Donor Stories
Our donors are some of the most generous people in the world. They understand deeply the value and impact West Park has on our community and what it takes to give people their life back. Take a moment to meet a few of them.
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The Kress Family
“West Park’s new building and its location are spectacular, and now it’s connected to Canada’s leading hospital network. It’s a perfect match," says Ed Kress.
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Helping People in Northwest Toronto Breathe Easier
COPD Health Services in Northwest Toronto gets support from TD to help improve people’s health and ability to breathe better.
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In the Neighbourhood
Paul Collings, who grew up close to West Park, has experience with hospitals around the world. Now he and his wife Barbara are making a commitment to West Park’s future.
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"Be Part of the Change"
A generous gift by Rick & Janet Lint to help West Park get ready for aging population
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Fueling the Healing Power of Nature
Janet Griffin and Jock MacDonald contribute to the creation of West Park's innovative inpatient terraces.
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My MS Family
Peter Busciglio founded My MS Family to advocate for and support people with MS. Now the organization is making a major contribution to West Park.
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William & Nona Heaslip Foundation
The William and Nona Heaslip Foundation made a $100,000 gift to the Get Your Life Back Campaign in honour of Nona's aunt Beatrice, a WWI nursing heroine.
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Lori Murphy
Lori Murphy spent 15 years as a West Park Occuparional Therapist. Now retired, she continues to support West Park as a monthly donor and has made provisions for a legacy gift.
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Mike Hammer
Toronto Artist Mike Hammer gifts fourteen of his distinctive abstract art pieces to West Park.
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Audrey & Jim Peacock
Audrey Peacock has worn many hats at West Park, as a patient, a volunteer, a donor, and a family member of a Long-Term Care resident.
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A Shared Vision
Paul B. Helliwell Foundation supports stroke and geriatric services at the new West Park.
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I Believe in West Park: The Staff & Physician Campaign
West Park Staff & Physicians are aiming to raise $1.25 million for the new hospital as part of the Get Your Life Back campaign
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Canada Life Names Pulmonary Testing Suite
Canada Life was there for West Park in our earliest beginnings as a tuberculosis hospital. Today they are again supporting patients with respiratory illnesses with a generous gift to West Park.
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Valerie Mah Leaves Lasting Legacy
A long-time board member and donor, Valerie Mah, made a generous bequest to West Park in her will.
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Fuller Family Gift
David and Heather Fuller, along with their daughter Kathryn and her spouse Fabrice de Dongo made a generous family gift to the Get Your Life Back Campaign to name three spaces in the new hospital
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Franklin Family Gift
John and Sue Franklin truly understand the need for a strong healthcare system that can support our aging population. Through their parents, they have experienced many aspects of healthcare, including managing chronic diseases.
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Bruno Amadi
As a Campaign Cabinet member, Bruno has shared his expertise to help advance the Foundation’s fundraising efforts and increase the awareness of the Campaign.
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Don Morrison
In addition to this volunteer work and his event participation, Don and his wife Connie recently made a generous gift of $50,000 to name the Long-Term Care Centre Garden on the new West Park Campus.
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Donald Macdonald
"My experience left me wanting to show my appreciation by making annual contributions to West Park and becoming a member in the Hazel and Kingsley Fox Society."
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Lousie and Robert Spittal
After many years of volunteer service, Robert and Louise decided to leave a gift in their will for West Park. This commitment makes them members of the William Gage Legacy Circle.
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The Carpenters' Union
The Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario's Local 27 and Local 675 recently joined together to make a generous gift of $250,000 to name the Rehab Plus Therapy Courtyard and Basketball Court.
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Irving Tissue
The company recently made a generous gift of $100,000 to the Get Your Life Back Campaign, to name The ROYALE® Activities of Daily Living Training Room in the new hospital.
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Troop Family Gift
Two years into being on West Park’s Foundation board, Ian Troop’s connection to the hospital became personal when, in 2017, his brother Alex was seriously injured in a snowmobile accident.
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A Gift In Memory of Mary Jean Deeth
Don Buchanan recently made a personal gift to the Get Your Life Back Campaign in memory of his life partner to name the Mary-Jean Deeth Resting Alcove.
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Kiwanis Club of Kingsway Humber
The Kingsway Humber club recently made a gift of $25,000 to create a children’s play area in the main concourse of the new hospital.
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Weishuhn Family Gift
In 2006, David Weishuhn developed Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a rare disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the myelin cover of the nerves, causing weakness and potentially paralysis.
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Kayleigh's Gift
Kayleigh Shannon dreamed of working in prosthesis design and development, a career path she hoped would one day lead to a job at West Park's Prosthetic and Orthotic Service. But she died suddenly in her sleep at age 19.
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Gordon Wilson
Gordon Wilson's generous gift to name the Audrey Wilson Therapy Trail will benefit future patients and their families by connecting them with the healing and life-giving benefits of nature.
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Patricia Martin
It was young love, and it lasted. Bob and Pat Martin were married for 52 years when he died in 2011. Now Pat is remembering her wonderful life partner with a gift to name the café in West Park's new hospital.
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Basra Family
Devinder Basra left her home in Etobicoke one morning to go to temple. As she walked along the sidewalk, a car careened off the road and struck her.
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Susanna Jouwstra
"I got here on a Monday, and by Tuesday, I'd made up my mind that I was going to donate," Susanna Jouwstra says when asked about her rehabilitation experience at West Park.
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Kathleen Wilkinson
Kathleen Wilkinson's family supported West Park for many years, and she has chosen to make a bequest in her will to the hospital. "Rehabilitation is a gift," she says.
