ME WITH DIGNITY WHO I AM AND TREAT - REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 2014-2015 - LOFT Community Services
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REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 2014-2015
LOFT Community Services
UNDERSTAND
WHO I AM
AND TREAT
ME WITH
DIGNITY
Our Work: Our Mission: REPORT FROM THE CHAIR & CEO
LOFT stands for “Leap of Faith Together” and “together” To help people achieve their optimal health
is the way LOFT staff members approach their work. They and well-being in the community, LOFT
I AM
walk together with their clients on a journey of hope and offers unwavering support and hope. We
recovery. serve people living with complex mental
health, addictions, cognitive and physical
UNDERSTAND WHO
AND TREAT ME WITH
Since 1953, LOFT Community Services has been serving
people who might not have found the help they need health challenges, offering a range of services
and housing delivered in the community.
DIGNITY
otherwise. Initially created to take over the operation of two
half-way houses associated with the Anglican Diocese of Through innovation, investment, expertise
Toronto, and originally called Anglican Houses, LOFT has and collaboration we respond to the changing
grown into one of the largest organizations of its kind in needs of our diverse community.
Dear Friends and Supporters,
Ontario. Our Vision:
James Anok
The over-arching goal of LOFT’s work can be stated in simple terms: to reach out to
With administrative offices based in Toronto and York Together, we can all live successfully in our serve those most in need, to continually strive to fill gaps in the system, and to work to
Region, LOFT serves an area stretching north into Simcoe community. build a more integrated health system. In fact, these things often intersect. The people
County, with about 530 full-time and part-time staff, nearly most in need of service tend to be those living with multiple complex challenges. It is
1200 units of supported housing, and some 4500 clients Our Values: an unfortunate fact of our health care and social service systems that these are often
served last year. Accountability, excellence, proactivity, the very people who fall through the gaps.
LOFT offers unwavering support including a continuum leadership, adaptability, respect and We are pleased to report that over the past year, LOFT has continued to move forward
of housing and service programs responding to different inclusiveness. in addressing these major goals. We have once again been able to launch important
new initiatives, while continuing to maintain excellence, and in some cases to expand
levels of need and different stages of life: from high-
and enhance our existing services.
support boarding-style housing with staff available 24/7 Our Philosophy:
to independent apartments scattered throughout the Currently, as we endeavour to reach out to the people who are most in need of our
• The work of LOFT is founded in the firm help, our work is focused on three broad groups of individuals.
community; and short and long-term community support
belief that every person has the ability to
services geared to the needs of youth (16 to 26), adults
grow and recover his or her independence Older adults and seniors with complex physical health
Terry McCullum
and seniors.
and dignity. concerns combined with mental health and addiction
Clients are offered practical assistance in getting the
services they need to support their recovery. This can
• We offer unwavering support and hope to issues.
each and every client.
include help in navigating the health care and social With Ontario’s seniors population set to double by 2031, we view this as a critical area
services system, in coordinating complex care needs, • LOFT makes its most important contribution of our work. When vulnerable seniors with complex challenges lack the appropriate
to the community by identifying gaps in supports, their health, and even their lives can be at risk. As one of three agencies in
and keeping track of services used. It may also include
service and reaching out to those who fall the Toronto Central LHIN selected to work with new seniors housing projects, we are
support with activities of everyday life like learning to cook, monitoring and responding to needs in this area, and ensuring our own work aligns
managing a budget, or finding a job. through the cracks.
closely with “Living Longer, Living Well”, the Seniors Strategy for Ontario.
LOFT’s primary government funder is the Ministry of • Each individual matters and has the right
to manage his or her personal journey of Young people with co-occurring mental health and
Health and Long-Term Care through the Central and
Toronto-Central Local Health Integration Networks recovery. addiction issues.
(LHINs). In most cases, individuals living in LOFT housing • Greater independence grows from a There is extensive evidence that interventions in the young adult years (16 to 26) can
pay rent geared to their individual incomes, and therefore comprehensive and coordinated network mean the difference between a healthy, independent life, and a lifetime spent “in the
have the legal rights and responsibilities of tenants. LOFT of support. system”. Yet, as the Mental Health Commission of Canada notes, while youth engaged
is accredited by CARF. in child or adolescent mental health services are required to transition to adult services
• LOFT works to help develop integrated at a prescribed age, these compulsory transitions are not well supported. In addition,
systems of care. young adults who experience these issues for the first time are often not able to find
or access appropriate services. LOFT is actively involved, working in partnership with
• Healthier communities promote healthier CAMH and the Hospital for Sick Children, and as a member of the Mental Health and
individuals, and healthy individuals Youth Network, to address this gap.
contribute to overall community health.
continued on page 4
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REPORT FROM THE CHAIR & CEO BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2014/15
continued from page 3 James Anok – Chair Tim Stinson – Treasurer
Michelle Henry – Vice Chair Derek Woodburn – Secretary
People who become trapped in hospital unnecessary hospitalizations by providing appropriate
community-based support services. LOFT is the operational
because they need support but have lead for BSO in North York, York Region and South Simcoe
Richard Falconer Carrie Hayward Alan Rands
Joan Flanagan Lynne Lawrie Katherine Roos
nowhere to go and no one to help County. In partnership with Mackenzie Health, LOFT’s
Crawford Hastings Jody Levac (from
Behavioural Support Services (BSS) Mobile Support Teams
them. serve over 900 people a year.
November, 2014)
According to the Ontario Hospital Association, on any
We chose this theme because we are proud of our role in
given day about 16% of all Ontario acute care hospital
BSO, and also because it meshes so perfectly with LOFT’s
beds are occupied by people who no longer need hospital-
overall vision and values. It reflects the hopeful, team-
level care, and are waiting for some alternate level of care.
People can wait months, or even years, costing the system
oriented approached that comes out of our “Leap of Faith
Together” philosophy.
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
$1,000 or more a day. At the same time, others cannot
access hospital beds, emergency departments back up and The LOFT approach works because everyone plays a role. It is essential to the continued success of LOFT that our The Board is made up of volunteers who exhibit a deep
elective surgeries are delayed. LOFT addresses this issue Our service users are at the centre, taking responsibility for Board of Directors maintains the trust of our donors, commitment to LOFT’s mission and values. Board member
on two fronts. We have developed a number of specialized their issues and committing to the hard work of recovery. government funders, clients, staff and the wider community. recruitment is the responsibility of the Board Membership
services to help people transition out of hospital. We also Our passionate and dedicated staff members take on the In order to do so, they must have in place effective policy Committee which reviews the terms, expertise and
help prevent unnecessary hospitalizations in the first place challenges and go the distance to support their clients. Our governance practices. diversity reflected in current board members and makes
by ensuring high-needs individuals receive the right kinds of government partners provide the core funding needed to
recommendations. Once recruited and appointed, new
support. keep our programs operating and our services available. The Board governs through policies that set strategic members receive a comprehensive orientation as set out
Our donors provide the additional resources that give us the direction and operating principles for the organization.
There is no cookie-cutter approach when responding to in board policies and procedures including a tour of
flexibility to offer the best possible support for each client, Operational and administrative responsibilities are
complex needs. Each person’s issues are uniquely their own. program sites.
regardless of need. delegated to the CEO who works within the general
In our experience, the most effective answer relies on two
things. First is the necessity of meeting each person “where It has been another year of progress and achievement for limitations, guidelines and expectations set out by Board The Annual General Meeting takes place each year in June
they are at”. In other words, taking time to understand each LOFT, and it could not have happened without a strong policy. The CEO reports to the full board, and sub- and Board meetings are monthly throughout the year
person as an individual and then supporting their individual shared vision and coordinated effort. We want to take this committees of the board are used for the following tasks: excepting July, August and December. Board members
journey of recovery. opportunity to say to everyone who has contributed to Audit, Board Membership and Portfolio Review. Other participate in a full-day strategic planning meeting each
the work of LOFT, thank you for taking this “Leap of Faith subcommittees or task groups are formed as need arises January, and conduct a yearly Self-Evaluation in April.
