Autumn foundation report

2014

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Foundation Report 2014

New UHKF to result in better reporting to you

Four hospital foundations amalgamate into new UHKF

For more than 35 years, foundation representatives have worked with donors and organizations who want to provide financial support for equipment, programs, patient care space, education and research in Kingston’s hospitals.

In 2005, the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF) was created to serve as the joint fundraising arm for all three hospitals – Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Hotel Dieu Hospital and Providence Care. UHKF worked closely with the KGH Foundation, Jeanne Mance Foundation (Hotel Dieu) and Providence Care Foundation, sharing revenue and expenses with each of these foundations.

An incredible summer of community events: UHKF and Kingston’s hospitals have been blessed with a number of wonderful community events raising funds to support local care. Above, Edmonton Oilers forward Taylor Hall takes a moment to chat with Lucas Pollard and Aly Davis – two children who know the impact that cancer can have on a family. Together they celebrated the success of the fourth annual James Braden Ford Skate with Taylor Hall event which raised $23,601 for the Children's Cancer Fund at Kingston General Hospital. Check out the UHKF Facebook page for more photos of the many events that have been held over the summer months. Thank you to everyone who is making a difference!

The three hospital foundations retained responsibility for investments, — Please see “Amalgamate” page 8

inside Executive Director’s message

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Celebration of giving

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Cheers! To Your Health

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Monthly giving profile

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Supporting new skin cancer clinic 6 Women’s Giving Circle

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Message from the UHKF Executive Director

Cheers to you and yours for a healthy autumn The words “hospital” and “hospitality” are derived from the same Latin word hospes - meaning “stranger” and also “guest,” depending on the context. Most of the English words derived from hospes convey caring, support, kindness and generosity.

generosity, compassion and vision.

Denise Cumming

The word “community” can be defined as “a group of people with a common character.” This word perfectly describes the more than 10,000 donors who send us gifts each year. They share the characteristics of

This autumn, we’re launching a new opportunity for you – our community of hospital champions – to share your generous spirit by extending hospitality to guests, friends and strangers on our behalf.

We hope you will join in our Cheers!

To Your Health month and invite your friends for a meal or activity. With your support, we’ll help fund a new Magnetic Resonance Imaging system

for highly specialized care.

Your gathering can be as informal or sophisticated as you like. You simply issue the invitation, host the event and encourage your friends to make an online gift to UHKF equivalent to what they would typically spend on a nice night out. And we all win with a new MRI on the horizon.

Cheers to you and yours for a healthy, happy autumn!

Yes, I/we want to support our hospitals

Cut out this form and mail to: University Hospitals Kingston Foundation · Suite 4· 55 Rideau Street · Kingston · Ontario · K7K 2Z8

I want to make a donation

□ A one-time gift of $ □ A monthly gift of $

(make cheque payable to UHKF) (you may change or cancel at any time – receipts for monthly donations will be issued on a yearly consolidated basis)

Method of Payment □ Pre-Authorized debit: I have enclosed a blank cheque marked "VOID". Please withdraw above amount on the Signature: □ Please charge my □ Visa □ MasterCard I authorize UHKF to charge my credit card on the Card#:

day of each month.

day of each month for the amount above.

Exp.Date: / □ Personal □ Business

Signature of Card Holder:

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□ I have included Kingston hospitals in my estate plans and would like to be a member of the Evergreen Society.

I would like to see my donation:

Make your gift a Tribute in honour of someone who has touched your life and we will notify the individual of your tribute.

□ Shared where needed most to benefit the hospitals or □ (please specify)

Name of Honouree:

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Contact Information

We recognize donors by name in our publications: □ I do not wish my name to be published

Reason for Gift: Tax receipts will be issued for all qualifying gifts of $20 or over, or upon request.

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Celebration of Giving

Our donors are making a big difference On June 19, University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF) thanked its many donors and supporters at a special Celebration of Giving event.

“We are so grateful for the generosity of the community,” noted UHKF Executive Director Denise Cumming.

“We are two-thirds of the way to our $3 million goal for a new Centre for Patient-Oriented Research at Kingston General Hospital. In July, we celebrated the opening of an expanded eye clinic area at Hotel Dieu Hospital – an expansion that was fully funded through donations. And a number of new hi-low beds and ceiling-mounted lifts have been purchased at Providence Care, thanks to donor support.”

outstanding volunteer efforts in the solicitation of donations benefiting Kingston’s university hospitals through an event, organized campaign or informal activity.

