2011 Annual Report

helping good people do great things in their community NIAGARA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION our VISION Realizing community dreams through philanthropy. our MISSION The Niagara Community Foundation is a charitable public foundation dedicated to improving the quality of life in Niagara through building endowment funds, providing grants and enabling philanthropic partnerships. our GUIDING PRINCIPLES Enable, collaborate and transform: Enable community improvement by providing funding and community knowledge. Bring organizations together to form partnerships based on the respective strengths of each organization to focus on key community priorities.

DEMONSTRAte philanthropic leadership: Demonstrate expertise and best practice in philanthropic leadership.

Put Niagara first: Communicate and support the Niagara story. Build community leadership. Seek and develop individuals who will bring leadership to the community.

Be trustworthy and transparent: Engage in practices that are open, accessible, fair, objective, flexible, timely and built on a foundation of respect, trust, integrity and honesty.

Ensure sound governance and management: Ensure that the Niagara Community Foundation governance and management is sound, relevant and realizes its full fiduciary responsibility.

Cover photo – Go to page 6 to read about Heartland Forest’s educational programs. EXECUTIVE MESSAGE contents

Message from the Board Chair and Executive Director 3

Priorities, strategies and plans 4 Grant stories 6

Liz Palmieri Executive Director and Discretionary Mel Groom President grants 9 Each year brings different challenges and opportunities to our work with donors and community groups. In 2011, the Foundation experienced continued growth Donor-directed in donations, which in turn strengthened both our donor-directed and our five grants 14 discretionary granting programs. We have developed and sustained meaningful relationships with like-minded organizations across Niagara. And we continue to Donor be challenged by the state of the investment climate. stories 16 For long-time supporters of the Foundation this annual report represents a Endowment funds departure from the past. The change, we believe, highlights an aspect of our work that perhaps is less public, but equally as important as the work for which continue to grow 20 we are known, our grantmaking and building new endowments. This year, as well as telling stories about the grants we’ve awarded and the wonderful donors Donors, memorial who support our work, we will also be reporting on our strategic plan, board and tribute gifts 23 governance, risk management, investment performance and our operations. Our goal is to continue to build our reputation as a trustworthy, well-governed and Financial and transparent organization built on a solid foundation for continued growth and governance highlights success. 26

Thank you to our volunteers, donors, sponsors and supporters for continuing Board of directors, to give us the opportunity to provide philanthropic leadership across Niagara in committees and order to support a vibrant voluntary sector doing truly remarkable work. sponsors 29

Mel Groom, Board Chair Liz Palmieri, Executive Director 3 Priorities, Strategies, Plans HIGHLIGHTS

In 2008, the Niagara Community Foundation adopted Leadership Niagara a strategic plan based on extensive consultation with the The Foundation was part of the original Steering Committee community. At the Foundation’s 2010 annual board retreat, to create Leadership Niagara, a leadership development strategic priorities were reviewed and were adopted to program to support emerging community leaders. We continue into 2011. Our plan has four priorities: provide $5,000 annually in bursaries for staff from the voluntary sector to participate in this program. In 2011, we • Increasing our impact in the community partnered with Leadership Niagara on a Trillium grant to • Building relationships with key influencers undertake a comprehensive rewriting of their curriculum • Enhancing our role as a community leader along with the development of a new strategic plan. • Building organizational capacity

In accordance with our plan, here’s what we did in 2011: Niagara Neighbourhood Idea Fund The Foundation partnered with the United Way and the • Developed and implemented community outreach to Trillium Foundation, pooling their financial resources key community leaders and potential donors, achieving to develop a small grants program to support innovative 97% of contact goal projects at the neighbourhood level. • Implemented reporting mechanism on the impact of discretionary grants Niagara Prosperity Initiative • Engaged Asset Development Associate to strengthen The Niagara Prospertiy Initiative (NPI), funded by Niagara relationships with Niagara’s estate planners Region, is a partnership of public, private and voluntary • Reviewed relevancy of all grant program criteria organizations working to reduce poverty in Niagara. In • Developed Executive Director succession plan 2011, we received funding to support the position of • Participated in Imagine Canada’s Standards Program Convenor enabling us to bring organizations together to • Implemented research on social entrepreneurship and share resources, implement best practices and collaboratively program related investing access funds to support a variety of poverty-reduction initiatives, including community gardens across Niagara. We realize that collaborative partnerships with funders and Staff from the Foundation also assisted with the review of other organizations will go a long way toward ensuring that the grant applications for $1.2 million in NPI funding. our grant recipients, their clients and our donors receive quality service and support from the Foundation. Here are some examples of how the Foundation has partnered with others:

4 Niagara Community Foundation 2011 Annual Report | helping good people do great things in their community Niagara Research and Planning Council In 2011, we continued to host the activities of the Niagara Research and Planning Council which produced the 2011 Living in Niagara Report. The Foundation provides annual support to the Council as well as funding towards the publication of the report. The recommendations in this report helps the Foundation align our discretionary grant programs with community priorities.

FINANCIAL Highlights: Gifts received: $2,949,485 Growth in assets: 17% Grants approved: $916,938 Operating expenses: 2.8% of average total assets

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Forest Discovery Program Heartland Forest is a fully accessible, barrier-free nature experience offering easy access trails and facilities on 93 acres of protected forest and wetlands in Niagara Falls. Its facilities include two trails, a fishing pond, nature centre, and one of the largest tree-houses in Canada. The tree-house offers a panoramic view of the rich Carolinian forest featuring vernal ponds, and some unique species of birds, trees and amphibians.

Its newly developed Forest Discovery Program teaches children, youth and their families the wonders of nature through a structured environmental program, full of fun, adventure and discovery.

With a $2,400 Foundation grant, new curriculum was developed on aquatic habitats for fish and wildlife for all four seasons and prepared adaptations for special needs programming. The program was delivered to 1,035 children and youth over 27 sessions.

In delivering the program, Heartland Forest discovered that designing curriculum for special needs children translated into good design for all participants, that using interactive, hands- on programming with clear objectives and individual learning Discovering outcomes helps the full range of participants. A grade 2 student summed up her experience in a thank you Nature letter, “Thank you for letting us come. You guys are awesome.” k

6 Niagara Community Foundation 2011 Annual Report | helping good people do great things in their community ALLEVIATING new SOCIAL ISOLATION technology Social isolation and marginalization quite often accompany people experiencing hearing loss. The National Council on streamlines Aging found that people whose hearing loss goes untreated experienced a higher incidence of depression, anxiety, administration paranoia and reduced participation in organized activities. Charities are faced with many challenges: increased demand for services, more competition for corporate sponsors and The individual and complicated nature of hearing donors, and reduced government support. Donors are also loss makes it difficult to determine the effectiveness of questioning how much of their gift goes directly to a charity’s technology until it is tried. Individual preference, comfort programs and how much is used to support administrative level and cognitive or dexterity abilities are other factors operations. It is important to understand that programs which can directly affect an individual’s success with don’t operate in isolation; they need solid administration to technology. be effective. The Niagara Branch of the Canadian Hearing Society Niagara Nutrition Partners provides support to 201 school recognized these issues when it developed its Hearing nutrition programs serving 13,000 children and youth across Device Loaner Program. With a $1,250 grant it purchased Niagara on a daily basis. Since parts of these programs are a variety of devices ranging from enhanced baby monitors, funded by the Province, the two case workers are required intercoms, TV listening systems and pagers which will to complete fairly detailed reports. Prior to using the $1,914 enable culturally deaf, oral deaf, deafened and hard of grant from the Foundation to purchase two laptops and hearing individuals to determine technology needs and wireless access to its server, the workers manually transcribed preferences in the comfort of their own home and in the notes and statistics during their on-site visits and then actual situations with which they are struggling. once back in the office transcribed them electronically and forwarded them to the Province. The program will give hands-on experience, which is a benefit when working with a population not always This new technology is enabling Niagara Nutrition Partners comfortable with technology. Further information on to streamline their administration while maintaining the accessing this worthwhile program is available by calling same level of service. As a result resources are deployed where 905-984-4412. k they can have the greatest effect, namely helping children across the region get a healthy, nutritious start to their school day. k

Niagara Community Foundation 2011 Annual Report | helping good people do great things in their community 7 no longer EXPLORING alone in grief SOCIAL During the past five years, 20 students from Garrison Road ENTREPRENEURSHIP Elementary School have experienced the death of a loved one. Principal Sally Cocco saw that grief was affecting her Well Preserved is a day program of Community Living students, but didn’t know where to turn. Grimsby, Lincoln and West Lincoln where participants By working with the school’s youth counselor and Niagara manufacture homemade jam, jellies and preserves using author Christine Dernederlanden, Cocco introduced the fruits and products grown in Niagara. The program started public board’s first H.U.G.S. (Helping Understand Grief as a cooperative effort between Community Living and Session) program at the school. The six-week program the Jordan Museum. The demand for its product has been incorporates play and art therapy as well as music, poetry continuously growing, but due to the space, participation and ongoing peer mentoring to help the children deal with was limited to four individuals only. loss. Operating as a cottage industry, the Well Preserved With a $1,000 grant the youth counselor was able to initiative serves a dual purpose by providing training develop the pilot program at Garrison Road School. The and a considerable source of income for people with success of the first program has enabled the Education developmental disabilities as well as providing revenue to Foundation to secure additional donations to deliver the two non-profit organizations – a true social enterprise. H.U.G.S. program to 96 schools across Niagara ensuring A business plan was developed to secure support to build a that never again will a child suffer alone in grief. full commercial kitchen, develop a strong network of local As one of the children who took part in the initial program farmers and suppliers and to increase retail distribution said, “I don’t have to keep all this stuff inside me anymore. outlets. The $5,000 grant from the Foundation was used to I can express my feelings about everything I’m going purchase three key pieces of equipment for their kitchen. through and there’s other people who have experienced Well Preserved knew it had a good product. And that the k the same thing.” program was beneficial to its clients. Congratulations to all involved, especially the four clients whose interest in preserving got the program started. k

8 Niagara Community Foundation 2011 Annual Report | helping good people do great things in their community 2011 Grants Awarded from our Community, Mini, Youth, ENVIRONMENT and Strategic Initiatives grant programs. For detailed information on our current granting priorities visit our website at www.niagaracommunityfoundation.org/grantprograms.html

Adult Literacy Council of Greater Fort Erie To deliver Family Math program. $3,027 Alzheimer Society Niagara Region To purchase a server that will provide an affordable, all-in-one solution $4,898 that will suit the current and future needs of the organization. Autism Society Ontario - Niagara Region Girls Night Out Program will provide teens and youth affected $6,981 Chapter ^ by Autism Spectrum Disorders with 16 girl-only events throughout 2012 in the Niagara Region. Bert Miller Nature Club To inventory parts of Niagara's Lake Erie shoreline and identify $3,000 the occurrence and distribution of species at risk.

