13/14 Prairies/NWT Annual Report

2013.2014 CANADIAN

BREAST CANCER

FOUNDATION Prairie S/NW T R EG I O N REPORT TO THE

COMMUNIT Y

Letter from the

Board chair

Greetings, At the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – Prairies/NWT Region, we are always looking toward the future – a future without breast cancer. In planning for tomorrow, we reflect on the past to ensure we are making the best decisions possible for those affected by breast cancer now, and in years to come.

We also look back to reflect on the progress made as a result of research funded by the Foundation, and to appreciate the efforts of so many who share in our vision.

When the Foundation staff and Board of Directors review the past year, we are filled with gratitude and pride. We are fortunate to have the support of so many groups and individuals; from corporate and community partners, event participants, donors, sponsors and fundraisers to volunteers and breast cancer survivors.

This report exemplifies the successes possible when we share the same vision. Because of the support the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation receives, we are able to fund many of the best and brightest scientific minds in breast cancer research.

We are also able to partner with community groups to educate women and men about the disease, so they can be more breast health aware.

On behalf of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – Prairies/ NWT Region staff and Board of Directors, thank you for helping us achieve so much. We are close to a future without breast cancer, but can’t stop now!

Sincerely, Shirley Forrest.

Letter from

the CEO

Greetings,

Thank you for your tremendous support.

Philanthropy is not charity. Philanthropy is about building capacity. When you support the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, you enhance our capacity to fund research that leads to more effective early detection; less invasive treatment protocols; increased awareness of the disease; improved quality of life for those affected by the disease; and increased survival rates.

With your support and the tireless efforts of our researchers, breast cancer mortality rates have fallen 43 percent since 1986. In the last year alone, we have seen that number improve by 1 per cent, proving the efforts you and the Foundation are making are playing an important role in making our vision a reality.

You are making it possible for us to reach women across all demographics with breast health and risk reduction messaging. Your efforts have funded research that identifies the role environmental factors play in the development of breast cancer, methods to determine individual risk levels and ways to reduce that risk. And, perhaps most importantly, your actions have aided the development of better diagnostic tools, allowing breast cancer to be diagnosed earlier and treatment to happen quickly and be more effective.

I am proud to be part of this community you support and believe in, and prouder still to be an active part of a movement making a difference in the lives of so many who have been or will be impacted by breast cancer.

Sincerely, Liz Viccars, CEO

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april 2013 04.11

April is Cancer Awareness Month across Canada

04.16

NIGHT OF HONOUR in edmonton

NIGHT OF HONOUR in winnipeg

04.20

BRAVE THE SHAVE Two University of Calgary students Braved the Shave in front of 130 people, raising over $15,000 in support of the breast cancer cause.

Read more about Brittney and Taylor’s story

04.21-27

The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – Prairies/NWT Region hosts three annual Nights of Honour celebrating volunteers, donors, fundraisers, grantees and survivors. The events were hosted in Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg.

NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

04.25

NIGHT OF HONOUR IN calgary

Lynne Berke has been a long-time volunteer for the Saskatoon CIBC Run for the Cure.

Read more about Lynne’s story.

DID YOU KNOW? The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Youth Advisory Council (aka. YAC) is a volunteer group aimed at 14-24 year olds across the Prairies. In 2013/2014, 160 YAC members gave 939 hours of their time through 21 YAC-held events and over 100 youth-led meetings!

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MAY 2013 DID YOU KNOW?

Our regional Board of Directors are also volunteers. The team of 12 members accumulate over 735 volunteer hours in a given year.

The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – Prairies/NWT Region hosts the 11th annual Mother’s Day Luncheon in Edmonton.

CTV’s Carrie Doll was joined by Olympic gold medalist Jamie Sale for a live interview in front of a sold out crowd.

Meet our PNWT Regional Board of Directors

05.11

MOMS ROCK!

JUNE 2013 06.11

FUNDING ANNOUNCED!

BATTING 2013 The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Prairies/NWT Region announces an investment of over $1.65 million into community education and awareness programs.

Volunteer Batting Against Breast Cancer organizing committees are in mid-swing of event planning.

Individuals like Roy Larking play an integral role in the slo-pitch tournament’s success.

Read more about Roy’s story

The Foundation also announces the first ever recipients of the Region’s Post-doctoral Fellowship Grant Program.

Three individuals were funded to the tune of $150,000.

06.17 06.29

PAINT CANADA PINK WEEK BEGINS!

THE PINK LADY

Read more about the grant announcement

The Prairies/NWT Region introduces the CBCF Pink Lady as a way to honour those who have been affected by breast cancer, and to serve as a reminder of the loved ones we’ve lost to the disease.

