Baycrest Health Sciences & Baycrest Foundation Publications
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Baycrest Foundation Year in Review Baycrest supporters made this our best year ever Even as the economy struggles to get back on track, total revenues at Baycrest Foundation reached a record $37 million this past year. This exceptional year was We can all be proud of the a reflection of the creative past year's accomplish- thinking, hard work and en- ments, as our fundraising ergy of our board, volunteers strategies became even more and staff. innovative, borrowing from sports and entertainment. It is also thanks to the The fourth annual Scotia- dedicated and generous bank Pro-Am for Alzheimer's support of our community charity hockey tournament that Baycrest has evolved raised $2.6 million for the from a home for the Jewish Gordie & Colleen Howe elderly on Cecil Street Fund at Baycrest, which will to an internationally ac- support research and care claimed academic health into Alzheimer's and related sciences centre. disorders. In 2010, Baycrest Not only did this unique event We have extended our inno- struck a strategic partnership raise more than $1 million for vative Annual Campaign and with the Alzheimer Society of Baycrest, but it garnered un- the Circle of Honour, which experience and leading-edge Alberta and Northwest Terri- precedented media coverage. was a great success. With cognitive science has made tories to expand this exciting their enthusiastic response, us a driving force in innova- event to Edmonton where we With Lynn Posluns as its driv- Baycrest supporters showed tions in aging. Baycrest pro- raised $1 million. ing force, Women of Baycrest they understand the impor- vides the highest standards made waves with its mission to tance of multi-year Annual of care for aging parents and Dancing With Our Stars turned establish a chair at Baycrest to Campaign commitments, to grandparents as we have the traditional gala upside research women's brain health provide funds we can rely on always done and will continue down, featuring community and aging, raising $1 million in through the most difficult of to do. leaders as ballroom dancers. its first year. economic times. Our breadth of clinical Mark Gryfe (left) and Warren Kimel 24 Baycrest and baycrest foundation Annual Report 2009 | 2010