Brock University Bringing about 120 disadvantaged youth from across Niagara $986 together at Brock University to participate in physical activity geared towards learning the life skills necessary for positive development. Brock University - Leadership Niagara To provide bursaries for leaders from local voluntary groups to $5,000 attend Leadership Niagara program. Brock University - Student Leadership To fund a series of social enterprise projects developed and $2,000 delivered by Brock students. Canadian Hearing Society - Niagara ^ To develop a Communication Device Loaner Program (CDLP) that $1,250 will enhance the support and services available for clients. Canadian Red Cross, Niagara Area Provide 1-day Babysitting workshop to children in low-income $2,500 Branches families. Carousel Players To support the workshop and public reading of a new play called $4,000 Spelling 2-5-5 to teachers and Autism Ontario Niagara members. Centre de sante Communautaire Fund resources and fees for the recreation/dance programs for $2,970 Hamilton/Niagara + those in financial need and equipment for final performances. Child Advocacy Centre Niagara Purchase GiftWorks, fundraising software to replace their current $500 system that is not able to meet their needs. City of Niagara Falls - Park in the City A restoration/naturalization project with local community groups $5,000 Committee ~ to establish and expand a vegetative buffer along the stream running through Patrick Cummings Park. Community Care of St. Catharines and Request for funds to update Niagara Nutrition Partners website $9,659 Thorold to make it a vehicle for donations, recruitment of volunteers and communcations. Community Living - Fort Erie Modify one of their vehicles to meet the needs of persons with $5,000 disabilities whom they support.

* grant from Port Colborne Fund; + grant from Welland Fund; ^ grant from Niagara West Fund; ~ grant from Niagara Falls Fund

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Community Living Welland Pelham + Purchase two lawn mowers that provides work experiences for $500 adults and students with intellectual disabilities. DSBN - Grapeview Towards construction of accessible play ground. $3,500 DSBN - Prince of Wales To improve the technology in their library and opening the library $2,850 up to students and families outside of the school time. DSBN - South Lincoln High School To reconstruct a Low Ropes Course at South Lincoln High School to $3,250 offer an innovative Student Success initiative to re-engage at risk students. Education Foundation of Niagara Build 5 garment racks for Prom Project Niagara by workshop $500 students from Thorold Secondary School. Education Foundation of Niagara Materials to support the implementation of a trauma and $1,000 bereavement group. Education Foundation of Niagara Fund costs for It's Our Time, a motivational and character building $3,200 assembly created to empower youth to make better choices, become leaders and understand their role in our world. Education Foundation of Niagara Recess Revival program will enrich student activities and enhance $3,600 the physical education equipment used at recess, breaks and free time to support wellness, healthy living, and team culture. Epilepsy Niagara Fund seminar and workshops designed to empower and build $3,500 confidence in people with epilepsy. Folk Arts Council of St Catharines - A free after school, arts based program held at Connaught School $4,000 Multicultural Centre and lead by Suitcase In Point Theatre Company. Fort Erie Public Library Purchase supplies to offer programs teaching children historical $350 crafts such as weaving, spinning and butter churning to educate and celebrate the War of 1812. Foundation for Family and Children's Towards furnishing their our youth room at new facility in Niagara $3,500 Services Niagara Falls. Friends Of Fort Erie's Creeks To provide equipment, educational activities and presentations to $3,500 their local community, including schools and youth groups. Friends of Fort George National Historic Support printing and binding of 650 books, The Battle of $500 Park Queenston Heights and Burying General Brock. Garden City Productions Purchase a sound system to be used in classes, productions and $500 special events. Gillian's Place (Women's Place Production for a 7 minute video to raise awareness of their work in $2,500 St. Catharines & District Inc.) the community.

* grant from Port Colborne Fund; + grant from Welland Fund; ^ grant from Niagara West Fund; ~ grant from Niagara Falls Fund

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Grimsby Public Art Gallery ^ Fund the creation of three sculptures by emerging artists and high $500 school students to be displayed in Children's Reading Garden at Grimsby Library. Head Injury Association of Fort Erie Purchase appropriate cooking utensils for the successful Cooking $500 Program for the clients of their organization. Heartland Forest Nature Experience ~ Develop curriculum on aquatic habitats for fish and wildlife for $2,400 all four seasons and prepare adaptations for special needs programming. Hope Centre Renovate reception area to better serve and communicate with $2,900 clients, volunteers, community and donors. Hospice Niagara Fund the purchase of a laptop to be used for community $500 education, agency awareness and volunteer training. Hospice Niagara Purchase an external ventilation system to be installed in one of $3,000 the residence rooms to provide clean air while reducing odours and moisture. Le Centre Polyvalent des Ainés Purchase shed for the 2nd annual St. Jean Baptist Festival that $1,085 Francophones de Port Colborne * brings the French community together on biggest holiday of the year. Learning Disabililties Association of Create a bi-monthly support group program for adults with $500 Niagara Region learning disabilities or ADHD. Literacy Link Niagara Inc. +^ LLN will go into community agencies whose clients are in need $4,840 of but do not have access to literacy assessments/educational information. Mainstream: An Unsheltered Workshop Working with the clients of the Graffiti Program, create a video $6,000 to educate local businesses about the abilities of people with a disability and the benefits attached when hiring them. NCDSB - Our Lady of Victory Catholic Fund the start up costs for the You Are the Chef Program which $500 Elementary School teaches and promotes students making healthy recipes. NCDSB - St. George Catholic Elementary Fund the start up costs for the You Are the Chef Program which $500 teaches and promotes students making healthy recipes. Niagara College To continue restoration of the Wetland Ridge lagoons on the $3,000 Niagara-on-the-Lake campus through shoreline development and enhancement. Niagara Falls Big Brothers Big Sisters Purchase 2 laptops in order to maximize the productivity of their $1,909 Association Inc. ~ case workers. Niagara Peninsula Conservation Develop a landowner stewardship guide will provide residents $2,000 Foundation with information about the watershed they live in and specific actions that can be taken to improve water & habitat quality.

* grant from Port Colborne Fund; + grant from Welland Fund; ^ grant from Niagara West Fund; ~ grant from Niagara Falls Fund

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Niagara Research & Planning Council Towards publication of the Living in Niagara Report $5,000 Niagara Region Sexual Assault Centre Purchase audio and video equipment to develop the counselling $420 ( CARSA Inc. ) supervision program to record counselling sessions. Niagara Resource Service for Yout STARS: Youth Support Initiative will create a Monday night drop-in $6,487 (The RAFT) program for youth sex trade workers to aid with the inimization of health risks and high risk behaviour and to provide safe exit strategies from the sex trade. Pathstone Foundation Lids for Kids awareness campaign for children's mental health. $2,000 Pelham Cares Inc. Purchase and installation of new computer and software. $500 Port Colborne CARES * Support the purchase of 26 stacking chairs for the new Reach Out $500 Food Centre. Port Colborne General Hospital Purchase laptop to make community presentations in order to raise $500 Foundation * awareness of the needs of the hospital. Project S.H.A.R.E. of Niagara Falls Inc. Development of human resource policies followed by board and $3,000 staff training and development. Regional Niagara Firefighters Volunteer Purchase portable radio for second vehicle used at emergencies. $494 Buffs Association Regional Niagara Firefighters Volunteer Fund the cost of detailing (lettering) the bus used at emergency $500 Buffs Association scenes. Regional Niagara Firefighters Volunteer Purchase an awning for shelter units used a emergency scenes in $3,447 Buffs Association rain, heat or snow storms. Salvation Army Community & Family Purchase laptop and program for Red Cap Anger Management $500 Services - Niagara Region + program launch in Welland and surrounding areas. Salvation Army St. Catharines Community Fund Red Cap anger management program as a school club in $3,706 & Family Services the DSBN. Schizophrenia Society of Ontario - Deliver inservice training to provide teachers, administrative staff $1,760 Hamilton / Niagara Chapter and other school personnel with a basic knowledge of mental health, its signs and symptoms. South Niagara Life Centre Purchase video camera to film programs, services and clientele $500 success stories. St. John Ambulance - Lincoln County Purchase LCD projector and easels for training sessions and $500 Branch, St. Catharines meetings. St. John Ambulance - Lincoln County Purchase medical equipment and printer for set up of additional $500 Branch, St. Catharines Medical First Reponder training centres in Welland and St. Catharines.

