THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS REPORT TO THE PICKERING COLLEGE COMMUNITY 2022-2023 47
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY.
We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to our parents, alumni, staff, past parents, grandparents and friends for your generous contributions and support. With you as partners, this has been a year of tremendous growth and advancement for Pickering College. Your generosity is a powerful force within the PC community, driving meaningful change and inspiring others to make a difference.
As we reflect on the past year, we are proud to share that the school has achieved many milestones and successes thanks to your philanthropy. With your help, our shared vision for West Lake House is turning into reality. Steel work began in the fall, and the frame of the building is beginning to take shape. Most importantly, we are on budget and scheduled for a Spring 2025 occupancy. Through your support of the PC Annual Fund, we have been able to improve spaces across campus that enhance student learning and wellbeing—spaces like the PC Fitness Room, Makerspace, and the beloved Blue & Silver Farm. Finally, we are immensely grateful to the amazing sponsors, volunteers and attendees for helping make the Holiday Boutique Soirée and Holiday Boutique, H2O Beyond the Reef Gala and annual Charles F. Boyd Invitational Golf Tournament a wonderful success.
In the coming pages of our Thank you to Our Donors report, you will see the names of individuals and organizations who have joined us in our mission to provide the best possible experiences for Pickering College students. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has chosen to support the school; regardless of how big or small your contribution, know that the collective impact of your generosity is profound. Your support provides students with endless opportunities to discover their talents and grow into passionate leaders ready to make a difference in the world.
It is an exciting and transformational time for Pickering College and we are so grateful that your generosity has made so much possible. Your contributions have helped shape the school into the remarkable place it is today, and we are excited for all that the future holds thanks to your continued kindness and support.
Sincerely,
Dr. Cinde Lock Mirella Morra Head of School Chair, Board of Directors
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$12,756,536 WAS DONATED IN 2022-2023 BY OUR GENEROUS PC COMMUNITY.
$494,465
THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO ALL OF OUR PARENTS, STUDENTS, ALUMNI, STAFF, BOARD AND CORPORATION, FAMILY, FRIENDS AND SPONSORS. YOUR PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR PICKERING COLLEGE THROUGH OUR ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN DEMONSTRATES TO ALL YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE SCHOOL AND THIS COMMUNITY.
ANNUAL GIVING
$253,200
WAS DONATED TO SUPPORT
ENDOWMENTS
INCLUDING GENEROUS GIFTS TO INCREASE FINANCIAL AID FOR DESERVING STUDENTS.
$3,203,858
IN RESTRICTED DONATIONS, SUPPORTING SUCH AREAS AS POWER OF COMMUNITY, BLUE & SILVER FARM, OUTDOOR EDUCATION.
$6,372,288
WAS RECEIVED IN SUPPORT OF WEST LAKE HOUSE.
CAPITAL DONATIONS
GENEROUS PC VOLUNTEERS DONATED COUNTLESS HOURS TO ACHIEVING THE SCHOOL’S GOALS.
Recognizing donors as of June 30, 2023.
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LEADERSHIP GIVING: CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
FOUNDATIONS CIRCLE ($100,000 +)
L Diane and Beric Farmer
L The Farmer Family Foundation
The Rathlyn Foundation
The late Ed Richardson ‘45
Anonymous (1)
HILLTOP CIRCLE
($25,000 - $99,999)
In Memory of Richard Crowther ‘47
HBNG Charitable Foundation
Sha Jiang and Yang Sun
L Jianmei Gao and Chi Kin Tsui
Peggy Pan and Qingyu Zeng
Jian Li Fan and Jubin Zhou
PILLARS CIRCLE
($10,000 - $24,999)
L Beth Egan
L The Egan Family Foundation
Chaoyue Qi and Hang Liu
L Mirella and John Morra
L Ronald Veale ‘63
Serena Sun ‘10 and Liang Wang
Jiekun Wang and Liaoning Wang
L Lisa and Jason Yip
SILVER CIRCLE
($5,000 - $9,999)
Barclay Herod Family Foundation
Lillian and Anthony Cericola
Laura Barclay and Jason Herod
Lexus of Richmond Hill
L Tieny Ho and Ming Li
Steven Liao ‘01
L Ailene and Dan MacDougall
L Jefferson Mooney
Nexus Investments
Gerry and Anita Smith Family Foundation at the Toronto Foundation
George Vassallo
Lan Lin and Bo Wang
L Daniel Weinzweig
BLUE CIRCLE
($2,500 - $4,999)
Natalie and Eric Akbar
Jiangliu Feng and Yu Zhen Cao
Xi Cao and Mao Zhi Chan
L Licong Pan and Lixun Chen
L Susan and David Cooper
Marnee and Michael Da Ponte
Krystal and Ryan Davey
L Laurie and Corey DiCarlo
Mingjuan Wang and Mingjian Ding
Peter Dobbs ‘87
Xia Guo and Jianguo Duan
Enginess
Heather Gray
L Ling Zhou and Gangfeng He
Ling Zi Bai and Ping Huang
L Julia and Trevor Hunt
Ye Zhang and Zi Xuan Jia
Xiaoyu Cui and Yong Jiang
Monisha and Steve Johnstone
L Khanna Family Foundation
Qiqi Deng and Victor Liu ‘95
Yue Chen and Zhixin Liu
Hui Li and Lei Luo
Libertina Marra
Olga Morawczynski
Jin Ying Wang and Keo Hoa Quach
Roman Building Materials Ltd.
Nataliia Rumiantseva and Borys
Rumiantsev
Select Art Galleries
Sherry Barclay and Kevin Still
Terra Brook Homes Inc.
