Langara College Foundation Report - 2014

OUR TAPESTRY L A N G A R A CO L L EG E F O U N DATI O N REP O R T

Weaving our legacy.

As members of the Langara community we are tied to one another like the threads of this scarf. Together we weave a tapestry with different colours and from different directions, creating Langara’s history and future.

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Index 4

MESSAGES

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S T E P P I N G S T O N E F O U N D AT I O N

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G L O B A L R E L AY G I V E S

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F O R M E R FA C U LT Y G I V E S

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R E A D/M E R C E R J O U R N A L I S M F E L L O W S H I P

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JESSIE' S AWA RD

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LET TER FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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OUR DONORS

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Creating pathways.

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Great teaching and passionate supporters make program completion a reality for learners.

Langara is a unique community with a broad range of academic and career programming. Our reputation is built on excellence in teaching. We are proud of our well-established reputation for providing students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to achieve their goals, and we are dedicated to engaging students in learning and providing them with the foundation to succeed, whatever their future path.

What makes Langara distinct is our unwavering commitment to our students.

Our instructors are key in this process. They provide the transformational experiences that shape the future of those who have elected to take a journey of growth and discovery at Langara. They are the ones who help build dreams.

The Langara College Foundation plays an important supporting Lane Trotter President and CEO

role. Without the Foundation our students wouldn’t have as much access to the financial support that contributes to the quality and longevity of the learning experience. For so many, bursaries, scholarships, and awards make successful program completion a reality. Langara College has passionate supporters, and without them, we couldn’t achieve our goals. Great teaching and passionate supporters—we rely on both.

On behalf of the Board of Governors, the College staff, and of course, our students, we are humbled and grateful for such tremendous support.

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Establishing a solid foundation.

MESSAGE FROM THE L ANGAR A COLLEGE FOUNDATION CHAIR

It has been a tremendous honour for me to have been part of

It is a privilege to support learners in some small way on

the College’s new Foundation Board for the past year and I am

their path to the next stage of their lives. The goal of the

very pleased to be taking on the reins as its new Chair. As an

Foundation is to offer all of our students a little support during

alumnus, I know first-hand the amazing gifts this institution

the sometimes dark study days. Through the support of our

gives its students. The gifts are unassuming. They are the gift

donors, we shine a light that helps them continue on their

of small, interactive classrooms; the gift of instructors whose

individual journeys.

life’s work is focused on exceptional teaching; it is a whole environment devoted to students' success.

In a recent survey, alumni were asked how Langara helped them succeed. Here are a few of their answers: “Langara is where I learned to learn. I sing the praises of Langara very often because I truly believe I would not have made it to UBC any other way.”

Bruce Hurst Chair, Langara College Foundation

“I hated high school. I almost [didn’t go] back to school.

My time at Langara was another attempt at education. It was so positive that I went on to complete several degrees including a Ph.D.” “I made good friendships while there, was able to proceed at a different pace while determining my course, and learned from some instructors who enjoyed teaching. The path remained convoluted, but my credits transferred, which allowed me eventually to complete an honours B.A., and proceed to law school.”

"Gave me all the knowledge needed."

"It is the reason I have this job today."

L ANGAR A COLLEGE FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS • Bruce Hurst, Chair Partner, Reid Hurst Nagy • Ujjal Dosanjh, PC QC Retired • Eric Hogan, President & CEO Hogan Millar Media • Gary Mason, Columnist The Globe and Mail • Simi Sara, Radio Host CKNW

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Stepping into the gap.

A DREAM-DIRECTED INVESTMENT GIVES SINGLE PARENTS NEW OPTIONS Single parent students face a daunting journey. Running a

Joyce was not the average student: nearly all her classmates

household alone while navigating the demands of parenting is

were men, very few were married and even fewer had children.

difficult under the best circumstances. Adding academic studies

Quickly, the Dean of Medicine and the University Bursar took

to the mix intensifies the stress and the barriers to completing

notice of her potential and unique needs. Because of their help

programs begin to loom. Too often single parents can feel

in tracking down ongoing scholarships, loans and bursary

defeated by their circumstances and drop out. Without skills

money, Joyce completed seven years as a full-time med student,

and credentials, these individuals aren’t able to access career

graduated, and went on to establish her practice as a physician.

options that would improve their family’s standard of living.

After a successful career as a prominent pediatric neuro-

Dr. Joyce Connolly is no stranger to the pressures, isolation,

psychiatrist spanning four decades, Dr. Connolly accomplished

and difficulties faced by single parents as they juggle the roles

her dream to “pay it forward,” and in 2002 she established the

of parent, student, and breadwinner. In the ’60s Joyce was a

Stepping-stone Foundation. Through her foundation she created

single parent of two toddler-aged boys living in a rental with

a scholarship program for single parents at Langara to help

no furniture. “I knew becoming a physician meant there would

finance their education, broaden their employment opportunities

be a job and I could support my family and even provide them

and better the future socio-economic well-being of their

with the opportunity to go to university which I consider so

families. “I met with administrators from many post-secondary

important,” recalls Joyce. So, despite her difficult circumstances

institutions, but I chose Langara because it had a sense of warmth

Joyce applied and was accepted into pre-med at the University

and flexibility.”

of Toronto.