* grant from Port Colborne Fund; + grant from Welland Fund; ^ grant from Niagara West Fund; ~ grant from Niagara Falls Fund

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Start Me Up Niagara (SMUN) Purchase new software to standardize all the computers used by $500 staff, volunteers and clients of the organization. Thorold Community Activities Group Purchase BBQ that will be used at community events to promote $500 their organization and services and raise funds for their children's programs. United Way of Niagara Falls and To provide funds to a variety of neighbourhood based projects. $5,000 Greater Fort Erie United Way of St. Catharines and District Hire one teen residing in Manchester Avenue Family Community $3,810 to develop and deliver educational, recreational, and leisure programming at the Manchester Youth Summer Program. Welland and District Humane Society To purchase tent for offsite adoption program for our dogs $4,000 (S.P.C.A.) * and cats. Welland Heritage Council and To provide a camping experience where newcomer youth across $2,083 Multicultural Centre Niagara can develop leadership, life and survival skills. Welland Historical Museum + Purchase new ceiling mounted projector. $500 Welland Public Library Board + Design and publish the newly created strategic plan to be $500 circulated to the community and stakeholders. Westview Christian Fellowship - Women Purchase fridge for the community cupboard that provides small $500 4 Women affordable portions of food for women purchasing their services. Women's Addiction Recovery Mediation Fund the reprinting of agency information brochure. $500 YWCA Niagara Region ~ Replace the agency computer server because the current one is $7,500 old, reached capacity and often crashes.

* grant from Port Colborne Fund; + grant from Welland Fund; ^ grant from Niagara West Fund; ~ grant from Niagara Falls Fund

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Sun Media Children’s Summer Camp Fund Grants Community Foundations of Canada...... $500.00 Carousel Players...... $1,000.00 Community Living - Grimsby Lincoln & West Lincoln...... $1,820.61 City of Welland...... $2,700.00 Community Living St. Catharines...... $352.18 Community Living - Fort Erie...... $750.00 Conseil Scolaire de District Catholique...... $444.00 Community Living - Grimsby/Lincoln...... $750.00 Conseil Scolaire de District Catholique...... $556.00 Community Living - Port Colborne-Wainfleet...... $750.00 Conservation Niagara Foundation...... $559.39 Community Living - Welland Pelham...... $750.00 Cystic Fibrosis Canada...... $1,114.48 Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre...... $2,000.00 District School Board of Niagara...... $1,574.64 I. C.A.N-T.E.R...... $700.00 Doctors Without Borders Canada...... $1,147.70 Learning Disabilities of Niagara Region...... $500.00 Dog Guides Canada...... $976.10 Lyndesfarne Theatre Projects...... $1,275.00 DSBN - A. N. Myer Secondary School...... $1,500.00 Niagara Symphony Assoc...... $500.00 DSBN - E.L. Crossley...... $1,500.00 Port Colborne CARES...... $750.00 DSBN - Grimsby Secondary School...... $779.00 Red Roof Retreat...... $1,000.00 DSBN - South Lincoln High School...... $1,500.00 Salvation Army - Niagara Falls...... $1,000.00 DSBN - Stamford Collegiate Secondary School...... $1,500.00 Scouts Canada...... $1,000.00 DSBN - Westlane Secondary School...... $1,500.00 Town of Grimsby - Recreation Services...... $1,000.00 Education Foundation of Niagara...... $1,000.00 YMCA of Niagara...... $2,875 Elisha House Pregnancy & Family Support Centre...... $8,964.55 Young Carers Initiative...... $2,500.00 Engineers Without Borders...... $2,240.70 $21,800.00 Fort Erie Conservation Club...... $552.76 Fort Erie Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.....$459.00 DONOR-DIRECTED GRANTS Foundation for Family and Children’s Services Niagara...$1,521.95 Albright Foundation...... $1,178.32 Foundation for Family and Children’s Services Niagara...... $455.53 Alzheimer Society Niagara Region...... $976.10 Foundation for Family and Children’s Services Niagara...$2,429.08 Animal Assistance Society of the Niagara Region...... $5,000.00 Foundation for Family and Children’s Services Niagara...$5,000.00 Arthritis Society Ontario Division - Niagara Friends of Fort Erie’s Creeks...... $563.91 Peninsula Office...... $573.85 Gillian’s Place...... $976.10 Beamsville Church of Christ...... $50,000.00 Goodwill Industries Niagara - Stokes Bethlehem Housing and Support Services...... $10,000.00 Community Village...... $20,000.00 Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Niagara...... $739.02 Greater Niagara General Hospital Foundation...... $5,000.00 Big Brothers/Sisters - Grimsby Lincoln, West Lincoln...... $8,496.17 Healthy Minds Canada...... $484.48 Bob Gale Recreation Fund...... $20,664.17 Healthy Minds Canada...... $423.94 Boys and Girls Club of Niagara...... $10,000.00 Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario...... $573.85 Brock University...... $1,000.00 Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario...... $976.10 Canadian National Institute for the Blind...... $976.10 Heart Niagara Inc...... $500.00 Canadian Red Cross, Niagara Area Branches...... $1,147.70 Heritage Christian School...... $1,500.00 Carousel Players...... $450.00 Hospice Niagara...... $458.78 Child Advocacy Centre Niagara...... $1,000.00 International Child Care (Canada)...... $1,147.70 Chorus Niagara...... $10,000.00 Kiwanis Foundation of Niagara Falls...... $1,500.00 Chorus Niagara...... $2,427.48 Land Care Niagara...... $558.69 Church of the Transfiguration...... $11,917.08 Lincoln Agricultural Society...... $2,480.40 Community Animal Allies of Niagara...... $1,000.00 Lincoln Community Against Violence - Women’s Community Care of St. Catharines and Thorold...... $500.00 Resource Centre...... $1,100.00 Community Care of St. Catharines and Thorold...... $1,215.60 Lincoln Community Against Violence - Women’s *Community Care of St. Catharines and Thorold...... $7,800.00 Resource Centre...... $4,248.09 Community Care of West Niagara...... $10,923.65 Lincoln County Humane Society...... $3,213.90 * Grant from St. Catharines Community Fund.

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Lincoln County Humane Society...... $5,000.00 Project S.H.A.R.E. of Niagara Falls Inc...... $500.00 Lincoln County Humane Society...... $976.10 Project S.H.A.R.E. of Niagara Falls Inc...... $2,000.00 Lincoln County Humane Society...... $10,000.00 Queen’s University...... $500.00 Lincoln Public Library...... $12,137.39 Regional Niagara Upper Canada Lodge Auxiliary...... $8,802.24 Mayholme Foundation...... $41,171.37 Ridley College...... $1,123.62 Mohawk College...... $500.00 Salvation Army - Community and Family Services...... $500.00 Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada...... $976.10 Salvation Army St. Catharines Community & Muscular Dystrophy Canada...... $13,446.68 Family Services...... $1,147.70 NCDSB - Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary School...... $1,500.00 Salvation Army St. Catharines Community & NCDSB - Saint Paul...... $1,500.00 Family Services...... $934.12 NCDSB - St. Michael Catholic School...... $1,500.00 Shaw Festival Theatre Foundation, Canada...... $1,500.00 Newark Neighbours...... $500.00 Shaw Festival Theatre Foundation, Canada...... $10,000.00 Niagara Action for Animals...... $976.10 Silver Spire United Church...... $511.31 Niagara Artists Company ...... $668.37 St. Catharines General Hospital Foundation...... $982.66 Niagara College...... $200,000.00 St. Catharines General Hospital Foundation...... $1,000.00 Niagara College Foundation...... $1,000.00 St. Catharines General Hospital Foundation...... $640.29 Niagara Community Foundation...... $455.53 St. Helen Roman Catholic Church...... $1,000.00 Niagara Community Foundation...... $4,905.65 Stamford United Church...... $1,500.00 Niagara Falls Big Brothers Big Sisters Association Inc...... $818.69 Town of Lincoln - Friends of Charles Daley Park...... $1,820.61 Niagara Falls Humane Society...... $500.00 Town Of Lincoln - Municipal Offices...... $1,820.61 Niagara Falls Humane Society...... $2,288.96 United Way of Niagara Falls and Greater Fort Erie...... $1,000.00 Niagara Falls Humane Society...... $1,245.00 United Way of South Niagara...... $1,721.55 Niagara Foundation for Catholic Education...... $1,000.00 United Way of St. Catharines and District...... $1,000.00 Niagara Health System Foundation...... $455.53 University of Britsh Columbia...... $1,500.00 Niagara Historical Society and Museum...... $500.00 University of Guelph...... $500.00 Niagara Historical Society and Museum...... $1,881.08 University of Toronto...... $2,000.00 Niagara Land Trust...... $83.32 University of Western Ontario...... $2,000.00 Niagara Peninsula Children’s Centre Foundation...... $1,147.70 VON Canada - Ontario Branch - Niagara Site...... $4,248.09 Niagara Peninsula Children’s Centre Foundation...... $3,835.33 Welland and District Humane Society (S.P.C.A.)...... $1,639.00 Niagara Peninsula Children’s Centre Foundation...... $1,000.00 Welland Hospital Foundation...... $245.24 Niagara Peninsula Conservation Foundation...... $4,248.09 Welland Hospital Foundation...... $1,721.55 Niagara Research & Planning Council...... $5,000.00 Wellspring Niagara Cancer Support Foundation...... $250.00 Niagara Region Sexual Assault Centre (CARSA Inc.)...... $553.28 Wellspring Niagara Cancer Support Foundation...... $500.00 Niagara Region Sexual Assault Centre (CARSA Inc.)...... $976.10 Wellspring Niagara Cancer Support Foundation...... $2,174.00 Niagara Resource Service for Youth (The RAFT)...... $5,000.00 West Niagara Palliative Care Services ...... $500.00 Niagara Symphony Association...... $10,000.00 Willowbank School of Restoration Arts...... $500.00 Niagara Symphony Association...... $2,427.48 Women’s Place of South Niagara Inc...... $505.70 Niagara West Employment & Learning Resource Centres...$1,820.61 Women’s Place of South Niagara Inc...... $1,000.00 Niagara Youth Orchestra...... $4,248.09 Women’s Place of South Niagara Inc...... $10,000.00 Ontario Brain Injury Association...... $5,000.00 YMCA of Niagara...... $5,445.00 Ontario Lung Association - Branch serving Niagara...... $1,147.70 *YMCA of Niagara...... $18,200.00 Open Arms Mission Welland Inc...... $8,964.54 YMCA of Niagara...... $1,000.00 Osteoporosis Canada - Niagara Chapter...... $976.09 YWCA Niagara Region...... $935.98 Pathstone Foundation...... $2,543.79 $715,776.00 Pathstone Foundation...... $2,393.21 Pathstone Foundation...... $10,000.00 * Grant from St. Catharines Community Fund.

