2011 Report - Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

Celebrate
our past.
Be part of
our future.
REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 2011
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation –
Ontario Region Board of Directors
*
Deborah Dubenofsky
Kelly Battle
Chair, Ontario Region and
Vice-Chair, National Board
Member, Ontario Region Finance
and Risk Management Committee
Bernadette Dietrich
Jennifer Bell
Vice-Chair, Ontario Region and
Chair, Ontario Region Governance
Committee
Christy Teasdale
Vice-Chair, Ontario Region and
Chair, Cause Leadership and Brand
Management Committee
Ralph Goldsilver
Treasurer, Ontario Region and
Chair, Ontario Region Finance and
Risk Management Committee and
Member, National Audit, Finance
and Investment Committee
Beverly Thomson
Honourary Chair, Ontario Region
Chair, Ontario Region Revenue
Development Committee
Barbara Budarick
Member, Ontario Region
Cause Leadership and Brand
Management Committee
Lynn Chappell
Vice-Chair, Ontario Region
Cause Leadership and Brand
Management Committee
Ralph George, md
Seema Hashmi
Vice-Chair, Ontario Region Finance
and Risk Management Committee
and Member, Ontario Region
Governance Committee
Heather McCrory
Member, Ontario Region Revenue
Development Committee
Christopher Mueller, phd
Kathleen Pritchard, md
Gurmit Singh, phd
Member, Ontario Region Research
and Health Care Advisory
Committee and Member, Ontario
Region Cause Leadership and
Brand Management Committee
Chair, Ontario Region Research
and Health Care Advisory
Committee; Chair, Ontario Region
Grant Review Panels and Chair,
National Grants Committee
Camille Quenneville
Jordan Solway
Member, Ontario Region Cause
Leadership and Brand
Management Committee
Member, Ontario Region
Governance Committee
Hon. Susan E. Whelan
Member, Ontario Region Research
and Health Care Advisory
Committee and Member, National
Grants Committee
Jose Ribau
Vice-Chair, Ontario Region Revenue
Development Committee
Member, Ontario Region
Cause Leadership and Brand
Management Committee
Christine Pigeon
Sarah Simpson
Ava Yaskiel
Member, Ontario Region Revenue
Development Committee
Vice-Chair, Ontario Region
Research and Health Care
Advisory Committee
Member, Ontario Region Board
and Vice-Chair, National Board
Corporate Affairs Committee
Vice-Chair, Ontario Region
Governance Committee
*As of September 1, 2011
Contents
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02
03
05
06
Letters to the Community
A Catalyst for Change
Research Across the Spectrum
Understanding Prevention and Risk Factors
Improving Screening and Earlier Detection
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10
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13
15
Better Treatment Options
Improvements in Surgery
Quality of Life and Survivorship
Building Capacity
A Trusted Resource
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Volunteer Excellence
Income Statement
Donors and Supporters
Volunteers and Stakeholders
ON THE COVER (clockwise from top left)
1. Nancy Paul
In 1986, Nancy Paul, a prominent
Toronto community leader,
together with a small group of
women launched the Canadian
Breast Cancer Foundation. She
remains a champion of the cause.
2. Dr. John Semple
Dr. Semple, Chief of Surgery
at Women’s College Hospital,
holds the first Canadian Breast
Cancer Foundation – Ontario
Region Chair in Surgical
Breast Cancer Research.
3. Marcie Nolan
Marcie, 38, was pregnant and
had a toddler at the time she
was diagnosed with breast cancer
six years ago. Marcie volunteers
as a speaker and fundraiser for
the Foundation.
4. Amar Tamber
Amar lost his wife Tina to breast
cancer in October 2009. Amar was
Ontario’s Top Individual Fundraiser
for the Canadian Breast Cancer
Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure in
2010, and a co-founder of Team Tina.
Portraits on cover and pages
1, 3, 8, 9, 10, 13, 16, 20, 25 and 26
by stefanmorel.com
Left: Deborah Dubenofsky,
Chair, Ontario Region
Board of Directors
Right: Sandra Palmaro,
Ontario Region CEO
You are changing the world
Celebrating our past, creating our future
A wise woman once said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that
ever has.”* The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation is proof of that.
This has been a year of celebration and incredible progress. Twenty-five years ago,
the founding friends of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation held a fundraiser,
and awarded a research grant worth $26,000. This year, Ontario Region volunteers
held hundreds of fundraising events, raised a record-breaking $20.5 million, and
made it possible for us to invest over $13.6 million in our cause, including $11.3
million in new grants for research and training fellowships.
Twenty-five years ago, breast cancer was barely talked about, and there
was no Canadian organization devoted to funding breast cancer research,
education and awareness. A group of determined volunteers set out to
change things, and their vision of reducing the stigma of breast cancer
and directing funding to breast cancer research continues to resonate
with thousands of people like you.
This year in Ontario, more than 120,000 of you volunteered your time,
donated your money, organized or participated in fundraising, grant
decision making or advocacy efforts. You opened your wallets and your
hearts. You put your creativity to work and devoted long hours to the cause. Much has changed since 1986. This report acknowledges how far we’ve come,
and provides you with a glimpse of our past, present and future.
The mortality rate for breast cancer has dropped by 35 per cent since 1986, and
today, nearly 88 per cent of Ontario women diagnosed with breast cancer will
survive their diagnosis for at least five years. That’s progress we are very proud of!
As a survivor and fellow volunteer, thank you for all you do to create a
future without breast cancer. Your determination and dedication touches
my heart and inspires me to do more.
And while quality of life for those diagnosed with the disease has improved due to
better, more effective and less invasive treatments and more recognition of the
psychosocial impact of the disease, the incidence of breast cancer remains largely
unchanged, with 1 in 9 Canadian women still being diagnosed with breast cancer
in her lifetime.
Along with how we invest your dollars, this report shares a handful of
stories about the work of our passionate and dedicated volunteers.
We wish we could profile each and every one of you, as you are all vital
to our work.
We are committed to making more progress. Each year, we fund more promising
research, and we learn more about what causes the disease, how to prevent, detect,
diagnose and treat it, and how to improve quality of life for those affected by
breast cancer.
Thanks to you, much has been achieved. Because of you, more will be done.
On behalf of the staff of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – Ontario Region,
thank you for everything you are doing to make our work possible. Thank you,
Deborah Dubenofsky, Chair, Ontario Region Board of Directors
*Margaret Mead
Sincerely,
Sandra Palmaro, Ontario Region CEO
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Since 1986,
incredible progress
has been made,
but there is much
more work to do.
A Catalyst for Change
Twenty-five years ago, breast cancer
was not openly discussed, and
dedicated funding for breast cancer
research was simply unavailable. Due to
the state of screening technology, and
lack of organized screening programs,
women with breast cancer were often
diagnosed at an advanced stage of
the disease. Treatment options were
limited. The mortality rate from the
disease was high, and quality of life for
patients living with the disease was not
a focus for researchers or clinicians.
The creation of the Canadian Breast
Cancer Foundation in 1986 was a
catalyst for significant change. The
volunteers who established the
organization set out to raise funds
specifically for breast cancer research,
build awareness of breast cancer, and
educate women to take steps to protect
their breast health.
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Much has changed in 25 years, but our
work continues to focus in three areas:
• R
educing the incidence of breast
cancer – so fewer women develop
the disease.
• R
educing breast cancer mortality
– so more women survive
the disease.
• I mproving quality of life for those
diagnosed with breast cancer – so
that they can live longer and
healthier lives.
Achieving this requires an evidencebased, multi-faceted approach,
made possible through your support
and contributions.
We fund research grants and
training fellowships in Canada.
The Foundation, the largest nongovernmental funder of breast cancer
research, funds the most promising
and innovative ideas in breast cancer
research. Training fellowships foster
the next generation of breast cancer
researchers and clinicians, and expand
the talent pool so more research can be
done and more effective care provided.
This year, we awarded $11.3 million in
new grants – 25 new research grants
and 28 new training fellowships –
selected through a rigorous peerreviewed process involving over 100
experts from the research and
medical community.
We actively promote breast health
and are a trusted resource for
information on breast health and
breast cancer. The Foundation
produces information resources that
are distributed free at hospitals and
clinics across the province. This past
year we have also developed a
new website providing current,
comprehensive and evidence-based
content on a wide range of breast
health and breast cancer topics,
with links for further information
and support. This content will be
updated regularly.
We advocate for improvements
in public policy, including supporting
the expansion of access to breast
cancer screening in Ontario to include
women 40 – 49 of average risk in the
Ontario Breast Screening Program.
25
Years
of research
Excellence
Research Across
the Spectrum
Dr. Gurmit Singh
Senior Scientist, Juravinski Cancer Centre
at Hamilton Health Sciences
Professor of Pathology and Molecular
Medicine, McMaster University
“The Foundation’s funding is responsive to
the needs of breast cancer patients, survivors
and their families. Within the research
community, the Foundation’s impact has
been tremendous.” Dr. Gurmit Singh
Over the years, the work of Canadian
Breast Cancer Foundation-funded
researchers has covered the research
spectrum from understanding
prevention and risk factors; improving
screening and diagnosis so that
breast cancer can be detected earlier
and diagnosed more accurately;
understanding and improving breast
cancer treatment options; and leading
the way with research into the social,
psychological and emotional aspects of
cancer to improve quality of life during
and after breast cancer treatment.
Ontario researchers and fellows, funded
by the Foundation, play an increasingly
important role in the global advance
of knowledge of this disease, and their
research is making a real difference in
the lives of women.
survivors and their families. Within the
research community, the Foundation’s
impact has been tremendous.”
Thanks to supporters like you, since
1986 the Foundation’s Ontario Region
has awarded over $84 million in funding
of nearly 600 grants. The Ontario
Region currently manages an active
portfolio of 168 grants totalling over
$42.5 million, including $11.3 million
in new grants awarded this year.
These grants are generating new
knowledge, and building expertise in
the field, helping us understand what
causes breast cancer, how to reduce
risk, how to find breast cancer earlier,
treat it more effectively, and improve
quality of life for those affected.
Dr. Gurmit Singh, Board member and
Chair of the Foundation’s Research and
Health Care Advisory Committee, says
“The Foundation’s funding is responsive
to the needs of breast cancer patients,
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Research Across
the Spectrum
continued
One of the Foundation’s grant review panels at work
GRANTS BY FOCUS AREA 2000 – 2011*
BIOLOGY OF BREAST CANCER
6%
31%
15%
19%
EARLY DETECTION/DIAGNOSIS/PROGNOSIS
14%
CANCER CONTROL, PSYCHOSOCIAL
AND SURVIVORSHIP
15%
TREATMENT
OTHER GRANTS, INCLUDING
ENDOWED RESEARCH CHAIR AND
COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION GRANTS
PREVENTION/ETIOLOGY
*Based on dollar value of grants
How the Funding
Process Works
The Canadian Breast Cancer
Foundation – Ontario Region’s
grant selection process is guided by
principles of transparency, fairness,
accountability and rigour. The
Foundation provides funding
opportunities for breast cancer
researchers, clinicians and graduate
students across the province. Grants
are available for work that will increase
knowledge about prevention, promote
earlier detection, improve treatment
options and outcomes, and enhance
care and quality of life for people
living with breast cancer.
relevance and potential impact and
originality, and recommend which
projects should be funded. Over 100
top breast cancer and research
experts from across Canada, the
United States and elsewhere volunteer
their expertise each year to ensure
donor dollars are put to the best use
to further our understanding of this
complex disease.
STEP 1 Call for Proposals
Researchers, clinicians and graduate
students from across Ontario are
invited to submit grant proposals
in response to a broadly promoted
open annual call.
STEP 4 Findings Shared
Grant recipients share their findings,
a process called knowledge transfer
and exchange, which can include
publishing articles, giving presentations, and training others about their
work. Foundation grants include
funding to make this possible.
STEP 2 Expert Evaluation
Panels of expert peer reviewers rate
and rank proposals using specific
program criteria including quality,
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STEP 3 Funding Awarded
Approved grant recipients receive
funds and provide detailed progress
reports on an annual basis.
25
Years
Drs. Jim Brophy
and Margaret Keith
We don’t yet fully know
why breast cancer develops
in some women and not
in others, but by learning
more about factors that
can increase breast cancer
risk, we aim to stop breast
cancer before it starts.
The Canadian Breast
Cancer Foundation has
been a pioneer in funding
research on prevention
and risk factors.
of research
Excellence
Understanding Prevention
and Risk Factors
Since 2000, the Foundation has funded
$12.1 million in research grants and
training fellowships focussing on
prevention and risk factors.
For example, we have funded Drs. Jim
Brophy and Margaret Keith of Windsor,
Ontario, who study workplace
environmental factors that influence
breast cancer development. Drs. Brophy
and Keith created the first research
database in Canada that linked
occupational history, risk exposures
and health outcomes. They found an
elevated risk of breast cancer among
women raised on farms who went on
to work in certain settings such as
manufacturing. This was the first time
in Canada that such a link was validated
through research. Their work could
lead to government policies limiting
chemical exposures in certain settings,
which could reduce the incidence
of breast cancer.
Genetic or familial factors contributing
to breast cancer development are
also a focus of research funded by
the Foundation. For example, at the
University Health Network in Toronto,
Dr. Razqallah Hakem’s new grant
enables him to investigate tumour
suppressor functions in people with
BRCA1 mutations, who are at higher
risk of developing breast cancer. His
study is examining two proteins called
RNF8 and RNF168, to determine if
the inactivation of these proteins plays
a role in the development of BRCA1
familial breast cancer by impacting
the function of another protein called
53BP1. This study could increase our
understanding of how breast cancer
starts, progresses, and responds to
chemotherapy, and could support the
development of improved treatment
strategies for women with BRCA1
breast cancer.
Other newly awarded grants are
making it possible for more knowledge
of prevention and risk factors to be
generated. For example, Dr. Christopher
Nicol of Queen’s University is studying
how high fat diets and environmental
chemicals, such as those found in
vehicle emissions and charbroiled
foods, could play a role in damaging
critical signals in cells that would
normally stop tumours from
progressing, and whether a specific
protein may stop this process. We
hope that this research may lead
to new risk reduction strategies.
Another aspect of prevention relates to
the need to prevent breast cancer from
recurring in women who have been
diagnosed with the disease. Dr. Jean
Gariépy of Sunnybrook Health Sciences
Centre in Toronto received a new grant
in 2011 for developmental work which
could lead to a safe and effective
vaccine to prevent breast cancer from
recurring by triggering an immune
system response that targets breast
cancer cells that escape the original
tumour and move elsewhere in the
body. This could eventually reduce
the number of women who need
chemotherapy, and reduce women’s
fear and anxiety about developing
metastatic disease.
