Our Supporters
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
We are very grateful for the support of generous individuals, corporations, foundations, and organizations. Without them, we would not be able to provide the hope and healing that children and families struggling with mental health issues require.
MAJOR GIFTS AND MAJOR IMPACT
FDC Foundation
A new model of intensive, holistic care for children, youth and their families is now available to our clients thanks to FDC Foundation. With an exceptional pledge of $500,000, FDC Foundation launched the Centre’s Clinician-CYW Collaboration, enabling the hire of two Child and Youth Workers (CYW) who will work closely with our clinicians on identified cases where a child or youth would benefit from more intensive, hands-on support in addition to their regular outpatient treatment. It has long been a wish to offer the powerful combination of practical, community-level skill of a Child and Youth Worker (CYW) with the in-depth, evidence-based knowledge and training of a clinical therapist to our families. With one of our Group Treatment meeting rooms already carrying their name, this latest gift from FDC Foundation further demonstrates their deep commitment to improving the lives of children and youth.
Laura Syron and Keith McLaughlin
As the daughter of the Centre’s founding Board Chair Michael Syron, Laura and her husband Keith McLaughlin are no strangers to the life-changing impact of effective and timely children’s mental health treatment. In fact, their son experienced it firsthand when he was in need of the Centre’s services. With a desire to ensure children with complex mental helath issues have access to the best possible care, Laura and Keith pledged $100,000 to the Centre’s Institute of Childhood Trauma and Attachment. With their generous support, clinicians from the Centre and partner agencies will receive greatly needed training in trauma assessment and treatment, including how to utilize the CASTERTM, a new trauma screening tool developed by the Institute’s Dr. James Worling.
RBC Foundation
Children are inadequately assessed for trauma, leading to misdiagnosis, inappropriate treatment and years of suffering. To address this gap, the Institute for Childhood Trauma and Attachment developed The Child and Adolescent Screener for Traumatic Events and Response (CASTER), a trauma screening tool in consultation with trauma experts, clinicians, youth, and parents. This trauma assessment tool pulls for trauma exposures, trauma symptoms and family stability indicators. Unique to the CASTER is the incorporation of experiences of discrimination and oppression -questions related to experiences based on gender or sexual orientation, race, skin colour, place of birth, neighbourhood, etc. With a generous donation of $50,000 from RBC Foundation, we will systematically screen youth aged 15-18 and their families referred for outpatient services in the Community Clinic. Youth who are traumatized will receive appropriate diagnosis and treatment. RBC Foundation’s funding will support the delivery of the tool to all families, the roll up of the data and treatment services for up to 31 youth and 45 allies. We are grateful to the RBC Foundation for this impactful gift.
Chetan’s Campaign
Moved by the immense need for children’s mental health services, George Hull Centre Board member Chetan Baweja got to work in 2020 and launched an annual campaign amongst his peers in commercial real estate. In its first year, “Chetan’s Campaign”, as it was affectionately dubbed by the Centre, raised $35,250. For 2022, Chetan set his sights even higher. With the help of his BentalGreenOak colleagues Michael Fraidakis and Brad Caco, “Chetan’s Campaign” raised an incredible $138,000 from 36 firms and individuals, including $10,000 donations from Centrecorp, SunLife, and Lucas Atkins (Colliers), and a $55,000 donation from Menkes Charity Golf Classic! See full list of donors.
The following lists recognize generous donors who have made an individual gift of $10,000 or more, April 1, 2022 to present.
FDC Foundation
Friend of the Centre
Timothy and Frances Price
The Henry White Kinnear
Foundation
Menkes Charity Golf Classic
The Michael & Sonja Koerner
Charitable Foundation
The Michelle Koerner
Family Foundation
RBC Foundation
Laura Syron and Keith
McLaughlin
The Gordon and Donna Feeney
Family Foundation
The William and Nona Heaslip
Foundation
Abby Fedosoff Memorial Fund
Deirdre Baker
Cade Associates Insurance
Brokers Limited
Centrecorp Management Services Ltd
Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Inc.
Cooper Equipment Rentals
Gestion Maurice et
Donna Assh Inc.
Robert and Catherine Hull
Jonathan Hunter and Nita Major
Kyle Epp’s Biking Across Canada
Michael McCain
Anonymous
Anonymous
Andrew Schaefer
Sun Life Financial
TD Securities Underwriting
Hope Fund
TSX Inc
Anonymous (3)
Rick Arseneau and
Joanne Spence
Chetan Baweja
Kevin and Robin Beattie
Alan Bowman
Marilyn Cade Schreiner and
Larry Schreiner
Donna Cansfield
Dr. Clive Chamberlain
Susan Chamberlain
Anne Conway
Ashley De Souza
Elina Di Luca
Cameron Ecker
Brad and Jennifer Fedosoff
Jeff and Jennifer Feeney
Larry and Christine Foy
Ross Fraser
Sylvia Furgiuele
Domenic Gatta
Christine Giorno
Lorne Glass
Leticia Gracia
J. Timothy Griffin
Nathalie Hull and Toby Caron
Shirley Ivens
Neil Jacoby and Karen Brown
Paula Jirjodhan
Shadi Kargosha McIsaac
Pei-Chi Kuo
Angie Laurusaitis
Lavinia Law
Robert and Diane MacCuspic
Ann MacDonald
Judy MacGowan
Susan Mackett
Vlastimila Macko
Kayvan Mahbod
Jim Marinos
Gladys Massey
Seana Massey and Ian Moorhead
Arnold C. Massey
Stania Melichar
Gregory Miziolek
Lorena Moniz
Maria Neto
Carroll Pearce
Charles and Bev Pennock
Mollyanna Potter
Judith Ramsey
Angela Rende
Andrew Rodenburg
Sophie Schmidt
Catharine M. Shipp Wells
Margaret Sim
Kara Spedding
Wilma Spence
Elise St. Marie
Michelle and Steve Steinowicz
Laura Syron and
Keith McLaughlin
Anne Tauber
Anita Turcotte
Angela Van Straubenzee
Anne-Marie Vanier
Matthew Veltri
Jane Waechter and
Roman Smolak
Stanley Watroba
Elaine Wilson
Sim Mee Wong
Jennifer Zakrzewski
Rasha El Sissi
Sarah Hannah
Miriam Mehrkens
Josanne White
The George Hull Centre for Children and Families is very grateful to all those who donated in the last fiscal year. Year after year, your support makes an impactful difference.
Please see a list of our 2022/23 donors in our current Annual Report.
THANK YOU!
If you have any questions regarding these listings, please contact Seana Massey, Chief Development Officer, smassey@georgehull.on.ca or (416) 622-8833, ext 244.