Niagara Community Foundation 2011 Annual Report | helping good people do great things in their community 15 CELEBRATING OUR GENEROUS DONORS

Providing educational opportunities The DiCienzo family first became involved with the Foundation through the annual Sleep Cheap Charities Reap event held since 2006 in Niagara Falls. With this event, hotels provide accommodation during a specific week in November and donate the revenue to local charities. In 2009, the DiCienzo Family Fund was created as part of the Niagara Falls Fund. The Fund was created with a portion of the event revenue, and each year the Fund’s earnings support projects taking place in their community.

However, the DiCienzo family wanted to do more. As a major employer in Niagara Falls they are committed to encouraging students to consider careers in hospitality and tourism. They also understand the financial burden for some families whose children want to attend post-secondary institutions.

As a result, they made a commitment to provide a $500 bursary for one graduate from each of the five high schools in Niagara Falls. The awards are for students in financial need who are continuing their education in either a business, hospitality or tourism program. The bursaries were created in the fall of 2011, with the first group to be awarded at the June 2012 graduation ceremonies.

Kudos to the DiCienzo family for providing this educational opportunity.k 16 Building activity Gift for the future on recreation to McNally canal House

The City of Welland and the Welland Recreation Canal The financial future of McNally House looks brighter with Corp. (WRCCC) have embarked on a marvelous journey Patrick and Nancy McNally’s gift of $1.6 million to establish – the improvement and continuing development of the the McNally House Endowment Fund and the Patrick and Welland Recreational Waterway. Nancy McNally Family Fund. The WRCC works year round to increase public access and “Nancy and I were approached by Dr. Denise Marshall about programming on the canal. A master plan for the waterway the on-going funding challenges faced by McNally House,” was developed from over 30 years of planning, thinking and said Patrick McNally. “The hospice has an important role visioning. The goal of the WRCC is to help today’s youth to play in our community and we wanted to find a way to and adults understand the value of this unique community provide some ongoing support. Setting up the endowment asset, the opportunities it provides, and encourages them to funds was the perfect solution for our family.” contribute to its development and use. The endowments will ease the ongoing fundraising The WRCC created the Welland Flat Water Fund to support challenges for McNally House, which must raise over program activities on the Welland Recreational Canal. It $600,000 each year. Until now, financial support has come is encouraging supporters to help build the Fund. As the from memorial gifts, donations and special events. Fund grows, access to the canal will be increased, especially for those facing financial barriers. Along with new cultural “This is a dream come true,” said Dr. Denise Marshall, attractions on the canal, flat water activities like canoeing, Medical Director of McNally House. “Patrick and Nancy kayaking, dragon boat racing, swimming and rowing are have a profound understanding, not only of the moral bringing vibrancy and a renewed sense of community to the imperative of exemplary end of life care, but of the need heart of Welland. k for sustainability of such care. This was evidenced by their original commitment to the build and now with their wisdom around ensuring that McNally House is sustainable. This is a gift for the future.” k

Niagara Community Foundation 2011 Annual Report | helping good people do great things in their community 17 Families give forward by giving back Supporting Shortly after retiring as executive director of FACS Niagara, Bill Charron was elected as a director of the Foundation and then kids forever appointed to the Foundation’s Grants Committee. While serving on this committee, Bill deepened his understanding of the impact of our grants. However he wanted to find a way that he could contribute more than his time and expertise. He spoke to his wife Judy, a former social worker, and his sister Theresa, a retired teacher, about creating the Charron Family Fund supporting projects for children and youth across Niagara long into the future. They both agreed and now with monthly contributions, their fund will build over time to support local community needs in perpetuity. John and Darlene Tuck from Port Colborne have been very active in their community over the years. They too wanted to find a way to make a gift for the future in order to give back to charities providing programs in their community. They created the John & Darlene Tuck Family Fund as one of the funds within the Port Colborne Fund. Each year the earnings on their fund are pooled with all the endowments in the Port Colborne Fund to support projects benefitting their home town. Both the Charron and Tuck families have found their own way to give forward by giving back.. k

18 Always missed, Beatties Basics’ never legacy forgotten continues

We first met Luigi Setacci back in 2001. He had saved the Seven years before confederation and 16 years before newspaper article about the launch of the Foundation and St. Catharines became a city, D. W. Bixby founded what is wanted to talk about creating a fund. Since then we helped today known at Beatties Basics. During the past 150 years him create an educational bursary fund for nursing students it has adapted to the ever changing nature of doing business at Brock University and to support the Community Care of in Niagara. St. Catharines and Thorold endowment fund. One constant during its history is a deep belief in giving back In the autumn of 2009 Lou called us to talk about preparing to the community, a philosophy instilled by generations of his will. Over a cup of coffee in his kitchen he showed us owners, starting with Mr. Bixby, continuing with Lawrence the list of charities that he wanted to support. His church and Rodger Beattie and now with current President Ted and hospital were important to him as was donating to the Hoxie. bursary at Brock. Because of his interest in health education, we discussed with him the possibility of making a gift to In celebration of completing a very successful 150th Niagara College in support of its health science programs. anniversary, Hoxie wanted to find a way to create a lasting legacy of Beatties’ commitment to building a prosperous We also discussed splitting the remainder of his estate and vibrant community. The creation of the Beatties Basics between the Community Care fund and a new fund at the Anniversary Fund with the Foundation will serve this Foundation to support projects advancing health initiatives purpose. As the capital in the fund builds, the company will in Niagara. When we left the meeting we did not know how identify charities to support with the earnings on the fund. he would proceed. “It’s the perpetual nature of this fund that appealed to us,” Sadly, Lou passed away in October 2010. All the beneficiaries said President Hoxie. “The next generation of Beatties felt truly blessed that he had followed our suggestions. This Basics’ leaders will continue to build on the legacy of the past, very modest individual has created a wonderful legacy for something to embrace and celebrate and never forget.” k his community. We’ll miss Lou greatly, but we will never forget him.k

Niagara Community Foundation 2011 Annual Report | helping good people do great things in their community 19 endowment FUNDS CONTINUE TO GROW

The Foundation has a different face to each of our donors. Their with our guiding principle to demonstrate philanthropic funds can support a particular cause, community or charity and leadership. In recognition of his vision, we have renamed once a fund is opened anyone can make gifts of any amount, in our unrestricted and community funds as our Smart and any way, at any time. Donations can also be made in honour or Caring Community Funds. These funds give the Foundation memory of a loved one. the greatest flexibility to respond to current community needs by providing grants to charities across Niagara. There are many ways to make a gift to the Foundation. These include cash, securities, bequests, special event proceeds, enDowment fund growth property, and insurance policies. Our role is to work with Endowment Fund (in millions) donors to ensure that their charitable intent is achieved through 14 their gift.

There are a number of options for donors when considering 12 how long they would like their fund to be active. Most of our funds are held in perpetuity, where the capital is preserved and 10 a portion of the annual earnings on the fund are allocated to charities. Funds can also be held for a specific length of time 8 or established to have a fixed annual distribution. In these later two examples both the capital and the earnings are distributed. 6

However, with increasing demands for support, it is important 4 to take the time to determine how to make ‘the best gift’, a gift that provides maximum benefits to the community that 2 is within one’s capacity to give. We strongly advise donors to speak to their family, lawyer, accountant or financial planner to determine the best way to make a gift that maximizes their tax 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 and estate goals. YEAR Applications are assessed by a group of volunteers based on Smart and Caring Community Funds specific criteria that are determined regularly by the board of Governor General David Johnson became the patron of directors. Community Foundations of Canada in 2011. His vision to Our current funding priorities include: poverty reduction build smart and caring communities is based on three pillars: initiatives, resources to help charities become more efficient and innovation, philanthropy and volunteerism which meshes

