rn to shine! - KidsAbility

Centre for Child Development and Foundation
Annual Reports 2009 - 2010
Empowering children and youth with special
needs to realize their full potential

Report from the Board Chair and CEO of KidsAbility
The KidsAbility story is being re-written in fundamental ways and a new story is evolving. For example:
We are aggressively pursuing four new strategic directions: Supporting the Life Journey, Nurturing
a Knowledge Organization, Enhancing Service Delivery, and Identifying and Mobilizing Talent;
We widened our lens on the breadth of services that are financially supported by our Foundation; and
We are developing a client classification system to ensure we utilize our resources in the most effective
manner to benefit clients and families.
In February, the Board of Directors made an important decision to expand the
number and type of services we provide to children in our communities and
to increase our financial sustainability. They conducted a rigorous due diligence
process and received the support of many stakeholders including parents and
government officials. Through a social enterprise model, we will provide fee-based
rehabilitation services to children who are not eligible for government-funded
services. We look forward to this initiative providing more services and enhanced
financial sustainability in our future.
We are equally committed to strengthening the successful partnerships
we established to support our strategic directions including:
Partnership with the McMaster University Medical School in
Kitchener whereby medical students are now receiving training
at all four KidsAbility sites;
Our efforts with leaders of the University of Waterloo School
of Pharmacy;
The KidsAbility Centre of Excellence, which is leading our efforts
to position us as a recognized leader in applied research and best
practices; and
Our support for the Waterloo Region Family Network as an
integral support for parents, a source of education/mentoring
and a “system navigator” for families.
Our most significant benchmark of success is that
we provided services to 4,425 children last year, more
clients than we’ve ever served in one year. Thanks to the
extraordinary efforts of our staff, volunteers, supporters
and partners, we continue to improve the “life journey”
of children with special needs and their families.
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Louise Leonard
Board Chair
Stephen Swatridge
Chief Executive Officer
KidsAbility
Board of Directors
Louise Leonard (Chair)
Ingrid Pregel (Vice-Chair)
Steven Hendry (Secretary)
Gary Pooley (Treasurer)
Arisa Alexanian
Bruce Antonello
Steve Currie
Sue Hallman
Jan Hayward
Bobbi Holte
Douglas Jones
Marilee Mark
Nancy Paul
Penny Smiley
Dr. Janet Speight
Stephen Swatridge
Lisa Talbot
Bill Weiler
Terry Wilson
Paul Winnett

Highlights from Client Services
In providing service to over 4,400 children during the past year, KidsAbility Client Services focused on:
1) Enhancing Service Delivery by:
Exploring links with McMaster University Developmental Pediatricians to provide on-site consultations
and follow-up for children at the Waterloo site;
Examining who our clients are, what types of services they need, when they need these services and what
volume of services are needed for a given outcome. This is called the CLASS project;
Expanding the model of family-centered care by extending hours of operation, addressing language
barriers for families, and enhancing our website to provide more information to families; and
Reviewing our service provision by completing a successful accreditation process.
2) Nurturing a Knowledge Organization through:
Our Autism Forum in June co-sponsored by the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy which will
be followed by a second Forum this June featuring both leading researchers and local experts;
Our link with the McMaster Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine with medical students and family
medicine residents in Guelph, Fergus, Cambridge and Waterloo; and
Continuing work with our Centre of Excellence exploring best practices, knowledge sharing, transitions
to school and to the adult environment.
3) Supporting the Life Journey by:
Supporting and then celebrating the Waterloo Family Network as it launched in the community
as an independent entity; and
Partnering with other community organizations to improve services through examples such as the
“Growing Great Kids” in Guelph.
Janet Speight, MD
Director of Medical Services
Volunteer Services:
Approximately 15,000 hours of service was
contributed by 473 volunteers;
Expanded placements to incorporate Autism
Intervention volunteers;
Annual Volunteer Service Award Event was held on
April 21 to honour 11 volunteers receiving 5, 10, 15, 20,
25 or 30 year awards; and
Volunteers made a difference at the Rotary Fun Day,
Kids Can’t Wait Radiothon, Guelph and Cambridge
Fun Runs, and in-house placements.
Resource Services:
Waterloo Resource Centre increased hours to include
Thursday evenings, and accessible for ErinoakKids
programs;
Twenty volunteers serviced the Resource Centres at three sites;
Cambridge Resource Centre expanded into a new space,
including Computer Access to Boardmaker Resource;
Collection was enhanced for Augmentative Communication
including many switches and other devices; and
The collection of materials related to Autism Intervention
Services was expanded to now over 400 items specific
to Autism Spectrum Disorder across the three sites.
