British Columbia Branch | Annual Report 2014

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OUR VISION

Kidney health and improved lives for all people affected by kidney disease

OUR MISSION

The Kidney Foundation of Canada is the national volunteer organization committed to reducing the burden of kidney disease through: • Funding and stimulating innovative research • Providing education and support • Promoting access to high quality health care • Increasing public awareness and commitment to advancing kidney health and organ donation

2014 BOARD OF DIREC TOR S OF THE BC BRANC H Executive Ron Walker, President Judith Thompson / Anne Schultz, Vice Presidents Cleta Brown, Vice President / Secretary* Ric Leong, Treasurer Glen Wilson, Immediate Past President Directors at Large Paul Duperron Dr. Robin Lowry, Medical Director Dennis McCann* Ken Wiecke Regional Directors Lois Wilson and Mohan Tatra from Fraser Health Teresa Atkinson and Edna Humphreys from the Interior Bonnie Leclerc and Diane Duperron from the North Maureen Hobbs and Dr. Kara Schick-Makaroff** from Vancouver Island * Cleta Brown stepped down from the Executive in 2014 and Dennis McCann joined the Executive ** Dr. Kara Schick-Makaroff resigned in October 2014 BC Branch Team Claudine Fernandes, Administrative Assistant Marie Hesse, Senior Manager, Fund Development Strategic Planning & Community Initiatives Heather Johnson, Director of Programs Naomi Low, Senior Development Officer Laurie Mark, Coordinator, Patient Services Dr. Karen Philp, Executive Director Tracy Riddell, Manager, Database & Office Administration Pia Schindler, Senior Director of Development Carol Smith, Administrative Support Deborah Tucker, Director of Communications & Marketing Barbara Valentine, Manager Community Initiatives Artisia Wong, Data Entry Assistant 2 / KIDNEY FOUNDATION BC BRANCH / 2014 / ANNUAL REPORT

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KIDNE Y F OUNDATI ON OF CANA DA BC BRANC H

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VI SI ON / BOARD EXEC UTIVE ME SSAGE PROGRAMS / PATIE NTS VOLUNTEER S C ORPORATE GIVING / NEWS IN BRIEF DONOR REC OGNI TI ON FINANC IA LS HIGHLIGHTS

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Chinese Renal Association Vancouver Kidney Club Eagle Ridge Chapter Kamloops Chapter MSA – Abbotsford / Upper Fraser Valley Chapter

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Nanaimo Chapter Okanagan Chapter Prince George Chapter Quesnel Chapter South Asian Chapter Victoria Chapter

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EXECUTIVE MESSAGE

MESSAGE FROM OUR BOARD PRESIDENT AND OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Throughout the past year we reflected on the changes since 1964 when we began our journey to improve the lives of people with kidney disease. Our journey has been inspiring thanks to the efforts of our founders, kidney researchers and nephrologists, patients and their families and numerous volunteers from the kidney community who generously gave their time and energy to make a difference.

While we celebrated the 50th Anniversary of The Kidney Foundation, we also gave thanks and recognition to the giants in our kidney community on whose shoulders we stand today. In our special edition of Kidney News published in February we connected with our strong history of supporting British Columbians affected by kidney disease.

Kidney Health Month in March kicked off during our 2nd annual Shine-

a-Light Kidney Gala when BC’s Minister of Health, the Honourable Terry Lake, congratulated British Columbians for their support of kidney patients over the past 50 years. The Minister also proclaimed March 12th as World Kidney Day, and BC Branch volunteers engaged MLAs on the seriousness of kidney disease and the need for prevention and early detection throughout our kidney awareness day in Victoria.

March was also when nearly 3,000 volunteers knocked on doors in their neighbourhood to raise funds for kidney patients and their families as part of our annual March Drive. We are extremely grateful to our March Drive volunteer canvassers for their dedication and time.

We are fortunate to have such amazing volunteers who support us year after year—some over the past 25 years or

longer! In March, we also hosted 10 community workshops and online surveys to ask members, volunteers and potential volunteers how the BC Branch should support and recruit volunteers. Thanks to their advice we were able to develop and implement a BC Kidney Volunteer Engagement Framework. This framework will support our volunteers more effectively as well as engage others to join with us in our cause.

Our Chapters hosted celebrations as part of our 50th anniversary in communities from Prince George to Abbotsford, from Nanaimo to Penticton to thank our volunteers and supporters for all that they do to help British Columbians affected by kidney disease in their communities.

From delivering coffee and cookies for people during dialysis to educating about the seriousness of the disease at health

Thank you for supporting kidney patients and their families.

衷心感謝你們對腎臟病人及其家屬的支持.

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EXECUTIVE MESSAGE

Connecting and engaging

“the community was a vital step towards creating our one strong voice.

Ron Walker President

fairs and community events to raising funds to provide emergency support for unexpected costs to asking people to register as organ donors, BC Branch volunteers continue to lead in delivering on our mission.

That’s one reason why our 2014 Annual Volunteer Awards dinner in May celebrated volunteers from yesterday and today. BC Branch Past Presidents joined us in a salute to the spirit and tradition of volunteering, as well as in celebrating our past and gazing towards our future.

And in that future is the hope of a cure for kidney disease that drives us to invest in peer reviewed medical research.

