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September 1, 2009 – August 31, 2010

NYH AR 2010.indd 1 11-01-28 5:22 PM ouR Vision A community where all members are able to meet their food needs. ouR mission • to provide dignified food assistance and support to community members in northern ; • to raise public awareness and provide education regarding hunger and its causes; • to engage the community in meeting its members’ food needs. ouR VAlues Access and inclusion Collaboration integrity e xcellence

Contents 1 Message from the Executive 6 Member Agencies Director and Chair 7 Food Donors 2 Highlights of the Year: 10 Financial Supporters We’re on Track with Five Goals 11 Our Incredible Volunteers 2 Incoming and Outgoing Food 12 Financial Information 3 How We’re Funded 13 Who We Are: Staff, Board and 4 Two Families Make a Go of It Corporate Advisory Board 5 Trethewey: Neighbours Helping Neighbours

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n a Tuesday, a couple of months Throughout the year, we were gratified by the ago, if you were to walk into a outpouring of community support for North food bank agency near the Bridal York Harvest. We extend our heartfelt thanks Path — one of 60 community to the thousands of volunteers and donors O food programs that we support in who contributed to our organization. And northern Toronto — you would see volunteers we look forward to working with you in our providing food and information to dozens of quest for a community where all members are people. A dad from Sri Lanka was looking able to meet their food needs. through his hamper of food – maple syrup, chick peas, jam and other food for the week. He and his family of four had just moved to Toronto three months before. “I’m struggling to find a part-time job,” he said. “I’m studying for a license exam. I was a medical doctor back home, working in a national hospital in Colombo.” His hamper of food was one of the 150,000 we distributed this year. Poverty is still a reality for too many people. This year, we saw demand remain at historic highs of about 10 per cent above 2008, pre-recession levels. As recent reports have shown, poverty is clustered in high rises in the inner suburbs of Toronto, where the Sri Lankan doctor settled. A worrisome picture is emerging of a Toronto that’s becoming increasingly divided by income, ethno-cultural factors and by socio- economic status, with poor neighbourhoods surrounding a wealthier core. As poverty becomes more entrenched, we must look for creative ways to alleviate it, as well as getting at the root causes, according to reports from the United Way and the University of Toronto. In the coming year, Harvest will continue focusing on making food assistance available to people in need. We’ll also work for a more inclusive and comprehensive income-security system that supports our residents as they weather financial crisis. “We’re part of the solution in With a grant from the Heart and Stroke Foundation, we’ll develop a coordinated northern toronto.” approach to improving access to food in three neighbourhoods. And lastly, we’ll launch our exciting new project that will examine the With your help, we’re on track to achieve all feasibility of bringing a food and distribution five goals in our three-year strategic plan. hub to the neighbourhood Read more about our accomplishments in the – courtesy of the George Cedric Metcalf following pages! Charitable Foundation. Anette Chawla and Morley Katz

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Highlights of the Year: We’re On Track with Five Goals

more than 90 Goal #1: Building enhanced food distribution per cent of n the past two fiscal years, we increased the this year. As a result, our operating revenue was i amount of food distributed to communities in more than $1.1-million – which we used to help our funding need, with 150,000 hampers of food distributed families and individuals in northern Toronto. comes this year alone. Events, such as four major food drives and through Our food bank is unique among charities in that the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon donations nearly all our food and funds come from non- (which raised $44,200), brought in record amounts of food and funds, reflecting the from governmental sources (and only seven per cent of funds come from government). In spite of increased need in communities during a individuals, living through a recession, our donors increased recession. businesses, their support; fundraising rose by 10 per cent The food donations filled our warehouse. foundations and the Food donations rose to 1.5 Million pounds, an increase of 60 per cent over two years community. > inComing Food outgoing Food >

Corporate: 51% member Food drives: 33% Agencies: 87% Change in FBC,* oAFB* inventory: 6% & others: 10% other Food purchases: 4% Banks: 4% Farms: 2% *Food Banks Waste: 3% and Association of Food Banks.

