COSTCO PUTS THE MONEY WHERE THE MIRACLES ARE.
PARTNERSHIP REPORT
2014
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PARTNERSHIP REPORT 2014
Contents A Letter from the COO
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A Letter from Our Member Foundations
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HIGHLIGHTS 2014 A Year in Review
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Costco in Our Communities
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Costco Through the Years
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Recognizing Costco
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Costco is Part of Our Hospitals
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Costco Impacting Lives
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What’s Your Why? Costco Gives from the Heart
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Thank You Costco
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A LETTER FROM COO, JOHN HARTMAN
DEAR COSTCO,
2014 has been a year of remarkable growth for Costco and Children’s Miracle Network . Because of Costco employees’ dedication and passion, children’s hospitals in Canada will receive more than $8.7 million in much-needed support. ®
Costco’s continued commitment to supporting children’s health care in Canada has meant that 14 children’s hospitals across the country are able to provide the very best health care to more than 2 million children each year. As Children’s Miracle Network positions for growth to meet the needs of our member hospitals, we know that dedicated partners like Costco will propel us toward new heights. We are continually inspired by Costco employees’ enthusiasm and connection to their local Children’s Miracle Network member hospitals. Having now raised in excess of $60 million over the last 22 years, Costco is leaving an enduring legacy on the landscape of pediatric health care in our country. In this report, you will find a summary of the activation and recognition received from each of the 12 hospital foundations, as well as examples of the impact funds are having on children’s lives across the country. On behalf of Children’s Miracle Network, and all of the children and families who will benefit from your support, please accept our deepest appreciation for Costco’s continued generosity.
Sincerely,
John Hartman Chief Operating Officer Officer Children’s Miracle Network
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THANK YOU FROM OUR MEMBER FOUNDATIONS
DEAR COSTCO,
On behalf of the Canadian Children’s Hospital Foundations Executives (CCHFE) I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your dedicated support of our hospitals. Through Children’s Miracle Network, you, your staff, and your customers help Canada’s 14 children’s hospitals care for more than 2.3 million patients each year. Through investments in critical research, innovative education, and exceptional clinical care, together we are building a better future by helping all children reach their fullest potential. Your support helps us transform child health, and save the lives of children across the country. For that we are incredibly grateful. Fifty years ago, we could only hope for the treatments and cures we now have. Through the extraordinary commitment, tremendous effort, and generous investments of partners like you, our hope for further advances that will address the health challenges our children now face can become a reality. In order to respond to special health-care needs of children from across the country, we rely on the unfailing generosity of our partners. Costco’s support of Children’s Miracle Network has far-reaching impact. It enables us to support talented health-care researchers, educators, and clinicians, and ensures they can focus on what they do best for the benefit of children everywhere. Last year we retained more than 3,300 researchers, who make innovative and unprecedented discoveries through pioneering research that will turn today’s childhood diseases into things of the past; and we educated close to 4,000 students, trainees, residents, fellows, and other healthcare specialists who will improve the lives of children for generations to come. Thank you for your dedication to Children’s Miracle Network, and for sharing our belief that a stronger, healthier future for all Canadians begins with the health of our children. Through philanthropic support, Children’s Miracle Network member hospitals will give our children the possibility of laughter, the opportunity to play, and the chance to enjoy childhood. Sincerely,
Ted Garrard Chair, Canadian Children’s Hospital Foundations Executives
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HIGHLIGHTS 2014 A YEAR IN REVIEW $8.7 MILLION
RAISED in warehouses coast-tocoast! A record year!
OVER 2.3 MILLION
CHILDREN relied on care from one of 14 Children’s Miracle Network member hospitals in Canada.
MIRACLE BELL introduced to the Month of May campaign – warehouses across the country were ringing in support of Children’s Miracle Network.
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COSTCO IN OUR COMMUNITIES
Costco’s amazing support was featured on Facebook and Twitter
49 TIMES
Costco warehouses were visited by member Hospital Foundations
to an audience of
222 TIMES
529,887 FOLLOWERS Costco employees gave of their time to participate in
7 RADIOTHONS & TELETHONS across the country.
Costco’s support was
PROUDLY DISPLAYED on Hospital Foundation websites across Canada.
