Autism Canada Annual Report 2010

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Anabelle Craig

Charlie Thompson

Evelyn Irvin

Garret Hawk Sasyniuk

Jim Van Dyk

Katherine Derewlany

Katie Balakowski

Larry Friesen

Marilyn Griffith

Mary Mattiussi

Sean Castonguay

We would like to take a moment to

remember those who have gone before

us and to thank their families and friends

for making donations in their honour.

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table of contents

For a full colour version of this annual report please visit

www.autismcanada.org

Vision and Mission 04

president’s Message 05

executiVe director’s Message 07

board of directors 09

Major accoMplishMents 11

Executive Committee 11

Education Committee 12

Communications and Government Relations Committee

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Fundraising Committee 17

Third Party Events 18

donors and sponsors 23

treasurer’s Message / financials 26

Messages of thanks and support 28

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Autism Canada’s vision is to Engage, Educate,

Empower and Unite people to find a cure for Autism

MissionVisionA vision statement defines what future success would look like. A mission statement defines the organization:

what it does and whom it serves.

We support Canadians by providing biomedical

and behavioural treatment information to

help those affected by autism;

We expand health care professionals’

knowledge and awareness of autism as a

treatable illness affecting the whole body;

We work to influence policy within governments to

provide public health initiatives and policy changes;

We enable research into the causes

and treatments for autism.


It is my sincere privilege to report to

you on behalf of the Board of Directors

of Autism Canada. In reflecting over

everything we accomplished in 2010,

I am truly astonished at just how far

we have come. There is still a lot of

work to be done to ensure all families

have full access to information on

all treatments and services, but I am

confident that we will get there and

that we are on the right track. Autism

Canada has the perfect combination of

supporters in place to ensure continued

success: a strong, committed Board

of Directors, knowledgeable staff

and loyal donors and volunteers.

The Board of Directors takes very

seriously the trust you place in us to

use your gifts to make a difference.

It is our primary duty to ensure we

are accountable to you, our donors

and the community members our

organization was designed to serve. It

is for this reason that we produce an

annual report that is made available on

our website for all to see. We are very

proud of our accomplishments, and you

should be very proud of the impact your

donations, time and talents have made.

One major function of the Board is

to oversee the financial health of

the organization. Despite a time of

economic uncertainly, 2010 was a

year of great accomplishments. The

increase in donations of 25% over the

prior year enabled us to reach 82,000

individuals through The Family Support

and Resource Program; this does not

include the hundreds we reach through

conferences and resources we place in

public libraries across Canada. The 25%

increase in outreach directly correlates to

the added revenues, proving that every

dollar really does make a difference.

president’s Message

Autism Canada is an organization

about hope. We are the only national

autism organization that promotes

autism as being a whole body disorder

affecting many body systems. We

know the vast majority of children

who use a multi-disciplinary approach

to treatment will make meaningful

progress, and some will even recover.

The Board looks forward to working

together early in 2011 on the

development of our strategic plan and a

refined set of goals to help us continue

to make a difference in the future.

I thank and congratulate all of our

Board Members, our Executive

Director and staff, volunteers and

donors for another wonderful year.

cynthia Zahoruk

Cynthia Zahoruk

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This past year has been a stellar time

for Autism Canada. We have reached

more people than ever before and are

approached for assistance by many

new groups. This is all the result of a

wonderful, dedicated board of directors,

staff, volunteers and generous donors.

The Family Support and Resource

Program reached more than 82,000

people this past year, a 25%

increase over the previous year. This

program educates families about the

multidisciplinary approach to autism

treatment, sharing information on both

traditional and emerging treatments.

We respond daily to telephone calls

and emails from parents and caregivers

looking for hope, support and direction.

While some are looking to have specific

questions answered, others are just

starting this journey and need much

more direction. We are here to help.

For the first time, Autism Canada co-

hosted a conference in Alberta with

Autism Calgary Association. It was a

tremendous success, with over 350

conference attendees including parents,

education and medical professionals,

and government staff. The feedback from

attendees was overwhelmingly positive.

Our plans for 2011 include webcasting

the conference so more Canadians

can access this valuable information.

The Canada Autism Spectrum Disorder

Alliance, which we spearheaded in 2007

and in which we currently participate

via the leadership committee, has

grown to over 40 autism organizations

across Canada. Working shoulder to

shoulder with Autism Society Canada

and the Geneva Centre for Autism,

we are ensuring that the autism

community presents a strong and

unified voice to our Federal Government

with the clear message that we

need a National Autism Strategy.

