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C H I L D R E N ’ S H O S P I TA L F O U N D AT I O N O F M A N I TO B A
Teddy News
page 3
Meet Aiden
page 7
The Guild Report
page 9
Updates
page 10
Kids Helping Kids
page 13
Legacy of Caring
page 17
MICH Microscope
Message from the
President & CEO
Children’s Hospital Foundation
of Manitoba Board of Directors
2014/2015
Mark Evans, Chair
Karen Cornejo, Vice-Chair
Dan Rempel, Past Chair
Priti Mehta-Shah, Interim Treasurer & Chair of
Finance
JJ Burnell, Secretary
Karen Cornejo, Chair Governance/Nominating
Committee
Mark Evans, Chair Development Committee
Jim McEachern, Chair Communications &
Marketing Committee
Darcy Strutinsky, Chair Human Resources
Committee
Marie-Alice Grassick, Chair Children’s Hospital
Guild of Manitoba
JJ Burnell, Chair Child Health Advisory
Committee
Mark Gray, Representative, Manitoba Institute of
Child Health Board of Directors
Wilf Brock
Enzo Cotroneo
Neil Duboff
Dr. Janet Grabowski
Lisa Heimbecker
Greg McLaren
John Perrin
Norva Riddell
Holly Toupin
Ex Officio
Dr. Terry Klassen – Professor & Head,
Department of Pediatrics and Child Health,
University of Manitoba; Medical Director, Child
Health Program, WRHA, CEO & Scientific Director,
Manitoba Institute of Child Health
Susan Fogg – Program Director, Child Health,
WRHA Director of Patient Services, Children’s
Hospital, HSC
Dana Erickson – Chief Operating Officer, Health
Sciences Centre
Lawrence Prout – President & CEO, Children’s
Hospital Foundation of Manitoba
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Did you know that your donation has
a multiple effect? You may not realize
it, but your donation makes a ripple
effect throughout our community and
beyond. When you make a donation,
you help the hospital which helps the
staff which helps change that child’s life
that affects their brother/sister, cousin,
aunt and uncle. It’s truly amazing the
work you are able to accomplish.
On a personal level, I can not believe
over two years has gone by since I
took on the role of President & CEO
of this amazing Foundation. We have
re-worked departments to become
more effective, created a five year plan,
hired strategically to grow all areas of
the Foundation, increased relationships
throughout the hospital and are
currently working on our behind the
scenes systems to run even more
effectively. We have taken a deep look
into our Foundation and have made
decisions on how we can save more
money administratively to benefit the
children of this province even more.
Our goal is to be more efficient and
more effective so that together we
can make a difference…because sick
children need us now.
Lawrence Prout,
President & CEO
Congratulations to Dr. Terry Klassen who has accepted the positions of
Head, Department of Pediatrics, University of Manitoba and Medical
Director, Child Health Program, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and
we look forward to working with him in this capacity. Dr. KIassen will
also remain as the CEO & Scientific Director of the Manitoba Institute of
Child Health, the Foundation owned and operated research facility.
Coming Soon:
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Give a gift that will make a difference in child
health and child health research. Send an e-card
to your loved ones so we can do more for the
children that need us.
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Teddy News
Fall 2014 • Volume 2 • Issue No: 2
Established in 1971, the Children’s Hospital
Foundation of Manitoba works to support the
special healthcare needs of children through
reliable and consistent funding of pediatric
medical research, as well as equipment and
programs at Children’s Hospital of Winnipeg.
Editor In Chief: Tanya Williams
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C H I L D R E N ’ S H O S P I TA L F O U N D AT I O N O F M A N I TO B A
Meet Aiden
Although the extent wasn’t
immediately known, Tammy
Anderson suspected early
on that her baby boy had
some challenges. Fast
forward nine years and this
little superhero is about to
become the 2014-2015 Champion
Child, presented by Walmart.
“Aiden was very, very colicky
and a bit of a fussy baby, but our
daughter Ella, who was just 21
months older than him was the
complete opposite,” recalls Tammy.
“He was a horrible sleeper, he
couldn’t lay flat, he didn’t want a
soother, his nose ran constantly,
and we thought, ‘what’s going on?’”
Tammy and her husband Blake
took Aiden’s differences in stride,
managing occasional fevers until the
day things became a bit more serious.
“When he was about eight months
old we were in the car at a stoplight
and he just started screaming in the
back of the van,” remembers Tammy.
“I jumped in the back and he was
just soaking wet with such a high
fever. When we got him to Children’s
Emergency they told us he had a
double ear infection, so that was the
first round of antibiotics he was put
on. From then on it just seemed to be
that more often than not he had ear
infections. So Aiden had tubes put in
his ears just after he turned one.”