To date, the Stepping-stone Foundation has helped over 100 Langara families financially. For the families who have received a Stepping-stone bursary, this support has translated into confidence, hope, optimism and economic stability.

Dr. Connolly chose to be an involved donor by serving as a role model and mentor for the award recipients. Hosting an annual day care concert and luncheon is significantly rewarding and an opportunity for her to interact with the recipients and to hear the details of their academic progress and in many cases, how the Stepping-stone bursary has led to relieving more than just financial stress.

For many of the families, the financial support has enabled them to benefit from Langara’s day care centre, which has been reported as one of the best examples of day care provision in Canada. The Stepping-stone annual concert and lunch has also led to the spontaneous creation of various parent support groups.

Joyce Connolly

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"This was my lifelong dream: to be a significant help to another generation of single parents who were choosing higher education and to empower them to complete programs that would lead to careers.”

Joyce Connolly

What’s more, knowing that Joyce faced similar circumstances

But everything changed when Jen was chosen to

in her life, Stepping-stone recipients feel empowered, respected

receive the Stepping-stone Foundation Bursary. “It was

and overwhelmingly express their intentions to one day return

the first time I did not have to panic about covering all my

similar support to the community.

expenses, and I was surprised to learn I could apply again

“I know I could have chosen to go off and take cruises around

the next semester,” recalls Jen.

the world,” Joyce says. “But this was my lifelong dream: to

While Jen encountered the unfortunate negativity often

be a significant help to another generation of single parents

connected with being a single parent, she found those

who were choosing higher education and to empower them to

associated with the Stepping-stone bursary celebrated

complete programs that would lead to careers.”

and supported her academic aspirations and those of other single parents who work tirelessly to give their children a

ONWARDS AND UPWARDS Support from Stepping-stone carries single parent families through to graduation—one step at a time.

better life. “They believed in me and gave me the strength to persevere. Before Langara and Stepping-stone I lacked confidence, today I am a strong independent woman and a devoted mother with her BSN degree!”

We’re all learners, but we will each choose a unique educational path. In Jen’s case, it was the birth of her eldest daughter that triggered deep soul searching and the desire to become a nurse.

“I wanted to provide my daughter with the best possible life I

Jen Baldwin

could, and I wanted to be a positive role model for her,” says Jen. Jen’s steep climb toward her nursing degree began first with upgrading her course work and completing prerequisites, all which she undertook while expecting a second child and during the loss of her primary relationship. With a baby in arms and a toddler in tow, Jen was accepted into the Nursing Program at Langara. She enrolled her two girls with the Langara Child Development Centre so they could be on campus with her, and took her first steps toward completing the 10 semesters in the nursing degree program. “Day by day, week by week, semester by semester, I made my way through the program,” says Jen. “Nursing school is a tough program and the addition of raising two kids alone, made an already daunting task more difficult.”

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"Problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, and the ability to innovate are all important, as is specific subject matter expertise."

Globally connected. $30-MILLION VANCOUVER HIGH-TECH COMPANY INVESTS IN L ANGAR A STUDENTS

Warren Roy and Shannon Rogers share their insights on why helping provide scholarships to students in high-tech is good for business.

How does establishing a financial award at Langara College fit into Global Relay's overall vision?

What importance does Global Relay place on formal education in hiring employees?

What unique strengths do you see in Langara College?

When hiring employees, we look for

Langara has a unique way of

Nurturing good employees is crucial

skills and abilities rather than focusing

transitioning students from high school

to the long-term success of any

on the formal education itself. Problem

and setting them up for future careers.

business. At Global Relay we compete

solving, critical thinking, creativity, and

As well, its position in the middle of

internationally through a focus on

the ability to innovate are all important,

Vancouver provides a lot of opportunities

creativity and innovation. Our success

as is specific subject matter expertise (e.g.

for students.

depends on having talented, motivated

mobile development).

staff with a range of specialized skill sets. Establishing a monetary award at Langara helps to develop the employees we will need in the future.

What value does Global Relay place on giving students the opportunity to find a meaningful career pathway?

Can you share a detail or two about your own personal pathway/journey in academics? Perhaps something that challenged you, confirmed a direction you should take, or gave you confidence to continue?

Beyond academics, university gave me

We place huge value on giving students

exposure to different ideas, personalities,

career opportunities. Students are our

theories, and ways of doing things. It also

future. Providing students and recent

allowed me to meet like-minded people

graduates with chances to develop their

with ambition. These extracurricular

skills and advance within the company

activities and learning opportunities were

is equally beneficial. The students are

immensely valuable (Shannon).