The second part of the answer is LOFT’s commitment to
Together” in support of recovery. to undertake a specific project or mandate.
unwavering support and hope. Each person’s journey is
different. It may be short or long and it will almost certainly
have its ups and downs. The important thing is that the Thank you.
journey not be cut short, and that hope stays alive for each
person. Sincerely
The theme for this year’s Annual Report is taken from the
slogan of Behavioural Supports Ontario. The complete
statement is “I am more than my behaviour. Learn who I
was, understand who I am and treat me with dignity and James Anok Terry McCullum
respect.” Chair, LOFT CEO, LOFT
Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) is a province-wide Board of Directors Community Services
initiative of the Ministry of Health serving older adults living
with dementia, mental health issues, addictions and other
neurological challenges. The goal of BSO is to prevent
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REPORT ON BUSINESS PLAN PRIORITIES FOR 2014-2015 YOUTH SERVICES
LOFT’s Transitional Age Youth Program was established to serve the needs of young people between the ages of 16
We are pleased to provide the following report on five major priorities. and 26 experiencing both mental health and addiction issues. Services are designed to meet the specific needs of
young people, many of whom live in a state of chaos, without stable or permanent housing, and without the benefit of
the natural support system provided by a family. It is recognized that one of the key defining features in this age group is
1) Implementation of a new high support and provided by LOFT in Toronto Community Housing an inherent sense of hope. This program seeks to build on that sense of hope, and on each client’s personal strengths.
respite residential program to serve 20 apartment buildings in Toronto’s downtown core, Parkdale The Peer Mentor program is an important element, engaging young people who are doing well in their recovery to
and Jane & Finch neighbourhoods. There is one mentor newer clients whose lives are still chaotic, to help guide them through the process while providing living proof
people annually with serious mental health
difference however, in that while the existing programs that recovery is possible.
and addictions challenges, adapting LOFT’s were exclusively for seniors, at Mount Dennis services are
Sherbourne house for this purpose. open to people 18 and older.
MICHAEL’S STORY
Mount Dennis is one of Toronto’s priority-needs
The Sherbourne house has been part of the LOFT Surprisingly, I graduated from high school with honours -
neighbourhoods – areas of the city identified through
housing portfolio since 1997, and for the last 15 years it and was accepted at university. But, I wasn’t ready. I fled.
the measurement of key services as well as factors like
has served adults with medium support needs.
median income, education levels and the amount of I rented a basement apartment and to my great surprise,
Late in the 2013/14 operating year, LOFT was notified crime. It was, in some ways, the most challenging new my landlord, a 53 year-old woman named Llewellyn,
of funding approval to ramp up the support program program launch in recent years, because the area is so and I immediately hit it off. For the first time in my life,
to focus on serving a higher-needs client group. LOFT underserved and so high in need. On the other hand, someone truly understood me. I spent a couple of years
has a number of high-support housing programs, but once the community got to know LOFT and began to involved in the party scene and hard drugs. During that
the majority are funded specifically for youth or for understand what we were doing there, the welcome was period, I made another great friend, Chad.
older adults and seniors. There is a tremendous need warm and sincere.
in the GTA for high-support housing for people in the Llewellyn and Chad became the parents I’d never had.
A new staff team was hired and two of LOFT’s
middle age group who are living with especially complex No matter how I acted out and abused them, their love
established Seniors Programs seconded their
challenges. and support for me was constant.
Coordinators, one of whom has since been named as
The main change is in the staffing model. While a the permanent Director of this new program. These Then, five years ago I did crystal meth for six straight
medium support house will have a regular staff presence, two experienced staff members were able to get the days and totally freaked out. Thank God, Chad called 911.
the additional funding enables the Sherbourne house to program up and running and ensure that LOFT values I have no memory of my time in hospital, but apparently
have staff on-site 24/7. As well, three of the house’s 11 were present. The program filled quickly with clients from I punched a nurse and two security guards. And I woke
rooms have been designated specifically for the purpose several surrounding apartment complexes. up in jail.
of helping people transition out of hospital.
In each case where LOFT has opened a support
I was in limbo, completely exhausted, with nowhere to
As part of this shift in focus, LOFT was also able to program in a TCH building, 911 calls, emergency
call home, when I found LOFT’s Transitional Age Youth
secure one-time funding from the Toronto Central LHIN department visits and inpatient hospitalizations have
Program. At last, my recovery could truly begin.
for repairs and upgrades including improving accessibility dropped by half or more. We expect the Mount Dennis
by installing a wheelchair ramp and automatic door program to have a similar impact. I have been clean and in a great relationship for three
openers at the front entrance. These upgrades represent When I was four years old, I saw mummy kissing…. well, and a half years. I’m a Peer Mentor in LOFT’s youth
yet another step toward the overall goal of serving the let’s just say it wasn’t Santa Clause. I mentioned it to program as I can relate to these young people who are
people who are most in need.
3) E
xpansion of support capacity in two existing my dad. And so began a long, long spiral down a rabbit so angry, lost, and afraid. It helps them to hear my story.
seniors programs: College View Seniors hole. To know there’s hope for them, too.
Supportive Housing Program and St. Anne’s
2) Implementation of a new supported housing My parents split up. My mum’s new boyfriend would hit
Place. My story could have ended a long, long time ago. And in
program to serve 75 individuals annually in me, and my mum would add her verbal abuse. a very different way.
an apartment building of Toronto Community
College View was LOFT’s first supportive housing From age 12 to 14 I lived with my dad – sort of. He spent I’m eternally grateful to my friends and to LOFT because
Housing (TCH) located in the west end of 90% of his time at his girlfriend’s and gave me money for
program for at-risk seniors. It began in 2000 with they did more than save my life. They gave me back my
Toronto. groceries… which I spent on alcohol and drugs.
30 clients all residing within a downtown TCH seniors life.
apartment building with a very bad reputation for criminal It’s worth noting that all of the adults in my life were, on
The LOFT Supported Housing - Mount Dennis program activity. A high percentage of the building residents are the outside, normal, contributing members of society.
is modelled on the supported housing programs already
continued on page 9
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ADULT SERVICES REPORT ON BUSINESS PLAN
Recovery is a “non-linear journey”. But one thing is clear. The fact that the journey is non-linear makes it hard, but not
PRIORITIES FOR 2014-2015
impossible. Michelle’s story shares some of the major turns in her journey; there were no doubt many more twists and
turns as well. Now she has embarked on another journey, breaking new ground in mental health and addiction support continued from page 6
as a Peer Support Worker for Wilkinson Housing and Support Services. Wilkinson is a core LOFT program serving men
and women with a wide range of mental health and addiction support needs and a strong focus on recovery.
Chinese seniors, and from the beginning, about half Perhaps most significantly, the majority of youth who
of LOFT’s clients were Chinese. Simply by being there, attend the program came because it was recommended to
LOFT had a positive impact on the sense of safety and them by another youth already involved.
community in the building.
MICHELLE’S STORY
This success has already led to another new initiative.
So that’s when it started, and it just never stopped. I LOFT is partnering with downtown Toronto post-secondary
wanted drugs and I turned to prostitution to support my Over time, the program was able to increase in size, and
now an additional 40 clients have been added to the educational institutions to offer a similar program for
addiction. college and university students. The first support group for
program bringing the total client roster to 160 vulnerable
I used, I was abused and I abused those around me. seniors with mental health and addictions issues. this new project was launched just prior to the fiscal year
end with ten students participating.
