2011-03-31 - Charity Focus

CAlGARy HeAlTH TRuST ANNuAl RePORT 2011/2012

Letter from Chair and CEO
It has been a privilege for us to work together over the past
year on behalf of Calgary Health Trust and our donors in
pursuit of greater health care opportunities for Albertans.
You have made it possible for us to invest in excellence in
health and, as a result, Calgary is a national leader in patient
care, prevention, rehabilitation and research.
As you read this year’s annual report, we hope you
recognize the incredible vision and talent that exists in our
city. We are looking forward to what the future holds. Your
support provides these men and women, in partnership
with their colleagues, the tools, resources and opportunities
required to propel health care forward and build a healthier
future for the next generation.
the improvement of patient outcomes, we will achieve
best-in-class health care for all Albertans.
We appreciate the contributions of all the volunteers who
serve on the hospital-based Development Councils as well
as those we work alongside on the Board of Calgary Health
Trust. They hold our team accountable, to ensure we are
delivering what you, our donors, are asking us to.
Together, we are achieving great things and we look forward
to a future characterized by the further advancement of
excellence in health care and our community. Thank you
for your continued support of Calgary Health Trust.
As Thomas Edison once said, “the value of an idea lies
in using it.” At Calgary Health Trust we believe that by
fostering unconventional ideas, funding clinical research and
technology and continually looking for new ways to support
M. Ann McCaig
Chair
Sally G. Flintoft
Chief Executive Officer

The value of an idea lies in using it.
-Thomas Edison

If there is any one secret of success,
it lies in the ability to get to the other person’s
point of view and see things from that
person’s angle as well as from your own.
– Henry Ford
Dr. Chester Ho, Associate Professor and Head, Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation,
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Foothills Medical Centre
Dr. Tamara Pringsheim, Director of the Calgary Tourette Syndrome Clinic and Clinical Assistant
Professor with the Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine,
University of Calgary
A new perspective on knowledge and change
Henry Ford had a vision for production that revolutionized
the manufacturing system, changing the way we work.
Taking the perspective of his employees, Henry Ford
created a process to make automobiles that fulfilled the
needs of many and changed the world forever.
Dr. Chester Ho and Dr. Tamara Pringsheim came to
Calgary with different specialties in neurological care,
but with very similar visions that take into perspective
the needs of both the patient and the clinician. Dr. Ho
and Dr. Pringsheim are hoping to change the way
clinicians work through synthesizing knowledge both
in terms of patient care and practice scope.
“Knowledge empowers patients and clinicians, allowing
them to make better health care decisions,” says
Dr. Tamara Pringsheim. Her vision is to create a
Knowledge Synthesis and Exchange Centre for
neurological and psychiatric disorders. “When it comes
to neurological and mental health conditions, it is a very
complex field of practice and it can be intimidating to the
non-specialist. We need to provide resources to clinicians,
patients and policy makers who seek information about
these disorders. Synthesizing knowledge and helping
others use the information in a meaningful way can lead
to improvements in health outcomes.”
Dr. Pringsheim works with researchers across North
America to disseminate knowledge on drug effectiveness
and safety for neurological and mental health disorders.
“By gathering, evaluating, and synthesizing knowledge,
we can make it easier for our colleagues to make
evidence informed decisions in health care.”
“While medications are often useful, many have sideeffects.
Our job is to bring this knowledge to clinicians
to improve practice, and to patients so that they can
advocate for themselves,” says Dr. Pringsheim.
Though his practice focuses on a very different area within
the same department – rehabilitation – Dr. Chester Ho,
is creating knowledge synthesis within his clinical teams.
Recruited to Calgary for his work in spinal cord injury
medicine and the management of pressure ulcers,
Dr. Ho’s vision is to create a wound care program that
is inter-disciplinary and state-of-the-art.
“Pressure ulcers are very expensive to treat and can be
associated with many problems such as pain, mobility
issues, malnutrition and hospitalization, resulting in a
significant impact on a patient’s quality of life,” says
Dr. Ho. “It is important that we understand the implications
on the whole body.”
Spinal injuries can be very complex and their management
requires a team of multiple specialists and disciplines.
“When we only look at one aspect of the body and do
not take into perspective the wellbeing of the whole
body, we cannot create effective treatment options for
patients. What we are trying to create is collaborative care
where the patient is the centre of the team, both in their
immediate care and their lifelong treatment.”
“If we think outside the box and have a
broader perspective in the delivery of
care, there is more that we can do for our
patients,” says Dr. Ho.
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When we think outside the box,
work as a team and have a broader
perspective to care, there is more that
we can do for our patients.
Dr. Chester Ho and Dr. Tamara Pringsheim, Department of Neurology