Download your CBCF Pink Lady and feel free to share your photos and stories with us!

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JULY 2013 DID YOU KNOW? The 2nd annual Batting Against Breast Cancer slo-pitch tournament takes place in Grande Prairie. Nine teams raise over $41,390 for breast cancer research, education and awareness programs

Men can get breast cancer too. An estimated 200 Canadian men were diagnosed with the disease in 2013.

07.06

Read more about male breast cancer

07.05

#BABC IN GRANDE PRAIRIE

The 7th annual Batting Against Breast Cancer slo-pitch tournament takes place in Winnipeg. Twenty three teams raise over $72,900 for breast cancer research, education and awareness programs

07.06

#BABC IN WINNIPEG

PAINT CANADA PINK WEEK ENDS

DID YOU KNOW? Paint Canada Pink Week takes place across the nation as the official kick off to the 2013 Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure.

Read more about how our volunteer committees painted the Prairies pink

Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis in Canadian women?

Read more about breast cancer in Canada

SURVIVOR PROFILE Name: Victoria David Hometown: Calgary, AB Age of diagnosis: 27 Words of Advice: “Had I known that young women do get breast cancer, I would have made sure to mention my breast lump, without hesitation, to my GP. Luck should not have played a role. ” Read more about Victoria’s story

The 3rd annual Batting Against Breast Cancer slo-pitch tournament takes place in Regina.

Eleven teams raise over $40,330 for breast cancer research, education and awareness programs.

08.17

#BABC IN REGINA

The 5th annual Batting Against Breast Cancer slo-pitch tournament takes place in Calgary.

Eighteen teams raise over $87,670 for breast cancer research, education and awareness programs.

08.10

AUGUST 2013

#BABC IN CALGARY

SEPTEMBER 2013 09.06-07

#BABC IN EDMONTON

The 10th annual Batting Against Breast Cancer slo-pitch tournament takes place in Edmonton.

Twenty nine teams raise over $181,000 for breast cancer research, education and awareness programs.

The 10th annual Survivors’ Parade takes place at Bankers Hall in Calgary, AB. Over 150 survivors participated in this time-honoured event.

Check out more Survivors’ Parade images in our Facebook photo album

09.17

Survivors’ Parade

Community Partner SpotlighT Brookfield/BANKERS HALL Always going the extra mile in honour of survivorship.

09.18-19

Community Grants Conference

The first ever Community Grants Conference was held in Edmonton. Representatives from 15 of our 17 active Community Grants were in attendance.

Read more about the Community Grants Conference

Read more about this community partner

OCTOBER 2013 OCTOBER is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

DID YOU KNOW?

In the Prairies/NWT Region alone, over 155 CIBC Run for the Cure volunteer committee members donate approx. 8700 hours in a given year!

10.06

CIBC Run for the cure

10.03

CLOCK IN!

The 23rd annual Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure takes place in 66 communities across Canada. Over 140,000 participants ran or walked for a future without breast cancer, raising over $27 million for vital and innovative research, education and awareness programs.

DID YOU KNOW?

CIBC has been the title sponsor for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure for the past 18 years. The involvement of CIBC management and staff has always been abundant, and helps to make the event a success year after year.

Read more about CIBC’s involvement

Clock in for a Cure takes place at the Kearl Lake work site outside of Fort McMurray, AB. Over 3,000 workers donned pink shirts and raised over $63,000 in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

breast cancer and survivorship Breast cancer survivors play an integral role in the CIBC Run for the Cure. They serve as our hope and inspiration that we will one day see a future without breast cancer.

Meet three strong, inspiring women who share their stories of breast cancer and survivorship.

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Small community with A BIG HEART

OCTOBER 2013

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Read how Grande Prairie rallied together for their first CIBC Run for the Cure

Community Grantee profile Money raised over the year goes towards supporting programs like the YWCAEncore After Breast Cancer Exercise Program.

Watch the video

OCT

Canada Safeways across western Canada host their annual Awareness Day in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

Over 181 volunteers helped Safeway staff spread the word and collect donations, which tallied over $1.6 million!

10.19

Curves!

Sixty-two Curves centres participate in the 9th annual Curves for a Cure across the Prairies/NWT Region raising over $32,000.