Your support is making it possible to
expand our knowledge of prevention
and risk factors, which carries some of
the greatest potential for exciting new
discoveries and widespread impact.
By advancing our knowledge of breast
cancer prevention and risk factors,
we will help save many lives.
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L to R: Dr. Robert Smith, Dr. Martin Yaffe and Dr. Ellen Warner at It’s About Time public forum
Since our
beginnings, the
Canadian Breast
Cancer Foundation
has worked to
establish and
expand organized
breast cancer
screening for
Ontarians.
Improving Screening
and Earlier Detection
breast cancer screening, by enabling
earlier detection, contributes to
reducing mortality and improving
quality of life. when breast cancer is
detected at an earlier stage of the
disease, less onerous treatments can be
used, improving quality of life for those
diagnosed with the disease, and their
chance of survival improves significantly.
in 2007, among the recommendations
arising from a multi-year research
project led by the foundation called
“up front: toward kinder Care: new
perspectives on breast Cancer” was
that access to breast screening through
the ontario breast screening program
(obsp) should be offered to women
of average risk starting at age 40. this
would bring obsp’s age of eligibility in
line with many other Canadian provinces.
by 2009, the provincial eligibility
guidelines had not changed. the
foundation convened a scientific
consensus conference, called it’s about
time!, in the fall of 2009, bringing
together over 70 experts from Canada,
the united states and the united
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kingdom to conduct a comprehensive
review of the scientific evidence
regarding breast screening, and in
the fall of 2010, released new
recommendations emerging from
that conference.
the evidence demonstrated that earlier
detection and diagnosis through
participation in an organized breast
cancer screening program can reduce
breast cancer mortality for average risk
women aged 40 – 49 by an estimated
25 per cent. therefore, the foundation
recommended again that women at
average risk be eligible for screening
in obsp starting at age 40, rather than
the current eligibility age of 50.
we followed the release of the new
recommendations with a letter-writing
campaign, to encourage our supporters
to help draw attention to the need to
strengthen breast screening in ontario.
you responded in droves; within two
weeks our supporters had sent 13,000
emails and letters to the Minister
of health and Mpps calling for the
government to change the eligibility
requirements for obsp, and make
access possible for average-risk women
starting at age 40.
the result has been that breast cancer
is now firmly back on the map with
ontario legislators. in the most recent
ontario provincial budget, we were
pleased to see $15 million allocated
to provide education and access to
services and screening for women at
higher risk starting at age 30 – a
welcome first step to strengthen breast
screening in ontario. we continue to
advocate, however, to lower the age
at which average-risk women can
access obsp to age 40.
to help keep this momentum going,
the foundation has formed a network
of committed advocacy volunteers who
will play an active role in helping to bring
about change at a community and
government level. these volunteers will
help keep the issue of expanding access
to breast cancer screening on the
government agenda, and will be ready
to advocate on behalf of people affected
by breast cancer as other issues arise.
Photo Credit: Keith Beaty/The Toronto Star
25
Years
of ADVOCACY
ADVOCATING FOR
ACCESS TO HERCEPTIN
Dr. Aileen Clarke
THE EARLY DAYS OF FOUNDATION ADVOCACY
Since our earliest days, the Canadian
Breast Cancer Foundation has worked
to improve women’s access to earlier
detection through screening. In 1988,
one of the Foundation’s first grants
was given to Dr. Aileen Clarke to
develop a proposal for a provincewide breast cancer screening
program. At that time, Ontario’s
breast cancer mortality rate was
among the highest in North America
and Europe and had remained almost
unchanged for more than 50 years.*
Dr. Clarke’s proposal cited scientific
evidence that the early detection
of breast cancer by screening could
reduce deaths from the disease.
The Foundation advocated strongly
in support of Dr. Clarke’s proposal,
meeting with government officials
and organizing a letter-writing
campaign. In the spring of 1989,
the province announced it would
establish the Ontario Breast
Screening Program (OBSP). The
benefits of an organized screening
program (such as targeted invitations,
automatic reminders, monitoring
of quality standards, etc.) are
essential for the full benefits of
breast screening to be realized.
Ontario’s breast cancer mortality
rate for women 50 – 69 declined by
35 per cent between 1990 and 2007,
due to improved treatments as
well as increased participation in
breast cancer screening.† Foundation
supporters can take pride in their
role in making this happen.
In March 2011, in the midst of a
personal battle with breast cancer,
Jill Anzarut challenged Ontario
government policy regarding access
to Herceptin for women with HER2
positive breast cancer. In Ontario,
women diagnosed with HER2 positive
breast cancer were only eligible to have
OHIP pay for the potentially life-saving
drug if their tumours were larger than
one centimetre.
With our supporters’ encouragement,
the Foundation joined Jill and other
breast cancer organizations as part of a
sustained public campaign calling for all
HER2 positive women to have access to
Herceptin within OHIP. Within a matter
of weeks, OHIP changed its position and
announced its new Evidence-Building
Program, providing OHIP coverage of
Herceptin to eligible patients with HER2
positive breast cancer and tumours of
all sizes.
With these changes, more Ontario
women will now have access to this lifesaving treatment.
*†Source: Ontario Breast Screening Program
20th Anniversary Report.
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Better Treatment
Options
Dr. Steven Narod
Director of the Familial
Breast Cancer Research Unit
at Women’s College Research
Institute, Tier 1 Canada
Research Chair in Breast
Cancer and Professor
at the Dalla Lana School of
Public Health at the
University of Toronto
“In the next 25 years, let’s concentrate on finding the
drugs that will clear up any residual breast cancer
cells that are still present in the body following
surgery to make sure those cells don’t grow and
cause a recurrence.” Dr. Steven Narod
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Knowledge gained in the lab or the clinic
is rapidly transforming patient care.
Before the Canadian Breast Cancer
Foundation was created, clinical trials
often subjected patients to broadly toxic
chemotherapeutic cocktails in the hope
that the drugs would kill the cancer
without killing the patient. Since then,
breast cancer care has moved to more
targeted and nuanced therapies, built
on a bedrock of increasing knowledge
of the underlying characteristics that
differentiate one type of breast cancer
from another.
Dr. Steven Narod, Tier 1 Canada Research
Council Chair in Breast Cancer Research at
the University of Toronto, observes, “You
want to have the best fit for any individual
woman with breast cancer – what is the
treatment that will be most effective for her,
and what treatments will not be necessary?”
More personalized breast cancer
treatment is a key area of focus for
Foundation-funded researchers.
Dr. Sean Egan at the Hospital for Sick
Children notes, “There are somewhere
around 30 different mutations driving
every single breast cancer.” His work,
funded by the Foundation, is seeking
to find the dozens of cancer promoting
mutations in metastatic breast tumours,
and understand how they interact. This
could lead to the next generation of
combination therapy against
metastatic disease.
Researchers are also working to
understand why breast cancer recurs,
and how to stop it from recurring.
Dr. Steven Narod, who held the first
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation –
Ontario Region Chair in Breast Cancer
Research – the first such chair in Canada –
says, “In the next 25 years, let’s concentrate
on finding the drugs that will clear up
any residual breast cancer cells that are still
present in the body following surgery to
make sure those cells don’t grow, and
cause a recurrence. If that could be
accomplished in the next 25 years, that
would be a major goal achieved.
“Reaching that goal will depend on research
– and that’s why funding for breast cancer
research is critical. As a funding source,
the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
is unique in that it is dedicated to breast
cancer, it raises the most amount of money
and has the most awareness for breast
cancer in the community, in Ontario, and
throughout the country.” With a new grant
from the Foundation, Dr. Narod is studying
the effect of pregnancy on breast cancer
recurrence and long-term survival rate in
young women who carry the BRCA1 or
BRCA2 gene mutations. Many of these
25
Years
women are diagnosed with breast cancer at
an age when they may still be considering
having children. Says Dr. Narod, “The
management of BRCA1/2 mutation carriers
who present with pregnancy associated
with breast cancer, or wish to become
pregnant is challenging. The overall goal
of our research project is to provide more
accurate information on breast cancer
recurrence risk and survival in this high-risk
group of women.” This study could support
women in making important decisions
about their health and fertility.
Three newly awarded grants support
clinical trials. One, led by Dr. Wendy
Parulekar of Queen’s University, is examining
whether a diabetes drug called Metformin
could be used to reduce the risk of breast
cancer recurrence in people with high
risk, early stage breast cancer. A second,
led by Dr. Mark Clemons at the Ottawa
Hospital Research Institute, is examining
strategies to address complications arising
from metastasis, specifically whether
a more potent bisphosphonate drug
could help delay the onset and frequency
of bone metastases, and help with pain
management for patients experiencing
these complications. The third grant, also
led by Dr. Clemons, supports the world’s
first randomized controlled trial examining
strategies for treating nausea and vomiting
of research
E xcellence
caused by chemotherapy. This trial will test
a model to predict whether an individual
patient is likely to experience nausea or
vomiting, and determine whether this can
drive changes in patient care that could
alleviate these problems.
Several newly funded research projects
are looking at whether the body’s own
immune system can be harnessed to
treat cancer. One study, led by Dr. Pamela
Ohashi of the University Health Network in
Toronto, aims to understand the underlying
biological mechanisms that may be involved
in using the body’s immune system to
target breast cancer. Another, led by Dr.
Brian Lichty at McMaster University, is
testing two viruses that have been shown
to help the immune system target cancer
and prevent relapse. A third, led by Dr.
Eva Turley of London Health Sciences
Centre, builds on previous research on a
gene called RHAMM that is produced by
breast cancers, and is associated with poor
outcomes, to understand the role this
gene could play in the development
of immunotherapy techniques.
These and many other Foundation-funded
projects, made possible through your
support, hold great promise for reducing
mortality from this disease, and improving
quality of life for people diagnosed with
breast cancer.
Dr. Sean Egan
Senior Scientist at the
Hospital for Sick Children’s
Research Institute
Associate Professor,
Molecular Genetics,
University of Toronto
“The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation has
become an extremely important funder of
breast cancer research in Canada.”
Dr. Sean Egan
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Improvements
in Surgery
Dr. John Semple
Chief of Surgery at
Women’s College Hospital
Canadian Breast Cancer
Foundation – Ontario
Region Chair in Surgical
Breast Cancer Research
“The future is very exciting. The Canadian
Breast Cancer Foundation’s support
is a huge platform for moving research
forward.” Dr. John Semple
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Over the last 25 years, progress has
made surgery less invasive and more
effective, with fewer long-term
side effects. Since the widespread
introduction of breast-conserving
surgery in the 1980s, Foundationfunded research continues to identify
ways to improve surgical interventions.
to 40 per cent of patients that have been
treated for breast cancer. It can be very
debilitating, but it seems to have been
put on the sidelines in terms of breast
cancer research. Our research looks at
the factors that cause lymphedema. If
we know those, then we can hopefully
prevent lymphedema in the first place.”
By establishing the first Chair in Surgical
Breast Cancer Research in Canada,
the Foundation is enabling Dr. John
Semple, Surgeon in Chief at Women’s
College Hospital in Toronto, to
advance improvements in surgery
through focussed research in three
areas: lymphedema, clinical breast
reconstruction, and innovative methods
of patient care for surgical patients in
an ambulatory setting.
During his first year as Chair, Dr.
Semple performed the first Canadian
autotransplant of lymph nodes in a breast
cancer patient. Taken from her lower
abdomen, the nodes were transplanted
to the axilla, the area under the arm. “The
Foundation’s funding allows us to pursue
this type of research in an area that hasn’t
been properly looked at previously.”
Looking to the future, Dr. Semple says,
“We’d love to look at ways of providing
microvascular connections between
lymphatic vessels and small veins in the
arm. These connections could keep
lymphatic vessels open to help in the
removal of fluid, and hopefully reduce
the lymphedema.”
Improvements in surgery could reduce
the incidence or impact of lymphedema,
a side effect of surgery that causes pain
and distress to far too many women.
Dr. Semple, says, “Lymphedema affects up
25
Years
of research
Excellence
Left: Dr. Melinda Musgrave of St. Michael’s Hospital Centre: Dr. Toni Zhong of the University Health Network
Right: Dr. Peter Lovrics, Division Head and Associate Professor, General Surgery, McMaster University
Numerous grantees are contributing
to our understanding of breast
reconstruction, often key to patients’
quality of life following treatment.
This is another area
of research being
pursued by Dr. Semple.
“Today, there is a wide
array of reconstructive
methods using either
autologous tissue
or implants that have
been found to be
oncologically safe, and
associated with high
satisfaction and
improved psychosocial
outcomes in breast
cancer patients who have undergone
mastectomy. We are developing
reconstructive techniques that are the
forefront of reconstructive science and
will provide additional options for patients
who may otherwise not be suitable
for breast reconstruction.”
He goes on to say, “As a surgeon
involved in breast reconstruction,
I, along with my colleagues, help
patients find the on-ramp back to their
lives, the way their lives
were before breast cancer.
There is a functional side
to our work, but there is
very much a psychological
side to what we do for
patients. I watch women’s
self-confidence come back
up. It’s a real privilege to
be a part of that.”
Also working to improve
breast cancer surgery is
Dr. Peter Lovrics, Division
Head and Associate
Professor, General Surgery, McMaster
University. He is studying whether
pinpointing the exact location of breast
tumours will improve surgical outcomes
for women undergoing lumpectomies.
This research will demonstrate if tiny
radioactive pellets inserted in the breast
to guide surgeons will permit greater
precision in removing all cancer from
the breast, prevent the need for
additional surgery, and could reduce
recurrence. Avoiding supplementary
surgery would improve quality of life,
and more accurate surgeries could
ultimately lead to reduced mortality.
improving quality of life for
women diagnosed with the
disease.
Dr. Semple says, “The future is
very exciting. The Canadian Breast
Cancer Foundation’s support is
a huge platform for moving
research forward.”
Two other Foundation-funded
researchers are looking at breast
reconstruction to understand
why only 20 per cent of breast cancer
patients have breast reconstruction
surgery. Dr. Melinda Musgrave of
St. Michael’s Hospital is studying
how physician attitudes may
influence patient decision-making
about whether to seek breast
reconstruction. And Dr. Toni Zhong
of the University Health Network in
Toronto is investigating whether there
are barriers within the healthcare system
that may prevent women from
accessing reconstructive surgery.
Both of these relate to our goal of
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25
Years
The Canadian Breast
Cancer Foundation
has spearheaded
research into the
social, psychological,
emotional, spiritual
and functional
aspects of cancer
to improve quality
of life both during
and after breast
cancer treatment –
an aspect of research
that has often been
overlooked by other
research funders.