What role does "giving back" play at Global Relay?

Giving back plays a huge role at Global Relay. We are committed to being a long-term Canadian success story, headquartered in Vancouver, with a vision not just to make money, but to create something extraordinary. We therefore aim to leave a lasting footprint in our home city, province and country by giving back to the community in which we work and play. While we support a large variety of employee-driven charity and volunteer initiatives, we have primarily focused

motivated and have the opportunity to

our community engagement on the sport

develop a meaningful career and Global

of cycling in Canada. We have made a

Relay has the staff necessary to grow

$1 million, 5-year commitment to revive

and compete internationally.

the legendary Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix cycling race as Title Sponsor and Operator. This, as well as our $400k incubator program (“Bridge the Gap�) to help up-and-coming cyclists reach the Olympics, helps us create strong and lasting ties with our community.

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Scholarships, Bursaries, and Awards Through scholarships, bursaries and awards, you can provide recognition to outstanding students, ease their financial burdens, and allow them to focus on their studies.

Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit and recognize outstanding academic achievement. Bursaries are awarded to students who have a demonstrated financial need as well as satisfactory academic standing. Awards can include financial need, some academic merit or other criteria such as volunteerism or leadership.

Endowed vs. Annual Endowments provide a permanent source of income for your scholarship, bursary or award.

The capital is held in perpetuity and invested and the annual interest comprises the award.

A gift of $12,500 or more will establish a named endowment fund. An annual scholarship is an easy way to get involved as the entire amount of your gift is directed to students. Creating an annual scholarship requires a three-year commitment of $500.00.

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Satisfaction guaranteed.

FORMER FACULT Y GIVES

It’s not uncommon for long-serving employees to expect their employer to commemorate their service to the enterprise with a

best return. “If I’m leaving a chunk of change to charity, I’m naturally going to ask, ‘Where will I get the biggest bang

substantial recognition package.

for my buck?’ We all know that investing in education reaps

But not so for Don Allen, who served as an instructor at Langara

future for all of us.”

for 19 years. Instead, this recently retired professor has turned the tables and donated money to fund a bursary, a scholarship,

dividends. The brighter our next generation is, the better the

On a practical level, Don knew his investment would be

and an award for Langara students.

matched dollar-for-dollar by the College. He also liked that

Don references the positive environment at Langara, what he

scholarships at Langara.

calls “a rare, magical combination of dedicated faculty and eager students” as one of the driving factors behind his gifts. “There’s something special about this place and you can’t put it in a

he could have a hand in fine-tuning the criteria for the

Over the course of his career, Don has spent much of his life dedicated to improving the well-being of others: from working

bottle.”

as a prison psychologist for Correctional Services Canada,

Don first established a bursary in memory of his aunt (the

to developing computer technology to assist the mentally

Rajean Scholarship and Bursary), which is given to top students

handicapped. With the awards he’s established at Langara,

in Display+Design (now Design Formation). “After I established

this legacy of helping others continues even into retirement.

the first scholarship, I realized that there are a lot of deserving students with financial need who don’t have the top GPAs. So when I arranged the award in memory of my parents, I made it a bursary so a wider group of students would have access.”

Don has subsequently established the coveted “Allen Cup,” worth $2,000, which is awarded each year to the student with the top research methods paper. At Don’s design, the student’s name is also engraved on a trophy that is displayed in the psychology department.

“It doesn’t take a massive amount of money to make a big difference,” says Don. “It’s easy to spend two grand on getting my boat tuned up, but it’s much more satisfying to spend that same amount and know that it really helps motivate students to do their absolute best.”

As someone already working directly with students, Don also knew that contributing to education would give him the

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to creating an educational program for women in prison,

Don Allen Psychology Instructor, Retired

"We all know that investing in education reaps dividends. The brighter our next generation is, the better the future for all of us.�

Don Allen

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A meaningful ending.

JEANI READ-MICHAEL MERCER FELLOWSHIP FOR JOURNALISM STUDENTS

The estate of two writers creates a legacy of

As if the story wasn’t already tragic enough, there is an

thoughtful, inspired journalism at Langara.

unexpected twist—in August 2007 Jeani was diagnosed with

By all accounts Jeani Read and Michael Mercer were successful in both marriage and career. Besides being soul mates, they shared a passion for writing—Jeani, a lifestyles columnist with the Province and Canada’s first female rock music critic, and Michael, an award-winning playwright. But they also shared an even deeper connection—Jeani donated a kidney to Michael in the ’90s after a hospital visit left him with damaged kidneys.

A decade later, at age 60, Jeani retired and was ready to begin a new phase of life. Unlike some retirements, Jeani’s would not be one of travel, personal pursuits and freedom. Her plan was to dedicate herself to caring for Michael whose health was in further decline as the now 10-year-old kidney transplant was beginning to fail. With no children and few family in the immediate area, Michael relied heavily on Jeani as a caregiver and for emotional support.

an aggressive cancer that claimed her life within four months.

