HSFM was honoured to be chosen as the Charity of Choice by the Sons of Italy, Garibaldi Lodge for their 25th anniversary gala held March 19, 2011. The Foundation received a very generous donation of $80,000 at the event. Thank you, Sons of Italy. Your support will help the Foundation fulfill its mission to lead Manitobans to a future free of heart disease and stroke.

Pictured above: (L to R) Tom De Nardi, Dinner Chair; Franco Petrelli, Dinner Chair; Monique Gravel, CIBC Wood Gundy; Frank Sottana, District Vice-President; CIBC Retail Banking; Frank Fiorentino; Debbie Brown; Wendy Bullock; John Giavedoni, SOI Gala Treasurer; Justin Bova, SOI president

Campaign of Caring Endowment Fund donors

Paul Albrechtsen Fund
David and Ruth Asper Family Fund
Birchwood Automotive Group Fund
Blue Cross Colour of Caring Fund
R.A.N. Bonnycastle Fund
Boston Pizza Fund
Canada Safeway Limited Fund
Stanley Charles and Braidwood (Braidie) Jackson Memorial Fund
Dr. Patrick Choy Fund
Crane Steel Structures Fund
Zenith Denchak Memorial Fund
Irene Elias Memorial Fund
Filmon Family Fund in Memory of Harold Wainwright
Frank Fiorentino Family Fund
Gundy’s Fund in Memory of Gundega (Gundy) Ansklavins
Vivian Doris Glass Memorial Fund
Bob and Daye Irving Fund
Johnston Group Fund
Mr. & Mrs. R.M. (Bob) Kozminski Fund
Leech Family Fund
London Drugs Fund
Low Family Fund
Monarch Industries Fund
Order of Sons of Italy Fund
Trevor and Michael Paul Memorial Fund
Pollard Family Fund
Premier Printing Ltd. Fund
Joe Rewucki Family Fund
George T. Richardson Fund
Ross Robinson Fund
Paul F. Robson and Family Fund
Anita K. Ross Fund
sanofi-aventis Award in Cardiology Fund
Harvey Scrivener Memorial Fund
Anne and Samuel Senensky Fund
David M. Shearer Memorial Fund
The Bernice Siudy Fund in Memory of Edward Siudy and Ethel & Stan Hesp
Veron Consultants Inc. Fund
St. Vital Centre Heartstrings Fund
Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Fund
Peter and Agnes Winzoski Memorial Fund

For more information on the Campaign of Caring or how to set up your own fund, click here.

Sponsorships & Grants

Bristol-Myers Squibb -  2011 edition of our Heart Attack and Back manual

Canada One Travel – grand prize sponsor of Big Bike 2011

Cargill - Nutrition Month 2011

Dufresne - CPR Month 2011

Earls – in-kind contribution to 2011 CPR Corporate Challenge

Granny's Poultry - Meal Planning for One or Two booklet

Hamilton Beach – various in-kind contributions

The Keg and Celestial Seasonings – in-kind contribution to our 2011 Door to Door Campaign

Manitoba Canola Growers Association -  Nutrition Month 2011
www.canolarecipes.ca

Manitoba Lotteries - title sponsorship for the MB Lotteries Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba Big Bike Event.

Qualico Group of Companies - 2011 Door-to-Door campaign

Winnipeg Convention Centre - in-kind contribution to 2011 CPR Month Kickoff

Winnipeg Foundation - provided CPR Anytime Kits to families of 500 high risk pediatric patients

Special event sponsors:

Media Sponsors:
CTV
Golden West Radio - $25,000 in air time
Winnipeg Free Press

AED Sponsorship:
A $1 million contribution to the Heart&Stroke Restart a Heart, Restart a Life™ national Automated External Defibrillator (AED) program by the Boston Pizza Foundation made the placement of 10 AEDs in Manitoba possible. The entire $1 million contribution supports the allocation, training and installation of 200 AEDs across the country over the next five years. They are being placed in public places such as community centres, sports arenas, and shopping malls. Criteria for determining community areas most in need include emergency response times, the potential of higher incidence of sudden cardiac arrests in large public spaces, and local readiness to support a public access defibrillator program.