Thanks to grants received from the

Northern Ontario Heritage Fund

Corporation and Canada Summer

Jobs, Autism Canada was able to

hire students and recent graduates in

executive director’s Message

the areas of web and graphic design,

marketing and communications,

and fund development. The passion

and education these students bring

to our organization has been a real

asset in accomplishing projects and

supporting the autism community.

I wish to thank everyone who supported

Autism Canada over the last year. Thanks

to a dedicated board, staff, volunteers,

donors, corporations, foundations,

government funding programs and the

professional council of Holly Benson,

we had our most successful year ever.

Working passionately for the cause,

laurie mawlam

Laurie Mawlam

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cynthia ZahorukPRESIDENT / FOUNDING DIRECTOR

Cynthia Zahoruk Architect IncArchitect

dr. luc duchesneDIRECTOR / FOUNDING DIRECTORForest BioProducts Inc President & CEO

sam decariaVICE PRESIDENT /

FOUNDING DIRECTORAnew Building Corporation

President

dr. wendy edwardsDIRECTORPediatrician

vusumZi msiSECRETARY

Vusumzi Msi, Prof. Corp. Barrister & Solicitor

mavis hornerDIRECTORB.A., RHN (Holistic Nutritionist)

don BlaneTREASURER

Wealth Management TaxationManulife Financial Director

senator Jim munsonDIRECTOR EMERITUSMember of Canadian Senate

board of directors

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The Executive Committee is responsible for reviewing and

making recommendations on governance, policies, nominations

for the board and staffing. Ensuring all board responsibilities

were being executed to the highest standard was the focus

of this year. This is especially true given the growth of human

resources, issuing a greater number of receipts and an increase

in general following and interest in our work. Some of the

accomplishments of the Executive Committee for 2010 include:

strategic planning

Realizing that strategic planning is an integral part of staying

focused on our mandate, the Executive Committee met

promptly at the beginning of the year. As a result of our great

strides from the previous year, our strategic plan would be a

continuation of goals and activities from the previous year.

governance

To ensure consistent management and cohesive policies,

the Executive Committee reviewed policies related to

decision-rights, performance appraisals, nominating

new directors and communication strategies.

human resources

Staffing increases, as a result of the Northern Ontario

Heritage Fund Corporation and Canada Summer

Jobs, resulted in examining decision making on

policies related to increasing permanent staffing.

Autism Canada proudly presented the Kilee Patchell-Evans

Autism Research Group with a cheque for $10,000 this year.

The research group provides a unique environment to

study the basic mechanisms involved in the causes and

possible treatments of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).

A multidisciplinary approach is used which combines

the skills of both clinical and basic neuroscientists

involved in the study of brain development and behaviour.

Specialists in a variety of research areas such as epilepsy,

neurotransmitter systems, environmental toxins, sex

hormones, dietary and bacterial factors have collectively

combined their various expertises to the study of autism

associated impairments in brain development, repetitive,

anti-social and addictive behaviour, learning and memory.

$10,000 research donation

Major accoMplishMents

the kilee patchell-eVans autisM research group

executiVe coMMittee

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family support and resource program

This program educates families on the

multidisciplinary approach to treatment

with a special focus on biomedical

interventions. Parents and caregivers are

looking for hope, support and direction

in helping their child. We provide in-

house support, free books, a directory

of treatment resources, references to

health care professionals, respond

to telephone calls/emails daily, and a

strong support network for parents. In

2010 over 82,000 people accessed our

resources. This is a 25% increase over

last year. We anticipate even further

demand of this program in 2011.


The Education Committee is responsible for spreading the message that Autism is not just a

brain disorder but a whole body disorder with treatable features. We believe in looking beyond

the behavioural diagnosis of the disorder and treating the individual with medical problems.

calgary conference

For the first time ever Autism Canada

took our conference outside of Ontario.

It was a pleasure to co-host this event

with Autism Calgary Association. With

over 350 people in attendance, this

two-day event was a great success.

clinician workshop

In conjunction with the Calgary

conference, practitioner training was

available to medical professionals.