SEE Dollars raised for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation have helped CHANGE BREAST CANCER TREATMENT AND OUTCOMES

Read more about the changes in breast cancer diagnosis, treatment and quality of life

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november 2013

SURVIVOR PROFILE Name: Holly Bailey Hometown: Fort McMurray, AB (Now Edmonton, AB) Age of diagnosis: 26 Words of Advice: “The message I want to give other young women and men is that if you think something is wrong or if you find a lump you are concerned about, go get it checked out. Cancer doesn’t discriminate.”

Read more about Holly’s story

11.07

DID YOU KNOW?

$4.77 million!

The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Prairies/NWT Region announces an investment of over $4.77 million in breast cancer research.

Meet the 2013/2014 Research Grantees Read the bios

Read more about the funding announcement

The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation focuses on six funding priorities.

2013/2014 FUNDING AT A GLANCE

Funding Priorities at a glance

Read more about the different funding areas of focus

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a b

a. Diagnosis/Prognosis $1.74 million b. Risk Prediction/Reduction $375,000 c. Targeted Treatment $2.57 million

A MESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL BOARD CHAIR

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DECEMBER 2013 SURVIVOR PROFILE Name: Robert Shawcross

DID YOU KNOW?

12.05

NATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY

Hometown: Winnipeg, MB Age of diagnosis: 71 Words of Advice: “Early detection is absolutely vital. Men should not assume breast cancer is a disease just for women.”

Read more about Robert’s story

JANUARY 2014

01.06

A planned gift is a charitable donation arranged within an individual’s estate or financial plan.

Approximately 1/3 of Canadians leave a gift to a charity in their wills.

Each Prairies/NWT Region office celebrates International Volunteer Day by hosting an open house for local volunteers.

Snacks, door prizes and great conversation ensued as staff showed their appreciation for our much valued volunteers.

Read more about the Foundation’s planned giving program

UNHOOKED!

‘Unhooked’ – a Youth Advisory Council breast cancer/health-focused iPhone app and blog are launched, encouraging young individuals to be proactive about their breast health awareness.

Unhooked is available for download at the iTunes app store.

01.18

The 4th annual Pink Ladies Snow Ride

Over 120 snowmobilers rode from Portage la Prairie, MB to St. Claude, MB in support of the breast cancer cause. The 4th annual Pink Ladies Snow Ride has raised over $147,000 since 2007.

Read more about the Pink Ladies Snow Ride

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DID YOU KNOW?

FEBRUARY 2014

PNWT has 26 cause marketing partners who collectively raised $581,000 in 2013/2014.

Read more about our great cause marketing partners.

MARCH 2014 03.07

The inaugural Speaking for the Future event takes place at the University of Calgary.

The Calgary YAC team, in collaboration with the U of C YAC elective hosted the afternoon event. In its first year, Speaking for the Future attracted 40 students interested in breast health and breast cancer awareness.

GET PINK’D! DAY

Get Pink’d! Day. In the second year, the one-day event had 53 participating companies raise over $18,000 in the Prairies/NWT Region alone! Thank you to all our Get Pink’d participants.

Check out the full list of participants

$1.5 million ANNOUNCED! The Co-operative Retailing System, which includes all local co-ops across Western Canada and Federated Co-operative Limited, announces an investment of $1.5 million over three years to support CBCF-funded research. The announcement takes place at CancerCare Manitoba with several CBCF-funded researchers in attendance.

Read more about Co-ops passion for the cause

DID YOU KNOW? Breast cancer deaths have decreased by 43% since their peak in 1986 thanks to early detection methods such as regular breast screening mammography.

Read more about breast health.

03.21

03.23

Speaking for the Future

3rd annual Breast Health Symposium

The University of Alberta, YAC 3rd annual Breast Health Symposium takes place on the U of A campus. Over 70 people attended this popular information session and heard from CBCF-funded researchers and breast cancer survivors alike.

NATIONAL SOURCES OF REVENUE

NATIONAL ALLOCATIONS & EXPENSES

31% FUND DEVELOPMENT

$15,050,279

TOTAL $48,499,336

57% cibc run for the cure

$25,984,485

56%

13%

Grant allocations & charitable initiatives

ADMINISTRATION

$6,307,768

$27,141,289

23.6% individual/ corporate gifts

$10,769,425

11.9% fundraising events

$5,440,600

7.5% TOTAL

PNWT REGION GRANT ALLOCATIONS & CHARITABLE INITIATIVES 83.7%

$45,591,247

d

a. RESEARCH & OTHER GRANTS $6,513,468

6.3%

b. GRANT REVIEW & ADMINISTRATION $490,591

4.2%

c. HEALTH PROMOTION & INITIATIVES $330,131

5.8%

d. VOLUNTEER & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT $444,371

OTHER

$3,396,737

b

c

a

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