ANNUALREPORT

2018-2019

PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES SO YOU CAN WRITE A CHILD’S STORY

Cheryl Sprague, President

Sophia Chisholm, Vice-President

Tom Lanoue, Treasurer

Vacant - Secretary

Paul Schlosser

Matt St. Louis

Cameron Paine

Cara Kennedy

Lauren Hamer

Charmaine Gillis

Mike Fisher

Jameson Pritiko

George Georges

Ernie Nesbitt

Susan Easterbrook (Ex-Officio member)

THE WINDSOR-ESSEX CHILDREN’S AID FOUNDATION is dedicated to providing financial support that contributes to the safety and well-being of the children and families of the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society through fundraising initiatives and public education.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2018-2019

YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019

2018-2019 Expenditures

Expense Breakdown 2018/2019 2017/2018Charitable Programming 71% 68%Staffing Allocation from WECAS 7% 5%Fundraising Costs 17% 21%Administration Costs 5% 6% 100% 100%

Foundation Financial Information 2018/2019 2017/2018 Fundraising $ 165,548 $ 261,004 Donations (includes Estate Donations) 220,611 221,909 Grants 122,396 129,293 Bingo revenue 12,568 13,446 Interest income 20,779 13,253 Total Revenue 541,902 638,905 Charitable Programming* 334,088 476,790 Fundraising costs 79,489 146,390 Staffing allocation from Windsor-Essex CAS 35,000 35,000 Administration costs 25,564 39,717 Total Expenditures 474,141 697,897

Net Proceeds $ 67,761 $ (58,992) *Detail of programming expenditures: Summer camp program 58,213 69,225 Holiday program 50,885 68,547 Bursaries 111,365 132,153 Programs to support children in care 55,487 138,823 Prevention program 300 4,553 Programs to support families 57,838 63,489 Total charitable programming $ 334,088 $ 476,790

Charitable Programming

71%

Fundraising Costs 17%

Staffing Allocation from WECAS

7%

Administration Costs 5%

What is the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Foundation (WECAF) all about? That is a question I get asked occasionally. The technical response is that we are a separate Board of Directors with a separate charitable number than the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society. Our mandate, however, as committed volunteers is to uphold the programs that impact children, youth and families that the Children’s Aid Society supports. We do this by generating community support through fundraising and public awareness initiatives. The shorter answer, yet more to the point, is that WECAF exists to make a difference in the lives of others right here in Windsor-Essex County.

As I reflect back on the fourth year of the five year “You Can Write A Child Story” Campaign, I marvel at how our community responds to the needs of our neighbours. This is evident in both our Holiday Program and “Fresh Air” Summer Camp appeals. When both drives were falling short, we shared our story with others through traditional and social media. In each case, the response was overwhelming in terms of people wanting to help others. As a result, over 800 families enjoyed the holidays and more than 300 children were able to partake in a summer experience.

The Board of Directors continues to explore new and innovative ways to provide resources to not only children in care, but families where children remain in the home. The programs of the Foundation are instrumental in strengthening relationships, building self-esteem and assuring that every child has an opportunity to aspire to his or her dreams. In order to educate the community about our work, we have invested in a renewal of our web-site, www.wecaf.on.ca. This is now an inviting, user-friendly means of communication. As well, we have updated the “You Can Write A Child’s Story” Case for Support booklet that outlines the many opportunities for giving. We have also produced a video that, with the assistance of some of our youth, tells the story of the Foundation’s successful outcomes.

All of our special events this past fiscal year have exceeded their goals financially. We even succeeded in shattering the doldrums of winter as we launched our first “Network & Glamp” event in February. Camping with glamour at the beautiful Fourteen Restaurant. Who could ask for a better afternoon, especially knowing that dozens of children will attend summer camp as a result.

We are about to enter the final year of this particular campaign. All signs point to the fact that we will meet our 5 year, $2 million goal. As you will note by the listing of donors in this report, our community really does care and for this we are extremely grateful. If you would like to “Write A Child’s Story”, WECAF is here to help you do so. In the words of Nelson Mandela, “History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of our children”.

Respectfully Submitted,

Cheryl Sprague, President

A MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT

n Gourmet Gardens returned to Sprucewood Shores Estate Winery, May 6, 2018 raising over $41,000 for the “You Can Write A Child’s Story “ campaign.

n Rose City Rhythms made a $15,000 donation for sports programs for children and youth as well as summer camp.

n WECAF, together with Family Respite Services, were recipients of proceeds from Art in the Park tours of the Low-Martin House in Walkerville.

n The “Fresh Air” Summer Camp appeal achieved over $89,000 in donations enabling over 300 children the opportunity to enjoy a complete summer experience. Signature gifts were received from the Solcz Family Foundation, the Canadian Tire Jumpstart Association, the St. Clair College Alumni Association, the Windsor Essex Community Foundation (Inspiration 100 grant) and Dunn Construction.