One day just before my 18th birthday I woke up in a park,
in a wet sleeping bag, next to a person I didn’t know. I St. Anne’s Place is a LOFT-owned, 110-unit apartment
was sick and knew I needed help. A cab took me to Sick building in Parkdale. Enhancement of that program 5. F
urther expansion of the Ingles youth addiction
Kids where they amputated my right leg because of a provides case management services for an additional 25
program to include services for males (utilizing
blood clot. residents, and assistance with day to day activities for an
additional 23, meaning that St. Anne’s is now able to serve donor funds) and expansion of LOFT’s
A really kind social worker told me about Ingles House. a larger number of high-needs residents. transitional age youth work in general.
I got in and stayed for a year. When I left Ingles, I was in
really good shape. I went back to college, I got a job and
I stayed clean. 4) Implementation of a new evening treatment Ingles Addiction Housing and Support Services has long
program for youth with addiction challenges been Toronto’s only post-treatment residential program
Then, just before my three-year medallion, I relapsed. for young women recovering from serious addiction.
The decline in my life was rapid. That ended in a diabetic serving 130 youth per year.
The period from 2011 to 2014 has been transformative
coma that lasted two weeks. They didn’t think I would for Ingles as donor support made it possible to increase
come out of it. I was in the hospital for three months. The Community Evening and Weekend Addictions housing and add an extensive community support
Ingles House holds a special place in my heart. It was Treatment Program was designed with input from LOFT program.
safe, consistent and loving. I reapplied and they just youth clients to fill a gap in existing services. Extensive Although at the end of the fiscal year LOFT was still
offered their help again. research indicates, and LOFT experience confirms, that looking for opportunities to implement new high support
young people experiencing addiction challenges are most housing to include young men with complex challenges,
I couldn’t have asked for a better place to be than Ingles
vulnerable in the late afternoon and during the weekend. the community support program was expanded with two
House. It was the best thing that could have happened
I was born into a family that struggled with addictions Yet our youth clients reported having a great deal of new staff positions and the addition of a care coordination
to me.
and mental health. I was exposed through my difficulty finding youth-specific programs operated during function. Care coordination is provided when a youth is
environment to less than desirable circumstances. After I left the second time, I went back to school again those hours. receiving services from two or more medical or mental
Although my parents were loving, the environment and this time I got a business diploma. I was working at health professionals. The Care Coordinators ensure that all
The need here was not for another drop-in centre. Youth
was unstable. At seven, I was diagnosed with juvenile a bank when I heard that LOFT was looking for a Peer care providers are aware of each other, that services are not
wanted more. LOFT Youth Services partnered with the
diabetes and placed in Children’s Aid Society for two Support Worker; someone with lived experience and the contradictory or overlapping and that all the client’s needs
Hospital for Sick Children in order to provide an HSC-
years. right kind of training to work with their clients. I applied. are being met.
developed curriculum-based program requiring each
And I got the job.
I was a happy child. I was always well liked and teachers client to engage in, and commit to, his or her own recovery. Care coordination, like all our youth-oriented community
always talked about my “great potential”. I have a six year old daughter, a job I love and life seems Because this was a new venture, LOFT also engaged the support services, is available to both male and female
good. I am back at LOFT, and it feels like the right place Centre for Addiction and Mental Health to help create a clients.
I began smoking and using substances at the age of for me. measurement tool to track progress and outcomes.
10. My disease took hold right away and I was off to the
races. Youth responded positively. After a year of operation the
program now offers eight different groups in various
locations every weekday and on weekends.
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PROGRAMMING PRIORITIES FOR 2015/16 SENIORS SERVICES
In January of 2015, the Board of Directors and CEO met for a full day to review organizational During 2014 – 2015 LOFT served 1775 older adults and seniors experiencing complex mental health, addiction,
performance against the current year’s business plan priorities, and to set priorities for the medical and cognitive challenges. Program development is responsive to need, both in terms of geographical
next fiscal year. The process was supported by presentations by members of LOFT’s senior location and the level and type of support provided. LOFT Seniors has programs located in Toronto Community
management team. The meeting established the following programming priorities for the Housing buildings with identified high need, like the Mount Dennis program that opened this year. The BSS Mobile
2015/16 operating year. Support Teams provide short-term service delivered to individual seniors where they currently live. Buildings owned by
LOFT are able to offer a higher-support option. John Gibson House is one of these LOFT-owned buildings serving
A) Implementation of a new high support program to serve 20 people annually with serious both high-needs and long-term older adult and senior clients.
mental health & addictions challenges who have had involvement in the justice system
and are referred from CAMH.
B) Implementation of an expansion of LOFT’s supported housing program serving residents
DAN’S STORY
of Toronto Community Housing apartment buildings in the West End of Toronto (LOFT By 20, I had nowhere to sleep, I couldn’t get clean, I
Supported Housing – Mount Dennis). had no food. I took it out on my dad. He drank and
C) Implementation of new program funding to expand LOFT’s College View Seniors abused my mother. Not a reason, I know, but I tried to
Program to serve an additional 20 seniors. kill him. He survived and I went to jail.
For a long time after that, I didn’t feel good about
D) Expansion of LOFT’s transitional age youth work with new case management resources
myself. I was in a very, very dark place.
from the Toronto Central LHIN and from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and
Universities. In time, I started to rebuild my life. But then I relapsed
and the darkness was back.
E) Work to develop new supportive housing resources for transitional age youth utilizing both
LHIN and donor funding. This time, I tried to make it go away forever by jumping
off a bridge. It didn’t work, but it took me two and a
F) Further development of the work of The Access Point in line with recommendations of a half years to learn to walk again. Then, by total chance,
special consultation initiative being concluded in March 2015. LOFT came into my life.
G) Participation in Care Coordination Pilot Projects in the Central and Toronto Central LHINs. I soon discovered that the people who live at John
Gibson House are ace quality.
So are the staff. When something happens,
psychological or physical, you can tell them. And tell
them the truth, without getting a negative response.
They really care about me and have helped me feel
above committing suicide.
After my suicide attempt it was really important to
me to stay clear and clean. And I’ve never committed
Twenty six years ago I came to live at John Gibson another violent act. I’m 58 now and John Gibson
House. I saw it as a roof over my head, and figured I’d House is my home, with all the things that means:
stay for a year or two. I had no idea this place would warmth, caring, stability. Every day I’m grateful because
change my life. without LOFT I wouldn’t be here. It’s that simple.
I grew up in Forest Hill and had everything you could
want: schooling, toys, summer camp. Then, in Grade
10, I discovered drugs. I used them for three or so years
and then quit. That’s when I discovered I was suffering
from mental problems.
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LOFT COMMUNITY SERVICES
LOFT is extremely fortunate to have staff who are passionately committed to their work and to OPERATING FUND
the best interests of LOFT clients. Operating expenses for the Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2015.
We celebrated the following anniversaries in 2014/15 with pride and gratitude.