The workshop was designed to

show how to identify and treat

biomedical abnormalities, which

affect neurodevelopment and

behaviours. Dr. Wendy Edwards

hosted the workshop and shared

how the role of diet, supplements,

medications and other modalities are

used in the treatment of autism.

weBsite

The Autism Canada website is the

premiere resource for information

on Autism Spectrum Disorders. It

delivers abundant information on the

disorder, a directory of traditional

and emerging treatment options,

news, promising research, our annual

conference and other events.

social network

After just a year and a half, Autism

Canada has 2,500 Facebook Fans

following us. We pride ourselves

in providing the most up to date

information on autism-related research,

therapies, and articles in both the

mainstream media and peer-reviewed

journals, as well as linking to ASD-

related videos. If you are not a fan,

we invite you become one today.

Twitter is yet another way to spread

awareness and information in Canada.

Along with our Facebook posts,

we have been actively tweeting for

over a year to over 300 followers.

newsletter

Once our only outreach medium,

besides our website, the e-newsletter

covers all critical announcements

and news. Even with the rise of social

networking, we encourge our followers

to subscribe to our newsletter as well.

education coMMittee

changing the course of autisM conference 2010 (calgary)


autism physician handBook – canadian edition

The launch of the handbook was a

real success. It is filled with over 100

illustrations showing the common

characteristics of autism in toddlers,

the CHAT Checklist, and a listing of

resources. We have received rave reviews

and plan to get it to print in 2011. We

wish to thank Linda Lee from Help Autism

Now Society for making this possible.

autism resource materials

Autism Canada maintained their book

donation program by placing books

into public and resource libraries across

Canada. A special focus was placed on

Northern Ontario for October, Autism

Awareness Month. Blake Lemieux,

Assistant Manager of Development,

visited Sault Ste Marie, Timmins,

Sudbury and North Bay libraries to

donate books and set up book displays.

“The thought of diagnosing a child with autism can be daunting to physicians. This book - filled with clever illustrations and easy explanations - is a great tool for physicians and other care givers try-ing to deal with this issue. Thank you to the Help Autism Now Society and Autism Canada for putting together a very help-ful resource that can easily be used by anyone involved in the early detection of autism.”

Dr. Wendy EdwardsPediatrician

Chatham, ON

“I have gone through the Autism Physician Handbook materials and found the information presented to be a truly excellent and a very creative visual resource for physicians, educators and other caregivers work-ing with young children.”

Dr. Suzanne LewisClinical Professor

University of British Columbia

“With the generous help and tireless work of the Help Autism Now Society, Autism Canada has been able to bring this important resource north of the border. Complete with an extensive list of Ca-nadian and international resources, the handbook will certainly allow thousands of families to get the help they need.”

Laurie MawlamExecutive Director

Autism Canada Foundation

AutismPhysiciAnhAndbookCanadian Edition

rewards of friendship article – in celeBration of world autism awareness day, april 2

The article Rewards of Friendship,

written by Executive Director Laurie

Mawlam, was distributed to school

boards across Canada. This article was

originally published in The Autism File

Magazine and has been an inspiration

to parents, educators and students.

It is timeless and can be found

online at www.AutismCanada.org

“I feel that this Physician’s Handbook is an outstanding

resource that should not only be used specifically by doctors but as information

for the general public.”

Jennifer

“Overall, in one Dad’s opinion, I think the Autism Physician

Handbook is an amazing reference for parents, physicians

& caregivers. You’ve done an amazing job on this.”

ryan

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world autism awareness day

Together with other members of

the Canadian Autism Spectrum

Disorder Alliance (CASDA), Autism

Canada celebrated April 2, 2010 with

Members of Parliament, Senators and

others from the autism community.

Thanks to the support of Senator

Jim Munson, CASDA delivered the

message that our Federal Government

needs a National Autism Strategy.

letters to memBers of parliament

On March 1, 2010, after our Federal

Government returned from prorogation,

Autism Canada wrote a letter to all

Members of Parliament and Senators

asking them to make autism a priority

as they moved forward in 2010. A copy

of that letter was shared through our

newsletter, Facebook and Twitter.

A second letter was sent to all Members

of Parliament on November 29, 2010,

by the Leadership Committee of

CASDA. This letter informed Members

of Parliament about our activities,

which included the recent launch of

CASDA’s website and our position

paper. Our call to action is to support

a federal plan or National Autism

Strategy. We are committed to reaching

out to Members of Parliament with a

unified voice to advance the collective

message of the autism community.


coMMunications and goVernMent relations coMMittee

The Communications and Government Relations Committee is responsible

for development and implementation of plans for effective communication

amongst key stakeholders including government officials.