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of research
E xcellence
Quality of Life
and Survivorship
The Foundation has allocated
nearly $9 million over the past
decade to quality of life and
survivorship research, work
which directly contributes
to improving quality of life
for those diagnosed with
the disease.
One new grant funds a project
led by Dr. Jennifer Jones of the
University Health Network in
Toronto. Dr. Jones is looking at
hormone therapy, which has been
routinely prescribed to women
with hormone receptor positive
breast cancer. Hormone therapy
has been one of the most
significant developments in
prevention of breast cancer
recurrence. To get the maximum
benefit, these medications must
be taken as prescribed, but up
to 50 per cent of women do not
take the correct dose at the correct
frequency. This pilot study will
begin to examine whether
intervening to better understand
and address women’s attitudes and
beliefs about the therapy could
help to improve their adherence
to what has been prescribed, and
perhaps reduce recurrences and
increase survival.
Another new project, led by
Dr. Robert Dinniwell of the
University Health Network, is
looking at lymphedema in
the breast, which affects many
women and is a painful side
effect of treatment. Breast
lymphedema is not well
understood, as lymphedema is
typically associated with the arm.
Lymphedema in the breast is more
difficult to study because of the
lack of objective, standardized tools
to measure breast lymphedema
and link it to other physical
symptoms, as well as the patient’s
quality of life.
In addition to aiding in the
development of better treatment
strategies for this painful side
effect of breast cancer surgery,
Dr. Dinniwell’s work may help
identify women at high risk of
developing lymphedema, which
would lead to prevention
strategies. Both better prevention
strategies and better treatments
could have a significantly positive
impact on quality of life for those
living with the disease.
With more women living longer
after treatment, research on
quality of life and survivorship
is becoming increasingly
important. The Foundation’s
leadership in funding this type of
research is already helping improve
the lives of those living with the
disease, but with your support,
more can be done.
25
Years
of Building
Capacity
Building Capacity through
Training Fellowships
Dr. Xinni Song
Medical Oncologist,
Ottawa Hospital
Cancer Centre
“The Foundation is a great ally. So many
trainees have benefited from the
Fellowship program. I certainly appreciate
what I learned.” Dr. Xinni Song
The expertise of tomorrow’s breast
cancer researchers and health care
providers depends on the learning
opportunities available to them
today. That’s why the Canadian
Breast Cancer Foundation makes
it a priority to provide Ontario’s
most promising young breast
cancer scientists, physicians and
allied health professionals with the
resources they need to develop
advanced research skills and
expand their clinical knowledge
of breast cancer.
Ottawa’s Dr. Xinni Song held a
Medical Oncology Physician
Fellowship from the Foundation in
2006–2007. She says the fellowship
helped her gain confidence in her
clinical practice and planted the
seeds for her current research.
During her fellowship, Dr. Song
worked with a group of highly
experienced breast cancer clinicians
in Ottawa. “They showed me
different approaches to a variety
of issues. For example, how
do you respond to different
types of patients, and how
do you determine when to
switch to palliative rather than
active treatment? Learning from
the experts helped me develop
my own skills for how to respond
to a variety of patients and
situations,” Dr. Song says.
The Fellowship also inspired
Dr. Song’s current research
activities. “While treating breast
cancer patients, it’s natural that
questions come up about how
you can improve patient care or
patient outcomes. My research
is based on clinical questions
that come up in my practice.”
Currently, Dr. Song is collaborating
with Carleton University’s Dr. Lise
Paquet and exploring issues of
adherence, looking into why, for
some women, the potential side
effects of hormonal therapy don’t
prevent them from adhering to
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Left: Nicole Fichtner of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Right: Amanda Wasylishen of the Ontario Cancer Institute
Building Capacity
their prescribed therapy, while for
other women the potential side effects
are a road block to either beginning
or sticking with the therapy.
This year, the Foundation’s 28 new
fellowship recipients are researching a
diverse range of topics. Nicole Fichtner
of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
in Toronto is testing a novel method
to track the efficacy of treatment using
MRI images taken during treatment to
analyze cell death, and potentially give
clinicians a sense of how treatment is
progressing in real time, rather than
weeks or months after treatment has
begun. This could help clinicians
adjust therapeutic regimens earlier,
and help ensure women are getting
the right treatment for their particular
needs, at the right time.
Fellow Amanda Wasylishen at the
Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto,
is focussing on understanding one
particular oncogene (a gene that has
the potential to cause cancer) to
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continued
understand how its mechanisms
change in cancer cells, with the goal
of understanding how to block these
mechanisms as a potential treatment
strategy for breast cancer.
The long term benefits of the
Foundation’s investment in
fellowships are clearly visible. Over
the years, your contributions have
made it possible to fund nearly 150
fellowships in Ontario. Over 90 per
cent of our former clinical fellowship
recipients are currently practising
in Canada, most of them here
in Ontario, and changing the
landscape of breast cancer research
and clinical care for the better.
BUILDING
MULTIDISCIPLINARY
CAPACITY
Integrated, multidisciplinary research
and care depends on the time and
talents of professionals from many
fields, such as physicians, nurses,
nutritionists, psychologists and
rehabilitation professionals. The
Foundation offers fellowships to
outstanding candidates from these
fields and more – funding that many
other agencies do not provide.
25
YeArS
Before the Canadian
Breast Cancer
Foundation was
established, there
was little information
available for women
about breast health
and breast cancer,
and no authoritative
source that Canadian
women could
rely upon.
of BreAST heAlTh AND
BreAST CANCer eDuCATioN
A Trusted Resource
today, with information available
from many different sources,
including the internet, having a
credible source for information is
vitally important. the Canadian breast
Cancer foundation has become that
trusted resource for information
about breast health and breast
cancer. we are committed to
providing women and their families
with accurate, relevant, evidencebased information, so they can make
informed decisions about their health.
here are a few examples of recent
information resources we have made
available, at no charge, to ontarians:
Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk
cards and posters provide
information about things women can
do to reduce their risk of developing
the disease (Get active, eat well,
limit alcohol, live smoke-free).
Be Breast Aware cards provide
information about how breasts
normally look and feel.
What about my Kids? is a resource
for young families experiencing the
stress of a breast cancer diagnosis.
Guiding Women Through A
Breast Cancer Diagnosis provides
information for women recently
diagnosed with breast cancer.
Your dollars have made it possible
for us to develop these and other
important resources, relied upon by
so many women and their families.
Getting Back on Track: Life After
Breast Cancer Treatment helps
women with the transition when
active breast cancer treatment ends.
the need for these resources is
demonstrated by how many have
been distributed. for example, over
300,000 be breast aware cards,
and over 23,000 copies of Guiding
women through a breast Cancer
Diagnosis have been distributed.
in addition, we are about to launch
a new website providing current,
comprehensive and evidence-based
content on breast health and
breast cancer.
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L to R: Marina Paul, Vincent Paul, Valentino,
Nancy Paul, Deborah Paul Brent Child: Sarah Paul
at the Foundation’s first fundraiser
25 Years of
Volunteer Leadership
in 1986, nancy paul, a prominent
toronto community leader, was
married to a man whose first wife
died of breast cancer at 41, leaving
behind three children and a fear that
breast cancer might strike the family
again. with an aunt and a cousin who
had also died of breast cancer, nancy
was galvanized. “i did not know how
i would do it. i just knew that there
would be a “we” and together we
would do it,” nancy says.
Nancy Paul
Volunteer, founder and
Community leader
“it only takes one person to take one step
and others will follow.” Nancy Paul
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she gathered together a small group
of women and they set out to make
change happen, by building the first
Canadian organization devoted
exclusively to breast cancer research,
health promotion and advocacy.
“in the beginning, i had a vision we
could reach the exalted sum of
$30 million – one dollar for every
Canadian,” nancy says. “it would mean
we had brought awareness to every
single person in our country.” by 1991,
the organization nancy had helped
launch had become national.
a quarter of a century ago, our
founders took the first steps. since
then, thousands of other volunteers
have followed in their footsteps.
The vision of the Foundation’s early
friends continues to inspire the
hundreds of thousands of women
and men who come together to raise
funds for breast cancer research,
fellowships, health promotion
programs and advocacy initiatives.
Performers at one of many Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
Fundraisers held between 1988 and 1995
25
Years
of VOLUNTEER
Excellence
Volunteers: the heart and soul
of the Foundation
This year, more than 120,000 of you
supported us. Your enthusiasm was
inspiring. Your commitment was limitless.
You woke up before the dawn to set up
events. You stayed up late into the night
organizing. You emailed everyone you
knew. You attended meetings after your
already long workday. You filled your
garage with items to sell on our behalf.
You came out in the rain, snow and heat
and everything in between.
You donated time in so many ways.
You gave speeches that shared our
message of determination and hope.
You sat on our Board of Directors. You
volunteered as scientific and medical
experts on our grant review panels.
You led or participated in over 420
community fundraising events across
Ontario. You hosted or shopped at
Yard Sale for the Cure.
You championed the Canadian
Breast Cancer Foundation
CIBC Run for the Cure. As a Run
Director, you organized the event
in your community, met with
hundreds of stakeholders, and
managed a mountain of details.
By serving on Run for the Cure
committees, or volunteering on
Run day, by participating in the
Run for the Cure on your own, or as
part of a team, you answered the
question, “Who am I running for?”
We can’t thank you enough. Every day
the Foundation is improving the lives of
women, men and families touched by
breast cancer. We could not do what
we do without you.
You are catalysts for discovery. Together,
you raised over $20.5 million in Ontario
this past year, enabling important
investments in breast cancer research,
training fellowships, health promotion
and advocacy.
You are the heart and soul of the
Foundation.
VO L U N T E E R AWA R D S
CEREMONY
In April, we celebrated the
extraordinary contributions of
volunteers at our 4th Annual
Volunteer Awards Ceremony. Over
450 people attended the ceremony
in Toronto, which was hosted by
CTV’s Canada AM co-host and
Ontario Region Honourary Chair
Beverly Thomson. The ceremony
featured awards across a range
of categories to reflect the many
ways volunteers contribute to the
Foundation. The many awards
honoured volunteers who fostered
team spirit, shared the Foundation’s
message and demonstrated
volunteer leadership.
Beverly Thomson
Honourary Chair,
Ontario Region
This year in
Ontario:
7,323 volunteers
69,000 participants
in the Canadian Breast Cancer
Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure
“Across Ontario, volunteers are
making a difference,” Beverly says.
“Where would the Foundation be
without the money volunteers raise,
the awareness they spark and the
breast cancer research, advocacy
and education programs volunteers’
efforts make possible? Every year,
I am inspired by what Foundation
volunteers achieve through their
devotion to creating a future without
breast cancer.”
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25
YeArS
of VoluNTeer
exCelleNCe
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
CIBC Run for the Cure
Thanks to you, in
2010 the Canadian
Breast Cancer Foundation
CIBC Run for the Cure
raised $15.2 million in
Ontario, contributing
to a national total
of $33 million.
in 1992, volunteer Michelle levy and a
trailblazing committee launched the
first ever Canadian breast Cancer
foundation CibC run for the Cure,
which was held in toronto’s high park.
that first year 1,500 people participated
and raised $83,000.
nearly two decades later, the run for
the Cure is now one of the largest
single-day fundraisers in Canada. in
2010, 60 run for the Cure sites across
Canada raised $33 million. in ontario,
69,000 participants at 22 run for the
Cure sites together raised $15.2 million.
a few highlights from across
the province:
• in ottawa, 9,000 participants walked
or ran, including honourary Chair
Mrs. laureen harper.
• nearly 5,000 participants in london
raised a record-breaking $1 million.
• in sudbury, survivor sylvia Zinn inspired
her granddaughter tessa bonhomme
to become honourary Chair.
• local and international celebrities
including one tree hill’s sophia bush
and et Canada’s Cheryl hickey
2010 HONOUR ARY CHAIRS
hon. belinda stronach, honourary Chair,
york region run for the Cure
Gillian apps, honourary Chair,
brampton run for the Cure
hon. David peterson, honourary Chair,
toronto run for the Cure
Cheryl pounder, honourary Chair,
Mississauga run for the Cure
Mrs. laureen harper, honourary Chair,
ottawa run for the Cure
tessa bonhomme, honourary Chair,
sudbury run for the Cure
Gillian Apps, Cheryl Pounder and Tessa Bonhomme are members of Canada’s Olympic Women’s Team.
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recorded 30-second video clips to
promote the Collingwood run for
the Cure site.
• in barrie, local firefighters supported
the event in specially-designed
pink uniforms.
• in Mississauga, a new run for the
Cure site raised $641,000.
• toronto’s run for the Cure site
moved to the university of toronto
st. George campus and raised
$5.1 million.
Top: CIBC employees at the 2011
Volunteer Awards ceremony
Bottom: 25th Anniversary
Outstanding Commitment Award
“This cause is
very close to our
hearts, because
so many of our
clients, colleagues
and loved ones
have been impacted
by breast cancer.“
Veni Iozzo,
senior Vice-president
of Marketing
and strategy, CibC
Devoted to the cause
CibC has been the title sponsor
of the Canadian breast Cancer
foundation CibC run for the Cure
for 15 years. but even before that,
CibC encouraged employees to get
involved and support the Canadian
breast Cancer foundation as run
for the Cure volunteers, donors
and participants.
and over the past fi ve years,
more than 18,000 CibC employees,
friends and family members have
volunteered at ontario run sites,
including 300 volunteers in toronto
last year. CibC employees have also
volunteered at other foundation
events, including yard sale for
the Cure.
this spring, at the ontario region’s
Volunteer awards ceremony, CibC
received a unique award – the
25th anniversary outstanding
Commitment award, in honour of
CibC’s exceptional, long-standing
and exemplary voluntary
contributions to the foundation.
at the Volunteer awards ceremony the
stage was filled with CibC employees
who were on hand to accept the award.
from all corners of the room, from
different parts of the province, CibC
employees, who were also foundation
volunteers, came to the stage – and
received a standing ovation.
for evidence of CibC’s dedication to
the foundation, the numbers tell the
tale. in 2010, across Canada, more
than 13,000 CibC employees, their
families and friends took part in the
Canadian breast Cancer foundation
CibC run for the Cure. through
fundraising events such as think pink
week and contributions from the CibC
pink Collection™, team CibC raised
more than $3 million last year.