Prior to penicillin and medical research,
death was an everyday occurrence.
– Katherine Dunn
Dr. Doug Wilson, Zone Clinical Department Head, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Creating healthier families from the start
Imagine a world where penicillin was never discovered.
Its discovery challenged traditional clinical treatments and
saved the lives of millions who may have previously been
lost. Penicillin also allowed for early treatment of many
diseases, where before, there was only hope.
Hope for a healthy baby is every mother’s wish. What
if we could identify high risk factors for preterm birth
or complications during pregnancy in the first trimester
instead of the last? Dr. Doug Wilson’s vision is to do
just that by taking a hundred year old clinical model and
turning it on its head. “By reversing the traditional visit
model of care, we can do more to help mothers have
a healthier pregnancy leading to healthier babies and a
healthier population,” says Dr. Wilson.
“Calgary has a high rate of preterm and caesarean
births and multiple pregnancies, all of which increase
the risk of complications. We now have the ability to
detect a number of risk factors from the beginning of the
pregnancy, and can create a prenatal treatment, support
and education plan to decrease these risks from the start.
Every week a baby spends in the uterus is important
in their development – if we do more to ensure healthy
pregnancies, we can increase the health of the mother and
baby in the long term and create a healthier population.”
Bringing expertise from his practice in the United States,
Dr. Wilson’s vision includes a fetal genome study to
non-invasively identify the risk of genetically inherited
(congenital) disease through a maternal blood test,
which would assist in understanding any abnormalities
that may arise in the development of the baby. By using
cutting-edge fetal therapy treatments and preconception
counselling, Dr. Wilson’s vision is to give families new hope
for a healthier baby.
In many cases, early intervention during pregnancy has
shown the potential to minimize the impact of congenital
disease on a child’s life. “We’ve seen results from
treatments as simple as group care and the bonding
between women, which reduces the risk of preterm birth,”
says Dr. Wilson, “In more extensive cases we would be
able to provide earlier diagnostic and medical treatment
options for birth defects.”
“The most important time for childhood
development is during the pregnancy. If
we can improve the health of a baby in
the uterus, we can impact their health for
the rest of their lives.”
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If we do more to ensure
healthy pregnancies, we can
create healthier families
and a healthier population.
Dr. Doug Wilson, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Charlotte

The whole is greater
than the sum of its parts.
– Aristotle
Dr. Todd Anderson, Department Head of Cardiac Sciences at Foothills Medical Centre
and University of Calgary and Director of libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta
BUIlDING SYNERGY IN THE OPERATING ROOM
The heart is a single organ. It is unique with a very specifi c
job. Without it, the body would crumble, but without the
body, the heart would have no reason to keep on beating.
Together, each part of the body works to support the
whole. This is also the philosophical premise for Aristotle’s
work about the universe. Both reveal that by combining
two ideas, two parts, the outcome is greater than what we
have if we kept them in isolation.
The same is true for Dr. Todd Anderson and his team of
cardiologists and cardiac surgeons at Foothills Medical
Centre. With an estimated one in two Southern Albertans
requiring cardiac care or cardiac diagnostic imaging in
their lifetime, Dr. Anderson’s vision is to increase the
spectrum of people that can be treated by collaborative
evaluation teams – and he is looking to a state-of-the-art
hybrid operating room to help bring it all together.
Over the last 35 years, technology has driven forward
advances in cardiovascular treatment options and will
continue to in the future.
“We’re not bound by anything except
our own imagination, our own discovery,”
says Dr. Anderson.
His goal is to create an environment that will continue
the pioneering of innovative solutions and attract and
retain the best and brightest cardiovascular health care
providers in the world.
For Dr. Anderson, new technology combined with a
collaborative team approach will mean more and better
treatment options for patients in their long term journey to
cardiovascular health. Many complex cardiac conditions
require multiple surgeries or interventions – each by
a different specialist – specialists who will now work
together to provide the best treatment for the patient at
one time. “By bringing together specialists in different
areas, who can assess a patient’s problem and determine
how best to solve it, we can create synergistic evaluation
and treatment teams that are providing cross pillar training
and cutting edge education opportunities.”
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Expertise in isolation is
good, but together you have
something spectacular.
Dr. Todd Anderson, Department of Cardiac Sciences
and libin Cardiovascular institute of Alberta

