Recognizing our Donors

Every child is filled with unlimited potential.

Our mission is to unlock it. The key? Our donors.

Our donors generously foster a world where disabilities do not define a child. Because of the care and commitment of our donors, pathways emerge and milestones move within grasp. Every contribution made effects change.

Because when our community rallies together, they not only ensure kids and families have a local place to turn to for support, minutes from where they live, but that brighter futures happen.

One child at a time.

Download the Gratitude Report, the cover features a smiling child with a woman in the background and the words "A future of new possibilities, gratitude report 2022-2023" — Read our 2022-2023 Gratitude Report to see how kids thrive thanks to the support of our community.

You can also view our KidsAbility Gratitude Report 2022-23 in a flipbook format to witness the powerful impact of unity in our community.

Recognition listed below is for contributions received between April 1, 2022 and March 31, 2023.

Rotary Clubs of KW (Catch The Ace)
Estate of Erika Knipfel
Lyle S. Hallman Foundation
Estate of Robert Purdy
Tim Hortons
Wallenstein Feed Charitable Foundation Anonymous – 3

Antolin Enterprises Inc. o/a McDonald’s Restaurants
CIBC Foundation
Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada
Joyce Harry
Carl and Joyce Heck
Estate of Jane Hill
Estate of Mark Webster Pearson
PEER Group Inc.
Rotary Waterloo Golf Fore KidsAbility
Walter and Florence Martin Waterloo Region Community Foundation- Jim and Sue Hallman Family Fund

Abundance Canada
The Desmarais Family
Tim and Emily Adams
Allan Bush – CIBC Wood Gundy
Marina Barnstijn
Brick & Co. Restoration Ltd.
Cambridge Tour de Grand
Brad Carr and Susan Wagler
COBS Bread Blackstone, Fairway Plaza, and The Boardwalk
Conestoga Mall
Connect Telecommunications Solutions Inc.
Daniel and Susan Deboer
Bob and Mary Donnelle
Eleven Food Corp o/a McDonald’s Restaurants
Estate of Helen Josephine Davenport
Estate of Ruby Bennett
Doug Fisher
Margaret Forwell
FoxNet Inc.
Ken and Naomi Freiburger
Grainharvest Breadhouse Inc.
Hallman Construction Limited
Marc and Nicole Harkins
Jay Fencing Ltd.
Jennifer Roggemann Law Office
Jim and Lorna Blair Charitable Foundation
Granite Homes’ Junction Streetfest
Jon and Judy Kaufman
KPMG
Nelson and Ruth Kraus
Dr. Mary Law and Brian Law
Dr. Desta Leavine
Gary Levene and Deborah Eisenberg
Lexington Park Real Estate Capital Inc
Linamar Corporation
Manfred and Penny Conrad Family Foundation
Manitoulin Transport Inc.
May Court Club of Kitchener-Waterloo
Ontario Seed Co. Ltd.
Ingrid Petersen
Dr. William Rickert and Karen Dotzenroth-Rickert
Ross and Doris Dixon Charitable Foundation
Marilyn Rutherford
Scotiabank
Harold and Violet Seegmiller
Beth Marie and Gordon Smith
Sounds of Christmas
Swiftspace (Michele and Rob Way)
Barry & Shirley Humphrey
Stanley Black and Decker
Strassburger Windows & Doors
TrilliumWest Real Estate Brokerage
Volkswagen Waterloo
Waterloo Regional Police Association
Waterloo Region Community Foundation
50 Plus Team
Pollock Family Fund
Florence Louise Marsland Fund
Eric and Muriel Misch Family Fund
Lyle S. Hallman Fund
Elly and David Yach
Michael Yeo
Your Neighbourhood Credit Union
Anonymous – 5