World autsM aWareness day on parliMent hill 2010 (ottawa)


canadian autism spectrum disorder alliance (casda) position paper and weBsite launch

In July, 2007, Autism Canada

spearheaded CASDA to lobby our

Federal Government to develop and

implement a National Autism Strategy.

Since CASDA’s inception, Autism

Canada has been an integral part of

the Leadership Committee along with

other leading autism organizations.

Together we are ensuring that the autism

community presents a strong and unified

voice to our Federal Government that

we need a National Autism Strategy.

This year CASDA launched a bilingual

website with its position paper.

meetings with senior federal officals

In a conference call with Scott Tessier,

Chief of Staff Office of the Minister of

Health, CASDA inquired into the status

of the autism portfolio and identified

areas that we believe need attention.

Mr. Tessier committed to facilitating a

face-to-face meeting with key federal

players and CASDA representatives

to move the discussion further.

On June 9, 2010, the Leadership

Committee of CASDA, including

Laurie Mawlam, met with senior

federal officials in Ottawa.

These officials included:

• Scott Tessier, Chief of Staff,

Office of the Minister of Health

• Kimberly Elmslie, Director General,

Centre for Chronic Disease

Prevention and Control, Public

Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

• Nathalie Gendron, Assistant Director,

Institute of Neurosciences, Mental

Health and Addiction, Canadian

Institute of Health Research (CIHR)

• Gavin Brown, Acting Director

General, Health Care Policy

Directorate, Strategic Policy

Branch, Health Canada.

The meeting was a platform for CASDA

to share our vision and mission, and

to hear about recent developments

towards a National Surveillance System.

house of commons suBcommittee on neurological diseases

On December 9, 2010, Autism Canada

presented and provided a written

submission to this subcommittee. Our

message was three-fold; autism is a

whole body disorder, recovery from

autism is possible, and more support

and attention needs to be given to the

novel research being done at the Kilee

Patchell-Evans Autism Research Group

at the University of Western Ontario.

Autism Canada also presented on

behalf of CASDA a position paper.

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memorial donations

During a family’s time of loss, more

people are requesting donations to

Autism Canada in lieu of flowers.

The knowledge that donations

will be used to support programs

and services that benefit people

living with autism is a comfort.

direct mail campaign

The 2010 campaign was designed

and coordinated by Humber College

Fundraising and Volunteer Management

student Lara Roccatani. This year we

introduced monthly giving, which makes

it easier than ever before to give.

prospect research

For the third year, a student from the

Masters of Library & Information Science

program at the University of Western

Ontario was placed with Autism Canada.

Mellissa D’Onofrio-Jones gained an

understanding of our operations, the

role that fundraising plays and did

prospect research specifically for Autism

Canada. The leads provided by Mellissa

have resulted in funding dollars that

we are tremendously grateful for.

third party events

Thanks to the wonderful support

of volunteers across Canada, third

party events are an integral part of

our receipts. Please see pages 18-

21 where we celebrate some of the

wonderful events that took place in

support of the autism community.

fundraising coMMittee

The Fundraising Committee plays a vital

role in ensuring that Autism Canada

Foundation’s fundraising goals are

achieved. This committee is responsible

for the identification of potential sources

of funding and initiating relationships with

potential donors and ensuring that present

and future relationships with donors are

cultivated and maintained. The committee

is also responsible for policy and practices

as it relates to fund development.


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Third-Party Fundraisers are crucial to

Autism Canada’s efforts in accomplishing

our mission critical activities. The services

we provide would not be possible without

the generosity of volunteers across

Canada who take time out of their busy

lives to contribute to our cause.

Although we cannot acknowledge all of

the third-party events in this section,

we would like take this opportunity to

thank everyone who participated – from

organizers to volunteers to participants.

Their hard work has contributed immensely

to improving the lives of Canadian families

and their children living with autism.

Third Party events vary in size and scope –

whether it is a bake-sale, open-mic concert,

choral performance at a church or golf-

tournament, each event is an integral part of

raising funds to support children with autism.