Subsequently, Aiden began having
lung infections. This resulted in more
trips to the doctor. In fact it seemed
that Aiden’s nose never stopped
running, and he was chronically
congested. Tests for allergies and
asthma both came back negative.
When Aiden was four he was given
back-to-back rounds of antibiotics
for lung infections, and the doctors
decided a chest x-ray was in order to
see just how well Aiden was fighting
the infection. That x-ray would finally
provide Aiden’s family with some
answers.
Tammy vividly remembers the phone
call: “They called me the next day and
said ‘your son has situs inversus with
dextrocardia.’ ”
Situs inversus with dextrocardia is a
condition where all of your organs
are reversed from their normal
positions. The condition itself can
actually be fairly benign and, without
complications, can go undetected
unless discovered in a chest x-ray.
Aiden, however, did experience
complications, and was also
diagnosed with kartagener
with bronchiectasis which affects
his lungs, and results in perpetual
airway congestion. Aiden’s condition,
with all of his extra considerations,
occurs approximately once in every
130,000 births.
“That is the one thing that moves
secretions along so Aiden is able to
cough them up, or else they just sit
there and it’s the perfect place for a
germ to slip in, and then Aiden is sick
again,” explains Tammy.
Luckily, the twice daily physiotherapy
can be done from home, thanks
to the amazing staff at Children’s
Hospital.
Continued on page 15
Teddy News Fall 2014 3
Dr. Cheryl Rockman-Greenberg
How do you thank someone who
has given more of herself than
anyone we’ve ever met?
Dr. Cheryl Rockman-Greenberg’s
11-year term as Medical Director,
Children’s Hospital has come to an
end but we assure you, she isn’t
leaving the building.
Dr. Greenberg is a very accomplished
clinical and metabolic geneticist
who has always been at the forefront
of her field locally, nationally and
internationally. She is the principle
investigator for an international
multi-centre clinical trial of a new
treatment for hypophosphatasia,
a rare and sometimes fata genetic
bone disease of infants, children
and adults.
Throughout her career she has had
struggles, but she has risen above
them working even harder to be
where she is at today. She’s a role
model for men and women and
we’re proud to call her our friend.
Named one of Canada’s most
powerful women, Dr. Greenberg
is one of the most passionate,
dedicated and loving pediatricians
you will ever meet. Dr. Greenberg has
been a champion for the Foundation
whenever we needed her. Her
smile, support and love as a medical
director will be missed, but we know
she’s just around the corner at the
Manitoba Institute of Child Health
researching a way to make even
more of an impact on our world.
Bear hugs to you, Dr. Greenberg. We love you!
Donors Help Kids Like Greysen
Breath Again!
Can You Imagine Waiting While
Your Child Isn’t Breathing?
Recently, amazing donors just like you were part of a
team that raised the funds needed to purchase a video
laryngoscope to help save the lives of sick children.
This important piece of equipment for the Children’s
Hospital Emergency Department helps with difficult
intubations – getting a piece of tube inside a small child
like Greysen so that they can breathe again.
We are so grateful, Thank you!
“I was holding Greysen and all of a sudden one of
the nurses just grabbed him and ran,” remembers
Michelle, Greysen’s Mom. “I ran after him and Greysen
was no longer breathing. I didn’t realize it. He was
rushed to resuscitation.”
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Babies like Greysen are
hard to intubate, because
their airways are still so
small. Every single month,
children’s lives here at the
hospital rely on a video
laryngoscope. In the past,
when a sick child arrives,
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ster
the hospital has to borrow
a laryngoscope from the
adult hospital. Now, thanks to your donation, not a
precious second will be lost. Imagine the lives that will be
saved because of your support.
Watch your donation in action:
Visit: youtube.com/DrGoodbear1
to see first-hand how you are helping to save lives.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Spirit Halloween –
Spirit of Kids Campaign
October 1-31, 2014
All locations
Pizza Pizza Slices for Smiles
October 1-31, 2014
All locations
Dream Lottery for Kids
Final Ticket Sales
October 3, 2014
Until midnight
JDC Chillin’ for Charity
October 9, 2014
Outside U of W
515 Portage Avenue
Extra Life
October 25, 2014
24 hours of playing
games to heal kids
Children’s Hospital Guild
Bake & Trinket Sale
November 3, 2014
William Mall-HSC Winnipeg
700 William Avenue
Little Angels Craft Sale
November 15, 2014
Canad Inns Windsor Park
1034 Elizabeth Road
Doors open at 10am
8th Annual Ice Crystal Gala
November 17, 2014
RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg
375 York Avenue
Christmas for Kids –
Polo Park
December 5-6, 2014
Polo Park Shopping Centre
1485 Portage Avenue
Book Market February Sale
February 5, 6, 7, 2015
Thursday to Saturday
St. Vital Centre
1225 St. Mary’s Road
For information about the above and other upcoming events, visit goodbear.mb.ca
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VOLUNTEERS OF THE MONTH
May – Holly Toupin
Volunteer Years: 14+
Specialty: The Teddy Bears’
Picnic and the Children’s
Hospital Foundation Board
Fact: Holly always makes
everyone feel special.