“Michael was left alone—suffering from his advanced renal disease, shock, and grief,” says Nicholas Read, Jeani’s cousin and a journalism instructor at Langara College.

Michael began to express his desire to honour Jeani’s memory by leaving their combined estate funds to a meaningful cause.

But which one? Nicholas recalls his attempt to lighten the heavy topic, “Since I’m an animal lover I suggested Michael make a donation to a cat shelter. I was serious! But luckily, he didn’t go for it.”

Instead, the idea of somehow giving beginning journalism students a leg up began to emerge. Jeani and Michael had both felt advantaged to begin their careers when the workforce was less competitive.

Before he died in 2010, Michael authored a final page in the narrative of his life by setting up a bequest to establish an endowed scholarship fund at Langara. The successful applicants would receive a monetary subsidy, but possibly even more valuable, is support from a mentor in the field while they produce a major work of journalism suitable for publication in a newspaper, magazine, on the Internet, or radio.

Jeani Read and Michael Mercer

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"Michael wanted to give a young journalist an opportunity to launch his or her career and write something of consequence without having to worry about paying rent and where food would come from.”

Nicholas Read

In 2013, Steven Chua of Richmond, B.C., was chosen as one of two fellowship recipients. Working with his mentor, a producer from CBC radio, he researched and wrote an

Legacy Gifts

investigative radio series about the challenges immigrants and refugees face when suffering from mental illness. After his series aired CBC decided to keep him on as an “oncall” associate producer. He is also working as a weekend reporter for the Canadian Press, Canada’s national news agency. “The fellowship is unique in that you choose to write about something you care about,” says Steven. “You have a significant period of time to really delve into the topic and leave no stone unturned.”

Today, the Jeani Read-Michael Mercer fellowship serves to not only alleviate some of the financial cost of post-secondary education, it gives deserving students an opportunity to make contacts, gain work experience and discover career possibilities. While Langara’s recipients never knew Jeani and Michael personally, by participating in the fellowship and pursuing journalistic excellence they have become part of their legacy.

1. Will/Bequest - By naming Langara College Foundation as a beneficiary in your will, you can create a legacy of support for programs or students. Bequests can be for a specific amount, a percentage of your estate, the residual of your estate or consist of property, real estate or shares.

2. RRSP/RRIF - You may designate Langara College Foundation as the beneficiary on an RRSP or RRIF form. Your estate will receive a tax receipt for the balance received, effectively eliminating the income tax otherwise owed.

3. Charitable remainder trusts - A Charitable Remainder Trust involves establishment of a trust and making an irrevocable gift of the remainder interest to Langara College Foundation. The gift comes into effect upon your passing, but you will immediately receive a tax receipt for the value of your gift. You also continue to receive the income earned by the capital during your lifetime.

4. Life Insurance policies – You can buy or transfer a policy on your life and assign it to the Foundation as owner and beneficiary. The premiums you pay are tax-deductible donations. Or, you can own the life insurance policy and either (1) name the charity as beneficiary; or (2) make your estate the beneficiary and designate the proceeds as a bequest.

Tax law and estate planning is complex. Please talk to your financial or legal advisor about the tax benefits, thresholds and appropriateness of these choices for you.

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"She was motivated by her brother’s death - that drove her to be the best nurse she could be.”

Dave Scanlan

Passionate about nursing.

IN MEMORY OF JESSIE

Jessie Radonich-Scanlan was 17 when her brother,

She was also in a permanent relationship. She and her partner,

Daniel, died.

Kelsey Turner, lived together and talked about moving back

It was in February 2007, and she and her father, Dave, were on their way from Nelson, where they lived, to Vancouver General Hospital, where Daniel was being treated. Daniel died while they were en route. He died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was 21.

It bothered Jessie deeply, her father said, that they had not made it in time. Her remorse would set her off on her career path.

"It had a huge impact on Jessie," he said. "When Daniel was living with cancer, she was considering becoming a pharmacist or a pediatrician. But when she saw how some of the nurses looked after her brother, and, less than a year later when my father died, how they looked after him, Jessie decided she wanted to be a nurse."

In January 2011, Jessie enrolled in Langara College's nursing program. She immediately showed a talent for it.

"She was amazing," said Jennifer Baldwin, one of Jessie's classmates. "Totally devoted to nursing and her family.

And so smart. She always got the best grades."

Her teachers remarked about her willingness to tutor other students that were struggling. On top of her duties at school, she was an employed student nurse in VGH's neuroscience unit. She was unaffected, well-liked, her aptitude for nursing exceeded only by her modesty.

By October of this year, with her final semester before her, her grade point average was 3.99 - not that her father knew.

"She never told me," her father said.

to Nelson to raise a family. Jessie hoped to work there in palliative care.