Discovery consists of seeing what
everybody has seen, and thinking
what nobody has thought.
– Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Dr. Paul Petrasek, Division Chief of vascular Surgery, Peter lougheed Centre
CHARTING A NEW COURSE FOR PATIENT CARE MODElS
Prior to the invention of the compass, voyagers knew how
to chart their course by landmarks and the stars, but were
lost once the skies clouded over and storms hid what was
familiar to them. It took the invention of a Chinese master,
who was willing to look beyond what we had always seen
and done, using the innovation of magnetic needles to
fi nd our way and expand our world.
“We know how to fi x vascular conditions with traditional,
conventional surgery,” said Dr. Paul Petrasek. But for
Dr. Petrasek and his vascular surgery team, traditional
surgery is a way of the past – and they are limited without
the adoption of new technology.
Redesigning the patient care model, Dr. Petrasek
says health care must be much more patient focused,
technology oriented and inclusive. His patient centred
philosophy will create a proactive approach with more
options in charting patient care pathways towards
vascular health. The strategy looks at a broader horizon,
starting with the early disease process and proactively
treating patients’ risks and conditions before they require
surgery up to building a state-of-the-art hybrid operating
room at Peter lougheed Centre that will allow for
minimally invasive surgery.
“During the early disease process patients are tightly
integrated with a nurse clinician from the beginning who
will help them to live healthier lifestyles, reducing their risk
of vascular conditions which require surgery. If they require
surgery, a leading-edge technology would be available
that reduces patient suffering and complications during
surgery, leading to less recovery time.”
“The economics of it make sense,” says Dr. Petrasek.
“The idea is to connect the patient with a clinical team
who is empowered to practice at their full scope of care
so the patient can be treated as quickly as possible,
providing an immediacy of care and responding to the
population demand.”
With extensive training using similar models in the US,
Australia and throughout Europe, Dr. Petrasek is bringing
his knowledge back to Alberta because of its great
promise and new opportunities.
“This is our community and we’re part
of it so this is where we want to develop
our ideas.”
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The future of health care will
be much more patient focused,
technology oriented and
inclusive in scope of care.
Dr. Paul Petrasek, Department of vascular Surgery

Aerodynamically, the bumble
bee shouldn’t be able to fly, but
the bumble bee does not know it
so it goes on flying anyway.
- Mary Kay Ash
Marlene Collins, Site Director, Complex Continuing Care George Boyack and Signal Pointe, Carewest
Creating a Supportive Pathway for Patients with Dementia
A person with dementia operates in the same way as
a bumble bee. They go on with life unaware of what they
should and shouldn’t do, should and shouldn't know.
Dementia is known as the disease of 1,000 subtractions,
slowly subtracting away pieces of a person’s life.
What if we looked past the disease to the person inside,
understanding their values, their individual disease
process, how they socially connect and what makes them
happy; then we did everything we could to give them the
best quality of life?
Marlene Collins is one of the great minds behind
Supportive Pathways, a Carewest program designed
to put the person first and not treat dementia patients
according to a specific medical model. She and her team
rewrote the book on dementia care, taking traditional
care and focusing on the individual’s quality of life. But
she considers her work far from over. With over 2,200
people trained throughout Alberta, Northwest Territories,
Inuvik, British Columbia and Saskatchewan, Marlene’s
team continues to look for new ways to create a “person
first” care model that will become the national standard for
dementia care.
“The system must be adaptive and
creative,” Marlene says. “To prepare for
the ‘Rising Tide’ of dementia we must
seek out good community options, new
models for individual care and a way to
provide autonomy.”
“In the future, despite age, values or lifestyle choice, we
must continue to put the individual first. Dementia is a
disease that does not choose favourites. Despite who
they are or what they may have lost, at the end of the day
everyone is looking for validation - for a place of comfort
that is safe and secure that they can call home. It is our
job to give that to them.”
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Every person with dementia
is unique – who they are will
define their pathway and how we
support them and their families.
The centurions of George Boyak, Carewest:
Rose, Mary, Willa and Agnes