30 YEARS
James McMinn
10 YEARS
James Atungo
Corazon Casals
Jason Fuoco
Christianne Gibson
Jiamin Gong
$28.9 Million
25 YEARS Dumangcas Jampa Jampa
Linda Holloway Anna Pilitowska Breanne John
Suzanne Saulnier Tenzin Sangpo Kidist Kebede
Elizea Sousa Taiwo Kuteyi
20 YEARS John Stringer Joseph Lipson
Nenita Falsis Genodia Nirmaladevi Sundram Andrea Lockhart
Cathy Inkster-Tarrant Anthony Medeiros
Wayne Jacobs 5 YEARS Dorota Milaszewski EXPENSES
Fritzie Alfonso-Casuga Faduma Muhudin Mohamed
15 YEARS
Julita Ahmed
Jesusa Amolacion
Kunga Bhutia
Kadian Oliphant
Maria Corazon Ranido “Every day is a
Luzviminda Caceres
Clara Garcia
Venis Caguioa
Nyima Dolma Datok
Maria Theresa Santos
Dickie Yangzom Tsering new challenge but
Rajendra Vasavada
Jacqueline McLaren
Hugh Ross
Pema Dolkar
Falynn Draper Tenzin Wangmo
71% salaries & benefits
I love living and
Annmarie Ellis Keisha Wills
Horacio Vindel
Zewdu Ewunetu 20% operating costs
5% administration
accepting each day
4% resident’s expenses as it comes.”
– Margaret
REVENUE
77% grant funding
16% resident’s contribution
6% donations
1% other
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THANK YOU TO OUR 2014/2015 DONOR LIST
2014/2015 DONORS!
MAJOR DONORS $200,000 +
Estate of Margaret Georgina Chambers 2014 CHRISTMAS 2014 LOFT CHARITY SPECIAL GIFT LEAP OF FAITH
Gwen Holmes CONCERT SPONSORS CHALLENGE RUN DONORS $10,000 + CIRCLE $1,000 +
Lead Sponsor SPONSORS CIBC Allweather Landscape Co. Ltd.
MAJOR DONORS $50,000 + Goldman Sachs Canada Inc. Manulife Financial Connor, Clark & Lunn Foundation Alpeza General Contracting Inc.
William & Karen Barnett Farm Credit Canada AgriSpirit James Anok and Daniel Brereton
Reception & Christmas Tree
Sponsor
2014 LOFT CHARITY Fund Rhonda Apostolakos
Jon & Nancy Love Foundation at the
Freedom International Brokerage
CHALLENGE IN-KIND Anthony Fell Aqueduct Foundation - Savoy
Toronto Community Foundation
Company DONORS Paul & Susan Finkbeiner Pitfield Family Fund
The M.A.C. AIDS Fund Keg Restaurants Flatt Foundation B & B Hamilton Fund at
Major Sponsors the Toronto Community
Maple Leaf Sports and Freedom International Brokerage
“LOFT has helped
Susan Gillespie & Don Drinkwalter Entertainment Company Foundation
and The BPC Group Christie J. Bentham
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada Goldman Sachs Canada Inc.
Estate of Marjorie Georgina Putt Don Fraser, Connor Clark & Lunn
me become a RBC Foundation
Private Capital Ltd.
Joe & Mary Frances Sheehan and
Royal Ontario Museum Stephen & Joyce Johnson
Greg Mills
The BLG Foundation
Lois I. Broad
stronger more Life Design Systems
David and Stephanie Keeley
ESTATE GIFTS
Over the years, many supporters
OPGI Management LP
Pherril Fund of the Anglican
Buchan, Lawton, Parent Ltd.
John & Angela Caliendo
independent Sustaining Sponsors
have honoured LOFT by leaving
a gift in their Wills. This list
recognizes this type of gift
Diocese of Toronto
Christopher Southam
Canada Running Series Inc.
Paul & Lori Canham
MAJOR DONORS $20,000 +
woman by
John & Angela Caliendo
received since 2005. Charles & Libby Winograd Brian & Ellen Carr
Enfield Wood LLP
Bell Mental Health Community Fund Robert Samuel (Sam) Berry Carole Chabot & Derek Dodd
teaching me life Grant Thornton
Morguard Investments Ltd.
John W. Billes
Anna Cecelia Bucknell
LEAP OF FAITH
ASSOCIATES $5,000 +
Marion & Hugh Chambers
Charitable Foundation of the
skills and helping Echo Foundation
Print Sponsor
The Printing House
Margaret Georgina Chambers Jamie and Patsy Anderson
William & Betty Finch Fund at
Canadian Polish Congress
The Charitable Gift Funds
M. Betty Cowan
me understand Lighting Equipment Supplier
Anne Beatrice (Fanny) Edwards
the Strategic Charitable Giving
Foundation
Canada Foundation -
Anonymous Donor
Jean C. Forrester Christ Church, Deer Park
my illness.” Faithworks, The Incorporated Synod of the Diocese of Toronto
Jack A. Frost Ltd.
Sound Equipment Supplier
Enid Lillian Glover
Don & Jane Fraser
David & Stephanie Keeley CHUM Charitable Foundation
Joan Marion Harding J. P. Bickell Foundation The Church of Saint Timothy
– A.J. RP Dynamics Gordon C. Johnson Seth & Theresa Mersky Karen and Cliff Cohen
In-Kind Donors Grant Leach Brian & Carolyn Neysmith Jane Corbett
Richard Falconer
Amato Pizza James Stewart Longfield Thomas Rahilly Charles Coupal
The Bishop Kenneth Maguire Trust of the Anglican Foundation
Nicolas Nasr & Elegant Move Clifford Meggison Ontario REALTORS Care Sheila & James Crummey
Systems Margaret Grace Morris Foundation Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.
Michael Hudson Photography Marjorie Georgina Putt Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Diocese of Toronto, Anglican
Peter Hideg & Advantage Electric Gertrude Simon Provincial Command Branches Church Women
and Ladies’ Auxiliaries
Cathy Inkster-Tarrant & Berely Katharine Patricia Symons Carol Drummond
Doug McGregor Charitable Foundation
Jarabata Enfield Wood LLP
Beatrice Catherine Titley Timothy & Carrie Stinson
Pace Family Foundation Sheridan Nurseries
Marjory Grant Young George C. Estey
1 Anonymous Donor
St. James Guild of Change Jeff Fields
Ringers
Sylvia Fyfe
2014 EVA’S AWARD TO END YOUTH HOMELESSNESS St. James Cathedral
Peter & Irene Gardiner-Harding
LOFT Transitional Age Youth Program was honoured to receive this The Hotel Victoria
Global Pet Food Stores Inc.
$25,000 award provided by Eva’s Initiatives, Virgin Unite and The Sprott
Foundation, for flexibility and innovation in supporting at-risk youth.