"She and I often talked about palliative care, and death and dying issues," her father said, "and her classmates all knew she had a real passion for it. They knew she was motivated by her brother's death, and that it drove her to be the best nurse she could be."

On the night of Thursday, Oct. 10, Jessie was at her Kitsilano apartment. She was alone: Kelsey was working in Cold Lake, Alta. that week. She sent him a text message to say good night. Earlier that afternoon, she had text messaged her father to tell him she was looking forward to having him visit on Thanksgiving Monday.

"Her plan was to fly up to Nelson on Friday, spend Thanksgiving weekend here, and Thanksgiving Day she and I would drive down to Vancouver together. I had booked time off work to spend a couple of days with her."

At around 10:30 p.m. that night, Jessie had just finished having a shower when she developed a headache. Her legs went weak.

She developed a nosebleed. She vomited. She phoned for an ambulance.

"She knew enough to know that she may have been stroking," her father said, "and because she was always concerned about cancer because of her brother, one of the last things she looked up on her computer while she waited for the ambulance was sinus cancer."

It wasn't sinus cancer. It was an aneurysm and it was in her brain.

She was conscious when the ambulance arrived 11 minutes later.

She had two seizures on the way to VGH, and by the time the ambulance arrived at the hospital, she was in a coma.

"And when she'd get a test back, and there'd be a perfect mark on it, when another student would ask how she did on it, all she'd

Doctors operated on her through the night. A second surgery

say was she was happy with the result."

followed. Jessie spent the weekend in intensive care.

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Passion heals soles.

Langara nurses come from all walks of life, but they are all passionate about the healing profession... and apparently, shoes.

"On Thanksgiving Day, on Monday afternoon," her father said, "we had a family conference with a neurosurgeon and a resident and a social worker, and they told us that at that point, the brain damage was catastrophic, and she really wasn't doing anything on her own. She wasn't even breathing on her own. And the best thing we could do was to, you know, make the decision to end her suffering and take her off life support."

Hours later, they did. Jessie died at 1:15 a.m. Tuesday morning,

the new year. How, he was asked, does he find a way of going on after losing both his children? "Jessie and I talked a lot after Daniel died, and I think we shared the pretty similar view that anything we can

Oct. 15. She was 23 years old.

do to reduce the suffering of others is

Her death stunned her classmates and teachers.

fortunately, I work in a job that allows

a good way to heal our own grief. And me to do that every day I go to work."

"Shortly after Jessie passed away," Baldwin said, "there was an influx of people wanting to show support. Whether this was by

Scanlan is a medical social worker.

sending the family flowers or money, people just wanted to help."

He specializes in palliative care.

The school and her classmates decided on a bursary in honour

If you wish to contribute to the Jessie Radonich-Scanlan

of Jessie. The Passionate About Nursing fund will award $500

bursary, tax deductible donations to Passionate About

annually for a nursing student to attend professional conferences.

Nursing can be made to Langara College, College Advancement, 100 West 49th Ave., Vancouver, BC V5Y 2Z6,

For the bursary to be self-sustaining, though, students have to

or by calling Pam Robertson, Langara's manager of alumni

raise $12,500, which will be matched by the school. If the fund

and donors at 604.323.5948.

falls short , all of the money raised will go to general nursing scholarships and not as a memorial to Jessie. As of this week,

By Pete McMartin | pmcmartin@vancouversun.com

just over $9,000 has been raised.

Vancouver Sun columnist December 4, 2013

Dave Scanlan, meanwhile, is set with the task of resuming his life.

He booked off work after Jessie's death, but he plans to return in

© Vancouver Sun, reprinted with permission.

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"The more that you read, the more things you will know.

The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."

Dr. Seuss

Our foundation.

BUILDING A COMPREHENSIVE FUNDR AISING PROGR AM

Building a financial support network takes time and perseverance – and a little help from our friends. The creation of the new Langara College Foundation brings us in line with our

Sue Street Executive Director Langara College Foundation

sister institutions across the country by establishing a strong commitment to building this network. We are honoured to have Ujjal Dosanjh, Eric Hogan, Bruce Hurst, Gary Mason, and Simi Sara working side by side with us on the Foundation Board. We too, are grateful for the services of Dennis Dineen who, as Chair, aptly steered the Foundation in its first 12 months.

Although just over a year old, the Foundation, in partnership with the College Advancement Team, has established numerous new awards, and created events that support community outreach and networking. It has also established high profile recognition opportunities for many of the College’s wellestablished donors.

This report shines a light on our amazing donors. Folks like Don Allen and Joyce Connolly, Warren Roy and Shannon Rogers from Global Relay, and Jeani Read and Michael Mercer are incredible, wonderful people to whom we owe a great deal of thanks. We also have other amazing people like Martin and Jennifer Butler who are stalwart supporters of Studio 58; the 25 faculty and staff who donate ongoing every year; and companies like DB Perks who support our recreation graduates year after year.