Highlights from Volunteer Services
2009-2010 Volunteer Service Award Recipients
Back Row: Caroline Yeomans, Glen Machan (20 years),
Lauren Duimering (5 years), Joan Hull (10 years),
Tom Jeary (20 years), Cindy Bridge (15 years),
Stephen Swatridge, Annie Crump
Front Row: Elaine Ormston (15 years), Heather Spall (5 years),
Doris Litwiller (15 years) & Donna Letson (5 years)
Annie Crump
Coordinator, Volunteer
& Resource Services
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Report from the Board Chair and Executive Director
KidsAbility Foundation
KidsAbility Foundation is dedicated to raising both
financial support and public awareness in support
of KidsAbility. Donations continue to be a critical
source of funding for KidsAbility.
Our 2009/2010 Kid’s Can’t Wait Campaign raised
over $1 million. A very special thank you is extended
to our incredible Kid’s Can’t Wait Ambassadors Kelly
Zehr, Sydney Brown and Sydney Charron. Our young
ambassadors and their very supportive parents were
a tremendous asset to our team, sharing their stories
of hope and joy.
Our 5th Annual Kid’s Can’t Wait Radiothon was
held on April 16, 2010 at Conestoga Mall and raised
over $225,000. A big thank you to everyone at 96.7
CHYM, KIX 106.7, 570 News and Rogers TV and
daytime for giving us this wonderful opportunity
to highlight our important services and to raise much
needed funds. Through the generous support of our
community more children and youth have access
to the high-quality care and support that they need
to reach their potential through a dedicated and talented team of specialists at KidsAbility.
KidsAbility Foundation
Board of Directors
Sue Hallman (Chair)
Bryan Stewart (Past Chair)
Doug Letson (Vice Chair)
Ron Weiler (Secretary)
Cindy Bridge
Bob Blowes
Michele Doktor
Dan Girardi
David Graham
John Griggs
Wayne Kemick
Louise Leonard
Melanie Pastorius
Ray Pedersen
Carol Petersen
Eleanor Yach
Honourary Members
Bob Collins-Wright
Clay Hall*
John Lynch
John Martin*
Norm McKee
Ray Millard
Dick Pedlar*
*deceased
KidsAbility Foundation Board of Directors
Back Row: Lisa Talbot, John Griggs, Ray Pedersen, David Graham, Doug Letson,
& Bryan Stewart - Front Row: Ron Weiler, Sue Hallman, Cindy Bridge, Eleanor
Yach, Bob Blowes & Wayne Kemick
Absent: Michele Doktor, Dan Girardi, Louise Leonard, Melanie Pastorius,
Carol Petersen, Stephen Swatridge
We continue to work towards building a $10 million Endowment, aimed
at providing a necessary source of annual income that will contribute to the longterm
financial stability of KidsAbility. Over $5 million has been pledged
to the Endowment as an investment in our community that will help KidsAbility
meet the needs of local children and their families today and tomorrow.
The KidsAbility Foundation Board of Directors moved forward with some
strategic initiatives that included engaging our current and prospective donors to
seek their valuable insight into the work of the Foundation. The results
of these focus groups will help shape our future fundraising initiatives and
will ensure we are meeting the needs of our donors. Special thanks to all
of the participants and to Paula Stanghetta for donating her time and talents
to facilitate and shape these sessions.
Our annual President’s Reception in December provided us with the opportunity
to honour Elaine Ormston with our prestigious Outstanding Supporter Butterfly
Award for her dedication and support of the Foundation. This award has been
aptly renamed the “Elaine Ormston Outstanding Supporter Butterfly Award” in
recognition of her passion and dedication to our kids.
To the Board of Directors who have served our community over the past year, we
thank you for your leadership and commitment to our mission.
From all of us and especially the kids, we thank each and every one of our donors
for making a difference in the lives of the children and youth who
receive services at KidsAbility.
Sue Hallman,
Board Chair
Lisa Talbot,
Executive Director

KidsAbility School Authority Update
Embraced our Mission & Vision Statement for KidsAbility School -
“Children Prepared for Success”;
Provided a multidisciplinary family centred approach weaving therapy
and education for student success in literacy development, augmentative
and alternative communication and the use of technology for learning
at the Waterloo and Cambridge sites, and planned for future school
services at the Guelph site;
Developed student expectations, strategies, and assessment methods
in a specialized Individual Education Plan (IEP) involving a team
comprised of parents, therapists, and teachers to enable our students
to better achieve their full potential as learners; and
Guided educational transitioning and interventions for the participation
in learning and the success of all KidsAbility students as they enter community
schools in the Waterloo Region.