August – Jim & Holly
Douglas
Volunteer Years: 20+
Fact: Jim is the DQ rep
for Manitoba for the
Children’s Miracle
Network.
June – Carson Burr
September – Tim Hortons
Volunteer Years: 7
Fact: Carson was once a patient
at the hospital.
Volunteer Years: 10
Specialty: Always there to
lend a hand and a smile.
July – Paul Warkentein
October – Joan Rettie
Volunteer Years: 9+
Fact: Paul helps
Dr. Goodbear as an
ambassador for the
Foundation.
Volunteer Years: 40+
Specialty: The Children’s
Hospital Gift Store
Fact: Joan has amazing
fashion sense and charm.
“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time;
they just have the heart.” –Elizabeth Andrew
To read more about the amazing hearts these volunteers have, visit goodbear.mb.ca.
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Guild Report
On June 3, the Guild held their annual dinner at the St. Charles
Golf & Country Club. The evening was very well attended and
took time to honour the work of retired Children’s Hospital
Foundation employee, Chris Anderson, for his support of the
Guild and their activities.
The Nearly New Shop will soon be placing a sign on their
building at 961 Portage Avenue. The sign will feature the Guild
logo and will definitely be eye-catching to everyone who passes
by. The shop also held numerous sales over the summer and look
forward to their Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas
in October sales.
If you have gently used household items that you would like to
donate to the Nearly New Shop, please call: 204-772-3629.
Make a difference today! Volunteer with the
Children’s Hospital Guild of Manitoba.
For membership information, contact:
[email protected]
Ryan’s Rambles
✔ 9,762 Kilometres
✔ 60 Presentations
✔ Over 1,000 People Met
What goes into an amazing year
of being the 2013-2014 Champion
Child? Is it the smile, constant
energy, meeting new people, or the
Starbucks on the long trips? Ryan
Veldkamp’s reign as the 2013-2014
Champion Child, presented by
Walmart ended in September, but
our good times with Ryan and his
family will live on.
Over the past year, Ryan has
travelled over 9,762 kilometres
across Manitoba, Canada and the
United States. He has spoken at over
60 events, met over 1,000 people
– including other Champion kids,
Winnipeg Jets Evander Kane and
Mark Stuart.
He’s gotten to ride in a race car, sat
on the eTalk TV set, played in Disney
World and rubbed shoulders with
Nick Cannon, Marie Osmond, Magic
Johnson and the Duke of Hazzard
himself, John Schneider. Through
it all, Ryan has inspired everyone
he has met. He gave a voice to the
children in the hospital who can’t
speak for themselves. We are so
proud of him and the fantastic job
he has done.
What will Ryan miss most about this
experience? “Getting to go to these
events and meeting new people is
what I’ll miss the most,” states Ryan.
Ryan, we will miss being in the
passenger seat of your journey
and look forward to our continued
friendship with you, Mom Carla, Dad
Albert and now shorter – but still
older – brother, Wesley.
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Dream Lottery for
Kids Launch
It was a hot and sunny day in July as the Dream Lottery
For Kids officially launched to the world a new concept
never seen before! For the first time ever, buyers can
custom build their own Dream Prize with just a couple
clicks of a mouse at DreamLottery4Kids.ca. Using the
exclusive online Dream Builder app, buyers can choose
a combination of their Dream House – more than one if
they wanted, their Dream Drive, Dream Toy, Dream Trip
and Dream Furniture or walk away with the Dream Grand
Cash of $1,060,000 – playing the game and sharing it as
many times as they wish. With over 4,700 prizes to be
won worth over $2.5 million and amazing exclusive early
bird draw prizes, this fundraiser is sure to be Manitoba’s
summer favourite!
Special thanks to Dr. Brandy Wicklow, Winnipeg Jets
Mark Stuart and the fantastic Foundation families that
came together to be a part of the whole campaign.
Final day to buy tickets:
Friday, October 3, 2014 at midnight.