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Goal #2: A major achievement this year was re- We ensured Building great food programs organizing our small warehouse for educational food-sorting sessions with elementary and fair and high-school classes. Nearly 1,200 students e ensured fair and dignified food dignified food Wdistribution to 42 member agencies – participated. In addition, the sorting area and to the folks who visit our food banks. is larger, safer and results in faster sorting distribution Harvest Academy helped. Launched in January sessions. to 42 2010, the Academy is a series of North York Harvest workshops that provides professional Goal #4: member development for our agencies and prospective engaging the community agencies. volunteers. e contributed to the Lawrence Heights Also, this year, a group of visionary women WInter-Organization Network, the Bathurst- at Trethewey, one of our 42 agencies, took on Finch Network, the Food Action new leadership with the supplementary food Group and the Fairview Food Security Network. program there. The program is now 100 per We also joined three Local Immigration cent run by the community, for the community. Partnership councils that address issues that (Please see page 5 for more about Trethewey.) newcomers to Canada face. And we continue We and our partners added five community- to work as steering committee members on the kitchen programs this year. People at the kitchens Community Cooking Connections project, which prepare and eat meals together. Many who use has helped to start and support 21 community our programs are marginalized and isolated — kitchens (www.cookingconnections.ca). lost in apartment buildings, so to speak — and During the summer and autumn months, farm the social benefits of the community kitchens are visits with our partner agencies to “glean” equal to the food benefits. produce from fields were highly successful, and a Live Green grant from the City of Toronto Goal #3: allowed us to support six community gardens in Creating public awareness and northern Toronto. education none of our Goal #5: goals would ur agency network supports 60 food developing our team o programs, and a large part of our mandate be attainable is to create awareness about what we’re doing hanks to grants from the City of Toronto, without to support them. After we reached out to the t the Ontario Trillium Foundation and our army of media earlier this year, we saw a large increase the Gateway Café, we hired eight part-time in mainstream media coverage, beginning in staff members to handle the increased need volunteers April – seven television news spots, three radio in programming this year. During a summer – more than broadcasts, and 12 newspaper stories for our retreat and throughout the year, we saw that 2,200 people Spring Food Drive alone. Coverage in ethnic a coherent, well-functioning team of staff and media and visits to our website also increased. volunteers was crucial in expanding programs. who donated 16,000 hours of their time hoW We’Re individuals: 42% this year. Funded Corporations: 20% Our total operating Community organizations and Foundations: 19% revenue was $1,108,499. special events: 11% government grants: 7% other: 1%

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Two Families Make a Go of It “When someone n a sunny day last autumn, at one of North York Harvest supports, a woman with a oour food bank agencies near the Bridal baby stroller sat on a chair with tears in her first comes Path, a father of four was looking through his eyes. She approached a table, and a volunteer to a food food hamper, when one of our staff members handed a box full of food to her. “When bank, they’re asked him how he was doing. He was looking someone first comes to a food bank, they’re for a part-time job, he said, while studying stressed, sometimes in tears, so volunteers are stressed, for a licensing exam to become a doctor. “I here to be sympathetic,” said Terry, one of the sometimes was a medical doctor back home, working volunteer organizers nearby. Five churches in tears, so in a national hospital in Colombo, in an of volunteers are involved in running the ophthalmology department.” Now, after three Community Share Food Bank, which is open volunteers months in Toronto, he and his family were two days a week. are here to be struggling to survive. Unfortunately, a lingering recession continued sympathetic.” He was like so many others who need food to push people into hunger and poverty this banks – people from all professions, cultures year. Nearly one quarter of new visits to our and economic backgrounds. The median income food banks were from people who had recently for households that use our programs is $1,033 lost their jobs. Many of the 1.2 million visits to per month. People face all sorts of situations — food banks in 2010 were by Torontonians who illness, disability, unemployment, immigration were unemployed. Food banks are part of the issues and chronic poverty — and his story was solution. one of hundreds we hear every year. “They are doing a real good job here,” the doctor In that same food bank, one of 42 agencies that said of the food bank. “Here, society is helpful.”

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Trethewey: Neighbours Helping Neighbours he Trethewey Supplementary Food part-time, supporting a family of three. She’s t Program is one of 42 agencies supported sick, can’t work full time and has a difficult by North York Harvest. The program is now relationship with her husband, who doesn’t 100 per cent run by the community, for the support the family, even though he lives community. A couple of months ago, three with them off and on. Her daughter is 13, in food bank visitors spoke to staff. school, and is doing well, she says. The girl In 1997, Grandma, as everyone calls her, is educated and helps her mother to read the helped to set up Trethewey. She uses the expiry dates on packages, so that they eat food bank and knows that people in her good food. building at Jane and Lawrence need it. Then there’s Julie,* who like the two other “Rent is expensive for me,” says Grandma, women, lives in the Trethewey building. She a pensioner. After rent, she has little left supports her elderly parent with a meager for food and expenses. “I struggle, but I social-assistance cheque. “Sometimes, I run survive.” On average, people who visit out of stuff, and the food bank gets me by “the North York Harvest’s agencies have less until I get money,” she said. The day that residents in than $7 a day — $6.69, to be exact — for she spoke to a food bank staff member, the building food and other expenses – and that’s for an she pushed a shopping cart of food bank entire household after rent and utilities are produce and cans down a narrow hallway. formed the paid. That money doesn’t go a long way in “It’s okay using a food bank,” she said, “but food bank Toronto. I wish I didn’t have to.” because a Sheila* also uses the program at Trethewey. lot of young She works as a cleaner at Tim Horton’s *Names have been changed at client’s request. people had babies and needed help,” grandma explains. “neighbours helped neighbours.”