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The Honourable William C. Tristan Sones Elegant Move Systems A. Ross Wilson & Joan Wilson Matthew Becker Kirby Chown Margaret Dwyer John Gutteridge
and Mrs. Catherine Graham S.P. Gillespie Insurance Agency Rosa Galluzzo The Honourable Michael & Robert & Sherry Bedford Christ Church ACW, Olive June Dyer Carol P. Hall
Ian Graham Inc. Eric Gosselin Mrs. Margie Wilson Evelyn Beeby Campbellford East West Pest Control Geoff Hall
Grant Thornton LLP St. James Cathedral York Janet R. Gouinlock Diana Wong Sabitree Beekha Christ Church Women’s Guild Services Ltd. David Hamer
Crawford Hastings Group 9 Anonymous Donors Christ Church, Brampton Shelley Echlin
Robert K. Heyding Paul Beeston The Harold E. Ballard
Michelle Henry St. Leonard’s ACW Hilda Clark Grant Eckert Foundation
Geoffrey Hogarth Mr. Michael Belanger
Theodore Alexander USA Inc. PATRONS
Jeff & Beth Herold Marion V. Holmes David & Lynda Benedict Paul Clark Lynn Edward Mary L. Harris
Sheila Thompson $100 +
Gordon Holder Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Glen Bennett Rose Clarke Lynn Edwards Sylvia Harris
William & Mary Horan Phil Tod Newmarket #1 AUTOPARTS Brian & Maureen Clouthier Bonni Ellis Joan Hart
Berg Property Maintenance
Robert P. Hutchison Toronto Diocesan Anglican Barbara J. Marshall Houlding 32nd Annual Killdeer Kroquet Ltd. Ellen Coburn D. Ross Elver Deborah & Scott Harvey
Church Women Klassic
Jim and Shayne Hutton Maureen Hyland Beverly Biderman Sean Collins Lisa Empringham Laura Hay
Total Health Pharmacy Jennifer Abbott
Interlude Home, Inc. Jackman Foundation Sue Biggs Lynn Connell Margo Fairburn Dr. Ruth Hayhoe
Daniel Van Willegen Eddy Abraham
Import Temptations Inc. Ron Kilius Catherine Binney Gerald Conway Fund at Soraya Farha Sherry L. Haynes
Judi Wagman Adedayo Adenola the Toronto Community
Blake and Beverley Jasper Lisa La Horey The Honourable and Mrs. Ian Ross Fenlon Lynda Head
Kelly Walker and Ray Harsant Margaret Agar Binnie Foundation
Paul R. Kight Anne Le Feuvre G. Robert H. Fern The Honourable Paul Hellyer
Debra Walko All Seasons Floor Coverings Gillian Birmingham Jane & Douglas Cook
Elizabeth Kilbourn Bernard LeBlanc Craig Ferry & Family Grahame & Joyce Henry
Dr. William & Mrs. Phyllis Inc. Marc-André Blanchard Charlotte Cooley
Merushe Kolonjari Rorras and Cynthia Luks Heidrun Fiebig Winnifred Herington
Waters K. Valerie Allan Ronald Cooley
Konstadinos Rorras Gladys & Bob McClellan Eric Block Elizabeth Filman Alma Herman
Bruce Weppler Edith Allgood Charles & Elizabeth Corbett
B. Lynne Lawrie Heather McDonald J. Douglas Bodley Neil Finkelstein Margaret Hernandez
Gwen Williams Ambassador Carpet Cleaning Dianne Corbett
M. Olivia Lee Wayne & Beverley McLeod Jim & Rachael Boles Linda Fischer Gail Hill
Richard Worzel and Jacky Louise Ames Cosburn United Church
David Leonard Newmarket Lioness Club M. Isobel Bolitho Everett R. Fleming Joan Hill
Simmons
Life Design Systems Carol A. Ammon Paul Boniferro Kenneth A. Crosbie
4 Anonymous Donors Jamie O’Born Victor Ford Rachel Hill
Patricia Mackinnon Diana Anderson Johanna Braden CSP International Business
OPC TV Training Academy Lynda Forsyth Fidel Hinds
Manulife Financial BENEFACTORS $500 + Sylvia Anderson Bradford Academy of Music
Janet Park Paul Cullen Carol & Tim Fourie Tim Hodgson & Linda Netten
Lauren E. Marshall Ann & Duncan Abraham Dr. Donia Andrew Adam Brasseur
Philoptochos Society of Leigh Cummings Bernadette Fredericks Marie-Josée Hogue
Dr. Ralph Masi Jeff & Cathy Albin Prophet Elias Greek David Anene Ryan Breedon
Tom Curry Guy & Barbara French The Holliday Family
Mathers-Prior Anthony Alexander Orthodox Church Mr. Dan Anstett Linda Brett
Amanda DaCosta Ruth Frolic Margaret J. Holmes
Terry McCullum Norma P. Anderson Marion Potter Paul & Cvetka Antolin Irene Breznica
Derek Davidson Michel Gagné Qiao Fen Hong
Medical Pharmacies Group Gwen Arnoldi Radke Films Karin Apold Michael Briggs
Linda De Pauw Clara Garcia Joanne Hough
Morguard Investments Ltd. Balcan Construction Ltd. Joan P. Ridout Sylvia Argandar Beverly Brown
John Deacon Jack Gatenby and Jim Miller David Hughes and Trinity
Jim Nason and Don Smith Erica Baron Security Management Services Laurie Arron George Brown Dempster
Rudy Deflorio Margaret Genovese
New Water Plumbing Inc. Florence Barwell Ron Shawley Santa Aryemo John Brown Helga Hyde
Ariel DeJong Sandra Gentles
NHI Nursing & Homemakers Anne E. Bawden Soft Citizen Annick Aubert Brian Budd and Amelia Industry Hairdressing
Ahilya S. Devries George Aluminum
Inc. Wendy D. Brown St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church Aurora United Church Ferguson iNTEGRAL Communications
Sumeet Dhanju-Dhillon Reverend Earl C. Gerber
Peter R. Paterson Luzviminda Caceres St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church Aurora United Church Women Steeves Bujold Alfred Jackson
Women Kirtha Dhillon Anne E. Gibson
Alan I. Rands Josie Caliendo Bruce Avery Robert Bullock James Jacobsen
St. Matthias, Etobicoke Barwell Dibben Jim & Irene Gibson
Aaron Regent Michael & Cathy Cantanna Elaine & George Ayotte Burlington Nissan Justin Jacobsen
Steam Films Inc. David Dickson Judy Giffen
Virginia Robeson Capucci Salon Spa Mary Aziz June Bushell J. Thomas L. James
Torkin Manes LLP Jody M. Dix Joseph Gill
Carole E. Robinson Shiyi Chen David E. Baird Robin W. Butler Joe Jamieson
True Maryann Doherty John Gleeson
Katherine Roos and Craig Church of St. Andrew, M. Joan Baker Joe Calderone Claude Jarry
Binning David L. Tucker Marion Dorosh Global Pet Foods
Scarborough Marion Ball Philippe Cantin Jane Jeffrey
Schnadig International Helen Uygur William Dowkes Jean Good
Coinamatic Canada Inc. Lisa Ballinger Raymond & Jeanine Carder Ann Johnson
Corporation Vina IDA Pharmacy Georgina Doyle John Goodhew
