heart and Stroke
Foundation was able to invest $50 million in mission
critical research across Canada in 2012. Like Dr. Tu,
many of those researchers give back by donating,
volunteering on Foundation boards and committees,
raising funds, speaking at events, meeting donors,
serving as media spokespeople and providing expert
advice. Their remarkable commitment lights our way.
Tree for Life: The hearts
and hands on this tree, made
by students at Winnipeg’s
Children of the Earth High
School, represent the 330
people who learned to save
a life with cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) through
the school’s participation in
the Foundation’s 2011/2012
Tree for Life program. The
Manitoba program provides
CPR kits to 30 students at
participating schools; they
each learn CPR and then
share the kits with 10 more
people. Children of the Earth
had Manitoba’s highest
participation rate in 2012.
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HEALTHIER TOMORROWS, CONTINUED.
HEALTHIER EATING COAST TO COAST
Growing a healthy future for remote communities:
For the 400 people who live in Telegraph Creek, BC,
it can be hard to follow a healthy diet when the town’s
lone highway is washed out, leaving the local store
without fruit, vegetables, milk and eggs for days.
But since Telegraph Creek planted a community
garden in 2010, residents can help themselves to fresh
beets, carrots, turnips, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower
and more. About half an acre in size, the garden is
part of the Produce Availability Initiative (PAI) — a
pilot program led by the Foundation in partnership
with the provincial ministries of health and agriculture
to improve access to healthy foods in remote areas.
The project also offers training in preserving produce
and connects local farmers to schools and health
centres. With the PAI established in 22 communities
in British Columbia, the Foundation is working on
a follow-up program to ensure sustainability of the
initiatives in participating First Nations communities.
Driving out the salt: Health Check™ is another way the
Foundation helps Canadians eat well. The familiar check
mark tells consumers a grocery product or restaurant
menu item is a healthy choice, meeting nutrient criteria
developed by the Foundation’s registered dietitians.
Health Check is the only national, third-party food
information program that works with the food industry,
challenging companies to offer Canadians more healthy
choices. According to a study published in 2012, over
a four-year span, 14 companies removed 800,000
kilograms of salt from their products to meet Health
Check criteria. This is the equivalent of 88 dump trucks
of salt. And there are more dump trucks coming.
Helping children sip smarter: In Quebec, meanwhile,
students in grades 4 through 6 have been learning
about the health impacts of sugar-sweetened drinks
as the Foundation rolls out the Sip Smart! program,
pioneered in British Columbia. “The program gets
children thinking critically about sweetened beverages,
identifying ingredients and thinking about how to
replace them with healthier drinks,” says Vincent
Bouchard, a Montreal teacher using the program.
“Through fun educational games, the students learn
how lifestyle choices can improve their overall health.”
THE POWER OF OUR PEOPLE:
One cause, millions of hearts.
1,500
RESEARCHERS
140,000
VOLUNTEERS
2 MILLION
DONORS
620
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EMPLOYEES
*Full-time employees
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2012
IN SASKATCHEWAN
YOU’RE AT
THE HEART OF
SASKATCHEWAN
COMMUNITIES.
YOUR ENDLESS GENEROSITY DESERVES
OUR ENDURING GRATITUDE.
A future for Canadians, free from heart disease and
stroke. What could be a more inspiring goal for an
organization?
Canadians: we are less active, less likely to consume
fruits and vegetables — and, especially among our
youth, more likely to use tobacco.
Over the past 60 years, the Heart and Stroke
Foundation has supported breakthrough research
advances that have moved us closer to this
goal. This year — our first as a unified Canadian
organization — we have been able to access the
strengths and skills of staff and volunteers across
the country in new and innovative ways. At the
same time, we have continued to support initiatives
in Saskatchewan that are especially important
to our unique and diverse mix of geography
and culture.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation is driven by
people like you — volunteers, donors, sponsors,
researchers and survivor ambassadors. Your
support, commitment and passion enable us to
increase our investment in groundbreaking research,
to lead prevention efforts through innovative
programs and to advocate for healthy change in our
schools, workplaces and communities.
