December 2007 1 Inside 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Fond Memories of Sunnybrook Supporting Vet’s needs Care on all Fronts Hard Hats and Cranes Achieving Safety for All Win a Kutaways coat Leafs’ Game Tulip Event Remembrance Day ANAVETS Gift of Support By Nancy Bowers-Ivanski On Sunday, November 4, Duncan Graham and Anne Wood, President and 2 nd Vice President of the Veterans & Community Residents Council, were delighted to host members of the Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans in Canada Association (ANAVETS), who came to Sunnybrook to present a cheque for $9200.00. This Association has been very generous to Aging & Veterans Care over the years, having donated equipment in Warrior’s Hall and the Arts Therapy studios to name two. This year, Leanne Hughes, Recreation Therapist and Co-ordinator of the Veterans Grant A Wish program was delighted to receive $8000.00. These funds will help to sustain the Grant A Wish program, a resident-focused initiative that fulfills the wishes of Veterans living at Sunnybrook. The remaining $1200.00 will be put towards the ANAF bingo, which is a monthly event that is very popular with Veterans from all areas of Aging & Veterans Care. Our sincere thanks are extended to the ANAVETS members who contributed to this very kind donation. We thank you for your ongoing support of the Veterans at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. From left to right: Nancy Bowers-Ivanski, Manager, Recreation Therapy and Creative Arts, Jim Cohen, ANAVETS, Leanne Hughes, Veterans Grant A Wish Program Co-ordinator, Pat Leveque, ANAVETS, Duncan Graham, President of the Veterans and Community Residents Council, Ron Edison, ANAVETS, and Joan McFarlane ANAVETS.
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Fond Memoriesof Sunnybrook
SupportingVet’s needs
Care on allFronts
Hard Hatsand Cranes
AchievingSafety for All
Win aKutaways coat
Leafs’Game
Tulip Event
RemembranceDay
ANAVETS Gift of Support By Nancy Bowers-Ivanski
On Sunday, November 4, Duncan Graham and Anne Wood, Presidentand 2nd Vice President of the Veterans & Community Residents Council,were delighted to host members of the Army, Navy & Air Force Veteransin Canada Association (ANAVETS), who came to Sunnybrook to present acheque for $9200.00. This Association has been very generous to Aging &Veterans Care over the years, having donated equipment in Warrior’s Halland the Arts Therapy studios to name two.
This year, Leanne Hughes, Recreation Therapist and Co-ordinator of theVeterans Grant A Wish program was delighted to receive $8000.00. Thesefunds will help to sustain the Grant A Wish program, a resident-focused initiativethat fulfills the wishes of Veterans living at Sunnybrook. The remaining$1200.00 will be put towards the ANAF bingo, which is a monthly event that is very popular with Veterans from all areas of Aging & Veterans Care.
Our sincere thanks are extended to the ANAVETS members whocontributed to this very kind donation. We thank you for your ongoing
support of the Veterans at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
From left to right: Nancy Bowers-Ivanski, Manager, Recreation Therapy and Creative Arts,Jim Cohen, ANAVETS, Leanne Hughes, Veterans Grant A Wish Program Co-ordinator,
Pat Leveque, ANAVETS, Duncan Graham, President of the Veterans and Community Residents Council, Ron Edison, ANAVETS, and Joan McFarlane ANAVETS.
Across Canada there has been growing recognition about theimportance of patient safety in health care. At Sunnybrookpatient safety has been a priority for more than 5 years andone of our goals is to be a leader in safety best practices.To achieve this goal, a Patient Safety Leadership Team and aPatient Safety Service were created to provide leadership andexpertise in patient safety for all areas within Sunnybrook.
Research has demonstrated that improving patient safetyrequires creating a supportive environment for staff to reportall adverse events and “near misses”. Near misses aredescribed as situations that could have lead to an adverseevent, although on the particular occasion there was noinjury to anyone. In Aging & Veterans Care (A&VC) we areworking to increase reporting to allow us to investigatesituations, environments and care practices for potential areasfor improvement in order to prevent future adverse events.