Wendy Jin and Minh Tran
Linna Zhang and Weitao Yao
Hao Chen and Rudy You
Xiaohui Gong and Zhong Zheng
Yan Sun and Mengli Zhou
Yan Ding and Jiang Zhu
CIRCLE MEMBERS
($1,000 - $ 2,499)
Parveen Khan and Akber Abbas
Sophia and Naresh Aggarwal
Qiongyin Huang and Wei Bai
L Christina and Sal Bianco
Nicole and Graham Birt
L Kirsten Nicolson and Brad Boland
L Josie Zhao and Bob Cai
Huilin Yang and Jia Pu Chen
Diana and Carlo Corsi
Jin Li and Xiang Cui
L Dr. Rolph Davis ‘60 and Mrs. Joan Davis
L Sarah Demarco
Chunhuan Qiu and Guangting Fan
L Kaia and Patrick Farmer
Bridget Kilgallon and Jason Foulds
Danielle and Kirk Francis
Ryan Francis ‘23
L Lingling Li and Jianning Fu
Man Lu Wang and Qiang Fu
Judy Chung and Raymond Fung
Gavin Gao
Peijie Zhu and Lianjun Gao
The Estate of R.J. Currie Gardner ‘40
Jinping Wang and Jie Han
Li Zeng and Yi He
L Krista Robinson-Holt and Derek Holt
Lanjun Li and Tao Hu
Xiaoqing Li and Bo Huang
Eva Huang
Jiajun Chen and Gu Huang
Zhenzhen Guo and Guanyu Huang
Xiaozhen Ruan and Haofu Huang
Weijia Sun and Ming Huo
Shujie Zhang and Yang Ji
Lufei Jia and Nan Jiang
Xiaoye Fan and Xuehong Jiang
L Yue Wang and Zhongjie Jiang
Qiang Kuang
Shudan Liao and Min Woo Kwon
L Linglan Shen and Shen Wei Lao
Elena Latapova and Albert Latapov
Ye Lu and Zhenyu Lei
Yinglu Kang and Boxi Li
Lili Chen and Jiannan Li
Jie Li and Junming Li
Jennifer Liu and Steven Li
Yawei Zhao and Zhengjun Li
Lifescape Construction
Yangjue Qiu and Haijin Lin
Fan Shi and Zhao Lin
Mary Lee and Huajian Liu
Lu Yang and Jiepeng Liu
Lian Ma and Litong Liu
Qin Chen and Nian Liu
Lu Zhang and XiaoYun Liu
Anitka Rolczewski-Louli and Michael Louli
Jenny Qi Jiang and Maozhou Lu
Liyi He and Yangsheng Luo
Ying Li and Yuchang Luo
Na Tang and Li Ma
L Amy and Robert MacAlpine
L Kelly and Malcolm Mason
L Arnold Massey
MCH Accounting Professional Corporation
L Renee and Rob Merrick
Gail Millar
Junko and Takuya Mizuno
L Heather Smith-Morton and Barclay
Morton
Carmen and Michael Neagoe
Thi Cam Nhung Nguyen and Viet
Anh Nguyen
Lin Zhao and Masahiro Ohe
Amber and Paul Perry
Prep Academy Tutors
L H and E Romkema
Yao Zhang and Huaying Rong
L Jessie-May Rowntree
Chris Schneider
L Diane and Sean Sexsmith-Brosseau
Xin Liu and Feng Shao
Corianne and Anthony Simpson
Stronach International Inc.
L Minna Sturrup
THE LAMP OF LEARNING, as found in the Pickering College crest, recognizes those who have given for the past five or more consecutive years.
L Lisa and Peter Sturrup
Subramanyam and Seshadri Family
Ying Zhuang and Huang Tang
L Lingling Song and Yun Teng
Trans4med by Digital
Yuxin Dong and Harry Nghia Tu
Rimma Barinshteyn and Sivan Tumarkin
Qiao Yang and Cheng Wang
L Jingyu Yang and Di Wang
Haoyang Liu and Jie Wang
Ruonan Zhang and Lei Wang
Na Mao and Qingping Wang
Xiaokun Li and Shimin Wang
Ying Gao and Tongle Wang
Qian Gong and Zhiwei Wang
William Waugh
David White ‘88
L Stephen Widdrington ‘83
L Patricia and Kevin Wietzes
Xueru Bao and Weiqiang Wu
Yi Wang and Tao Xue
Lili Wang and Wei Yang
Hong Mei Zheng and Ying Wen Ye
Man Ha Cheung and Hau Ming You
Binjing Yin and Kai Yu
Rongyi Zheng and Mingqi Yu
Anna Zalewska and Pawel Zalewski
Zhaohui Liu and Chao Zeng
L Lin Lin and Tao Zeng
L Alexander Zetzl ‘05
L Joan and Bert Zetzl
Cynthia Zhang ‘14
Jiezhi Wu and Lei Zhang
Cui Yi Liang and Shu Tao Zhang
Wei Chen and Yong Zhang
Yunfei He and Yong Zhang
Ting Zhao
Dan Wei and Yanpan Zhao
Biyu Yang and Zhenhua Zhao
Fan Yang and Pengkun Zhou
Ling Yang and Wei Zhou
Xin Hao and Yong Zhou
Ran Jin and Chunheng Zhu
Zihui Weng and Yihua Zhu
Anonymous (1)
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PARENT SUPPORT
Parveen Khan and Abker Abbas
Sophia and Naresh Aggarwal
Olubukola and Omogbolahan Ahmed
Natalie and Eric Akbar
Anurag Arun
Qiongyin Huang and Wei Bai
L Christina and Sal Bianco
L Kirsten Nicolson and Brad Boland
Nilgen Perez and William Bolivar
L Josie Zhao and Bob Cai
L Penny Lawson-Cameron and Scott Cameron
Jiangliu Feng and Yu Zhen Cao
Tina Robert and Richard Cazeau
Lillian and Anthony Cericola
Xi Cao and Mao Zhi Chan
Huilin Yang and Jia Pu Chen
L Licong Pan and Lixun Chen
L Susan and David Cooper
Diana and Carlo Corsi
L Naomi and Jamie Côté
Jin Li and Xiang Cui