Justin Heimpel,
School Authority Chair
Linda Rogers,
Principal
KidsAbility School
Authority Board
Justin Heimpel (Chair)
Doug Morris (Vice Chair)
Sharon McMorran
Tim Forler
Linda Hendry
Mary Helen Frawley
Patricia Cunningham
Linda Rogers (Secretary
to the Board/Principal)
Joanne Cotter (Executive
Assistant/Treasurer)
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Thank you to our Generous Kids Can’t Wait Donors
Gifts from
Rotary Clubs
Waterloo $50,728
Kitchener $50,000
Kitchener-Westmount $30,000
Kitchener-Grand River $28,100
Cambridge Times
Rotary Classic Run $42,261
(Supported by the Rotary Clubs of Cambridge)
Guelph-Wellington $8,000
Fergus-Elora $5,000
Kitchener-Conestoga $4,200
Fergus-Elora Rotary
Club Foundation $1,500
Individual DOnors
$10,000 - $19,999
Marina Barnstijn
$5,000 - $9,999
Dave Forwell
Sue and Jim Hallman
Eve and Steve Menich
Carol and Reg Petersen
Willie and Diana Ritzmann
Peter Etril Snyder ◊
Eleanor and David Yach
$2,500 - $4,999
Betty Argue
Linda and Rob Gallivan
Jim and Mary Guy
Dr. Blair Haley and Yvonne Haley
David and Judy Horman
Jonathan and Judy Kaufman
Walter and Florence Martin
Fred and Charlene Schiedel
Ron and Susan Schwark
Erick Traplin ◊
John Tamming and Manon
DiFrancesco
$1,000 - $2,499
John and Marjorie Acheson
Bob and Judy Astley
Ken and Laura Bast
Eric Beam
Gerry and Donna Blake
John and Anne Blasman
Bob and Judi Blowes
Bruce and Mary Boucher
Michele Breault
Cindy and James Bridge
Marguerite Brooke
Steve Brown and Shelly Nielson
Harold and Deborah Chamberlain
Bob and Lavonne Collins-Wright
Edward Cross
Steven and Sandy Currie
Eleanor and Richard Denison
Michele and Rick Doktor
Michael and Kathy Duschenes
Glen and Joan Dyrda
Douglas and Elizabeth Fisher
Jack and Margaret Forbes
Phyllis and Ralph Forbes
Peter Giffen
Dan and Stella Girardi
Bruce and Donna Gordon
David and Pat Graham
Keith Gummow
Murray and Merle Haase
Manfred and Ute Hilgers
Gerry and Margaret Hooper
Nadine Mueller
Barry and Shirley Humphrey
Margaret Jackson
Arthur and Anna Jones
Dr. Doug Jones and Diane Jones
Jim and Lee Kay
Wayne and Tammy Kemick
Dr. Desta Leavine
Dr. Kellie Leitch
Louise Leonard
Gary Levene and Deborah Eisenberg
Martin and Charlotte Levene
Andrew MacKay
Sharon and Ron Martin
Steven and Susan McDowell
Ian McPhee
Diane and Bruce Monteith
Neville and Margaret Monteith
Doreen and Bill Motz
Margaret Motz
Bill and Laura Muirhead
Elaine and Charlie Ormston
Nancy Paul and Brian Fisher
Ray and Gwen Pedersen
Howard and Rosemary Pell
Ingrid and Udo Petersen
Gary and Karen Pooley
Harvey and Sandra Reid
Jean and Gordon Riedlinger
Karen Scian
Harold and Violet Seegmiller
Dianne and Richard Shepherd
Laura Shoemaker
Rick and Alison Smerchinski
Dr. Speight and Dr. Berrigan
Douglas and Bernice Steep
Bryan and Joan Stewart
Barney and Christine Strassburger
Lisa and Jim Talbot
Jay and Lia Taylor
Barb and Jack Thomas
Ellen Todd
George and Jean Uhrig
Bruce Vanwyck
Alison Wasielewski
Shirley Weber
Dr. Ron Weiler and Joan Weiler
Dr. Ian Wilson and Terry Wilson
Ted and Andrea Witzel
Les and Elva Zehr
◊ Gift in Kind
Len Graham, Kelly Zehr, Michele Doktor, Rick Doktor & Sydney Charron
accept a cheque on behalf of the TIm Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign.