“CibC is so honoured to receive this
award on behalf of all our employees
who have made a significant
contribution to CibC’s long-time
support of the foundation’s vision
for a future without breast cancer,”
says Veni iozzo, CibC’s senior
Vice-president of Marketing and
strategy. “this cause is very close
to our hearts, because so many
of our clients, colleagues and loved
ones have been impacted by breast
cancer. we’ve seen tremendous
advances in the detection and
treatment of breast cancer in our
15 years as title sponsor of the
CibC run for the Cure, but there
is still much work to be done.
we continue to be very committed
to the CibC run for the Cure and
to supporting other foundation
initiatives that not only fund
research but also build awareness
of the importance of breast
cancer screening.”
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25
Years
It’s simple. Without
volunteers there
would be no
Canadian Breast
Cancer Foundation
CIBC Run for the Cure.
of VOLUNTEER
EXCELLENCE
Volunteers: key to success for the
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
CIBC Run for the Cure
Whether organizing Run for the Cure sites, volunteering on Run day or fundraising for Run for the Cure, volunteers are what
make the Run for the Cure happen each October. Thank you to the thousands of you who embrace the Run for the Cure every
year. You are bringing us closer to a future without breast cancer.
We have many extraordinary Run for the Cure volunteers. We asked a few of them: What inspires you
to volunteer for the Run for the Cure? Here are their answers.
MARIE-CLAIRE IVANSKI
Marie-Claire Ivanski began fundraising for
the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
CIBC Run for the Cure eight years ago in
honour of her friend Jacynthe, who had
been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Jacynthe passed away in December 2005.
Says Marie-Claire: “It was really hard. It
inspired me to continue to work so no one
else has to lose a friend to breast cancer.”
This year, Marie-Claire spearheaded a new
Run for the Cure team, Amies pour la Vie/
Friends for Life. On April 29, 2011, over
420 people attended the Friends for
Life fundraising breakfast, which
raised $15,600.
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Recently, another friend of Marie-Claire’s
was diagnosed with breast cancer.
“Nobody is exempt,” she says. “Big or small,
yellow, green or red, we’re all susceptible
to this disease.”
AMIES POUR L A VIE
EXECUTIVE COMMIT TEE
Marie-Claire Ivanski, President
Ginette Rivet, Coordinator
Lorraine Dicaire, Public Relations
NEW AWARD HONOURS ERIN McBRIDE
the erin Mcbride run leadership award honours the late erin Mcbride. in her 13 years working at
the foundation, erin encouraged everyone to excellence. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007, erin
continued to be a force of nature and a whirlwind of energy, strength, warmth, hope, and humour.
she passed away in 2010 leaving behind a legacy we will all cherish. the erin Mcbride run leadership
award, endowed by longtime foundation supporter and past board member David warren, recognizes
in others the high level of leadership and dedication that defined erin. says David warren, “erin always
led by example. i encourage all foundation volunteers to honour erin’s spirit and memory through their
own leadership.” the award, which celebrates leadership and teamwork, along with other qualities,
honours a new run Director and a returning run Director.
JANE WILSON, ERIN McBRIDE RUN LEADERSHIP AWARD – NEW RUN DIRECTOR
“I don’t want others to ever
have to face being told, ‘You
have breast cancer,’ like I
was told not that long ago.”
Jane wilson was diagnosed with
breast cancer in august 2009.
Just a few months later, she
participated in her first Canadian
breast Cancer foundation
CibC run for the Cure.
“My chemotherapy didn’t start
until mid-october. i was so
happy i could participate in the
run for the Cure – and actually
run,” Jane says. participating in
the run for the Cure was a
moving experience, Jane says.
“to see a huge crowd, all of these
people devoted to creating a
future without breast cancer, was
incredibly touching. it was an
experience i will never forget.”
in 2010, Jane signed up to be
Co-run Director of the first
Mississauga run for the Cure.
Jane and her co-run Director
sunil koparkar helped the first
Mississauga run for the Cure
triumph. in its first year, the site
raised an incredible $641,000.
the months following were not
easy, with surgery, chemotherapy
and radiation. nine months after
her initial cancer diagnosis, Jane
started to call herself a breast
cancer survivor.
asked what drives her to
volunteer, Jane says, “i don’t
want others to ever have to
face being told, ‘you have
breast cancer,’ like i was told
not that long ago.”
“More and more women are
overcoming their breast cancer
diagnosis and it is because of
money raised for research.
together, we can help to create
a future without breast cancer.”
zINA ATKINSON, ERIN McBRIDE RUN LEADERSHIP AWARD – RETURNING RUN DIRECTOR
“When you volunteer, it
feels like you are making
a difference.”
for Zina atkinson, volunteering
is a way to honour her family
members who have been touched
by breast cancer. “My mother-inlaw is a two-time breast cancer
survivor. My aunt is a two-time
survivor. and five years ago, i
lost a cousin to breast cancer,”
says Zina, who first participated
in the Canadian breast Cancer
foundation CibC run for the Cure
15 years ago.
in 2008, Zina became a co-run
Director in brampton. the next
year the CibC employee became
Co-run Director of the first york
region run for the Cure site.
in its inaugural year, the york
region site raised $400,000, and
in 2010, nearly $600,000. “the
energy that comes from all the
people who volunteer, including
my Co-run Director leona fields,
is amazing,” Zina says.
“My favourite time is on run day,
just before the run for the Cure
starts. you see the faces of people
as they listen to survivors speak.
you see people are touched and
moved, and how energized they
are to do something about breast
cancer,” she says. “that’s the
biggest thrill for me.”
Zina’s daughters also inspire the
many hours she devotes to the
run for the Cure. “i want to make
sure they don’t go through what
their grandmother, their great
aunt and cousin went through,”
she says.
helping to organize the run for
the Cure feels empowering, Zina
says. “when you volunteer, it
feels like you are making a
difference. i’m not a medical
researcher . . . but giving my time
and energy, that’s something i
could give.”
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25
YeArS
of VoluNTeer
exCelleNCe
Teams provide
the power
Left: Dream Angels Right: Josie’s VAL Pals with Josie Collins in front
In 2010, 4090 Ontario teams participated – 470 more than in 2009. there are teams of colleagues, teams of students, teams
of social clubs, company teams and many teams rallying around individuals touched by breast cancer. they are united in their
unwavering devotion to creating a future without breast cancer. some of the many fantastic run for the Cure teams include:
Every year, we
are inspired by
the enthusiasm,
creativity and
devotion of teams
that participate in
the Canadian Breast
Cancer Foundation
CIBC Run for the Cure.
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DREAM ANGELS
team Captain: Johanne Maddison
over ten years as a team, Dream angels
in peterborough has raised over
$121,200 for the foundation. the first
year Dream angels participated in run
for the Cure, the team had 21 members.
last year, Dream angels had 118 team
members and raised $36,900 through
fundraising activities such as hosting
ice cream nights, selling aprons, and
jewellery. the team also organized
information and donation tables at
several places in peterborough and
the surrounding area.
ELMWOOD EAGLES
team Captain: Danielle May-Cuconato
supported by staff, the elmwood
eagles are students, from junior
kindergarten to Grade 12, at elmwood
school in ottawa. elmwood school has
participated in the run for the Cure
for 10 years and in total, raised over
$187,500 for the foundation. in 2010,
the elmwood eagles 223 team
members together raised $43,800
through fundraising events, such as
pink accessory Day, barbeque and
bake sales.
HR OLYMPIANS
team Captain: rosalyn figov
in 2010, the university of toronto won
the post-secondary Challenge raising
over $123,600. over 650 university of
toronto staff, faculty and students
participated. of the university’s 34 run
for the Cure teams, the team that
contributed the largest share was hr
olympians, which was spearheaded by
rosalyn figov from human resources.
in 2010, hr olympians’s 36 members
raised $15,300.
JOSIE’S VAL PALS
team Captain: Catherine Chivers
this north bay run for the Cure team
consists of 52 employees of Voyageur
airways limited. the team formed in
2009 in honour of a colleague, Josie
Collins, who was diagnosed with breast
cancer. Josie participated in the run for
the Cure in 2009 and in 2010. in total,
Josie’s Val pals has raised over
$18,200, including $10,000 last year.
the team, which receives corporate
support, has fundraised through bake
sales and barbeques. Josie passed away
this summer. the team continues to
fundraise in honour of Josie’s memory.
TEAM TINA
team Captain: Julie Draper
team tina honours the memory of
tina, wife of co-founder amar tamber
and a close friend of team co-founder
Julie Draper. tina passed away from
metastatic breast cancer in 2009. in
2010, team tina’s 71 members raised
$68,800. on run day, those who took
part included tina’s doctors, friends
and family. this year, team tina hopes
to raise $150,000. by april, the toronto
team had raised $40,000, thanks to
team tina’s Caribbean pink party in
february, which featured music,
samba dancers and an instant
photo booth.
25
Years
of CORPORATE
PARTNERSHIP
At Yard Sale for the Cure: L to R: RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd. with Cindy Shanks, Andrew Howard
and Semone Duerr Right: Leslie Bullock of RE/MAX Garden City Realty, Burlington
Far Right: Beverly Thomson, Christine Martysiewicz, Bernadette Dietrich
Going above and beyond
RE/MAX Ontario – Atlantic
Canada Inc. is a champion of
the Canadian Breast Cancer
Foundation – Ontario Region,
having contributed nearly $2
million to the Foundation’s
Ontario Region since 2004. And
RE/MAX brokers and agents have
embraced the Foundation as
volunteers and fundraisers.
In 2010, nearly 780 realtors and
61 offices in Ontario participated
in Sold on a Cure, RE/MAX’s
exclusive program where realtors
choose to donate to the
Foundation from the sale of
every home. Funds raised by
Sold on a Cure are directed to
primary prevention research,
which aims to stop breast cancer
before it starts.
In addition to being the
presenting sponsor of Yard Sale
for the Cure, RE/MAX brokers
and agents have been the
cornerstone of this event’s
success. Over 35 RE/MAX offices
in Ontario held Yard Sales
in 2010, and even more
participated in 2011.
And that’s not all. Last year,
20 RE/MAX teams – a total of
over 300 people – participated
in the Canadian Breast Cancer
Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure
in Ontario. Through Yard Sale for
the Cure, Sold on a Cure, Run for
the Cure and various third party
events, members of RE/MAX
Ontario-Atlantic Canada Inc.
raised $359,000 for the
Foundation last year.
This spring, at the Foundation’s
4th annual Volunteer Awards
ceremony, RE/MAX won
two prestigious awards,
Top Fundraiser – Corporate
Supporter and the Corporate
Commitment Award, which
honours a corporation that has
fostered an environment of
volunteerism for the benefit
of the Foundation.
Christine Martysiewicz, Director
Internal and Public Relations,
RE/MAX Promotions Inc.
attended the Volunteer Awards
ceremony and accepted the two
awards on behalf of RE/MAX.
Martysiewicz says, “This is a
cause which affects so many
of our brokers, agents, staff
and clients. We all want to
help create a future without
breast cancer.”
“This is a
cause which
affects so many
of our brokers,
agents, staff
and clients. We
all want to help
create a future
without breast
cancer.”
Christine Martysiewicz,
Director Internal and
Public Relations, RE/MAX
Promotions Inc.
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Left: Boarders Against Breast Cancer Centre: BBB fundraiser Right: LAX For The Cure Tournament
From concerts
to sporting events
to art auctions
and more, you
turned your
hobbies and talents
into successful
fundraising tools.
Community Fundraising Events
in 2010, over 420 community fundraisers were held across ontario. from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for finding so
many ways to bring communities together in support of our work. some of the many amazing community fundraisers include:
BBB
the annual fundraiser in waterloo is
famous for offering a variety of live music.
last year, bands at the fundraiser included
groups specializing in blue grass, funk,
indie rock and heavy metal. organized by
alanna foell, all proceeds go to the
foundation. about 500 people attended
and the musical event raised $9,600.
BOARDERS AGAINST BREAST CANCER
boarders against breast Cancer is a
fundraising event featuring live music and
a silent auction. launched by employees of
boardsports, a toronto store that sells
items such as snowboards, wakeboards,
and water skis, in 2010, this event raised
$4,500. boardsports continues to provide
support, but this year the event’s name
changed from boardsports against breast
Cancer to boarders against breast Cancer
to encourage participation from others in
the action sport community. this year,
the event raised $7,600.
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CAKES FOR CANCER AFTERNOON TEA
Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001,
bronwyn best calls herself a survivor. every
summer for the past nine years, bronwyn
and her husband andre, have organized a
garden party at their toronto home for
their friends and family. tea, along with
delectable cakes baked by bronwyn, are
served, and andre plays piano. attendees
are encouraged to bring a donation for the
foundation and those unable to attend are
asked to send donations. Cakes for Cancer
afternoon tea has raised, in total, over
$63,000, including $9,555 in 2010.
CONVOY FOR A CURE
the first ontario west Convoy was held in
october 2010 when a convoy of more than
30 trucks, decked out in pink, drove along
highway 401, from the 5th wheel truck
stop in Dorchester to the ta truck stop in
woodstock. the event raised over $34,000
and concluded with music by two live
bands. Country music singer anne finley
released a song written especially for
Convoy for a Cure, ontario west.
DANCING 4 A CURE
launched in 2009, this fundraiser is a
one-day dance workshop in Vaughan.
throughout the day, participants are
taught five one-hour classes in a different
dance styles by teachers who appeared as
finalists on So You Think You Can Dance
Canada. the day concludes with a dance
show by teachers and an autograph/photo
session. in 2010, Dancing 4 a Cure
raised $8,500.
HARNESS THE HOPE – THINK PINK
NIGHT AT KAWARTHA DOWNS
kawartha Downs matches every dollar
participants donate at this fundraising
evening. festivities have included a silent
auction, raffle prizes and massages. in the
last five years, the event has raised over
$57,300 for the foundation, including
$9,700 in 2010.
LAX FOR THE CURE TOURNAMENT
this fundraising lacrosse tournament was
the brainchild of amy fincham, brit
boynton and Jayme beard, who were
inspired after they each won a lacrosse
stick as an award and opted to sell the
sticks to raise funds for a charity. the
25
Years
of VOLUNTEER
EXCELLENCE
Left: Convoy for a Cure, Ontario West Right: Members of the BCA Golf Tournament 2010 executive committee, including Julie Bissonette,
Sonia Roy, Louise Pageau, Joanne Gauthier, Micheline Leclerc, Nicole Roy, Nicole Boisvert, Élise Gauthier and Geneviève Landry
annual Lax for the Cure Tournament features games
for three age groups, under 15, under 19 and senior.
In its first three years, the event raised nearly $32,000.