However, we also know that research can improve the quality of life of people on dialysis or living with a transplant, and therefore we invest in the work of researchers investigating improvements in

the prevention, early detection, treatment and care of dialysis patients, as well as in transplantation.

As part of our 50th anniversary, The Kidney Foundation also committed to increasing the number of kidney transplants by 50% before the end of 2019. The BC Branch embraced this commitment, and identified increasing organ donor registration in our province as one of a number of ways to reduce the number of British Columbians who die waiting for a kidney transplant.

Throughout 2014 we gathered intelligence and community input as we engaged British Columbians in 12 community conversations across the province to identify the barriers and the solutions throughout the autumn of 2014.

We produced a full report detailing the recommendations of British Columbians,

Dr. Karen Philp Executive Director

and this research is providing a roadmap for our 5-year Kidney Transplantation and Organ Donor Registration campaign.

The need for one strong voice from the kidney community was one of the themes we heard from volunteers and supporters across British Columbia.

Connecting and engaging the community was a vital step towards creating our one strong voice. Advocating for children and adults living with this serious, incurable disease will require education, discipline and coordination, but it is a necessary, critical step on our journey over the next 50 years.

Thank you for supporting the cause of kidney patients and their families. You have built a strong foundation for the BC Branch that will deliver on our mission and our collective commitment to making a meaningful difference. ●

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PROGRAMS / PATIENTS

Financial assistance from The Kidney Foundation has helped kidney patient Cheryl Oblenes receive much-needed treatment and support.

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I’m on disability welfare and without The Kidney Foundation, I really wouldn’t have managed at all.

SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDES PEACE OF MIND TO PATIENTS Cheryl Oblenes isn’t a complainer— though she’d be forgiven if she was.

In the past several years, the 63-year-old Qualicum resident and kidney patient has had to confront more than her fair share of challenges. Fortunately, she hasn’t had to face them alone.

The Kidney Foundation’s unique short-term financial assistance program came to her aid when she really needed it, lightening the financial burden of her illness so she could focus on her physical wellbeing. The program covers eligible expenses associated with kidney disease and its treatment, when other funding sources have been exhausted. In 2014, 355 kidney patients in BC were supported with grants totaling over $90,000.

Cheryl has lived with kidney disease for 27 years, but her condition has advanced to the point where she now needs dialysis four times each week.

In 2013, Cheryl had one leg amputated as a result of complications from the disease. More recently, she needed 30 rounds of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for stubborn wounds on her leg. The pure oxygen given to patients during the treatments helps fight bacteria and promote healing.

In addition to providing funding for a comfortable new bed for Cheryl, The Kidney Foundation’s financial assistance program also paid for a much-needed wheelchair, and other medical treatments in Parksville.

That help made all the difference, Cheryl says. “I’m on disability welfare and without The Kidney Foundation, I really wouldn’t have managed at all. I wouldn’t have the new bed or the wheelchair and I wouldn’t have been able to afford the trips for medical treatments in Parksville. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the Foundation’s help; it means everything to me.” ●

BC Branch Programs and Services Short Term Financial Assistance Program Information and Referral Kidney Connect (Peer Support Program) Kidney Camp for Kids Living Organ Donor Expense Reimbursement Program (LODERP) Kidney Suites Targeted Screening

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PROGRAMS / PATIENTS

12 Community Conversations were held around the province in the fall of 2014.

This photo is from the Surrey event.

RESEARCH, COMMUNITY INPUT SETS THE STAGE FOR FIVE-YEAR KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION AND ORGAN DONOR REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN In 2014, as part of our 50th anniversary, The Kidney Foundation set a goal to increase kidney transplants and organ donor registration by 50 percent over the next five years and cut the wait list for a kidney transplant in half by 2019.

A first important step: research. For the past year the BC Branch has been gathering intelligence on what kidney disease, organ donor registration and kidney transplantation looks like today in BC. We

examined best practices and why registration in BC is so low when most British Columbians support organ donation itself.

We went right to the source, connecting with over 2500 British Columbians through polls, focus groups, a survey and 12 Community Conversations around the province throughout the year. We engaged British Columbians directly in a conversation about the issues, barriers and solutions to increase organ donation and kidney transplantation rates in their community.

What did we learn?

Here are the top 3 recommendations identified by British Columbians through our research:

1 Confusion and difficulty around the process of registering to be an organ donor topped the list. British Columbians feel strongly that increased accessibility is key to help raise very low organ donor registration rates, including unanimous support to return to the organ donor registration with driver’s license renewal.

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Lack of awareness about kidney disease and how serious it is, not just by the general public but also by high-risk populations and even family doctor’s was the dominant theme throughout the research. To address these issues, British Columbians called for an innovative public awareness and media campaign and more high profile public engagement opportunities.

Financial barriers (such as travel costs related to transplant surgery and loss of income while recovering from surgery) for both transplant recipients and living organ donors was another big concern. British Columbians said examination of current financial programs and how they can better support living kidney donors and kidney transplant recipients who live outside Vancouver is needed.

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PROGRAMS / PATIENTS

We engaged British Columbians directly in a conversation about the issues, barriers and solutions to increase kidney transplantation and organ donor registration.