Suzannah Daum R. Victor and Barbara Barnett Clive & Mary Chamberlain Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Margaret
Joe & Mary Frances Sheehan John Wilkes Dunn Pharmacy Janine Gordon
Dr. Maggie Dean Bruce & Alyson Barnett-Cowan Bruce Chan Johnson
Shoppers Drug Mart Life William Pink Family Fund at the Connie Dupuis Diane Gorsky
Brad Douglas & Tong Zhou Sarit Batner Yung Seen Chan Maridene & Randal Johnston
Foundation Strategic Charitable Giving Laird & Trudy Grantham
John W. Dow Eileen Beatty Doreen Charnock Rebecca Durcan Karen E. Jones
Soft Citizen Foundation Clement Greaves
Penny Eizenga Terry Beck Robert-Jean Chénier Heather Durham Vivette & Moss Kadey
Mike Durham Scott Griffin
Valerie B. Choo-Wing Karen Kain and Ross Petty
Francine Dutrisac-Sodaro Louise Grummitt
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Eha Kajak Grace Martin & Daisy Pittis Ontario Disablity Support Michael Salvatori Maude Stapley William & Mary Wilson Yank Azman James Cairncross
Margaret Gek Ser Kang Andrew Matheson Program 2nd & 3rd Floor Ann J. Samuel Dennis M. Starzynski, Q.C. Thomas Wolever Pauline Azzopardi George R. Calder
Staff
Peter Kapodistrias Greg Matubis Tanya Sandford Donald Stephenson Women of the Moose, Marjorie Babb Patricia Cameron
Jean Orpwood Lakeshore Chapter 1139
Kay Family Fund Barbara McCormack Landon Sharon Sandler Elizabeth M. Stewart Marsha Baillie Joseph Campanelli
Peter Osborne Wendy W. Y. Wong
Grace Kelly and Harry Nash Mary V. McCullam Patricia Sauerbrei Chik Cheung Tang Andrew Baird Linda Campbell
Georgia Oschipok Geoffrey Wood
Arthur P. Kennedy Marilyn McDowell Robert Saunders Gloria Taylor Emmaleen Baker Tonya Campbell
Benny Pang Joanne Wordham
Kagan Kerman Margaret E. McKelvey Diana M. Schatz Marguerite P. Taylor Nicole Balan CanDeal
Kostas Papadopoulos Stephen & Michele Work
Lori Kerr Karen McLaughlin Paul Sclodnick SAP Software Solutions Ariel Balevi Rosalina Canete
Lisa Parsons John Wowk
Beth Kettner Sheila V. McLeod Elda Scott Tom Thomas Joanne Bandierel Cindy Carr
Arlene Paterson Richard Wright
Navin Khanna William McMaster Graham & Nancy Scott Kim Thomassin Laura Banerjee Marc & Maria Cassier
Gordon & Louise Patterson Bing X. Xie
Saad Khayat Brian McNamara Paul Seaton Alice Thompson Wayne Bannatyne George Catsamakis
Pearson Embanet Sean Yang
Eleanor Kidd Gwen McNaught John & Ellen Seddon Kenneth & Katharine C. Bar David & Alyssa Catzman
Alice & Spiros Pelegris Thompson Pek Yoke Yiong
Judith Kidd Sandra McVeety Rick Sellon Henry Barkin Julie Catzman
Carol Pennycook Lilian Thong York Medical Pharmacy
Joan Kirkby Diana McVitty Seneca College - King Kadion Barnes Lynn Catzman
Gordon Poole Campus S. Anne Todd Doug Yoshida
Charles Klassen Shirley & David Menzel Susanne Barton Rebecca Caunter
Patsy & Timothy Porter Alexander O. Sergiades Ann E. Tottenham Harry Young
Gary Ko Jennifer Mercieca Faye Baziw Pat Cepin
Emmanuelle Poupart Donna Sguigna Ted Tritchew Jennifer Young
Catherine Kolonjari Karen Mergler Julie Bean Stephanie Chang
Lenore & Dave Pressley Imad Shah Gaye Trombley John Young
Mary Kot Barbara L. Michasiw Karine Beaumier Claudia Charbonneau
Frank & Elizabeth Quinlan Craig Shannon and Kristin R. C. Trussler William Young
Ted & Lorna Krawchuk Dorota Milaszewski Colette Belanger Louise Charette-Bertrand
Nafis Rahnama Foss Burnett Beauties Caroline Zayid
Heidi Kreuter Brian Miles Jason Bellamy Nicola Charles
Shirley R. Rainbow Andrew Shaughnessy Barbara Turnbull Hinza Zeru
Elfriede Landsmann D.J. Miller Howie Berke Cheryl Cheslea
Wayne & Mary Raybould Claire Shaw Dolores Turner Ms. Shi Xiu Zou
Ion Tong Lau Marilyn H. Moorhouse Sarah Bestwick Wai To Cheung
Dorothy Reeves Chris Shortt John & Mary Twomey 41 Anonymous Donors
Tom Laverty Donald Morrison Francis Biswas Hing Mui Cheung Wong
Renee Reichelt Jan Shuckard Virginia Tyrrell
Ted & Barbara Lea Julia Moulden Catherine Blackburn Frank & Morag Chew
Celia Rhea Paul Simoes FRIENDS UP
Gary LeRoy Dave & Beverly Muir Elizabeth Ukrainetz Cathy Blodgett Yin Wah Chiang
Wallace Rice Elizabeth Simser TO $99
Janet Lewis Colm & Abina Murphy Unicorn Technica Inc. Susan Bluer Denise Choo Son
Joe & Brenda Rich Tom Sinclair A & G Lock & Doors
Jennifer Lindsay Jean Murray Maryann Doherty Braunda Bodger Vinh Chinh Chu
Dorothy Robinson Erin Singer Terrance Acres
Lisa Lisson Patty Murray Ursel Phillips Fellows Olga Bolland Rob Chung
Steve Robinson David & Maritza Smith Hopkinson LLP Adair Roberts & Associates
Glen Little David Nagawker Gary Bolton Martin Clancy
Margaret Rodrigues Donald Smith Henrica Van Rijswijk Luisa Agostinho
Christine Lonsdale National Silicates Ltd. Remo Bolzan Jack & Pauline Clark
Dave Roesslein Margaret Smith Van Winkle Sign & Display Lisa Allain
Sahlee Lopez James Nazareth Mary & John Botterell Brian Clarke
Egon Roesslein Mary A. Smythe Beverley A. Vanderheul Isobel M. Allen
Hazel Lord Audrey Neary Carol Boyd Garry Coates
Margot Roesslein Laurel Snyder Cathy Vendramin Christine Allum
Marie V. Lowe Joan M. Neilson Kathryn & Allan Boyle Virginia Cobley
Joanne & David Rogers Alyson Soko Elizabeth Vogt Ursilla Ally
Art Lowrie June Newman Diana Bracegirdle Patricia Coleman
Scott Rollwagen Errol Soriano Marina Vrbica Olivia Amu
Judith R. Lowther Stuart & Sheila Niermeier Sarah Jean Bradbury Stella Collett
Tiffani Rorras Ian & Frances Sowton Marlene & David Wallace Rebecca Ananda
Richard G. Lucas Geraldine & George Doris Bradley May E. Coltart
Roshan Shafai Medicine Spectrum Building Services Lenore Walters Andrea Anderson
Christopher Lund Nightingale Maria Brand Come Dance!! Incorporated
Professional Corporation St. Andrew’s Group, Church of Kevin Wark Bryn J. Anderson
Patricia Macdonald Terry & Georgina North Michael Breen Karen Coombe
John & Gloria Ross St. Timothy Lee & Nancy Watchorn Carol Anderson
Julie Maciura Northern Air Environmental David & Constance Briant Susan Coombs
Technologies Inc. Michael Ross St. Hilary’s Anglican Church Gavin & Elizabeth Watt Joan Anderson