MAC RALLY OF HOPE
This cross-country motorbike rally is a national
fundraiser. The rally starts in Vancouver and finishes
in St. John’s. Organized by the Mortgage Alliance
Company of Canada (MAC), the 12-day ride includes
stops in Ontario. In its first year, the rally raised
over $88,000 for the Foundation.
CEREC PINK RIBBON RIDE
This annual trail ride organized by CEREC, a
non-profit group of horse enthusiasts, brings
Ottawa-area riders together near Limoges, Ontario.
Participants and volunteers collect pledges and
decorate themselves and their horses in pink. In
total, the Pink Ribbon Ride has raised $29,000,
including over $15,000 in 2010.
TUBBS ROMP TO STOMP OUT BREAST CANCER
SNOWSHOE SERIES
For the past four years, the Tubbs Romp to Stomp
Out Breast Cancer Snowshoe Series, presented
by K2 Sports Canada, has taken place at the Town
of the Blue Mountains Scenic Caves. Presented by
Tubbs Romp to Stomp, the family-friendly winter
event features 3 km and 5 km snowshoe walks as
well as a 5 km snowshoe race through the forest.
Romp to Stomp participants enjoy the snowshoe
trails while wearing pink toques, pink sunglasses
and pink wigs, This winter the event raised over
$48,000 – $12,000 more than last year.
BCA GOLF TOURNAMENT
In 1997, Élise Gauthier’s close
friend and golf partner, Francine
Gauthier had been diagnosed
with breast cancer. Francine
mentioned she wished there
were more resources to support
people touched by breast
cancer. So the two friends
launched the Breast Cancer
Awareness Golf Tournament:
Pink Fore Life.
The first year, 36 female golfers
participated. This year, 240
female golfers signed up.
In total, the Breast Cancer
Awareness Golf Tournament
in Rockland has raised nearly
$125,000 for the Foundation,
including $32,700 last year.
The event gathers women
golfers together, raises
awareness about breast cancer
and funds for breast cancer
research. Every year, more
women participate. Élise
believes the event’s popularity
is because “almost everyone
has a connection to
breast cancer.”
Francine passed away in July
2008. Her memory continues
to inspire Élise and the golf
tournament’s executive
committee. “The executive
committee always talks about
Francine. I think Francine would
be very proud of how the
event has grown,” Élise says.
The best thing about raising
funds for the Foundation is
knowing your dollars support
groundbreaking research, Élise
says. “Research has brought
so many improvements for
breast cancer patients. Every
year, there are more and
more survivors.”
Élise Gauthier
“Research has brought so
many improvements for
breast cancer patients.”
Élise Gauthier
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25
YeArS
of VoluNTeer
exCelleNCe
Corporate Leaders
make a difference
Kathryn Nixon and
Richard J. Nixon
“I’m not a doctor.
I’m not a scientist.
But I sincerely
believe that I can
raise money to
help create a
future without
breast cancer.”
Richard J. Nixon
UP KILIMANJARO WITH LEADER RICHARD J. NIXON
AND HIS DAUGHTER KATHRYN NIXON
in fall 2010, richard J. nixon, a
partner of Davis llp and one of
the foundation’s leaders for the
Cure, climbed Mt. kilimanjaro in
tanzania with his wife Catherine
and daughter kathryn. richard’s
“Climbing up Mt. kilimanjaro”
fundraising campaign raised
an incredible $30,000 for the
foundation and inspired his
daughter kathryn to raise nearly
$6,000 for the foundation.
“i knew climbing the mountain
would be physically and mentally
challenging,” says richard. “the
physical challenges included the
cold, the lack of oxygen and the
last day of climbing a 4,500 foot
gravel pile where every step you
took up, you slid down half the
distance. and the challenge of
trying to keep going while other
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Kathryn, Catherine and Richard J. Nixon
on Mt. Kilimanjaro
people were coming down in
tears, saying, ‘turn back now.
you are crazy to go any further.’”
adds kathryn, “as difficult as
climbing the mountain was, we
know it doesn’t compare to the
struggles people have when they
are facing breast cancer.”
reaching the top of the mountain
was exhilarating, richard and
kathryn say. “we started that day
at 5 a.m. we saw the sun rise
against the other peaks around us
and the glaciers,” kathryn recalls.
asked why richard joined the
foundation’s leaders for the Cure
program, he replies, “breast
cancer is a disease that is killing
too many grandmothers, mothers,
sisters and daughters. i’m not a
doctor. i’m not a scientist. but i
sincerely believe that i can raise
money to help create a future
without breast cancer.”
Clockwise from bottom: Jeanne Beker, emcee; Veni Iozzo, Senior Vice-President of Marketing and Strategy for CIBC and Jennifer Bell, Vice-President of
Communications and Content Management at TIFF; Eleanor Godfrey, Nancy Paul, and Honourable Jerry Grafstein; Farsad Kiani and Catherine Nugent;
Dr. Albert Johnston and Bette Johnston; Christina Kramer and Gordon Hicks
“We hope the gala
inspires those
who attended
to continue to
support the
Foundation as
we work together
to create a
future without
breast cancer.”
one Moment
in time Co-Chairs
Veni Iozzo and
Jennifer Bell
Toasting our
silver anniversary
in honour of our 25th anniversary,
the Canadian breast Cancer
foundation – ontario region
brought together over 500
corporate and community leaders to
celebrate our many achievements
and invite our community to be part
of an exciting future ahead. hosted
by the fabulous Jeanne beker, with
musical performances by the
award-winning Chantal kreviazuk,
CibC was the presenting sponsor
and aeroplan silver sponsor of the
event. fundraising activities
included a silent auction and a
live auction.
the event, titled one Moment
in time, paid tribute to the
foundation’s determined founders
for their role in building the first
Canadian organization devoted
exclusively to breast cancer research,
health promotion and advocacy.
exhibits and videos highlighted
the groundbreaking work of
foundation-funded researchers
who are investigating strategies for
improving breast cancer prevention,
diagnosis, treatment and care.
looking to the future, the
foundation showcased many
foundation-funded researchers in
a powerful video where they shared
their ideas of how a future without
breast cancer can be achieved.
their message of innovation was
motivating and inspiring.
one Moment in time co-chairs
Jennifer bell, Vice-president of
Communications and Content
Management at tiff and Veni iozzo,
senior Vice-president of Marketing
and strategy for CibC, said “along
with the more than 500 corporate
and community supporters who
attended the gala, we were
moved by all the foundation has
accomplished over the last quarter
century. we hope the gala inspires
those who attended to continue
to support the foundation as we
work together to create a future
without breast cancer.”
THE FOUNDING
FRIENDS FUND
leading up to the gala, the founding
friends fund was established,
inviting the foundation’s early friends
to provide a one-time leadership
donation in celebration of the
foundation’s 25th anniversary year.
we thank nancy paul for her vision
for this fund and the following
supporters of the founding friends
fund for their continued dedication
and support.
FOUNDING FRIENDS FUND –
CONTRIBUTORS *
rudy & Cathie
bratty
Michelle levy
irene Chu
nancy paul
honourable
Jerry & Carole
Grafstein
bette Johnston
Dennis Melchior
Carol rapp
rose reisman
sandy saley
elizabeth lee
*(as of september 1, 2011)
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25
Years
Your dollars
make all the
difference.
of
ACCOUNTABILITY
Thanks to you, our dedicated supporters, the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – Ontario Region is the largest
dedicated funder of breast cancer research in Canada – and one of the largest in the world. In the past year, you raised
$20.5 million in Ontario, representing 38 per cent of funds raised across the country.
Each year, we aim to grow our investments in the cause while keeping costs of fundraising and administration as low
as possible.
HOW FUNDS
ARE RAISED
74%
7%
3%
2%
6%
8%
DIRECT MAIL PROGRAMS
INDIVIDUAL GIVING
INVESTMENT INCOME AND OTHER
CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS
COMMUNITY EVENTS
CANADIAN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION
CIBC RUN FOR THE CURE
VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT
2%
2%
4%
HOW FUNDS
ARE SPENT*
10%
63%
19%
PROGAM DEVELOPMENT
GRANT REVIEW & ADMINISTRATION
HEALTH PROMOTION & EDUCATION
FELLOWSHIP GRANTS
RESEARCH GRANTS
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*Reflects funds spent on cause-related work
25
Years
of
ACCOUNTABILITY
ONTARIO REGION INCOME STATEMENT *
YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2011
2011
Revenue
$
Donations and Events
Individual Giving
Corporate Partnerships
Direct Mail Programs
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure
Community Events
Other
Investment Income
Total Revenue
Expenses
2010
$
544,091
762,616
1,160,440
974,549
1,520,337
2,020,466
15,234,556
12,353,229
1,563,784
1,086,765
59,642
1,357
502,275
73,540
20,585,125
17,272,522
Fundraising Expenses
7,118,833
6,053,033
Operating Expenses
1,145,282
1,040,321
8,264,115
7,093,354
12,321,010
10,179,168
2,284,980
2,242,998
Total Expenses
Net Revenue available for the Cause
Charitable Programming
Grants†
Total Cause-Related Expenses
Net Contribution (Deficit)
Cost of Fundraising Cost of Administration
Good Works Index**
10,265,463
8,318,728
12,550,443
10,561,726
(229,433)
(382,558)
32.8%
32.6%
5.6%
6.0%
61.9%
61.4%
*These statements reflect Ontario Region only. For audited national financial statements for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, please see www.cbcf.org.
† Grants are presented net of monies returned by grantees due to project cost savings.
** Good Works Index is Total Cause-Related Expenses divided by the sum of Total Expenses plus Total Cause-Related Expenses
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Thanks to you, our donors and supporters
†
INDIVIDUAL AND
CORPORATE DONORS
P
ink Ribbon
$50,000+
BLJC
Canada Safeway Limited
CIBC
Hudson’s Bay Company
Richard Magnussen
Payless ShoeSource
Canada Inc.
RE/MAX Ontario –
Atlantic Canada Inc.
Roche Canada
Team CIBC Fundraising
Team RE/MAX
Tirecraft Ltd.
GOLD Ribbon
$25,000 TO $49,999
Egg Farmers of Ontario
La Vie en Rose
NESTLÉ Purina PETCARE
CANADA
Richard & Kathryn
Nixon, Climb up Mount
Kilimanjaro
Quadra FNX Mining
Company Inc.
Superior Propane Inc.
TERRA
Silver Ribbon
$10,000 to $24,999
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Bee Clean Building
Maintenance
BMO Financial Group
Estate of Antje Bruinsma
M. Campbell
Canterbury Coffee
Corporation
Thomas Cochrane
Erin Davis
Dr. Allen Denys
Energy Network
Services Inc.
Ernst & Young
KPMG
Ontario Power
Generation Inc.
Employees’ & Pensioners’
Charity Trust
PHILIPS Lighting
Sylvia Sheard
Sun Life Financial
Clay Ullrich
Jodie & Terence Wallis,
Kokoda Track Trek
Bronze Ribbon
$5,000 to $9,999
AstraZeneca Canada
Bell Canada
The Blakenstein Family
Foundation
BMO Employee Charitable
Foundation
Cadillac Fairview
Corp. Ltd.
CB Richard Ellis
Charities Aid Foundation
America
Cider House Golf
Club Link Corp.
Harry Culham
Daughters of Isabella
Del Greco Project
Management Limited
Empire Life
Brett Farren
Forever Young Hair
Studio Ltd.
Glow Fresh Grill
& Wine Bar
Grand Valley
Garden Village
Hammond Power
Solutions Inc.
HP Enterprise Services
Doug Hunt
Konica Minolta
Business Solutions
Serge Laroche
Le Meridien King
Edward Hotel
Linda Longman
The McColl Early
Foundation
Mabel and Gordon
McMillen Foundation
Roger Maisonneuve
Dave Medland
Lou and Nancy Mikhail
Estate of John
Louis Millar
Jeff Moore
Moore Stephens Cooper
Molyneux LLP
Munich Life Management
Corp Ltd.
Judy Munro
Estate of Verda Nevills
NHL Foundation
Ontario Gurudwara
Committee
Oxford Dodge
Chrysler(1992) Ltd.
Paul Vella Shoes LTD.
Peterbilt Ontario
Truck Centres
Nicole Pohl, RE/MAX Twin
City Realty Inc.
Re/Max Wasaga Beach
San Paul Investments
Scotiabank, Simcoe
Sheridan College
Institute of Technology
Stikeman Elliott LLP
The Athletic Club
Group Inc.
The Great-West Life
Assurance Company
Marleen Vincze
Community Builder
$2,500 to $4,999
Algoma Central Corp.
Almonte Thunder Junior
Hockey Club
Tina Banar
James Beattie
The Benjamin Foundation
Jim Beqaj
Bishop P.F. Reding
Secondary School
Broadridge Financial
Solutions Inc.
Bulk Truck and
Transport Service Inc.
Craig Butcher, RE/
MAX Select Realty Ltd.
Brokerage
Canadale Nurseries Ltd.
Canadian Fleet
Maintenance Seminar
Canadian Tire Associate
Store #460
Carl Nesbitt
Public School
Ceeps-Barneys Limited
CIBC Credit Processing
Services
CIBC Head Office
Clearview Institute
Mark & Cheryl Daitchman
Denise Deacey
Sahil Dhingra
Paul Dinelle
Delia Dinu
David Drury
Deborah Dubenofsky
East Side Mario’s
Ecco Canada Inc.
Elementary Teachers’
Federation of Ontario
Elizabeth Dill Isaro
Society for Cancer
Ellis Don
Energizer Canada Inc.
Equitable Trust
Esprit Canada
Distribution Ltd.
EAST SIDE MARIO’S
Carole Fabris-Mackie
Farm Mutual Reinsurance
Plan Inc.
David Farrow
JEFFREY A. Friedman
Nicole Gallant
General Mills Canada
Corporation
Myra Gerow
The Gordon and
Lorraine Gibson Family
Foundation
Godfrey Family
Foundation
Golden Gate Margarine
Joan Graig
Dori Greatti
H & R Development
Lorie Haddock
Andy Henry
Shannon Heryet
High Line Corporation
Hilltop Video Athletic
Association
Dave Hitchcock
Betty Hodkinson
Peter Huigenbos
Pam Hull
Nancy E. Hyde
Mary Jago
Louise Jamieson
Dominique Jones
Joseph Ribkoff Inc.
Laura Keddie
Christina Kramer
Frank Leo, RE/MAX West
Realty Inc.
David Logan
MacDonald Dettwiler
& Associates
Johanne Maddison
Manulife Financial
Paul Martin, RE/MAX Solid
Gold Realty II Ltd.