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The information gathered from the research and community input will serve as a road map for the rest of the Campaign.

Volunteers, and Chapters leaders, health care partners and our supporters will be key as we work together with all levels of government to make a meaningful difference in the lives of the more than 300,000 British Columbians affected by kidney disease.

Kirsten Hedberg and four-year-old Logyn are two such British Columbians. A practical nurse and single mom of three, Kirsten is on leave to take full-time care of Logyn, who will need a new kidney in the next year or so.

“Unfortunately, my son relies on somebody else’s parts to live. Right now we’re in wait-mode; we just have to find a match,” says Kirsten. Kirsten hosted the Vancouver Community Conversation last year. ● For the full report: Kidney Transplants: British Columbians have Spoken go to www.kidney.bc.ca

NUMBERS

Kirsten Hedberg and Logyn, her four-year-old son. Logyn will need a kidney transplant.

On average, the number of years Canadians wait for a kidney transplant

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Number of Canadians that have kidney disease

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95% of British Columbians support organ donation.

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The percentage of British Columbians who don’t live past four years on dialysis, the most common treatment for end-stage kidney disease

152%

Percent the need for organs is expected to increase over the next two decades

VOLUNTEERS

Annick Lim (far right) with other volunteers.

Annick also appears on the BC Transplant poster on the left.

CONNECTING AND ENGAGING THOSE WHO GIVE: OUR VOLUNTEERS Okanagan resident Annick Lim just celebrated 16 years with a transplanted kidney from her father, who came to Vancouver from Quebec to make the donation happen. “I know the money for his trip came from The Kidney Foundation,” Lim says. “I also know that without the research funded by the Foundation, there would be no me.”

Annick is a passionate advocate for organ donor registration on behalf of The Kidney Foundation and she’s raised more than twenty thousand dollars since attending her first Kidney Walk in 2008.

Annick is just one of more than 7,000 dedicated volunteers across British Columbia who help support the work of The Kidney Foundation, BC Branch, giving generously of their time to help improve the lives of people affected by kidney disease.

Our volunteers make a meaningful difference in many ways. They knock on doors to raise funds during March Drive, lace up for The Kidney Walk and attend health fairs, deliver presentations, provide administrative support, coordinate events for World Kidney Day and help raise awareness during March is Kidney Month.

In fact, our volunteers are the backbone of our organization and we can’t thank them enough for their outstanding service.

But we are growing. In 2014, three new Chapters were officially formed— one in the Okanagan, one in Kamloops and a South Asian Chapter. With the increasing number of British Columbians being diagnosed with this serious disease, we not only need to retain our current volunteers, we need to attract new ones.

So in 2014 The Kidney Foundation made it a priority to enhance our volunteer community. We began by doing extensive research—online surveys and 10 community workshops throughout BC— on what motivates our current volunteers and what it would take to inspire new ones. This set the stage for crafting a five-year volunteer engagement strategy, creating a brand new intranet targeting volunteers called the BC Kidney Squad, and we appointed a dedicated volunteer coordinator.

With the research behind us, we started rolling out our volunteer engagement strategy over the next five years. The aim is to increase the number of volunteers, including those from the Chinese, Punjabi and Aboriginal communities, and to provide a more meaningful volunteer experience—one that encourages open dialogue and accommodates personal goals. ●

DID YOU KNOW? Over 45% of our volunteers are retired while less than 2% of current volunteers are students.

Almost 85% of our volunteers are between the ages of 41 to 85 years old.

Our volunteers are very caring individuals whose primary satisfaction for volunteering falls into 4 categories: • They enjoy giving back to the community • They enjoy helping people living with kidney disease • They enjoy meeting new, likeminded people • It makes them feel good and satisfies their soul Over 91% of BC Branch volunteers feel their volunteer contribution is meaningful, recognized and contributes to their overall happiness.

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CORPORATE PARTNERS: COMMITTED TO CARING

Liz Hanuse from the Namgis First Nation and her son Victor.

CORPORATE PARTNERS: COMMITTED TO CARING Often, what one can do well, two can do better.

That’s why The Kidney Foundation of Canada, BC Branch, commits every year to strengthening our partnerships and establishing new ones. We’re especially proud of the relationships we built in 2014 and the steps we’ve taken together with our partners to provide even better support for British Columbians living with kidney disease.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR ABORIGINAL, FIRST NATIONS AND METIS PEOPLES It’s a fact that many of BC’s Aboriginal, First Nations and Metis people live in remote communities without easy access to hospitals, screening clinics and other medical facilities. At the same time, they are at higher risk for kidney disease.

Indeed, its incidence in First Nations communities has risen to 50 percent— two to four times higher than non-First Nations communities. And that’s a reality that Aboriginal, Metis and First Nation leaders, the BC Branch and our corporate sponsors would like to change.

CN, for one, is leading that cause.

Its support has made possible the (SeeKD) Targeted Screening program— which provides free kidney screening and education clinics in communities across Canada with a higher risk of kidney disease.

CN has committed $1.2 million from the recycling of its retired rail cars to the SeeKD clinics since the program began in 2011.

“We are delighted to be part of such an innovative program that will help save so many lives across the country,”

says Karen Phillips, Vice-President North American Government Affairs for CN. And with CN’s help, here in BC the program continues to expand, reaching more communities and identifying more people with early kidney disease every year.

