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ywca elm centre : thank you to our Elm Centre donors

No Place Like Elm
green, affordable, supportive

(coming in 2011)

YWCA Toronto acknowledges the following donors who share our vision to alleviate poverty and homelessness for women and women-led families in Toronto.

(donations received up to December 31, 2009)

$5,000,000
The family of Ken Thomson & the family of Audrey Campbell in memory of Irma Brydson
$1,000,000+
Nancy Ruth
$100,000 - $999,999
Anonymous (x2) Anonymous / United Way of Greater Toronto BMO Financial Group CIBC Diane Walker Gallery on the Lake Kathleen Sloan (Estate) Kiki Delaney Ms. Cindy Blakely Priscilla Prichard (Estate) Ruby Capital Corporation	Scotiabank Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto Susan & Cecil Hawkins TD Bank Financial Group The Morrison Foundation The Rotary Club of Toronto Charitable Foundation The Schad Foundation The Sprott Foundation The Wright Family Wigwamen Incorporated
$25,000 - $99,999
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Cassells Brock & Blackwell LLP Catherine J. Riggall Debra and Barry Campbell Hilditch Architect Jalynn Bennett James H. Cummings Foundation Inc. Ms. Lucille Roch	Purdy & Bea Crawford RBC Foundation Sally Wright Sherry Brydson Social Justice Fund of Tides Canada The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company The Jean Tweed Centre The McLean Foundation
$5,000 - $24,999
Anonymous Arlene Perly Rae & Bob Rae Barrett & Joan McDonald Blair & Kathy Keefe Charles S. Coffey, O.C. Chubb Insurance Co. of Canada Clay Horner Deborah Alexander Dr. Gail Robinson Elmwood Spa Francis & Melanie Allen Garth M. Girvan Gloria Bishop Heather McGregor Helen Allen Stacey (Estate) Honor Ireland Isabel Bassett Jim and Elske Kofman John van Nostrand JTM Inc.	Leslie Milrod Lyla Ada Crossley (Estate) Marie Picton Ms. Linda Tuck Chapman Ms. Nancy Ramalho Noella Milne Patricia D.S. Jackson Richard Balfour Robert Bell Rosemary Speirs Scott Morris Architects Sharilyn Hale Sheryl L. Kerr Sidney Robinson & Linda Currie Stephen Halperin Steve & Katharine Coxford The Liz and Tony Comper Foundation The Sonor Foundation Urbanspace Westerkirk Capital Inc. William Braithwaite
Up to $4,999
Anonymous (x27) Adell Graham Adriana Ben-Moodie Ajitha Cyriac Alberto Morales Alethia Lewis Alex Mazer Alexandra Clark Alexandra Montgomery Alice Longhurst Amanda Dale & Anja Kessler Amanda Kinna Amanda Surujpaul Amy Brooks Andrea Amin Andrea Bruner Andrea Collins Andrea Zavitz Andrew Gray Angela Njagi Ann Kavanagh Anna Johnston-Gibbins Anna Skorzewska Anne MacDonald Annie DeSouza Annis Owusu-Achaw Arlene Wortsman Arnella Clarke Reid Austin-Appleton Family AyA Kitchens & Baths Ltd. Aziza Elwin Bantchi Tamrat Barbara Brown Barbara Elson Barbara Hori Beena Kuriakose Bella Shvarzman-Zemel Ben Harris Bernice & Jack Ward Beth Atcheson Beverly Justin Blanca Alvarato Bob Rae Bob Reeves Bonita Then Bonnie Groome Brendalyn Morgan Brian Clarke C. Berney Carla Neto Carmela Serebryany-Harris Carol Barrett Carol Hines DaCosta Carol Straub Carol Wladyka Carolyn Whiteside Catherine (Kay) Fallis Catherine Blackburn Catherine McLean Ceta Ramkhalawansingh Cherie Robertson Chris Lawrence Christine Thompson Christopher Bredt & Jamie Cameron Church of the Holy Trinity Clare Prendergast Colleen Marbäck Connie Gallotti Corinne Rusch-Drutz & Michael Steinberg Costa Leclerc Design Inc. Councillor Olivia Chow Crawford Spencer Cynthia Bowes Cynthia Nathanson Daisy-Mae Hamelinck Danielle Arthur Danielle Simpson Darlene Lawson David & Shirley Crombie David Jonker David Scroggie Debbie Dimoff Dela Aziavor Diane Kruger Diane Low Dinah Thorpe Dominique Boivin Donald Cowan Donald Wilkins Donna Levy Doug Bradley & Mary Killoran Dr. Alison Prentice Dr. Doris Guyatt Dr. Justine Blainey-Broker Dr. Linda Rapson Dr. Nina Malayil Dr. Patricia Cavanagh Dr. Ursula Franklin Dushari Karunakaran Eb and Jane Zeidler Elizabeth Majic Elizabeth Sisam Esther Vise Farzaneh Tabrizi Fatima Teixeira Florence Wong Frances & Douglas Lissaman Frances Currie Frances Hogg Frances Mendez Barcelo Franz Hartmann G. Blasdel Claes Geoffrey Matus George Vesley & Mary Porjes Gianna Dassios Gilbert Hardy Gilbert Wong Gina Mackenzie Ginny Bellwood Girja Mahant Gordon Crowe and Margaret Whitfield Grace Duya Grace Hao Grace Small Graham Kemp Greg Allen Harriet Weld Hazel Seaton Helen Gurney Holly Andrews Ian & Hilary McLean Irene Wigdor Jae-Yon Jung Jane Eastwood Janet Dawson Janet Walker Janice Earle Jannie Mills Jean and Buck Scott Jean Cooper Jeani