We thought that we had the answers,
it was the questions we had wrong.
– Bono
Dr. Shahnaz Davachi (RD, Phd), Director, Diverse Populations, Chronic Disease Infrastructure
Creating sustainable models for access
For more than a decade, Dr. Shahnaz Davachi and
her team have been developing innovative intervention
strategies to prevent and manage chronic disease. The
challenges have grown as the demographics of Alberta’s
diverse populations and their unique needs change and
increase. Her team works to achieve equitable access
in chronic disease care for vulnerable populations,
including immigrant, refugee, ethno-culture, Aboriginal
and homeless populations. “We can create a framework
to address chronic disease in Alberta, but we constantly
have to be innovative, flexible and thinking outside the
box to improve access for hard-to-reach and vulnerable
populations to our programs because each of these
groups has very different gaps and needs,” says Shahnaz.
As a champion dedicated to addressing the needs of
diverse populations, Shahnaz has proved that one size
does not fit all – especially in health care. “We can’t
assume because we have a program available that
everyone will be able to benefit from it. Often, we have to
look past health care to social factors that have a great
influence on peoples’ health and ask the right questions,”
says Shahnaz.
“There is a big difference between health problems and
influencing problems. If someone is homeless, there are a
number of factors that increase the probability of chronic
disease – and often they go beyond access to a program.”
With funding from the Lawson Foundation, the team
piloted a successful Homeless Diabetes Initiative in
partnership with the Calgary Drop-In and Rehab Centre.
What they were able to do was identify and respond
to many challenges that this population experience
including lack of access to a family doctor/nurse, diabetes
services, healthy food, foot care, medication, information
about health in general and diabetes, equipment for self
monitoring of blood sugars and social/family support.
Shahnaz has a vision that embraces Alberta’s growing
and unique diversity and develops a sustainable model to
create partners in care.
“It is important that we understand the
barriers of the population we serve first
before we come up with solutions. We
partner with community stakeholders
who are already focused on the needs
of a specific population and look at how
we can support and complement each
other’s efforts to make life better for
vulnerable people.”
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Our goal is to reduce inequalities
in health by partnering with our
community, clients and key stakeholders.
Only then can we address the gaps at
the local level and ensure a sustainable
model of care for Alberta’s diverse and
vulnerable populations.
Shahnaz Davachi, Community, Rural,
Primary Care & Chronic Disease Management