20 Niagara Community Foundation 2011 Annual Report | helping good people do great things in their community effective, projects to help children and Niagara Falls Fund Community Impact Funds youth thrive, and leadership development • Courtyard Marriott Hotel Fund Donors are passionate about causes that and training opportunities for the • DiCienzo Family Fund matter to them, ranging from education • Embassy Suites Hotel Niagara Falls voluntary sector. The Foundation uses Fallsview Fund and the environment to children, culture, the Living in Niagara report to determine • Hay Family Fund health and welfare. Since the Foundation funding priorities. Donors interested • Hilton Niagara Falls Fallsview Fund supports all charitable sectors we have the • Niagara Falls Community Fund in supporting future community needs • Ripley’s Great Wolf Lodge Fund ability to connect donors’ passions with are able to make a contribution to local organizations through the creation the Niagara Fund or one of the local Niagara West Fund of Community Impact Funds. These community funds listed below. Grants • Ken and Jennifer Southward Family Fund funds can be opened with gifts ranging from community funds are restricted to • M. K. Rittenhouse Family Fund from $5,000 to $25,000 which can be charities providing programs and services • Matthew Zimmerman Memorial Fund pledged over a five-year period. The size in those municipalities. • Niagara West Community Fund of the donation depends on the scope Port Colborne Fund of the impact and whether an existing Donors can create a named fund within fund supporting the same area of interest any of our community funds with a gift • *Brend Butler Family Fund • Dr. Scotty & Kay Wilson Legacy Fund already exists. However, once a fund is of $5,000, which can be gifted either on • Gary Talosi Thanks Port Colborne Fund opened, donations of any amount can be an annual or monthly basis over a 5 year • Hartley & Florentine Wallace Fund added to any of the funds listed below. period. • John and Darlene Tuck Family Fund • Marsh Family Fund NIAGARA Fund • Port Colborne Community Fund Animal Welfare • Alice Downie-Bacon Com. Fund St. Catharines Fund • Earl & Ida Clarke Animal Welfare Fund • Branscombe Families Fund • LetPets Live Fund • *Canada GOATS Endowment Fund • Caplan Family Anniversary Legacy Fund • Niagara Falls Humane Society Shelter • Caughill Family Fund • Durward Jones Barkwell enhancement Fund • Crawford Smith & Swallow Fund • Investing in St. Catharines Youth Fund • Dr. T. W. & Muriel O’Mulvenny Fund • Newman Rigby Family Fund Children & Youth • Elvi Vicary Fund • St. Catharines Fund • Whyte Family Endowment Fund • Ann Fast Fund • Fallsview Casino Resort Fund • Anna Angelone Endowment Fund • George & Doris Shepherd Family Fund Wainfleet Fund • Big Brothers Big Sisters Endowment Fund • Jack and Nora Walker Fund • Brock Finance & Investment Group FT Fund • John & Jan Potts Fund • *Wainfleet Community Fund • Charron Family Fund • June Munro Fund • Groch Family Fund • Marv Kriluck Fund Welland Fund • Investing in St. Catharines Youth Fund • Meridian Credit Union Fund • Ontario Endowment for Children & Youth • Niagara Fund • Angie & Gary Talosi Family Fund in Recreation • Niagara Road Supervisors Association Fund • Groom Jensen Family Fund • *Richard and Cathy Gark Family Fund • *Regional Chair’s Smart and Caring • Neill Terry Family Fund • Robert A. Lavelle Memorial Fund Community Fund • Peter & Andrew Papp Family Fund • Secord Reid Family Fund • Waters & Meredith Fund • Raymond & June Harper Fund • Sun Media Children’s Summer Camp Fund • Welland Community Fund • Young Children Priority First - Kiwanis Fund Fort Erie Fund • Fort Erie Fund • Little-Green Family Fund * represents funds created in 2011

Niagara Community Foundation 2011 Annual Report | helping good people do great things in their community 21 ENDOWMENT FUNDS CONTINUE TO GROW

Culture • Land Care Niagara Fund Donor Advised Funds • Nelson Aggregate Environmental Fund These funds appeal to donors interested • Arthur Dalfen Fund • Niagara CAER Group Fund • Arts & Heritage Commmunity Development • Niagara Land Trust Endowment Fund in creating their own family foundation Fund for the Old Town of NOTL and • Regional Chair’s Environmental Legacy Village of Queenston as they enable the donor to have ongoing Fund for Niagara participation in the selection of charities • Audrey Shimizu Memorial Fund • Roll Surface Technologies Inc. Fund • *Carol Leppert Music Fund for Steele • RV Anderson Associates Fund benefitting from their fund. Donors can Street School • RWDI Air Inc. Fund • *Carol Leppert Music Fund for Winger also name successor advisors so that their • Samuel L. Rudolph Memorial Fund legacy is continued by future generations. public School • Urban & Environmental Mgmt Fund • Cultural Endowment Fund for Niagara • W. S. Tyler Canada Environmental Fund These funds can be established with a • Mayholme Foundation Fund • Walker Industries Earth 1st Fund minimum donation of $25,000. • Niagara Children’s Chorus Fund • Walter & Sons Excavating Environment Fund • NOTL B&B Association Fund • *Beatties Basics Anniversary Fund • NOTL Library Michael Dietsch Fund • Brunatti-Dyment Fund • Valentina McLeod Fund Health & Welfare • Cornelius & Helen Vanden Top Charity Fund • *Brend Butler Family Fund 2 • Donald & Barbara Fraser Family Endowment Fund Education • Chris Lackenbauer Memorial Fund • George Darte Funeral Chapel Fund • Colleen Kiers Memorial Fund • Ida & Bob Gale Sr. Community Fund • *Adult Literacy Council of Greater Fort • Community Care - St Catharines Thorold erie Fund • Jordan Engineering Shared Blessings Fund Fund • M&N Walker Foundation • Alice Downie- Bacon Designated Fund • Community Living St. Catharines • *CFUW St. Catharines Endowment Fund • Marchand Kruczynski Family Fund endowment Fund • Morgan Funeral Home Community Fund • *Children of Niagara’s Migrant Workers • Headway Homes Fund award Endowment Fund • Peter Partridge & Poppy Gilliam Family Fund • Hospice Niagara Fund • *Rosanne’s Cancer Prevention Fund • *DiCienzo Family FT Fund • Joan E Marlow Salvation Army Endowment • *Education Foundation of Niagara Fund • *Rosanne’s Chronic Care Support Fund Fund • Stewart Family Endowment Fund • *Education Foundation of Niagara Poverty • Joan E. Marlow YWCA Endowment Fund & Emergency Relief Fund • Sullivan Mahoney Endowment Fund • *Luigi & Amelia Setacci Health Niagara Fund • *Welland Flatwater Fund • Gene Luczkiw Spirit of Enterprise • Mark Graham Memorial Endowment Fund endowment Fund • *McNally House Endowment Fund • Grape & Wine Education Research Fund • Morabito Family Fund Donor Designated Funds • John-Micheal Martin Memorial Fund • Necklaces of Hope Foundation These funds provide on-going annual • *Larry and Olga Andrusiw Paramedic • Niagara Survivor Services Fund award Fund • *Patrick & Nancy McNally Family Fund support to charities important to donors • Niagara Engineering Week Scholarship Fund • *Rankin Cancer Run Foundation and their families. The minimum • Niagara Falls Big Brothers Big Sisters • Schizophrenia Research Fund donation is $10,000 per charity to be Scholarship Fund • Upper Canada Lodge Auxiliary - Constable • *Niagara Peninsula Energy Award Fund Family Fund supported. • Stephen Souter Memorial Fund • Welland Hospital Foundation Endowment • Sunday in the Parks Fund Fund • Anonymous • Wellspring HOPE Fund • Art & Val Fleming Fund Environment • Women’s Place of South Niagara End. Fund • Bob Gale Recreation Fund • *Cornelius & Helen Vanden Top Charity • Conservation Niagara Fund Foundation • Enbridge Awaire Fund Spiritual • Hildebrand Lehn Family Fund • Environment Legacy Fund • *Assunta and Cesare Bonelli Fund • Joan E. Marlow Fund • Environmental Legacy Fund for Niagara West • Church of the Transfiguration Education Fund • Kiers Family Fund • Fengate Realty Group Environment Fund • Monastery of Mount Carmel Fund • Lincoln County Fair Endowment Fund • Fort Erie Conservation Club Fund • NCF Operational Endowment Fund • Friends of Fort Erie’s Creeks Fund • Wills Family Foundation • G. E. Galbraith Electric Ltd. Fund • Harry Deline Fund * represents funds created in 2011