Best Jeanne Rowles Jeannette Manguiat-Stoecker Jenn St. Louis Jennie McKnight Jenny Searles Jessica Liebster Jill Baptist Jill Palmer Jim Lawson Joan and Ron Aziz Joan White Joanna Jaskielewicz Joanne Ranger Joanne Smith Johanna Braden John and Elizabeth Tory John De Goey John H. Tory John Rae Jonathan Bamberger Joyce Curry Joyce Douglas Judith Wolfson Judy Quinton Julia Fiddes Julia Haylock Julie Murphy Juvy Pulido Kamali Kumanan Karen Buddle-Martin Karen Hipson Kate Rae Kate Raven Katherine Gurney Kelly MacCready Ken & Shirley Allen Ken MacRitchie Kevin and Marina Dunal Kim Quashie Laura Kennedy-Rankin Lauren Hulme Lea Rideout Leena Nayyar Leslie Langdon Leslie Macintosh Leslie McCallum Leslie Russell Lillian Highgate Linda Klosowski Linette De Souza Lisa Cirillo Loretta McMullen Lorraine Moore Luke Real Lynda Rapp Lynn Lowes Maggie Ng Maisie Raymond-Brown Maliha Sattar Margaret Slaght Maria Ouano Maria Villanueva Maria-Luisa Elias Marie Lorenzo Marie Shalland Marina Riker-Kucic Mark Walsh Marlene Bell	Marli Ramsey Marnie and Vincent Laplante Marsha Brown Mary and Bruce Hutchinson Mary Ann Sebastian Mary McCall Mary Pat Moore Mary Sheppard Maryann Kerr Maryon Kantaroff Maureen Morris Maureen Squibb Mayeen Singhroy Meghan Warby Michael Mitchell Michael Peterson Michaela Farelli Michi Chun Mija and Rory Cattanach Miss H. Marie Smibert Miss Phyllis I. Davey Molly Reynolds Mr. & Mrs. D & E Cowling Mr. and Mrs. William J. Hall Mr. Craig MacDonald Mr. John Loosemore Mrs. Alice Thompson Mrs. Dorothy A. Brace Mrs. Edith Vuchnich Mrs. Eva CargilMrs. Frances Booth Mrs. Gail Birnie Mrs. Phyllis Barrow Mrs. Sandra Lint Mrs. Sudesh Sharma Ms. Aileen Cross Ms. Andrea Ou-Hingwan Ms. Ann Foster Ms. Anna Gutmanis Ms. Barbara Hall Ms. Barbara Stone Ms. Barbara Turnbull Ms. Betty Jane Wylie Ms. Brenda Way Ms. Carmencita Hernandez Ms. Carol Wilson Ms. Carroll Allen Dale Ms. Catherine McEwen Ms. Charlene Turner Ms. Chaviva Hosek Ms. Darlene Penney Ms. Deepa Jacob Ms. Dianne Atay Ms. Dolores Montavez-Ruz Ms. Donna Hunter Ms. Elizabeth Sousa Ms. Ellen K. Campbell Ms. Eva Pakyam Ms. Evelyn Hodgkinson Ms. Farah Ramhormozian Ms. Frances Cumberland Ms. Francine Odette Ms. Gertrude Mulcahy Ms. Grace Lake Ms. Heather Quirt Ms. Jane Rounthwaite Ms. Janice Peltier Ms. Jeannie MacGregor Ms. Jennifer Rae Ms. Joan Anthony Ms. Joanne Dwhytie Ms. Judith Finlayson Ms. Julie Y. Lee Ms. Kamala-Jean Gopie Ms. Kate Andrew Ms. Katherine Govier Ms. Kathy Sage-Wilkinson Ms. Kay Blair Ms. Linda Lundström Ms. Linda Silver Dranoff Ms. Liz Greenway Ms. Lois Fine Ms. Lynda H. Bowles Ms. Marilda Tselepis Ms. Marion Raycheba Ms. Mary Cornish Ms. Mary Mullens Ms. Mary Susanne Lamont Ms. Myra Tysoe Ms. Nancy Smith Ms. Naomi Joel Ms. Paulette Senior Ms. Pauline Paterson-Latham Ms. Pauline Tice Ms. Phyllis Berck Ms. Rajula Atherton Ms. Sally Palmateer Ms. Sally W. Armstrong Ms. Sandra Pate Ms. Sheila Block Ms. Silvia Samsa Ms. Susan Woods Ms. Tamara Broder Ms. Wendy Rothwell Ms. Wendy Shaw Ms. Zanana Akande Nancy Sullivan Nani Beutel Neil Dobbs Norman and Cynthia Day Olive Riggall Olusola Kehinde Pamela Gawn Pari Aram Parisa Nematian Paulett Ramsey Pauline Matthews Pearl Sequeira Peggy Nash Peter Caldwell Qaiser Khan Rahat Jameel Raine Liliefeldt Rebecca Ling Chartered Accountant Professional Corporation Rita Hyde Rizwana Din Robert Armstrong Robert Ellis Robert Marshall Robert Richards Robert Yalden and Pearl Eliadis Robin Sirutis Roger & Connie Green Ron Matthews Ron Swail Rosemary Chan Rosie Parnass Ruth Baruch Ruth Crammond Ruth Maund Safwat Zaky Sally Bhawaneesingh Sally Garner Sandra Guillaume Sandra Pearson Sanna Toelke Sara Ramnarine Sarah Blackstock Sarah Corman Sarah Lerchs Sarah Schindler Scott Barry Sergio Espinoza Shae London Shaheda Hassan Shannon Daugherty Shannon Persaud Tolnay Sharon Margison Sharon Shapiro Sharon Shearstone Shawn Abraham Shizue Kongo Signe Leisk Somerville National Leasing & Rentals Ltd. Son Do Sonia Green Sophie Afriat Stacey Reilly Stan Fisher Stephen Grant Steven Jacob Suada Omar Susan Eckler Susan Hartnett Susan Lowry Susan Marcus Sylvia D. Chrominska Sylvia Hanania Sylvia Milne T. Barankin Tad Brown Tammara McBrien Tannisha Lambert Tanya Brown Tara Jewer Tasleen Alani Terrie-Lynne Devonish The Honourable Jean Augustine Theresa Ampoto Theresa Roberson Thomas Hughes Tim McTiernan Tonya Perri Tracy Chow Tracy Wong Tricia Cooper Tsering Tsomo Una Felix Vesna Iljic Virginia Rae & Michael Peterson Wendy Ens Wendy Muller Wendy Szeto Wilfred Estey William Davis William Lee William Snow Yalda Nassirinejad Ye-hung Wong

