GRANTS OF $1 MILLION TO OVER 50 LOCAL CHARITIES SINCE 2004 2012 ANNUAL REPORT Building Forever Together Our Operating Sponsors Mission Statement Our Community Foundation is dedicated to helping improve community living and the quality of life for citizens and visitors to the Kenora and the Lake of the The Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Woods Region. Foundation is privileged to have received support from individuals and organizations listed below. These sponsors play a key role in promoting our vision, mission and mandate Mandate throughout our region. Each one makes an important The Community Foundation aims to strengthen the contribution to the operating expenses of the Community communities we serve by continuously striving towards Foundation. We commend them for their leadership and three key objectives. vision in assisting us with the development of endowment funds, which will serve the region in perpetuity. 1. Providing endowment building and personalized donor services 2. Promoting broad and effective grant making 3. Offering community leadership Andrew Paterson & Family Impact Our Community Foundation is creating a lasting legacy for our region. The permanent endowment funds we are building will stay in our community forever. The yearly earnings from the endowment funds will be used to fund grants to a wide range of community groups. Grants are awarded to local charities in the following fields: Arts and Culture, Health and Wellness, BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS Social Welfare, Animal Welfare, the Environment and the Community at large. Scope We are one of 191 Community Foundations across Canada with total assets of $3.35 billion. In 2012, we distributed over $143 million in grants to thousands of charities across the nation. Our 2012 Audited Financial Statements are available from the Community Founda- Table of Contents tion office in Lake of the Woods Insurance, 101 Park Street Kenora P9N 1Y7 or on our website at www. 2 Introduction to our Community klwcf.ca Foundation 3 Message from the Board President Front Cover Our front cover reflects a theme of growth for the & Executive Director future. Give Where You Live Fund donors Jim and 4, 5 Our Donor List Diane Clarke are planting seeds for the future in their garden. Our Community Foundation continues to 6,7 2012 Grants connect donors with causes they care about, for the 8,9 Donors, Recipients and Volunteers lasting benefit of the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Region. The cover photo is graciously donated by Tom 10,11 Giving Options Thomson Photography. 12, 13 Our Fundraisers 14,15 Volunteers: Board and Committees This document is generously sponsored by: 16 Grant Catchment Area Hook, Seller & Lundin LLP. Designed and Printed By: Overdrive Design Labs 2 The Launch of Smart and Caring Communities in Kenora, Nov. 7, 2012 Message from the Board “Join me in imagining our country as it could be – a Smart and Caring Nation where all Canadians can succeed, contribute and President & Executive Director develop their talents to their fullest potential”. His Excellency David Johnston, Governor General of Canada and Patron of We are very pleased Community Foundations of Canada Fall 2012. to present our 2012 Annual Report to the community. 2012 was a year of milestones for our Community Foundation; the awarding of $1 million in cumulative grants to the charitable sector since our inception in 2004, and the launch of the Smart and Caring Communities Initiative. We were very proud to share these major events with our generous donors and committed volunteers. In June, we came together as one community and recognized the signifi cant long term impact that the Moffat Family Fund grants are having in our region. In November, we hosted Ian Bird, President and CEO of Community Foundations of Canada in the launch of Smart and Caring Communities. A special part of the evening was witnessing our past recipients joining together for Our Community Foundation responded to the Governor Gen- a group photograph. That moment served to highlight our donors eral’s call to action with a new sign on the TransCanada Highway, effort’s in helping to improve community living and the quality of life announcing a major milestone: the awarding of $1 Million in for everyone in the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Region. cumulative community grants to charities since 2004. Community Foundation Directors pose with Ian Bird centre, President and CEO of Community Foundations of Canada. Along the way in 2012, we connected with many new donors through the “Give Where You Live” marketing program, designed to encourage individuals, families and organizations to establish a named endowment fund for a $2,500 contribution. Our endowment donations totaled $320,000, while $175,000 was distributed as grants. We also achieved a 10.46% rate of return and completed the year with $3.1 million in assets. We appreciate the support received from the NOHFC program of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, in providing funding for our Marketing Intern, Josh Tinkler- Josephi until June of 2012. We look forward to working with everyone in growing our communities in the beautiful Kenora and Lake of the Woods Region - Building Forever Together. Kenora and Lake of the Woods Charities gather for the $1 Million Granting Ceremony Director Emeritus and granting ceremony keynote speaker, Volunteers, founders and special guest Ian Bird, centre, CEO and Andrew Paterson, delivered an educational, inspirational and President of Community Foundations of Canada, cut the “$1 compelling presentation on the positive impact of Foundation Million in Grants” Celebratory Cake grants to the region. 3 Our 2012 Donor List The Community Foundation thanks all of our donors for contributing to the future of the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Region. Proceeds from our fundraising events are used to support our operating expenses, with a few limited exceptions; all other gifts are placed in our permanent endowment funds. Donations are invested as capital and the investment growth is granted to registered charities annually, in line with the donors wishes. Our goal is to help improve the lives of as many people as possible within our family of communities. Every effort has been made to provide a complete list of donors. If however your name is missing from this list, we sincerely apologize and ask that you contact us. Anonymous Donors Brose John & Madeline Dunford Doreen Hall Ken & Sarah & Social Club Adams Denise Brown Dave & Nicole Dyck Cheryl Hall Thomas Kenora Health Care Centre Aitken Rob & Hilary Brown Marie Ecclestone Margaret Hammett Clayton & Kenora Veterinary Clinic Alcock B.C. Brown Mercedes Edie Rob & Patti Heather Kirby Greg Alcock Celynn Brown Shawn & Charlotte Edwards Donna Hamill Julie Kirby Peter Alcock Gloria Buffett Marnie Edwards Karen Hammond Roxanne Kirkpatrick Heather Alcock Greg Buffett Melanie Edwards Peter Haney Lorna & Cecil Klassen Sarah-Lynn Alcock Judy Bujold Shelley Edwards Tyler Hansen Gregg & Mary Koch Debra Allan David W. Bulman Robert & Susan Everley Deborah Hanson-Mauthe Jocelyn Koivukoski Kim Alutaya Crisna Burke Rikki Favreau Mark & Aimee Hanstead Kim Kobylka Alan Alvestad Dennis & Linda Burns James Favreau Renae Hanton Don Kraynyk Dorothy Alvestad Mike Callebert Ralph Favreau Richard Harasemchuk George Kraynyk Minetta Alvestad Pat Cameron Bill & Meg Fawcett Mandi Harland Dr. Peter & Ruth Kropelin Holly Anderson Kerry Campbell Ken Fehr Carol Harris Betsy Krawicki Bruce BDO Canada LLP Canadian Pacific & Kenora Findlay Diane Harvie Gloria Kuchma Angela Bachman Gary & Carolyn Employees Findlay Jennifer Helkenberg Andrea Lacroix Carolyn Bagdonas Maria Candline Bill Findlay Richard Hensrud Ole Lacroix Yvonne Bale Megan Canfield Marlene FIREFLY Herbacz Alexander Lacy Christine Barclay Ramona Capili Irene Fitzgerald Heidi Hissa Norm Lacy Natalie Barnard Don Carambetsos Laurie Forster Bill Hodgson S. Laewetz Dean Barnard Maurice & Patricia Carambetsos Vivian Foster Dr. Colin & Monica Holden Becky Lafreniere Doug Barr John & Sharon Carlyle Ian Fox Peter Holland Greg Lake of the Woods Bartolo Robert Carmichael L. Fregeau Joseph Hollowell Irene Concert Group Bath Jeff & Rae Caron Iris Frenette Richard & Joy Holmstrom Linda Lake of the Woods Bayview Toyota Ltd. Carten Tom Friesen Donna Hook James Insurance Beach Beverly Chagnon Edgar & Pam Fulton Wendy Hook Seller & Lundin Lalonde Phil & Ellen Beal Ron & Penny Cheatley James & Barbara Gale John & Barbara Horsman Rhonda Lamb Rod & Debbie Beaudry Kim Christenson Dr. Celia Gallagher Corey Hosfield Dennis Lamoureux Joan Bechard Jason Christenson Dr. Mike & Gallant Megan Howe Claudette Leahy Daniel Bell Paul Cindy Gartley Dianne Hummelbrunner Jackie LeBlanc Lisa Bennett Garnet Christie Kent & Judy Gauthier Jim Humphrey Kim LeBlanc Selene Bennett Lorie & Paul City of Kenora Geary Darlene Hunt Sallie Letander Alexander Behrsin Ken& Cindy Clark Fay Geary Tanis Husky Group of Letander Renée Bell Paul Clarke Jim & Diane George Ken & Sheila Companies Letwiniuk Tara Bergman M.J. Clinton Andrew George Shannon Hutchinson Jim Lillico Val Best Christine Compton Sandra Gibson David Hyatt Sheryl Lockhart Debbie & Jim Bethesda Evangelical Copperfin Credit Union Girard Moe & Ruth Illman Jana-Rae Lockhart George Lutheran Church Cordeiro Claudine Girvan Wanda Iriam Roy & Diane Lockhart Scott Bigelow Margot Craven David Goerzen Cassandra Investors Group Long Jason Blake Kevin Crespeigne Tina Goerzen Gisele Jack Bannister Centre Inc. Long Matt Blouin Emile & Ann Crosby Adrienne Goerzen H.