We will all benefit from this initiative," says
Josh Cooper, President and CEO of the Baycrest
Foundation.
Baycrest@Home is still in a pilot phase and will
expand over the coming months as various
programs and services are tested and developed.
Early users will provide critical feedback to help
refine and optimize the services.
INNOVATION BOOSTERS
Paul and Pamela Austin have made an extremely
generous donation toward innovation at Baycrest
and new technologies that will help the aging
population in the years ahead.
They support the Centre for Aging + Brain Health
Innovation (CABHI), which helps innovators with
the development, testing and dissemination
of new ideas and
technologies to
address unmet
needs in brain health
and older adults'
care.
The couple and their
family have long
been associated with
Baycrest, helping
to support an
international Visiting
Scholars Program
and the Morris and Sally Justein Heritage
Museum, which is named for Pamela's parents.
In addition, the couple has opened their home for
a fundraising event in support of innovation, and
Pamela is a long-standing volunteer at Baycrest.
CAKES BY ROBERT:
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
A hockey
team at the
Scotiabank
Pro-Am for
Alzheimer's
tournament
is playing to
honour the life
of Sheri Taylor,
who passed
away earlier this year from
complications of frontotemporal
dementia. Sheri co-founded Cakes by
Robert and helped make it successful
alongside her husband, Robert.
Now, the bakery is sponsoring a team,
and a portion of every cake sold until
the puck drops at the April 30-
May 2 event will go to the cause.
Funds raised by the tournament
support care and research into
Alzheimer's and related dementias at
Baycrest.
"Our family wanted to do something
meaningful to honour Sheri," says
Robert. "Support for research and
care for people with dementia is
incredibly important." To learn more
about how you can support the team,
go to cakesbyrobert.com.
Learn more about ways your company
can get involved bat Baycrest. Visit:
baycrestfoundation.org/
corporategiving
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Sheri and Robert Taylor
Paul and Pamela Austin
