Thank you

Spinal Cord Injury Ontario is built on philanthropy.

When our founders returned from World War II, 75 years ago, they rejected institutionalization as their only future. Together with clients, donors and volunteers they created a vibrant organization that grew into SCIO.

We honour their memory every day as we work to increase the health, mobility and options of those living with a spinal cord injury across the province.

We connect people who want to change the world with those who can.
The following passionate people gave their financial support and donations to us this fiscal year. But they are not alone, as many donors chose to remain anonymous.

In a particularly challenging year, SCIO is grateful for all our supporters who gave generously in the following categories:

ORGANIZATIONS

SPECIAL PROJECTS
AND PROGRAM
PARTNERS

INDIVIDUALS

MONTHLY
DONORS

BOARD
DONATIONS

IN MEMORY/
IN HONOUR/
ESTATES

Thank you
for your
generous
support!

ORGANIZATIONS

SCIO deeply appreciates the funding for our programs and services contributed by the following generous supporters:

$100,000-$249,999
Community Foundations of Canada
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation

$25,000-$99,999
Coloplast A/S – Denmark, Access to Healthcare Programme
Federated Health Charities Corp.
Lawson Health Research Institute
Ontario Trillium Foundation
The Government of Canada in partnership with Community Foundations of Canada and the Toronto Foundation
The Greenrock Charitable Trust

$10,000-$24,999
Grey Bruce Paraplegic Association
Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation
Ottawa Community Foundation
Spinal Cord Injury Canada – National Office
TraderTV.Live

$5,000-$9,999
Algoma Community Foundation
Coloplast Canada Corp.
Community Foundation for Kingston & Area
Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes
Economical Mutual Insurance Company
Hamilton Community Foundation
Homan Hogan Charity Spiel
Insurance Bureau of Canada
Lakeshore Rehabilitation Centre – Toronto
Oatley Vigmond Personal Injury Lawyers LLP
Starseed Holdings Inc.
Sudbury Community Foundation
The County Foundation
The Jack and Barbara Hay Foundation
Westminster College Foundation

$2,500-$4,999
Fiera Capital
HDI Global Speciality SE
Innisfil Community Foundation
Ottawa West Community Support
Wawanesa Insurance

$1,000-$2,499
Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans in Canada York
….Unit 383
Auger Hollingsworth
B & J Contracting
Blackfriars Financial Ltd.
Bruce Power
Electrical Power Systems Construction Association
Forterra Pipe and Precast
HelpAge Canada
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 793
International Union of Painters & Allied Trades D.C. 46
Kinette Club of Cornwall
Kinsmen Club of Cornwall Inc.
Kiwanis Club of Nepean Inc.
Lamont Law
LiUNA! Local 183
McFarlan Rowlands Insurance Brokers
Nanaimo Foundation
Pride Mobility
Sheet Metal Workers, Local 30
Suurdt Properties Ltd.
The Tonglen Foundation

$500-$999
Andress’ Your Independent Grocer
Caltrio Company Ltd.
Canada Life
Hollister Ltd.
International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 50
J. S. Cheng & Partners Inc.
Knights of Columbus
Labourers’ International Union of North America
….Local 837
LiUNA! – Local 506
Marny Breithaupt Fund
Propel Physiotherapy Inc.
Rotary Club of North Scarborough
SMART Sheet Metal Air Rail Transportation
The Honey & Leonard Wolfe Family Charitable
….Foundation
Thunder Bay Community Foundation
Transportation Maintenance & Technology
UHN – Toronto Rehab – Lyndhurst Centre

$250-$499
Cedar City Developments Ltd.
CN Railroaders
Holy Redeemer Parish
Kanata Hazeldean Lions Club
R W Tomlinson Limited
Society Saint Vincent De Paul
Stride Assistance For The Disabled Inc.

SPECIAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAM PARTNERS

SCIO deeply appreciates the funding for special projects provided by these amazing partners:

Spinal Cord Injury Ontario’s Safe@Home Project’s were implemented in response to the pandemic and supported by:

Community Foundations of Canada
The Safe@Home Project – Ontario
The Safe@Home Project – Eastern Ontario
The Safe@Home Project – Central and Northern Ontario
The Safe@Home Project – South-West Ontario

Algoma Community Foundation
The Safe@Home Project – Algoma

Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes
The Safe@Home Project – Kawartha Lakes

Community Foundation for Kingston & Area
The Safe@Home Project – Kingston & Area

Innisfil Community Foundation
The Safe@Home Project – Innisfil

Sudbury Community Foundation
The Safe@Home Project – Sudbury

The County Foundation
The Safe@Home Project – Belleville

Thunder Bay Community Foundation
The Safe@Home Project – Thunder Bay

Coloplast A/S – Denmark, Access to Healthcare Programme
Project: Fair Access to Catheters in Ontario Project

Craig H. Neilsen Foundation
Project: Healthy Aging Strategies for People with Spinal Cord Injury

The Government of Canada in partnership with Community Foundations of Canada and the Toronto Foundation
Investment Readiness Program
Funding improvements to SCIO’s Cortree Disability Education Centre.