2nd Gear Motorcycle Culture and Collectibles
ABA Architects Inc
Abundance Canada
Tim and Jill Pletsch
Keith and Cristina Stanger
Angstrom Engineering Inc
Apple
Art’s Recreation Centre Limited
Audi Kitchener-Waterloo
Bank of Montreal
BDO Canada LLP
Benefaction Foundation
Robert and Gale Blackburn Charitable Fund
Dr. Katherine Bergman
Steve Bienkowski
Blessed Sacrament School
Bob and Judi Blowes
BND Woodworking Inc
Mary Boucher
BSE Electrical Contractors Inc
Cambridge Shrine Club
Stephen and Patricia Cameron
Canadian Basketball Ventures LP
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
CapServCo Limited Partnership
Patrick and Nancy Cardillo
CCW Inc
Challenger Motor Freight Inc. Charity Committee
Ryan and Sandra’s Canada Day Celebration
Charitable Impact
Don and Tracey Zehr
Charities Aid Foundation of Canada
Bob and Lavonne Collins-Wright
Employees of the City of Kitchener
James Cranston
Adrian and Cathie DeCoo
Dixon’s Distilled Spirits Inc
Leslie and John Doherty
Agnes Doyle
DQ King North – 628 King St N, Waterloo
Kate and John Durdan
Michael Duschenes
Mark Eamer and Nicole Weber
Mollylocks and the Three Bears Bakery. Owner: Shelby Emrich.
Extend Communications Inc.
Fergus-Elora Rotary Club Foundation
Fidelity Investments Canada Ltd.
Leonard and Mary Friesen
Linda and Rob Gallivan
Tom Galloway
Gift Funds Canada
Albert and Sue Budding
Colin Wright and Tara Manni
Fay Family Charitable Fund
Sean and Julie Gomes
Google
Donna Gordon
Gowling WLG
Robert and Lynda Grant
Great Lakes Police Motorcycle Training Seminar
Grobe Nursery Ltd.
Karen Grogan and Greg Bedford
Guelph Community Foundation
Jack and Nancy Sinclair Fund
Mark and Jenny Guibert
H.L. Staebler Co. Ltd.
Brian and Barbara Hahn
Hall Equine Services Professional Corporation
Sandra and Gregory Hanmer
Heffner Motors Ltd.
Christine and Rob Henhoeffer
Pat Herzog
Manfred and Ute Hilgers
GeoProcess Research Associates Inc
Valerie Hoag and Kevin Curtis
David and Judy Horman
Dr. Gary and Mary Houslander
Douglas and Diane Jones
Linda Kenny and James Brown
Klondike Homes Ltd
KMS Group Inc
Caryl Kratz
Hartman and Brenda Krug
Charmaine and Paul Kuepfer
Donna Kuppers
KW Predators Volleyball Club
Sheila Lawson
Len and Helen Georgiou Foundation
Dr. Douglas and Donna Letson
Erna Letson
Dietrich and Karin Look
Mary Lynch
Macho Movers Inc
MacKenzie Investments Charitable Foundation
Manulife
Market Fresh Meat & Produce Inc
MarshallZehr Group Inc.
Darrell and Karen Martin
Maryhill Annual Golf Tournament
Mastermind Toys (Gift In Kind)
Maximum Results Financial Services Inc
Fran McConnell
John and Barbara McCrory
Melloul Blamey Construction Inc.
Stephen Menich and Mary Ellen Cullen
Meritech Engineering
Dianne and Bruce Monteith
Gary and Karen Mottershead
MWKidco Ltd.
Natasha Pedersen – Home Group Realty Inc., Brokerage
Neighbourhood Group of Companies Limited
Nicole Neil
NKS Ontario Inc
Nick Noonan
William Nippard
Bud and Carol Norman
Novocol Pharmaceutical Division
Optimist Club of Twin Cities Waterloo Region
Elaine Forbes Ormston
Orthopedic Bracing Solutions Inc.
PayPal Giving Fund Canada
Howard and Rosemary Pell
David and Linda Perston
Carol and Reg Petersen
Probus Club of Kitchener-Waterloo
Robson Carpenter LLP Solicitors
Rogers Communications Canada Inc
Rogers Radio Group
Rolmaster Conveyors (1993) Inc
Friends and Family of Audrey Rooney
Douglas and Joanne Ross
Rotary Club of Cambridge North
RBC Foundation
Saint John Paul II Catholic Elementary School
Samuel Roll Form Group
Fred and Charlene Schiedel
Schiedel Construction Incorporated
Josie Schwartz
Jean Seegmiller
Silver Star Society
Harvey and Kim Sims
Sleeman Breweries Ltd.
Penny Smiley and Bill Cormack
Gord and Beth Marie Smith
Staff of Charcoal Steak House Inc
Steelcraft Inc.
Douglas Steep
Steve Kidd – Employee Benefits Consulting Inc.
Bryan and Joan Stewart
Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation
D&F Zurbrigg
MK Child (Charitable Account)
Suds / Jiffy Lube
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
TA Appliances
Lisa and Jim Talbot
The Integratis Group
TechTown Dentistry
The Kiwanis Club of Cambridge
The Stoidi Group
Dr. Peter Thornback and Liz Thornback
Trillium Dental Centre
Lisa Vohsemer
George Walsh
WalterFedy
Wasteco
Waterloo Region Community Foundation
Ralph and Virginia Adams Memorial Fund
Don Hutzler and Elaine King Fund
Colin and Erin Way
Way-Mar Inc.
Carol Ann Whalen
Kim and Terry Weber
Dr. Ron Weiler
Wellington Catholic District School Board
Westmount Golf & Country Club
Win-Leader Corp.
Elizabeth Witmer
Woodhouse Group
Trevor Woods
Bill and Jane Young
Anonymous – 32