Reading this report, you will gain an understanding
of the very real ways we work to improve the health
of Saskatchewan residents. You’ll learn about our
research investment to bring the best prevention,
treatment and recovery to our province. You’ll read
how we inspire tens of thousands of elementary
school students to be physically active and
about partnerships that have brought life-saving
defibrillators to hockey rinks, golf courses and other
public places across Saskatchewan.
We have much to celebrate but there is much
work ahead of us. People in our province are at
higher risk for heart disease and stroke than other
I cannot let the opportunity pass without noting,
with great sadness, the passing of Dr. Louis Horlick.
As one of the original founders of our organization,
Dr. Horlick was a driving force behind our work. His
passion for heart health, for instilling a keen interest
in heart and stroke research to countless students
and for improved emergency cardiac care is just
part of his lasting legacy to Saskatchewan people.
To all our many supporters, thank you for being part
of our work to Make Health Last.
Lorie Langenfurth
Chief Executive Officer, Saskatchewan
BUILDING HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES
FROM THE GROUND UP.
Healthy families, healthy workplaces, healthy
communities — that’s the recurring theme of the
Foundation’s health promotion programs.
This year, our Community Action Specialists crisscrossed the province, connecting like-minded groups
in more than 62 communities to tackle health issues.
In Yorkton, for example, we helped bring together
groups to educate students and families at Dr. Brass
Elementary, focusing on physical activity and healthy
eating. The program is supported by funding from
HSF, RBC Foundation and Dakota Dunes.
My Healthy Community Grants funded five grassroots projects to improve healthy living in rural,
urban and remote communities. We also brought
together Saskatchewan stakeholders to form the
Saskatchewan Alliance for Youth Well-being. This
group will develop a system to better assess and
track youth health issues, and pinpoint the school and
community supports needed to guide young people
towards healthier lifestyles.
GIANT STEP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST STROKE
To counter the tsunami of strokes expected due
to increasing risk factors and an aging population,
we are advocating for a better stroke system. The
evaluation of the Sunrise Health Region stroke pilot,
funded by the Ministry of Health, provides evidence
of the powerful impact of integrated stroke care: even
in a largely rural area, lives can be saved and disability
prevented if the right prevention, treatment and
rehabilitation systems are in place.
RESTART A HEART, RESTART A LIFE.
You don’t have to be a doctor to save a life: with
CPR skills and an automated external defibrillator,
you have the tools needed in case of cardiac arrest.
Tremendous partnerships with the NHL Players
Association, Boston Pizza Foundation and The Cowan
Foundation, helped provide placement and training
for 14 AEDs in health regions across the province.
In partnership with the Federation of Saskatchewan
Indian Nations and other health organizations, we
developed and implemented Health Empowerment
for Youth (HEY), an innovative prevention project for
Aboriginal youth. Sixty champions are now delivering
vital health information to First Nations communities.
And in our workplace communities, we delivered
25 wellness sessions this year, giving participants
practical tips, information and encouragement to take
control of their health.
Enthusiastic Health Empowerment for Youth ambassadors
at Buffalo Narrows School in Northern Saskatchewan
Our Community HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION
BREATHING NEW LIFE
INTO OUR COMMUNITIES.
Support for the Heart and Stroke Foundation comes
from all corners of our province, fuelling our life-saving
work. We are grateful to you, our energetic volunteers,
event participants, community leaders, teachers,
canvassers, team captains, corporate and media
sponsors. To all, our warmest gratitude.
GROWING UP HEALTHY
Ron Dong knows that Jump Rope for Heart gives
students the opportunity to get pumped through
physical activity and embrace social responsibility
by raising money for research and health education,
while learning about their own health in fun, active
ways. That’s why Ron was honoured this year for a
remarkable 25 years of coordinating JUMP at Fort
Qu’Appelle Community Elementary School. During
2012, James Hamblin School, Edenwold School,
Davison School and Fort Qu’Appelle Elementary
Community School held special events marking
30 years of participation in Jump Rope for Heart.