An important component of our Third-

Party Event fundraisers, beyond

raising funds for our organization, is

the awareness these events provide

in communities all over Canada.


the ladies BlaZer charity golf tournament

Leslie Gould presents Don Blane and Laurie Mawlam with a cheque for over

$42,000. The Ladies Blazer Charity Golf Tournament is held annually at the

Westmount Golf and Country Club in Kitchener. Since the golf tournament

inception in 1982, the women at the heart of this event have donated

in access of $500,000 to charities in the Kitchener–Waterloo area. The

funds donated will benefit Autism Canada’s Family Support and Resource

Program and the newly formed “Blazer Fund” to assist families.

third party eVents


elisa’s el camino de santiago walk

Elisa’s El Camino Walk was a

heartfelt 800 km journey that raised

awareness and funds for Autism

Canada. As Elisa walked through

Spain, she reflected on the similarity

of this walk with her grandson Ayden’s

autism. Elisa’s walk raised over

$5,000 and priceless awareness.

the foot’s Bay charity art festival

In its third year, the Foot’s Bay Art

Festival, held at Foot’s Bay Marina on

Lake Joseph, Ontario, attracts some of

the finest artists from across Canada.

Host Ellen Cowie is at the heart of the

event and is passionate about making a

difference for those with autism in honour

of her nephew Aaron. Artists donate 25%

of their sales from the weekend long

festival. Thanks to the artists, generous

sponsors and visitors, over $25,000 has

been raised over the last three years.

taste of asia

At the 2010 Taste of Asia street festival,

Toronto Multicultural Youth Council ran a

food booth for Autism Canada. Its goal

was to help raise autism awareness to

people of different ethnicities. We wish

to extend a thank you to Karen Ng,

Janice Huang, and Fred Yufan Wu for

their great work in organizing this event

and their continued dedication to youth.

They raised over $500 for the cause.

modern niagara group inc.

In 2010, Modern Niagara Group Inc.,

a prime mechanical contractor in

Ottawa, designated Autism Canada

as their charity to support. The

tournament was held at the Canadian

Golf and Country Club. At the end of

the day, $8,000 was raised. It was a

wonderful day for staff and clients.

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third party eVents...ConTinuEd

gordon food services

GFS British Columbia Inc. had a lot of

fun with their Accounting Pie Toss &

Raffle Fundraiser. Together they raised

a total of $3,415 for Autism Canada.

Pictured with a pie and big smile on

his face is GFS British Columbia Inc.

President, Dean Noble. Thanks for

being a great sport for a great cause.

alyssa’s esprit triathlon

Last September, Alyssa set her sights

high to compete in her first triathlon and

raise funds and awareness for autism.

Alyssa’s family and friends supported her

through donations to Autism Canada.

On completion of the Esprit Triathlon

in Montreal, Alyssa raised close to

$1,000 and priceless awareness.

hpg golf tournament

Trevor and Andy Mader present Cynthia

Zahoruk with a cheque for $15,000

on behalf of HPG Sales, a division of

Hydronic Parts Group Ltd. With offices

in Toronto, Hamilton, London and

Ottawa, this family-owned and operated

business has donated over $35,000

to Autism Canada with the support of

their customers and suppliers. Helen

and Doug Mader have been true

champions to the cause. We thank

you for being such an integral part

of changing the course of autism.

wedding day autism awareness

Samantha and Mike included Autism

Canada in their wedding by requesting

donations at their reception to have

them kiss. Samantha works with

children with autism and wanted to

incorporate raising awareness into

her special day. We wish Samantha

and Mike many years of happiness!

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Autism Canada would like to thank

all of our donors and sponsors in

2010. it is because of your support

that we are able to accomplish so

much. The listing in this section

represents all donors and sponsors

from January to december 2010 and

is recorded as their accumulated

donation over their giving history.

donors are listed alphabetically,

with companies and organizations

listed first followed by individuals.

Thank you for believing in us.

$20,000+

HYDRONIC PARTS GROUP

NORTHERN ONTARIO HERITAGE

FUND CORPORATION

$10,000+

HSI SOLUTIONS WESTMOUNT LADIES BLAZER GOLF COMMITTEE

$5,000+

ALICE & MURRAY MAITLAND FOUNDATION ELLEN AND BRIAN COWIE MAVIS AND STEVE HORNER

$2,000+

Algoma Office Equipment

Anew Building Corporation

Bailey Metal Products Limited

Daylight Energy Ltd.