KidsAbility’s new accessible playground at the Waterloo location will be a welcoming outdoor play environment for children who access KidsAbility services and our surrounding community. This playground will not only be a place for kids to play; it will be a place for them to learn, explore, grow and thrive. Thank you to the following donors for making this dream a reality. Donors are listed alphabetically:

100 Realtors Who Care Waterloo Region
Adelaide and Friends
ATS Industrial Automation
BDO
The Bedi Family
Ross & Doris Dixon Charitable Foundation
Elaine Forbes Ormston
Lyle S. Hallman Foundation
Guse Productions – Sounds of Christmas
Carl and Joyce Heck
Linda Kenny and Jim Brown
Kitchener Conestoga Rotary Club
Mattamy Homes
May Court Club of Kitchener-Waterloo
Stephen Menich and Mary Ellen Cullen
John and Lynda Moseley-Williams
Rotary Waterloo Golf Fore KidsAbility
Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Suds / Jiffy Lube
Stephen Swatridge and Mary Flatt
Susan Wagler and Brad Carr, and friends
Wallenstein Feed & Supply Ltd.
City of Waterloo
Waterloo Professional Fire Fighters Association
Elly and David Yach
Anonymous (2)

KidsAbility Kitchener’s brand new, state-of-the-art centre at 4273 King Street East is designed with our kids and their families in mind, providing greater accessibility, improved delivery of care, and fostering community.

Thanks to the contributions of donors listed alphabetically, KidsAbility Kitchener is more than just a building – it is a place of hope with a promise of possibilities.

Tim and Emily Adams
ATS Corporation
Bob and Judi Blowes
Chips and Giggles Golf Tournament
Bob and Lavonne Collins-Wright
Connect Tech Inc.
Crosby Auto Group
D2L
Deer Ridge Charitable Foundation
Definity Insurance Foundation
Mary Jo Fedy
Flooring Plus
Elaine Forbes Ormston
Gosen Electric Limited
Guse Productions – Sounds of Christmas
Jim and Sue Hallman
Willy and Laura Heffner
Christine and Robert Henhoeffer
In honour of Bud Norman
Bill Herzog Endowment Fund
Kitchener Rangers Community Fund and Kitchener Rangers
KPMG
Hartman and Brenda Krug
Carole and John Lauer
Angelo and Monica Loberto
Lyle S. Hallman Foundation
Ontario Home Health
The Petrozzi Family
Warren and Karen Redman
Riverside Millwork Group
SC Johnson
Schlueter Hyundai
SG Cunningham
Sounds of Christmas
Suds/Jiffy Lube
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc.
Scott and Janet Uffelman
VanDel Construction
Mac Voisin and Marcela Bahar
Wallenstein Feed & Supply Ltd.
George Walsh
Rob and Michele Way & Family
William Knell and Company Ltd
YNCU
Anonymous x 3