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Member Hospital Foundations and Children’s Miracle Network recognized Costco in
10 ANNUAL REPORTS circulated to nearly
160,000 RECIPIENTS
COSTCO SOCIAL MEDIA
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COSTCO HAS RAISED MORE THAN
Stollery Children’s Hospital opened in October.
The Janeway Children’s Health and Rehabilitation Centre moved into a new, state-of-the art facility.
BC Children’s Hospital opened the new Ambulatory Care Building housing 30 outpatient clinics.
2002
2001
Costco becomes a Children’s Miracle Network® partner. 1992
GOLD STAR MEMBER
Opening of Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary. 2006
Costco reaches $25 million in funds raised. Luke’s Landing, a helideck, opens atop the IWK Health Centre.
2007
Dr. Paul Moroz and Dr. James Jarvis of CHEO performed the first Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib (VEPTR) instrumentation procedure in Ontario.
2008
$50 SINCE 1992. MILLION
McMaster Children’s Hospital opens south-central Ontario’s first and only dedicated Pediatric Emergency Department and Trauma Centre.
GOLD STAR MEMBER
Construction starts on the new Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan.
Doctors at SickKids are among the first in Canada to successfully perform cardiac surgery on a baby in utero. New Children’s Hospital opens at London Health Sciences Centre in London, Ontario.
2014
Miracle Bell Program was introduced to the month of May campaign
2011
2013 2009
Opération Enfant Soleil and the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation announce the official unveiling of the first intraoperative MRI scanner in the history of Canadian pediatric hospitals.
Pediatric cardiologists at Manitoba Children’s performed a ground breaking procedure when they implanted dissolvable devices in two heart patients.
2012
Scrubs introduced to the month of May campaign.
Costco reaches $50 million in funds raised.
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RECOGNIZING COSTCO
Costco’s incredible generosity has been recognized in various media outlets throughout the year. Children’s Miracle Network and network hospitals have celebrated Costco through newsletters, annual reports, websites, special print pieces, videos and more. These samples represent just a few of the hundreds of ways Canadian audiences have been made aware of Costco’s significant impact.
Our Corporate Partners
PUT THE MONEY WHERE THE MIRACLES ARE. Thanks for giving kids like Mateo every chance to beat the odds.
Mateo’s fun personality has helped him endure two serious diseases: Hirschsprung’s Disease and short bowel syndrome. At birth he had a 30 percent chance to live but, thanks to his Children’s Miracle Network® member hospital, Mateo is now beating the odds and inspiring everyone he meets.
Children’s Miracle Network raises funds and awareness for 170 member hospitals, 14 of which are in Canada. Donations stay local to fund critical treatments and healthcare services, pediatric medical equipment and research. Its various fundraising partners and programs support the nonprofit’s mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible. Find out why children’s hospitals need community support, identify your member hospital and learn how you can Put Your Money Where the Miracles Are, at childrensmiraclenetwork.ca and facebook.com/CMNHospitals.
Give Today ChildrensMiracleNetwork.ca
Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation supports the May campaign with a Costco toolkit.
SickKids recognition of Children’s Miracle Network partners in the May 1, 2014 edition of the Toronto Star.
Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation highlights Costco in their Winter 2014 edition of Heroes magazine, circulated to more than 24,000 recipients.
to your children’s hospital
Children’s Miracle Network proudly thanks Costco among corporate partners in the National Post on December 16, 2014.
< As a complement to our hard copy National Post recognition advertisement in 2014, Children’s Miracle Network was pleased to extend a digital element on NationalPost.com. Each billboard was geo-targeted to the relevant Children’s Miracle Network member hospital based on location.
^ Opération Enfant Soleil proudly displays the Costco logo on their website.
McMaster Children’s Hospital Foundation celebrates their partnership with Costco with a special video featured on their website.
The Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba let over 8,700 supporters know just how spectacular Costco’s Month of Miracles campaign was, in the June issue of Teddy E-News.
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COSTCO IS A PART OF OUR HOSPITALS Costco’s 22-year partnership with Children’s Miracle Network is recognized within the very walls of the pediatric healthcare facilities Costco’s generosity has supported. From Newfoundland to British Columbia, Costco is proudly named in our member hospitals.
Donor recognition wall at the IWK Health Centre.