n A “Celebration of All Things Food & Wine” was held September 27th at the Low Martin House. Proceeds of this Harvest evening benefitted WECAF programs.

n WECAF was awarded a $50,000 RBC Future Launch grant for implementation of a one-year pilot program entitled, “Capturing A Future Through Life Opportunities, Leadership & Experience”. The program provides opportunities for youth living in Essex County who receive services from WECAS.

n Over 120 legal professionals and financial advisors were introduced to WECAF’s Legacy Giving Program.

n The 21st Annual Cops Care for Kids Fashion Show & Silent Auction with a new day (Friday) and collaboration with Devonshire Mall exceeded its financial goal raising over $39,000 for the “You Can Write A Child’s Story” campaign.

n As a result of the generosity of Ziter Pharmacy and Coopers Hawk Estate Winery, “An Evening of

Art Expression” was held November 15th at the Art Gallery of Windsor. The event showcased the creative talents of children and youth who participate in the Art Expression and Youth with Cameras Program.

n The National Bank of Canada, Highline Mushrooms, Union Gas and Staples put a smile on the faces of over 900 youth with new back packs and school supplies for a positive start to the school year.

n As a result of a community appeal, the Holiday Program realized over $80,000 in monetary donations and $500,000 of in-kind donations supporting over 800 families and youth living independently.

n Sam Sinjari once again donated over 200 board games for Kinship Families to enjoy on Family Day. The Circle of Seven also contributed $5,000 to Kinship Services as a result of their Diamonds & Denim Gala held at the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society, November 3, 2018.

n “Network & Glamp”, a new event held February 21st at Fourteen Restaurant & Sky Lounge, was an overwhelming success. $12,400 was generated for the “Fresh Air” Summer Camp program.

n Grants were once again channeled through the Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada to WECAF. These included the CIBC Miracle Fund and the Ted & Loretta Rogers Foster Care Transition Program. Over $51,220 was received.

n The Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Foundation continues to receive significant grant revenue from the Community Giving Program of Green Shield. This is applied to the FACT Program. As well, TD’s five-year pledge continues towards the Youth Empowerment Fund. Highline Mushrooms continues to support the Leamington Homework Program and Back packs for Essex County children and youth via a five-year financial commitment.

HIGHLIGHTS OF YEAR FOUR, “YOU CAN WRITE A CHILD’S STORY” CAMPAIGN

Kids helping kids during the Holidays!

Belle River Public School Kindergarten Class

Step Back in Time for a Harvest Evening – A Celebration of All Things Food & Wine

Cops Care for Kids Fashion Show & Silent Auction

The Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Foundation Acknowledges With Gratitude the Generosity of the Following Donors* to Programs for 2018-2019

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS

Mohamad Abdel-NabiMonica AdamTom AdamsPiercarlo AgatiRob AgnewWilliam AlexanderPatricia AndersonJoanne AndersonJacqueline AnglinAnonymousMargaret ArmstrongCatherine ArpinClaudia AvilaVera AvramHassan AwedBeverley BaileySherri BaillargeonAnne BaldoJennifer BaroneJoan M. BatemanElizabeth BeaudoinJohn BeemerShannon BellPamela Bellemore-LoDucaDiletta BelloNatalie BeltranoTheresa BeneteauCaron BernacchiMary Ellen BevanMelissa BezaireBeverly BezairePat BlackJacqueline Bobyk-KruminsGreg BolohanClaire BondySheryl BondyBrandon BondyMark BoscariolPeter BowersMichelle BoxallGlenn & Janet BrandtJason BrayAshley BrouilletteJaime & Evan BurtVincenza ButeraAngela & Michele CalamitaTerril CampbellLaurie CaradonnaOlivia CarliniAnne CarrickKristen CastellanKaren & Brian CatLeo Catherine

John & Deeanne CerviniMichael ChalutDawn & Marie ChammatPaul & Judy ChandlerSusan ChankoChristine ChapmanPatricia CheadleWayne CheeBethea ClarkStephanie ClarkMichael ClarkJennifer ClineDan CollKaren ConnorSharon & Sam CornettSusan CoteMichele CoulterDolores CremaDonna CrossStephen CrouseNathan & Patsy CrumbPeter CrumpJustine DanfordDavid DauphineeAna DaviesKaren DekoldTammy DeschampsRuth DeschampsMary Anne DeslippeAndrea DesmaraisLorriane DevogelaereLucia Di PierdomenicoClotilde DimennaDoug & Judith DodichDiane DogteromJo-Anne DoherShelley DonovanDonna DordevskiTerry DowhanChristie DownesDavid DoyleMary Louise DrakePatrick DugalGayle DulongAlexander DunfordStephanie DunnMary & Michael DunnMichael DunnMatthew DupuisKim DupuisAlana DurocherTheresa EdmondsonAngela Emery