COMMUNITY-BASED FUNDRAISING
Golfers and course staff reacted quickly when a
48-year-old man suffered a cardiac arrest on the
fourth hole of Saskatoon’s Holiday Park Golf Course
in August 2012. Their fast action in calling 9-1-1,
starting CPR and using an on-site automated external
defibrillator (AED) saved his life. That story, along
with those of 10 other Saskatoon residents whose
lives were saved by AEDs, motivated a local family
to add to the number of these life-saving units in
Saskatoon. Each year, the family of Jay Sim — a
widely respected local sports enthusiast — holds an
exceptional golf event to honour his memory. This
year, they raised $20,500 for the Heart and Stroke
Foundation. Some of the funds helped install and
provide training for an AED at Bob Van Impe Park.
In Yorkton, the annual Mike Harrison Memorial Golf
Tournament brought together friends and family to
celebrate his life and to raise more than $14,000 for
the Foundation’s lifesaving work .
And across the province, enthusiastic and generous
Safeway employees donated more than $12,0O0
through their employee giving program.
It’s usually the Big Bike drivers who get the community
warmed up, but in Wadena the roles were reversed. Here,
members of the community’s senior fitness group put the
drivers through one of their own warm-up routines on a
perfect summer afternoon.
THANK YOU TO SUPPORTERS
WHO SHARE OUR DREAM.
CORPORATE AND EMPLOYEE GIVING
BHP Billiton Matched Giving Program
Canada Safeway Ltd.
Clear Springs Farming Co. Ltd.
Conexus Credit Union – Managers Trust Account
Conexus Credit Union – Social Club
Grad Committee – College of Nursing, U of S
Loraas Disposal Services Ltd.
Mosaic Canada ULC
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.
Saskatchewan Mutual Insurance Company
SaskTel
SaskTel – Human Resources
Synergy Credit Union
University of Regina Employees Donations
Victoria Club
Walmart Canada #3084
Walmart Canada #3076
PLANNED GIFTS AND BEQUESTS
We wish to recognize and honour the philanthropy of the following generous donors from whom the Foundation received
an estate gift this year or who have made a gift of life insurance or a commitment to a gift by Will.
Hilliard A. Anderson, Isabelle Berryere, Catherine Blanchard, Marjorie Betty Mary Brooks, Edythe Campbell, Margaret Freda Collings,
Ralph Robert Dechant, William Farley, William L. Gaw, Dolores Mary Geernaert, Bertel Valdimar Gillis, Mary Gordon, Dorothy
Gottinger, Cecile Grobowsky, Clinton Hartveg Johnson, Eli Lawrence Karmin, Margaret Kopp, Edith Lee, Joseph McClugham, Irene
Daphne Meston, H. Frances Morrison, Alexander H. Penz, Rachel Propp, Rita Schmitz, Harry Richard Smith, Ruth Joyce Smith, Glenn
Stoke, Jean Welke, Mary Welke, Ernest Rudolph Wolfe
Donors’ choice AND COMBINED APPEAL commuNities
Abbey & District, Abernethy & District, Arcola & District, Aylsham, Beechy & District, Biggar & District, Birch Hills &
District, Bredenbury & District, Broadview & District, Brock & District, Cabri & District, Canwood & District, Carlyle
& District, Carnduff & District, Carrot River & District, Churchbridge & District, Craik & District, Cut Knife & District,
Davidson & District, Dikle & District, Dinsmore & District, Drake & District, Duval, Eastend & District, Eatonia, Edam
& District, Englefeld & District, Esterhazy & District, Fillmore, Foam Lake & District, Gainsborough, Gerald & District,
Glentworth, Govan & District, Gravelbourg, Grenfell & District, Gull Lake & District, Holdfast-Penzance & District,
Hudson Bay & District, Imperial & District, Indian Head & District, Kamsack & District, Kinistino & District, Kipling
& District, Laird-Carlton, Lancer-Portreeve & District, Lashburn & District, Leader & District, Lemberg & District,
Lockwood, Macrorie & District, Maryfield & District, Meota & District, Milden, Milestone, Muenster & District, Naicam
& District, Nipawin & District, Nokomis, Outlook, Pennant & District, Perdue & District, Ponteix & Area, Porcupine
& District, Raymore & District, Riverhurst & District, Rocanville & District, Rosetown & District, Saltcoats & District,
Silton, Simpson & District, Spy Hill & District, St. Brieux, Star City, Stoughton & District, Strasbourg & District,
Strongfield & District, Sturgis & District, Tantallon, Tompkins & District, Torquay & District, Unity & District, Watrous
& District, Watson & District, Windthorst & District, Wiseton & District, Wood River, Wynyard & District.
CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS
CanadaHelps.org, South Saskatchewan Community Fdn. Inc., Cenovus Employee Foundation, SaskTel TelCare
Employees Charity Trust, TD Waterhouse, Carthy Foundation, Prairie Cardiac Foundation, Building Owners and
Managers Association, Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation, AGRA Foundations Ltd., Saskatoon Community
Foundation, Silton Community Club, RBC Foundation, Deloitte & Touche Foundation
media sponsors/supporters
Metro Newspapers, CTV, Global Television, Shaw Cable, Saskatoon Media Group
Our Supporters HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION
THANK YOU TO ENTHUSIASTIC PARTICIPANTS
WHO BELIEVE IN MORE.
Foundation programs are alive and thriving in Saskatchewan communities thanks to an incredible group
of people — individuals, groups and teams who turn words into action by jumping, pedalling, paddling or
organizing special events. They know how important every donor and every dollar is to our life-saving work.
TOP FUNDRAISERS
HEART&STROKE BIG BIKE 2012
HEART&STROKE JUMP ROPE FOR HEART
AND HOOPS FOR HEART 2012
Top 5 fundraising teams:
Scotiabank Pacemakers – Saskatoon
Oxbow Hearthrobs
Affinity Credit Union – Kamsack
St Joseph’s Hospital – Estevan
SaskEnergy – Healthy Heart Riders – Kindersley
Top 5 JUMP fundraising schools:
St. Volodymyr (Saskatoon)
Barr Colony (Lloydminster)
Ecole Monseigneur Blaise Morand (Battlefords)
Davison School (Melville)
Queen Elizabeth School (Lloydminster)
Top individual fundraisers:
Crystal Myslicki
Gord Shearer
Sarah Helgert
Randy Kosolofski
Donna Phillips
Jennifer Buchanan
Tamara Brock
Brenda Edgerton
Francine Puech
Darlene Sibley
Linda Johnson
Tiffany Wadden
Sara Miazga
Marg Rempel
Bev Miazga
Top 5 HOOPS fundraising schools:
Winston Churchill School (Lloydminster)
Neilburg Composite School (Neilburg)
Indian Head Elementary (Indian Head)
Ituna School (Ituna)
Pre-Cam Community School (LaRonge)
Sponsors:
SaskEnergy
SaskMutual Insurance
Yanke Group of Companies
Abacus Signs
Top 3 OVERALL fundraising schools:
St. Volodymyr (Saskatoon)
Winston Churchill (Lloydminster)
Reynolds Central (Melfort)
Top 3 Schools, most funds raised per fundraiser:
Kindersley Composite School (Kindersley)
Elizabeth Elementary School (Kindersley)
Ecole de Bellegarde (Bellegarde)
JUMP Demo teams and coaches:
St. Volodymyr (Saskatoon) – Pattie Tastad
St. Augustine(Saskatoon) – Patti Perepeluk
Bishop Filevich (Saskatoon) – Olya Kowaluk
Curtis-Horne Christian School (Regina) – Jeff Mathieson
COMMUNITY-BASED FUNDRAISING
SASKATOON DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL 2012
These grassroots events are created and delivered by
individuals and groups. They eliminate many costs for the
Foundation, ensuring the greatest part of every dollar
raised goes directly to support the search for longer,
healthier lives. Events included:
For six years, the Heart and Stroke Foundation has been the
Charity of Choice for this unique Festival, which features more
than 1,100 paddlers in a special challenge: racing these exotic
22-person boats on the South Saskatchewan River in support
of our life-saving work. It’s an incredible sight!
Helen’s Run
My Heart’s in My Saddle Trail Ride
Marvin Pickering Memorial Ride
Ladies in Red
HVC Classic
Brian Walter Memorial Badminton Tournament
Jay Sim Memorial Golf Tournament
Mike Harrison Memorial Golf Tournament
Walk to Grandmothers Bay
Fraternal Order of Eagles
50 & A Half Marathon
Royal Regina Ladies’ Golf Classic
Top fundraising teams:
Blazing Paddles
Cameco CastAways
AMEC Stones
HATCH – Hatching the Dragon
Synergy Strength Crossfit
Top individual fundraising paddlers:
Lynn Melnyk – Cameco CastAways
Tami Vangool – AMEC Stones
Daryl Renneberg – North Ridge Development Corp.