government partners

YWCA thanks our partners at all levels of government for their support.

• Province of Ontario: $14.5 million
• Federal Government: $11.6 million
• City of Toronto: $12.0 million

For more information on how to support YWCA Elm Centre, please contact:
elmcentre [at] ywcatoronto [dot] org
416.961.8101 ext. 366

also see:

• the need
• the solution
• fundraising success to date
• location
• our donors

YWCA Elm Centre brochure
YWCA Elm Centre environmental sustainability
YWCA Elm Centre architectural renderings
YWCA Elm Centre naming opportunities

in the news :

april 2010 | Globe and Mail | Concrete hope: YWCA Toronto’s Elm Centre will provide housing to a diverse community, including low-income women and those fleeing violence
october-november 2009 | Building Strategies | YWCA Elm Centre project profile
september 2009 | Globe & Mail | Elm Co-Chair Announcement
september 2009 | Globe & Mail | Elm Campaign Announcement
january 2009 | Toronto Star | Housing project gets $5M
january 2009 | National Post | YWCA hopes $5M donation will spur city's generosity
january 2009 | Sing Tao | article
january 2009 | Globe & Mail | YWCA to build housing for women, children
january 2009 | Toronto Sun Media | Women and children first
january 2009 | Daily Exchange | Tough times make historic new project a welcome relief
january 2009 | PopGoesTheNews | Historic donation enables Toronto housing project to go forward
july 2006 | Toronto Star | Housing project gets nod
july 2006 | Globe & Mail | City approves women's housing
july 2006 | Toronto Star | Housing project expected to raise tempers

media advisory:
january 2009 | Tough times make historic new project a welcome relief

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