Corporate DOnors
$50,000 +
Spaenaur Inc.
Tim Hortons
$20,000 - $49,999
A+ Computers Inc.
Tanem Developments Ltd.
$10,000 - $19,999
Electri-Tech Services Inc.
FoxNet
Marks Supply Inc.
Morty’s Pub
Scotiabank
$5,000 - $9,999
AECON Industrial
BLM Transportation Group
Boston Pizza Northfield
D3 Impact
Images in Colour Inc.
Investors Group
J.T. Bakeries Inc.
Jodi Rosner Medicine Professional
Corporation
Open Text Corporation
TD Canada Trust
Terry Howald Pools Inc.
Tri-City Packaging Ltd.
TwinCorp Inc.
$2,500 - $4,999
Adventure Guide Inc.
Arif Ismaili Medicine Professional
Corp.
Brick & Co. Restoration Ltd.
Brock Solutions
Conestoga Rovers & Associates Limited
The Co-operators
Dakon Construction Ltd.
E & E Seegmiller Ltd.
Employees of Blackberry Operations
RIM
Grandi Company Limited
Great-West Life
Grobe Nursery Limited
Heath Foods Inc.
Juscon Corporation
Kenmore Homes (K-W) Inc.
Paul Davis Systems
RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Research In Motion
Sun Life Assurance Company
of Canada
Sun Life Financial
Win-Leader Corp.
$1,000 - $2,499
1465602 Ontario Ltd.
Aberdeen Homes Limited
Aquahalt Inc.
Arctic Packaging
Arvanitis Health Facility Inc.
Bad Boy Furniture
Barrday, Inc.
BDO Dunwoody LLP
Best Western - St. Jacobs Country Inn
BMO
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.
Bustard Chrysler
City of Waterloo
Concordia Consulting
Dana Shortt Gourmet
Economical Insurance Group
Elective Benefits
Erb & Good Family Funeral Home
Erb International Inc.
Ernst & Young LLP
Fidelity Investments Canada Limited
Gateman Milloy
Glenridge Equipment Corporation
H.L. Staebler Co. Limited
Heffner Lexus Toyota
Home Hardware Stores Limited
Hood Packaging
HSBC Securities
JIKS Industrial Kitchen Services Ltd.
JJH Foods Inc.
Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate
Board Inc.
Lackner McLennan Insurance Ltd.
Manitoulin Transport
Manulife Financial
Miller Thomson LLP
Parkway Ford
Pride Bodies Ltd.
Quarry Integrated
Communications Inc.
RBC Dominion Securities
Remax Real Estate Centre Inc.
Saunders and Mandalfino
Medicine Corp.
Southbridge Restaurant Inc.
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Sun Life Financial
Thompson Centre for Art
and Design Inc.
Unitron Hearing
WINMAR
Zehrs Markets
Lisa Talbot, Executive Director
of KidsAbility Foundation and
Elaine Ormston at the 2009
President’s Reception.
Media
Supporters
570 News
96.7 CHYM FM
Cambridge Times
KIX 106.7
Rogers TV and daytime
Waterloo Chronicle
Waterloo Region Record
Alex Miller, 2009 Carol Shantz
Bursary Award Recipient is
honoured by Carol Shantz.
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Special Groups
$30,000 +
Westmount Charity Golf Tournament
$20,000 - $29,999
Frank Cowan Foundation
Guelph 1KM Fun Run
$10,000 - $19,999
Boston Pizza Foundation
The Manfred and Penny Conrad Family Foundation
$5,000 - $9,999
Guelph Wish Fund For Children
Jim Harkins
Kiwanis Club of Twin Cities
Mennonite Foundation of Canada
Dave Nicholson Memorial Slo-Pitch Tournament
RBC Foundation
Wallenstein Feed Charitable Foundation
$2,500 - $4,999
Ross & Doris Dixon Charitable Foundation
Gore Mutual Insurance Company Foundation
Rick Hansen Foundation
St. Jerome’s University Catholic Community
Waterloo Region 911 Slo-Pitch Tournament
$1,000 - $2,499
All Saints Anglican Church
Annual Stack Golf Tournament
Bluevale Collegiate Institute
Community Living Guelph Wellington
IODE Preston Chapter
KW Automobile Association
K-W Stars Hockey Club
Lions Club of Waterloo
Mother Teresa Catholic School
Mount Forest Lions Club
New Hamburg Lioness Club
Optimist Club of Puslinch
Probus Club of Kitchener-Waterloo
Realtors Care Foundation
St. Nicholas School
The Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation
Al Raftis Family Fund
Waterloo Region District School Board
Wellington Catholic District School Board
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Gift of Dreams Circle of Giving
Gerry and Donna Blake
Edward Cross
Glen and Joan Dyrda
Dave Forwell
Linda and Rob Gallivan
Sue and Jim Hallman
Manfred and Ute Hilgers
Gerry and Margaret Hooper
Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation
from the Walter and Florence Martin Fund
On to new beginnings
& new successes!...