Thanks to CN’s funding, Catherine Turner, the BC Branch Aboriginal Program Liaison is making even further headway as a vital bridge between The Kidney Foundation and BC’s Aboriginal, Metis and First Nations communities.

In 2014, Catherine developed relationships with key groups such as the First Nations Health Authority and the Metis Nation of BC and organized culturally appropriate educational workshops in First Nations communities in Kelowna, Nanaimo, Prince George and Courtenay.

Catherine will continue in 2015 to make important connections and engage BC’s at-risk Aboriginal, First Nations and Metis communities in a way that’s meaningful to them.

A new partnership, developed in 2014, complements that work. The BC Branch

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has joined forces with North American steel recycling company Schnitzer Steel, and the Automotive Recyclers Environmental Association (AREA) to help remote communities improve their health status and environmental health at the same time.

Through the program, interested First Nations and Aboriginal community leaders can develop recycling programs for end-of-life vehicles under the Recycle for LifeTM program. These communities will also have access to Schnitzer Steel’s expertise and environmentally approved processes to recycle other products, as well as to targeted screening through the SeeKD program.

Liz Hanuse from the Namgis First Nation, originally from Alert Bay and now living in Courtenay, donated a kidney to her son Victor several years ago. She says these kinds of partnerships are key to raising awareness about kidney disease in communities like hers. “After our personal experience, we can’t stress enough the importance of early detection, especially for First Nations and Aboriginal people who are at high-risk.” ●

CORPORATE PARTNERS: COMMITTED TO CARING

(seated from left) MC Norma Reid from CTV with guest speakers Dr. Kara Schick-Makaroff and Gurjit Cheema

2 ND ANNUAL KIDNEY GALA SHINES AS BRIGHTLY AS EVER Celebrating “People and Possibilities,” the second Shine a Light Kidney Gala — co-hosted by the BC Branch and the Canadian Society for Nephrology, was a triumph in more ways than one.

On March 6, 2014, over 300 guests came together for an elegant evening at Science World, and enjoyed live music, good food and wine as well as the opportunity to participate in a unique silent auction.

Gala goers were also treated to inspirational stories of adversity, hope and celebration from patients and researchers.

And together, we raised $130,000 for kidney research and programs and services supporting British Columbians affected by kidney disease.

Thank you to all our sponsors and donors, the kidney patients and researchers who shared their stories, our volunteers and the broader kidney community! ●

Honourable Terry Lake, BC Minister of Health and Dr. Adeera Levin set the stage for the evening.

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It also feels good to be part of a program

“that’s all about recycling—not only vehicles, but recycling for life.

BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO KIDNEY CAR PROGRAM Thanks to a new partnership with Schnitzer Steel, the largest steel recycling company in North America, the BC Branch was able to boost one of our most popular initiatives, the Kidney Car program.

Through this environmental program, British Columbians donate old or unwanted cars, in exchange for a free tow, a tax receipt and knowing they support people living with kidney disease. Society benefits from an environment with fewer old cars on the road or car parts in the landfill. A win-win-win situation for all British Columbians.

And it just got even better. Kidney Car has seen an increase from 2,000 cars to 2,400 cars over the past year.

With increased capacity to participate in the significant market for the resale of donated cars, Schnitzer Steel is delivering an increased financial return through the program—and that translates into more funding for vital programs and services for kidney patients.

The decision to partner with Schnitzer Steel was based on the organization’s successful history with the Alberta Branch and its Kidney Car program.

Says Paul Race, Regional Vice President of Pick-n-Pull (Subsidiary of Schnitzer Steel), “We are thrilled to be expanding our relationship with The Kidney Foundation and working with the BC Branch to grow a stronger Kidney Car program. It feels really good knowing we are helping to support kidney patients and the new Organ Donation and Kidney Transplantation campaign.“ “It also feels good to be part of a program that’s all about recycling—not only vehicles, but recycling for life.” ●

Don Cherry is the new face for our Kidney Car campaign.

Do like Don. Donate your unwanted car.

KidneyCar.ca Free Tow • Tax Receipt

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DONOR RECOGNITION 2014

DONOR RECOGNITION for 2014 We thank every donor for helping the thousands of kidney patients in BC

CORPORATIONS 451720 BC Limited A & J Body Shop (1983) Ltd. Acumen Machine Ltd. AG Hair Aldergrove Credit Union Alexion Pharma Canada Corp Alitis Investment Counsel Inc. Alpha Dog Consulting Amgen Canada Inc Andrews Group Royal LePage Sussex Andritz Automation Ltd. Arlington Hotel Cee Joy Holdings Limited Arrow Transportation Aspreva Assman’s Funeral Chapel Ltd Astellas Pharma Canada Inc AWG Northern Industries Inc. (All-West Glass) Babine Forest Products Limited Bandstra Transportation Systems Ltd. Baxter Corporation Beyond Beige Interior Design Inc. Braun & Associates Ltd. Bulkley Valley Credit Union Bulldog Metals Cameron Izard Snell (CIS Services Ltd.) Can Com Electronics Canadian Back Institute Operating Limited Partnership Canadian Tire Canadian Tire Associate Store Canstar Construction Ltd. Capri Insurance Carmacks Hotel Limited Carver Gifts Central Salvage Ltd. Centre Dry Cleaners Chan Nowosad Boates Chartered Accountants Chemtrade Logistics Inc. Chinook Scaffold Systems CIBC Internal Audit City Of Vancouver ClaimsPro Inc Coastal Community Credit Union Cobalt Industries Limited