Ontario Trillium Foundation, An Agency of the Government of Ontario
Resilient Communities Fund
Funding the creation of a set of employment courses and improvements to digital fundraising.

INDIVIDUALS

SCIO deeply appreciates the funding for our programs and services contributed by these generous donors:

$5,000-$9,999
Barbara Ibbitson
Brett Johnson
Bob Nigol

$2,500-$4,999
Ron Burt
Omar Ha-Redeye
Mahmuda Khan
Sandra Nymark
Dr. Eugene Wai

$1,000-$2,499
Eileen Adams
Diane Anderson
Ian Cameron
Dr. Catherine Craven
Ronda Creasor
John and Judy Dudar
Christian Hasou
Sarah Hicks
Jillian Hopkins
Dr. Stuart Howe
Jennifer James
Spiro Karacorovski
Arie Kojokaro
Mark Lamoureux
Rick and Sue Lapierre
Joel Lawton
Michael Leckman
David Levy
Janice Ley
Tim Lukey
Joanne Macdonald
Dr. Mary Ann McColl
Warren Mills
Harley Nott
Scott Orloff
Barbara Ritchie
Trevor Robertson
Les Stanfield
Robert Thomson
Donna Torrey
Ari Wahl
Shaun Westlake

$500-$999
Judy Abraham
Mark Abraham
Michael Atkinson
Janet Banks
Kent Bassett-Spiers
Mr. Paul Britton
Nina Wing Sum Chan
Penny Dodge
Ms. Kim Donaldson
Gary Dvorkin
Dr. Philip Gassman
Stella Gunraj
Barbara Hicks
Russ Kitchen
Sharon Lostchuck and Mary Boynton
Susan Marker
Ralph and Heather McCormick
John McGee
Alex McKinnon
Matt Picken
Elyse Redden
David Redmond
Fernando Resende and Michele Perkovich
Joseph Rosenthal
Carryn Ruffolo
Pamela Russell
Julie Sawchuk
Joanne Sharp
Marie-Theresa Smith
Bill Stewart
Ronald and Doris Sutherland
Grant and Maureen Swift
Peter Van Roon
William Westaway
Brian Wright

$250-$499
Peter Athanasopoulos
Nathan Bergstrand
Dr. Nimmi Bharatwal
Eric E. Bourne
Vincenta Cheng
Marianne Chilco
Dawn Crossby
Elizabeth Derbyshire
Laurel Dinsmore

Kathleen Easton
Amanda Edwards
Mr and Mrs. Joseph Faber
Kimberley Farr
Caroline Gaughan
Andree Gauthier
Jenny Gilker
Brian Grant
Carole Grohn
Mike Henry
Heather Hollingshead
Helen Honan
Todd Hunter
Beverley Jones
Nick Kraayvanger
Corey Lovitt
Patricia Martin
Michael McAuley
Helen McCartney
Diana McCauley
Robert McGeachie
Isla McGirr
Christi Mertens
Carleton Millar
Robert Pearse
Paul Peer
Brad Perco
Joseph Ropp Sr.
Emily Schmidt
Dr. Karen Smith
Stephen Smyrnios
Claudia Stewart
Jackie Stott
Susan Swinimer
Ian and Catherine Thomas
Steve Van Dorselaer
Grant and Linda Virgo
Yang Wang
Pat Weaver
Doug and Carol Weber
Brenda Westlake
Jonathon Wheatcroft
Kevin White
Greg and Debbie Wilson
Christian With-Seidelin
Jim Wood
Nancy Xia

MONTHLY DONORS

SCIO deeply appreciates the regular monthly funding for our programs and services contributed by these generous donors:

Eileen Adams
Margaret Ainsworth
Michael Ashton
Peter Athanasopoulos
Beryl Babb
Gillian Barr
Michael Bombardier
Victoria Bowman
Paul Britton
Douglas Buchanan
William Charney
Angela Clair
Sharol Cordner
Doug and Marsha Crawford
Sheila Daniel
Elizabeth Derbyshire
Joseph Dooley
Barbara Farrell
James Feeney
Kathleen Flint
Lynn Francis
Dr. Norm Freedman and
Odette Spritzer-Freedman