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“We get almost all our milk from you, and that is a very significant help, as milk is very expensive...” Brent Lawson, Food services Manager at Youth without sheLter, one oF 42 agencies that north York harvest supports. Member Agencies

We distribute food to member agencies that run 60 community food programs in northern Toronto, including neighbourhood food banks, programs for expectant mothers, community kitchens, and shelters for women and youth. 710 & 720 Trethewey Tenant Group • Adventure Place / Better Beginnings Now • All Nations International Development Agency • The Apostles Continuation Church of Canada • Apostles Revelation Society • Cathedral of Hope Ministries • Community Action Resource Centre • Community Share Food Bank, Inc. • Delta Family Resource Centre • Doorsteps Neighbourhood Services • Ernestine’s Women’s Shelter • Eva’s Initiatives • Faith Sanctuary Pentecostal Church • The Hincks-Dellcrest Centre • Horizons for Youth • Humber Students’ Federation, Northern Campus • Jane Finch Community Ministry • Jane Finch Community & Family Centre • Lansing United Church • The Macaulay Child Development Centre • Mount Zion Filipino Seventh Day Adventist Church • North York Community House • North York Women’s Shelter • Patterson Presbyterian Church • The Prayer Palace Church • Community Health Centre • Seneca Student Federation Incorporated • Society of St. Vincent de Paul, St. Thomas Aquinas Conference • Syme- Woolner Neighbourhood and Family Center • Community Services Unit • Tobermory Community Activities • Toronto Community Housing Corporation, 15 Tobermory Dr. • Toronto North Support Services • The Triumphant Church of God • Unison Health and Community Services • Weston Area Emergency Support • Westway United Church • York Federation of Students • York Memorial Presbyterian Church • York University, Glendon Women and Trans Centre • Youth Without Shelter • YWCA Beatrice House

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NYH AR 2010.indd 6 11-01-28 5:22 PM Food donoRs Food Donors Torontonians from a multitude of businesses, neighbourhoods, farms and diverse communities donate food to us throughout the year – neighbours helping neighbours when they need it most. Corporate Donors ACE Bakery • Allmart Distributings (Function Water) • APS • Canadian Air & Space Museum • Gaylea Food Cooperative Ltd. • Gryfe’s Bagel Bakery Ltd • Hain Celestial Canada • Haymishe Bakery • Isaac’s Bakery • Italpasta Limited • MASO Importing • McEwan Foods • Pita Break • Procter & Gamble Inc • Regina Noodle Products Ltd. • Richman’s Bakery • Sherway Warehousing Inc (Oceanspray Canada) • Sobeys • TBI Cold Storage Produce Terminal • United Bakers Dairy Restaurant Also, we receive food donated through Food Banks Canada, the Ontario Association of Food Banks and Second Harvest.