The recipient of the 2014 Ian Wilson Award Sherri McCullough is congratulated by Ian Wilson after he prefor Volunteerism sented her with the 2014 Ian Wilson Award for Volunteerism in in Fundraising was Fundraising. Sherri is a dedicated supporter of our hospitals. long-time Hotel This year, one Davies Award for PhilDieu Hospital anthropic Leadership was presented, volunteer and Board Chair Sherri and it went to the Run/Walk CommitMcCullough. Sherri appreciates and tee for the Child Development Centre respects the culture, mission and (CDC).

Two special awards were presented at values across Kingston’s hospitals, the event. The first was the Ian Wilson acting as an ambassador whenever the This group is made up of devoted staff Award, which is presented annually to opportunity arises. from the Child Development Centre an individual who has demonstrated at Hotel Dieu Hospital. They donate The prestigious their time to organize and host a famDavies Awards ily run/walk to raise funds for needed are awarded anequipment and other supports for nually by UHKF their pediatric clients. to individuals or organizations who have demon- They are leaders in their work and in strated outstand- their giving spirit, leading by example ing philanthropic in support of the clients and families with whom they partner. leadership benefiting Kingston’s university hospi- In addition to the award presentations, updates were provided by the tals and the proChief Executive Officers of each of the vision of health three hospitals. Special guest Magcare for the Tim Davies (left) presented the Davies Award for Philanthropic people of Kingston gie Shannan also shared her story Leadership to the Run/Walk Committee for the Child Developof recovery. A video of the event is and Southeastern ment Centre at Hotel Dieu Hospital. Accepting the award are available on the UHKFdn YouTube Ontario.

Emily Jackson, Marvin Switzer and Margaret Van Beers. channel. •

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Cheers! To Your Health dinner parties

New event aims to maximize support for MRI After 30 years of successful Black Tie Evening dinners, we thought it may be time to change up the signature event in support of Kingston General Hospital.

With an eye to an event where costs are minimized in order to ensure a greater proportion of funds raised are able to support the purchase of equipment, UHKF is launching a new event called Cheers! To Your Health.

Cheers! is a month-long, region-wide celebration aimed at involving virtually anyone who has benefited from patient care, education or research at KGH. It’s a simple concept that involves people holding dinners or events across the region throughout the month of October.

It’s up to the host of each party to determine what a “dinner party” means to them, to come up with a menu and to invite their guests. While the host covers the cost of the meal, the guests are asked to make a contribution (for which they will receive a charitable receipt).

The request for funds can be made through the invitation process – in print or by email. UHKF will provide invitations or e-invitation templates to each host. Guests will also be able to conveniently make their donations online in advance or through donation envelopes provided by UHKF.

KGH. It is the only place in our region where the most complex scans can take place.

A special community Cheers! To Your Health dinner is also being held on November 1, for those who may wish to participate but who do not want to hold their own dinner party.

If you are interested in more information or in hosting a Cheers! To Your Health dinner party, contact Gary or JoAnne at UHKF at 613-549-5452 ext. 5915 or 5916. •

Funds raised this year will be used for the purchase and installation of a much-needed second MRI machine at KGH. This second MRI will help the talented staff at KGH access the diagnostic information they need – when they need it, to best provide care for our friends, family members and neighbours.

The need is clear. At any given time, there are 850 people waiting for an MRI at

In an effort to kick off the Cheers! event and test the online giving pages, UHKF’s Board Chair Ian Wilson and Donna Stoness hosted a Cheers! garden party in July at their beautiful home. Thank you to Ian and Donna for hosting this wonderful event and to everyone who attended.

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A lasting legacy

Mr. Andre’s legacy of care touches many lives When people make a charitable gift to Kingston’s hospitals through UHKF, they do so for very personal reasons.

Each reason is as unique as each supporter.

We are pleased to share with you the story of Mr. William Neil Andre, whose legacy gift is today making a difference in the lives of people who receive care in Kingston’s hospitals.

In life, Mr. Andre made a difference in the lives of many through his 25-year career as a public servant with Citizenship and Immigration. When he passed away in November 2012 at the age of 87, the youngest son of TA Andre and Sarah Bailey left a significant bequest for each of Kingston’s hospitals, wanting to ensure the funds were used for a specific project.