Jenny Gilker
Carol Graham
Jerome Hanley
Vera Harris
Sarah Hicks
Heather Hollingshead
Dr. Stuart Howe
Kevin Hunter
Naomi Hunter
Doris Hutchence
Carol Jamieson
Arie Kojokaro
Madeleine LaRose
Rick Lewcock
Janice Ley
Paul Livingston
Joanne MacDonald
Jim MacLachlan
Richard McCallum
Diana McCauley
Robert McGeachie
Isla McGirr
Sally Mongraw
Donna Mullings

Robert Murphy
Sean Murphy
Harley Nott
Fergus O’Connell
Paul Peer
Helen Ramsay
Elizabeth Saunders
Judith Scolnik
Joanne Sharp
Karen Shear
Margaret Smith
Stephen Smylie
Donna Stewart
Susan Swinimer
Ian and Catherine Thomas
Robert Thomson
Grant and Linda Virgo
Ari Wahl
Shaun Westlake
Whitney Woloshyn
Nancy Xia
Elizabeth Zarnowiecki
Barb Zufelt

BOARD COMMITMENT

The Board of Directors continues to be leaders in the community. As part of their commitment to SCIO and considering our 75-anniversary the board collective pledged $75,000 to our organization’s highest priorities. By the end of the year, the board raised over $78,000. Their support and guidance has been extraordinary and is greatly appreciated.

Alex McKinnon
Barbara Ibbitson
Craig Brown
Dana Francoz
Dr. Eugene Wai

Gary Froude
Heather Flett
Joanne MacDonald
Julie Sawchuk
Kent Bassett-Spiers

Mark Abraham
Omar Ha–Redeye
Bob Nigol
Sarah Hicks
Shaun Westlake
Thadeus Weiss

IN MEMORY/ IN HONOUR/ ESTATES

IN MEMORY GIFTS
This year generous gifts were made in memory of the following:

Stephanie Andersen
Mary A. Anderson
Brian K. Barton
Sharon Birch
Lyle Buchanan
Kwan Bun
Ronald Winston Bush
Mark Cliffe
Patti Dawson
David Filipchuk
Emily Goodyear
Shane R. Harnden
William Harrison
Trevor Harrison
Jayantilal V. Hathi
William A. Hopkins
David Horton
Walter Kelman
Sheila Keuhl
David Lostchuck
Brian Lynch
Danny Mangos
Kelly McCurley
Christi Mertens
Susan Monahan
Ricky Muzzo
Gerald O’Toole
Peter Popalis
Jesse Redden
Myungsun Song
Wilma Sprenger
William Brent Stewart
Walter Strang
Barbara Turnbull
Virginia Wilson
George Yule
Richard Zuback

IN HONOUR GIFTS
This year generous gifts were made in honour of the following:

Allan Hopkins
Brady Connor
Brian Barton
Brian Campbell
Christi Mertens
Dianne Morrell & Karen McKinley
Dr. J. Theodoropolis
Dr. S. Jaglal
Frances Lamb
Gerry Martin
God
Hall Family
Jenny Rodriguez
Jonathon Wheathcroft
Joyce Zhang
Kelly McCurley
Kristen Cameron
Marjorie Francoz
Mark Surya
Mary Anderson
Michael Woodward
Nadia Gunraj
Robert Pesant
Sarah Hicks
SCIO’s Incredible Board Members
SCIO’s Incredible Team
Shaun Westlake
Stephanie Andersen
Thomas Zuback
Trevor Harrison

ESTATE GIFTS
These donors generously remembered SCIO in their wills, with gifts from their estates received this year:

Estate of Ruth Bolt
Estate of Ron Cooper
Estate of John David Isbister
Estate of Francoise Poitras
Estate of Warren James Rhodes
Estate of James Russel Timothy Sheehy

Thank you to our vibrant SCIO community!

We endeavor to include everyone in this list of supporters to express our gratitude and thanks and apologize if we have mistakenly missed you or your organization. Please be aware, this list is for recognition purposes only and does not represent a financial report; for financial information please see our audited financial statements.

This list covers our fiscal year April 2020 – March 2021.

Thank you

SPONSORS

ORGANIZATIONS

SPECIAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAM PARTNERS

INDIVIDUALS

MONTHLY DONORS

BOARD DONATIONS

IN MEMORY/ IN HONOUR/ ESTATES

Thank you for your generous support!