Main draws will begin on Monday, October 20, 2014 at
11:30am. The Dream Builder Grand Prize Draw will take place
Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 from 6:00pm to 6:30pm in the
Everett Atrium at the St-Boniface Hospital, 409 Tache Avenue,
Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Congratulations to Derek and Carly!
Wedded Bliss
One night on an evening drive, Derek turned to Carly
and asked her to marry him. Little did she know that by
saying yes, she would not only change her life, but also
help kids at the Children’s Hospital.
“We have owned a house for close to seven years
already and really did not need any household items
that most people receive for shower gifts,” mentioned
Carly. “We decided in lieu of a gifts we should look into a
charity for others in need and both agreed that it should
be the children.”
Everyone has a connection to the Children’s Hospital in
some way whether it be through friends or someone
in their own family. For Carly, it was personal. “In high
school, my dear friend Benjamin battled a brain tumour
and I spent lots of time visiting him,” remembers Carly.
“Everyone was always so good to him ensuring he was
as comfortable as possible and the staff were always so
kind to everyone.”
Derek and Carly contacted the Children’s Hospital
Foundation and set up an online donation page. They
also held a shower where people could donate to the
hospital rather than bringing the couple gifts.
“ T his was a very fulfilling
and rewarding alternative.”
Choose the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba
as your charity of choice. For more information, contact
Jessica at [email protected] or 204-787-4068.
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Updates
In our last newsletter, you learned about how your donation benefits programs like
the Children’s Hospital Advisory Committee (CHAC). Here are some updates on how
two of the grants are proceeding:
Starting with the Babies: Reducing Pain from
Immunization Needles in Outpatient Care at the
Children’s Hospital
Our goals as we move forward in this project are to
standardize comfort positions and to transfer our
experience with these pain reduction strategies to other
outpatient areas.
Vaccinations (immunizations) are an essential part of a
developing child’s routine health care. Most vaccinations
are delivered by needle injections, and most babies
need 10 or more vaccinations by the time they are
12 months old.
For more information about reducing procedural pain,
visit the Immunize Canada website www.immunize.ca/en/parents/
pain.aspx or contact Maureen MacKay at [email protected].
These needles are usually painful. Babies are less wellequipped to cope with the pain than older children and
adults and are easily overwhelmed by the stress. An
advantage of preventing needle pain in young children
is that it may reduce the likelihood that the child will
become fearful or phobic about future medical care.
The good news is that there are safe and effective ways
to reduce a baby’s pain during vaccinations (and other
medical procedures). We are working with nurses and
other outpatient clinic personnel to promote these painreducing methods and to implement them into clinical
practice.
Among the many evidence-based ways to prevent and
relieve pain in infants, we are emphasizing the following:
1. Comfort positioning – Babies should be held upright
and close to their parent or caregiver before, during,
and after their immunization injections. Nurses and
other healthcare providers can show parents the
appropriate positions.
2. Mothers who are breast-feeding can nurse the baby
before, during, and after the immunization needles.
Breast-feeding, which combines holding with the
familiar taste of the mother’s milk, is one of the best
ways to reduce pain in babies.
3. When breast-feeding is not available, a few drops of
a mild sugar solution (oral sucrose) can be placed
in the baby’s mouth one minute before the injection
and during the procedure, while sucking, if possible.
Numerous studies show that this is effective in
reducing procedural pain in babies up to 18
months of age.
4. Distraction – Parents can sing or talk in soothing
tones to their infant before, during, and after the
immunization injections, and also use interesting
distracting toys that the baby can touch or look at.
With older babies the possibilities for effective
distraction are endless.
Development
and Piloting of
a Food Allergy
Anaphylaxis
Education
Program for
Adolescents
The Children’s
Allergy & Asthma Education Centre (CAAEC) has
previously developed asthma education programs as well
as food allergy education programs for young children,
school age children and their parents. Now, thanks to
funding from your donation, the CAAEC is focusing on
the needs of teens that have serious food allergies.
The first step of this project has been to gather
information about what teens need or would like to learn
and effective strategies for helping them increase their
knowledge and food allergy management skills. We are
especially interested in how social media and mobile
technology can be used to engage teens. At this point,
we have reviewed a variety of literature related to food
allergy, teens and educational approaches, including
web-based and mobile-based initiatives. Food-allergic
teens have been interviewed in small focus groups to
learn more about their perspective on what would be
helpful for teens. The results of the literature review and
interviews will be shared with other allergy professionals
at the Canadian Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology
meeting this fall. The final step in the information
gathering phase is a national online survey of foodallergic teens, which should be completed in September.
Once a program draft is completed, feedback will
be requested from other food allergy experts and
adjustments made before the program pilot, currently
scheduled to begin in November. We look forward to the
feedback that will be obtained from teens that take part
in the pilot, and from the program facilitators.