Hazel McIntyre
Jean Meadows
Mick E. Fynn’s
Jane Mitchell
New Balance Mississauga
Notre Dame
Catholic SecONDARY
Ontario Federation Of
Indian Friendship Centres
Emma Parker
Jessica Pasho
Laura Perry
Juliet Persaud
PFC
Powerhouse Solar
Paul Pugh
RBC Foundation
RE/MAX WASAGA BEACH
Reve Condos Inc.
Len Ritter
Rocky’s Harley Davidson
Rotary Club of ParkdaleHigh Park
RPG Supply Company
Frank Saab
SAS Institute
(Canada) Inc.
Saturn Scale
Systems Inc.
Nicole Sayewich
SC Johnson –
A Family Company
Frank Scarfone
Scotiabank, Station Mall,
Sault Ste. Marie
ServiceMaster of
Canada Limited
Seven Star Express
MC Shanahan
Larry and Carol Shaw
SHERIDAN COLLEGE
Simcoe Comfort Inn
Rameshwar Singh
Penny Steckly
Stevenson & Hunt
Insurance – Staff
Association
Swazzee’s 168774
Ont Inc.
Helen Sweet
TD Bank Financial Group
TELUS
The Brides’ Project
CINDY MELS
The Republic Of Yonge
& Eglinton Inc.
The Restorers
Group Inc.
Linda Treen
Unilock Ltd.
Uptown Hardware Ltd.
Josephine Vaccaro-Chang
VALE CANADA Inc.
Christine Van
Massenhoven
Lori Vella
Voyageur Airways Limited
Simon Warga
Susan Watts
Wee Watch
Wilfrid Laurier University
Wind Promotion
(1991) Inc.
Friends of the
Foundation $1,000
to $2,499
1800-Flowers, Inc.
731607 Ontario Limited
A Sense of Order Inc.
Lawrence Acton
ADESA Kitchener
Imran Ahmed
Deborah Alexander
Algoma Central
Properties Inc.
Johanna Allen
AMD Canada
AMEC
Elizabeth Anderson
Frank Anderson
Andrew’s
Meera Aneja
Julie Appleby
John Aquino
Ray Arbesman
Peter Archibald
Robert Argiropoulos
Guido Armellin
John Armstrong
David Arthur
Astral Media
Atria Networks
Mabel Au
Whitney Aziz
Cameron Baker
Calvin Barber
Elaine Basa
BASF Canada
Kelly Battle
Andrew Bau
BeLINda Bautista
Robert Beaumont
Alexander Becks
BELL CHARITY SNO PITCH
Jennifer Bell
Nancy Belsher
Emilio Belvedere
Fred Benita
John Bergin
Maureen Berry
Helen Best
Louie Bettio
Shafiq Bhanji
Krishan Bhatia
Sunil Bhutani
Rhonda Biddix
Betty Birmingham
Noah Blackstein
Blacktop Cruizers Club
Vita Blumenthal
BMO Life Assurance
Company
Ronald Bodnar
Debbie Bond
Bond Consulting
Group Inc.
Boston Pizza
Janelle Bouchard
Brian Boucher
Stephen Boutilier
Bouvry Exports
Calgary Ltd.
Bow for Developments
Corp
Lori Bowers
John Boynton
BP Foundation Inc.
Brampton Brick
D’Angelo Brands
Nicole Brasseur
Jerome Breslin
Briarwood
Consulting Inc.
Theresa Brickell
Bridgewater Ladies
League
Broadcast Captioning &
Consulting Services Inc.
Sharon Brooks
† Includes all donors and supporters who contributed $1,000 or more between April 1, 2010 and March 31, 2011. Please accept our sincere apologies for any errors or omissions in our donor and supporter listings. We would appreciate your assistance in correcting our records. Please contact us with any changes.
Heather Brooks
Carol Brophy
Gina Brown
Katherine Brown
The Andy & Beth Brugess
Family Foundation
Michel Brusset
Karen Brzozowicz
Joan Buckton
Barbara Budarick
Ann Buller
Robert Bulloch
Bunn-O-Matic
Corporation of Canada
Howard & Myrna
Burkholder
Alan Burns
Martha Burns
Lorraine Burri
Karen Byrne
Ana Cacilhas
Caesars Windsor
Caledon Laboratory
Chemicals
Call Centre Products
Cambrian Ford Sales
Barry Cameron
Jean Camm
Dave Campbell
Margaret Campbell
Rick Campbell
Debra Campkin
Canada Wide Group Ltd.
The Canadian Dental
Hygienists Association
Canadian Memorial
Chiropractic College
Canadian Professional
Football Officials
Association
Cantwell Cullen & Co.
Bruce Cappel
Wendy Cardiff
Tim Carey
Clare Carey
Grace Carna
Tina Carniel
Richard Carpenter
Toskan Casale
Kelly Castledine
CAW Local 2002
Cecil’s Eatery
Lisa Cerra
Tony Cesta
John Charbonneau
Gerri Charette
Marylène Chartier
Pauly Chau
Chemfil Canada Limited
Angela Chirinos
Simon Chiu
CI Investments
Clarington Grizzlies
Volleyball
Beth Clark
Club Montelungo
Mirella Colaricci
Bruce Cole
Malcolm Cole
Scott Collier
Columbia Drain
& Concrete
Contractors Ltd.
Rick Comish
Community Alliance
Church
CONTRANS GROUP INC.
Dr. Geoffrey R. Conway
Memorial Foundation
Donald & Phyllis Cooper
Copper Blues
Louis Cordeiro
Dwayne Cormier
Leonard Cornez
Jose Correia
Cossette Inc.
John Costabile
Lynn Coveney
John Craig
Gordon Creber
John & Mary Crocker
Crossby Dewar Inc.
Patricia Cryderman
Mario Cuconato
CUPE Local 109
Cupe Local 1656
Joanne & Mackenzie
Curran
MaryBeth Currie
Lella Dal Ferro
Joe Dal Ferro
Peter Daniels
Darlene O’Rourke
Photography
Davis & Henderson Ltd.
Partnership
Davpart Inc.
Douglas Dawson
Angie Day
Carol Day, RE/MAX
Eastern Realty Inc.
Cintia De Souza, RE/MAX
Central Corp
Ciro DeCiantis
Paul Dekort
Michael Del Zotto
Colette Delaney
Deloitte & Touche
Foundation Canada
John E. DeOliverira, RE/
MAX Central Corp.
Mary Ellen Derry
Deutsche Bank AG.
Canada Branch
Sivakumaran Devarajan
Peter deVos
Michael DiBrina
Bernadette Dietrich
Gino DiGeso, RE/MAX
Realtron Realty Inc.
Martha & Peter Dillon
Teresa DiPede
Lu Dobson
Dooclan C Limited
Gail Drummond
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Primerica-Hoggard
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These Boobs Are Made
For Walking
Cundari
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ESPRIT
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Bosom Buddies
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Staples Advantage
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Starwood Canada
Queen’s Women’s Rugby
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Mission Possible
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Linda Griesi
Karen Ross
Yvette Thompson
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Maureen Mcguire
momstown.ca
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Mothers, Juggs
and Speed
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My Girls
Kathy Goldthorp
Marisa Troina
Laura Perry
Nicole Gallant
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Emily Mattiussi
Shelley Le Blanc
Morgan Wyatt
Nitla Cooke
Karen Ayanbadejo
Lynne Magnusson
Rhonda Gillam
Alison McCart
Catherine McAuley
Tanya Diehl
Sacha Guilbault
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Colette Villeneuve
Terry Lister
Tracey Baute
Shannon McCaig
Shelley Irwin
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Kate Swift
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Elizabeth Nurse
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Teamsters Walk
the TOWC
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Terry’s Angels of Hope
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The Beach Babes
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The Boob Brigade
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The Boob Tubes
Sara Neale
The Brady Bunch
Tracy’s Trotters
A GLITTER OF HOPE
Transport Canada
A HABIB LECT
Cynthia Kinnunen
Trekkin’ for Theresa
A New Dawn
Ornella Liburdi
A WALK FOR ROSE
Lindsay Jensen
AbleLiving Services
Renelle AND Adam Laliberté
Acushnet Golf
Chris Evans
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Trish’s Team
Trotting Teachers –
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Andrew Stelmacovich
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Commerce Society
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Warriors of Hope
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the Beast
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A Cure For Sure
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A Bunch of Boobs
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Torkin Manes LLP
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of Boobs”
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got boob?
Marie Nolan
Gotta get that Boob
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and Friends
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Debby Sparks
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Jodi Dmitruk
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Lynne Kloostra
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Paola Landin
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Kim Rennie
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Karla Cinapri
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Kathy Dooher
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Leslie Bailey
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Franca Reda
Kelly Young
Julie’s Angels
Karey Reilly
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Julie Chaney
June’s Jewels
Christy Teasdale
Happy 50th, Rolling
Meadows!
Cindy Selnes
Giulia Doyle
Mission Possible
Tara Dosman
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Lena Walsh
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Lorie Kelly
Terri-Leigh Tambroro
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a few good Men
Rebecca Russell
Janice Dawes
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of Peace
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to the Curb
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School Board
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Nestle Canada
Franca Gismondi
Mariposa School
of Skating
New Breast Friends
Denise Puppi
New College
Lindsay Morrison
Hot Pink
Erica Masur
How the Breast was Won
renee crompton
Margarida Faria
Noelle Smith
Jessica Pasho
Inspired by Sandy
Caitlyn Passchier
Itsy Bitsy
Jan McMillin
Izzy’s Chest-Nuts
Isilda Attridge
J & J’s Jewels
Donna Smith
Vicki Smart
Sarah Osborne
Jennifer Frey
Marianne Stanford-Bleeks
Kimberley Clarke
Barb Mair
Kerry’s Pals
Aranka Udvar
Jean Miljevic
Jen’s Bosom Buddies
Kicking Cancer – Cynthia’s
Breast Buddies
MACH 4 Thunder Bay
Seonaid Gerow
Joanne Moquin
Kindred Spirits
SARA CERNIVIVO
Kissing Cancer Goodbye!
Jackie Winkler
Jen Holmes
Jerry’s Joggers
Jillian’s Team
Knoxdale Knockers
Jill’s Jewels
Konica Minolta –
GTA offices
Team Captain
Dawn Simpson
Heather Devins
Jilly Bean’s Booby Buddies
Angela Trepanier
Heidi McLeod
Morris Dalla Costa
Knights of the Pink
Ribbon
Jennifer Durante
Katherine Thompson
Linda McCormick-Mitchell
Angie Hoja
Lesley Carmichael
Linda Boutilier
Just the Two of Us
Susan Dieleman
Jean’s team
Handle With Care
Brenda Shin
Nitasha Ragnauth
Laura May
GROUP HEALTH
CENTRE - SSM
Anne Giannatiempo
sarah baxendale
Just for CKCS
Annette Blais-Savard
Hair F/X
Massey Runners
High Line Corp
Joan-Marie Van Lanen
Jennifer Levasseur
Wayne Thompson
Christine Knight
Mary’s Angels
McGovern, Hurley,
Cunningham, LLP
BRIGITTE LEVESQUE
Jean’s & Sherry’s
Family & Friends
Guhdatah Personal
Training
Lindsay Kerton
Leaside Bantam B Girls
Kicking Cancers Butt
Sharon Cuddy
Laurie Scott
Marty Anderson
Josie’s Joggers
Julie Smythe
Groovy Girls
Johanne Berube
Jennifer Love
Henley House
Susan Cowan
Nina Greene
Glenda O’Dell
Craig Barnard
Beverley Charron
Sheila Zedor
Margaret Crowder
Sandra de Sousa
Cory Raeburn
Martin & Hillyer
Suzanne Stevenson
Trudy Collins
Murph`s Law
Chrissy Eldridge
Jennifer Webster
Susan Barran
Tina Lewis
Catherine Jackson
Shawna Tardif
Laura Bone
Kimberly Creed
Virginia Kostianiuk
NINA LANGFIELD
Pepsi Inspires Hope –
Kingston
Ashley Hill
Pepsi Inspires Hope –
Orillia
Deborah Bursey
Pepsi Inspires HopePeterborough
Kathy Northey
Lori Cameron
Celeste Perri
Kari Van De Peer
Jane Mitchell
Michelle Mcintosh
Pink Diva’s
Pink Hearts
Pink is the New Cure
Pink Jugs
Dianne Au
Karen Sanders
Maddi Cioccio
Patti Lainey
Sandra Grittani
Farrah Tuffin
Menchie Jennings
Rikki Zucker
Pinkalicious
Kate Schultz
Pink-E Swear
Carmen Corcoz
Political in Pink
Patrick Kennedy
Porter’s Panthers
Carly Zuke
Postie’s for a Cure
Annette Cromp
Post’s Corners Crew
Rachel Woods
Pretty In Pink
Sabrina Cacilhas
Pumped Pink Girls
Chloe Blondeau
Queen’s Law
Andrew Maloney
Quick Law
Samantha Newton
RAC – Rally
Against Cancer
Vishal Gangaprasad
Rachel’s Pink Ladies &
T-Birds – Barrie Chapter
Jan Ferguson
Rack Attack
Jane De Cheverry
Rack Pack
Sharana Ali
RE/MAX – Collingwood
Jason Ruttan
RE/MAX HAMRE
Steve Hamre
re:mission possible
Melissa Reaume
REBELS
Ashley Wasylkiw
Rebels With a Cause
Jane Arbique
Redfern Re-Lee-F
Kimberly Hunt
Remembering Brenda
Sarah Lopez
Rita’s Bosom Buddies
rita Bette
Rita’s Rack Pack
Rita Ciani
37
Thank you to our Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure Teams
Rita’s Runners
Christine Leyland
Riverside Runners
Michelle Milonas
Mary Anne New
Sinclair Secondary
School
Roadrunners
Meghan Thorne
Karen Urroz
SJCS
Rogers Business
Solutions
Abraham To
Soccer Moms
Rogers Communications
Inc.
Sociable!