SPONSORS

$50,000 – $99,999 Insurance Bureau of Canada Oatley Vigmond Personal Injury Lawyers LLP

$25,000 – $49,999 Bourassa Savaria Foundation Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation

$15,000 – $24,999 Bell Mobility Bergeron Clifford LLP

$10,000 – $14,999 Aphria Inc. Bard Canada Inc. Wright Rehabilitation Inc.

$5,000 – $9,999 Coloplast Canada Corp. Hudson Wealth and Trust Planning Group PIA Law

$1,000 – $4,999 Access Abilities Ambler & Co. Inc. Blue Star Construction Corp. Bruce Wilson Landscaping Ltd Burn Tucker Lachaîne LLP

$500 – $999 Atlas Dewatering Corp. Ballymore Homes Bayshore Home Health – London Black & McDonald Ltd. Brian Grant Mediation Coco Group Compact Constructors Ltd. Emco Corporation Ltd. Ipex Inc. Tri-Star Landscaping Inc.

ORGANIZATIONS

$100,000-$249,999 Community Foundations of Canada Craig H. Neilsen Foundation

$10,000-$24,999 Grey Bruce Paraplegic Association Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation Ottawa Community Foundation Spinal Cord Injury Canada – National Office TraderTV.Live

$2,500-$4,999 Fiera Capital HDI Global Speciality SE Innisfil Community Foundation Ottawa West Community Support Wawanesa Insurance

$250-$499 Cedar City Developments Ltd. CN Railroaders Holy Redeemer Parish Kanata Hazeldean Lions Club R W Tomlinson Limited Society Saint Vincent De Paul Stride Assistance For The Disabled Inc.

SPECIAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAM PARTNERS

Spinal Cord Injury Ontario’s Safe@Home Project’s were implemented in response to the pandemic and supported by:

Community Foundations of Canada The Safe@Home Project – Ontario The Safe@Home Project – Eastern Ontario The Safe@Home Project – Central and Northern Ontario The Safe@Home Project – South-West Ontario

Algoma Community Foundation The Safe@Home Project – Algoma

Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes The Safe@Home Project – Kawartha Lakes

Community Foundation for Kingston & Area The Safe@Home Project – Kingston & Area

Innisfil Community Foundation The Safe@Home Project – Innisfil

Sudbury Community Foundation The Safe@Home Project – Sudbury

The County Foundation The Safe@Home Project – Belleville

Thunder Bay Community Foundation The Safe@Home Project – Thunder Bay

Coloplast A/S – Denmark, Access to Healthcare Programme Project: Fair Access to Catheters in Ontario Project

Craig H. Neilsen Foundation Project: Healthy Aging Strategies for People with Spinal Cord Injury

The Government of Canada in partnership with Community Foundations of Canada and the Toronto Foundation Investment Readiness Program Funding improvements to SCIO’s Cortree Disability Education Centre.

Ontario Trillium Foundation, An Agency of the Government of Ontario Resilient Communities Fund Funding the creation of a set of employment courses and improvements to digital fundraising.

INDIVIDUALS

$5,000-$9,999 Barbara Ibbitson Brett Johnson Bob Nigol

$2,500-$4,999 Ron Burt Omar Ha-Redeye Mahmuda Khan Sandra Nymark Dr. Eugene Wai

$250-$499 Peter Athanasopoulos Nathan Bergstrand Dr. Nimmi Bharatwal Eric E. Bourne Vincenta Cheng Marianne Chilco Dawn Crossby Elizabeth Derbyshire Laurel Dinsmore

MONTHLY DONORS

BOARD COMMITMENT

Alex McKinnon Barbara Ibbitson Craig Brown Dana Francoz Dr. Eugene Wai

Gary Froude Heather Flett Joanne MacDonald Julie Sawchuk Kent Bassett-Spiers

Mark Abraham Omar Ha–Redeye Bob Nigol Sarah Hicks Shaun Westlake Thadeus Weiss

IN MEMORY/ IN HONOUR/ ESTATES

IN MEMORY GIFTS This year generous gifts were made in memory of the following:

IN HONOUR GIFTS This year generous gifts were made in honour of the following:

ESTATE GIFTS These donors generously remembered SCIO in their wills, with gifts from their estates received this year:

Estate of Ruth Bolt Estate of Ron Cooper Estate of John David Isbister Estate of Francoise Poitras Estate of Warren James Rhodes Estate of James Russel Timothy Sheehy

Thank you to our vibrant SCIO community!

