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Message from the Foundation Board Chair and the President Baycrest Foundation leading the way Imagine, if you will, a society where we don't fear aging with anticipatory dread as though it were to be avoided at all costs but embraced with joy and hope – a celebratory third act. Imagine knowing now what you could do to prevent dementia and other brain health disorders later in life. Imagine knowing that you always had the benefit of a seamless system of care that extended well beyond the walls of a healthcare institution into your home and community as you age. Imagine a world where seniors were at the vanguard of new technology and innovation. Now imagine that your gift helped to create that world. These are not far off dreams of the future, but a reality we work towards every day at Baycrest Health Sciences. And you have helped to make this happen. Built on your generosity, Baycrest is a place where the best research, education and care have come to lead the world in transforming the aging experience. What began in 1918 as Toronto's first Jewish Home for the Aged has grown with your support into the only health sciences centre in the world that brings translational research, patient care, training and education together with a local and global population of aging adults looking for support and prevention solutions. This past year we have seen your heartfelt commitment to the unique work we do through record-breaking financial support. Your continued investment in our programs has allowed for new tools, strategies and technologies to bring wellness promotion, illness prevention and early diagnosis to those living and receiving services here and in the community. Your investment in expertise allows us to attract the best and brightest minds in brain health research to Baycrest. Your understanding that holistic care includes specially tailored spiritual and cultural programming has enhanced wellness options. And your foresight into the need for emerging technologies enables us to deliver state-of-the-art care. By donating funds, volunteering, participating in our events, engaging with us online and on our campus you are supporting a vital 100-year history that has led to extraordinary healthcare innovation, an accomplishment of which we can all be proud. Thank you for helping us revolutionize the way we age – and transform the aging experience. We know we do so with the commitment and support of those who have built this dream and turned it into a reality. Your investment has been our success. WARREN KIMEL Chair, Board of Directors Baycrest Foundation SUSAN SUTTON President, Baycrest Foundation Vice President, Global Institutional Advancement ANNUAL REPORT 2012-13 3

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