Mirela Cusiac
Marnee and Michael Da Ponte
Krystal and Ryan Davey
Carrie and Rico Dente
Michelle and Richard De Ridder
L Laurie and Corey DiCarlo
Mingjuan Wang and Mingjian Ding
Xia Guo and Jianguo Duan
Paula and David Eichler
L Jessica and Jeff Ellis
Mimi Sakatos and Tommy Elovaris
Chunhuan Qiu and Guangting Fan
Qi Sun and Haixu Fang
Yi Zeng and Heng Fang
Melanie and James Fedigan
Kait and Andrew Finlay
L Zoe Roberts and David Fiscaletti
Bridget Kilgallon and Jason Foulds
Danielle and Kirk Francis
L Shelley and Jamie Frank
L Lingling Li and Jianning Fu
Man Lu Wang and Qiang Fu
Dejuan Kong and Benqiang Gao
Gavin Gao
Peijie Zhu and Lianjun Gao
Michelle Xu and Yan Gao
Jiani Qian and Yabin Ge
L Joanne and Christopher Golding
Lisa and David Graham
Heather Gray
L Ling Zhou and Gangfeng He
Li Zeng and Yi He
Felicia Anca Heidarpour Meymeh and Reza
Heidarpour Meymeh
Laura Barclay and Jason Herod
L Krista Robinson-Holt and Derek Holt
Tiffany and Dan Houle
Meng-Chen Lan and Chung Chiang Hu
Lanjun Li and Tao Hu
Xiaoqing Li and Bo Huang
Eva Huang
Jiajun Chen and Gu Huang
Zhenzhen Guo and Guanyu Huang
Xiaozhen Ruan and Haofu Huang
Ling Zi Bai and Ping Huang
L Julia and Trevor Hunt
Weijia Sun and Ming Huo
Tian Li and Weizhong Ji
Shujie Zhang and Yang Ji
Ye Zhang and Zi Xuan Jia
Lufei Jia and Nan Jiang
Xiaoye Fan and Xuehong Jiang
Xiaoyu Cui and Yong Jiang
L Yue Wang and Zhongjie Jiang
Monisha and Steve Johnstone
Prashanthy Karthigeyan
Caroline Chua and Shaqil Kassam
Lisa Simmonds-Kim and Thomas Kim
Qiang Kuang
Shudan Liao and Min Woo Kwon
Susan Lahey
L Linglan Shen and Shen Wei Lao
Elena Latapova and Albert Latapov
Ye Lu and Zhenyu Lei
Yinglu Kang and Boxi Li
Lili Chen and Jiannan Li
Jie Li and Junming Li
L Tieny Ho and Ming Li
Yu Jin and Ruibin Li
Jennifer Liu and Steven Li
Yawei Zhao and Zhengjun Li
L Dongfeng Xu and Zhifeng Li
Ann Xu and Yanbin Liang
Junyu Yuan and Kun Liao
L Yu Hsuan Lu and Chi Iuan Lin
Yangjue Qiu and Haijin Lin
Fan Shi and Zhao Lin
Chaoyue Qi and Hang Liu
Mary Lee and Huajian Liu
Lu Yang and Jiepeng Liu
Lian Ma and Litong Liu
Qin Chen and Nian Liu
Qiqi Deng and Victor Liu ‘95
Lu Zhang and XiaoYun Liu
Yue Chen and Zhixin Liu
Anitka Rolczewski-Louli and Michael Louli
Jenny Qi Jiang and Maozhou Lu
Hui Li and Lei Luo
Liyi He and Yangsheng Luo
Ying Li and Yuchang Luo
Na Tang and Li Ma
L Amy and Robert MacAlpine
Raman and Sanjay Madha
Libertina Marra
Maryam Atri and Reza Massir
Takae and Yoshitaka Matsumoto
L Erin and Blair Matthews
Ngoc Nguyen and Joshua Matthews
L Renee and Rob Merrick
Junko and Takuya Mizuno
Olga Morawczynski
L Heather Smith-Morton and Barclay Morton
Carmen and Michael Neagoe
Thi Cam Nhung Nguyen and Viet Anh Nguyen
Folasade Sam-Ogunbiyi and Samuel Ogunbiyi
Lin Zhao and Masahiro Ohe
Wendy and Brian O’Leary
Amber and Paul Perry
Lisa and Douglas Podd
Yiwen Liu and Shao Qiao
Jin Ying Wang and Keo Hoa Quach
L H and E Romkema
Yao Zhang and Huaying Rong
Tara and Michael Roy-DiClemente
Nataliia Rumiantseva and Borys Rumiantsev
L Diane and Sean Sexsmith-Brosseau
Xin Liu and Feng Shao
Ni Fang and Zhonghe Shui
Corianne and Anthony Simpson
Keltie and Todd Stewart
Shweta Seshadri and Pazambalacode
Subramanyam
Jinyan Zhang and Yingjie Sui
L Xiaozhou Sun
Ying Zhuang and Huang Tang
L Lingling Song and Yun Teng
Jeanette and Kevin Tomlinson
Wendy Jin and Minh Tran
L Jianmei Gao and Chi Kin Tsui
Yuxin Dong and Harry Nghia Tu
Rimma Barinshteyn and Sivan Tumarkin
Susanna Turner and Patrick Turner ‘97
Lan Lin and Bo Wang
Qiao Yang and Cheng Wang
L Jingyu Yang and Di Wang
Haoyang Liu and Jie Wang
Ruonan Zhang and Lei Wang
Jiekun Wang and Liaoning Wang
Na Mao and Qingping Wang
Xiaokun Li and Shimin Wang
Ying Gao and Tongle Wang
Qian Gong and Zhiwei Wang
L Patricia and Kevin Wietzes
Qian Wu
Xueru Bao and Weiqiang Wu
Shaozi Zhang and Xiaoqian Xie
Yi Wang and Tao Xue
Vivian Lee and Lei Yan
Qiong Shao and Peng Yang
Lili Wang and Wei Yang
Linna Zhang and Weitao Yao
Hong Mei Zheng and Ying Wen Ye
L Lisa and Jason Yip
Man Ha Cheung and Hau Ming Yiu
Hao Chen and Rudy You
Binjing Yin and Kai Yu
Lingli Wu and Lei Yu
Rongyi Zheng and Mingqi Yu
Lu Lin and Zhen Yu
Anna Zalewska and Pawel Zalewski