Jean MacMillan Cooksville Doreen & Ronald Bromley Arthur & Maureen Corby
Joan Northey Teresa Roth James Weber Vera Anderson
Daniel Madigan St. Luke’s, East York Alfred J. Brooks Noel Corcoran
David & Kathie Oakden Jacques Rousse J. Roy Weir Marissa Andersson
Wendy M. Malec St. Mary’s Group ACW Ann Brown Peter Cosentino
Earle & Janice O’Born Randy Rovet Dorothy Wheeler Andrews’ Scenic Acres
Leo Maloney St. Matthew, Islington Doreen E. Brown Allison Cote
Maria O’Brien Royal York Road United Doris M. Whittaker Sue Angel
Norman & Rachel Mansfield Church St. Olave’s, ACW Catherine Buck Greg Cote
Paul Odette Marilyn Wiley Josie Aquino
William Markle Howard Rubel St. Paul’s, Lindsay Maureen Buckingham Marg Coulter
Diane Oliver Elizabeth Willcock Peter Armstrong
Lynda Marshall Lucie Russell St. Peter’s Church, ACW Gordene D. Byers Vera Court
Vidya Williams Jocelyn Arnold
Nancy Byers Susanne Courtney
Robert J. Wilson Kianna Audette
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Brian Cox Suzi Edwards Christine Girard Lloyd Hoffer Tiiu Klein John Loewy Dallas McLean-Lowe Daryl Lee Pack
Irma Cox Tim Elia W. James Girvan Jeff Hohener Tyler Kloosterhuis Ryan Logan Jim McMinn Maya Padayachee
Warren Cox Betty Eliopoulos David Goldreich Linda Holder Bill Kooistra Jane Lomanno Marissa McMullan Sugania Padayachee
Diane Crangle George Eliopoulos Elyse Goodall Matthew Holder Hans Kotiesen Amanda Longshaw Sarah McParland Rei Palabay
Ruth Cressell Fran & Murray Ellis John Gore Sheryl Holness Annelise Krull Pollyanna Lord Gillian Medland Stefania Pallotta
Joyce I. Cross Jill & Michael Erkelenz Angela Graham Melonie Hopkins Andy Krupski Yuen Y. Lui Kyle Mejaki Tony Pallotta
Nadia Cruceru Melissa Erskine Ashley Graham Anne C. Howlett Archana Kularanjithasingham Mimi Luong Alistair Melville Viorica Pamfil Rotariu
Kimberley Curran Brian Estany Charlotte Graham Karen Hsiung Andrew Labelle Ed Lutz Gilbert Metcalfe Janelle Panday
Candice Curtis Urduja Esturas Heather Graham Debbie Huggins Claire Labelle Ruth Lyness Kevin Metcalf Jason Panday
Reginald Daly Anne Evans June Graham George Hung Jaymie Labelle Sun Mee Ma Wong Bertha Meulemeester Spiros Papathanasakis
Dorjee Damdul Bronwen Evans Susan Graham Joan Hutchinson Jessica Labelle Ian & Dorothy Macdonald Robert Miele Irene Paraschak
Carol Damioli Lilian Falaleeff Todd Graham Duong Tu Hvouna Lyne Labelle Marguerite MacDonald Branko Mijatovic Dorothy Parris
Ian Daniel Pearl Famoso Ann Gratton Kyle Hyndman Sean Laferriere Patricia MacDonald Patricia Mills Debby Parsons
Eric & Emily Dann Raymond & Joan Farrell R. M. Gray & Anne E. Gray Monica Illes Daisiree Lafontaine Jim & Connie MacDougall Georgia Milroy Jean Pather
Gina Davidson Michael Feder Mary Green Jay Irizana Heather Lamb Margaret MacKay Andy Minair Parthini Pather
Laura Davis Dennis & Valerie Fiedler Petro Grigoriou Dorothy Irvine Susan Lapell Jennifer Mackey Philip Mitchell S.A. Pather
June D’Cruz Yehuda Fisher Michael Gromoff Tanzil Islam Karen Larocque David MacKinnon John & Anne Marie Mohler Shalini Pather
Dorothy & Godfray De Lisle Jennifer Fletcher Su Qiong Guan Gage Jacko Nancy Lau Michael Madden and Ralph Nicolas Moisan James Paul
Elsa De Sousa Donald Followes David Gunn Janett Jaggoonundhun Robert Lawrence Bertram Neil Moncrief Jeffery Paul
Diane DelZotto Ann E. Foster Christine Gurlitz Barbara A. James Jacinto Lazaga Gretna Maggiacomo Alberto Montenegro Primrose Paul
Crystal Demers Elana Freeman Pamela Guy Bernadette Jarvis Audrey Leadbitter Gillian Mais David Montgomery Ruth Paul
Dino Demopoulos John & Nora Freund Sharon Haberer Jerico Javier Ruth LeDrew Louisa Majoros Mariana Moreno Greta Pereira
Katherine Dempsey Lynn & James Friesen Habitat Services Mauricio Jerez Solange Leduc Mary Makris Christian Morgan Meenawati Persaud
Marie Dempster Maddalena Fuller Christina Hall Joe ‘s No Frills Andrea Lee Patricia Malenfant David & Enid Morris Mary Persi
Jean Dennis Sarah Fuller Keith Hambly Bette John Christina Lee Mayram Mamalian Micki Morton Alan Peters and Martha Jack
Pam Dennis Jason Fuoco Gregg Hannah Breanne John Jack Chia-Kai Lee Maria Maniquiz Anna Mottola Jeff Peters
Chantal Desjardins G. Belanger Construction Diane Hanson Maisie Johnson Valrie Lee Felicia Marandola Ruth Mottola Shannon Petryk
Tracy Dewar Rita Gagliano Michele R. Harding Susan E. Johnston Jessica Leech Eric Mark Sandra Mouland Linda Pieterson
Ranie Diaram Susan Gallagher Beverley Harris Carol W. Jones Lynn Lefebvre Deborah & Mario Marotta Claire Mowat Judy Pike
Winifred Dias Kanaga P. Ganeshan Maureen S. Harris Ivorine Jones Erro Lehtila Brian R. Marshall B. Mukul Grace Martin & Daisy Pittis
Elizabeth Dickson The Reverend Canon and Mrs. Elizabeth Harrison Myra P. Jones Pauline Leitch Nancy Martin Louise Murdoch Patricia & Thomas Poppleton
Emma Dickson James R. Garland Kate Hart Ulla Jorgensen Renee Lemieux Dean Martyn Ramdeen Naitram Nadya Portelli
Leslie Dickson Clifton Garraway Barry Headon Donald & Dorita Joshua Catherine Lenahan Dashel Mae Masangeay Adolph Nazareth Robin Porter
Tsering Diki Barry Gaul Michelle Heaphy Ronald Judd Elizabeth B. Leon Barbara Mason Dennis Negron Trixie Postoff
Krum Dochev Christina Gauthier Warren Hearne Narmi Kamalanathan Aelenna Leonard Judy Masters Alexandria Neita Russ Powell
Alice & Robert Dods Sara Gawtrey Patrick Heffron Effie Kapodistrias Sharron Leroux Elizabeth Matthews Shaun Nelson Tom Powers
Katharine Donaldson Sandra Geddes and Robert Jacquelin Heide Nancy Kapodistrias Leonard LeRoy Steve Maude Rhonda Nemeth Lindsay Prajza
Morrow Neil & Pauline Maxwell
Maureen Donohue Darryl L. Hennick Arlene Kearn Helina Leung Nada Nikic Robert Pritchard
GEM Health Care Centre Kenneth Maynard
Wendy V. Dookie Dave Hepburn Sarah Keating Ruth Lever F. Norgate Monika Queisser
Joseph Gennaro Joseph M. McBride Q.C.