John Murillo – Cameco CastAways
Trodhie Irlandes – AMEC Stones
OUR DONORS ARE OUR HEART.
AND IT’S BEATING STRONG.
You make it possible for more
Canadians to get the most out of life.
Every day, your generosity moves
us closer to our mission: Healthy
lives free of heart disease and stroke.
Together we will make it happen.
The following donors’ gifts have
totaled $1,000 or more during 2012.
Mrs. L. Anderson
A. Colleen Altwasser
Mr. Albert C. Beattie
Ms. Pearl Berus
Cyril Binsfeld
Dr. Clarence Bischop
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard &
Margaret Bradbury
Mr. Terrance Chapelsky
Kevin & Carla Colleaux
Ms. Isabel Colvin
Mr. Glen Condie
Kyle Hall
Margaret A. Hammond
Mr. Hugh Helgason
John C. Henderson
Mrs. Clara M Hennig
Logan Hill
Frank Hohn
John & Myrna King
Ms. Linda Klein
W. Lunde
Mr. Richard MacDougall
Mrs. Mildred Mears
Della Morgan
Blaine Morrison
Mr. & Mrs. David & Tami Piper
Doug Powrie
Mr. Henry Remai
Marion Schneider
D. Mona Sefton
Robert Steane
Lora Stockton
Dr. Dorothy Thomson
Leo Verhelst
F. K. Weiers
Mr. Shaun S Welch
Mr. Bernard Zagorin
Thomas & June Zurowski
We truly appreciate every donation, any
amount, and thank ALL donors, too
numerous to mention here, as well as all
others wishing to remain anonymous.
Donors HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION
Saskatchewan
PROVINCIAL BOARD
Jim Traves, Chair
Wadea Tarhuni, MD
Tanya Llewellyn
Noreen Johns
Ruth Robinson
Wendy Cooper
Judge Gerry Morin
The late Louis Horlick, MD
Honorary Patron
HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION
SASKATCHEWAN
279-3 Ave. N., Saskatoon, SK S7K 2H8
Local: 306 244-2124
Toll Free: 1 888 HSF-INFO (473-4636)
COMMITTED TO INNOVATION,
LEADING FOR RESULTS.
Headed by CEO David Sculthorpe, the Foundation's Canadian Leadership Team combines coast-to-coast
strength with decades of experience ranging from health care through financial management and strategic
planning. These are the leaders who motivate our teams to help more Canadians live longer, fuller lives.
Back row (left to right):
Mary Ann Butt
Chief Executive Officer,
Newfoundland and Labrador
Geoff Craig
Vice President, Marketing,
Communications and Strategic Alliances
Charlotte Comrie
Chief Executive Officer,
Prince Edward Island
Doug Roth
Chief Strategy Officer, Canada
Andy Wnek
Chief Financial Officer, Canada
Front row (left to right):
Donna Hastings
Chief Executive Officer,
Alberta, NWT and Nunavut
Debbie Brown
Chief Executive Officer, Manitoba
Shannon von Kaldenberg
Chief Philanthropy Officer, Canada
Menna MacIsaac
Chief Executive Officer, Nova Scotia
Lorie Langenfurth
Chief Executive Officer, Saskatchewan
Edmée Métivier
Chief Executive Officer, Quebec
Diego Marchese
Chief Executive Officer,
BC & Yukon
David Sculthorpe
Chief Executive Officer, Canada
Tom McAllister
Chief Operating Officer, Ontario
Missing from photo:
Bobbe Wood
President, Canada
Mary Elizabeth Harriman
Associate Executive Director, Canada
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SUPPORT
IS THE
HEART OF
OUR CAUSE.
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OUR PARTNERS HELP US
BUILD HEALTHIER LIVES.
Our corporate partners mean business when it comes to helping us give Canadians the resources
to prevent, recognize and recover from heart disease and stroke. These companies lead by example,
getting their staff and customers — as well as other businesses — inspired about helping Canadians
live longer, fuller lives. Thank you to these national partners who gave $100,000 or more in 2012:
youachieve.com
complete elearning solutions
MAKING HEALTHIER
LIVING A REALITY.