Zhaohui Liu and Chao Zeng
Peggy Pan and Qingyu Zeng
L Lin Lin and Tao Zeng
Jiezhi Wu and Lei Zhang
Cui Yi Liang and Shu Tao Zhang
Wei Chen and Yong Zhang
Yunfei He and Yong Zhang
Ting Zhao
Dan Wei and Yanpan Zhao
Biyu Yang and Zhenhua Zhao
Xiaohui Gong and Zhong Zheng
Jian Li Fan and Jubin Zhou
Yan Sun and Mengli Zhou
Fan Yang and Pengkun Zhou
Ling Yang and Wei Zhou
Xin Hao and Yong Zhou
Xiaojie Song and Yunzhuo Zhou
Ran Jin and Chunheng Zhu
Yan Ding and Jiang Zhu
Zihui Weng and Yihua Zhu
Anonymous (2)
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ALUMNI SUPPORT
1940s
In Memory of Richard Crowther ‘47
The Estate of R.J. Currie Gardner ‘40
The late Ed Richardson ‘45
Daniel Sherry ‘42
1950s
L Charles Beer ‘59
James Murray ‘57
Brian Purdy ‘56
Roger Warren ‘51
1960s
Jock Bates ‘61
L Robert Bryant ‘60
L Thomas Bryant ‘66
L Rolph Davis ‘60
L David Douglas ‘60
L Robert Rayner ‘62
L Robert Russel ‘67
L Herschell Sax ‘64
L Ronald Veale ‘63
1970s
Christopher Rogers ‘70
1980s
Jose Aguayo ‘86
L Stephen Barratt ‘86
Peter Dobbs ‘87
Jeffrey Forde ‘82
Eddie Lee ‘86
David White ‘88
L Stephen Widdrington ‘83
1990s
Robert Doyle ‘96
L Francis Fung ‘97
Bryan Jones ‘94
Victor Liu ‘95
L Raymond Ng ‘99
Patrick Turner ‘97
L Ryan Turner ‘99
2000s
Matthew Barbuto ‘02
Talia Black ‘07
Amanda Hamm ‘05
Bradley Lawson ‘03
Brett Lawson ‘02
Steven Liao ‘01
Caleb Sturrup ‘04
L Gareth Sturrup ‘09
Riane Tse ‘07
L Alexander Zetzl ‘05
STAFF AND FACULTY SUPPORT
Kylah Adams
L Joshua Armstrong
Alex Au Yong
Dina Baird
L Lotem Baram
L Patrice Barbanchon
L Elaine Barratt
Brendan Benson
Graham Birt
L Ethan Bishop
Loretta Brock
L Kim Browner
Carrington Bull
Victoria Campbell
L Susan Cartwright
L Gordon Chiu
Julie Clement
L Chris Collingham
Sabrina Collis
L Steve Cope
L Naomi Côté
L Michael Daleman
L Marc de la Bastide
L Sarah Demarco
L John Dew
L Janet Downer
L Donna Doyle
Nancy Elliott
Jessica Ellis
Kait Finlay
L David Fiscaletti
L Jay Fletcher
Nicole Foch ‘13
L Stephanie Forgie
L Shelley Frank
L Joanne Golding
Alex Grenier
Amanda Hamm ‘05
Julia Hunt
Lauren Hunt
Thanh Sang Huynh
Taylor Jennings
L Sheila Johnson
L Ian Johnston
L Elaine Kliem
L Penny Lawson-Cameron
Johanna Liburd
Cinde Lock
Rebecca MacDonald
Jeff Mason
L Laura Mason
L Arnold Massey
Erin Matthews
L Lisa Maunder
Karen McCallum-Ryan
Heather McDonald
L Carol McKnight
L Karen Meisel
L Renee Merrick
Shawna Modeste
L Shirley Moffett
L Nicole Murphy
L Rosanna Naccarata
Varathan Pathmanathan
L Laurie Philp
L Leila Picazo
Vanessa Poehlmann
L Helena Pollakova
Christine Rebelo
L John Robertson
L H Romkema
L Jessie-May Rowntree
Thomas Santowski
Jamie Savage
Alysa Scarcelli
Chris Schneider
Suman Seth
Brendan Shaffick
2010s
Kyle Foch ‘13
Nicole Foch ‘13
Serena Sun ‘10
Cynthia Zhang ‘14
2020s
Jack Barich ‘21
Tyler Dhanjal ‘21
Ryan Francis ‘23
Joseph Galeota ‘21
Michaela Morra ‘22
Omar Ozturk ‘21
William Porter ‘21
L Jason Simm
L Jason Smith
L Kim Smith
Heather Smith-Morton
L Gareth Sturrup ‘09
L Heather Suters
Julie Sym-Wilson
L Ricky Tam
L Dan Thompson
L Emily van Nostrand
William Waugh
Mike Weiler
L Ellen Wells
L Steve Wood
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PAST PARENTS, FORMER STAFF AND FACULTY, GRANDPARENTS AND FRIENDS SUPPORT
Diane Adamson-Brdar
L Ann and Simon Armstrong
David Badregon
John Paul Bailey
Barclay Herod Family Foundation
L J. E. (Tim) Benson
Darlene and Peter Blenich
L Chris Coyne
Jenna Desroches
Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated
L Beth Egan
L The Egan Family Foundation
L Diane and Beric Farmer
L The Farmer Family Foundation
L Kaia and Patrick Farmer
Donna and Allan Fordyce
Judy Chung and Raymond Fung
Karen Whetstone and Richard Geurts
Lisa and Martin Hambrock
L Alexis Hamilton
Jinping Wang and Jie Han
OTHER SUPPORT
PC POWER OF COMMUNITY
Barclay Herod Family Foundation
In Memory of Richard Crowther ‘47
Laura Barclay and Jason Herod
L Jane Lynes
The Rathlyn Foundation
William Waugh
YaShan Yu
GIFTS IN KIND
Estate of Charles F. Boyd
John Lockyer
Donald McLaren ‘76
Margaret McLaren
Kim Bilous and Darren Slind
ENDOWMENT GIFTS
L Elaine Barratt and Stephen Barratt ‘86
L Charles Beer ‘59
Bridget Kilgallon and Jason Foulds
Judy Chung and Raymond Fung