Everyone here has the sense that
right now is one of those moments
when we are influencing the future.
– Steve Jobs
Nicki Perkins, Mike Metcalfe, Ryan Knievel, Community Members and Philanthropists
A new vision for philanthropy
J.R. (Bud) McCaig had a vision and the firm belief that by
working together we could create a world class system
for health care services and medical research. Many other
community leaders shared his vision. Together they formed
Calgary Health Trust to efficiently and effectively raise funds
and help provide the resources needed to deliver worldclass
health care for our community.
“This is a time for new ideas, innovation
and energy,” Mr. McCaig once said.“It is a
time that calls for courage and conviction.
I want to encourage each of you to follow
your dreams and ideas, your vision of
what could be.”
Today, Calgary Health Trust’s success depends on our
many donors – donors that also share our vision for health
care. They are the foundation of what the Calgary Health
Trust stands firm on – that together, we can make a
difference for others.
When Ryan Knievel sat with his wife Carrie just after the
loss of their infant son to HELLP syndrome, he took a
moment to look around the room that had been donated
by the Smed family. “They had done something so that
someone in our position could grieve in private, could be
comfortable and could benefit from their generosity,” he
says. Inspired, Ryan had an idea – they would find a way
to pay it forward. “If we can help just one person, then that
is what matters.”
Partnering with the Oilympics, the Knievel’s most recent
donation was a group of e-simulation mannequins
to Rockyview General Hospital, including a birthing
mannequin named Noelle and her “newborn.” E-simulation
technology is now used to provide leading-edge training
opportunities for clinicians by enacting and preparing them
for life-like scenarios they will face.
A spirit of philanthropy is something that Ryan hopes to
pass onto his two daughters, “There are so many things
in this world that are negative. My vision for my daughters
is that they, too, find something they are passionate
about, that’s important to them and they do whatever
they can to make a difference, because it’s all about
helping other people.”
Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF), Nicki Perkins has been
working to make her vision a reality for many years through
CeFfort and their annual gala, Lung Function. Nicki is set
on building a better future for those also suffering from the
disease – a future where family, education and everyday
life are not a struggle. “I’m motivated to raise money for
research because it could save my life, but also because
of the impact it will have for generations to come,” says
Nicki. “I like to know I am effecting change for someone
every day.”
Change is what Mike Metcalfe fights for - to improve
patient procedures and increase the comfort of those
facing treatment. As Mike went through a stem cell
transplant and 500 hours of chemotherapy after being
diagnosed with Stage 3 Nonseminoma Testicular Cancer,
he refused to believe that cancer would win. Mike’s vision
is to beat cancer in ways that have an immediate impact
for patients. Thanks to the many people who have joined
Mike in the annual 30-hour Soccer Marathon, Calgary is
one of the top medical centres for doctors in the Canada
and the US to train in the fields relating to Bronchoscopic
diagnosis and treatment.
Whatever the reason for their passion, the new wave of
philanthropists are embracing and building on our vision
for a healthier community and making it a reality. Together,
we are making a difference.
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My vision for my daughters is that they,
too, find something they are passionate
about, that’s important to them and
they do whatever they can because
it’s all about helping other people.
Nicki Perkins, Mike Metcalfe and Ryan Knievel, Philanthropists

Financial Summary
Every donor has a story, every gift has a vision and every
patient’s life can be changed. Together, we make a difference.
The incredible generosity of the people in our community
has helped to raise more than $330 million for health care
since 1996. These funds help advance technologies,
programs and services at Foothills Medical Centre, Peter
Lougheed Centre, Rockyview General Hospital, Women’s
Health, Carewest continuing care centres, community
health programs, the University of Calgary’s Faculty
of Medicine and other health care organizations in
our community.
In fiscal year 2011/2012 we received over $9.2 million
in donations and our lotteries and events raised more
than $8 million (net). Together with our donors, sponsors
and volunteers, we have supported over 319 acute care,
community health, women’s health and continuing care
programs throughout the city.
Over the last 16 years Calgary Health Trust has raised
money for many innovations that have pioneered advances
in patient focused health care. We remain committed to
building excellence in health care as we work closely with
Alberta Health Services and community organizations to
identify priorities where philanthropic support will continue
to have the greatest impact. It is through the dedication of
our donors and volunteers that Calgary Health Trust is able
to make a significant impact on the lives of many patients,
their families and the medical staff in our community.
Calgary Health Trust 2011/ 2012 Audited
Financial Statements
On May 30, 2012, the chartered accounting firm of Ernst
& Young LLP issued an unqualified audit report on the
financial statements of Calgary Health Trust for the year
ended March 31, 2012.
The 2011/2012 audited financial statements, including
the auditor’s report thereon, is available on the Calgary
Health Trust website at www.calgaryhealthtrust.ca or by
contacting Calgary Health Trust's office at (403) 943-0615.
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Calgary Health Trust
Summary Statement of Financial Position
As at March 31
2012 2011
ASSETS $ $
Current
Cash 19,456,858 17,846,934
Amounts receivable 333,446 262,508
Prepaid expenses 485,981 1,034,733
Investments - at market value 70,371,647 66,892,700
Other assets 1,444,609 1,407,212
92,092,541 87,444,087
LIABILITIES
Current
Accounts payable 5,643 -
Grants payable 1,195,164 661,842
Accrued liabilities 711,058 613,267
Deferred revenue – lotteries and events 9,608,785 9,631,735
11,520,650 10,906,844
FUND BALANCES
Operating Fund 4,091,705 3,285,842
Restricted Fund 53,668,090 53,371,154
Endowment Fund 22,812,096 19,880,247
80,571,891 76,537,243
92,092,541 87,444,087
Donations by program:
Major Gifts & Planned Giving - 23%
Annual Giving - 2%
Events (net) - 14%
Lotteries (net) - 32%
Reach! Campaign pledge payments - 29%
Charitable Disbursements
AHS - Capital Projects & Medical Equipment - 48%
AHS - Patient Care & Programs support - 7%
Continuing care centres -
Carewest and Colonel Belcher - 1%
University of Calgary - 41%
Prostate Cancer Foundation - 2%
Other - 1%