Working together with the executrix of Mr. Andre’s estate, UHKF ensured his legacy gifts to Kingston General Hospital, Hotel Dieu Hospital and Providence Care were aligned with Mr. Andre’s wishes.

the purchase of hi-low electrical beds and ceiling lifts at St. Mary’s of the Lake Hospital. Key to the delivery of the best patient outcomes, these beds are an important piece of equipment and are in constant demand, as they require replacement after several years of use.

Expansion of eye clinics at Hotel Dieu Mr. Andre’s bequest also helped UHKF raise the funds needed for expansion of the busy eye clinic area at Hotel Dieu Hospital. Funded 100 per cent by the community, the much-needed expansion added five treatment rooms, a new photography and diagnostics lab and an additional seating area.

Building a new Providence Manor Mr. Andre’s bequest will also help with the future redevelopment of the 243bed Providence Manor long-term care home. Staff at the Manor help enhance the quality of life by meeting each resident’s physical, emotional, spiritual and social needs. Providence Manor also has a dedicated veterans’ area, a secure Alzheimer unit and two beds for short respite stays.

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More room was needed in the clinic, as the number of patients who Centre for Patient-Oriented Research rely on the Mr. Andre’s bequest brings us closer clinic continues to raising the $3 million required to to grow due build a Centre for Patient-Oriented to our aging Research at KGH. This facility will lay population. By the groundwork for the next generanext year, it is tion of disease prevention, diagnosis expected there and tratement. will be 75,000 patient visits Comfort and Care at St. Mary’s – double the Another area where Mr. Andre’s benumber just five quest is making a difference is through years ago.

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Community shows it cares

Event equips new skin cancer clinic at KGH On May 25, the Tir nan Og pub in the Prince George Hotel was transformed back in time to the 70s and 80s when it was Dollar Bill’s, a local hot spot where some of the greatest international acts came to play live music.

True to its form, the stage was set for the An Evening at Dollar Bill’s event, with a number of well-known performers taking the stage in support of equipping a new skin cancer clinic at the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario at Kingston General Hospital.

Stephen Berofe and Peter Lloyd had teamed up to form the Dollar Bill’s Apex Group, after recognizing the value of recordings made from many of the performances back in the days of Dollar Bill’s that were aired on local radio. It took more than year for the duo to select 61 tracks and to have them digitally re-mastered, working with 15 artists to put together a limited edition four-CD set of Live from Dollar Bill’s: Bootlegger’s Legacy.

Each of the 300 attendees at the sold out Evening at Dollar Bill’s received a copy – and the remaining 200 are being sold for $100 each.

On July 29, Stephen and Peter presented UHKF with $30,000, funds raised to date in order to support the purchase of equipment at the cancer centre. “We are extra blessed in this program to receive gifts from donors,” said Brenda Carter, Vice President of Regional Cancer Services at KGH. The funds will be used for the purchase of equipment for a new skin

cancer treatment clinic that begins in September.

Until now, people from our region had to travel to other centres to receive this type of skin cancer care.

Kelly Bodie, program manager for oncolPictured are (l-r): Dollar Bill’s Apex Group volunteers Janie Haig ogy, told Peter and Stephen Berofe, UHKF Board Chair Ian Wilson, Dollar Bill’s and Stephen “the Apex Group volunteers Kim Johnston and Peter Lloyd, VP Regional donations that Cancer Services Brenda Carter and Program Manager of Cancer you have so Services at KGH Kelly Bodie. generously given us will be used to purchase specific from Dollar Bill’s donation, there’s no surgical beds for these patients so that question that it can be done. the care team – the physicians and nurses – will be able to get closer to Ian Wilson, Chair of the UHKF Board the patient, and do the skin surveys, of Directors, reminded those gathered skin biopsies and treat small lesions in that it is important for everyone to a very efficient manner.” understand that these types of beds don’t come from the Ontario governIt is a special bed that can be raised ment. Our hospitals receive excellent and lowered to ensure comfort for support from the province for day-toboth the patient and the care team. day operational needs, but it is up to Kelly suggested that they may be able our local communities to raise funds to purchase three of these beds with for necessary items such as these spethe funds raised. cialty beds.