One of the most memorable times in a teenagers life
is graduation, after such hard work and perseverance you are
ready to move on to bigger and better things! That time is
nearly here for 18 year old Philip Metzger as he approaches his
graduating day at KidsAbility Centre for Child Development.
At birth Philip was diagnosed with hydrocephalus (People with
hydrocephalus have an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal
fluid (CSF) in the ventricles of the brain.)
Philip has made tremendous progress over the last 18 years;
now a full time student at Cameron Heights Collegiate he
is also an enthusiastic participant in the annual Mudpuppy
Chase, enjoys weightlifting, bowling, track 3 skiing and much
more. Philip attributes many of his successes to KidsAbility
including his vastly improved speech and mobility.
“This community needs KidsAbility to give a sense of confidence
and encouragement for kids. You can trust the therapists and
know that they will always be there for you”, Philip comments.
Now that Philip is nearing graduation we can only hope
he will continue to be such a positive advocate for KidsAbility,
and wish him luck in the future!
Steven and Susan McDowell
Eve and Steve Menich
Diane and Bruce Monteith
Bill and Laura Muirhead
Elaine and Charlie Ormston
Ray and Gwen Pedersen
Ingrid and Udo Petersen
Pierce Family Vision
Gary and Karen Pooley
Harvey and Sandra Reid
Congratulations Philip!
Thank you to our Gift of Dreams Circle
of Giving Donors who made a multi-year
pledge of a minimum of $1,000 for three years.
Jean and Gordon Riedlinger
Saunders and Mandalfino
Medicine Corp.
Ron and Susan Schwark
Karen Scian
Laura Shoemaker
Bryan and Joan Stewart
Ted and Andrea Witzel
Eleanor and David Yach

Thank you to our Endowment Campaign Donors
$600,000 +
Fredº and Ruth Stork
$30,000 - $39,999
Walter and Florence Martin
$20,000 - $29,999
Marina Barnstijn
Laurence Capital Corp.
Eleanor and David Yach
$10,000 - $19,999
Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation
Alex and Trish Brown
MTD Products Limited
Bryan and Joan Stewart
$5,000 - $9,999
Michele and Rick Doktor
Estate of Lloyd Kennell
Sue and Jim Hallman
John and Mary Lynch
Ormston Family Charitable Foundation
Rotary Club of Waterloo
Shirley Weber
Dr. Mary Anne Witzel
Anna Woerner
Jane and Bill Young
$2,500 - $4,999
Borden Cold Storage Limited
Jane Hill
Terry Kearns
Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation
Ormston Family Fund
David and Judy Martin
$1,000 - $2,499
Margaret Forwell
Pat Herzog
Jonathan and Judy Kaufman
Dianne and Wayne Moser
Ian Ormston
Beryl Pflug
Stephen Swatridge and Mary Flatt
Tim and Lauri Witzel
Named Endowment Funds^
Fred and Ruth Stork Family
Economical Insurance Group*
Witzel Family
Barry & Shirley Humphrey and Family
Ormston Family*
Walter and Florence Martin Family
Phyllis & Ralph Forbes
Peter & Heather Schwartz Family
Katherine Gray
MTD Products Limited
Susan & Jim Harkins
Rick & Alison Smerchinski
$1,000,000
$ 250,000
$ 250,000
$ 140,000
$ 119,072
$ 102,100
$ 100,000
$ 100,000
$ 88,325
$ 87,500
$ 72,500
$ 56,560
John & Mary Ann Martin Family
Betty & Peter Sims
Margaret & Larry Marsland
Ralph & Virginia Adams Memorial+
Tammy & Wayne Kemick
Corporation of the City of Kitchener
Joan & Bryan Stewart*
Nelson & Ruth Kraus Family
William H. Kaufman
Jane G. Hill