Donor recognition wall at the IWK Health Centre.
Costco appears on the McMaster Children’s Hospital donor recognition wall.
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Costco is proudly named on the Millennium Wall at BC Children’s Hospital.
COSTCO IMPACTING LIVES
MEET REBEKAH WINSOR JANEWAY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION BRAIN BLEED AGE 7
It started with a simple headache. When the pain and duration increased, Rebekah’s parents knew something was terribly wrong. Tests at a local hospital were inconclusive and she was airlifted immediately to Janeway Children’s Health and Rehabilitation Centre. Her parents’ greatest fear was confirmed: Rebekah was experiencing a spontaneous brain bleed. Specialists and surgeons took 5-year-old Rebekah into their care for emergency brain surgery. Post-surgery and in critical condition, Rebekah was kept in an induced coma to stabilize her. It took over a week for healthcare professionals to slowly wake her. Once awake, she had to relearn how to do everything: how to walk, dress herself and even how to swallow.
MEET DAVID CLOUTIER OPÉRATION ENFANT SOLEIL BURKITT’S LYMPHOMA AGE 14
David was only 10 years old when he was diagnosed with Burkitt’s lymphoma. While some children might fear such a scary diagnosis, inquisitive David sought out to learn more. He impressed Opération Enfant Soleil staff with his maturity and confidence when he began asking the doctors and nurses earnest questions about his condition. David’s treatment was not easy. He received catheters for his heart’s vein dialysis, faced complications, infections and endless other tests, and underwent surgery to remove the rest of the cancer mass and part of his intestine. Eventually David’s treatment ended and back was the jovial, upbeat child everyone knew. Now that the Cloutier family has their son back, they are able to resume their favorite pastime: biking. Spending that time together helps them appreciate life and David’s health.
The team at Janeway was committed to providing the excellent care, resources and treatment necessary to result in a full recovery. Rebekah beat the odds and is now happy to be singing and playing soccer again.
FUNDS IN ACTION
FUNDS IN ACTION Children’s Miracle Network funds help the Janeway purchase vital medical equipment like the therapeutic pool lift. This helped Rebekah get in and out of the pool with ease during water therapy.
Montreal Children’s Hospital has been able to improve its quality of care thanks to funds raised by Opération Enfant Soleil and Children’s Miracle Network. David’s treatment at The Children’s included many scans, MRIs, spinal taps, X-rays and blood tests.
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COSTCO IMPACTING LIVES
MEET RYAN VELDKAMP CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION OF MANITOBA T-CELL ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA AGE 17
“Hey, listen here Jack. If you aren’t here to compete, you’re going to get beat,” is Ryan’s favourite line. He can often be heard reciting it on visits to Children’s Hospital of Manitoba, where he continues to have his health monitored. Diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia at 11 years old, Ryan can match almost any calledout number to his treatments. First are the “initials” treatments: two EEGs, three MRIs, four EKGs, eight CT scans and 10 IVIG treatments. Add to that two lung tests, three echocardiograms and equal bags of platelets, four bone marrow tests, seven blood transfusions, eight rounds of radiation, 27 spinal taps, 50 X-rays and numerous chemo treatments, shots and blood tests. To cite his go-to quote, Ryan’s competed with an aggressive form of cancer and to date has “got it beat”! Powering through his challenges has allowed him to focus more on his many hobbies and volunteering at his member hospital.
MEET ASAIAH EDWARDS THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN (SICKKIDS) SICKLE CELL ANEMIA AGE 11
Asaiah is an avid basketball and soccer player. He has a keen interest in science experiments and is constantly on the lookout for new opportunities to learn more about the world he lives in. Asaiah was born with a genetic condition called sickle cell anemia, which causes pain in various locations of the body and has no known cure. He’s been admitted to SickKids more than 30 times, has received over 50 blood transfusions and attends frequent clinic visits. As a patient for more than a decade, Asaiah and his family have witnessed firsthand how research has improved treatment and provided options for less-invasive procedures and tests. Although Asaiah’s condition can cause him to tire easily, it is important for him to be active within his personal limitations. His family is proud of his resolution to play, learn and overcome his health challenges.