Donation Nation Farms and Started in 2004, Donation Nation builds support and leadership among students and youth, Gardens increasing their understanding of hunger and poverty issues in their communities. Nearly 125 schools and learning groups participated this year. Forsythe Family Farms Amesbury Middle School • Ancaster Public School • Arlington Middle School • Community Centre • Associated Hebrew Schools • Associated Hebrew Schools, Cayman Education Kavanah Garden Centre • Avondale Alternative • AY Jackson • Baythorn Public School • Bayview Elite Eula Marks Learning Centre • Beaumonde Heights JMS • Beth Jacob High School • • Gail Mentlik Brebeuf College • Brookhaven Public School • Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts • CCM Canada Homestead (Chinese Christian Mission) Youth Group • Central Montessori Schools • CH Best Middle School • Orchards Cherokee Public School • Claude Watson School for the Arts • Crescent School • Dallington Public School • Alighieri Academy • Daystrom Public School • Denlow Public School • Derrydown Public PACT Urban Peace School • Dixon Grove Junior Middle School • Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School • Don Valley Junior Program High School • Donview Middle School • Secondary School • Drewry Secondary School Pine Farms • Dublin Heights Elementary & Middle School • Earl Haig Secondary School • Elia Middle School • Reesor Farm Elkhorn Public School • Everest College • Fenside Children’s Centre • Fieldstone Day School • Forest Market Hill Public School • Frank Oke Secondary School • Gateway Public School • Gulfstream Public School • Harrison Public School • • Hawthorne School for Girls • Highland Junior High Grace Stephens School • Highview Public School • Hillcrest Community School • Hillmount Park • Hollywood Public Noreen Sturgeon School • Humewood Community School • John Ross Robertson Public School • John Wanless Junior Barbara Toney Public School • Kenton Learning Centre • Kipling C. I. • Lawrence Heights Day Care Centre • Lawrence Toronto Botanical Heights Middle School • Elementary and Middle School • Leo Baeck Day School, Holy Garden Blossom Campus • Lescon Public School • Loretto Abbey Catholic School • Maple Leaf Public School • McMurrich JPS • Merle L. Levine Academy • Monseigneur De Charbonnel • Montessori Education Whittamore’s Farm Centre • Nelson A. Boylen C. I. • Secondary School • Norman Ingram Public School • North Kipling Junior Middle School • Chinese Baptist Church, VBS Camp • Northview Heights Secondary School • Park Lane Public School • Pierre Laporte Middle School • Pleasant View Junior High School • Presteign Heights Elementary School • Ranchdale Public School • Ranleigh Rascals Daycare • Rockford Public School • Roding Community Centre • Scarlett Heights Entrepreneurial Academy • Seneca College at York University • Seneca Hill Public School • Sir Sandford Fleming Academy • St. Andrew’s Junior High School • St. Bonaventure Catholic School • St. Cosmas and Damian CS • St. Edward Catholic School • St. Nicolas of Bari School • St. Norbert Catholic School • St. Philip Neri Catholic School • St. Timothy Catholic School • Stanley Public School • Sterling Hall Academy • Stilecroft Public School • Summit Heights Elementary School • The Mabin School • Three Valleys Public School • Toronto District Christian High School • Toronto French Montessori School • • Toronto Heschel School • Toskan, Youth Philanthrophy Initiative • Tumpane Public School • Ventura Park Public School • West Preparatory Junior Public School • Weston C. I. • Willowdale Link School • Willowdale Middle School • Willowdale Ontario Early Learning Centre • Wilmington Elementary School • YMCA, Newcomer Leadership Development Program • Collegiate • York University, Behavioural Science Building • York University, Meal Exchange Trick or Treat Campaign • York University, Social Interaction and Community • Yorkdale Secondary School • Yorktown Montessori School • Yorkwoods Public School

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Community Donors We distributed We would like to thank individuals, families and more than 220 small businesses, churches, social clubs, sports centres and other community groups who donated significant amounts of food, helping 1.5 million to alleviate poverty for their neighbours. pounds of 110 Social Club • 150 • 45th Toronto Cub Pack • 93rd Scout Troop • Agricola Finnish Lutheran food this Church • Alterna Savings • American Express • Amesbury Hockey Association • Apotex Inc. • Armour Gardens Community Association • ARS Armenian Community Centre • Artisan Charitable Foundation • year. Baha’i National Center • Banana Republic • Bathurst Jewish Community Centre • Baycrest Brain Health Centre, Senior Administration Wing • Bayview Mews Rental Complex • Beecroft Management Apartment • Bell Canada • Bentall Real Estate Services • Bernard Lacombe • Beth Torah Synagogue • BMO Financial Group • BNI Success Network • Bombardier Aerospace • Briar Hill • Bristol Myers Squibb • Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited • Can Fit-ProBusiness Rewards Membership Services • Canada Revenue Agency • Canadian Air & Space Museum • Canadian Institute for Health Information • Canadian Jewish News • Canadian Mothercraft Society • Casa DelZotto and Caboto Terrace • Casey McWilliams and Crew • Caterpillar • CBI Health, CRC/Assessment Solutions/Baymedical • CBI Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Centre • Celebration Church • Centre for Addition & Mental Health, GTA West Office• Centura • CFIB (Canadian Federation of Independent Business) • Chicago - Condominium Corp. • Chipotle Mexican Grill • Chris Waring • Christ Commission Church Of Faith • CIBC, Loss Management • CIBC, National Collections Dept • Cindy Murphy • , Silvercity Yorkdale • Cintia De Souza Real Estate Broker • Circle of Care • Citco Global Securities (Canada) Ltd. • Clarke Herma • COLAl • Collega Aveda • Condominium Corp • Connie Shea • Coppinwood Golf Club, Ladies Fall Harvest Scramble • Cortleigh Place Child Care • Crate & Barrel • Curves, Dufferin St. • Curves International (4 locations) • D&D Disability Management • D. Thomas Financial • Dalton Pharma Services • Danish Lutheran Church of Toronto • Dell Financial Canada • Delta Beta Calco • Denison Armoury (Dept. of National Defence) • Double Double Pizza Inc • Downsview Chiropractic Clinic • DRDC Toronto • Economical Insurance • Ed Zaretsky, Price Choppers • Educator’s Financial Grp. • Employment Programs and Government Services • Equitable Trust • Extreme Fitness (2 locations) • Faith Lutheran Church • Financial Services Commission of Ontario • Financialinx • First Chiropractic Center • Forest Hill United Church • Foresters • Forestry and Recreation Group • Fruit of The Land • Future Shop, Empress Walk • Galilee Methodist Church • Gemma