Dairy Farmers of Canada is helping you lower your blood
pressure. A long-time partner of the Foundation, Dairy
Farmers of Canada is a key supporter of the Heart&Stroke
Blood Pressure Action Plan™, which helps users track their
blood pressure, manage medications and more. Dairy Farmers of Canada also sponsors
our monthly He@ lthline e-newsletter with healthy living advice and recipes, as well as the
Blood Pressure Wallet Card and Get Your Blood Pressure Under Control health resource.
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OUR PARTNERS, CONTINUED.
TAKING AIM AT RISK.
National Partners*
$1,000,000 +
Healthpartners
Transamerica Life Canada
Desjardins Insurance believes in reducing risk
— especially when it comes to heart disease
and stroke. In 2012 Desjardins helped us launch
the Heart&Stroke <30 Days™ mobile app,
which empowers users to make healthy change. They also sponsor the
Heart&Stroke Risk Assessment™ and Health eSupport™, helping more
Canadians manage their risk factors and live healthier lives.
$500,000 – $999,999
Chatelaine
Danacol®
Pfizer Canada Inc.
Unilever Canada Inc.
$250,000 – $499,999
Boehringer-Ingelheim Canada Ltd.
The Cowan Foundation
Dairy Farmers of Canada
Desjardins Insurance
RBC
sanofi Aventis
$100,000 – $249,999
Bayer Inc.
Boston Pizza Foundation
National Hockey League Players’
Association (NHLPA)
Post Shredded Wheat
YouAchieve
$50,000 – $99,999
Canola Council of Canada
Egg Farmers of Canada
Hamilton Beach Brands Canada Inc.
Scentsy Inc.
ZOLL Medical Canada Inc.
$10,000 – $49,999
AstraZeneca Canada Inc.
Campbell Company of Canada
Canucks for Kids Fund
The Carlu Corporation
Covidien
Danier Leather Inc.
Direct Energy Marketing Ltd.
Extreme Pita
Fortinos
Genumark
Giant Tiger Stores
Heinz of Canada
Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.
Homesav
John Deere Foundation of Canada
Leon’s Furniture Ltd.
Loblaws
Medavie Blue Cross
Park Hyatt
Quadra FNX Mining Ltd.
Sears Employee Charitable Fund
Shaw Communications Inc.
Shoppers Drug Mart
Sun-Rype Products Ltd.
TELUS
United Way of Canada
Winnipeg Jets
SAVING LIVES WITH AEDs.
Boston Pizza Foundation and The Cowan Foundation refuse to be bystanders in
the fight against cardiac arrest. Currently in the middle of a five-year partnership
with the Foundation, the two organizations are giving $1 million each toward our
national program to place automated external defibrillators (AEDs). So far they
have funded 198 AEDs in public spaces across Canada — an important addition
to the network of Foundation-supported AEDs, now numbering more than 3,500.
*Corporations that have supported national initiatives (three or more provinces)
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THANK YOU TO OUR
NATIONAL BOARD.
These leaders guide our mission with their wise counsel, ensuring that we invest your donor dollars for
maximum impact. Volunteers all, they bring experience as diverse as their ties to communities across
Canada. What unites them is their commitment to healthier lives for all Canadians.
Front row (left to right): Doug Clement, CM, MD, Colleen Johnston, FCA, Marc Filion, Mark Andrews, Roderick J. McKay, FCA
Middle row (left to right): Jonathan Ross, Barry Cracower, Ronald Martineau, Regis Duffy, CM, OPEI,
Anthony F. Graham, CM, MD Back row (left to right): Andrew W. W. Cockwell, Irfhan Rawji, Guy Beaudin, MBA, PhD
Missing from photo: Charmaine Crooks, CM, Elizabeth Ready, PhD, Lisa Meeches and Amar S. Doman
HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF CANADA AWARDS
Andrew W. W. Cockwell
Toronto
Distinguished Service
Award
Sally Brown
Ottawa
Award of Merit
Jean Noël
Montreal
Chair’s Award
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HOW YOUR DOLLARS
MAKE HEALTH LAST.