Teddy News Fall 2014 9
Kids helping kids
Lending an ear
Crafty Kids
Sweet Tooth
Bear hugs to the three grade six
classes at Ecole Neil Campbell School
who spent some class time cutting
Bear Ears. These ears are a huge
Teddy Bears’ Picnic favourite and
raise money to help sick kids in need.
Special thanks to teachers Ashley
Brown and Samantha Holscen.
Wayoata School donated $77 from
the students in the Kids Helping Kids
Club. A group of grade five students
did a variety of projects through the
year with the goal of helping kids
in their community. They raised this
money by selling crafts at their annual
school concert.
Oakbank Elementary students sold
chocolates to raise money in support
of the Pediatric Oncology ward and
raised $1,360.
Bday Bonanza
Hair Do’s
Sensational Sierra
Big thanks to Dylan Camungol Yuen.
For her birthday, Dylan solicited gifts
from her friends and family to support
the PICU in memory of her godson
Jedrien Manucduc.
Lyra McLean from Balmertown,
Ontario cut her long, long hair into
a cute bob to raise money for the
Hospital ($375) plus brought some
nice toys for the kids.
Sierra Wilde raised $70 with a
lemonade and iced tea stand.
Sierra also had to stay in the
hospital last month.
If you’re interested in creating a fundraiser for the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba,
please contact Jessica at [email protected] or visit goodbear.mb.ca under PARTICIPATE for
more information.
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Children’s Miracle
Network Minute
It’s been a busy time for the Children’s Miracle
Network partners. Here’s an update on what
some of our partners have been up to:
In June, Walmart held their 11th annual Walk
for Miracles. Despite the on-again, off-again rain,
associates and supporters showed up in record
numbers and a great time was held by all.
For the month of May, all the Manitoba Costco stores
became the Month of Miracles headquarters. Staff
held raffles and sold bears as well as balloons in
support of the hospital. Over $145,000 was raised.
Great job Costco!
The folks at TD were busy in June running a “When
you give a little, they get a lot” campaign in support
of the Children’s Hospital. Branches held BBQ’s, theme
days and ran touching videos of how their own staff
have been personally touched by the hospital.
August marked the return of Canada’s favourite day –
Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day. Stores and Blizzard®
lovers united in support of our great cause. Media,
celebrities and Foundation ambassadors who came
had a great time including Winnipeg Jets Mark Stuart
who delivered a Blizzard® cake to the kids in the
hospital.
The second annual campaign kicked off in June where
all Manitoba KFC stores sold icon balloons. Also a
portion of proceeds from the sale of a bucket menu
benefited the hospital.
The Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba has been a proud
partner of the Children’s Miracle Network for the past 30 years.
The network works with over 170 hospitals North America wide
helping to raise money for local hospitals - most of it $1 at a time.
All money raised in Manitoba, stays in Manitoba.
Welcome Beth!
Beth Proven, CFRE, joined
the Children’s Hospital
Foundation as Director of
Major Gifts and Planned
Giving in mid-June. For
the past 19 years, Beth has
worked in the charitable
sector for the University
of Manitoba, Brandon
University and recently
received both the provincial
and the national Friend of
the Canadian Association of
Gift Planners (CAGP) “Friend
of CAGP” Awards. Beth’s role
will be to educate individuals
about making major gifts
to the Foundation, to help
build the Foundation’s
endowed funds, and to
facilitate bequests in wills
or other types of planned
gifts including gifts of life
insurance, pension funds
or RRSPs, gifts of securities,
real-estate or other types of
tax-wise gifts.
For information about
these types of gifts, or to
arrange a personal meeting
with Beth contact her at
204-787-4040 or
[email protected].
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Celebrate Successes
Teddy Terrific
The saying, “rain or shine teddy
bears always have a great time,” was
especially true at this year’s 28th
Annual Teddy Bears’ Picnic. Over
30,000 kids, parents, guardians and
stuffed animals came to enjoy of day
of education, entertainment and
eating. Special thanks to everyone
who volunteered their time to make
this day such a success. Bear hugs
to the Rotary Club of St. James who
donated $8,100 from proceeds of the
food sold at Teddy Bears’ Picnic.
Need for cribs
Fore The Kids
On November 18th, 2013, the
Children’s Hospital Foundation of
Manitoba Ice Crystal Gala, presented
by The Fast Family, was held under
the glittering aurora borealis sky.