L Ailene and Dan MacDougall
The Rathlyn Foundation
L Robert Rayner ‘62
The late Ed Richardson ‘45
Gerry and Anita Smith Family Foundation at Toronto Foundation
Caleb Sturrup ‘04
L Minna Sturrup
L Lisa and Peter Sturrup
L Ronald Veale ‘63
L Daniel Weinzweig
David White ‘88
Cynthia Zhang ‘14
Angelica Ienceanu
L Beverly Jackson
Sabrine Hamia and Wasim Jarrah
L Nancy Kerswill
L Khanna Family Foundation
L Keith Kupsch
Erin Lamont
Ruizheng Wang and Michael Lao
Lifescape Construction
L Jane Lynes
Vida Sernas and Alan MacDonald
L Ailene and Dan MacDougall
Reika and Mitsuhiro Maeda
Katya Elizondo and Enrique Majos
L Kelly and Malcolm Mason
L Cathy and John McGill
MCH Accounting Professional Corporation
Gail Millar
Andres Mollejas
L Jefferson Mooney
L Mirella and John Morra
Nexus Investments
Linda and Raymond Nunn
Leigh and Rob Pitre
The Rathlyn Foundation
Claudia Schauer
Gerry and Anita Smith Family Foundation at the Toronto Foundation
Inga and Sven Stegelmann
Sherry Barclay and Kevin Still
L Minna Sturrup
L Lisa and Peter Sturrup
Sha Jiang and Yang Sun
Hong Yen Nguyen and Van Chi Tang
Trans4med by Digital
George Vassallo
Carol and Richard Verity
Liang Wang
L Daniel Weinzweig
YaShan Yu
L Joan and Bert Zetzl
Anonymous (2)
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EVENT SPONSORS, PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS
PCA HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE SOIREE AND HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE
Friday December 2 and Saturday December 3, 2022
Sponsors:
De Zen Family
Prep Academy Tutors
Select Art Galleries
Terra Brook Homes Inc.
Interior Designer/Decorator:
ADM Design Inc.
Floral Designer:
Brooke’s Flower Shop
Gift in Kind Sponsor:
The Rosarium Luxury Roses
Gift in Kind Donors:
Natlie Akbar, Rejuvena Medical Aesthetics
Pickering College Board of Directors
Seasons Floral Studio
Seasonal Boutique Vendors:
ADM Design Incorporated
Baked by Jenny
Bee Leaf Soap & Candle Company
Belmore Boutique
Bloom Floral Design Studio
Brooke’s Flower Shop
Catherine Mount Designs
Cheshire Games and Gifts
Chiara Naccarata
Cocoa 40 Inc.
Cowgirl Up with Green
Cozy Mitts by Lorraine
Earth Songs Studio
Elyssa Kissable
GBM Sales
Grand Entrance Design
Homemade by Melissa
In My Minds Eye
JB’s Things
Jewels by Afrodite
Juliana Paige Jewellery
Kate Ward Designs
Klayr Designs
La gabbia Grill & Bar
Lemonwood Luxury Group
Lfgnomes
Local Bliss
Love My Leggs
LUXFINDZ
Miglio Jewellery
Mill Street Design & Staging Inc.
Neal Brothers Foods Inc.
Need the Heat
New Leaf Woodworks
Poppys Collection
Quirk Society / Hobb’s Hamlet
Red Thread Brewing Co.
Scents of Nature
Scentsy - Salima McKinney
Select Art Galleries
Spahket Natural Luxury
Splurge Gifts
Stone Pony Pottery
Taste of the Grille
The Creative Atelier Cakery
The Joy of Harvest
The Pink Tree Couture
The Sock Den
Timeless Harmony Spa
Touch of Gem
Wildflowers Pottery
Wink n Wave
PCA SPRING LUNCHEON
Wednesday April 26, 2023
Gift in Kind Donors:
Bee Leaf Soap & Candle Company
The Blenich Family
Flossy’s Flower Truck
La Brehandaise Market
Nature’s Emporium
Need the Heat
New Leaf Woodworks
Niknak Knits
Sea and Earth
Sonia Faye Designs
H20 BEYOND THE REEF GALA
Saturday May 27, 2023
Premier Presenting Sponsor:
HBNG Charitable Foundation
Diamond Sponsor:
L The Egan Family Foundation
Platinum Sponsor:
Lexus of Richmond Hill
L John, Mirella and Michaela Morra
Wine Sponsor: Enginess
Teacher Table Sponsor:
L Diane and Beric Farmer
Late Night Snack Sponsor:
The Wietzes Family
Advertising Sponsor:
Hummingbird Lawyers
Donors:
L Julia and Trevor Hunt
Stronach International Inc.
Gift in Kind Donors:
Artage Portraits
Aurora 20/20 - Dr. Robert J. MacAlpine
BIMM
Jia (Ina) Chen
EF Trading
EVOKE Learning
Mary Gordon
Grayscale Fine Portraits
Howard Jewellers
Hui (Jenny) Li
The Piano Studio
Polo for Heart
Polo Management Services
Red Salamander
Scuba 2000
Select Art Galleries
Silver Lakes Golf & Country Club
St. Andrew’s East Golf and Country Club
Studio Five Hair
TonYc Salon & Spa
Jim Waters
CHARLES F. BOYD INVITATIONAL GOLF
TOURNAMENT
Thursday June 22, 2023
Presenting Sponsor:
HBNG Charitable Foundation
Gold Sponsor:
Roman Building Materials Ltd.