May Hui
Natalie Kim
ROSE’S CRUSADERS
Helen Georgantonis
Rotman Students
for the Cure
Lucy Di Pierdomenico
Rowbust
Pattie McClain
RTD BREAST SOUNDS
Nancy Chan
Rubber Duckies
Sarah Zeiler-Kligman
Run4MOM
Camille Dutrisac-Beaulieu
Running For Charmain!
libby wildman
Melissa Periard
Jennifer Nicholson
Sole Sisters
Caroline Hay
Sole Sisters
Kelly Van Wagoner
Somerset Entertainment
Jennifer Hart
Soroptimist
International of
Cambridge
Keshala Fernando
Dissanayake
St Peters Shooting Stars
Nicole Faulkner
St. Benedict CES Markham
Laura Sawicky
St. Mark’s Bosom Buddies
running rascals
Dana Power
Running Room
National Team
Andrea Laporte
Running Room
National Team
Sudbury Rocks
For The Cure
jennifer atkinson
Patricia Lavergne
Kathryn Mitchell
Ruthanne’s Rebels
Heather White
Steel Blush
Studio One Survivors
Lisa Fedoruk
Sheila Yaw-Maclean
Sue’s Team
Karla McGrath
Ryerson University
Summerhill Runners
Salami’s Girls
Superheroes
Monika Dacosta
Shannon Lincoln
Rebecca Nixon
Christine Kent
Sandy’s Soldiers
SureCure for Sharon
Save 2nd Base
Survivor BootCamp
Save Second Base
Survivor Thrivers
Save The Boobs
SWAT
Self Management Group
SWAT CANCER
Settler’s Spirit
SWEET SISTAS
Shaw Festival
Synergy
Shell’s Bells
TaTa Trekkers
Sheridan College
TDSB – SW 5
Shining Stars
Teachers 4 Ta-Ta’s
Silliker Spirit
Team 2 G’s
Lisa Clapperton
Vijee Raviraj
Jennifer Durante
Claire Gettas
Shanan Marshall
Barb Tanaka
Eamonn Reil
Shelley Anne McCaughtry
Jeff Zabudsky
Chris Bertrim
38
Simply the Breast
Karen Russell
Michelle Baird
Rick Evans
Phyllis Sluman
Candice Chessell
Janine Salvas
Janette Wetherall
Kapil Gupta
Carrie Worwood
Sandra Li
Lesley Prentice
Gisella Imbrogno
Team Abraxis
Ann Heidebrecht
Team MJ
Wilma Raymakers-White
The Bold and
the Boobiful
Team Necoloff
Lindsay Zueff
TEAM OISE
Kelly Rossi
Team Paliare Roland
Sara Milroy
Team Beat it!
Team Pina
Valarie Moss
Team Brandywood
Team Pink Panthers
Colleen Mina
Team Brenda
Team PwC
Caleigh Fobes
Team Adecco
Cathy Quinsey
Team Angel
Sarina Wallace
Team Bea
Nadia Nosworthy
Linda Kim
Heather Scott
Kathy McLachlin
Sarah Necoloff
Kathy Broad
Lindsay Scott
Pina Dasilva
Kimberly Service
Gemma Kitchen
The Breastsavers
The Buffalo Girls
The Chicklettes
The Cougars
The Dirty Dozen
The Eclectics
Team Cathy Bath
TEAM QML
Renee Seguin
Team CIBC – North Bay
Team Rebel Yell
Richard Gordon
Allyson Niro
Melinda Butineau
Rita Barton
Alison Williams
The Forzani Team
The Freeborns
The Wonder Women
Walkers for Knockers
the yoyos
Walkers for Knockers
These boobs are walkin
Walkers for Knockers
Kris Morettie
Carmen Lavigne
steve prosser
THINK PINK
LINDA SHARMAN
This one’s for you...
Deborah Tomlinson-Veit
TMX Most Active
Rizza Leonio
Together For You
Denise Cochrane
Together Forever
Again
Team Rogers
Michelle Suprunovich
Team Seneca
Christine Di Cresce
Team Shannon!
Carina Parnham
Team Superheroes
Alex Wong
Team Teranet
Heather Lang
Team Terri
Maya Day
Cyndee Lavoie
The Ludwig Ladies
Team Gaetz
Team University of
Toronto Scarborough
Sandy Russell
the mammogang
Team Genumark
Team VanderPloeg
The Pink Chicas
Team Gowlings
Team Vicki
The Pink Ladies
Steven Bailey
Team Gowlings
Team Virginia
The Pink Ladies
Xiao Jin Chen
Team Heraldo
Team Wendy
The Pink Ladies & Gents
Paulinka Yee
Team Hildebrand
Team Williams
The Pink Panthers
Theresa Seguin
Team Home Advantage
Team Windsor
Team Zeca
THE PINK PUMAS
UW Applied Health
Sciences
The Pink Puppies
UW For A Cure
TeaM Downie
Nancy Plourde
The Power of Pink
UWO Psyc Grad Students
Ted’s Terminators
Nicholas Burrell
The Rack Pack
VHA – OTTAWA
The A-Team
Anna Wagenaar
Paola Fabrizio
The Richmond Hill
Women’s Networking
Association
Victini’s
Andrea Carrozza
Trish Porco
Team CIBC – Windsor
Shayla Barker
TEAM CINDY
Dave Schutte
Team Donnelly
Jeff Donnelly
Team Emeritus / Hooray
for Boobies
Lynn Goodale
Team G & B
Team G10
Christine Barnes
Emily Gaetz
Mark Freed
Judy Bagshaw
Maria Crisolago
Brenda Heraldo
Catharine Hildebrand
Stephanie Langille
Team HP
David Hazzan
Team Jamil
Manny Safeer
Team Karen
Karen Evans
Team Knockers
Alanna Tedesco
Team Lou
Alex Peirson
Team Mabuhay
Erika Cruz
Margaret Sharp
Iris Rogers
John Morgan
Kelly Boudreau
Amarjit sanghera
Aline King
Hafsa Pathan
Jenn VanderPloeg
Amanda Webster
Virginia Hatfield
Kenneth Lam
David Williams
Joe Rodrigues
Lorraine Taylor
Diane Robinson
Anahita Gerami
the A-TEAM
Cassie Poley
The Athletic Club
Brenda Mason
The Avengers
Carmelinda Del Conte
Tara Vachon
The Hope Chests
Towers Watson
& Friends
The Juggernauts
Tracys Twins
The Knocker Walkers
TRAVL’N LADY BUGS
The Kung Family
Triple D
The Lang Gang
Turning Pointe
Academy of Dance
The Lovell-ies
Jane Kelly
Joanne Sarazin Dore
Tracy Dietrich
Amanda Weston
Emily Johnston
Faye Opassinis
Helen Smyth
Josephine Vaccaro-Chang
The Shirley We CanCan’s
Breena Fretz
The Training Bras
Nancy McFadden
Danielle Bellissimo
Walking On A Cloud
Hopechests
Jocelyn Aron
Walky Talky’s II
Linda Scanga
Wallflowers
Sandra Appel
Which one’s Pink?
Team Roberto
Team CIBC –
Sault Ste. Marie
the G unit
Walking Divas
Wendy’s Warriors
Gelja Wegman
Michele Smith
Fatima Rodrigues
Too Blessed to
be Stressed
Craig Freeborn
Faye McMahon
Alissia Paglia
Sheila York
Team Robbins
Team CIBC – Peterborough
Dawn Janisse
Karen DeBortoli
Sue Gaudet
Susan Jenkins
Tamara Trudeau
Brooke Young
Tweedie’s Birds
Mysty Virly
U of T Front
Campus Crew
Elaine Smith
U of T Space
Management Pros
UOttawa HLSA
UPI Energy LP
uplifitng Support
Vivienne Vance
Naomi Giuliano
Lyndsay Evraire
Victorious Secret
Janet Storey
Walk A Mile in
Janet’s Shoes
Janet Bolger
Wendy Taibi
Sarah McEwin
Williams Wipes Cancer
LuAnne Wagner
Windsor Border BUSTers
Marianne McLean
Witty Titty Committee
Diane Fotopoulos
World Breast Fund
Tina Beadman
Yacoub & Associates –
Toronto
Neggar Shafai
Yellow Roses
Linda Jairam
Cindy Mels
Thank you to our volunteers and stakeholders
Board Committees*
Executive Committee
Deborah Dubenofsky,
Chair
Bernadette Dietrich,
Vice-Chair
Christy Teasdale,
Vice-Chair
Jennifer Bell
Ralph Goldsilver
Gurmit Singh, PhD
Governance Committee
Bernadette Dietrich, Chair
Ava Yaskiel, Vice-Chair
Seema Hashmi
Jordan Solway
Deborah Dubenofsky,
Ex-Officio
Finance and Risk
Management
Committee
Ralph Goldsilver, Chair
Seema Hashmi, Vice-Chair
Kelly Battle
Stephanie Grace
Deborah Dubenofsky,
Ex-Officio
Research and Health
Care Advisory
Committee
Gurmit Singh, PhD, Chair
Ralph George, MD, Vice-Chair
Craig Earle, MD
Karen Fergus, PhD
Leona Fields
Alexander Kiss, PhD
Jeffrey Medin, PhD
Christopher Mueller, PhD
Lise Paquet, PhD
Kathleen Pritchard, MD
Raymond Reilly, PhD
David Rodenhiser, PhD
Jennifer Wiernikowski
Deborah Dubenofsky,
Ex-Officio
Revenue Development
Committee
Jennifer Bell, Chair
Jose Ribau, Vice-Chair
Paul Etherington
Kevin Goodman
David Hopkinson
Marlene Hore
Heather McCrory
Christine Pigeon
Deborah Dubenofsky,
Ex-Officio
* As of September 1, 2011
Cause Leadership and
Brand Management
Committee
Christy Teasdale, Chair
Lynn Chappell, Vice-Chair
Barbara Budarick
Catherine O’Brien
Kathleen Pritchard, MD
Camille Quenneville
Susan Whelan
Deborah Dubenofsky,
Ex-Officio
Leaders for
the cure
Leaders Cabinet
Christina Kramer,
Co-Chair
Susan Watts, Co-Chair
Gordon Hicks, Co-Chair
Veni Iozzo, Incoming
Co-Chair
David Drury
Paula Foster
Jennifer Maki
Connie Stefankiewicz
Ann Watterworth
Leaders
Kal Amery
Paul Barbiero
Krishan Bhatia
Jose Correia
Mary-Ann Massad
Richard J. Nixon
Tim O’Connor
Ted Simpson
Jodie Wallis
Simon Worraker
Canadian Breast
Cancer Foundation
CIBC Run for the Cure
2010 Run Directors
Barrie/Orillia
Angela Pino
Deborah Tennant
Brampton
Matthew Stevenson
Baljot Mangat
Burlington/Hamilton/
Oakville
Morgan Hammond
Rob Alexiou
Collingwood
Jennifer Nichol
Jason Ruttan
Durham Region
Gerrie Wonnacott
Mellisa Seagull
Guelph
Susan Osborne
Tasneem Virani
Kingston
Diane Sabourin
Tim Kingston
Kitchener/Waterloo
Nancy Hawes
Debra Schmidt
London
Tammy Jeffery
Susan Oster
Mississauga
Sunil Koparkar
Jane Wilson
Muskoka
Lynn Logan
Judy Storey
Niagara Region
Sharon Weldon
North Bay
Anne-Marie Desjardins
Melanie Gainforth
Ottawa-Gatineau
Rachel Tweedy
Paul Lansbergen
Peterborough
Jamie Mitchell
Tina Thornton
Sault Ste Marie
Ellie Love
Sherry Beaton
Simcoe
Gail Catherwood
Dana Booth
Sudbury
Manuela Vairo
Mary Katherine Coady
Thunder Bay
Kathy Barr
Karen Uchman
Toronto
Laura Strickler
Jeffrey Nold
Kara Hitchman
Windsor
Barbara Catauro
Anne-Marie Saroli
York Region
Leona Fields
Zina Atkinson
2011 Run Directors
Barrie/Orillia
Shannon Baker
Bonnie Masson
Brampton
Mina Shimkoff
Emanuela Sorgo
Burlington/Hamilton/
Oakville
Morgan Hammond
Marilyn Edwards
Collingwood
Jennifer Nichol
Jason Ruttan
Durham Region
Gerrie Wonnacott
Mellisa Seagull
Guelph
Susan Osborne
Theresa Brickell
Kingston
Diane Sabourin
Tim Kingston
Kitchener/Waterloo
Debra Schmidt
Noorie Ahmed
London
Tammy Jeffery
Gillian Gallant
Mississauga
Sunil Koparkar
Jane Wilson
Muskoka
Debbie Allison
Alison Blanchard
Niagara Region
Ashley Hallett
North Bay
Anne-Marie Desjardins
Melanie Gainforth
Ottawa-Gatineau
Rachel Tweedy
Paul Lansbergen
Peterborough
Jamie Mitchell
Tina Thornton
Sault Ste. Marie
Karey Stewart
Trish Porco
Simcoe
Gail Catherwood
Dana Booth
Sudbury
Mary Katherine Coady
Tracey Kinnonen
Thunder Bay
Bonnie Tittaferrante
Toronto
Jeffrey Nold
Kara Patterson
Andrew Langtry
Windsor
Shayla Barker
Ingrid Kerker-Lutsch
York Region
Zina Atkinson
Julia Suppa
Determination
Award Winners
Barrie/Orillia
Fredd Tonn
Brampton
Tracy DeJong
Burlington/Hamilton/
Oakville
Diana Oddi
Lisa Hofstatter
Collingwood
Emily Garback
Durham Region
Trish Gambier
Guelph
Sue Warren
Kingston
Dinah Viola
Kitchener/Waterloo
Bruce Rothney
London
Linda Longman
Mississauga
Sherri LeClair
Muskoka
Judy Storey
Donna Schnurr
Niagara Region
Gary Hawton
North Bay
Lynne Allard
Ottawa-Gatineau
Cheryl Kardish-Levitan
Peterborough
Johanne Maddison
Sault Ste Marie
Nicole Gallant
Simcoe
Deb Grant
Sudbury
Myra Gerow
Thunder Bay
Deborah Prokopich-Buzzi
Toronto
Amar Tamber
Windsor
Catherine Yanchula
York Region
Leona Fields
Volunteer Nominees
AND Awardees
(winners’ names
ARE CAPITALIZED)
Top Fundraiser –
Leaders for the Cure
GORDON HICKS
Top Fundraiser –
Community Events
ONE RUN – THERESA
CARRIERE
Top Fundraiser –
Corporate Supporter
RE/MAX ONTARIO –
ATLANTIC CANADA INC.
