July 2010
focus
. . . thanking generous supporters of children’s mental health
Ellis Katsof, NCYS Executive
Provincial Fire Coordinator Director and Denys Prevost,
first hat bearers to unite forfor the Niagara Region were the
children’s mental health.
the Jane Baio
students’ council received
Notre Dame College Schoolllenge award for outstanding support of
Memorial Lids for Kids Cha
Lids for Kids.
Lids for Kids awareness campaign for children’s mental health culminated with more than 4,000
friends in the Niagara region wearing their hats with a Lids for Kids button to show they care!
Posters, honour boxes and buttons were distributed to high profile locations so that members of our
community had the opportunity to drop in a toonie and take a button. In fact, more than 250 honour
box host locations joined together for the week to share the clear message. This included several
elementary schools where Gayle Grass’s newest book, ‘He
Shoots! He Scores!’ generated conversation about mental
health challenges and stigma. Secondary schools successfully
hosted Lids for Kids as a Students’ Council led initiative.
Lakeshore Catholic High School students’ council led a’s
the entire student body in their effort to help Niagar
children with mental health problems.
Staff from Welland City Hal
NCYS Foundation sincerely thanks the Rotary Club of
support of Niagara’s childrel were enthusiastic in their
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Niagara Falls Sunrise for the seed money which made
Lids for Kids possible. West49’s gift allowed the campaign’s late
expansion due to amazing response across the region. The awareness and anti-stigma activities
were greatly enhanced by Print Media Sponsorship from The Niagara Falls Review, The Welland
Tribune and The St. Catharines Standard. 105.7 EZ Rock’s Broadcast Media Sponsorship over the
course of the week was a crucial component of the campaign’s success.
Thanks to friends across the Niagara region who showed they care about children’s mental health
by wearing their favourite hat with a Lids for Kids button on May 7!
Rotary Club
of Niagara Falls Sunrise
upcoming dates
to remember
April 7, 2011
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• May 1-6, 2011
• May 2011
NCYS Foundation Annual General Meeting
Lids for Kids
PenFinancial staff across the region
eager to show they care about childwere
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mental health.
Hope Award (exact date TBD)
NCYS Foundation • 3340 Schmon Parkway, Thorold, ON L2V 4Y6 • 905-688-6850 • www.ncys.ca
Focus on Friends
On behalf of children living with mental health problems,
NCYS Foundation extends sincere thanks.
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The Starlight Children’s
Foundation provided a
Starlight Fun Centre for the
benefit of children served
in our Residential
Treatment Program.
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The Kiwanis Club of Stamford delivered
wonderful Christmas gifts for children
attending school at the Merrittville location.
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Representatives from RBC presented staff from the Incredible Years
program with a donation of $40,000 from the RBC Foundation.
TD Bank Financial Group is generously supporting the children in Day Treatment
classrooms with a gift of $5,000 each year for the next five years.
The Kiwanis Club of St. Catharines
Central generously supported
the children of NCYS with gifts
for Christmas. Congratulations to
the Kiwanis Club of St. Catharines
Central on their merger with the
St. Catharines Club in the
fall of 2009. t
t The staff and members of White Oaks donated
gifts for the children served by NCYS at Christmas.
Students from Niagara College’s Child & Youth Worker
Program hosted“Bags, Buggies, & BBQ”,at Zehrs, Geneva
Street and raised more than $2,000!
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The Rotary Club of Niagara Falls Sunrise presented the
Foundation with a gift of $5,000 as seed money for the Lids
for Kids awareness campaign for children’s mental health.
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Staff of NCYS recently participated in the Lincoln County Law Association’s Golf Tournament. NCYS Foundation was
selected to receive the proceeds of this year’s event.
Canada Border Services Agency and Citizenship and Immigration Canada employees from the
McLeod Road Office in Niagara Falls raised $1,210 for children in the Residential Treatment program.
The Canadian Federation of University Women in St. Catharines
bought many, many books for children in the Residential Treatment
program. This is the fourteenth consecutive year that the CFUW has
cared for children served by NCYS in this way.