Deloitte & Touche Foundation Canada

GFS British Columbia Inc.

Manulife Financial

Modern Niagara Ottawa

Rick Campovari Plumbing & Heating

Spectrum Supplements

Don & Audrey Blane

Sherry Taylor Drew

Senti Rasa

John and Anna Van Dyk

$1,000+

BDO Dunwoody LLP

BMO Bank Of Montreal

Cynthia Zahoruk Architect Inc.

Gemcast Manufacturing Inc.

Hogg Fuel & Supplies

Investors Group, Pickering, ON

Madorin Snyder LLP

Msi Barrister & Solicitor

Quiet Desperation Studio Ltd.

R. E. Hansen Industries Inc.

Wendy Edwards

Tom and Laurie Mawlam

Jane Richardson and Raymond Murrill

Kyoung and Anita Shin

Paul Stathopoulos

Jerry Van Dyk

Harry and Marion Zahoruk

$500+

Active Mechanical Ltd.

City Wide Financial Group

Conestoga Cold Storage Ltd.

Economical Mutual Insurance Co.

Emcad Consulting Engineers (1995) Inc.

Fife & Associates LLP

Gateman-Milloy Inc.

Hunt’s Healthcare Inc.

Laprise Farms Ltd.

Linamar Corporation

Mann Engineering Ltd.

MYC - Multicultural Youth Council

Peerless Boilers/PB Heat, LLC

Regina Properties Ltd.

Steed & Evans Ltd.

United Way Of Greater Toronto

United Way Ottawa

Waterloo Manufacturing Ltd.

Dianne Bassett

David Brander

Marilyn Brooks-Coles

John Craig

Dara Fahy

K. Wilkinson and K. Franken

Charlotte Frolke

Dowdall and Evelyn Hudson

David Hunt

Eddie Le Page

Bob and Martha Mawlam

Jeff Miller

Paul Mann

Peace Purakai

William Shaver

Neil Shaw

Lucie and Alex Stephens

donors and sponsors

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$250+

Best Western - St. Jacobs Country Inn Blue Marigold Inc. Chestnut Park Reality Conbraco Industries. Canada Cowan Insurance Group EMCO Corporation Ernst & Young LLP Franke Consumer Products General Auto Glass Hardware Strategies Inc. Heffner Lexus Toyota Ingram Micro Linamar Corporate Social Club LJ White Mechanical Inc. Marsland Centre McElhanney Land Surveys Ltd. MJF Heating & Air Conditioning National Bank Financial Pab Holdings Ltd. Quarry Integrated Communications Inc. Queensway Auto Body Ltd. Scholar's Choice The Alexandra Luke Gallery Union Boiler Company Of Hamilton Limited United Way Of Peel Waterloo Nissan Westmount Ladies Golf Committee Zevest Development Corp.

Andrew Benyei Richard and Susan Blair Joseph Bruno Dr. D.E. Carruthers Irene Colella Sylvia Corthorn

Matthew Cowan Nancy DeCaria Christy Donnelly Christopher and Cathy Dymond Mark Eckler Ralph Forbes Alexia Gladdy Ada and William Hallett Pamela Hallisey Caleb Hayhoe and Jeanne Mychailow Marg Hooper David Hudson Mark Jamrozinski and Kimberly Davis Mark Librach Benita Lynch Michelle McCool Josephine McCran Geoff and Mindy McHardy Yvonne McKinlay John Miller Roger and Mary Moser Larry Murray Simon O'Keefe and Julie Cole Lina Paolucci Dale Pettit Karen Rajpaul Helen Smith Dr. Paul Sharkey Cecile Tringale and Steven Brouillette Tom Uznanski and Marg Welker Bob and Andrea Van Nes David Ward Brian Wong William Young

donors and sponsors

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$100+

Able One Systems Inc. Albany Pump Company Limited Amber Steel Services Amy, Appleby & Brennan Arabella Magazine Arnon Corporation Automodular Corp. Big Heart Homecare BladeRunner Boone Plumbing and Heating Supply Inc. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Carlington Contruction Inc. Catholic Women’s League Challenger Motor Freight Inc. Coldwell Banker/ Peter Benninger Realty Deverall, Calma & Associates Dubrick Radtke Real Estate Ltd. Fairview Acura Of Kitchener G & L Insulation Co. Inc. GSN Dreamworks Inc. Heer’s Decorating & Design Hemmerich Hearing Center Ltd. Henry Walser Funeral Home Ltd. Jaywal Mechanical K - W Actuarial Services Inc. Lee LLP Mastron Mechanical Contracting LTD. McIntyre, McMurray Miller Thomson LLP Mollison, McCormick, McIntyre & McGee Morty’s Pub Nowak, Pitcher, Fitzpatrick Ontario Seed Co. Ltd. Paca Industrial Distribution Pharma Plus Drugmart Ltd.