Throughout the night, funds raised
benefited two important areas: the
Children’s Hospital and diabetes
research at the Manitoba Institute
of Child Health. Because of the
generous donors, the Ice Crystal
Gala raised over $335,000 including
the purchase of four cribs for the
hospital. Tables for the 2014 Ice
Crystal Gala are almost sold out.
Please call the Foundation office at
204-787-4000 to book yours today.
Finally a fabulous day as the Dr.
Goodbear Curtis Gray Memorial teed
off June 17th, 2014 at Glendale Golf &
Country Club. A fun time was had by
all with $100,000 raised.
Dr. Goodbear
Becomes Tech Savvy
Text to donate to the Children’s
Hospital Foundation of Manitoba.
A one-time donation of $20 will be
charged to your cell phone bill.
It’s as easy as texting “Goodbear”
to 45678.
What does your
will say about you?
Leave a gift in your will
...because sick children
need us NOW.
Contact Beth Proven, CFRE
204-787-4040
[email protected]
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Legacy of Caring
If you ask anyone to tell you about Margaret Bishop
smiles will cross their face. Words like wonderful,
passionate, caring and loved will cross their lips. She was
a woman whose middle name was dedication.
Margaret was born in Miami, Manitoba and grew up in
Altamont. During her teen years, she was a patient at
Ninette Sanatorium. She survived and eventually moved
to Winnipeg where she worked at Canada Mortgage and
Housing for 26 years. Though she loved her career, her
volunteerism with the Children’s Hospital Guild is where
her heart lay.
Margaret was a founding member of the Children’s
Hospital Book Market. At the market she was given the
name “the Pocket Book Lady.” She spent many years as
a board member of the Children’s Hospital Foundation
and was a quarter century member of the former Chown
Guild of the Children’s Hospital.
“She was a sweet lady and I dearly miss her,” Bonnie
Patenaude, Past-President, Children’s Hospital Guild
reflected. “She had a lot of friends at the Guild. She loved
kids and she’d do anything to help. Her attitude about life
was that she would help anyone.”
In 2002, Margaret kept true to her beliefs and with a gift
of $10,000 established the Margaret Bishop Child Life
Endowment Fund. As with any endowment fund, the
original donation is invested and a portion of the annual
income earned on those monies is spent on the identified
area of need. Margaret’s perpetual endowment fund
ensures that Child Life Programs will always be available
to hospitalized children. Margaret continued to donate
to her fund throughout her lifetime and when she died in
2009 she left a gift in her will that has made a substantial
impact on what the fund disburses each year.
“The Child Life Department strives to help alleviate the
stress and anxiety of hospitalization on children and
their families,” stated Renee Ethans, the Manager of Child
Life for the Children’s Hospital. “We do this by preparing
the children for medical procedures, normalizing the
Share Your Story
Has the Children’s Hospital - HSC Winnipeg
made an impact on your life?
Share your story with us. Contact Tanya Williams
at 204-787-4080 or [email protected].
environment and allowing children
lots of opportunities to play. Margaret’s fund helps to
enhance these beneficial programs and also purchase
books, toys, games and activities that truly make a
difference in the lives of our pediatric patients. We are
deeply grateful for Margaret Bishop’s generous support,
compassion and vision.”
Even though Margaret is no longer with us, through her
named fund her memory lives on to continue the great
work helping sick children.
“Margaret was a passionate lady who deeply loved
children,” remembered Marie-Alice Grassick, President of
the Children’s Hospital Guild and a friend of Margaret’s.
“She always wanted sick children to have the best and
that is why she established the endowment fund.”
Thank you, Margaret.
Five Reasons to Make a Gift in Your Will
to Children’s Hospital Foundation:
1. Sick children need specialized equipment, new
technologies and extra comforts that regular
hospital funding cannot provide.
2. A gift in your will provides flexibility because you
may not know how much you will need to live
your own life to the fullest.
3. Receive comfort knowing your financial affairs
are in order.
4. Provides tax benefits.
5. You have your say on where your money goes
and the impact it will make.
We can help. Talk to Children’s Hospital
Foundation representative Beth Proven, CFRE,
at 204-787-4040 or [email protected] to
learn how easy it is to make a bequest and
make a difference.
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WITH GRATITUDE
In Memory
Thank you to those
who made contributions
in memory of the
following individuals
from January to July, 2014.