What do you get when you harness the passion, caring
and generosity of two million donors and 140,000
volunteers? The will to eliminate heart disease and stroke.
In 2012 you gave like never before, with the
Foundation raising just under $200 million — the
most in the organization’s history. This new benchmark
reflects your confidence that together we can help
Canadians live longer, fuller lives.
This fundraising milestone enabled us to hit the
accelerator on our research and health promotion
programs across the country.
For every dollar we spend, 57 cents goes to our mission.
In 2012 that investment fuelled accomplishments such as:
• Funding for nearly 1,500 researchers across the
country like Dr. Seema Mital, who is researching
better treatments for “blue baby syndrome” and
Dr. Stephen Lownie and Dr. David Pelz, who are
exploring brain cooling techniques to prevent
stroke damage;
• eTools such as the Heart&Stroke Risk Assessment,
which is helping thousands of Canadians lower
their risk factors and improve their heart health;
• A stronger presence in communities across
Canada through initiatives such as the Living
with Stroke program and the healthy living
programs delivered to school children who
participate in Jump Rope for Heart;
• A more powerful voice in advocacy for stronger
tobacco warnings and the placement of AEDs in
public spaces across the country.
When you entrust us with your donation, we ensure
every donor dollar is invested wisely. We are constantly
looking for ways to reduce costs and increase investment
in our mission.
We hold our administrative costs to just five cents
out of every dollar spent. This is distinct from our
fundraising costs, which account for 38 cents of every
dollar. With this investment we manage a wide range
of programs, many of which deliver important heart
health information to participants while raising funds.
Examples range from our annual Heart Month drive,
involving close to 70,000 volunteer canvassers across
the country, to events like the Becel Heart&Stroke Ride
for Heart, to our Legacy Gifts program, working with
donors who choose to leave a planned gift in their will.
It’s important to note that this investment in fundraising
excludes the Foundation’s lottery operations, which are
“self-driving” in that they use no donor dollars.
Your gift is meant to save lives and to enhance the
lives of Canadians who are living with heart disease
and stroke and their families. We ensure that’s exactly
what your generosity does.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation is a member of Imagine Canada.™ Imagine Canada sets the standards for charitable
organizations in managing and reporting their financial affairs. As a member, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
follows Imagine Canada’s ethical guidelines as outlined at heartandstroke.ca.
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where your money goes
2012 TOTAL
EXPENDITURES
Mission
Fundraising
Administration
57%
38%
2012 MISSION
EXPENDITURES
53%
Health
promotion
47%
Research
5%
Every time you donate or fundraise at a Foundation event, give at the door or make an
in-memory donation, your gift has a direct impact on those we support.
MISSION
The Foundation’s Mission is divided into:
Research: Direct grants to nearly 1,500
researchers across Canada to advance the
treatment, management and prevention of
heart disease and stroke.
Health promotion: Programs that educate
and empower Canadians to live a healthier life,
lowering their risk of heart disease and stroke.
FUNDRAISING
Includes community-based fundraising
programs, direct mail and digital marketing,
major gifts and corporate partnerships.
Lotteries are not included as they are
self-funded and do not use donor dollars.
ADMINISTRATION
Includes staff and resources that
support Foundation operations across Canada.
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Statement of Financial Position
FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2012
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash
Short term investments
Accounts receivable
Prepaid expenses
Inventory
Investments
Capital assets
Other
2012
(in $ thousands)
2011
(in $ thousands)
65,828
26,850
4,686
970
1,928
100,262
51,733
38,206
5,880
1,106
1,878
98,803
46,614
5,488
541
152,905
53,958
5,965
526
159,252
14,436
61,177
11,020
9
86,642
14,426
55,063
9,590
9
79,088
4,460
2,474
3,921
258
97,755
10,381
2,738
4,101
417
96,725
7,341
44,495
3,314
55,150
20,763
38,557
3,207
62,527
152,905
159,252
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Research awards payable
Deferred revenue
Other
Deferred revenue
Lease inducement and rent allowances
Pension liability
Other
Net assets
Unrestricted
Internally restricted
Externally restricted
Note: The 2012 figures represent the audited consolidated financial results of the Heart and Stroke
Foundation of Canada. The 2011 figures represent the combined audited financial results of the Heart
and Stroke Foundation of Canada and the nine provincial Heart and Stroke Foundations.