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NCYS Financial Supporters July 2009 to February 2010
Niagara Falls Bridge
Commission
Martin Sheppard Fraser LLP
Heelis, Williams, Little &
Almas LLP
Sullivan Mahoney LLP
St. Catharines
MacGillivray Chartered
Accountants and
Business Advisors
BHH Benefits
Canadian Federation of
University Women
St. Catharines
Kiwanis Club of
St. Catharines Central
Niagara Nutrition Partners
Canada Border Services
and CIC Employees
Niagara Child and Youth
Services Employees
Kiwanis Club of Stamford
Lincoln County Law
Association
Royal Canadian Legion
Erwin Taylor Charitable
Foundation
Adam Vitaterna
Memorial Fund
Cogeco Cable
D. J. Penwarden
Appraisals Ltd.
Chown, Cairns LLP
Martens, Lingard Barristers
& Solicitors
Lancaster, Brooks & Welch
Durward Jones Barkwell
Sullivan Mahoney LLP
Niagara Falls
Shoeless Joe’s St. Catharines
Walker Industries
Matthews, Cameron,
Heywood, Kerry T. Howe
Surveying Ltd.
Canada Post Foundation
Beatties Basics
Cotton Inc.
Niagara Falls Labour
Charitable Organization
Niagara Falls Animal
Medical Centre
Vineland Growers’
Co-operative, Ltd.
Bertie Printers
P. S. Print Solutions
Ridley & Associates
Appraisal Services
Limited
St. Thomas Aquinas CWL
cdhaynes design
Todd Adamowich
David Alexandriw
Norma Allan
Kevin K. Aloian
Matthew Anderson
Bryce Anderson
Teagan Andrews
Anonymous
Lynn Baltjes
John Bedell
Evelyn Bergen
Darlene Bicknell
Mary Beth Blackman
Nadiya Blaine
Christopher Blake
Irene Blokhuis
Linda Booth
Henry J. Bosch
Daphne Boyns
James Bradley
Christine Braley
Todd and Susan Bright
Rita Brown
Ruth Buchanan
Colleen Bunston
Bev Burge
Kristy Burnett-Kilby
Elia Cabral
Frederick Cameron
Elspeth Cameron
Eleanor E. Campbell
Andrew Carse
O. Foster Carter
Mario Cercone
and Darlene Fisher
Cheryl Chambers
Fran Chandler
Jitendra Chauhan
Olga Cishewsky
Dorothy Clark
Ronald Cobban
John and Jeanne Codrington
Linda Collacoti
Lise Corriveau
Constance Costanzo
Wende Cournoyea
Allison Crane
Beth Currey
David Czifra
Del Daignault
Michelle Decloux-Brown
Frank Demizio
Wanda Derda
William D. Dickson
Andrea J. Dickson
Louisa Drost-Zimmerman
Joyce Dunbar
George Dunn
Manoj Edamana
Sheri Eggleton
Sharon Eggleton
Denise Elliott
Estate of Marguerite Lucas
Rosanne and William
Fedorkow
Mr. and Mrs. William A.
Finley
Laurie Flasko
Doug and Linda Frazer
Bruce Gall
Dennis and Pam Gilmore
Shirley Gilmour
Brian Gogo
Anthony Golding
Maurice and Marilyn
Gomme
Gwen Gould
Roy and Karen Grabell
Ruth Grandoni
Gayle Grass
Darnell and Pam Graveline
Stacey Green
Cathy Grimo
Erik Grinbergs
Jason Guay
John and Dorene Haig
Jolene Hall
Sharon Hardy
Selby Harris
Carol and David Heath
Mr. C. Henderson
Arlene Herron
Doris Herster
Tarmo Heyduck
Mary Holliday
Rita Hornby
Robert Hosking
Sheila Jane Hosking
Richard and Rebecca
Houghton
Doug and Lena Houghton
Barbara Houtby
Douglas Hummell
Elizabeth Hunter
Lynn Hurd
Vanessa Ingraham
Pat Ingram
Gerry and Janet Jackson
Margaret Jackson
Jan Jaluvka
Colleen Johnson
Nancy Johnston
Amanda J. Joosten
Gerald Kandasamy
Ellis Katsof
Evelyn Kemp
Jack Kerr
Michelle Klein
Diane and Brian Kon
Lily Konkle
Becky Lambert
Rachel Laszlo
Jane Lauermeier
Sheila Lavery
Jerry Lawlor
Joanne LeBlanc
Dorla Lee
Frank Leslie
Jodi Levesque
Mary Catherine Lindberg