Gary Alards
Bella Antel
Olive May Atkins
Thomas James Atkins
Landon Barnes
Carole Marie Beaudoin
Cassidy Begin
Baby Blake Ronald Bennett
Clara De Wulf
Andrew Kerr
Kenneth Newton
Margaret Del Bigio
Sydney Gerald King
Baby Markus David Edward
Doerksen
Hazel Kooning
Kolawole Babajide Jan
Opanubi
Helen Frances Rose Doyle
Ike Kraut
Henry Eichler
Bryann Lange
Maria Ilda Lourenco
Fagundes
Paul Latocki
Dr. Jack Fainman
Owen John Joseph Koster
Ainslie Mya Lavallee
Baby River Paul
Florence Jean Pollock
Beatrice Pomeranz
John Peter Pruden
Harry Rayburn
Frances Lavallee
Pat Royal
Baby Marita Rueckert
Marion Catherine Flintoft
Kathryn Mary Moffat
Lawson
Michael Alden Ruiz
Geoffrey Larry Kenneth
Foss
Bryn Elizabeth Lee
Reina Rybuck
Max and Lil Leibl
Alipon Sahulka
Sheila Maureen Lugtig
Parker Maxwell Sansregret
Karla MacKenzie
Deklyn Jeffrey Reid
Sawatzky
Edward Wayne Faulkner
Cash William Friesen
Renate Blobel
Jackson Fitsimmons
Gadient
Pauline Boitson
Mary-Ann Garand
Linda Marie Mager
James Edward Boles
Lydia Geronney
Domenico Enrico Mancini
Joan Breakey
Herbert Gibbings
Ronald McAuley
Joyce Brooks
Jeffrey McDermot
Patricia Brutto
Marjorie Loretta Sue
Blanche Gilbert
Patricia Buchholzer
Sophie Globa
Gerald Bennett McIntyre
Alex Bugera
Edward Goetz
Shelia McMullan
Reece Burdy-Ostermann
Tegan Gowryluk
Norman Melnychuk
David Caligiuri
Benjamin Frederick
Hancock
Sarah Jane Menzies
Pat Stapleton
Robert Steffens
J.L. Hay
Joy Katherine Irene
Middleton
Annie Stewart
Baby Magnus Edward Hay
Leslie Dawn Milne
Mildred Lucille Sweeney
Jenny Hayhow
Olive Irene Milne
Eric Swirsky
James Hiddleston
Jordan Mark Mistelbacher
Anna Tarnopolski
Susan Hildebrand
Ruth Isabella Louise Moore
John James Terwin
Ed Hilderman
Archie Morrison
Eva Timmerman
Edna (Teddy) Hooper
Dr. Garth Mosher
Amberly Maria Tolpa
Sophie Conner
Alice Hutcheson
Harley Mynryk
Myla Toogood
Catherine Cox
Carissa Dawn Ilyniak
Eleanor Narick
Allan Tymko
Helen Crust
Eigill Johnson
Lawrence Corbet Nazer
Alexander Koha Cuddy
John (Jack) R. Keilback
John Leonard Neufeld
Baby Evan Michael
Warwaruk
Margaret Kellner
Cynthia Newton
Celine Carriere
Brodie Taylor Chabot
Stanley Cherney
Florence Catherine Christie
Brody David Patrick Church
Shirley Anne Church
Baby Matteo Filippo
Kenneth Colosimo
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Lori McGregor
Richard Schellenberg
Gertrude Shannon
Sophie Sherbeth
Valerie Simard
Alva Jean Smart
Robert Parrish Spear
Karen (Kay) Anne Stapleton
Dr. George Bertram Watkins
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Heather Dawn Watt
Eleanor Gibson
Joyce Pachkowsky
Lindsay Weldon
Doris Gilman
Amelia Paronuzzi
Phyllis M. Wilson
Knox Giroux
Chasity Penner
Jeanne Wyenberg
Eddy Giroux
Baby Bailey Phillips
Baby Jacob Young
Ben Goderis
Ruth Podheiser
Joyce Zilkie
Aidan Guidan
Bonnie & Sean Potyk
In honour
Caroline Guscott
Bev Reske
Greyson and Calianne
Holland
Ethan Robson
Ruth Kettner
Joanne & Brian Selby
Thank you to those
who have donated
in honour of the
following individuals
from January to July,
2014.
Maurita Kiesman
Beckham Koscielny
Adam Krentz
Heidi Albrecht
Koby Lagasse
Dayton Anderson
Paul & Nadia LaJeunesse
Mary Anna
Ryan & Angelic Laurin
Charlie Annandale
Murray Long
Skyrah Bachmeier
Julita Manzanilla
Robert & Billie Blue
Dell McCabe
Carly & Derek Boklaschuk
Tetty McConnell
Christopher Botterhill
Jamie McDonald
Ethan Burnell
Ryan McFadyen
Ben & Anjum Carriere
Aleksei Minarik
Ted & Alace Chambers
Callen Mitton
Derek Cumming
Children’s Hospital - NICU
Staff
Brady Desautels
Baby Hank Douglas
Jordyn Espenell
Amrine Ghattora
Rodney & Debbie Neufeld
Dwight Nightingale
Maureen Onofreychuk
Austin (Gramma Schmidt)
Esther Seipp
Gail Shaw
Peter Siemens
Greysen Siemens
Jamie Smith
Jace Spence
David Tulk
Baby Micah Vadnais
Dr. Ken Van Ameyde
Baby Sasha Vincent
Karen Wachnian
Nona Ward
Jacob Robert Wenner
Aidan Wilson
Abigail Elizabeth Winter
Nicole Yanke
“There’s an awesome
physiotherapist at the hospital,
Linda, whom we now just see
annually. She trained us from
the beginning,” recalls Tammy.
