A Sterling Silver Anniversary

In this year's Donor Report, we are proud to commemorate with you, our dedicated donor community, our Foundation's 25th anniversary. And what better way to mark this important milestone than celebrating one of our most successful fundraising years on record?

Thanks to you, in 2010-2011 we exceeded our fundraising goal by 10 per cent, raising $66.8 million to support care, research and education in our hospitals and research institutions.

Much of our success this past year comes as a result of years of work and so this Donor Report features a retrospective of the past 25 years. It is impressive to see how far we – our Foundation, our hospitals and our donors – have come together.

In 1986, Toronto General Hospital and Toronto Western Hospital merged, creating one of the largest healthcare networks in the country. Under the skilled leadership of the late R. Fraser Elliott, Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation was founded to support the shared vision of these two respected institutions.

That same year, surgeons at the Toronto General Hospital performed the world's first double lung transplant, an auspicious beginning for University Health Network and our newly minted Foundation. In the years that followed, there were many more world firsts to come, and our donors would help provide the means by which our care providers, researchers and educators could "dream big dreams".

Today, because of the continued dedication of our supporters, advances made at University Health Network are improving people's lives around the world.

On the occasion of our Foundation's 25th anniversary, we share with you some important milestones and fond memories as we look back. This Donor Report is a testament to the dedication of our donors, volunteers and hospital staff.

Thank you for being part of our Foundation's journey.

 

Tennys J. M. Hanson President & Chief Executive Officer

John Warren Chair