We have an A&VC Safety Committee that works collaborativelywith the Sunnybrook Joint Occupational Health and SafetyCommittee, Infection Prevention & Control department, nursingstaff, pharmacists, and all other health care professionals topromote resident and staff safety. We have found that themajority of errors, near misses and adverse events involvecompetent and caring staff working with complex systems.
Strategies to reduce medication errors include a comprehensivereview of all veterans’ medications by our pharmacists inconsultation with our physicians on admission, every threemonths, and on re-admission to Aging & Veterans Care afteran acute care admission. Mediation errors and “near miss”incidents are reported and investigated to identify ways toprevent a recurrence.
We strive to achieve a balance between safety and qualityof life for all veterans. For example, our multiprofessionalhealth care teams try to maximize freedom of movementthrough encouragement of optimal mobility and limitedrestraint use, at the same time we attempt to reduce falls andfall-related injuries through our Fall Risk Reduction program.
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Dorothy Ferguson
Operations DirectorAging & Veterans Care
Dr. Jocelyn Charles
Medical DirectorAging & Veterans Care
We also have safety policies regarding smoking, alcohol, the use of powered wheelchairs andscooters, and assessing and supervising veterans at risk for wandering and getting lost. Safetyaudits are conducted regularly to identify safety issues and environmental risks on all units. Actualand potential safety situations and events are reported electronically so that patterns, trends andcommon themes can be identified and addressed.
Our Infection Prevention & Control initiatives include handwashing facilities at the bedsides,handwashing audits, daily monitoring of all veterans for symptoms of infections, and specialprecautions for veterans who have an infection or who are carriers of a bacteria that is resistantto antibiotics. As soon as a small cluster of veterans with infectious symptoms (e.g. fever, runnynose, cough, diarrhea, vomiting) is identified, the unit is put under special “outbreak” precautionsto prevent the spread of the infection. This unit is then closely monitored by our InfectionPrevention & Control department staff in collaboration with Aging & Veterans Care staff.
We strongly encourage families and friends not to visit if they are ill to reduce the risk of infectionsspreading to our veterans. By all working together, we strive to create an environment that is safeand supportive while allowing all of our veterans to experience the best possible quality of life.
VAC Poster Unveiling Each year, a special event is held inWarrior’s Hall to mark Veterans’ Week fromNovember 5 to 11. Veterans Reg Blundelland Keith Shields unveiled the 2007 VeteransWeek poster. The junior choir from Elk HornPublic School, were invited to sing for theVeterans and a display featuring uniforms,photos and special military artifacts wassetup in the K-wing lobby.
For information about VAC, visit theVeterans Affairs Canada website atwww.vac-acc.gc.ca.
From left to right: Stephen Little, District Director, VAC, Duncan Graham,President Veterans and Community Residents Council, Reg Blundell,
Second World War Veteran and Keith Shields, Second World War Veteran
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Photo credit: Dale Roddick
In 1942, he was sent by the RAF to Canada totake the Specialist Navigation Course (Spec N) atPort Albert, Ontario, following which he returnedto England to become Navigation Officer for No.1
Group Bomber Command. Hisnext posting was to No. 8Group (Pathfinder) onMosquitos where he completedtwo more tours of operations.
For his skill and bravery, Dalewas awarded the DistinguishedFlying Cross in 1942, theDistinguished Service Order in1944 and the Canadian ForcesDecoration in 1956.
After nearly five years overseashe returned home andcompleted his studies at theUniversity of Toronto. Hebecame a successfulbusinessman, rising to theposition of Chairman and CEOof Maple Leaf Mills Limited and
a Director of numerous other companies.
Dale was the Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of 400City of Toronto Air Reserve Squadron from 1978to 1986. He also served for ten years as an Aidede Camp to the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.He is the Honorary President of the Air CadetLeague of Canada, a Life Governor of theCanadian Corps of Commissionaires and ispresently the Deputy Chairman of Upper GreatLakes Inc.
Bob and his wife Mary live in Sunnybrook’sneighbouring community. He is grateful to beable to give something back to his comrades,the Veterans of Sunnybrook, “the men andwomen who did so much for this country – trulythey were a generation of great Canadians.”
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Supporting the Needs of Veterans Lieutenant Colonel Robert G. Dale, Chair, Veterans Advisory Committee of the Board
By Sally Fur
When Bob Dale decided at the age of nineteen,to join the Air Force and serve in the SecondWorld War, he never dreamed that this would bethe beginning of a distinguished military career.