Columbia Glass 1972 Limited CompuSmart AVU Copies Plus Coulson Forest Products Ltd. Davidson Financial Ltd. Davie Farms Davies Prescription Pharmacy Dediluke Land Surveying Inc. East Kootenay Plumbing and Heating Edwards, Kenny & Bray LLP EECOL Electric Corp Ellice Recycling Ltd. Enbridge Northern Gateway Exact Welding Excelleris Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP Finning Flintstone Mining Division Ltd. Gairns Santos Inc. Global Securities Glover’s Prescriptions Ltd Golder Associates Ltd. Grant Signs Groove Kitchen Growth Media North America, Inc Haywood Securities Inc. Health Tab Heartland Toyota Hogarth’s Clinic Pharmacy Hollett Roofing & Contracting Hub International Barton IBEW Local Union 993 IDL Projects Inc. In Focus Rehabilitation Integris Security Group Inc. Interior Savings Credit Union Administration Branch Interwrap J & L Heavy Haul Jan’s Precision Auto Body Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies Johnston Meier Insurance Agencies Group Julseth Contracting Kal Tire Head Office Kalum Tire Services Ltd. Kelowna Flightcraft KGHM Ajax Mining Inc.

Kickstart Motorsports Ltd. Kootenay Savings Credit Union L Soligo & Associates Limited L+J Logging Lakelse Financial Group Inc. Lakeside Medical Centre Ledcor Construction Ltd. LH1 Logging LTD Linden Fabricating Ltd Lohia Corp Limited MacCarthy Motors (Terrace) Ltd. MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Limited Macdonald’s Prescriptions Matec McElhanney Consulting Services Limited Menchies MPY Financial Strategies Nanaimo Diver Outfitters National Bank of Canada Advisor Distribution Nav Canada New Gold Inc. New York Administrative Employees CWA 1180 New York Fries Norgate Autobody Ltd Northwest Medpure Natural Pharmacy Nurmar Holdings Ltd Olio’s Pizza Onderwater Land Surveying Oracle Financial Services Orica Canada Inc. Otsuka Canada Pharmaceutical Inc. Overwaitea Food Group Pacific Cachalot Ltd. Pacific Nephrology Group Park Vision Limited People’s Drug Mart 76 TLC Pharmacy Limited Pg Surg-Med Ltd Phamacy BC.Com / The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy Pick N Pull Vancouver Progressive Ventures RBC Foundation RBC Royal Bank EVP Program Coordinator

Remax Coast Mountains Retriev Technologies Rlc Parks Royal Lepage - Prince George Royal LePage - Prince Rupert Sanofi Canada Schnitzer Steel Canada Ltd Scotiabank Shearwater Resort & Marina Shoppers Drug Mart #210 Shutters & Shade Talius Sinclair Group Forest Products Ltd. Skaha Pharmacy Skeena Rent A Car Ltd. National Car Rentals Skip & Mag Holdings Ltd. Skopac Pharmacy Shoppers #2214 Smokey River Holdings Sobeys Inc. Swift Datoo Law Corporation Takeda Canada Inc. Teck Metals Ltd. Terrace Carpet Centre Limited Terrace Chrysler Terrace Totem Ford Sales Ltd. Terry’s Comfort Food with Attitude The Central Drug Stores Ltd. The City Of Trail Three Stones Clothing Limited Total Therapy Inc. Trainwest Management and Consulting Inc. Treasure Cove Casino Trimac Transportation Services Limited Partnership Twist Fashions Inc. United Steel Workers Local 480 Vernon Civic Employees Union Cupe Local 626 Victory Square Law Office LLP Walmart Canada Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company West Kootenay Animal Hospital Westkey Graphics Ltd. Westland Insurance White Hat Cleaners Williams Lake And District Credit Union Windsor Plywood - Tri-Cities Windsor Plywood - Prince George Zellstoff Celgar Limited

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DONOR RECOGNITION 2014

DONOR RECOGNITION for 2014 We thank every donor for helping the thousands of kidney patients in BC

THIRD PARTY FUNDRAISERS

FOUNDATIONS

Cruise for your Cause Dance Just Because Groove Kitchen Kamloops Scrap Metal Drive Kidneys on the Move Nanaimo Diver Outfitters’ Halloween Bash Sanjaeevani for Kidneys Scotia Bank Charity Challenge Trainwest Golf Tournamant Victoria Whiskey Festival

EMPLOYEE GROUPS & SCHOOLS BDO Canada LLP Boston Pizza Foundation Canadian Western Bank FS Financial Strategies Inc. Helping Hands of WorkSafeBC Provincial Employees Community Services Fund School District 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin) School District No. 35 Langley TELUS Corporation Truist United Way of Greater Toronto United Way of Greater Victoria United Way of the Lower Mainland United Way of Thompson Nicola Cariboo