“Physio is the one thing we can
do to affect Aiden’s health, and it
has actually improved since his
diagnosis.”
Even with the active life of a
nine year old boy, Aiden makes
time for his physiotherapy. It is
something Aiden will have to do
every day for the rest of his life.
Tammy has a deep appreciation
for Children’s Hospital. “Children’s
Hospital has such a sense of
community. Whenever Aiden is
discharged I kind of think I’m not
ready to go. It’s such a safe place
for him. It’s such a team.”
Although Aiden will never
outgrow his condition, it doesn’t
effect his life expectancy and
certainly doesn’t dampen his
enthusiasm for karate, swimming,
biking, video games and all of the
other fun stuff this amazing little
boy loves to do.
Aiden’s journey as the 2014
- 2015 Champion Child
starts shortly. Look for the
Adventure’s of Aiden through
on-going updates on Facebook,
Twitter and e-Newsletters.
Ross & Shelagh Yarnell
Dorothy Zeewuen
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in remembrance
Dr. Agnes Bishop
Dr. James Haworth
Dr. Charles Ferguson
Numerous Manitobans who fought
cancer as children have Dr. Agnes
Bishop and the team she created to
thank for their lives. Unfortunately
after trying to fight her own battle,
Dr. Bishop passed away in May.
Dr. James Haworth died peacefully
on July 16, 2014 after a short illness.
When you look at the interior of the
Children’s Hospital, you would be
astounded at the amazing men and
women who helped build it and those
who continue to do astonishing work
within it. In August, one of those
amazing men passed away. Dr. Charles
Ferguson left us on his 82nd birthday.
What we must celebrate is a man
who started the world of protecting
children in this province.
Dr. Bishop, an oncologist at Children’s
Hospital, became the first woman
to head Children’s Hospital in 1985.
She was also head of pediatrics at
the St. Boniface General Hospital
and chairwoman of the University of
Manitoba’s pediatrics department.
She headed Children’s Hospital
until 1994, when she turned down
the chance to be the first female
president of the Royal College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
to become president of the Atomic
Energy Control Board. While heading
the AECB, she led its transition to
becoming the Canadian Nuclear
Safety Commission. She left the
position in 2001.
One of her former patients and HSC
employee, Carole Keeley, remembers
her fondly...
“I am very lucky to have met and been
in her care. To this day I donate to
the Children’s Hospital and volunteer
when I can. Little did I know that
years later I would be working here
and she would remember me when I
ran into her.”
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As the former head of the Children’s
Hospital from 1979-1985, he was
involved in significant changes in
Neonatology, expanded the Children’s
Hospital, and used his research
expertise to make a major difference
around the world.
He was an expert in children’s
malnutrition and metabolic disorders,
and took part in sabbaticals in South
Africa, Uganda and Australia. He
was a lecturer, examiner, and he was
an author/co-author of numerous
professional papers, review articles
and book chapters.
Following his retirement in 1992, Jim
became the Executive Director of the
Medical Services Research Foundation
for 10 years. In his spare time he
helped with archiving the history of
the Children’s Hospital in Winnipeg.
For all his contributions, Dr. Haworth
will always have an important part
in the story of the Children’s Hospital
and the strides made in child health.
Dr. Ferguson was the founder of
Manitoba’s Child Protection Centre.
His expertise as a pediatrician
also played a significant role in
identifying symptoms of Shaken Baby
Syndrome. He was utterly devoted to
children’s care. He worked to improve
communication with northern
families of hospitalized children,
including arranging for interpreters.
Former nurse Collen Horbay
remembers him fondly: “Charlie was
an amazing, wonderful, caring man.
Our dear abused children have so
much to be thankful for due to his
caring and compassionate nature.”
Ferguson worked full time at the Child
Protection Centre until he was about
80. He then reduced his hours to three
days a week. Even though he retired,
he was often there if anyone ever
needed him; truly dedicated to the
cause until the end.