To them, to our faculty and staff, and the countless others who have given generously to our students, we honour you and thank you.

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This is Langara.

OUR DONORS MAKE US WHO WE ARE: JANUARY 2013 TO SEPTEMBER 2014

$25,000 AND OVER

• Compass Group Canada (Beaver) Ltd • Knowledge First Financial • Stepping-stone Foundation $10,000 - $24,999

• HSBC Bank Canada • Langara Faculty Association • Langara Students' Union • Vancouver Foundation • Walter H Ball $5,000 - $9,999

• Don Allen • Anonymous • Catherine Glass • Jan Meyers • Professional Photographers Association of BC • Women Elders In Action We*Act Society $2,500 - $4,999

• Brian Armstrong • Tom Blaney • British Columbia Association of Integrated Marketers

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• Provincial Employees Community Services

• John S Kenney Professional Corporation

• Real Estate Council of British Columbia

• Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre Association

• South Van Bottle Depot $1,000 - $2,499

• Rjinder Atwal • Ryan Cawsey • CBC Radio-Canada • CEI Architecture Planning Interiors • Certified General Accountants Association of BC • Loni Chernenkov • Carol Chrisjohn

• Langara Social Club • Joy Markowski • Motion Picture Studio Production Technicians • Mount Sentinel Secondary School • Nelson Education Ltd • Brad O’Hara • Pearson Education Canada Inc • PERC

• Club Managers Association of America

• Recreation Facilities Association Of British Columbia

• Complete Purchasing Services Inc

• Marc Rizzardo

• Credit Union Foundation of BC

• George Stephenson

• DB Perks & Associates Ltd • Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Alpha Province

• Kevin Rolston • Kelsey Turner • Universal Buddhist Temple • University Women’s Club of Vancouver

• Mike Evans

• Unknown Angel Society

• R Geddis

• Vector Marketing Canada Ltd

• Barry Coulson

• Leni Gelten

• Roy Daykin • Svetoslav Gueordjev

• Hanyin Education Consulting Inc

• Imaginus CDA Ltd

• Health Science Association

• Evan Kwong

• Jane Heyman

• Mona Kwong

• Sharon Hickey

• Vincent Kwong

• David Hunden

• Minerva Foundation For BC Women

• IsoSolutions Marketing & Management Inc

• Sean Wachtel • Eric Wilson $500 - $999

• Cheryl Agoston • Fraser Archibald • Artona Group Inc • Darren Bernaerdt

• Alan Brain

• William Webster

• Brian Tate

• British Columbia Nurses’ Union

• Susan Willms

• Touchstone Theatre

• Zdenka Buric • Martin Butler • Chiung Yao Chen • Carl Chiko • Patricia Cia • Ken Collins • Alison Curtis • Cutting Edge Hair Studio • Daniel Dolan • Valerie Dunsterville • Editors’ Association Of Canada • Deborah Filleul • Marlene Franks • Evelyn Harden

$250 - $499

• Acrylco • Lillian Alexus • Dennis Araki • Mary J Auerbach • Tim Baker • Elizabeth Ball • Donna Battye • Nadine Beaulieu

• Lesley Tourigny • J Trethewey • Vimar Equipment Ltd • Shelley Walushka • Anne Williams • Jason Wilsher • Patricia Woods • Teresa Wright $150 - $249

• Patrick Beirnes

• Sherif Abou-Amara

• Joanne Brown

• Lynne Adams

• Sharon Callahan

• Nathan Affolter

• Certified Management Accountants Society of British Columbia

• Heath Affolter • Thomas Affolter • Tim Affolter

• Bruce Jespersen

• Coast Capital Savings Credit Union

• John Keenlyside

• Judith Coffin

• Charles Knobel

• Leelah Dawson

• Gerda Krause

• Jacquie East

• Mary Kruger

• Elia Kirby Productions Ltd

• Leader Manufacturing Inc

• Cynthia Falkoski

• Cedric Low

• Carrie Fitzsimons

• Marc Boileau

• Wendy Low

• Pat Branch

• Mavis McEwan

• Goel Family Charitable Foundation

• Crocker Equipment Co Ltd

• Barbara Miller

• Lom Goodale

• Fortius Institute Inc.