Bronze Sponsor:
BBL CleanAir
Hole Sponsors:
L Advertek Printing
Aramark Canada Ltd.
Athletify Golf and Physio
Aurora 20/20 - Dr. Robert J. MacAlpine
Crate Designs Furniture
Diamond Groundskeeping Services Ltd.
Osborne Goddard Team @ RE/MAX
Terra Brooks Homes Inc.
Bo Wang
York Pediatric Psychology
Beat the Pro Sponsor:
Prep Academy Tutors
Gift in Kind Donors:
Ainsworth Inc.
Bike Sports
Innovatex Solutions Inc.
Pheasant Run Golf Club
Sanctuary Day Spas
Shawneeki Golf Club
Silver Lakes Golf & Country Club
The Contemporary Craftsman
Tracer Golf
Wellington Aurora Dental
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WEST LAKE HOUSE DONORS
Thanks to our generous donors, we have raised $29,955,000 for West Lake House. Your support has made our shared vision a reality. We are delighted you have chosen to join us in this exciting project and look forward to celebrating the opening of West Lake House in Spring 2025.
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Masayo and Norimichi Adachi
Aecon
Sophia and Naresh Aggarwal
The late Henry Aguayo ‘48
David Allan ‘02
Philip Allan ‘71
Debbie Khan and Ali Alshubil
Katie Armitage ‘04
L Ann and Simon Armstrong
Margalit Gavrilov and Kourosh Asgari
Baljit and Salim Bardai
Kim and Alan Barlow
L Elaine Barratt and Stephen Barratt ‘86
Jock Bates ‘61
L Charles Beer ‘59
Jim Beer ‘63
Roxana and Jean-Pierre Berlan
Dawn and David Beswick
L Christina and Sal Bianco
Diane Li and James Bihari
Talia Black ‘07
L Kirsten Nicolson and Brad Boland
James Brown ‘69
The late Bill Bryant ‘58
L Robert Bryant ‘60
Patricia and Donald Cameron
Susan Cameron
Susann Cannon
The Cannon and Trussell Families
Vanessa and Donald Carson
CAS Accounting for Insurance Inc.
Lillian and Anthony Cericola
Xi Cao and Mao Zhi Chan
Susan and Edward Chant
James Christakis
Eunyoung Lee and Chansoo Chung
L Susan and David Cooper
Miren Edurne Aguayo and Santiago Cortina
George Cox ‘57
YanLin Liu and Dongtai Cui
Jin Li and Xiang Cui
Eleanor and Troy Cumiskey
Krystal and Ryan Davey
Andie and Kevin Desforges
Angelina De Zen and Family
Direct IT Recruiting Inc.
Greg Dopulos ‘68
Arthur Dorland
L David Douglas ‘60
Xia Guo and Jianguo Duan
Robyn and Tony Eames
The late Hugh Edighoffer ‘47
L Beth Egan
L The Egan Family Foundation
Mimi Sakatos and Tommy Elovaris
Richard Elston ‘56
Tom Everson ‘84
L Diane and Beric Farmer
L The Farmer Family Foundation
Mitchell Fasken ‘74
Diane and Brian FitzGerald
Debbie and Adam Floyd
Sharon and Wayne Ford
Jeffrey Forde ‘82
Donna and Allan Fordyce
Man Lu Wang and Qiang Fu
Alexis and Roland Furlan
Karen Whetstone and Richard Geurts
L Joanne and Christopher Golding
The late Janice Fleming-Gole and Robert Gole
Michelle Zhang and Bin Gong
Lisa and David Graham
Carol and Peter Grys
The late James Harrison ‘47
The late Nicolee Hathaway
Kenneth Hills ‘59
Xiaoqing Li and Bo Huang
Eva Huang
Anthony Jackson ‘79
L Beverly Jackson
Natalie Owen-James and Michael
James
Taylor Jennings
Shujie Zhang and Yang Ji
Xiaoyu Cui and Yong Jiang
L Yue Wang and Zhongjie Jiang
Maria Jordan
Zahra Kara
Kelly Gallacher and Perry Kereakou
L Khanna Family Foundation
Elham Ardestani-Zadeh and Vahid
Khansari
Yoko and Sadahito Kimata
Donald King ‘46
Heather King
Cathy Christakis-Kiriakou and Nick
Kiriakou
Mukta and Murali Krishnan
Krishnan Medicine Professional Corporation
Erin Lamont
Catherine and Christopher Lane
Elena Latapova and Albert Latapov
Peter Lau ‘82
Yim Yin Yung and Terrence Lau
In Memory of James A. Lawson by the late Patricia Lawson, Penny Lawson-Cameron and Pamela Lawson
Mary Madigan-Lee and Heward
Lee ‘78
May Ling Ng and Wai Leung
The late Wilson Leung ‘79
Yinglu Kang and Boxi Li
L Tieny Ho and Ming Li
Jennifer Liu and Steven Li
Zhao Hui Li
Yawei Zhao and Zhengjun Li
Wang Chiung-Liao and LongShing Liao
Steven Liao ‘01
Chaoyue Qi and Hang Liu
Qin Chen and Nian Liu
Qiqi Deng and Victor Liu ‘95
Yue Chen and Zhixin Liu
Lone Star Group of Companies Limited
Weiping Lu
L Jane Lynes
Vida Sernas and Alan MacDonald
L Ailene and Dan MacDougall
The late Michael Mackenzie ‘45
Janice Wang and Chi Hsiung Mao
Libertina Marra
L Kelly and Malcolm Mason
Veronica and Paul Mason
Mason’s Masonry Supply Ltd.