Vicki & Brian EvansLeanne FaroughNicole FauteuxJoyce FavotDaniela FavotDean FavotAnnette FergusonTerry FinkMike FisherBrandon FitzgeraldMargaret FongLee Ann FordLarry, Susan & David FoxMichael FracasCathy FramGary FraserSusan & Lawrence FriesenBrian FryLinda GammieroTina GattAllan GauvinMaggie GeorgeDonald GeorgeKrystina GerardKelly GherasimLaurie GibbAlison GillenChristopher GirardAshley GouletMichael GraberElizabeth & Michael GradyTeresa GrantAlen & Lois GrayLinda & Edward GrondinCindy HaasGina HailstoneRobert HalfordLauren HamerDennis HammKristen HarcarufkaCarol & John HarcarufkaLily & Jean HarrisDarrin & Eduarda HarrisonNorm & Jean HarrisonMichelle HattonBarbra HayDoris HellenbartSusanne HenkieJeanine & Peter HeynsbroekDennis HicksRick & Kelly HicksLillian HicksMyron Hlynka

Bernice & John HolseyCarl HooperDarlene HornCheryl & Barry HorrobinMichael & Margaret HorrobinAndrea HowardGail HowlettPeter HrastovecMildred HrenoRobert HrickovianJoan K. IatonnaCatherine Iles-PeckTom IntrocasoRoland JanisseChad JefferyTerry JohnsonLinda JonesDoreen JonesJanine JonesEmad KadriReene KainthAnita KaloniJohn & Janise KaschakJames KaschakMr. & Mrs Leonard KavanaughShelley KellySusan KennedyCara KennedyChristine KhayatMary KnappMargaret KnappRick KnechtelJeffrey KonradGeorgina KosanovicCherie LadouceurMichelle LaliberteAngela LambingTracy LampronDiane LandryTom LanoueDonna LaporteSusan LarkinSuzanne LatoucheJanice LaubeJoan LauzonTracy LavergneAlison LeBoeufKaren LeClairValerie LefebvreValerie & Eugene LefebvreCharlotte LeFrank

Mario LeonardoKathleen LepainAmy LetowskiJennifer ListerNancy LivingstonBrian LongeuayTimothy LoopNina Lue PannDavid MackellKelly MacLeodAmy & Jerry MacNeillBen MakepeaceJo-Anne ManciniKristine MannLynda MannGianna ManzerolleKathy MarentettePaul MarentetteMary MarentetteDeborah MartelDavid MartinTracy MartinCurtis MasaroCaroline MayeauRandall MayneDonna & Eric MayneVirginia McCloskeyDavid McConnellLisa McCubbinJessica McDonaldSandra McDonaldSamatha McIntoshPat McKayZilda McKelvieHelen McKelvieDr. Anne McLachlanLynn McLaughlinCheryl McLeanCindy McLellanKathy M’CloskeyPaul MedvedGlenda & Michael MelegaNeta & Eleanor MerryfieldErica MeyerNancy MikhailSarah MitchellRandy MoirCarmela MolliconeDeborah MonetteBill MorrisJason MorrisPam & Hannah MorrisonPatricia Moscatello

DONORS

*Donations listed are $50 and above.

Camera Club & Art Enrichment showing at the

Art Gallery of Windsor

$50,000 RBC Future Launch grant presented

to WECAF

Network & Glamp – Help Send a

Kid to Camp

Janet MoseyJohn & Cynthia MurphyVeronica MurrayDorothy MuzzattiPeter MycakJason NadonCynthia NelnerJames NelsonJim NelsonSandra & Rob NeposlanSheila NixBrian & Mary Jo NolanTara OchenduszkoMarilyn O’HaganiersChristopher OleynikShannon OmarGodwin OpeolaChristine OuelletteMartina OuelletteNancy ParkerCarol ParkinTerri PattersonJack & Shirley PeckTerri PeironeSandra PelkaVictor & Shirley PeltierMary & James PetersonKelly PetrozziLisa PickeringRobert Pickering

Ruth PietteSusanne PillonLisa PinciucJon PistagnesiDawn PocockJulie PolicellaLisa PowersJanet PramperoLucia PranteraTerri PrevettJessica PritchardChantal QuinnLesley RacicotBruce RandMark RapoportKirk RaycraftYvonne ReaumeSharlaine ReidSteve RenaudLoran RhynoKimberly RichardsAnna RidderMark Rinaldi-RossDerek RobinsonSandi RocheleauLorne RocheleauLori RochleauGary RochleauMelissa RolesWanda Rosicki