Today, Lieutenant ColonelRobert Dale is committedto Sunnybrook Veteransthrough his work asChairman of the VeteransAdvisory Committee anda member of theSunnybrook Board ofDirectors and its AuditCommittee. He stronglybelieves that we mustalways remember thosewho served their countryduring the wars and thevalour and sacrifice ofthose who did not returnhome. “They must neverbe forgotten,” says, Dale.
After graduating fromCanada’s famous British Commonwealth AirTraining Program as a navigator, Dale sailed toEngland in December of 1940 on the smallCaribbean cruise ship called the Nerissa whichsadly was torpedoed and sunk on its very nextvoyage.
Based in East Anglia with 150 Squadron of RAFBomber Command, he completed a tour ofoperations over Germany, flying Wellingtons ata time when the RAF was suffering its heaviestlosses. On many occasions their aircraft washeavily damaged by anti aircraft fire and twicethey were intercepted by enemy night fightersand managed to survive a crash landing. In theend the odds were with their crew, “I was verylucky,” says Dale.
Photo credit: Dale Roddick
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Fond Memories of SunnybrookBob Douglas, Vice-Chair, Veterans Advisory Committee of the Board
By Sally Fur
Bob Douglas has been a friend and proud supporterof Sunnybrook for about as long as he can remember.
As the current vice Chair of the Veterans AdvisoryCommittee of the Board at Sunnybrook, he isdedicated to ensuring that the five hundred veteranswho live at Sunnybrook, have the best of everything.
“My father, a Veteran of the First World War, foughtin the Battle of Vimy Ridge. He spent his later years,living in the Veterans residence at Sunnybrook,”says Douglas. “I have always felt a special tie toSunnybrook and I want to give back to the Veterancommunity. For they have given so much.”
As a young boy, Douglas would hike with his Cubpack from Yonge and Lawrence to Sunnybrook,to behind (what was then) the Kilgour estate foroutdoor activities. Wearing a Boy Scout uniform,he gave out programs at the official event to markthe laying of the hospital’s cornerstone in 1945.
In 1950, as an Officer Cadet in the Royal Regimentof Canada, Douglas recalls the day when ViscountAlexander, the Governor General at the time,unveiled the first stained glass window in thehospital’s chapel. The chapel windows areexquisite and stand today, as a memorial to thededicated members of the Royal Regiment ofCanada who were killed at Dieppe.
The Sunnybrook Chapel is also a special placefor another reason, all three of the Douglas’children were baptized there by the residenthospital minister - the Padre of the RoyalRegiment of Canada at the time.
As a young Canadian, he served for two yearswith the British Army (1954-56), first in the NewTerritories of Hong Kong at the “Bamboo Curtain”with the King’s Regiment (Liverpool) and laterwith the 22nd Special Air Service Regiment inMalaya. In Changi, Singapore he enrolled inparachute training, and later rejoined his regimentin Kuala Lumpur, where it was involved in long-range jungle patrols against Cheng Peng, Leaderof the Communist Terriosts.
After his service abroad and as a young Lieutenant,Douglas needed health care and became a patientof the military hospital, he had once watchedbeing constructed as a young boy.
As Commanding Officer of the Regiment andlater as Honorary Colonel, Douglas’ favouritememories of Christmas at Sunnybrook include,attending the many splendid holiday concertsperformed by the renowned band of The RoyalRegiment of Canada. This tradition has takenplace at Sunnybrook for over thirty years.
He is currently, a Vice President and InvestmentAdvisor with RBC Dominion Securities Inc. in Barrie,Ontario and also serves as Honorary LieutenantColonel of the Toronto Scottish Regiment(Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’s Own).
Despite moving a few year’s ago from his northToronto home, near Sunnybrook, to the beautifulcountryside of Horseshoe Valley, Sunnybrookwill always remain a special place and toppriority for Douglas.
From left to right: The Honourable Gregory Thompson, Minister of Veterans Affairs
and Bob Douglas as seen at the 90th anniversary of Vimy Ridge re-dedication event last April in France.