L Arnold Massey
L Cathy and John McGill
Victoria and Michael McGinn
MCH Accounting Professional Corporation
Kellie and Sean McKay
Donald McLaren ‘76
The late Brian Meharg ‘78
John Meisel ‘43
L Renee and Rob Merrick
Pierre Mevissen
Gail Millar
Lisa Campeis and Eric Milligan
Rocklyn Mohammed ‘93
Gillian and Graeme Montgomery
Olga Morawczynski
L Mirella and John Morra
James Murray ‘57
Daniel Nelson
Clara and Johnny Ng
The late Doris Nicolson
Mary Jane and John Omand
Laura Padula
Cora Pataran ‘24
Varathan Pathmanathan
Lori and Jim Pedersen
Patrick Peotto
Amber and Paul Perry
Wei and Brian Porter
Ashley Powell
Jill Powell
Matt Powell
William Powell
Juli and Paul Prochazka
Kathy and Ian Proudfoot
Brian Purdy ‘56
The Rathlyn Foundation
Xiaojun Wu and Guorong Ren
Brian Reynolds ‘70
Lorena Rodriguez
Christopher Rogers ‘70
David Rogers ‘76
L Jessie-May Rowntree
Stephen Rudberg ‘82
L Robert Russel ‘67
Tanja and Dirk Schaefer
Magdalena (Meg) Searles
Jocelyn Yee and Simon Seow
Colleen Sexsmith
L Diane and Sean Sexsmith-Brosseau
Karen and Ron Sharpe
The late Martin Shubik ‘43
Corianne and Anthony Simpson
Kim Bilous and Darren Slind
T. Ann Smiley
Gerry and Anita Smith Family
Foundation at Toronto Foundation
Bo and Orest Sochaniwskyj
Darla and Peter Somerville
Dag Spicer ‘80
The late Jim Spring ‘47
Janice and Nelson Squires
Linda and Mitchell Stevenson
Mary Stevenson and the late Robert Stevenson
Sherry Barclay and Kevin Still
L Minna Sturrup
L Lisa and Peter Sturrup
Subramanyam and Seshadri Family
Jiage Guo and Chenggang Sun
Sha Jiang and Yang Sun
Sylvester Legacy Inc.
Julie Sym-Wilson
Grace Lin and Chih-Lang Tai
Ivy Tan
Tim Hortons – The Floyd Family
Townline Self-Storage
Trans4med by Digital
Belinda and Mark Trussell
L Jianmei Gao and Chi Kin Tsui
Susanna Turner and Patrick Turner ‘97
L Ryan Turner ‘99
Tony Van Bynen
The late Roger Veale ‘61
Karen Benson and Ron Veitch ‘69
Carol and Richard Verity
Duncan Walker ‘69
Lan Lin and Bo Wang
Anna Hu and Dali Wang
Helen Pei and Harry Wang
Serena Sun ‘10 and Liang Wang
Jiekun Wang and Liaoning Wang
Sheila and James Waters
Wayne Ford Sales Limited
David White ‘88
L Patricia and Kevin Wietzes
Yun Mi Lee and Bong Cheol Woo
Mary Zhou and Jack Xuan
Vivian Lee and Lei Yan
Samuel Yen ‘89
L Lisa and Jason Yip
Man Ha Cheung and Hau Ming Yiu
Nicole Cortese and Paul Yue
Anna Zalewska and Pawel Zalewski
Jane Zavitz
Li Liu and Fanyi Zeng
Peggy Pan and Qingyu Zeng
L Alexander Zetzl ‘05
Lu Chen and Jigui Zhang
Karen Lin and Jim Zhang
Hongxia Chen and Shouping Zhang
Xi Zhang
Wanping Zhang and Zhenchen
Zhang
Yuji Xing and Biwu Zhao
Jian Li Fan and Jubin Zhou
Yan Sun and Mengli Zhou
Xiaojie Song and Yunzhuo Zhou
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The transformative power of philanthropy
Daniel Weinzweig’s relationship with Pickering College began over 30 years ago, when his son Josh began at the school in Grade 9.
“He was a bit irascible and resistant; he had no interest in going away to school when he could be happily causing trouble at home,” he chuckles. “It was a great relief to me when he was accepted at Pickering, and I think it turned out to be the right decision, the right place for Josh, because he thrived and every year he was there he did better and was happier. It improved his demeanor and his academics, and it was primarily because of the people at the school and the values the school stands behind.”
Daniel credits the school for the way they embraced the late Joshua Weinzweig ’91 and did not shy away from a challenge. “There was so much love and understanding, and so much compassion and empathy. No student could resist it! And it shaped Josh— they were the best years of his life.”
To this day, Daniel remains close with Josh’s friends and classmates at school, particularly Rocklyn Mohammed ‘93 (who lives in Trinidad) and Laurence Jones ‘91 (who lives in London).
“Laurence called me last year to tell me he took Josh’s name for his Hebrew name at his Bar Mitzvah because Laurence found out that he was Jewish,” says Daniel. “It was very special. These are inexplicable connections in life that you cannot explain logically, but they’re magical and it was alchemy
that all of this happened, which was wonderful for Josh but it did a lot for me and my family.”
To honour Josh’s memory, over two decades ago Daniel approached the school with an idea for a creative writing program.
“Josh’s passion for creative writing, his interest in literature and poetry, which was nurtured by his teacher Dean Gessie, who was a great support and inspiration,” he explains. “His grandmother, Helen Weinzweig, was a well-known author—they used to talk about writing a lot. They had a great relationship around his interest in writing. But it was also the school itself—from his difficult adolescent years to his maturation—the staff and teachers, and his friendships with fellow students, were very important to him.
From day one, the Joshua Weinzweig Creative Program was embraced by the school, and for that, Daniel is grateful.
“Charitable giving is building a relationship with a cause or mission that touches you,” he says. “When I think of my son Josh, it was education, and it was specifically Pickering College. But I wanted to have a legacy for him at the school. It’s about making a difference and having impact and inspiring others to join you in that mission.”