Calgary Health Trust
SuMMARy STATeMeNT OF OPeRATiONS AND CHANGeS iN FuND BAlANCeS
Year ended March 31
2012 2011
$ $
Revenue
Donations 9,278,461 9,989,811
lotteries and events 22,959,508 18,882,440
32,237,969 28,872,251
Grants – Alberta Health Services 4,908,620 4,893,138
Grants – University of Calgary 89,923 76,003
Investment income (loss) 881,073 3,613,417
38,117,585 37,454,809
expenditures
Operating expenses 4,692,734 4,513,333
lotteries and events 14,922,112 12,006,360
19,614,846 16,519,693
excess of revenue over expenditures
before charitable disbursements 18,502,739 20,935,116
Charitable Disbursements
Alberta Health Services
Capital projects and medical equipment 6,887,314 11,295,783
long term care - Carewest and Colonel Belcher 123,512 668,624
Patient care and program support 1,077,232 1,212,748
Medical research 18,110 270,008
8,106,168 13,447,163
university of Calgary 5,877,458 9,296,468
Alberta Bone and Joint Health institute 78,134 10,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation 283,455 271,500
Other organizations 122,876 125,170
14,468,091 23,150,301
excess of revenue over expenditures
and charitable disbursements 4,034,648 (2,215,185)
Fund balances, beginning of year 76,537,243 78,752,428
Fund balances, end of year 80,571,891 76,537,243
On behalf of the Board
Trustee
Trustee
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Calgary Health Trust Development Councils
The engagement of volunteers in the fundraising process is critical to the success of Calgary Health Trust. Hospital based
Development Councils are volunteer community representatives who work with Calgary Health Trust to serve our donors.
Development Councils implement annual fundraising and development programs at each of the acute care hospitals
– Foothills Medical Centre, Peter Lougheed Centre and Rockyview General Hospital. Their focus is on raising funds for
priority equipment, programs and services.
Development Council Members
Foothills Medical Centre
Mr. Tim Hamilton, Chair
Mr. Steve Wilson, Vice-Chair
Mr. Vic Bryant
Mr. Alexander Cummings
Dr. T. Chen Fong
Ms. Joni Hughes
Dr. Peter Jamieson
Ms. Holly Mackin
Mr. Bruce Churchill-Smith, QC
Ms. Shawna Syverson
Peter Lougheed Centre
Mr. Kevin J. Gregor, Chair
Dr. Sid Viner, Co-Chair
Mr. Robert Baldauf
Mr. Brian Bowman
Mr. Bowdie Bragg
Mr. Joe Colangelo
Dr. Robert Diamond
Ms. Wendy Dirksen
Mrs. Sue Gudmundson
Mr. Robert K. Hayes
Mr. Jim Jenkinson
Mrs. Colleen Killingsworth
Dr. Elizabeth MacKay
Mr. Ken Morris
Mr. Sherali Saju
Dr. Scott Timmermann
Mr. Bruce White
Rockyview General Hospital
Mr. J. Sherrold Moore, Chair
Ms. Teresa Davidson
Dr. Kelley DeSouza
Ms. Nancy Guebert
Mr. Wayne Henuset
Ms. Shirley Holloway
Mrs. Bridgette Kinnear
Mr. James S. Kinnear
Mr. Lawrence Kwinter
Ms. Joanna Balakas – Nicastro
Mr. David Routledge
Mr. Dan Silvester
Ms. Georgine Ulmer