6 December 2007
Remembrance Day 2007 Lest we forget.
By Sally Fur
More than one thousand members of Sunnybrook’sVeteran community observed a moment of silenceon November 11th in remembrance of all Canadianswho have fought and died in wars and armedconflicts.
Men, women and children sang hymns and placedtwenty-four wreaths to honour fallen comrades andcurrent soldiers at the hour- long service ofArmistice. In memory of Lloyd Clemett and DwightWilson, both Veterans of the First World War whopassed away in February and May of this year,family members took part in the service by layingthe First World War wreath.
Special guests, Brigadier-General A.J. Howard,Commander, Land Force Central Area and MajorJohn Stewart, 32nd Brigade gave inspiringspeeches. Government representatives included:The Honourable John Godfrey, MP Don ValleyWest, The Honourable Kathleen Wynne, MPP DonValley West and City Councillor Cliff Jenkins.
Towards the end of the program, those gatheredinside K and L wings could hear the roar of the fourAT6 North American Harvard Aircraft that flew overSunnybrook in the annual special commemorativefly past.
Shortly after the service, members of the 400Tactical Squadron lead a procession and marchedthe wreaths along Raab Boulevard to theSunnybrook cenotaph for an outdoor service. Thehistoric cenotaph was erected in honour of Veteranswhen Sunnybrook Hospital was built to serveVeterans returning from the Second World War.
The inscription on the cenotaph is reminder of ourcommitment and legacy of caring for Canada’s warVeterans. It reads: To honour the dead and to carefor the sick and the injured Sunnybrook Hospitalstands as a living memorial to the men and womenof the Armed Forces of Canada. “The Healing of theWorld is in its Nameless Saints”
The Historic Sunnybrook Cenotaph located on Bayview Ave
March of Colours, 400 Tactical Helicopter Squadron
L to R: Frank McCully, Merchant Navy; Anne Wood,Second World War Veteran
and Brigadier-General Howard meet before the service
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Veteran Recognized at Maple Leafs’ GameTo mark Remembrance Day, Sunnybrook Veteranswere invited to take part in a special pre-gameceremony at the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New YorkRangers game on November 10 at the Air CanadaCentre. That same night, four legendary NHL players:Mark Messier, Ron Francis, Al MacInnis, Scott Stevensand executive Jim Gregory were inducted into theHockey Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame alumni membersDarryl Sittler, Borje Salming, and Lanny McDonaldwere also on hand.
Photo credit: Eric Dumigan
Left to right: Harry Williams, Second World War Veteran (andformer trainer with the Leafs); Borje Salming, former Leaf
defenceman and Jack Sleep, Second World War Veteran meetin the Toronto Maple Leaf Directors’ Lounge before the game.
Mark Messier, 2007 Hockey Hall of Fame Inductee andNorman Carnell, Second World War Veteran talk hockey.
On Centre Ice: left to right: Harry Williams, Second World WarVeteran; Karen Megson-Dowling, Recreation Therapist, Aging &
Veterans Care; and Bing Levinter, Second World War Veteran. Mr.Levinter read aloud the poem, In Flanders Fields by John McCrae.
8 December 2007
Passings
October Irving Frankel
Joseph Simkevitz
James Scanlon
Vincent Connolly
James Pothier
Clifford Crompton
Lawrence Alex
Grigory Makievsky
John Procher
Leonard Wilson
Clifton Smith
John Patterson
Tracy Melenson
November Andrew Gillis
Chester Brooks
Douglas Wiley
Arthur Bradley
William Gauvreau
Jack Donnelly
Christos Dimou
Samuel Philpott
William Cunningham
Godfrey Millington-Hogg
Alan Mortimer
Conrad Malette
Robert Owen
Robert Grant
Alexander Bell
Robert Gray
George Knox
Correction: In the October issue ofAt Home, it was mistakenly noted thatRobert Blenman, George Koutsaris,and James Annand had passed away.The Editor regrets and apologizes forthe misinformation.
Providing Care on all Fronts
Major General Walter Semianiw, Chief Military Personnel,National Defence and members of his staff recently visitedSunnybrook for a tour of the Trauma, Emergency and CriticalCare program as well as Aging & Veterans Care. Sunnybrookhas treated several injured soldiers from Afghanistan who havereturned home to Canada for medical or surgical care.