SPECIAL FUNDS

Boston Pizza Foundation Chimp Foundation Chris Spencer Foundation CKNW Orphans’ Fund Coquitlam Foundation Delta Firefighters Charitable Society Donald Matheson and Audrey Matheson Fund Ellinor Richards and Hazel Richards Loane Fund Hobbs Family Fund Holland Richter Family Fund Jewish Community Foundation Of Greater Vancouver John and Nancy Woodworth Fund Lagniappe Foundation Lohn Foundation London Drugs Foundation Mable Chadwick Foundation Margaret and Robin Smith Family Trust Margaret Rothweiler Charitable Foundation RBC Foundation Rexall Foundation The Alan and Doreen Thompson Charitable Foundation The David Foster Foundation The NWM Private Giving Foundation Unipharm & Medicine Centre Pharmacies Charitable Foundation uniPHARM Wholesale Drugs Ltd. VanCity Community Foundation Vancouver Poppy Fund Vancouver Sun Children’s Fund Society

Jackie Family Fund Provice of British Columbia Gaming Policy & Enforcement Branch

INDIVIDUALS ($250+) Marilyn Ackerman Rupinder Ahluwalia Marion Aitken E. Edvard Anderson Margaret Anderson Gord Annand Matthew Anthony Wendy Anthony Olin Anton

ESTATES / BEQUESTS

Chris Atkinson David Babiuk Rosemary Bacovsky Neal Badner Thomas Banks Frank Barker David Bear Allan Becker Bruce Bell Douglas Bell Frances Bell

Sharon Berry Eileen Best Sheron Blewett Roy Bostock Katy Bostock Carri Boulton Brenda Bowes Nora Brooks Cleta Brown Wendy Bryan Dan Buller

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Estate of Barbara Joan Ridley Estate of David Orrin Livingston Estate of Dorothy Katherine Sweet Estate Of Emil Weselak Estate of Frances Jean Empay Estate of George Gary Walter Estate of James Young Johnstone Estate of John Frederick Ivan Thompson Estate Of Margaret Murdoch Priestman Estate of Ona Dorothy Henderson Estate of Ruth I. Hamilton Estate of Valentina Goodwin Estate of William Allison Joint Partner Trust 2013 Estate of William Alvin Ivey

ENDOWMENT FUNDS Baby Jacob Endowment Fund Betty Jarvis Endowment Fund Bob Smith Endowment Fund Channing and Iris Kyer Endowment Fund Charles and Adeleine Hill Endowment Fund D.E.A.R. Berry Endowment Fund Donald A & Barbara J Copan & Helen Thompson Endowment Fund Dr. Basil M. Plumb Endowment Fund Jian Shiang Chum Endowment Fund Jim Biles Endowment Fund Margaret-Ann Irwin Endowment Fund May Bostock Endowment Fund Morris Family Endowment Fund Robert Graham Kay Endowment Fund Robin Timmerman Endowment Fund Royal Cnadian Legion, Mount Pleasant Branch #177 Endowment Fund Rudy Senft Endowment Fund Suzanne Maclean Endowment Fund

D. Burchart Ashley Burgess Alice Carfrae Judith Chambers Orval Chapman John Charlesworth Brian Cheng Yu-Chieh Cheng Ada Chiang Sandra Chiu Susan Chortyk

Lily Chow Magdalene Chung Denis Clemett Fidela Sy Co Katrine Conroy Suzann Corona Carolyn Cross Lennette Dagenais Philip Davies Marianne Davies Tony De Roza

DONOR RECOGNITION 2014

DONOR RECOGNITION for 2014 We thank every donor for helping the thousands of kidney patients in BC

INDIVIDUALS ($250+) continued Barbara Derksen Harpreet Dhillon Janis Dionne Ed Dougherty John Duncan Tim Duursma Elizabeth Edinger Delbert Egilson Dorothy Elias Percy Elkins Robert Eng Evelynn Esouloff Brian Ewart Shawna Faber Sandy Fairey Peter Fairey Mike Farina Lou Fasullo Ethel Field Peter Finley Arthena & Larry Fleming Doug Foley Nancy Folkestad Lillian Folstad Charlie Fontaine David Foo Mark Forward Cyril Fountain Edwin & Teresa Froese Margaret Frost Dave Gill Paul Gill John Gill Jagbir Gill Radina Giustra Myrna Gopaulsingh Nancy Gould Nancy Graham Kristina Grant Kelly Greene Pamela Gwynne Richard Hainsworth Gaylene Hargrove Brenda Harris Ken Hewlett Dimitra Hnatko S. Holmes

Lynn Hopp Colleen Howard Sue Huffman Patsy Hui Henry Ip Dianne Jacques Laura Jameson Robert G Jamieson Marianne Janz Kelly Jean John Jennings Norman Jeppesen Jamie Johannesen Olwyn Johnston Beverly Jung David Kaiser Nick Kanavaros Joan Keevil Margaret Kennedy Kevin Kerney Maureen Kidd Peter Killam Alan Kirkpatrick Barbara Klassen Lawrence Klein Thomas Klinko Cori Knowles Charlene Kornaga Lisa Kostecki Oren Koules Hilde Krause Torben Kristiansen Daniel Kristjanson Arden Krystal James Kung Linda Kwan Rosemary Lach Lyle Lamont David Landsberg David Langsford Elgin (Al) Lawson Marvene Layte Bonnie Leclerc Darrel LePage Linda Lequesne John Leung Adeera Levin Dave Lewis Annick Lim Edmund Lim