Brenda recalled the time when planning was underway for the new skin cancer clinic and the care team providers wondered whether they would be able to equip the space with quality equipment that is available in other leading centres. Thanks to the Live

Drop by the UHKF office at 55 Rideau Street, Suite 4, to purchase Live from Dollar Bill’s merchandise (CDs, hoodies, tshirts, etc.) The office is open weekdays from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm.

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Pooling of resources helps spark discoveries

Want to help find better treatment or a cure?

Women’s Giving Circle grants trigger discovery Do you ever wonder how your personal donation could make a difference in the fight against cancer — or in any other medical area?

Dr. Michael Rauh, an assistant professor in pathology and molecular medicine and a clinician scientist at Kingston General Hospital, is pleased to talk about the difference that donors –just like you – can make in supporting clinical research.

Dr. Rauh was awarded one of the first three grants ever provided by the UHKF’s Women’s Giving Circle. With those funds, he conducted some critical research that has sparked further grants from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research and the Canadian Cancer Society. These grants are today helping him advance the work of his team in the fight against blood cancers.

His research is aimed at providing earlier diagnosis for people with myeloid cancer that will result in earlier treatment. It is hoped that it will also lead to the identification of factors that will enable care providers to better tailor treatment (known as personalized medicine) for this special population of patients.

Dr. Rauh would like to thank each and every member of UHKF’s Women’s Giving Circle – a group of women who contribute $500 a year to support medical research. Their funds are pooled and together, the members select an area for research to support.

In the fall of 2013, they selected acute pain management as a broad area to focus their grants in 2014. A call for proposals was issued and two projects were selected.

Christine Knott receives a research grant from the Women’s Giving Circle Chair Gillian Little.

Recipients of those projects joined together with members of the circle to share information about their research areas in June. The first project is led by Christine Knott, PhD (who together with Mary Ann McColl, PhD) is working at better understanding how hospital encounters can be prevented through the effective use of home care rehabilitation services.

The second project is led by Rosemary Wilson, PhD, and is focused on building local consensus on clinicallyimportant outcomes when caring for individuals with chronic pain.

Rosemary Wilson spoke about the work she is doing, thanks to a grant from the Women’s Giving Circle. She is pictured with the circle’s Chair Gillian Little.

You can learn more about the research being led by Christine Knott and Rosemary Wilson by watching a video of the luncheon presentations. Be sure to watch the video of Dr. Rauh as well as he shares his story. These videos and more information about the Women’s Giving Circle are available at http://uhkf.ca/giving/womensgivingcircle •

To join the Women’s Giving Circle, call Gary at 613-549-5452 x 5915.

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Introducing the 2014-15 Board of Directors

Amalgamate — Continued from page 1

granting and ensuring oversight of funds dedicated to their respective hospitals.

Since UHKF was founded, it has generated more than $90 million in cash and pledges to support patient care, research and education at our hospitals, thanks to the generosity of more than 40,000 community donors.

On June 30, 2014, all four foundations (UHKF, KGHF, JMF and PCF) concluded, enabling a new amalgamated entity – the new UHKF – to be creThe 2014-15 Board of Directors includes back row (l-r) Michel Longtin, Pierre ated July 1, 2014.

Gaumond, Vice Chair Dale Kenney, Michael Ross, Andrew Bonham, Richard Kizell, Chair Ian Wilson and Larry Macauley. Front row (l-r) Denise Cumming, This new streamlined entity is respon- Tom Buchanan, Treasurer Colleen Lawrie, Pat McCue and Sherri Robertson. sible for the full scope of fundraising, The Board also includes Leslee Thompson, President & Chief Executive Officer of investing, granting and reporting of Kingston General Hospital, Dr. David Pichora, Chief Executive Officer of Hotel philanthropic activity for Kingston’s Dieu Hospital and Cathy Szabo, President & Chief Executive Officer of Provihospitals. dence Care.

Though our solicitation of gifts is focused on specific priorities, UHKF accepts restricted gifts to all areas of patient care, research and educat

ion within any of the three hospitals and ensures that the use of the funds comply with any restrictions attached to the gifts.

UHKF is unique within Ontario, be-

ing the first to serve three completely independent health care corporations, and is recognized with the healthcare philanthropy sector as a leader in partnership fundraising.

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Our fundraising supports patient care, research and education.

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