Top Run for the Cure
Individual Fundraiser
AMAR TAMBER
Top Run for the Cure
Friends & Family
Fundraiser
TEAM TINA
Top Run for the Cure
School Fundraiser
ELMWOOD SCHOOL
Top Run for the
Cure Women’s Team
Fundraiser
DREAM ANGELS
Top Run for the Cure
Corporate Fundraiser
DUPUIS À LA VIE
Erin McBride Leadership
Award – New Run
Director
Morgan Hammond
Sunil Koparkar
Paul Lansbergen
Sharon Weldon
JANE WILSON
Erin McBride Leadership
Award – Returning Run
Director
ZINA ATKINSON
Leona Fields
Nancy Hawes
Tammy Jeffery
Jenn Nichol
Angela Pino
Laura Strickler
Rachel Tweedy
Manuela Vairo
Run Volunteer Award
SHAYLA BARKER
Youth Volunteer Award
Alissia Paglia
ELMWOOD EAGLES
Langstaff Bear Breasts
Regent Park Public
School
Outstanding
Volunteer Award
Bruce Cole
Mary Jo Lynett
Joanne Millen-Mackenzie
KATHY MCKENNA
JENN NICHOL
Devika Singh
Susan Watts
Community
Group Award
Breast Cancer Awareness
Golf Tournament
Committee
CIS WOMEN’S
BASKETBALL
SHOOT FOR THE CURE
Power of Pink Campus
Campaign for Durham
College and the
University of Ontario
Institute of Technology
Corporate
Commitment Award
Alkame Dragon Boat
Services
Canada Health Infoway
Dupuis Ford Lincoln
Fairmont Royal York
Fresh Start Coffee Co.
GRIP Limited
Hard Rock Café
Moreau Property Services
Pride Marine Group
RE/MAX ONTARIO –
ATLANTIC CANADA INC.
Superior Propane
Terra
Cause Leadership Award
LYNN CHAPPELL
DR. MARTIN YAFFE
Voice of the
Foundation Award
Bronwyn Best
Tessa Bonhomme
Dr. Renée Hanrahan
CYNTHIA MULLIGAN
Cristie Shelly Schultz
Jeannette Hawke Award
Kathy Barr and Karen
Uchman
DEBORAH DUBENOFSKY
Tammy Megginson
Apryl Munro
Gerrie Wonnacott
25th Anniversary
Outstanding
Commitment Award
CIBC
39
Research Project –
Grant Program
Grant Recipients
40
Stephane Angers, PhD
University of Toronto,
Toronto
Michael Archer, PhD
University of Toronto,
Toronto
Mark Clemons, MD
The Ottawa Hospital
Research Institute, Ottawa
Robert Dinniwell, MD
University Health Network,
Toronto
Jean Gariépy, PhD
Sunnybrook Health
Sciences Centre, Toronto
Razqallah Hakem, PhD
University Health Network,
Toronto
Miles Johnston, PhD
Sunnybrook Health
Sciences Centre,
Toronto
Jennifer Jones, PhD
University Health Network,
Toronto
Robert Kerbel, PhD
Sunnybrook Health
Sciences Centre, Toronto
Monika Krzyzanowska, MD
University Health Network,
Toronto
Dale Laird, PhD
The University of Western
Ontario, London
Brian Lichty, PhD
McMaster University,
Hamilton
Kelly Metcalfe, PhD
University of Toronto,
Toronto
Melinda Musgrave, MD, PhD
St Michaels Hospital,
Toronto
Steven Narod, MD
Women’s College Hospital,
Toronto
Christopher Nicol, PhD
Queen’s University,
Kingston
Pamela Ohashi, PhD
University Health Network,
Toronto
Wendy Parulekar, MD
Queen’s University,
Kingston
Hao Peng, PhD
McMaster University,
Hamilton
Eileen Rakovitch, MD
Sunnybrook Health
Sciences Centre,
Toronto
Eva Turley, PhD
London Health Sciences
Center, London
Lisheng Wang, PhD
University of Ottawa,
Ottawa
Toni Zhong, MD
University Health Network,
Toronto
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
– Awardees
Physician Level
Andrea Covelli, MD
Sunnybrook Health
Sciences Centre,
Toronto
Iliana Lega, MD
Women’s College Hospital,
Toronto
Jory Simpson, MD
Sunnybrook Health
Sciences Centre, Toronto
Post Doctoral Level
Padmalaya Das, PhD
The University of Western
Ontario, London
Omar Falou, PhD
Sunnybrook Health
Sciences Centre, Toronto
Marie-Claude Landry, PhD
Mount Sinai Hospital,
Toronto
Katja Linher-Melville, PhD
McMaster University,
Hamilton
Qian Liu, PhD
McMaster University,
Hamilton
MaryAnn O’Brien, PhD
University of Toronto,
Toronto
Matthew Smith, PhD
Ontario Cancer Institute,
University Health
Network, Toronto
Sandrine Tchatchou, PhD
Samuel Lunenfeld
Research Institute,
Mount Sinai Hospital,
Toronto
Kit Tong, PhD
University Health
Network, Toronto
Doctoral Level
Anthony Apostoli
Queen’s University,
Kingston
Breanne Cuddington
McMaster University,
Hamilton
Vasiliki Economopoulos
The University of
Western Ontario, London
Bre-Anne Fifield
University of Windsor,
Windsor
Lynn Gauthier
York University, Toronto
Amy Gillgrass
McMaster University,
Hamilton
Victoria Hoskin
Queen’s University,
Kingston
Maaike Hum
Queen’s University,
Kingston
Purna Joshi
University Health
Network, Toronto
Nisha Kanwar
University Health
Network, Toronto
Philip Medeiros
The University of Western
Ontario, London
Meghan Walker
Cancer Care Ontario,
Toronto
Amanda Wasylishen
University Health
Network, Toronto
Shengnan Zhang
Queen’s University,
Kingston
Masters Level
Nicole Fichtner
Sunnybrook Health
Sciences Cente, Toronto
Research Project
Grant Program Review
Panels
Panel A
Gurmit Singh, PhD
Chair, Juravinski
Cancer Centre
Christopher Mueller, PhD
Vice-Chair, Queen’s
University Cancer
Research Institute
Alexander Beristain, PhD
Scientific Officer,
Ontario Cancer Institute,
University Health Network
Sam Aparicio, PhD
BC Cancer Research
Centre
Ali Ashkar, PhD
McMaster University
Marcel Bally, PhD
BC Cancer Agency
Anita Bane, PhD
McMaster University
John Bell, PhD
Ottawa Hospital Research
Institute
Curtis Caldwell, PhD
Sunnybrook Research
Institute
Stephen Chia, MD/PhD
BC Cancer Agency
Radu Craiu, PhD
University of Toronto
Gregory A. Dekaban, PhD
The University of Western
Ontario
Bruce Elliott, PhD
Queen’s University
Valerie Francescutti, MD
Roswell Park Cancer
Institute
Alex Kiss, PhD
Institute for Clinical
Evaluative Sciences
Heinz-Bernhard Kraatz, PhD
The University of
Western Ontario
Ren-Ke Li, MD/PhD
Toronto General Research
Institute, University
Health Network
Tony Magliocco, MD
Tom Baker Cancer Centre
Paola Marignani, PhD
Dalhousie University
Jason Matthews, PhD
University of Toronto
Vera Mazurak, PhD
University of Alberta
Marina Mourtzakis, PhD
University of Waterloo
Alex Palazzo, PhD
University of Toronto
Mike Patterson, MD/PhD
Juravinski Cancer Centre,
McMaster University
Christine Pratt, PhD
University of Ottawa
Ted Putman, PhD
University of Alberta
David Rodenhiser, PhD
The University of
Western Ontario
Michael Sharpe, PhD
Princess Margaret Hospital
Therese Stukel, PhD
Institute for Clinical
Evaluative Sciences
Pierre-Yves von
der Weid, PhD
University of Calgary
Shirley Wu, PhD
Leslie Dan Faculty
of Pharmacy
Xiaolong Yang, PhD
Queen’s University
Panel B
Gurmit Singh, PhD
Chair, Juravinski
Cancer Centre
Ralph George, MD
Vice-Chair,
St. Michael’s Hospital
Matthew Parkinson, MD
Scientific Officer,
Queen’s University
Louise Bordeleau, MD
Juravinski Cancer Centre,
McMaster University
Muriel Brackstone, MD
London Health
Science Centre
Eunyoung Cho, PhD
Harvard Medical School
Andrea Eisen, MD
Sunnybrook
Research Institute
Michael Evans, PhD
University of Toronto
Linda Kelemen, PhD
University of Calgary
Alex Kiss, PhD
Institute for Clinical
Evaluative Sciences
Nancy Kreiger, PhD
Cancer Care Ontario
Yolanda Madarnas, MD
Queen’s University
Pierre Major, PhD
Juravinski Cancer Centre,
McMaster University
Steven Narod, MD
Women’s College Hospital
Gregory Pond, PhD
McMaster University
Snezana Popovic, MD/PhD
McMaster University
Sandip SenGupta, MD
Queen’s University
Yu Shyr, PhD
Vanderbilt-Ingram
Cancer Center
Therese Stukel, PhD
Institute for Clinical
Evaluative Sciences
David Voduc, MD
BC Cancer Agency
Jackson Wu, MD
Tom Baker Cancer Centre
Albert Yee, MD
Sunnybrook Research
Institute
Panel C
Karen Fergus, PhD
Chair, Sunnybrook
Health Sciences Centre
Gurmit Singh, PhD
Vice-Chair,
Juravinski Cancer Centre
Iwa Kong, MD
Scientific Officer,
Sunnybrook Research
Institute
Stephen Birch, PhD
McMaster University
Joan Bloom, PhD
University of California
Muriel Brackstone, MD
London Health
Science Centre
Craig Earle, MD
Institute for Clinical
Evaluative Sciences
Anne Katz, PhD
Cancer Care Manitoba
Michael Lock, FRCP
London Health Science
Centre
Arto Ohinmaa, PhD
University of Alberta
Jan Park Dorsay, RNEC
Hamilton Health Sciences
Hsien Seow, PhD
McMaster University
Heather Taffet Gold, PhD
Weill Cornell
Medical College
Jean-Eric Tarride, PhD
McMaster University
Ellen Warner, MD
Sunnybrook Research
Institute
Fellowship Program
Review Panel
Fellowship Review
Panel for Post-Doctoral
and Physician Levels
Christopher Mueller, PhD
Chair, Queen’s University
Ralph George, MD
Vice-Chair, St. Michael’s
Hospital, University
of Toronto
Bryan Wells, MD
Scientific Officer,
Sunnybrook Hospital
Judy-Anne Chapman, PhD
Queen’s University
Peter Cheung, PhD
Princess Margaret Hospital
Anna Chiarelli, PhD
University of Toronto
Vincent Duronio, PhD
University of British
Columbia
Alexandra Easson, MD
Princess Margaret Hospital
Renée Hanrahan, MD
General Surgery, Barrie
Jeffrey Johnson, PhD
University of Alberta
Hariette Kahn, MD
Sunnybrook Health
Sciences Centre
Rama Khokha, PhD
Princess Margaret Hospital
Jim Koropatnick, PhD
London Health Sciences
Centre
Lothar Lilge, PhD
Princess Margaret Hospital
Alex MacKay, PhD
University of British
Columbia
May Lynn Quan, MD
Foothills Medical Centre
John Semple, MD
Women’s College Hospital
Vuk Stambolic, PhD
Princess Margaret Hospital
Srikala Sridhar, PhD
Princess Margaret Hospital
Eva Turley, PhD
London Health
Sciences Centre
Eldad Zachsenhaus, PhD
University Health Network
Fellowship Review
Panel for Masters
and Doctoral Levels
Gurmit Singh, PhD
Chair, Juravinski Cancer
Centre, McMaster
University
Jeffrey Medin, PhD
Vice-Chair,
University Health Network,
University of Toronto
Rabindra Bhattacharjee, PhD
Scientific Officer,
The University of
Western Ontario
Wayne Beckham, PhD
BC Cancer Agency
Pamela Catton, MD
Princess Margaret Hospital
Guy Cloutier, PhD
University of Montreal
Jocelyn Côté, PhD
University of Ottawa
Andrew Craig, PhD
Queen’s University
Susan Dent, MD
The Ottawa Hospital
Regional Cancer Center
Robert Dinniwell, MD
Princess Margaret Hospital
Jean Gariépy, PhD
Princess Margaret Hospital
Mary Hitt, PhD
University of Alberta
Bertrand Jean-Claude,
PhD
McGill University
David Kitts, PhD
University of British
Columbia
Wan Lam, PhD
BC Cancer Agency
Sujata Persad, PhD
University of Alberta
Harriet Richardson, PhD
Queen’s Cancer Centre
Arun Seth, PhD
University of Toronto
Andrew Shaw, PhD
University of Alberta
In memory of
Myra Gerow
1957 – 2011
Myra Gerow was a longtime friend and
champion of the Foundation. Among
her many gifts, Myra was known for
her generous spirit, her warm smile,
her extraordinary talent for connecting
with people, and her knack for making
people laugh. Her hobbies included
cross-country skiing, quilting, and
gardening. She loved travelling with her
husband Mike and daughter Elizabeth,
and the family’s adventures took them
around the world, from the Yukon
to Africa. Myra was determined in
everything that she did, including her
devotion to creating a future without
breast cancer. In 2000, Myra organized
a Sudbury Canadian Breast Cancer
Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure team
weeks before she was diagnosed with
breast cancer. And in 2004, when her
breast cancer recurred, Myra continued
to fundraise for the Foundation and act
as a volunteer speaker. Over the years,
Myra’s team, My Amazing Cancer Heroes,
(MACH) has raised over $335,000 and
Myra alone raised more than $96,000.
In 2010, Myra was awarded the
prestigious Jeannette Hawke Volunteer
Recognition Award for her outstanding
volunteer contributions to the Canadian
Breast Cancer Foundation. Myra’s
outgoing personality, courageous spirit,
creativity, passion and contribution to
the cause will not be forgotten.
Myra Gerow
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Our vision
Our vision is to create a future without
breast cancer.
Our mission
As the leading national volunteer-based
organization dedicated to creating a future
without breast cancer, the Canadian Breast
Cancer Foundation works collaboratively
to fund, support and advocate for:
• relevant and innovative research
•m
eaningful education and
awareness programs
A N E F F E C T I V E A D V O C AT E
Demonstrating our commitment to those
touched by breast cancer, voicing the need
for a positive quality of life today, and in
the future.
A R E S P E C T F U L PA R T N E R
Collaborating with the community, donors
and sponsors; working within a network of
organizations involved in the breast cancer
field; actively engaging volunteers, including
survivors, to ensure that we maximize our
collaborative efforts for the cause.
• early diagnosis and effective treatment
The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Ontario Region
• and a positive quality of life for those
living with breast cancer.
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We believe that a future without breast
cancer is achievable. In accomplishing our
mission, we are committed to serve as:
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Promoting the highest values, principles
and practices to ensure accountability
and effectiveness.
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Promoting innovation and supporting
meaningful and relevant work in research and
programs, from prevention to palliation.