Kim Lis
Jayme Loge
Mario Lorito
Patricia A. Lucas
Al Luciano
Bob and Mary Lucyk
Helen MacDonald
William D. Mackie
Wendy MacPherson
Theresa Maddalena
Carol Mae Maidens
Shirley Maitland
Hilda A. Makken
Phil and Margie Maloney
Sheila Marcantonio
Rachel Marcon
Zopito and Helen Marini
John Markovich
Sharon Marshall
Elizabeth Mason
Edd and Agnes Masters
Margaret Mateyk
William A. Matheson
Bill Maurin
Richard and Barbara
Mawhood
Dr. and Mrs. McDiarmid
Bill McGargle
Roslyn McLean
Nancy McSpadden
Rich and Lisa Merlino
Melody Miles
Sharon Mills
Dean Moldenhauer
Kathy Molloy
Willo Morningstar
Linda Morrice
Mr. and Mrs. Morrissey
Brenda Nash
David Nicholson
Hans Niedermair
Greg Ostofi
Fern Panke
George and Gill Park
Tom Peirce
Sheri A. Penner
Elaine Penner
Michelle Pharand
Teresa Pirson
Ron Planche
Russel and Shirley Plumley
Cathy Pope
John and Mary Potter
Liz Powell
Guido Prata
Violet Priddle
Janet Prime
Janice Quinn
Mary Rampado
Glenna Ranieri
Carol and Blair Reid
Bob Rennie
Michael Riordon
Joan Rizi
Kevin Robins
Richard and Jeannine
Rogers
Janice Rogers
Janet Rookley
Joseph and Joana Rosso
June Roulston
Bob and Sue Ruttan
Jo-Ann Sacco
Ted and Sharon Salci
Sandi Salewytsch
Jackie Sanche
Dr. and Mrs. Santher
Bernice Sauer
Jennifer Schoenhals
Mary Anne and Eric Seppala
Mary Serveau
Marjolaine Shannon
Francis Sheehan
Dianne and Archie Sheppard
Dale Shipley
David Sider
Mary Siegner
Jim and Nancy Sissons
Margot Smith
George Soper
Beverley Sorley
Gloria Sorley
Allan and Elizabeth Spaan
Mr. and Mrs. St. Hilaire
Henri-Louis St. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson
John Stockwell
Ina Stone
Shirley Stoner
Mr. and Mrs. Storoni
Eva Szijarto
Patricia Teal
Barbara Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson
Karen Thompson
Patricia Thompson
Frank and Barbara Tiffney
Marty and Nancy Tkachuk
Sonny Tutti
Robert Tytaneck
Caryl Upper
John Van Every
Debbie van Maaren
Nicole Vandenberk
Janice Veltkamp
Jan Venema
Ruth Vincent Nowe
Violet Walsh
Carole Ward
Sandra Watson
Max Wheeler
Lois Wills
Graham Wilson
Monica Wolfe
Elaine Woon
Bruce and Pat Wormald
Angela Wyrcimaga
Tuula Yacyshyn
Robert and Shirley Young
Carrie and Angelo Zeffiro
Margaret Zoretich
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SpecialEvening
A Very
Members of the NCYS Foundation Board of Directors and Foundation
staff played host to 400 guests to pay tribute to Dr. Robin Williams as
she was presented with the inaugural Hope Award. The Hope Award
will be given out annually to recognize outstanding contributions made
to improve the lives of children, youth and their families living with
mental health problems. Keynote speaker, Rex Murphy, shared his
witty, politically laced humour. NCYS Executive Director, Ellis Katsof,
challenged everyone to end the stigma surrounding mental illness and
mental health problems. Plans are already underway for next year and
details will appear in the Fall edition of “Focus”.
The Hope Award
Dr. Robin Williams
Dr.Williams, Dr. Kevin Foster, Rex Murphy, Ellis Katsof
Over 400 in attendance
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NCYS Foundation wishes to thank the following for making the inaugural Hope Award a huge success.
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