From left to right: Dr. Jocelyn Charles, Medical Director, Aging & Veterans Care
Chief Warrant Officer Jimmy Labrie, Command Chief Warrant Officer, Military Personnel Command
Major-General Walter Semianiw, the Canadian Forces' Chief of MilitaryPersonnel
Dorothy Ferguson, Operations Director, Aging & Veterans Care
A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION
Why not think of volunteering with the Veterans in Aging & Veterans Care.
Contact Sally Lewis in Volunteer Resources
at 416-480-6100 x 2140
The SVA would like to wish the Veterans and their families a Happy Holliday and a New Year
filled with peace and happiness.
Photo credit: Dale Roddick
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Enter to win a Kutaways coat this Christmas!
Announcements
Visit the Artisans Marketplace in Warrior’s Hall
and submit a ballot for a Kutaways coat. All
residents are eligible to enter the draw. The
draw will take place on Friday, December 21st
in Warrior’s Hall during the afternoon
entertainment!
Kutaways coats offer comfort, warmth and
ease of use, making daily dressing easier and
providing an added measure of self-esteem to
the wearer.
The features of the coat are; Kutaways half-back, high zippered collar, side zippers fromthe cuffs to the bottom of the side seam foreasy accessibility and shoulder openings toaccommodate contoured chair straps. Thematerial used in the coats is 100% CanadianPolar Fleece and Commander, a waterproof,breathable and wind-resistant fabric. They arecomfortable and easy to put on and take off.
Kutaways is proud of its unique product whichprovides the wheelchair user with a fashionableand comfortable garment that makes dressingfor the outdoors an easy task rather than anordeal. For both users and their caregivers,a Kutaways coat helps to maintain the qualityof living for people in motion.
Cheryl Harris-Taylor, MSW, has beenappointed to co-ordinate the Resident andFamily Relations Program. Cheryl willcontinue to carry a clinical caseload on LTSEas well as fulfill the responsibilities previouslyassigned to the Patient Advocate. Cheryl'sResident & Patient Relations Office number isLG05f and she can be reached at extension6107. The Patient Relations staff in AcuteCare will continue as Cheryl's back-up.
Sandra Gordon, BN, MN has been appointedas Advanced Practice Nurse for K2C andK2E. Sandra comes to Sunnybrook from YorkUniversity's Faculty of Health: School ofNursing where she held the position ofCourse Director for nursing programs. She isprepared as a Clinical Nurse Specialist inGeriatrics, and has diverse clinical experiencein inpatient and community health caresettings.
Sandra has worked as the clinical lead for aninterprofessional geriatric assessment team,and also spearheaded an interprofessionalpractice conference that addressed ways topromote interprofessional care in anorganization.
Pamela Hyatt has accepted theCommunication Disorders Assistant (CDA)position in Aging & Veteran's Care. Pamelacomes to us as a recent graduate of theGeorgian College Communication DisordersAssistant Program. She has experience as avolunteer at the Aphasia Institute as aConversation Group Volunteer. Pamela alsoteaches in the CDA program at GeorgianCollege and is a member of theCommunication Disorders Association ofCanada and affiliate member of the CanadianAssociation of Speech Language Pathologistsand Audiologists.
For more information about our product go to www.kutaways.com
10 December 2007
Martha Brings Joy to the Veterans
Seven years after her first performance forSunnybrook’s Veterans, recent Canadian Idolfinalist, Martha Joy, performed in Warriors’Hall during Veterans Week. The sixteen-year-old singing sensation recalled singing inWarrior’s Hall when she was just nine yearsold. All proceeds from her concert onNovember 11th at the Toronto Centre for thePerforming Arts, were generously donated tothe Veterans Comfort Fund at Sunnybrook.
From left to right:Veteran Charles Smith and Martha
share a moment together before the show.
Trick or Treat The annual Halloween party was a hugesuccess this year with more costumes andfun than ever. Highlights included the pumpkincarving contest along with the delicious appleand pumpkin pie that was served.
From left to right:Norman Carnell, Second World War Veteran,
Jackie Chelsky, Recreation Therapist, Bill McHattie, Korean War Veteran and Vivian Ng,Recreation Therapist taking part in the festivities.