Cindy & Jim Bridge Family
Marjorie & John Acheson
50 Plus Team
Mary & John Lynch
City of Waterloo
Jean & Gordon Riedlinger
Harvey Sims
Jim & Sue Hallman Family
Florence Louise Marsland
John A. Pollock Family
Elly & David Yach Family
Michele & Rick Doktor
Bill & Jane Young Family
Bob Warren Memorial
Curtis & Mary (Heath) McCone
Jack & Shirley Weber Family
Bob & Ann Miller Family+
Terry Kearns Family
Donor Directed Funds
Bill Herzog Endowment
Roy Brown Bursary - Rotary Club
of Kitchener - Grand-River Bursary
Carol Shantz Bursary
Mary Anne Witzel Staff Education Fund
Planned Gifts
$53,145
$50,336
$50,000
$48,489
$47,160
$45,025
$40,000
$40,000
$35,000
$34,685
$29,166
$29,135
$28,701
$28,700
$25,300
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$21,100
$20,000
$20,000
$20,000
$15,000
$14,633
$10,200
$10,000
$6,200
$5,000
$4,895
$243,075
$104,275
$35,801
$11,211
Planned giving is a thoughtful expression of continued
dedication to improving the lives of children and youth
at KidsAbility. We thank the following individuals
who have left a Planned Gift to KidsAbility.
John and Anne Blasman
Marguerite Brooke
Wendy and Jamie Buder
Gordon and Shirley Ferguson
Jonathan and Judy Kaufman
Bill and Heather Spall
Michel and Lucille Verhaeghe
* Donations to the KidsAbility Foundation Endowment Fund
at The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation.
+ Donations to the KidsAbility Foundation Endowment Fund
at the Cambridge and North Dumfries Community Foundation.
^ All named fund donors have pledged a donation of $25,000
or more.
º Deceased
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In Memory Gifts
The following individuals were
remembered through gifts made
to KidsAbility in their memory:
William Alguire
John Arajs
David Joshus Armas
Arthene Margaret Ash
Marie Christine Bain
Evelyn Baker
Kenneth W. Ball
Gerry Barrow
Daniel Bast
Rosemary Beaupre
Leonard Bechtel
Anne Bennett
Joe Bisch
Isabelle Blachford
Joan Blades
Katie Bolhuis
Ruth Brien
David Brittenden
Kevin C. Carley
Catherine ‘Kit’ Charlton
Mrs. Choi
Harold Clark
Harold Fenton Clark
Allan Cornish
Myrtle Cressman
Angelina De Sousa
Madeline Dietrich
Ross Dixon
Norman Dougall
Kellen Dunbar
Matthew Dunseith
Emille Faruzel
Flora M. Fletcher
Kathryn N. Forbes
Hunter Fowler
Enzo Joseph Gazzola
Betty Ann Gibson
Walter Gibson
Steven Goigne
Stephanie Goulart
Betty Ruth Hangartner
Ray Hare
Bron Hausman
Anita Heuchert
Brian Higgins
Ron Hinsberger
Art Hodgins
Nick Hoflinger
Edna Hookey
William Horton
Peter Hulme
George W. Irving
Jeff Isley
Chris Iwanowski
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Donn Jennings
Josef Jugovic
Stewart Kelland
John Patrick Kelly
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
John Kindrat
Fred Laing
Sandra Lehnen
Lee Lund
Hazel MacIntyre
Mark Marentette
Marie Mark
Edna May
Eva McCaul
John David Nairne McLean
Mark McLean
Brenda McPhee
Doug Merkel
David ‘Scotty’ Mitchell
Audrey Moser
Norman Mueller
Cy Murray
Greg Oates
Stella Ohar
Colleen O’Reilly
Colleen Owen
Roland Pallant
Pat Pautsch
Dr. Glenn Peirson
William P. Pernfuss
Jack Playford
Aleksander Poplonski
Eric Prince
Elsie Reid
Marie Rellinger
Ivan Ries
Joyce and Alan Rigby
Lloyd Robertson
Mary Bongits
A.G. Roy
Hilda Salzman
Gert Salzman
Donald Allen Samson
Eleanor Sangster
W.J. Shanhan
William Shaw
Siegfried Sieber
Jean Simpson