Rebecca RossMarc RoyRebecca RusenstromShelley RutcykjSue & Jim RutherfordStephanie & Joe RutherfordBrenda RutherfordDebra SalterStephanie SandersMichael SandersonGeraldine SandreDiane SantingJessica SartoriMichael SavoNicole SbroccaGisella SchembriFrancine SchlosserRobert ScussolinKaren SearsJanis SeguinLarry SeguinDeborah SeversClare ShalalaTanya SheridanJeffrey ShulmanKeith SimisonJudy SimoneAnuradha SinghSam SinjariSilvana Slavik

Jamie SmithTammy & Mark SnivelyLeonard SolczMelanie SoletLinda SomervilleMichael SomervilleAlana SovieFran SpadaforaJennifer SpragueCheryl SpragueDavid SquireTina StagnoGianna, Joe, Jack & NickStammlerJacob StecherKaren StecherDora SteinCristina SteinJim StevensChuck StoffleMarija StojanovicFlorence StrangLina TannousRichard TaylorPaul TaylorJennifer TernoeyShirley ThomasCinthia ThrasherRichard C. ThurstonElizabeth Tinning

Leslie TurcotteWilhelmina UnisMadelyn & Della ValleHerman Van GrinsvenRosemary & William VanderLindenCarolina VenerusChristine VerberneTimothy VidaJames WalesKerri WallaceDenise & Jim WalmsleyLyle WardEleanor WarrenElizabeth WarrenLindsey WatsonLori & Hugh WayMatt WeingardenDavid WellsDonna WestClarissa WheelerDave WoodalDorcas YeboahDorothy YoungBarbara A. ZakoorChristine Ziter-Labiak

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS (CONT’D)

Active Claims Management (2018) Inc.Advantage Engineering Inc.AMPELBarry & Stephanie Zekelman FndBelle River Public SchoolBuckingham Reality Ltd.Canada Border Services AgencyCanada Helps.orgCanadian Mental Health AssociationCanadian Tire #121Canadian Tire Store #199Catholic Cemeteries of WindsorCentral 33Central Animal HospitalChevaliers De ColombCintasCircle of SevenCity of Windsor, Bake saleConcours Mold Inc.Craft Tower DesignsCUPE Local 2286CUPE Local 27Dakkota Intergrated Systems Ltd.

Delta Chi Childcare CtrsDevonshire MallEmpire CommunicationsErie St. Clar LHIN, IDS TeamEssex County Cop CampEssex Power Corp.Farhat & Associates Law FCF Custom FabFEI CanadaFrank Cowan & CompanyGap Inc.GECDSB, Eng. Dept, Facility ServicesGeorge Georges, RBC SecuritiesGilder GuardGina Meo, Seven Lakes Homes Ltd.Grain of Sand FoundationGreen Shield CanadaGround EffectsHighline MushroomsHogarth Hermiston Servers LLPHold Please Communications Ltd.Holland CleaningHub International Limited

Hunter Express Ltd.IBM Employees’ Charitable FundIntegrity Tool & MoldIron MountainJose’s Bar & GrillJS Fitness Corp.Ketchum Canada (2002) Inc.Knights of Columbus 4555Konrad Farms Inc.KPMG FoundationLakeside BakeryLasalle Police ServicesLibro Credit UnionLou & Nancy Mikhail, LM Equities Inc.McCarthy AutomotiveMcTague Law Firm LLPMike Brkovich, 981337 Ontario Inc.Mikhail Holdings LimtedMiller Canfield LLPMonarch BasicsMousseau DeLuca McPhersonNational Bank of CanadaNeil Weston, Weston Abbatoir Ltd.Nor-Built Construction

PBL InsuranceRandy Moir, Moir Crane ServicesRBC FoundationRBC Wealth ManagementRose City FordRose City Rhythms Presicion SkatingRotary Club of Windsor - RoselandRoy Trans Global LogisticsSecond Chance CPR Inc.Seen Vision CentreSfera ArchitectsShibley RightonSilver Lining FoundationSolcz Family FoundationSprucewood Shores WinerySt. Clair CollegeSt. Clair College Alumni Assoc.TCI Titan Contracting Inc.TD BankTepperman’sThe Benefits CompanyThe Benevity Community Impact FundThe Kettle Corn GuysThe Toronto-Dominion

BankTrinity United Church UCWUnifor CanadaUnited WayUnited Way Lanark & Renfrew CountiesVault of Midnight Inc.Vertical Software Veteran CabVersaterm Inc.Vic Tavern, Pasta FundraiserWhats Poppin Popcorn FactoryWindsor Executives AssociationWindsor Family Credit UnionWindsor Firefighters AssociationWindsor Machine & StampingWindsor Police AssociationWindsor Police ServicesWindsor TaxiWINMARZiter Pharmacy Inc.

CORPORATE DONORS

Estate of Adrian Hercule Tellier

ESTATES

1671 Riverside Drive East Windsor, ON N8Y 5B5

Phone: 519-252-1171 | Fax: 519-256-2739 www.wecaf.on.ca