Calgary Health Trust Volunteers
Appreciation is a wonderful thing.
It makes what is excellent in
others belong to us as well.
– Voltaire
The gift of time and talent are treasured donations. Each year, hundreds of volunteers generously give us both. Their
gifts are equally important and meaningful. We would like to thank each of our many volunteers. Our pride in their
accomplishments is matched only by the gratitude we have for their contributions.
Each year, thousands of volunteer hours are given to Calgary Health Trust. Our dedicated volunteers help in various ways:
From sitting on our Board or Development Councils, offering professional expertise on one of our committees, chairing an
event, or stuffing envelopes – each volunteer is an important part of Calgary Health Trust’s team. No matter what the role,
the effort and commitment are integral to our success. To each and every one of our volunteers, thank you.
Finance and Audit
Committee
Mr. Peter Valentine, Chair
Mr. Sandy Edmonstone
Mr. Kevin J. Gregor
Mr. Philip G. Hughes
Mr. David Routledge
Gift Planning Committee
Ms. Dereka Thibault, Chair
Ms. Bonnie Brooks
Ms. Terry Gilholme
Ms. Tracy Hanson
Mr. Jeff Llewellyn
Ms. Cindy Radu
Ms. Lexy Wong
Event Committee Chairs
Marquee Events
CE Franklin 3-on-3 Challenge
Mr. Michael West
Foothills Hospital Cabaret
Mr. Bruce Edgelow
and Ms. Deborah Reti
Kinnear Classic Rockyview
Invitational
Mr. James S. Kinnear
Partnership Events
Bill Brooks Prostate Cancer
Benefit
Mr. Bill Brooks
and Mr. Larry Clausen
Energizer Night Race
Energizer Canada
and the Running Room
Great Italian Wine Encounter
Mr. Carlo Bellusci
Lung Function
Ms. Nicki Perkins
Mike Metcalfe 30 Hour Soccer
Marathon for Cancer
Mr. Mike Metcalfe
Music in Motion
Mrs. Ann McCaig
and Mrs. Marilyn McCaig (Calgary)
Mrs. Cathy Roozen
and Mr. Harold Roozen (Edmonton)
Sport Chek Mother’s Day
Run & Walk
Mr. John Forzani
Tim Hortons Smile Cookie
Tim Hortons owners
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Our Board of Trustees
Calgary Health Trust benefits from the leadership and guidance of a few of the outstanding community leaders in
our community. We have benefited from their professional expertise, both on the Board and as members of various
committees. Through their own philanthropy, they set the standard by which we measure the work we do. They hold our
team accountable and ensure that we deliver on what you, our donors, ask Calgary Health Trust to do. For giving the
greatest gift - time, we thank you.
Chair of the Board
Mrs. M. Ann McCaig, Chair
Mr. Carlo Bellusci
Mr. Sandy Edmonstone
Dr. T. Chen Fong
Mr. Kevin J. Gregor
Mr. Tim Hamilton
Ms. Brenda Huband
Mr. Philip G. Hughes
Mr. Bobby Libin
Ms. Cynthia Moore
Mr. J. Sherrold Moore
Mr. David Routledge
Mr. Peter Valentine
Leadership Team
Sally Flintoft, CEO
Jill Olynyk, CFO / COO
Susan Cuerrier, Controller
Jaime Croft Larsen, Director, Communications
Debralee Fernets, Director, Community Philanthropy
Bobbi Jensen, Human Resources and Office Manager
Denise Kinghorn, Director, Donor Relations
Barb Magill, Director, Major Gifts
Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting.
So... get on your way.
– Dr. Seuss

THANk YOU TO THOSE WHO GO ABOvE AND BEYOND EvERY DAY
We have the privilege of seeing and hearing how lives have been changed because of the difference donations have
made – but at the end of every story, there is also someone who went above the call of duty.
We want to pay tribute to the people on the
front lines. Regardless of what is going on
around them, they work so hard to make
health care better for every patient every day.
Whether they cared for you or a loved one; whether you see them every day or pass them in the halls; whether it was the
extra thought or the extra time, we want to say thank you to the incredible men and women in this city who are at the
front lines delivering exceptional care to patients every day.
We know you see it too, because from $5 to $500, Calgary Health Trust donors have
given almost $325,000 to our Grateful Patients Program as a way to say thank you to
those who delivered care.
It doesn’t stop there - our donors also recognize the expertise that exists in our community and are investing in
advanced technology and clinical research that is translated to the bedside practice and improves patient care.
Because of the thousands of men and women who contribute to health care in our community, Calgary Health Trust
has over 9,000 donors.
ON BEHAlF OF All OF THEM,
WE SAY
Thank
THANk YOU.
you.
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