SPECIAL PROJECTS
AND PROGRAM
PARTNERS

MONTHLY
DONORS

BOARD
DONATIONS

IN MEMORY/
IN HONOUR/
ESTATES

Thank you
for your
generous
support!

$50,000 – $99,999
Insurance Bureau of Canada
Oatley Vigmond Personal Injury Lawyers LLP

$25,000 – $49,999
Bourassa Savaria Foundation
Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation

$15,000 – $24,999
Bell Mobility
Bergeron Clifford LLP

$10,000 – $14,999
Aphria Inc.
Bard Canada Inc.
Wright Rehabilitation Inc.

$5,000 – $9,999
Coloplast Canada Corp.
Hudson Wealth and Trust Planning Group
PIA Law

$1,000 – $4,999
Access Abilities
Ambler & Co. Inc.
Blue Star Construction Corp.
Bruce Wilson Landscaping Ltd
Burn Tucker Lachaîne LLP

$500 – $999
Atlas Dewatering Corp.
Ballymore Homes
Bayshore Home Health – London
Black & McDonald Ltd.
Brian Grant Mediation
Coco Group
Compact Constructors Ltd.
Emco Corporation Ltd.
Ipex Inc.
Tri-Star Landscaping Inc.

$100,000-$249,999
Community Foundations of Canada
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation

$10,000-$24,999
Grey Bruce Paraplegic Association
Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation
Ottawa Community Foundation
Spinal Cord Injury Canada – National Office
TraderTV.Live

$2,500-$4,999
Fiera Capital
HDI Global Speciality SE
Innisfil Community Foundation
Ottawa West Community Support
Wawanesa Insurance

$250-$499
Cedar City Developments Ltd.
CN Railroaders
Holy Redeemer Parish
Kanata Hazeldean Lions Club
R W Tomlinson Limited
Society Saint Vincent De Paul
Stride Assistance For The Disabled Inc.

Community Foundations of Canada
The Safe@Home Project – Ontario
The Safe@Home Project – Eastern Ontario
The Safe@Home Project – Central and Northern Ontario
The Safe@Home Project – South-West Ontario

Algoma Community Foundation
The Safe@Home Project – Algoma

Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes
The Safe@Home Project – Kawartha Lakes

Community Foundation for Kingston & Area
The Safe@Home Project – Kingston & Area

Innisfil Community Foundation
The Safe@Home Project – Innisfil

Sudbury Community Foundation
The Safe@Home Project – Sudbury

The County Foundation
The Safe@Home Project – Belleville

Thunder Bay Community Foundation
The Safe@Home Project – Thunder Bay

Coloplast A/S – Denmark, Access to Healthcare Programme
Project: Fair Access to Catheters in Ontario Project

Craig H. Neilsen Foundation
Project: Healthy Aging Strategies for People with Spinal Cord Injury

The Government of Canada in partnership with Community Foundations of Canada and the Toronto Foundation
Investment Readiness Program
Funding improvements to SCIO’s Cortree Disability Education Centre.

Ontario Trillium Foundation, An Agency of the Government of Ontario
Resilient Communities Fund
Funding the creation of a set of employment courses and improvements to digital fundraising.

$5,000-$9,999
Barbara Ibbitson
Brett Johnson
Bob Nigol

$2,500-$4,999
Ron Burt
Omar Ha-Redeye
Mahmuda Khan
Sandra Nymark
Dr. Eugene Wai

$250-$499
Peter Athanasopoulos
Nathan Bergstrand
Dr. Nimmi Bharatwal
Eric E. Bourne
Vincenta Cheng
Marianne Chilco
Dawn Crossby
Elizabeth Derbyshire
Laurel Dinsmore

Alex McKinnon
Barbara Ibbitson
Craig Brown
Dana Francoz
Dr. Eugene Wai

Gary Froude
Heather Flett
Joanne MacDonald
Julie Sawchuk
Kent Bassett-Spiers

Mark Abraham
Omar Ha–Redeye
Bob Nigol
Sarah Hicks
Shaun Westlake
Thadeus Weiss

IN MEMORY GIFTS
This year generous gifts were made in memory of the following:

IN HONOUR GIFTS
This year generous gifts were made in honour of the following:

ESTATE GIFTS
These donors generously remembered SCIO in their wills, with gifts from their estates received this year:

Estate of Ruth Bolt
Estate of Ron Cooper
Estate of John David Isbister
Estate of Francoise Poitras
Estate of Warren James Rhodes
Estate of James Russel Timothy Sheehy