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Communications • Genworth Financial Canada • GEP Productions Inc. • Glenroy Community Centre • Goose & Firkin • Grace Chinese Gospel Church • GSI Canada • Healthy Selections • Hewitt Associates LLC • Highland Farms • Humber River Regional Hospital (four offices)• Immanuel SDA Church • Indonesian Christian Church • Investors Group • JVS Toronto • K & G Property Management • Keller Williams Real Estate Service • Kerry Stratton • KPMG • Lawrence Park Community Church • Leons Furniture Ltd. • Liberty Church of God • Ling Shen Ching Tze Temple • Logos Baptist Church • Lytton Ladies Lunch Group • Mackenzie Financial Corporation • Madison Nails • Markham Baptist Church • Man to Man, Toronto Horticultural Society • Manan Butt • Manulife Financial • Markham Christian Community Church • Medix School • Mega City Tiling • Meta Centre • Ministry of Community & Social Services • Ministry of the Environment Central Region • Morguard Investments Limited • Mount Pleasant Cemetery • MTCC 620, York Mills Place • Nestle Canada Inc. • Noor Cultural Centre • North York Chinese Baptist Church • North York Chinese Community Church • North York Chrysler Jeep Dodge • North York General Hospital • OCASI (Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants) • OLG Slots at Woodbine • Omni Facility Services Canada Corp. • Ontario Court of Justice • Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan • PACE Savings and Credit Union • PACT • Pain Is Pleasure Tattoo And Body Mods Inc. • Palace Gate Condominium • Parkinson Society Canada • Pheasant & Firkin • Premier Fitness Clubs • Procter & Gamble Inc. • Purolator Courier Ltd. • Quantum Condominium, The South Tower • RBC Foundation • RBC Royal Bank | RBC Mutual Funds Inc • Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, Region 6 • Reliable Foods • Richmond Hill Chinese Baptist Church • Rodeo Walk Condos • Sanofi Pasteur Canada • Scarboro Chinese Baptist Church • Schulich School of Business Student Council • Service Canada, Government of Canada • Shaarei Tefillah Synagogue• Shermount Condominiums • Skyview On Yonge • Sony of Canada Ltd. • St. Ansgar Lutheran Church • St Pascal Baylon RC Church • St. Philip The Apostle Anglican Church • Staff Canada • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Dept. of Medical Biophysics • Symcor Inc. • Tabi • TD Canada • Team Jamaica 2001 George Brown College • TELUS (Aztech Communications) • Temple Har Zion • Temple Sinai Synagogue, Social Action Committee • The Kempford • The Neilsen Company • The Real Estate Guys c/o Keller Williams Referred Realty Inc. • Donors of The Shoppes on Steeles (Wycliffe Property Management Ltd.) • TMX Group • Toronto Bethel Bible Church • Services, Toronto Board of Trade • Toronto Botanical Gardens • Toronto Chinese Community Church • Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club • Toronto Real Estate Board • Toronto Region Conservation Authority • Toronto Tzu Products Chi • Total Health Chiropractic • Trimen • Tru Tech Door Products • TSCC 1997 Condominiums • Tyco Safety and Space Products • Under Armour • United Way Toronto • VANBOTS • Volturno Social Club • Wal-Mart Canada Corp. • Weston Bakeries / Ready Bake Foods • Westwood Horticulture Centre • Winners Merchantsx International This year, our LP • World Financial Group • Wynn Fitness • YMCA (2 locations) • York Academy of Martial Arts • York thanks goes to: Region Chinese Baptist Church • Yorkdale Community Arts Centre • , Security in-kind Plus many individuals, families and others who wish to remain anonymous. donAtions: Atlantic Packaging Il Fornello Molsons Breweries Pricewaterhouse- Coopers Canada Tippet Richardson Limited

peRmAnent dRop-oFF loCAtions: Fire halls with Toronto Fire Services Many locations with Fortino’s, Galati’s Market Fresh, Loblaws, Metro and Valu-mart