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Statement of Operations
FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2012
2012
(in $ thousands)
2011
(in $ thousands)
56,496
21,594
11,925
7,766
26,249
124,030
54,063
19,333
10,487
5,871
27,387
117,141
75,761
199,791
63,609
180,750
6,168
5,496
3,688
15,352
11,596
4,380
3,910
19,886
215,143
200,636
22,938
52,072
489
75,499
23,900
45,587
71
69,558
101,092
23,689
14,863
139,644
93,241
18,022
19,815
131,078
32,869
6,956
39,825
27,909
8,808
36,717
98,819
94,361
50,425
56,771
107,196
54,067
47,437
101,504
(7,377)
(7,143)
REVENUES
Fundraising revenue
Community-based programs
Direct marketing
Corporate sponsorship
Health promotions
Major gifts
Lottery
Government sponsored projects and grants
Other
Investment income
Total revenues
DIRECT COSTS
Fundraising
Lottery
Other
NET REVENUE BEFORE OPERATING AND
MISSION EXPENDITURES FOR THE FOLLOWING
Fundraising
Lottery
Other
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
General fundraising
Administration
Funds available for mission
MISSION EXPENDITURES
Research
Health promotion and community programs
Deficiency of revenues over expenses for the year
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Canadians are living longer. But not necessarily healthier. On average,
we’ll spend our final 10 years with sickness and disease. However, we
can change this. The choices we make now can help shape a future of
strength and vitality instead. The Heart and Stroke Foundation wants
to help Canadians like you make those healthy choices. So you can
spend every moment not just living, but truly alive. Now’s the time to
MAKE
HEALTH
LAST.
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LET’S KEEP THE BEAT.
Every seven minutes in Canada, a life is still being taken by heart disease
or stroke. Together, we can change this. Your support makes it possible.
YOUR PERSONAL DONATION
Every dollar makes a difference. Please give today.
Online: heartandstroke.ca/donate
By phone: 1 888 HSF-INFO (1 888 473-4636)
By mail: 1300-2300 Yonge St., Box 2414, Toronto ON M4P 1E4
In person at one of our community offices
PHILANTHROPIC GIVING AND GIFT PLANNING
Take a leadership role in advancing our mission through your philanthropic gift. Or consider
leaving a legacy gift through your will or life insurance. Please contact:
Canada
Shannon von Kaldenberg,
Chief Philanthropy Officer
1 800 205-4438 ext. 2
[email protected]
British Columbia and Yukon
Aderita Guerreiro, Vice President,
Philanthropy and Marketing
604 737-3407
[email protected]
Alberta, Northwest Territories and Nunavut
Camille Cuthill, Vice President, Philanthropy
403 705-7517
[email protected]
Saskatchewan
Lorie Langenfurth, CEO
306 244-6822 ext. 229
[email protected]
Manitoba
Marc Desrosiers, Vice President, Philanthropy
204 949-2022
[email protected]
COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
heartandstroke.ca/events
Ontario
Gina Eisler, Vice President, Philanthropy
416 489-7111 ext. 438
[email protected]
Quebec
Sylvie Bouchard, Director, Philanthropy
514 871-8038 ext. 231
[email protected]
Nova Scotia
Menna MacIsaac, CEO
902 423-7682 ext. 3302
[email protected]
Newfoundland and Labrador
Mary Ann Butt, CEO
709 753-8521 ext. 201
[email protected]
Prince Edward Island
Charlotte Comrie, CEO
902 892-7441
[email protected]
VOLUNTEERING
heartandstroke.ca/volunteer
™ The Heart and Stroke Foundation logo and word mark, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada word mark,
Heart&Stroke word mark, Make Health Last word mark, Make Death Wait word mark, My Heart&Stroke Risk Assessment
word mark, My Health eSupport word mark, Blood Pressure Action Plan word mark, Jump Rope for Heart word mark,
Health Check word mark, Heart&Stroke <30 days word mark, The Heart Truth word mark and Red Dress word mark are
trademarks of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
All other sponsor logos are used with their permission to acknowledge their generous support. This is not an endorsement.
Charitable Registration Number: 106846942RR0001
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