Baycrest

Barrie to Baycrest co-founders Larry Saltsman and his wife, Michelle Lavine (left), celebrate at the finish line with Michelle's sister Lesley Sas. Bike riders chalk up the miles for Baycrest 134 cyclists geared up for the 15th annual Barrie to Baycrest/B2B 100kilometre bicycle ride, raising $560,000 to bring the event's grand total to $8.6 million. On September 12, 2010, Proceeds from the 2010 ride helped fund important brain health and fitness initiatives at Baycrest. All the cyclists are committed to Baycrest and most are repeat participants who often ride with relatives and friends. Two annual awards are presented to cyclists who demonstrate outstanding contributions and ongoing support. This year's Harold Lederman Award went to Lisa Draper and Michael Bregman, and the Sam Ruth Award was presented to Michael Diamond. B2B celebrates its "Sweet 16" on September 11, 2011 and is opening spots for new riders. For information, visit baycrest.org/b2b. Dancing stars light up the night the wildy successful, inaugural Dancing with Our Stars fundraiser in 2009, David Cynamon was back, along with his wife Stacey, to co-chair season two in November 2010. Five community leaders – Zane Cohen, Eliot Muzzo, Honey Sherman, Anton Rabie and Linda Waks – performed complex dance routines with their professional dance partners, dazzling a cheering crowd of 900 supporters and celebrity judges including Bruno Tonioli from the popular television show Dancing with the Stars. After winning Dancing Star Honey Sherman with dance partner, Mikhail Zaslavskiy (left), accepts the disco ball trophy from Ed Sonshine, CEO of evening sponsor, RioCan. Hosted by actor-comedian Howie Mandel, the highly anticipated event raised an astounding $2.1 million to support Baycrest's Centres for Innovations in Aging. Honey "Hip Hop" Sherman, who alone raised $725,000, was crowned the champion. 30 2010/11 Baycrest and Baycrest Foundation Annual Report At the 2010 Strokes Fore Stroke (from left) co-chair Perry Steiner, committee member Richard Sherman and Joey Arfin give a lift to their fourth – professional golfer and stroke survivor Andrew Parr. Swinging into action for stroke research and care Last fall, 60 lucky golfers swung into action at the 21st annual Strokes Fore Stroke golf tournament at the exclusive Redtail Golf Course near St. Thomas, Ontario and raised $315,000 for stroke research and care at Baycrest. Larry Glazer received the Syd Loftus Cup as top fundraiser for the event, which was co-chaired by Perry Steiner, Ronnie Steiner and Lenny Waldman. Special thanks to event sponsors C. A. Delaney Capital Management Ltd. and Allan and Susan Fenwick. The 2011 Golf Classic is on July 25 at the renowned St. George's Golf and Country Club, host of the 2010 Canadian Open. For more details, visit baycreststrokesforestroke.com.

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