Clifford Lo Bruce Lockhart David & Andrea Loewen Mary Louie Paul Lowe Robin Lowry Man Yan May Lui Debbie Lupul Rosalinda Macalanda Elizabeth Mackenzie William Mackinnon John MacMillan Graham Macmillan John MacNeil Donald MacRitchie Andrew Macritchie Rajbir Malhy Braden Manns Phillip Marshall Chris Martin William Mather Jody May Joy May John McCall Macbain Brian McCallion Kevin Mccullough Lorna McDowell Allene McIntosh Grant McKinnon April McNamara Donald McQueen Ken Merkley Suzy Merritt Ingrid Miller Don Miller David Miller Magdalene Mok Steve Morrey Dorina Motora Stephan Mueller Norm Murdoch Alan Newbert RoseMary Ng William Nickel Irene Nielson Hermann Nieweler Glen & Joyce Nightingale Gary Nussbaumer Edwin Ochmanek Adrienne Olson

Lucille Pallard Hafez Panju Patrick Parfrey James Parnell James Paterson June Patterson Shakti Pawar Katie Pearse Jean Penner Karen Philp Miroslaw (Mirek) Piaseczny Vic Pospiech David Prchal Janet Prowse Edward Quilty Kevin Quinn Angus Rae David Ramalho G Ross Ramsey Ann Rauhala Perry Rebagliati Todd Reid David Rennie Blair Rice Fred Roberston Lisa-Marie Ros Gail Ross Jack Ross Helen Ross Holly Russell Monika Sabathill Rachh Paul Sahota Retnam Sandhu Michel Sauvageau Donna Schindell Anne Schultz Daniel Schwartz Roselyn Scott Barry Scott Paul Scott William Seccombe David Senay Bam Sidhu Debra Simms Suneet Singh Joan Skiba Jacquie Smillie Paula Smith William Smith

Agnes Sorrenti Lori Steele Irene Stevens Murray Stewart Klaus Stolle Judith M Stratichuk Eric Strom Ella Suen Paul Taylor Eileen Taylor John Te Brinke Colleen Terpsma Carol Thatcher Lois Thompson James Thordarson Corrine Tocher Shirley Tracey Jack Tse Barbara Valentine Pauline VanderDriessche Anthony Vant Geloof Jan Ventor Louise Vermette Lorene Vernon Carol Vincent Sean Virani Ralph Visser Florence Wagner Christine Wagner Ernest Wahl Chris Walford Jetta Warman Bob Welch Douglas Wiebe Ken Wiecke Carol Williams Lois Wilson Glen Wilson Cathy Kit Fun Wong Paul Wong Wai Wong Tiffannie Wong Peter Wu Herman Yuen Melissa Zerebeski Vince Zuccaro

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DONOR RECOGNITION 2014

DONOR RECOGNITION for 2014 We thank every donor for helping the thousands of kidney patients in BC

SERVICE CLUBS Abbotsford Learning Plus Society Alberni Athletics Cheerleading Angels & Demons Dragon Boat club Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans in Canada Unit 284 Burnaby Fish and Game Club Can-Ital Ladies Society Canadian National Institute For The Blind Cupe Local 409 Elks Club Agassiz Lodge 311 Elks Club Prince George Lodge 122 Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2096 Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2831 Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 3032 Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 3557 Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxiliary 20 Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxiliary 2831 Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxiliary 3032 Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxiliary 3318 Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxiliary 4400 Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladysmith Auxiliary 2101 IODE Dr. W.J. Knox Kinsmen Club of Campbell River Kiwanis Club of Vancouver Kiwanis Club Trail Knights of Columbus Chilliwack Council 3478 Knights of Columbus Kelowna 6233 Father deLestre Knights of Columbus North Surrey Council, No. 4767 Ladies Auxiliary to B.227 R.C.L. Ladysmith Health Care Auxiliary Lillooet & District Rod & Gun Club Lioness Club Westbank Lioness Club White Rock Lions Club Ambleside Tiddlycove Lions Club Barriere Lions Club Burnaby Lougheed Lions Club Comox Valley Monarch Lions Club Elkford Lions Club Enderby & District Lions Club Galiano Island Lions Club Gibsons Lions Club Kamloops Paddlewheelers Lions Club Nanoose Bay