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NYH AR 2010.indd 9 11-01-28 5:23 PM FinAnCiAl suppoRteRs Financial Supporters Corporate, Foundation and Community Supporters $15,000 And oVeR individuals Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation • Commercial Mortgage Lenders Association Golf Tournament donated • Green Shield Canada Foundation • Kraft Canada Inc. • Mackenzie Financial Charitable Foundation • S. Schulich Foundation • Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Charity Challenge more than $5,000 – $14,999 $502,000 to Aurion Capital Management Inc. • Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc. • CHUM Charitable north York Foundation • Fleck Family Foundation • HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc. • ING Real Estate • Nathan & Lily harvest this Silver Family Foundation • RBC Capital Markets • Sam Sorbara Charitable Foundation • Scotia Capital Inc. • Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto • Tippet Foundation • TMX/Shorcan • Toskan Casale Foundation year. $1,000 – $4,999 ABN AMRO Bank N.V, Canada Branch • Atrium II • Bell Employee Giving Program • Ben and Hilda Katz Charitable Foundation • Bloomberg • BMO Employee Charitable Foundation • By Design Fine Jewellery Ltd. • Calea • Canada Protection Plan Inc. • Carick Building Products Ltd. • Carranza Barristers & Solicitors • CAW Canada • DUCA Financial Services Credit Union Ltd. • Eckler Ltd. • Eli Lilly Canada Inc • FT Russell Enterprises • George Lunan Foundation • Investors Group Financial Services Inc. • J.P. Bickell Foundation • Jubilee United Church • Lee Tak Wai Foundation • myNext Mortgage Company Limited • Noor Cultural Centre • RBC Foundation • Richmond Hill Christian Community Church • Sanofi Pasteur • Scarlett Heights Entrepreneurial Academy • St. Theodore of Canterbury Anglican Church • Steelworkers Humanity Fund • Tarion Warranty Corporation • TELUS • The Printing House Limited • Thorek Scott & Partners • Toronto Chinese Community Church • Universal Workers Union, L.I.U.N.A. Local 183 • West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre $500 – $999 Barrday Inc. • Bell World • Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP • Canadian Federation of Independent Business • CBI Physiotherapy Rehabilitation & Sports Injury Centre • Color Steels Inc. • Enbridge Gas Distribution • Evergreen Philanthropic Foundation • Harry and Toby Jordan Foundation • John W Lee Psychology Professional Corp • Loretto Abbey Catholic School • Manulife Financial • Morguard Investments Limited • Movieposter.com • People of Praise Ministries • Tao Admin Corp • Toronto and Region Conservation Corporate • Toronto North Dental Hygienist Society • Twenty-First Century Investments Inc. • Winners Merchants Connectors International • York University Circle Harvest Circle Thank you to those individuals who gave $500 or more and showed exceptional leadership giving. Nadine Abdullah • Joshua and Karen Auslander • James C. Baillie • Anupama Bakshi • W.E. Barnett • Sally Basmajian • Joan Beattie • Roger Bharath • Susan Blue • Rosa Braga-Mele • George Brereton • Norman Brown • Gillian Brunier • Danuta Brzozowicz • Anne M. Carr • Martin Carsley • Man Kit Chan • Michael J. Clancy • Catherine B. Cockburn • Clive and Fiona Cohen • J. Brian Colburn • John W. Crow • Jose Danobeitia • Gillian Davidson • Patricia De Jong • Clifford Dresner • Henry Ens • Joe Essaye • Gordon J. Feeney • Robert Fenn • James Fenton • Abraham Fish • Don Fraser • Colleen French • Michael Froh • Eleanor George • Allan Glube • Jane Goldberg • Isabel Gomes Da Silva • Toddy Granovsky • Shirley Grant • James Gregory • Earl Haslett • Susan Hayward Payne • Granville Henderson • Ernie and Rivette Herzig • Bill Hozy • Amin Ismail • Herman & Josee Jansen • Donald K. Johnson • Monica Johnson • Douglas M. Jones • Imtiaz Khan • Audree Koehle • Sonja N. Koerner • Benjamin Kwan • Gloria Kuarsingh • Liang Lai • Ruth Lardner • Ho Yin Lau • M. Olivia Lee • Harriet Lewis • Scott G. Mathers • Joan Mathers • Ruth L. Medad • Hasan Mermer • Judith Miller • Michael Milosevic • Philip Moller • Mary Moore • Phuong Nhan • Margaret Nightingale • Janet Oates • Elva G. Obukuro • Harold E. Oliver • Mark Pritzker • M. Proestakis • Edward J. Richardson • Derek Riley • Sarah Rosen • David Rosen • Ed Rosenberg • William Russell • Zahra Sadikali • Rob Schenkel • Malcolm Scott • Sheldon Silverberg • Ellen R. Sims • Henry Solow • Vicky and Barry Solway • Glaiser and Josephine Somerville • Joseph Sorbara • Nancy Sprott • Ambury Stuart • Allan R. Taylor • James Taylor • John D. Thompson • Helen Tran • Paul Tse • Jack Uetrecht • Jacob Veenstra • Suzie Vera • Isabelle Wagner • David Wells • John Williams • Marlene Wilson • Francis Zwiers