• Mario Moniz de Sa

• Erin Hasinoff

• Erica Frank

• Diane Murphy

• Hi-Pro Sporting Goods

• Louise Grant

• Wendie Nelson

• India Club Scholarship Trust Fund

• Allison Gulbranson

• Wendy Israel

• Michael Hasinoff

• Phyllis Kenny

• Margaret Heldman

• Darren Kish

• Ann Howe

• Aliza and Chaim Kornfeld Foundation

• Jeffrey Hsu

• Christopher Parfitt • Christine Peterson • Nancy Pollak • Ratana Trading Co Ltd • The Recreation Foundation of BC • Traci Rennie • Andrew Seal • Kathryn Shaw • Don Stewart • Michelle Su • Veryl Tipliski • TNS Desktop Inc • Josiah Tomlinson

• Robert Krell • Paula Maisonville • Ross Nichol • Inger Olsen • Pacific Society of Nutrition Management • Barbara Scanlan • Michael Sharzer • A Jon Stoessl

• Gloria Airton • Barbara Alcock • Earl Andersen • Suzanne Anderson • Lynn Blatchford • Debra Bohbot

• Svea Gustafsson

• David Hudgins • Peter Huron • Louise Irwin • Korena Jang • Darrell Kean • Bruce Kennedy • Carla Klein • Mary Ann Kmetic • Kootenay Library Federation

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• Yu-Wen Kuo

• Jodi Appleton

• Jayashree Chakraborty

• Steven Lafond

• Michael Atkinson

• Pearl Chang

• Sheila Lahiffe

• Sandy Atwal

• Jennifer Chapman

• Simon Lee

• Phyllis Atwell

• Ivy Charters

• Vivian Lee

• Lillian Avis

• Mary Chen

• Patti Leroux

• Julie Backer

• Mingwu Chen

• Joey Lesperance

• Amanda Bactad

• Ely Chernenkov

• Pamela Lockhart

• Lorraine Baker

• Elaine Chong

• Julie Longo

• Dorothy Ball

• J Elizabeth Chong

• Tara Lum

• Eric Ball

• Cyndy Chwelos

• Eric Lum

• Carel Ballard

• Jane Clark

• Doug Marshall

• Phyllis Barlow

• Heather Conolly

• Carrie Matheson

• Sheila Baxter

• Mary Crema

• Rita McKinnon

• Mervine Beagle

• Melissa Crichton

• Greg Megrian

• Cheryl Beauregard

• Linda Crosfield

• Mary Miller

• Gloria Beecham

• Cecelia Croswell

• Jim Moore

• Jane Bellringer

• Bernard Cuffling

• Janice Muir

• Josie Bernhard

• Alison Currie

• Heather Muter

• Marianne Berrill

• Daphne Damborg

• National Bank Direct Brokerage Inc

• Madeleine Bicknell

• Hillary Davis

• David O’Brien

• Moyra Bigmore

• Andrea Dawson

• Michelle Bjornson

• Tom Dennett

• Barbara Boer

• Danielle Diard

• E. Mary Boer

• Jane Digiacomo

• Marie Boivin

• Catherine Dixon

• Sarb Bolina

• Harriet Dizon

• F Ann Bonham

• Lorraine Douglas

• Sonja Boston

• Deanna Douglas

• Margaret Breadon

• Katrina Dunn

• Barrie Brill

• Marney Edge

• Alan Brodie

• Mary Ellis

• Russell Brown

• Peter Ellis

• Dorothy Brown

• Jorge Esquerra

• Marco Buccini

• Mona Evans

• Marina Bugarin

• Carla Fairbairn

• Hubert Bunce

• Harvey Fedor

• Jane Butler

• Robert Feenan

• Stewart Campbell

• Patricia Fellmann

• Canadian Screenwriters Collection Society

• Jean Findlay

• Louisa Carter

• Maylene Fong

• Dawn Palmer • Sarah Reeves • Pamela Robertson • Shirley Rudolph • Thomas Sadler • Mary Scanlan • Steve Scanlan • David Scanlan • Abby Schwarz • Celia Sylvester • Doreen Tadey • Susan Thompson • Amanda Trimble • United Players of Vancouver • Leah Warwick • Jill Weaving • Kathryn Wood $25 - $149