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Lions Club Pemberton Lions Club Vancouver Pacific Lions Club Victoria Gordon Head Lions Club Willow Point Maathar Sangham Educational and Cultural Society of BC Mid Island Kidney Association Mid-Island Consumer Services Co-operative Mount Cheam Lions Club Nanaimo Harbor Lites Lioness Club Order of Royal Purple 123 Order of Royal Purple 279 Order of The Eastern Star - Grand Chapter of BC and Yukon Osoyoos United Church, Dorcas Unit Pythian Sisters Vernon Temple 21 Rangers Supporters Club Branch 2 Rotary Club of Comox Royal Canadian Legion Aldergrove Br 265 Royal Canadian Legion Bowser Br 211 Ladies Auxiliary Royal Canadian Legion Castlegar Br 170 Royal Canadian Legion Chase Br 107 Royal Canadian Legion Kamloops Br 52 Royal Canadian Legion Ladysmith Br 171 Royal Canadian Legion Lantzville Br 257 Ladies Auxiliary Royal Canadian Legion Maple Ridge Br 88 Royal Canadian Legion Nakusp Br 20 Royal Canadian Legion Prince George Br 43 Ladies Auxiliary Royal Canadian Legion Quesnel Br 94 Ladies Auxiliary Royal Canadian Legion Sooke Br 54 Royal Canadian Legion Surrey Br 6 Cloverdale Royal Canadian Legion Surrey Br 8 Royal Canadian Legion Trail Br 11 Shon Yee Benevolent Association of Canada Sons of Scotland Benevolent Association, Balgownie Camp 204 Sons of Scotland Kildonnan Camp 166 Soo Yuen Society St Pauls Catholic Singles Surrey Firefighters Charitable Society The Sisters of Saint Ann Trinity Lodge No.98 Trinity Lodge No.981 Ladies Orange Benevolent Association Vancouver Firefighters Charitable Society WV Fire Fighters Charitable Society

FINANCIALS

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FINANCIALS

The Kidney Foundation of Canada (BC Branch) for the year ended December 31, 2014.

The data on this page has been extracted and summarized from the reviewed financial statements.

Detailed financial statements (including Notes) are available from the BC Branch office.

WHERE DOES YOUR MONEY GO? Organ Donation 24.3%

Management & Administration 9.5% Public Education 14.5%

ended December 31, 2014 (unaudited) Year

2014 $

2013 $

REVENUE

Public support Bequests and in memoriam Investment income allocated to operations

3,227,815 2,694,592 480,738 400,297 11,430 11,115

Fundraising expenditures

3,719,983 3,106,004 1,568,463 1,414,080

2,151,520 1,691,924

Net revenue

EXPENDITURES Programs Patient services Organ donation Public education services and communications Kidney Foundation development

549,621 411,132 544,884 269,112 325,778 273,355 179,886 74,098 1,600,169 1,027,697

Management and administration Contribution to National Research, Programs and Support Services

214,936 128,796 429,935 535,431 2,245,040 1,691,924

Excess of revenue over expenditures

(93,520)

–

2014 $

2013 $

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION As December 31, 2014 (unaudited) at

ASSETS Current Cash Short-term deposits Interest and sundry receivable (Note 7) Prepaid expenses

1,318,447 1,391,553 0 0 144,412 106,595 64,673 41,272

1,527,532 1,539,420

41,266 42,898

Capital assets (Note 3)

1,568,798 1,582,318

LIABILITIES

24.5% Patient Services

Current Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 7) Deferred Rent Deferred contributions (Note 4) Living Organ Donor Expense Reimbursement Program Jackie Family Fund Other Tenant inducement allowance (Note 8) 8% Volunteer (Foundation) Development 19.2% National Research & Programs

284,522 93,275 13,429 16,899 309,199 62,182 67,591 67,591 46,936 394,074 22,320 29,976 743,997 663,997

FUND BALANCES 41,266 42,898 783,535 875,423

Invested in capital assets Unrestricted

Attributed to The Kidney Foundation of Canada Fund Balance 824,801 918,321

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HIGHLIGHTS

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HIGHLIGHTS of 2014

Celebrated amazing years supporting kidney patients!

2500+

Engaged with British Columbians through

12

Community Conversations, Polling, Focus Groups and a Survey

Hosted

10

$1,044,494 has been reimbursed through the Living Organ Donor Expense Reimbursement Program (LODERP) to 848 potential living donors since 2006

Volunteer Engagement Workshops

Over

$160,000

was disbursed through LODERP to 112 potential living donors this year

7 ,000 BC Branch volunteers knocked on doors, walked, ran, paddled, answered phones, stuffed envelopes, wrote letters, spoke with media, gave presentations, delivered cookies and coffee, and organized events in support of kidney patients

3,000 $234,000

Upwards of Canvassers knocked on thousands of doors across BC raising

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347 people $90,133 $12,000

Supported with kidney disease with

in grants and

in interest free loans

1,246

British Columbians were screened for kidney disease at targeted screening events or at one of (Medicine Shoppe) pharmacy pilots

4

HIGHLIGHTS

4,870km

2,400 cars

Over were donated to the Kidney Car Program, raising over

were tracked in 24 Kidney Walks across BC

We sent

38

$950,000

29

Supported post-transplant adults and

kids to Kidney Camp for Kids

4 families with accommodation in our Kidney Suites

3

Coordinated Aboriginal CKD Awareness Workshops in Nanaimo, Prince George and Kamloops

BC Branch raised

$165,584 for National Research

3

Welcomed new BC Chapters: South Asian, Okanagan and Kamloops

Distributed over

2,134

Connected with Facebook friends and

over 600 Twitter followers at the BC Branch

173

Signed up BC Branch members on the new Kidney Squad intranet site

1,440

Manuals and approximately brochures free of charge

Living with Kidney Disease

33,450 information

2nd annual

raised over

$130,000

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