22 Niagara Community Foundation 2011 Annual Report | helping good people do great things in their community 2011 donors 13th Street Wine Corp. Brock Finance and Investment Group John P. Cunningham Serge Felicetti 7th Street Holdings Inc. Brock University Lucy Cuviello Wayne and Merle Fenwick Martha Abra Brock University - CCOVI Cuviello Construction Johanna Ferris Albert Adelstein Brock University - Centre For The Arts Don Cyr and Lily Nazar Nancy Ferris-Hostick Adult Literacy Council of Greater Fort Erie Brock University (Faculty of Business) Cytec Canada Inc. Fielding Estate Winery Ranjit Ahluwalia Betty Brown D. Robin Stewart Family Catherine Finley Alfi Inc. Andrew Bryce Mary Jean Dal Bello John Fisher Margaret Andrewes Allen and Dale Burgoyne Joanna Daniels Grace Fisher Angels Gate Winery Brian and Marilyn Burgoyne Trent Dark Nancy Flagler-Wilburn Anonymous Chuck and Jane Burke Pat Darte Flat Rock Cellars Kenneth and Myrtle Aplin Gary and Sarah Burroughs David J. Fast Chartered Accountant Marion Fleming Jean Armitage Greg Bush Bryan Davies Thomas Flynn Jim Armstrong Doreen Butler Davies Charitable Foundation Helen Forrest Michael Armstrong Cadenza Wines Inc. Ruth Davis Alex & Susan Fortino ASL Print FX Kitty Cairns Janet Davison Heather Foss Scott Aspinall Paul Campigotto Nick De Benedetti Foster Hewitt Foundation Paul Atkinson Canadian Niagara Hotels Inc. De Moura Winery Way Ian M. Fraser and Helen Atteck Canadian Tire Financial Services Holly DeCoste Ms. Janine M. Schweitzer Aure Wines Wendy Canavan Joe Dee Linda Fritz Melanie Austin Frank and Dina Caplan Pauline Deguire Myriam Gagnon-Doherty Mike Avila Paul and Karen Caplan Michelle DeJonghe Sharon Galambos Paula Babel Harry Carmichael Monique DeJonghe Elena Galey-Pride Randy and Luanne Babel Caroline Cellars Ltd. Clarice del Mundo Silvio Garofalo Joanne Bankes Pino and Helene Carriero Deloitte Les Garvis Molly Baranauckas Ross Carter Demar Construction Louis Gaudier Honee Baranowski Casa-Dea Estates Winery Department of National Defence Douglas Geddie John Barnsley Cave Spring Cellars Michael Di CAro Kathy Geisenhoff-Randall Paul and Hilda Bates Central Fabricating & Welding / Handeb Paul and Maureen Dickson Gloria Ghetti Scott Batson Enterprizes Ltd. Joyce Dineley Phil Giardino Kenneth Beaman Helen Chalcraft Bob Dingman Robert C. Gibson Beatties Basics Ltd Terry Chambers Diocese of Niagara Samantha Gillespie Robert and Ruth Bell Paul and Susan Chapman District School Board of Niagara Tom Gillett David and Jeanne Bender Susan Chapman Kelly Doan Mildred Gilmour Mary Benson William Charron Peter and Barbara Dochstader David and Judy Gittings Gary & Sue Bernier Mary Theresa Charron David Dodington Marjan Glavac Michael and Perry Beverley Chateau des Charmes Tom Doherty Joan Goodman John and Linda Beyer Blaine and Moni Chiavarini Andrea Douglas Joseph Gottli Max Beyer John and Norma Christie DSBN - Westmount Public School Colleen Graham BHH Benefits City of Niagara Falls Shirley Dudeck Adam Graham Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Niagara City of St. Catharines Dundee Wealth Management Grape Growers of Ontario Laurie Bitner City of Welland Diane Dunk Andrea Gravelle Maureen Black Jaquelyn Clark Andrew & Susan Dunlop Marcia Graves Tony and Mary Blaikie Shannan Clarkson Durward Jones Barkwell and Co. LLP Great-West Life Assurance Company Blue Mermaid Seafood and Steakhouse C. Frederick and Joan Clifford EastDell Estate Winery GreenLane Estate Winery J Douglas Bodley Virginia Cobley Education Foundation of Niagara Mel & Rick Groom Bob Bolibruck Tara Colaneri Dave and Mary Ann Edwards Joyce Gutmann Bondfield Construction Company Limited Colaneri Estate Winery Sami El-Farram Cathy Haggarty Michael Bonomi Community Care of St Catharines and Manny Elkind and Ms. Lynda Friendly Elizabeth Halliday John Bontje & Ms. Nancy Wren Thorold Greg Elmhirst Ciara Hamill Norma Bonvivere Greg Cook Inge Enss Corinne Hansen Katharine Book Cooper Wealth Management Estate of Cornelius Vanden Top David Harder Dorothy Booth Rob and Helena Copeland Estate of Luigi Setacci Barbara Harris Ann Botbyl Jon Corbett Estate of Marjorie Earl Brian Harskamp Daniel Boudin Cornerstone Estate Winery Estate of Olga Andrusiw Harvest Estate Wines Wendy Bowle-Evans Susan Creasy Estate of Ruth C. Mahon Bev Harvey Jim Bradley Creekside Estate Winery Fallsview Casino Resort Kim and Kevin Hay Norm Bradshaw Mary Crispin Leone Geri Fazakas Stephanie Hay Ann-Louise Branscombe Criveller Lindy Fedchun Leanna Hay Branscombe Family Foundation Barry Cromarty John and Debbie Fedorkow Andrea Hay Mosher Claudia Brema Rob Culliton Elizabeth Fedorkow Ashley and Tony Hayes

Niagara Community Foundation 2011 Annual Report | helping good people do great things in their community 23 2011 donors continued

Lynne Heaman Melissa Lacompte Margaret McArthur Niagara Land Trust JoAnne Hendrick Randy Lalonde Glen McCann Niagara Microtech Ltd. Hendriks Valu-Mart John Lamacraft Greg McCaughey Niagara Peninsula Energy Inc. Ralph and Diana Hennessy Peggy Lampard Elaine McCaughey Niagara’s Cancer Care Run Foundation Isabel Henning Susan Lampman William & Dorothy McCordick Nicayne Metal Processing NMP Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery Eleanor Lancaster Kirk and Julie McElwain Don Nopper Betty Herlihy Mary Land Barbara McEwan Elizabeth Novak Alex Herlovitch Dennis Landry Virginia McGarry Nyarai Cellars Hernder Estate Wines Jacques Langlois and Lynn Calvert Woody McKaig Kevan O’Connor Judy Hewko Helene Lapalme John McKenzie William O’Connor Judith Hill Richard and Joan Larocque Gordon McKindsey Jim and Pat Ogilvie Hillebrand Estates Winery George Laslo Eleanor McKitrick Oh Canada Eh! Laura Hills Rose Lattanzi Donald McLeod Elaine O’Reilly Hinterbrook Winery Michael Lavelle Judith McMahon Sidney and Helen Orvitz Linda Hoadely Margaret Leane Christine McMillan Stevan & Flavia Orvitz Michael Holiday Almis Ledas Joan McNabb Kevan and Barbara Orvitz Holiday Inn & Suites St. Catharines Stephane and Chantal Leduc Patrick McNally Carl and Sandra Overstrom Conference Centre Susan Lee Patricia McNama Paisley Garden Geoff Holman Legends Estates Winery D.J. McNiven Liz Palmieri William Holmes Francis Leonard Johanna McNulty Peter Papp Carol Hopgood Arnie Lepp Ken Mech George and Gillian Park Jennifer Hopkins George Lepp Maria Menechella Kathleen Partington Hotel Dieu Shaver Health & Don Lever Laura Menechella Peter and Janet Partridge Rehabilitation Foundation Earl Levy Ken Menzies Peter W. Partridge and Ms. Poppy Gilliam John Howard Roberta Librock Stephanie Mercier Tamara Paton Vija Howe Karyn Lidbetter Meridian Credit Union Ian and Paula Paul Marsha Howe Lincoln County Humane Society John Migliaccio Pelee Island Winery David S. Howes Lincoln Fabrics Ltd. Mike Weir Wine Peninsula Ridge Estates Winery Jim and Nancy Howes Marian Lips Alexandra Mills Irmgard Penner Ted and Maureen Hoxie Amanda Litke Mary Minaker Nancy Peresotti Steve Hudson Patrick and Vicki Little Ministry of Finance / ADMO - RAOD David Permut Jean Hunt Gladys Loat-Richardson Minor Brothers Susan Pezzino Carolyn Hurst Longford Reserve Limited Anne Mirynech Pharmasave - Simpson’s Pharmacy Brad Hutchings Mike and Wendy Lostracco Sally Mitchell Ron and Sandra Philbrick Arsenio Huypungco Loud+Clear Richard Mitchell Cecile Philippe Mary Hyndman Arnie and Vicki Lowenberger Elizabeth Mollica Jacques Philippe Darlene Inglis Lowrey Estate Vineyards Wayne Montgomery Rod Phillips Audrey Inman Catherine Luey JoAnne Monych Alex and Loredana Pijl Inniskillin Wines Inc. Jodi Lycett Patricia Moore Pillitteri Estates Winery Investors Group Matching Gift Program Mark Lynn Crystal Morales Pinewood Homes Dean Iorfida Bruce MacDonald Donna Morgan Tina Pischedda Irish Design Ltd. Barbara MacDonald Morgan Commemorative Services Limited Franco Piscitelli Jackson - Triggs Niagara Estate Winery Missy MacDonald Saver Mori Gardens Bonnie Polych Meredith Jackson Donohue Dilshad Macklem John and Leslie Anne Morrison Pondview Estate Winery Ltd. Tony and Cathy Jessome Elizabeth Maend Dale Morton Lynn Poole Bev Jong Brenda Maggs Sonya Mount Jennifer Pothier Jordan Engineering Inc S. Allan Magnacca Mountain Road Wine Company John and Jan Potts Kacaba Vineyards Patrick Maloney Bill Mozina Tricia Poulin Lynn Karner Mary Mangiacasale MP Paradise Pools and Spas Marilyn Prentice Janet and Tom Kelcey JoAnne Manson Carol Myers Stephanie Prins-Bjorgan Brad Kempston Marama Management Ltd. - Victoria John & Mona Nassif Heather Pullen Kenmore Developments Inc. Gallery Cafe Rico Natale Purple Vine Lorene Kennedy Jean. P. Marchand Gail Neff Judy Quagliariello Kevin J. Clark Dentistry Professional Sonja Maroney Rob and Pat Neill Queenston Residents’ Association Corporation Rosanne Marsh Lorraine Nemeth Lorraine Racine Karen Kitney Carla Marshall Petrina Nesbitt Lisa Raham Kiwanis Club of St. Catharines Jeffrey Marshall Frank and Joanne Neufeld Rankin Construction Inc. Kiwanis Club of Stamford ( Ontario ) Suzanne Martin Deb Neureuther Lorraine Raso Kiwanis Club of Welland John and Diane Martin Mary Newman Ravine Vineyard Estate Winery Konzelmann Winery Martin Sheppard Fraser LLP Niagara 21st Group Inc. (Courtyard by Marriott) Arnold and Diane Rawsthorn Frank Krahn Edd and Agnes Masters Niagara Cellars Ltd. a/o 20 Bees Winery Helen Ray Karen Kremble Barry Matheson Niagara College RBC - Royal Mutual Funds Inc. JoAnne Krick William Mattle Niagara College Teaching Winery RBC Dominion Securities Kal & Win Laar W. A. Bart Maves Niagara Engineering Week Committee RBC Global Asset Managment Inc.