FUNDS IN ACTION
FUNDS IN ACTION Children’s Miracle Network funds helped make Ryan’s hospital stay less difficult by providing a pain medication pump. Donations also support child life specialists to keep his kids’ minds off chemotherapy and cancer treatment.
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Children’s Miracle Network’s support helps fund SickKids Research Institute’s needed research activities. This investment helps lead to new discoveries and treatments for a range of child health conditions and diseases, such as sickle cell anemia for patients like Asaiah.
WHAT’S YOUR WHY? COSTCO GIVES FROM THE HEART “ Today Cayla is 11, in Grade 5 and loves spending time with her friends. Cayla’s family is grateful to the medical genetics team at BC Children’s Hospital for giving their family answers’ and, most importantly, securing hopes for Cayla’s future.
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JO-ANNE MORRIS Warehouse #76
Warehouse in Richmond, British Columbia supports the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation.
“ Many people have a soft heart when it comes to fundraising for children, but when you’ve had to spend time at the Janeway, it takes your desire to help to a whole new level. As a ‘NICU mom’, it really makes me excited to help because I know how much the money can really make a difference!
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MELANIE GEAR
Costco employees proudly support Children’s Health Foundation in London.
Warehouse #539
“ I have no words to convey the feeling of watching my daughter struggle with a life-threatening illness or, watching and hoping, as doctors and nurses fight to save her life. The generous contribution of Costco’s members and Costco itself also has my gratitude for making children’s hospitals like McMaster accessible to keep children alive!
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SHIRLEY MURPHY St. Catharines #523
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CHILDREN’S MIRACLE
EVERY DAY MORE THAN
4,900 CHILDREN EACH DAY:
MORE THAN
250
SURGERIES
ARE PERFORMED ON CHILDREN
EACH DAY:
MORE THAN
3,000
RESEARCHERS
CHILDREN’S
PEDIATRIC MEDICAL
MIRACLE NETWORK
RESEARCH, EQUIPMENT
FUNDS
AND PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS
®
NETWORK
RECEIVE CARE AT ACROSS CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK
MEMBER HOSPITALS CANADA MORE THAN
,100 2 DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
DIAGNOSING
CAUSES, DEVELOPING TREATMENTS, FINDING
& CURES
IN 2014, CHILDREN’S
MIRACLE
NETWORK
PROCEDURES ARE DONE ON AVERAGE
RAISED MORE THAN
ARE WORKING ON
EACH DAY:
$50 IN CANADA
MILLION
THANK YOU COSTCO
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THANK YOU COSTCO
Today, over 4,900 children will rely on care from a Children’s Miracle Network member hospital in Canada. On behalf of these children, their families, and each one of our network hospitals, we offer our deepest gratitude for our partnership. Because of Costco, our network is able to provide the clinical care and research families require today, and for generations to come.
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Give kids like Emma every chance to get better.
PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE THE MIRACLES ARE.
EMMA, 10 YEARS OLD
What is Children’s Miracle Network ? ®
Children’s Miracle Network raises funds and awareness for 170 member hospitals, 14 of which are in Canada. Donations stay local to fund critical treatments and healthcare services, pediatric medical equipment and research. Its various fundraising partners and programs support the nonprofit’s mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible.
Why is support important? Each day, over 4,900 children will receive medical treatment for variable diseases, sickness and injuries at Children’s Miracle Network member hospitals across Canada. These children’s hospitals depend on financial support to help fund critical priorities such as: Mental Health - 70% of mental health issues have their onset during childhood or adolescence. Pediatric Health Research - Research has the greatest potential to transform child health. Emergency and Urgent Care - Enhancing patient flow, care, privacy and safety is vital to saving kids lives. Healthy Living - Children’s hospitals research, educate and advocate proper nutrition, regular physical activity, and positive body image. Cancer - is the single most common cause of disease-related death in children and adolescents. Fifty years ago we only hoped for the treatment and cures we have today. Child Life Programs - are devoted to helping kids be kids, even in the midst of illness and hospitalization. Children’s Miracle Network provides additional funding to ensure that vital programs, equipment and research devoted to children’s health continue to thrive.
Who benefits?
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TC Transcontinental has generously provided the printing of our partnership reports in-kind. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Miracle Network thanks TC Transcontinental for supporting our mission to raise money and awareness for 170 hospitals across North America.
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