After witnessing the transformative impact of the creative writing program, Daniel’s commitment to Pickering College deepened. To ensure that future generations of students would benefit from similar opportunities, Daniel has left the school a legacy gift in his will to ensure the endowment for
the Joshua Weinzweig Creative Writing Program will continue in perpetuity. “It’s important to identify causes and organizations that have been important to you in your life and to remember them in your will,” says Daniel “It’s probably one of the easiest ways to make a charitable donation, it’s impactful and makes a difference”
With his ongoing support, the Joshua Weinzweig Creative Writing Program continues to grow and evolve in wonderful, creative ways that are opening students’ imaginations to what is possible.
“I am excited about the idea that there are new initiatives, and the way the school is opening up the program to cross-pollination with the theatre program, with CHOP FM, and across a range of media, whether it’s podcasting or video, to enhance the student experience,” he says “It’s a great opportunity to adapt the program to the future of where students might apply these skills later in life, whether it is professionally or just a matter of their interest, and where they might take it” In terms of what advice he might offer others when it comes to charitable giving, Daniel says that it’s important to identify a need and then give from your heart—the benefits you receive as a donor far exceed the gift to the beneficiary.
“As a donor, I’m part of an institution that is making young people’s lives better and preparing them for the world in a way that I think makes their lives better in the future. To me, that is what I take away from the relationship with Pickering College and it has just been a fantastic part of my life”
Photography: Tom Sandler
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Gratitude through generosity
Upon graduation from Pickering College in 2023, Ryan Francis ‘23 gifted the school to show his appreciation for its integral role in shaping him both academically and personally.
Ryan purchased a table for the Dining Hall where he spent many happy advisor and class lunches since beginning his time at Pickering College in Grade 7. This generous gesture was both to give back to the community that has meant so much to him as well as to inspire others to leave a lasting mark on the school.
“(Coming to Pickering College) was one of the best decisions that we made, and so I just wanted to contribute because it had such a big impact on my life,” he says.
Reflecting on his time at PC, Ryan says he was surrounded by a group of friends with whom he moved through the grades, and they would always look at the back of chairs and the tables in the Dining Hall to see if they recognized anyone.
“There were a lot of students in the upper years whose families we reminisced about, because we knew them from when they were at the school, and so I wanted to have that sort of lasting impact because I know a lot of people in the lower grades,” he explains.
When asked about the inspiration for his generosity, Ryan speaks of his early years of giving through organizations such as World Vision that left an indelible mark and connected him with similarly aged children around the globe. This experience sowed the seeds of a desire to make a lasting impact and to widen that impact to more than just one individual.
His family has also played a key role in influencing his philanthropic focus. Ryan, who is completing his first year of a business administration degree with aspirations to major in honours finance, is at St. Francis Xavier University and is a fourth-generation St. FX student in his family.
“Since my parents are generous donors to educational causes, I hope to follow in their footsteps in the future,” he acknowledges, recognizing the profound impact education can have on shaping lives.
Ryan says staying involved with Pickering College after graduation remains a priority. He visits the school whenever he is back home to see his family and has continued to maintain strong ties with teachers whom he credits as having made a tremendous impact on his life, including Mrs. Lawson-Cameron and his advisor Mr. Johnston.
When asked about his advice for fellow alumni who may be interested in making a meaningful difference through philanthropy, Ryan advocates for the power of participation. He stresses that the spirit of giving, no matter the size of the gift, is what makes a significant difference.
“It doesn’t have to be large, donate anything that helps. Whether it’s a large donation or small, however much you donate does make a difference and recognizes what a phenomenal school it is,” he says.
Ryan looks forward to continuing to show his deep appreciation for Pickering College as he volunteers to help the current Grade 12 students transition to university by sharing his experiences, later this spring.
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LAMPLIGHTERS
Giving for tomorrow, today.
The school’s symbol is a lamp, the lamp of learning that our caring community of Lamplighters keep well-lit by gifting Pickering College through their wills, estates, and life insurance.
Committing to a planned gift ensures that your legacy lives on at Pickering College for generations to come.
PC LAMPLIGHTERS
Ralph Barnes ’67
L Charles Beer ’59
Kim Bilous
The late Charles Boyd
Jeffrey Forde ’82
Jack Houghton ’47
John Lockyer
The late Ed Richardson
L Robert Russel ’67
Adam Shully ’78
Wolf Smith-Butz ’73
Ron Veitch ’69
L Daniel Weinzweig
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Interested in learning more or joining the Lamplighters? Or have you already included Pickering College in your estate planning? Please contact Julie Sym-Wilson at 905-895-1120 ext. 254 or by email at jsym-wilson@pickeringcollege.on.ca.
BOARD MEMBERS 2022-2023
Mirella Morra, Chair
Patrick Turner ‘97, Vice-Chair
Sherry Barclay
Stephen Barratt ‘86
Sal Bianco
Susan Cooper
Beric Farmer
Thomas Kim
Olga Morawczynski
Riane Tse ‘07
Jason Yip
CORPORATION MEMBERS 2022-2023
Eric Akbar
Sherry Barclay
Stephen Barratt ‘86
Sal Bianco
Reuben Bonerath
Vanessa Carson
Susan Cooper
Michael Da Ponte
Peter Dobbs ‘87
Beric Farmer
Jason Foulds
Jason Herod
Barbara Horvath
Eva Huang
Trevor Hunt
Thomas Kim
Heward Lee ‘78
Vivian Lee
Kelly Mason
Isaias Medina III ‘85
Olga Morawczynski
Mirella Morra
Daniel Nelson
Ivan Pooran ‘82
Kurt Richardson ‘02
Krystie Robinson-Vincent
Tara Roy-DiClemente
Claudia Schauer
Colleen Sexsmith
Adam Shully ‘78
Riane Tse ‘07
Patrick Turner ‘97
Ron Veitch ‘69
Duncan Walker ‘69
Mareena Wallace ‘13
Bo Wang
Roger Warren ‘51
Lee Webb
Kevin Wietzes
Jason Yip
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