• Carolyn Andersson • Susan Andrews Grace

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• Shona Cekelis

• Diana Finley • Melissa Fong

• Adrienne Foo

• Elicia Houle

• James Marlon-Lambert

• Gary Frame

• Catherine Huth

• Nicole Marsh

• Janette Fulton

• Margaret Hutton

• Jocelyne Martin

• Lily Game

• Raisie Jacobson

• Walter Mason Jr

• Adrian Gannicott

• Stacy Jarratt

• John Mastalir

• Douglas Geidt

• Gladys Johnsen

• Shona McBride

• Nina George

• Patricia Johnston

• Jane McCall

• Isabel Gibson

• Tanya Kaempf

• Karen McColgan

• Rajvir Gill

• Sandor Kalmar

• Susan McDonald

• Heather Gillis

• Lori Kamlah

• Gail McIntosh

• Barry Gladstone

• George Karas

• Patricia McKenzie

• Irene Goldstone

• Sandra Karsen

• Cindy McLaren

• Joan Goold

• Susan Katz

• John Mclean

• Robin Gore

• Pauline Kay

• Kendall McPherson

• Gisela Gosse

• Baljit Khun-Khun

• A Meikle

• Teresa Gray

• Sibel Kibar

• Lois Meikle

• Kate Greenwood

• Hiroko King

• Bonnie Morrison

• Sukhdev Grewal

• Gerald Kowalenko

• Sonika Mroke

• Raoul Grossman

• Mickey Laderoute

• William Nakonesby

• Carol Hamilton

• Linda Lange

• Joanne Nash

• Sally Hamilton

• Jill Lapointe

• Tara Nazemi

• Usher Hammer

• Ruth Leibik

• Malcolm Nelson

• Haidee Hannan

• Winnie Leung

• Wendie Nelson

• Betty Hansen

• Li Liang

• Christopher Nowlin

• Poul Hansen

• David Lidstone

• Danita Noyes

• Lee Harper

• Sharon Liversidge

• Jeanette Olivant

• Joann Harrington

• David Lloyd

• Laurie Oliver

• Noreen Hautala

• Dorothy Lloyd

• Patrice Palmerino

• Pamela Hawthorn

• Jennifer Lo

• Charn Panatch

• Stephen Heatley

• Bruce Loeppky

• Monica Parhar

• Harindar Heran

• Marie Lopes

• Kathy Parmley

• Alan Hetherington

• Zach Lundrie

• June Parnell

• Nancy Higgs

• Patrick Ma

• Kathie Patterson

• Tracey Hildebrandt

• Donald Macdonald

• Margaret Paul

• Ryan Hill

• Doris Macdonald

• Emma Peake

• Bobbie Holden

• Margaret MacIntyre

• Rachel Peake

• Roberta Holden

• Anne Mackenzie

• Cecilia Piano

• J Roger Holdstock

• Elisabeth MacLaren

• Lois Pierik

• Craig Holzschuh

• Blair Maclean

• Judith Piggott

• Angelina Horswill

• Carol MacLeod

• Sydney Portner

• William Houghton

• Katherine Manner

• Merril Preston

• Mark Houlden

• Marine Drive Golf Club

• Toshiko Quan

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• Heidi Quicke

• David Spears

• West Coast Reduction Ltd

• Dolores Racine

• Virginia Spicer

• Holly Westbury

• Austin Raham

• Linda Stamm

• Andrew Whitaker

• Norma Ralph

• Gerald Stolar

• Carol White

• Lisa Randall

• Megan Stuart-Stubbs

• Erica Wilson

• Shannon Redmond

• Victor Stusiak

• Leslie Wilson

• Chris Redstone

• Teresa Sung

• Patricia Wong

• Karen Remillard

• Frances Sutherland

• Rosemary Wray

• Arthur Rempel

• Doug Taylor

• Maya Yanda

• Jessie Renzie

• Laureen Tetarenko

• Lila Yeske

• Lisa Rezansoff

• Anona Thorne

• Mary Zajac

• Carly Richardson

• Joy Thorne

• Renata Zanchettin

• Suzanne Ristic

• Sally Thorne

• Bonnie Zarchikoff

• Melissa Roberts

• Myrna Tracy

• Brooke Robertson

• Debbie Treherne

• William Robertson

• Trillium Landscaping

• Sheila Robinson

• Barry Truter

• Gail Rogers

• Tamara Turner

• Linda Rousseau

• Vancity Credit Union

• Gerry Rustulka

• Vancouver Coastal Health, Clinical Education

• Nicole Salviulo • Jillian Saunders • Betty Sawyer • Patricia Scanlan • Kathleen Scharf • Bonnie Schmelke • Yvette Scholten • Jillian Sears • Beverley Sharrock • Thomas Shorthouse • Margaret Shugg • Barbara Shumiatcher • Marsha Sibthorpe • Christian Siddaway • Wendy Simpson • Sarah Sion • William Small • Adrian Smith • Jill Snider • Catherine Snyder Lowe • Susanne Solarik • Rita Spearman

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• Leah Ventura • Sharrin Vetterl • Merle Viaud • Jennifer Wade • Paul Walker • Eva Walters • Pete Walton • Sharon Wang • Janet Warren • Debra Wassel • Marg Watts • Katy Weir

GIFTS IN KIND

• Norman’s Photographic • Megan Otton • Stephen Phillips • James Placzek • Worth Publishers

Look at us now.

BY THE NUMBERS

$9,755,000

$44,230

in our Endowment Fund

additional revenue from annual awards

$243,000

30

interest distributed to students in awards

new awards established since 2010

111

56%

annual scholarships and bursaries

increase in annual revenue since 2010

$284,906

DONATIONS 2010 - 2014

$269,363 $237,919

$155,575 $125,052

Fiscal 2010

Fiscal 2011

Fiscal 2012

Fiscal 2013

Fiscal 2014

• Over 5 years, $1,500,000 was also received through bequests.

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Looking forward.

We have celebrated a wealth of inspiring connections over the past years that have helped build our campus and support our students. We look forward to enhancing Langara's presence in our community locally and globally in the years to come.