24 Niagara Community Foundation 2011 Annual Report | helping good people do great things in their community 2011 donors continued

RBC Royal Bank Kathy Seymour T.R. Endeavours Gabbie Volpe Real Communications Tamara Shanahan Gary and Angie Talosi VQA Ontario John and Shirley Rednall Patricia Sharpe Tawse Winery Kato Wake Regional Municipality of Niagara Sharon Sharpe Corlene Taylor Carol and John Walker Judy Reid Eleanor Shaw TD Commercial Banking Walker Industries Holdings Ltd. Rahel Reidelman Shaw Festival Theatre Foundation, Canada Joyce Teather Tom Wall Reif Estate Winery Philip Sheehan Susan Tellier Lisa Wall David and Marion Reimer Geraldine Sheehan John Tennier Kerrie Walsh Mary Catherine Reynolds Simply Sommelier Sue Thomas-Clapp Gloria Wancha Tom Richardson Ward and Oresta Simpson Louise Marie Thompson Lydia Waters Mary Frances Richardson Lisa Simpson Franco Timpano Geraldine Waud Ridge Road Estate Winery Helen G. Sinclair Al Tolstoy Wayne Gretzky Estate Wines Tim & Gini Rigby Marc and Debbie Slade Audrey & Ara Torigian Craig and Jeannine Weddell Mark & Wendy Rittenhouse Marlene Smith Margaret Torrance Melissa Weir Riverview Cellars Estate Winery Lee Smith Edith Toscher Welland Recreation Canal Corp Christine Robertson Elenor Snider Total Tech Surveying Inc. Wellington West Donna Robertson Ken & Betty-Lou Souter Township of Wainfleet Brad and Melissa Wells Kelly Robson Murray Souter Tregunno Farms Dianne White Nancy Rodgers Ken & Jennifer Southward TrojanOne Patricia Whitehead Ginette Rosano St. Catharines Standard Barb Troup Whitty Farms Rose City Seniors Centre Foundation St. Catharines Typographical Union John and Darlene Tuck Doug and Sally Whyte Annemarie Rosenberg and Stephen Levy David Fast and Karen Stearne Mary Turner Edmund V. Wick Rosewood Estates Winery Rick and Mary Steele Helen Tutecky Karen Wiebe Rotary Club of St Catharines Balint Stela Upper Canada Animal Hospital Don and Ina Wiley Susan Roth John Stevens Professional Corporation Graham Wilson Michele Rouse Kathleen Stewart Carl and Eileen Urben Bruce and Mary Wilson Royal LePage Kathryn M. Stewart Rocky Vacca Christopher H. Wilson Meaghan Rusnell Iain and Barbara Stewart Leona Vaillancourt Winery & Grower Alliance of Ontario Roderick J Sampson Yvette Stewart Bonnie Vanschoewen Winery To Home.com Sandercott & Evans Opticians Stoney Ridge Estate Winery Vignoble Rancourt Winery Phyllis Wollach Cindy Sands Stoney Ridge Estate Winery Vincor - Jackson Triggs Niagara Estate Rita Woodhead Vladimir Santek Dave Stuart Winery WP Warehousing Ron and Norma Sautman Sullivan Mahoney Vincor International Inc. David Wren Roslyn Savage Sundawn Vineland Estates Winery Chris Yakymishen Edgar & Doreen Schweitzer Ron Sunstrum Vines to Vintages Shirley Yee Lois Secord Janet Sweny Vintners Quality Alliance Ontario YMCA of Niagara Mary Anne Seppala Swiss Chalet Barbara Vogt, Diane & Richard McDougall H. Ziesmann Bruce and Virginia Sewell Maciek Szymanowicz Irene Volpe Paul and Debbie Zimmerman

memorial AND tribute gifts HERITAGE SOCIETY During 2011 gifts were received by the Foundation in Members of the society have included the Foundation in honour or in memory of the following individuals: their estate plan making a real difference in our community’s Nelly Abas, Chester Abramek, Christine Arsenault, Allan Ballett, future. We would like to thank the following people who Henry Burgoyne, Frank Caplan, Luka Mateao, Alan Ditor, Dorothy have named the Niagara Community Foundation in their Doolittle, Shirley Drake, Anna D’Souza, Sharon Farberman, Lou Fe- will, donated a life insurance policy or will be donating the dorkow, Rosanne Fedorkow, Donald M. Fraser, John Gatecliff, Larry proceeds from their RRSPs: Geisenhoff, Mel Groom, James Robert Hannah, Jo Herlovitch, Alex Herlovitch, Gonnzalo Huypungco, George A. Keatinge, Harry anonymous donor, Debra Attenborough ,Norm Bradshaw, Anne-Louise Kelman, Ken Klassen, Andrea Kriluck, Joan Lenahan, John-Micheal Branscombe, Elizabeth Connor-Elliott, John P. Cunningham, Rachel Delaney, Rich Gark , Roman Groch, John Habuda & Leona Vaillancourt, Martin, Obie O’Brien, Ralph Orvitz, Irmgard Penner, Shirley Brian Harrison and Daryl Novak, Sandra Durward, Brad Hutchings, Robertson, Dr. John Sadler, Dr. Donald Sawula, Duncan Shirreff, Anne Kemp, Sharon Kirk, Greg & Rena McDonald, Liz Palmieri, H. George Smith, Asta Smith, Elenor Snider, George Stuart, Sarah Ria Rosenberg & Stephen Levy, Marc & Deb Slade, Chuck & Judy Toomath, Trish Walker, Maurice and Verna Walker, Bill Wiley, Smith, Betty-Lou Souter, Jessie Thompson and Carl & Eileen Urben, Arthur Young, Heddy Ziesman, Deb Zinni Doug Whyte.

Niagara Community Foundation 2011 Annual Report | helping good people do great things in their community 25 Financial HIGHLIGHTS For the Year EndED December 31, 2011

Total Assets $13,152,675 Total Fundraising Expenses $251,674 Gross Fundraising and Event Revenue $321,922 Total Administrative and Governance Expenses $211,235 Total Donations $2,949,485 Total Endowment Fund Balance $12,881,726 Investment Loss ($42,301) Total Revenue $3,434,607 % of Admin/Governance to Total Revenue 6.2% Total Grants & Charitable Programs $984,863 % of Fundraising Expenses to Total Revenue 7.3% Total Special Project Expenses $204,862

Source of allocation to Revenue GRANTS & charitable programs $3,476,272 $984,863

Special Projects 6% Spiritual 7% Animal Welfare 4% Social Service 14% Culture 12% Special Events 9%

Health 12% Children & Youth 15%

Environment 3% Community Development 7% Donations 85% Education 26%

To view the audited financial statements, please visit: www.niagaracommunityfoundation.org/about us

26 Niagara Community Foundation 2011 Annual Report | helping good people do great things in their community FINANCIAL AND GOVERNANCE HIGHLIGHTS

Operations Investment fees and returns The Foundation’s staff is directed by the Executive Director, who The Foundation’s investments are pooled with a number of other reports to an independent board of directors. Operating costs public foundations and charities in an investment pool with the include asset development, charitable activities, special projects, Toronto Community Foundation. This relationship has been in administration and governance. The Foundation also received place since 2001 and is re-evaluated on a regular basis by the funding in 2011 from Niagara Region to support the position Investment Committee. of Convenor for the Niagara Prosperity Initiative. This funding enables us to bring community groups together to guide poverty The endowments are invested according to the investment reduction initiatives. We also hosted the activities of the Niagara policy guidelines established by Foundation’s board and Research and Planning Council which produced the 2011 Living are available at www.niagaracommunityfoundation.org. All in Niagara Report. The recommendations in this report enable portfolios are managed by professional investment managers the Foundation to ensure that our discretionary grant programs and in accordance with the policy. The asset mix and targets are: address community priorities. bonds 35%, Canadian equities 25%, and global equities 40%. The investment fee paid for 2011 was 0.67%. This fee is charged Fund development, administration and governance expenses to each fund on a pro-rated basis. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 totalled $365,746. The expense of development activities is not necessarily related Investments returned -0.2% in 2011 compared to market index to the donations received in any one year and gift delays result in of 0.0%. The 3-year annualized return was 7.27%. costs preceding the receipt of gifts by several years (for example, gifts in wills and life insurance). As a result, consistent with the Governance community foundation sector, operating costs are evaluated by The Board’s role is to set policy and to question, scrutinize and a ratio of total operating expenses to average total assets. For monitor the management of the Foundation’s affairs. It is a role of 2011 that percentage was 2.8%, within the range of community governance as opposed to operational management. The Board’s foundations of similar size and stage of development. Each primary responsibility is to build and ensure sound management endowment fund is charged a pro-rated administration fee of up of the Foundation. It oversees the Foundation’s management and to 1% which helps to offset these expenses. ensures that the affairs of the Foundation are being conducted in a manner that achieves its goals, consistent with the Foundation’s