Hard Hats andCranes!The cranes are in the air, the cement is beingpoured and there are hardhats everywhere!The long-awaited 4 floor M-Wing expansion,which will house a new state-of-the-art unit forhigh risk birthing, Neonatal Intensive Care Unitand research facilities that will includeCanada’s most comprehensive breast carecentre, is in full swing.
The view from the Veterans residence.
Photo credits: Dale Roddick
Tulip Event By Sally Fur
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Abbott on the Hill By Sally Fur
In honour of Remembrance Day and for thefirst time in Ontario, Abbott on the Hill, anupscale Toronto pub launched Spitfire PremiumBitter in November. For two months, The Abbottarranged to have the exclusive rights to what isone of Britain’s best selling ales. All proceedsfrom the sale of the ale will be generouslydonated to the Veterans Comfort Fund atSunnybrook following the promotion.
Spitfire Premium Bitter was named after theSecond World War airplane that was madefamous in the Battle of Britain in 1940, themost significant British victory of the war.In 1990, the Kentish ale was brewed byShepherd Neame in tribute to Veterans ofthe R.A.F., and to commemorate the 50th
anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Today,the ale continues to have ties with manydifferent Veterans associations overseas.
From left to right:Adam Grant, Owner, Abbott on the Hill,
James Eddy, Second World War Veteran and Melissa Curcumelli-Rodostamo, Abbott on the Hill
Did You Attend Danforth Technical School?The Danforth Tech Society is endeavoring to locate former Danforth students who served in themilitary to ensure that their names are on the War Memorial in the school library. Please contactTom Massena, Chair, War Archives at 905-877-4393.
Veterans, Councilor Cliff Jenkins and membersof Royal LePage and were all on hand on a crisp,sunny, November afternoon for a special tulipplanting ceremony in front of the George HeesVeterans wing. Located beneath the two flagpoles, the new garden will enhance the Veteranshome in the coming spring with a beautiful showof red colour. “We wanted to support the Veteransat Sunnybrook and help beautify the front of theirhome,” said Pamela Kempthorne, ExecutiveDirector of the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation.
Over 1,500 red tulip bulbs were recently donatedto the Aging & Veterans Care program by theFoundation. Through the sale of tulip bulbs to theirsales agents, proceeds from the Shelter Bloomsproject help women and children affected byviolence and abuse find a safe haven in localcommunity shelters. City Councilor, Cliff Jenkinsalso attended the event and spoke aboutToronto’s, Clean and Beautiful Program.
From left to right: Cliff Jenkins, Councillor Ward 25; George Smith, Second World War Veteran; Pamela Kempthorne,
Executive Director, Royal LePage Shelter Foundation; Duncan Graham, President, Veterans & Community Residents
Council; Arthur Harrison, Second World War Veteran.
Photo credit: Dale Roddick
12 December 2007
Show Your Support of Aging & Veterans Care
Contributions to the Aging & Veterans Care program are gratefully accepted, helping us meet specialor urgent needs in a timely fashion. Donations to the A&VC program will help fund high priority needssuch as capital improvements to the veterans’ residences. Donations to the Veterans’ Comfort Fundhelps us provide our Veteran residents with ‘extras’: equipment, events and entertainment items thatenhance their quality of life. Support of the Palliative Care Unit Trust Fund helps to enhance the livingenvironment for patients and families receiving palliative care.
Donations can be made in memory or in honour a loved one, or to acknowledge a special event such asa birthday or anniversary. If you so choose, Sunnybrook Foundation will send a card to your honoureeor their family letting them know that they have been honoured through a donation. A tax receipt willbe issued for all donations over $10.
How to donate:
By Mail:
Cheques should be made out to Sunnybrook Foundation
For a specific designation, please write ‘Veterans Comfort Fund’, ‘Palliative Care Unit Trust Fund’or ‘Aging and Veterans Care’ on the bottom of your cheque.
Mail your donation to:Sunnybrook Foundation, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room H332 Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5
By Telephone:
call 416.480.4483 for the Sunnybrook Foundation
By Internet:
www.sunnybrook.ca/foundation and follow the simple instructions