Members of the KidsAbility Legacy Society have included a gift for KidsAbility in their Will or financial plans. These thoughtfully designed gifts ensure a brighter future for our kids.

Virginia Adams
Cindy and James Bridge
Wendy and Jamie Buder
Hilary Coates
James Cranston
Elaine Forbes Ormston
Margaret Forwell
Jim and Sue Hallman
Carl and Joyce Heck
Christine and Rob Henhoeffer
Judy Horman
Shirley Humphrey
Christiane Kahlen
Jonathan and Judy Kaufman
Jeff Klompus
Louise Leonard
Mary Lynch
Melissa Martz
Lynda and John Moseley-Williams
Howard and Rosemary Pell
Bill and Heather Spall
Lisa and Jim Talbot
M. Verhaeghe
George Walsh
Rob and Michele Way
Dr. Ron Weiler
David Westfall

Donors who have established an Endowment Fund have made a commitment of a minimum of $25,000. The investment income earned year after year from their fund provides sustainable support to meet the continued needs of kids and families in need of KidsAbility services.

Donor Directed Endowment Funds

Bill Herzog Endowment
Brian and Christine Hamill Children’s Therapy
Roy Brown – Rotary Club of Kitchener- Grand River Bursary
Kim-Roggemann Family Fund
Carol Shantz Bursary
Mary Anne Witzel Staff Education
Marta Wolanowska-Yeo Memorial

Endowment Funds

50 Plus Team
Marjorie and John Acheson
Dr. Ralph and Ginny Adams
Ruby Bennett
Bob and Judi Blowes Family
Cindy and Jim Bridge Family
D. Cornwell – P. Finnigan
Michele and Rick Doktor
Peter Etril and Marilyn Snyder
Ralph and Phyllis Forbes
Elaine A. Forbes Ormston
Margaret A. Forwell
Katherine Gray
Jim and Sue Hallman Family
Marc Harkins and Nicole Millette Harkins
Susan and Jim Harkins
G.D. Henderson Family
Jane G. Hill
Home Hardware Stores Limited
In Memory of Alix Houston
Barry and Shirley Humphrey and Family
Jon and Judy Kaufman
William H. Kaufman
Wayne and Tammy Kemick
Corporation of the City of Kitchener
Nelson and Ruth Kraus Family
John & Mary Lynch
Marks Supply Inc.
Florence Louise Marsland
Larry and Margaret Marsland
Walter and Florence Martin
John and Mary Ann Martin Family
Curtis and Mary (Heath) McCone
Metzger-Mack
MTD Products Limited
Dimitri Murugesu-Buder
Ormston Family
PEER Group Inc.
Pollock Family
Gordon and Jean Riedlinger
Peter and Heather Schwartz Family
Alison Sims
Harvey Sims
Peter and Betty Sims
The Smiths
Fred and Ruth Stork Family
Joan and Bryan Stewart
David Sutherland and Family
Bob Warren
City of Waterloo
Jack and Shirley Weber Family
Ron and Joan Weiler Family
David J. Westfall
Witzel Family
Elly and David Yach Family
Bill and Jane Young Family
Anonymous

A deep appreciation to those who choose to celebrate loved ones with meaning and purpose by considering a gift to KidsAbility. The following list of individuals were remember by their loved ones in 2023.