Ursula Dorsh David Hill Heather Keegan Richard Lewko Heather Norwood Antonio Rabara
Roseanne Geoffroy Jackie McChesney
Paul Doyle Nina Hillier Marion Kennedy Shirley Leyton Leigh-Ann Obal Leila Rafi
Neion George Drew McDonald
Norah Driscoll Valda Hills Sandra Kenney Brian Lichach Lisa O’Halloran Colin J. Rainsbury
Michael Gharibo Patti McFarlane
Robert Drummond Stuart Hobbs Patricia Kerr Mike Liebelt Ohee Foundation John & Diana Ramage
Eleanor Gibson James McGilvery
David Durdevic Robert B. Hodge Marion Kiddell Kathryn Lingwood Grace B. Olds Ram Ramdewar
Paul Giddens Kyla McKay
Wendy & Gordon Edgett Natalie Hodgins Yung Yong and Jung Hwa Kim Marci Lipman Nik Kung On Sukhdeo Ramsarran
Annette C. Gilbeault Eva McKenzie
Cecilia & David Edwards Kleo & Ralph Hodgson- Marilyn King Daniela Lita Neil Orford Gunwant Rana
Michael Gilbert McWatters Mary McLean
Jennifer Lobo Teri Osmond Raymond Rashed
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Salim Rashir Shalin Shah Alex Stuparich Adam Whitby Fran & Murray Ellis in honour In Memory of Andrew THANK YOU TO ALL St. Elizabeth’s Anglican Church
Dave & Brenda Rasmussen Linda Shank Neville Sudama Chris Whittaker of Terry Tator & Family Hirschberg OF OUR 2014/15 St. Francis of Assisi Anglican
David Ravenscroft Donnie Shannon Patricia Kerr in honour of Nancy L. Byers SPEAKERS BUREAU Church, Meadowvale
Mohinder Sudan Katie Wicik
Eleanor Kerr’s 90th Birthday Cindy Carr St. George’s Anglican Church,
Cecile Raymond Trevor Shannon Katerina Svandova Doris A. Wiensczyk VOLUNTEER
Vidya Williams in celebration of Kenneth A. Crosbie Pickering Village
Victoria Regencia Elliot Shapiro Joanne Sweers Donnie Willett Ryan Williams’ birthday
SPEAKERS
St. John’s Anglican Church,
Harbir Rehill Sharon-Hope United Church Craig Ferry James Anok
Deborah & William Temple Dustin Willett Jennifer Young, two gifts in Ida
Dwight & Margaret Reid Alizon Sharun Anne E. Gibson Charles Bongomin
Chris Terzievski Chris Williams honour Jason Fuoco, Hugh St. John’s Anglican Church,
Ethel R. Reid David Shaw Ross and PSW’s at Simon Karen Larocque Carole Chabot Willowdale
Maria Tetro Karlene & Carl Williams
Apartments Heather McDonald Jane Corbett St. Luke’s Anglican Church
Don Renaud Peter Shepard Emanuel Thangiah Louanna Williams
Jennifer Young in honour of Viorica Pamfil Rotariu Maria Egervari St. Matthew, Islington
Katherine A. Rendall Brian Shewell Vuona That Paul Williams Karma Gyaltsen at Simon St. Peter’s Anglican Church,
Devra Rich Shirley Shimamori Gordon Poole Adriano Gardonio
Janet Thomas Ryan Williams Apartments
Dave Rasmussen Carlton Street
Maya Ricker-Wilson Sharon Shimmin Heather Thompson James & Kathleen Willis Carrie Hayward
Jennifer Young in honour of St. Peter’s Anglican Church,
June Ritchie Will Shin Crystal Zhang Lin Sallay Michelle Henry
Kelly Thompson David Wilson Erindale
Laurel Snyder Maridene & Randal
Sheryl Rivard Cory Siermachesky Robert and HeatherThompson Douglas R. Wilson In Honour of Maureen Hyland
Marg Tsafaroff Johnston
Celine Robson Nelson Silva Sylvia Thompson Fraser Wilson Humber College Library Terry McCullum
Lori Rogers Donald & Mary Beth Sinclair Kerry Westfall
Jiang Chun Tian Mark Wilson Wallace Rice William Shin
Chris Rose Harvinder Singh Curtis Tokarchuk David Woo In Memory of Jonathan Chris Whittaker
Paul Rose Ramanjeet Singh Pat Trafford Rob Wood IN MEMORIAM GIFTS McEachern
Ans Rosenberg Dave Skitch Amy Tran Jeff Woods Delores Holliday SPEAKING
Anonymous Donor in memory
Lincoln Ross Dick & Barbara Smeelen Johanne Trudel Connie Work of Dad Debbie Huggins ENGAGEMENTS, LOFT is pleased to
Marilyn and Barry Ross Michael Smele Eric Tse Richard Worsfold Anonymous Donor in memory Deborah Marotta APRIL 1, 2014 TO
recognize donors
Siobhan Rossiter Amanda Smith Marco & Rosella Tucci Terry Wray of Zoltan De Nemethy Bertha Meulemeester MARCH 31, 2015
Anonymous Donor in memory
contributing between
Doug Roth Chantal Smith Shaun Tynan Dave Wright Deborah Temple All Saints Kingsway Anglican
of Morty Wagman Church April 1, 2014 and March
Sébastien Roy Errol & Mary Anne Smith Candice Ulrick Komathie Wulf Robert Thompson
The Honourable Ian & Mrs. Bloor Street United Church 31, 2015. Every effort has
Royal Ontario Museum Jean A. Smith Peter Umoh Han Hu David Wilson
Susan Binnie in memory of Christ Church, Brampton been made to ensure
Chris Ruddy Joyce Sowby Eva Urcia Jay Yevex Tom Lawson 1 Anonymous Donor
Christ Church, Stouffville our list is complete and
Jasna Ruzicic Charles Spearin Zahra Valani Bebiano Ylanan Jane Corbett in memory of In Memory of Theresa
Jim Leonard Christ The King accurate. We are grateful
Sammy Safi Leonard & Joan Speed Tavis Valentine Lui K. Yung McCullum
D. Ross Elver, two gifts in
Church of St. Andrew, for every single gift and
Andrew Salgo Jeff & Linda St. Cyr Liz Van Langs Nick Zambri Jane Corbett Scarborough
memory of June Elver apologize for any errors
Crystal Sallans Alex Stairs Anne Venne Valerie Zawilski Lynda Forsyth Church of St. Matthias,
William & Mary Horan in Bellwoods
or omissions.
Lin Sallay Erin Stanners-Moroz Mary Vijayakumar Ron Zdriluk Lynda Head
memory of Thomas F.S.
Zuby Saloojee Doreen L. Stanton Ryan Vilela Zorianna Zurba Brown Mary V. McCullam Church of the Advent
Allyson Samuel Gerry Stapleton Amy Vuong 50 Anonymous Donors Blake & Beverley Jasper to Paul Odette Church of the Good Shepherd,
Mount Dennis
Dale Samuel Patrick Stapleton Alice F. Wagner purchase artwork in memory 3 Anonymous Donors
TRIBUTE GIFTS of Dorothy Lee Todd Church of the Nativity
Daniel Sanchez Richard Stefishen Susan Wainstock In Memory of Fred McNaught
Anonymous Donor in honour Christina Lee in memory of Diocese of Toronto Anglican
Donna and Donald Sardinha Judith Steiner David Waite Pam Dennis Church Women
of Andrea Charise Angie Tsang
Richard Sayles Sandy ‘Steiner Patrick Wallace Gwen McNaught Etobicoke Rotary Club
Anonymous Donor in honour Cynthia Luks in memory of
Paolo Scarcelli Alysia Stephenson Brenda Walsh of Bayla Fishman Joan Osler and Reverend 4 Anonymous Donors Grace Anglican Church,
Beth Schilling Tim Stephenson Fabian Walsh Kenneth Scott Markham
Anonymous Donor in honour
Lloyd Schindeler Martin Sterling Patricia Walsh of Jenny Kerber Karen Mergler in memory of THANK YOU TO OUR Grace Church, Scarborough
The Honourable Ian & Mrs. Michael Saunders 2014/15 VOLUNTEER Rotary Club of Toronto West
Jeff Schmidt Janet Stevenson Qianwei Wang
Susan Binnie in honour of Dorota Milaszewski in memory WORK TEAMS St. Chad’s Anglican Church
Dianna Secord-Hudon Teresa Stewart Cecile Watson
Nancy and Frank Iacobucci of Jack Layton St. Cyprian’s Anglican Church
Sharon Segal Ines Stocco Karen Watt CIBC Commercial Banking –
Shiyi Chen semi-monthly gifts Leveraged Finance St. David’s Anglican Church
Amanda Seguin Tarey Stone Victoria Watt in honour of Jincao Chen, Deloitte St. Dunstan of Canterbury
Algis Seklaitis Jeffrey & Cynthia Stringer Jay West Yuping Ren and Xinyu Wu
St. Mary’s Secondary School Church
Willemina Seywerd Margaret Strybosch Kerry Westfall
WI Canadian
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