Greg Skalski
Jerry Smerchinski
Jim Sommers
John Michael Stager
George Steiner
Robert Louis Strouth
Lana M. Swider
Michael David Taylor
Frank Theakston
Gerry Trakalo
Bea Ullner
Ella Usher
Heinz Vahlenkamp
Horace Ted Vasey
Bill Verhagen
Shawn Voisin
Jim Walker
Bob Warren
Russell Arden Warren
Claramary Washburn
Jack Weber
Edward Weber
Donna Weber
Doris Wills
Esther Wolfhard
Clark Young
Rose Youngblut
Jean Zehr
Anna Zettel
Rupert Zinger
Tribute Gifts Made
in Honour of:
50 Plus Team
Thomas Alton
Josh Beal
Charles Belair
Grace Blackford
Bob and Noreen Blake
Maxim and Ryan Bossy
Sydney Brown
John Burns
Hailey Campbell
Bob Cassidy
Madison Covey
Isaac and Cameron Davis
Philip Denison
Emma Doerr
Samantha Dunnington
Doug Fisher
Nathan George
Dan and Stella Girardi
Isaak Gutierrez
Daver Hartney and Maria Tobola
Dustin Hoag
Sam and Sydnie Holte
Stewart Kelland
Anastasia Lewis
Joyce MacCallum
Rachel Martin and David Seller
Auley Martin
Walter and Florence Martin
M. McCauley
Katie Moisse
Gary Mottershead
Erin Jones and
Szymon Omeljaniuk
Elaine Ormston
Owl Childcare
Ken and Kay Pasmore
Lorraine Rapacki
We honour the memory
of Bob Warren, whose
contributions to our
community enriched
the lives of many.
Adi Rubio
Silver Schaefer
Morris and
Joan Schnurr
Barb Shaw
Julie Sims
Angela Skipper
Eve Smerchinski
Diane Snider
Janet Speight
Claire Stultz
George and Jean Uhrig
Grace Voelker
Shirley Weber
Terry Wilson

Media Partners
96.7 CHYM FM
KIX 106.7
570 News
Rogers TV and daytime
Butterfly Sponsor
Scotiabank
Matching Gift Donors
Economical Insurance Group
Kenmore Homes
Scotiabank
5th Annual Kids Can’t Wait Radiothon
Tara Connors and George Michaels from 96.7
CHYM FM with Caitlin Beacock, KidsAbility client.
John Mitchell, Centre with the Toronto Maple
Leafs paused from signing autographs
to pose with Cambridge Ambassador
Sydney Charron.
In April, a team of parents, therapists, staff and volunteers shared their
stories of hope and the triumphs made possible through KidsAbility at the
5th Annual Kids Can’t Wait Radiothon. These stories touched our generous
community, stories that will not be soon forgotten. Many thanks to our media
partners 96.7 CHYM FM, KIX 106.7, 570 News, Rogers TV and daytime
for broadcasting live from Conestoga Mall and to our Butterfly Sponsor
Scotiabank, for making this event possible!
$225,000
Together, we raised over
Sponsors
Aberdeen Homes
Arvanitis & Associates
Dentistry by Design
Brock Solutions
Channers Menswear
Conestoga Rovers & Associates
Electri-Tech Services Inc.
Erb & Erb Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Ernst & Young
Grandview Homes
H.L. Staebler Co. Ltd.
Investors Group
Manulife Group Benefits
Schorn Consultants Inc.
Stampede Corral & Stampede Ranch
St. Jacob’s Country Inn
Strassburger Windows & Doors
TwinCorp Inc.
Unitron Hearing
Gift In Kind Supporters
Conestoga Mall
Mall Vendors:
A&W
New York Fries
WestJet
Susan Cook-Scheerer, co-host
of Rogers daytime helps Caitlin,
KidsAbility client and Dan Girardi,
Radiothon Chair, accept a cheque
presented by Brad Swanson,
representing Home Hardware.
Dedicated Scotiabank volunteers
await the final total!
Thank you for all of your hard
work and support!
Melissa O’Neil and David Cotton from Drayton
Entertainment’s Disney High School Musical,
joined by a young fan, signed autographs and
performed hits for the crowd.