The AEDs were placed in Winnipeg at Creative Retirement, Perimeter Aviation, The Golf Dome, and Hope Centre Health Care; in Portage la Prairie at William Glesby Centre; in Selkirk at St. Andrews Recreation Centre; in Morden at Morden Friendship & Senior Services Activity Centre; in Brandon at Brandon University Athletic Department; and in Thompson at Norplex Pool. In the first year, training and equipment will be provided. Six to eight trained personnel will be available at each AED location to assist someone who is having a cardiac arrest.

 
Morden Presentation

Brandon Presentation

Portage Presentation

Community Nutrition and Northern Outreach Manager Amanda Nash
presenting to Daryl March, General Manager of Boston Pizza in Thompson

Resuscitation and AED Manager Diana Bayles and Major Gifts Manager Bill Mowat presenting an AED plaque to Recreation Director Murray Harding at the Richmond Kings Community Centre, Silverstone Arena in Winnipeg. The AED was generously donated by Vector Construction Group for placement in this community.

To learn about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Noni Rosenblat, Senior Relationships Manager at 949.2028.

Major Gifts

Barik Medical Inc. - $1,250 toward the AED Challenge

Harry Burdon - $3,000 in support of our mission

Canadian First Aid Training Ltd. - $1,250 toward the AED Challenge

Canadian German Society - $5,000 in support of our mission

Cangene Corporation - $1,500 in support of our mission

Crane Steel Structures Ltd. - $1,000 in support of the area of greatest need

Elsie Denchak -  $4,000 in support of research

Dorothy Day - $5,000 in support of our mission

Bryce Douglas - $5,000 in support of the area of greatest need

Eastern Chrysler – Joe Rewucki Family - $7,500 in support of Research

Arthur Elias - $500,000 in support of the area of greatest need and Research

Garry Filmon -  $1,600 in support of the area of greatest need

Find First Aid Inc. - $2,000 toward the AED Challenge

Brian Hastings - $5,000 in support of our mission

Johnson Group - $5,000 in support of the area of greatest need

R.M. Kozminski - $1,000 in support of the area of greatest need

Leech Printing - $2,000 in support of the area of greatest need

London Drugs - $2,500 in support of the area of greatest need

Manitoba Blue Cross - $5,000 in support of the area of greatest need

McCaine Electric - $2,500 in support of our mission

Alan McLaughlin - $5,000 in support of the area of greatest need

Pollard Family Foundation - $10,000 in support of the area of greatest need

Premier Printing Limited - $2,500 in support of Research and Cardiac Care 

Gerry Price - $5,000 in support of our mission

B.A. Robinson - $5,000 in support of the area of greatest need

RBC Foundation - $10,000 in support of the Northern Outreach Program

Frank Shiffman - $1,500 in support of our mission

Terracon Developments – accumulative contributions over the past 20 years $17,500 in support of Heart and Stroke Research

Veron Consultants - $25,000 in support of Research

The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company - $3,500 in support of our mission

Didzus Zuzens - $20,000 in support of Research

Individual donor contributions through the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba - $14,000 in support of HSFM mission

To make a major gift to the Foundation, please contact Bill Mowat, Major Gifts Manager at 949.2021.

Live Red Events

Each year in Manitoba, dozens of Live Red and Live Red Youth fundraising events are held in support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba. These events have a huge impact on furthering the Foundation's mission, which is to eliminate heart disease and stroke and reduce their impact through the advancement of research and its application, the promotion of healthy living, and advocacy. To hold your own Live Red event, contact Jessica Cranmer at 949.2019. To learn more about Live Red events, click here.

Special Thanks

Special thanks to all those who give through our monthly giving program and those that give through the Beamish Legacy Society. Your planned gift helps improve the lives of Manitobans.