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Our Incredible Volunteers Trucking Clive Bannister • Don Chopra • George Bodnar • Harold Banguero Cortes • Jim Hicks • John Kelly • John Smith • Martez Brown • Robert Eveleigh • Tom Beverley Fundraising and Community Engagement Dana Lezau • Denis Orsini • Jerry Leung • Maria Soares • Marie Foley • Orly Aidelman • Sameer North York Harvest is volunteer driven. This year, more than 2,200 volunteers donated more than Naik • Tracy Kay • 16,000 hours of their time. This was equivalent to eight full-time staff positions – an immense help Valerie Chavossy during tough times. Below is a list of our core volunteers; this place wouldn’t run without them. Administration Annie Lee • Bev Leforte • Bill Faith • Dawn Oudorkirk • Doug Seim • Jan Smellie • Louise Joseph • Miriam Paul • Serguie Svistounov • Pam Ward Community Action Resource Centre (CAR-C) Government Al Adham Ziad • Alan Hally • Alex Katz • Alessandro Sapienza • Amanda Cummins • Anna Flagiello • Bev Grants Leforte • Belaynsh Tekeba • Brian Wong • Carmen Foster • Carolina Tcaci • Crystal Hollier • Cynthia Whyne • Dantua Ungerson • Daphne Hart • Eyrisalem Afeworki • Feroza Ali • Gemina Deleon • Glendene Isaac • Gonul Ayvaci • Heather Seaton • Jan Joseph • JodyAnn Carpenter • Iryna Yasova • Josefina Gutierrez• Karen Chan • Nicolas Rosales • Oscar Nora • Patricia Pardo • Rebecca Sheen-Sorokin • Robert Pezenhofer • Safiye Baydar • Sally Turner • Sam Golabi • Samantha Douglas • Samantha Lewis • Sherry Ocopnick • Susan Walter • Tsitsino Buzaladze • Trans Ngo • Valerie Guillaume • Victoria Chaparro • Yusuf Ayvaci • Zhouzhou Guo Warehouse Almaz Gebrhiout • Amanuel Tesfazghi • Barbara Osborne • Barry Cook • Chesley Noel • Chris Carabine • Christina Argyropoulos • Christina Kastia • Dee Edwards • George Yeghiaian • Jacques Gravel • Jake Infald • Jenny Ng • Joe Addante • John McCormack • Judy Ford • Len Andrew • Lilia Snihur • Matthew Stevens • Michael Cantera • Michael Mugford • Monika Kaczynska • Nancy Richardson • Nigel Mamo • Olga Kaynara • Orly Aidelman • Patricia Lord • Paul Bordiere • Phillip Jamieson • Peter Randell • Richard Kennard • Richard Vrooman • Sam Rosen • Ted LeDrew • William Savoy this year, more Organizations (Sorting and Special Events) than 2,200 A Circle of Support • Article Inc. • Aviva Canada Inc. • Birch Hill Equity Partners • Bombardier Aerospace volunteers • Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada • Caterpillar Inc. • Community Living Toronto • Dell Canada Inc. • Durham Alternative Secondary School • ERA Community Living Services Inc. • Financialinx Corporation • Hain donated more Celestial Canada • HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc. Investment Banking • HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc. than 16,000 Women’s Network • Jewish Vocational Services • Kiwanis • Kiwanis North York • Mackenzie Financial Corporation • META Centre • Montage Support Services • Oraynu • PricewaterhouseCoopers hours of their Canada • Rotary Club of North York • Scotiabank International Treasury Services • Starbucks time. • Winners Merchants International

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to the directors of north York harvest Food Bank The accompanying summarized balance sheet and the summarized In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements fairly statements of revenues, expenditures and net assets and cash flows summarize, in all material respects, the related complete financial are derived from the complete financial statements of North York statements, in accordance with the criteria described in the Guideline Harvest Food Bank (NYHFB) as at August 31, 2010 and for the year referred to above. then ended on which we expressed a qualified opinion on our report These summarized financial statements do not contain all the dated January 18, 2011. Our report stated that except for being disclosures required by Canadian generally accepted accounting unable to satisfy ourselves concerning the completeness of revenues principles. Readers are cautioned that these statements may not be from donations and special events, the complete summarized appropriate for their purposes. For more information on NYHFB’s financial statements are, in all material respects, fairly presented in financial position, results of operations and cash flows, reference accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. should be made to the related complete financial statements. The fair summarization of the complete financial statements is the responsibility of management. Our responsibility, in accordance January 18, 2011 with the applicable Assurance Guidelines of The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, is to report on the summarized financial PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP statements. Chartered Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants

summARized BAlAnCe sheet summARized stAtement oF ReVenues, As at August 31, 2010 expendituRes And net Assets 2010 2009 For the year ended August 31, 2010 $ $ Assets Current assets 2010 2009 Cash 58,849 198,110 $ $ Short-term investment 202,469 – ReVenues Accounts receivable 45,463 32,430 Donations 782,365 712,146 Prepaid expenses 1,956 302 Foundations and grants 135,277 117,954 308,737 230,842 Special events 52,635 49,970 Amortization of property and equipment 108,410 161,124 deferred contributions 45,088 45,088 417,147 391,966 Government grants 132,970 28,907 liABilities Interest and other 9,626 14,180 Current liabilities 1,157,961 968,245 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 32,640 25,535 expendituRes Deferred grants 63,673 23,567 Wages and benefits 788,215 610,950 96,313 49,102 Office and general 85,866 70,942 deferred contributions related Fundraising and promotion 60,049 57,623 to property and equipment 90,235 135,323 Amortization of property and equipment 52,714 55,410 net Assets 186,548 184,425 Occupancy costs 48,400 48,013 unrestricted 230,599 207,541 Food purchases 56,394 41,096 417,147 391,966 Warehouse and trucking 30,547 25,097 Insurance 6,215 6,602 Volunteers 6,503 6,348 summARized stAtement oF CAsh FloWs 1,134,903 922,081 For the year ended August 31, 2010 2010 2009 excess of revenues over expenditures for the year 23,058 46,164 $ $ Cash provided by (used in) net Assets – Beginning of year 207,541 161,377 Operating activities 63,208 51,074 net Assets – end of year 230,599 207,541 Investing activities (202,469) 97,203 Financing activities – 2,260 Increase (decrease) in cash during the year (139,261) 150,537 Complete audited financial statements, including related Cash – Beginning of year 198,110 47,573 notes to the financial statements, are available from Cash – End of year 58,849 198,110 north York harvest Food Bank.

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NYH AR 2010.indd 12 11-01-28 5:23 PM Who We ARe: s tAFF, BoARd A nd CoRpoRAte AdVisoRY BoARd

Board morley katz, Chair doug hennessy (Managing Director, Management Matters) (Director, Total Rewards, TMX Group Inc.) Francois poirier, Vice Chair Boris kogut (Consultant) (Head of Asset Securitization, Corporate Treasury, Chris hilborn, treasurer Royal Bank of Canada) (Director, Loyalty and Retention, Bell Mobility) Brent lawson Julie Callaghan, secretary (Food Services Manager, Youth Without Shelter) (Senior Director, Integrated Performance and Strategic Projects, Unison Health and Community Services) Alessandro sapienza (Consultant) Feria Bacchus, MHSc (Vice President, Business Development & Marketing, Faye thorek Healthcare Division, Sodexo Canada) (President, Thorek Scott and Partners) susan Blue peter zissis (Health Families Manager, Toronto Public Health) (Chief Financial Officer, Birch Hill Equity Partners)

Staff Corporate Advisory Board executive director manager, Client services nicole Caty Boris kogut Anette Chawla Ally Roy and Suelyn Knight* Director, Investment Banking Head of Asset manager, Volunteer services Client services Worker HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc. Securitization, Lisa Anderson Patricia Pardo Corporate Treasury, Communications managers paul A. Chin Royal Bank of Canada Community education Worker Vice President, Real Estate Alex Gillis* and James Ip Daffodil Davis Debt, Otera Capital Wojtek J. office Coordinators garden Coordinator niebrzydowski Karthiga Kulendran and Franklin Sojica John Vice President and Carolina Tcaci* education Coordinator Treasury, Canadian Receptionist Melissa Benner* Imperial Bank of Regina Berko Beena goldenberg Commerce President, Hain- Celestial Canada swati patel senior manager, Audit and Assurance Group, development officer operations & Finance Fred gorbet PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Gloria Baldwin Brendon Noronha CIT Chair in Financial development Associates operations supervisor Services, Schulich School of Francine Freeman,* Amie Ken McKenzie Business, York University Francois poirier Banks,* Mary Del Bianco and manager, Warehouse Consultant Shirah Stern neil A. Jacoby, CFA Mike Apolito donor database Assistant President & CEO, Aurion Arlene schecter truck drivers V. Williams Capital Management Inc. Retired Senior Manager, Tord Henry and Procter & Gamble Inc. thorek/scott Fundraising Shariq Rahman* intern Warehouse Assistants Gord Coatsworth Harold Banguero, Don tammy klein Chopra, Darryl Firth, Andrew gregor Vahramian Principal, Hillis, Ikel Maragh, Paul Lee,* M.H. Marketing senior manager, Community peter zissis Marco Oliveira,* Rohan Reid* Strategies engagement and Erick Vigil.* Chief Financial Officer, Daniel Liadsky paul knight Birch Hill Equity Partners Chairman and CEO, manager, Agency Relations UBS Canada Michael Friedman *New staff person began after Food drive Coordinator this annual report’s fiscal year Natalie Lucas (after August 31, 2010).

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