Power Vac East Precision Management Services Retail Advantages Inc. Roof Management Consultants Scarborough Town Centre Schlueter Chevrolet Hummer Ltd. Schlumberger Canada Sloan, Strype & Associates SOS Physiotherapy St. Stephen Catholic School TechTown Dentistry Terry Reidel Consulting The Redemptionists Thermec Insulation Services LTD. Total HVAC Inc. Trinity College Health Outreach Twice Is Nice Clothing & Selectables Twin Cities Dry Storage Ltd. United Way Calgary Victoria Star Motors Inc. Walmar Ventilation Products Watershed Tree Services Waterworks Wolseley Canada Inc. - Shared Services West York Nursery Ltd.

Olga and Ross Allan Stuart Ansky Michel Arial Jamie and Paula Arnold Afsaneh Asayesh Nancy and Gary Bajurny Katherine Balme Jan Banasch Troy Barker

Greg Bavington Larry Bellehumeur Mary Lou Bilton George Booth Peter and Beth Brady Helen Braithwaite Toni and David Buratto Adam and Gayle Burke Jutta and Rudi Butz Suzanne Carpenter Paul Casey Gerry Clarke & Cindy Miles Deborah and Norman Heather Colhoun Colleen Conway Wendy Cooper Chuck Corrigan Margaret Cowie Dr. Blaine Cruikshank Joseph D’Costa Vito and Maria De Caria Dr. Jeffrey Diefenbacher Domenic DiMuzio Roberta Dubiner Eade Duncan Steve Dunlop Frances and Gord Eagleson Dr. Arnold Fleming Larry and Lynne Fowke Roslyn Gaby Dr. Leigh Goodall Ena and Gordon Garmaise Dlane Gilpin John Hague Samantha Hart and Michael Pace Martin Healey Dr. Garry Howatson Andre Hughes Matt Hurlburt Dr. Charles Irwin John Jazwinski Jack and Mardi Kersell Christine Aubry and Jason Kitchen Aswani Kumar Cherukuri Christa Kunze Dr. Desta Leavine Stephen Lehman Larry Librach Lawrence Loomes Susan and Michael Macek Jennifer MacLachlan John and Cynthia Macaninch Lana and Shawn McGuire Burton and Hilary Moon Paula Moura Joseph Kelly Arthur Jones Bob Ritzer Brian Fisher Carl Weldon Wayne Farhood James Evans Jim Thorne Paul Hagarty

Phil Taylor Andre Anderson Howard Butler Mary MacTavish Mary Murdoch Pat Hannenberg Sandra Pearen Trudy Bryant Barbara Buchanan Natalie Mercure Shirley Filiatrault Brendan Murray Jamie Navin Margot and Roland Nimmo Harpreet Pannu Sheri Penner and Scott Moore Sam and Alice Perniac Gary Petker Antonio Petrelli Mary and Rick Post Carole Prussin Blank Brad and Cindy Puddephatt Carolann and Marcel Raab Raymond and Vedica Girdharry Carl Reinelt Trent and Carol Robinson Cathren Ronberg Dean Roosdahl Milan Roy Judy Rumble Rob Shortreed Dan Silverman Charlette Skinkle Willliam Slinger Norman and Mavis Smith Gregory and Ann Sovan Mike and Hennie Stork Helmut Thobaben Pauline Thompson Maria Tingey Kathleen Wagner Dr. Paul Wallace Marion Weingarten Lisa Weller Ken Williamson Nancy Wilson Jeanne and Steve Withers Irene and Terrance Wolff Carol Wolkoff Linda Cheung and Paul Wong Douglas Woods Richard Zakaib Paul and Brenda Zannetos

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While we were unable to list our donors who contributed under $100.00, please know that all donations make a difference.

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It has been my pleasure to continue to

serve as Autism Canada’s Treasurer for

2010. It was our best year yet, as we saw

significant increases in our revenues in

all areas, especially in third party events.