Niagara Community Foundation 2011 Annual Report | helping good people do great things in their community 27 FINANCIAL AND GOVERNANCE HIGHLIGHTS continued mission. The Board meets five times throughout the year plus a a biennial basis with Foundation committees. Employees of the special meeting for strategic planning. The Role of Board and Foundation participate in annual performance appraisals, which Executive and the Scope of Authority policies are in place to include on-going review throughout the year. The Executive delineate responsibility between board and staff. The Board has Director’s review is presented annually to the Board by the Board also adopted a Code of Ethics and Confidentiality policy for Chair. board, staff and volunteers. Compensation Risk management The Board has established salary ranges for each of the The Board has implemented a comprehensive risk management Foundation employees.The ranges are determined based on policy covering: legislative and legal, fiscal performance, financial reviewing similar positions within the community foundation reporting, management of volunteers, effective management sector across Canada as well as similar positions within Niagara. and governance, economic risk, and donor and volunteer Ranges are adjusted regularly to reflect cost of living changes. stewardship.The Finance Committee annually reviews the Movement through the range is dependent on performance. For Foundation’s exposure to risk and mitigants to address perceived 2011, the Executive Director received a salary of $78,169 plus or actual risks. The Board regularly considers risk exposure as 8% benefits. part of its deliberations.The price risk related to investments arises due to fluctuations as a result of changes in market prices Board recruitment, orientation whether those changes are caused by factors specific to the and training individual security or its issuer or factors affecting all securities The Bylaws of the Foundation set out the Board recruitment traded in the market. Accordingly, the Foundation is exposed to process. Members of the Nominating Committee are selected the effects of the market fluctuations. by virtue of office and include: the Immediate Past Chairman of the Foundation Board, Niagara Regional Chair, the President Accreditation or designate of the United Way of St. Catharines and District, In 2011 the Foundation was invited to participate in the Niagara Falls and Greater Fort Erie, and South Niagara, a local inaugural Standards Program launched by Imagine Canada. Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of the Judicial Districts of The program offers a Canada-wide set of shared standards for Niagara North or South, the President of Brock University or the charities and nonprofits wishing to enhance their effectiveness President of Niagara College. Nominees from across Niagara are in the fundamentals of governance, paid-staff management, identified based on current board attributes and future strategic financial accountability, fundraising and volunteer management. needs. The Board is comprised of 17 members who are elected The Program includes a voluntary accreditation program for a three-year term, which can be renewed once.The term can for organizations wishing to publicly demonstrate they have be extended if a director is serving as the vice-chair, chair or successfully met the standards through a third-party peer review past-chair. process. The Foundation received notification early in 2012 of achieving its accreditation. New directors take part in a formal orientation program. Board training takes place at each meeting and additional opportunities Evaluation are provided throughout the year for members to participate in The Board has adopted a comprehensive annual process to professional development provided by Community Foundations evaluate its performance. The results of the evaluation are of Canada. reviewed at its November meeting where actions to improve board performance are implemented. This process is done on

28 Niagara Community Foundation 2011 Annual Report | helping good people do great things in their community THANK YOU to our SUPPORTERS The contribution of time and talents of our volunteers, donors and staff is the ‘intangible wealth’ of the foundation. Starting in 2011 we began tracking the number of hours our volunteers contributed. Based on $15/hr their 1,930 contribution of time totaled almost $29,000 in support! Thank you for this gift.

Board of Directors Rich Gark Honorary Patron Retired, Scotiabank Mel Groom (Chair) Debbie Zimmerman Investment Advisor, RBC Alan Goddard Dominion Securities Retired, Vice President Ambassadors Corporate Affairs Canadian Brad Hutchings (Past-Chair) Brian Babcock, Ann-Louise Branscombe, Frank Caplan, Pat Darte, Tire Corp. Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP Andrea Douglas, Eric Gilbert, Sean Jackson, Paul Leon, Shirley Martin, Damian Goulbourne Victor Muratori, Rob Neill, Eugene Oatley, John Palumbo, Stan Pettit, Jodi Lycett (Vice-Chair) Professor, Niagara College John Potts, Betty-Lou Souter, Wade Stayzer, Mary Turner Partner, Durward Jones Barkwell & Co. LLP Paul Jones Niagara West Fund Advisory Committee Human Resources Manager, Maria Menechella (Secretary) Margaret Andrewes, Rich Gark, Alan Goddard, Eric Gilbert, Canadian Mental Health Assoc. Chief Operating Officer, Don Knechtel, Wendy Rittenhouse - Niagara Niagara 21st Group Kelly Robson Port Colborne Fund Advisory Committee Rena McDonald (Treasurer) Administrative Assistant, for Claudia Brema (Chair), Angie Desmarais, John Lopinski, Rosanne Marsh, Certified Management general surgeon Dr. Darrell Gary Talosi, Darlene Tuck, Christopher Wilson Accountant Baker St. Catharines Community Fund Advisory Board Rob Welch Sharon Borgmann, Mark Brohman, David Howes, Peter Partridge Jr. (Chair) Directors Partner, Lancaster Brooks & Sandy Annunziata Welch LLP WELLAND Fund Advisory COMMITTEE Damian Goulbourne, Mel Groom, Madeline Woodhead President, Body Science Ltd. Doug Whitty John Armstrong President, 13th Street Winery FORT ERIE Advisory COMMITTEE (resigned August 2012) and Whitty Farms Kay Green, Paul Jones, Stephen Passero President, Armstrong Christopher Wilson Community Leadership Committee Communications Partner, Wilson, Opatovsky, Bill Charron Barristers and Solicitors John Fisher, Damian Goulbourne, Mel Groom, Brad Hutchings, Mike Lethby, Carol Stewart-Kirkby, Rob Welch (Chair), Madeline Woodhead Retired, former Executive Madeline Woodhead Director Family & Children’s Investment Advisor, Scotia Finance Committee Services Niagara McLeod Alan Goddard, Laura Hills, Jodi Lycett, Rena McDonald (Chair), John Fisher Laura Stones President and CEO of Walker Industries Holdings Ltd.

Niagara Community Foundation 2011 Annual Report | helping good people do great things in their community 29 THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS continued

Governance Committee Cuvée 2011 Advisory Committee Mel Groom (Chair), Brad Hutchings, Paul Jones, Jodi Lycett, Rena Linda Bramble, Andrea Douglas, David Bergen, Ann-Louise Branscombe, McDonald, Maria Menechella, Rob Welch Frank Caplan, Hillary Dawson, Ken Douglas, Jim Duncan, Mark Hand, Magdalena Kaiser-Smit, Erin Mitchell, Astrid Neuland, Deborah Pratt, Barb Grants Committee Tatarnic, Linda Watts Mary Barrow, Darlene Busch, Bill Charron, John Cunningham, Manfred Cuvée 2011 Sponsors Fast, Wes Foebel, Jessica Friesen, Rich Gark, Rosemary Hale, Frances Hallworth, Pat Heidebrecht, Rob Hunt, Paul Jones (Co-Chair), Peter ASL Print FX, Auto Trim & Signs, BASF Canada Inc., BBBlooms Floral Kryger, Francine Legault, Jodi Lycett, Jamie Miller, Andy Panko, Jan Potts, Studio, BMO Bank of Montreal, Bruni Glass Packaging Canada, Criveller Kelly Robson (Co-Chair) Company, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Fallsview Casino Resort, Farm Credit Canada, Frank Krahn, Jeff Baker, Liquor Control Board of Canada, Investment Committee Loud+Clear, Scott Laboratories, Sun Media Niagara Publishing Group, Alan Goddard, Steve Hudson, Jodi Lycett, Rena McDonald, Madeline Tony Aspler, TV Cogeco Niagara, Vines, Wine Country Canada, plus all the Woodhead (Chair) participating wineries and chefs

Nominating Committee Random Acts of Kindness Committee Sharon Aloian, Brad Hutchings (Chair), Theresa Maddalena, Rick Prior, Marisa Brown-Benson, Christie Cassidy, Jorge Dominquez, Filomena Dan Patterson, Harry Schlange Goldsworthy, AJ Haig, Peter Kryger, Laura MacLean, Maureen McRae, Deborah Ogilvie, Carol Stewart-Kirkby Communications Advisory Committee Random Acts of Kindness Sponsors Chris Alderson, John Armstrong, Christopher Blake, Alan Goddard, Gord Hunchak, Greg Medulun, Darrell Neufeld, Denise Papaiz 105.7 EZ Rock, 97.7 HTS FM, Brock University, District School Board of Niagara, Giant FM 91.7, Meridian Credit Union, NewsTalk 610 CKTB, Au Marché Advisory Committee Niagara Catholic District School Board, Niagara College, Niagara Region, Sun Media Niagara Publishing Group, TV Cogeco Niagara, United Way, Tom Arkell, Tracy Barry De Paz, Sharon Borgmann (Chair), Mark Brohman, Walker Industries, YMCA of Niagara Frank Caplan, Julie Hughes, Mayor Brian McMullan, Angelo Nitsopoulos, Peter Partridge Jr., Maggie Riopelle, Kristen Smith 10th Annual Canadian Business Leaders Breakfast Sponsors Au Marché Sponsors Macquarie Private Wealth, Meridian Credit Union, Sun Media Niagara Bondfield Construction, Brock University, Cattail Creek Estate Winery, Publishing Group City of St. Catharines, Coffee Culture, Con Gusto Artisan Bakery, Cooper Wealth Management, Coppola’s Ristorante, Croce Consulting and Event Other supporters Management, Durward Jones Barkwell and Company LLP, Freedom 55 Financial, Fresco’s Euro Grille and Bar, H2Only, Henry of Pelham Family 344 Photography, City of Niagara Falls – Sleep Cheap Charities Reap event Estate Winery, Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Conference Centre, JJ Kapps participants, City of Welland – Mayor’s Gala, Durward Jones Barkwell and Backyard BBQ Steak and Grill, Johnny Rocco’s Italian Grille, Konzelmann Co. LLP, Loud+Clear, Martin Sheppard Fraser LLP, Premier Impressions, Estate Winery, Labatt Breweries of Ontario, Lina Linguini’s Pasta and Grill, Regional Chair’s 2011 Charity Golf Tournament, Ontario Trillium Meridian Credit Union, Northland Floral, Partridge Wealth Management Foundation, Sullivan Mahoney LLP RBC Dominion Securities, RBC Global Asset Management, RBC Royal Staff Bank, Rankin Construction, Savoia Hor’s D’Oeuvres, Sun Media Niagara Liz Palmieri (Executive Director), Orla Fitzpatrick Newhouse (Administrative Publishing Group, TD Bank, The Blue Mermaid, Walker Industries, Co-ordinator), JoAnne Krick, (Community Initiatives Manager), Judy Hill Wellington Court Restaurant (Accountant), Chris Bangham (Asset Development Associate), Rick Merritt (Niagara Prosperity Initiative Convener), Bea Taylor (Office Volunteer)

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