Special Promotions
Angie’s Kitchen & Angie’s
Country Kitchen
Cookie Cutters
Dana Shortt Gourmet
Good To Go Sandwiches
Kid Kouture
Lizzy R Fashions
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Waterloo
500 Hallmark Drive
Waterloo, ON N2K 3P5
t 519.886.8886 f 519.886.7292
toll free 1.888.372.2259
Guelph
c/o West End Community Centre
21 Imperial Road South
Guelph, ON N1K 1X3
t 519.780.0186 f 519.780.0470
Cambridge
c/o Chaplin Family YMCA
250 Hespeler Road
Cambridge, ON N1R 3H3
t 519.621.7580 f 519.621.4651
Fergus
c/o Community Resource Centre
160 St. David Street South
Fergus, ON N1M 2L3
t 519.787.2612 f 519.843.7597
Kids Can’t Wait for their turn to shine!
Kids Can’t Wait Campaign Chair Elly Yach with KidsAbility Ambassadors Sydney Brown, Sydney Charron
and Kelly Zehr
www.kidsability.ca
toll free 1.888.372.2259

Revenues
Grants -
KidsAbility Financial Summary
As of March 31, 2010
Ministry of Children & Youth Services 6,934,916
Region of Waterloo - Special Needs Resourcing 622,464
Erinoak-Autism services 2,196,985
Erinoak-Infant Hearing & Blind low vision 127,548
Ontario Trillium Foundation -
County of Wellington 108,168
Lutherwood - Direct Funding Option 106,345
Fundraising and Designated Donations 807,797
Other Revenue 104,237
OPERATING CAPITAL 2009/10 2008/09
$ $ $ $
30,000
-
19,005
-
-
-
12,350
368,513
73,152
TOTAL REVENUES 11,008,460 503,020
Expenses
Program expenses -
Ministry of Youth & Children Services 7,523,680
-
Region of Waterloo - Special Needs Resourcing 622,464
-
Erinoak-Autism services 2,196,985
-
Erinoak Infant Hearing and Blind low vision 127,548
-
Ontario Trillium Foundation -
-
County of Wellington 108,168
-
Lutherwood - Direct Funding Option 106,345
-
Other Expenses 58,535
1,542
Amortization 311,323
TOTAL EXPENSES 10,743,725 312,865
6,964,916
622,464
2,215,990
127,548
-
108,168
118,695
1,176,310
177,389
7,011,016
625,797
2,271,601
124,300
55,238
97,748
88,910
899,851
75,110
11,511,480 11,249,571
7,523,680
622,464
2,196,985
127,548
-
108,168
106,345
60,077
311,323
7,891,937
625,797
2,199,356
124,300
55,238
97,748
88,910
159,291
345,962
11,056,590 11,588,539
EXCESS OF REVENUE OVER EXPENSES
(EXPENSES OVER REVENUES) 264,735 190,155 454,890 (338,968)
Fund Balances
Unrestricted operating 28,723 -
28,723 (45,796)
Internally restricted operating 190,216 -
190,216 -
Unspent capital funds -
443,725 443,725 105,779
Investment in capital assets - 5,255,216 5,255,216 5,403,007
TOTAL FUND BALANCES 218,939 5,698,941 5,917,880 5,462,990
Auditors: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
County of
Wellington
1%
Erinoak-Infant
Hearing & Blind low
vision
1%
Erinoak-Autism
services
20%
Region of Waterloo
- Special Needs
Resourcing
6%
Lutherwood - Direct
Funding Option
1%
Fundraising and
Designated
Donations
7%
Other Revenue
1%
Ministry of Children
& Youth Services
63%
Building
Expenses
3%
Administration
3%
Therapy
Services
Expense
4%
Amortization
3%
Revenues Expenses
Other Expenses
2%
Salary & Benefit
85%

KidsAbility Foundation Financial Summary
For the year ended March 31, 2010
Revenues
OPERATING ENDOWMENT 2009/10 2008/09
$ $ $
Donations Undesignated 1,112,043 - 1,112,043 1,043,129
Designated 105,210 - 105,210 146,050
Externally endowed - 880,031 880,031 596,739
Internally endowed - 10,160 10,160 151,055
Investment Income 159,124 597,460 756,584 (407,562)
Community Foundations 19,827 19,827
TOTAL REVENUES 1,396,204
Expenses
1,487,651 2,883,855
1,529,411
Donation to KidsAbility
Centre for Child Development 1,156,608 11,275 1,167,883 834,122
Salaries and Benefits 255,669 - 255,669 261,413
Fundraising 86,055 - 86,055 78,990
Carol Shantz Bursary - 1,000 1,000 1,500
TOTAL EXPENSES 1,498,332
EXCESS OF REVENUES
OVER EXPENSES (102,128)
Auditors: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
12,275
1,510,607
1,475,376 1,373,248
1,176,025
353,386