We continued to apply funds from

the Northern Ontario Heritage Funds

Corporation to strategically hire key

staff positions, including a Development

Manager, a Web and Graphic Designer

and a number of student positions.

The auditors of MacNeill Edmundson

LLP have completed their financial audit

and below is our Statement of Receipts

and Disbursements by source for 2010

with comparable figures for 2009.

The growth in our revenues allowed

us to complete many key initiatives,

including reaching more families than

ever before through The Family Support

and Resource Program and our annual

conference in Calgary. We also made a

significant contribution to the important

research being conducted by The

Kilee Patchell-Evans Autism Research

Group lead by Dr. Derrick MacFabe at

the University of Western Ontario.

We continue to manage our expenses

aggressively to minimize our

administrative costs. Looking to the

future, we will continue to ensure your

donation dollars are used to support

change for the autism community,

whether by helping a parent who

just received “the diagnosis,”

educating professionals to autism as

a whole body disorder or influencing

policy within our government.

treasurer’s Message

We also continue to be accountable to

you, our supporters, by providing easy

access to our annual financial report on

our website. We have also partnered with

Imagine Canada and agreed to follow

their Ethical Fundraising and Financial

Accountability Code, ensuring your

contributions are handled responsibly.

Having finished the year in our

strongest financial position ever, we

are more confident than ever that

we will continue to provide services

and resources to more and more

Canadians in 2011 and beyond.

We thank you for your continued

support and look forward to

supporting you in 2011.

Don Blane, CMA

Treasurer and Parent

receipts

38% Special Events

35% Donations

20% Grants

5% Corporate Donations

2% Memorial Donations

disburseMents

35% Family Support

21% Fundrasing

20% Education

11% Advocacy

8% Administration

5% Research


statement of reciepts and disBursements

year ended decemBer 31, 2010

2010 2009receipts

Special Events $84,037 $52,942

Donations $78,383 $63,628

Grants $43,512 $18,136

Corporate Donations $11,116 $10,000

Memorial Donations $4,477 $11,535

Merchandise Sales — $1,828

$221,525 $158,069

disBursements (schedule 1)

Family Support and Capacity Building $65,573 $52,331

Fundraising $38,938 $24,268

Education $38,514 $34,239

Advocacy $20,013 $9,515

Administration $14,794 $12,657

Research $10,000 —

Equipment $600 $1,183

$188,432 $134,193

excess of receipts over disBursements from operations

$33,093 $23,876

other income

Public Service Bodies’ Rebate $830 —

excess of receipts over disBursements

$33,923 $23,876

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Messages of thanks and support

“Thank you Autism Canada for your donation of $10,000 in

support of the Kilee Patchell-Evans Autism Research Group at

The university of Western ontario. Your generous gift will help to

promote transformational discoveries through medical research.”

kevin goldthorp, the university of western ontario

“With Autism Canada’s generous donation of books, we were

able to fill out our collection of autism literature in our library

Every book Autism Canada donated has been signed out

several times and we are very thankful for your organization’s

contribution to our autism community here in Sault Ste. Marie.”

roxanne rissanen, sault ste. marie puBlic liBrary

“Autism Canada’s philosophy of approaching autism as a

whole body disorder through a multidisciplinary approach and

providing information and resources through conferences,

etc. has enabled us to help our son leave behind the physical

suffering and narrowed options associated with impairments, and

appreciate the gifts and creativity that accompany his autism.”

steve & mavis horner, parents and director

“Autism Canada is a fantastic resource for parents. Thanks to the therapies they discuss,

primarily diet and early relationship-based intervention,

our son is now recovered and happily enjoying school, friends

and a beautiful family life.”

vivi harder, parent

“We are so fortunate to have found Autism Canada.

Through them we have found therapists and read up on biomedical treatments and therapies for our daughter. Without them I know my

daughter would not be making the gains that she has made. Thank you Autism Canada!”

colleen Johnson, parent

“I reached out to Autism Canada when I couldn't find answers

elsewhere. It continues to be my first resource and I continue to be impressed by its ability to be the authority on all things ‘autism’.”

elisa mcfarlane, grandparent

“The Calgary conference provided us with practical guidelines on how

to successfully advocate for our 14-year-old-son – something that

remains as important to us today as it did when we started

on this journey.”

kim montague & mark eckerle


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