Recognizing our Donors

Every child is filled with unlimited potential.

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

Our donors help foster a world where disabilities do not define a child. Through their caring hearts and financial support, the strength of our community ensures that pathways emerge and milestones move within grasp, knowing that every donation effects transformative change and the brightest future for kids.

Open the digital pages to KidsAbility’s annual 2023-2024 Gratitude Report, a celebration of our community and their support to move forward our mission to empower children and youth with disabilities to realize their full potential.

We are so grateful for the generosity of our community. Recognition listed below is for contributions received between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024.

ATS Corporation
Audi Kitchener-Waterloo
Bob and Lavonne Collins-Wright
Estate of Helen Josephine Davenport
Definity Insurance Foundation
Guse Productions – The Sounds of Christmas
- Shelly and Rod Graham and family in memory of Barry Humphrey
- Michele and Rob Way (Swiftspace Inc.)
- Steele Wealth Management (Raymond James)
- Shirley Humphrey
Lyle S. Hallman Foundation
Christine and Rob Henhoeffer
SC Johnson
SG Cunningham
Tim Hortons
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada
Wallenstein Feed & Supply Inc.
Michele and Rob Way and Family
Anonymous – 4

BLMG Inc
Brad Carr and Susan Wagler
Chips & Giggles Golf Tournament
Ross and Doris Dixon Charitable Foundation
Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada
Len and Helen Georgiou Foundation
GOSEN Electric Limited
Carl and Joyce Heck
Willy and Laura Heffner
Kitchener Rangers
Kitchener Rangers Community Fund
Hartman and Brenda Krug
Angelo and Monica Loberto
Ontario Seed Co. Ltd.
Elaine Forbes Ormston
Peer Group Inc.
Rotary Club of Kitchener – Grand River
Rotary Waterloo Golf Fore KidsAbility
Volkswagen Waterloo
Waterloo Region Community Foundation – The Jim and Sue Hallman Family Fund
Waterloo Regional Police Association
Anonymous – 1

50 Plus Team
Abundance Canada
- The Desmarais Family
Tim and Emily Adams
Virginia Adams
Antolin Enterprises Inc. o/a McDonalds Restaurants
Arnold Hearing Centres
The Bedi Family
Bob and Judy Blowes
The Boardwalk
Brick & Co. Restoration Ltd.
Ted and Mary Brough
Chick-a-Palooza Backyard Fundraiser
CIBC Foundation
COBS Bread Blackstone, Fairway Plaza, and The Boardwalk
Connect Tech Inc.
Connect Telecommunications Solutions Inc.
Conquer the Canuck Trail Race
Deer Ridge Golf Club
Bob and Mary Donnelle
Eleven Food Corp o/a McDonald’s Restaurants
Margaret Forwell
FoxNet
Ken & Naomi Freiburger
Grainharvest Breadhouse Inc.
Marc Harkins and Nicole Millette Harkins
In Honour of Bud Norman
Jim and Lorna Blair Charitable Foundation
Daniel Kappeler
Jon and Judy Kaufman
Kitchener Conestoga Rotary Club
KPMG
Carole and John Lauer
Mary and Brian Law
Dr. Desta Leavine
Gary Levene and Deborah Eisenberg
Linamar Corporation
Lizzy R Fashions
Manitoulin Transport Inc.
Manulife
Walter and Florence Martin
Darrell and Karen Martin
Maryhill Annual Golf Tournament
Mattamy Homes
May Court Club of Kitchener-Waterloo
Stephen Menich and Mary Ellen Cullen
Miovision
Lynda and John Moseley-Williams
Ontario Home Health
Warren and Karen Redman
Dr. William Rickert and Karen Dotzenroth-Rickert
Riverside Millwork Group
Rotary Clubs of KW 50/50 Lottery
Estate of Tracey Leigh Rutherford
Troy and Sandra Schmidt
Jesse Schultz
Scotiabank
Margaret and Rick Sellner
Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Steele Wealth Management (Raymond James)
Stoidi Group
Suds / Jiffy Lube
Martha Taylor and Ed Fowler
Mac Voisin and Marcela Bahar
Waterloo Professional Fire Fighters Association
Waterloo Region Community Foundation
- Florence Louise Marsland Fund
- Kenneth and Norah Rae Family Fund
- Pollock Family Fund
William Knell and Company Ltd
Elly and David Yach
YNCU
Anonymous – 5

10/90 Community Inc
2nd Gear Motorcycle Culture and Collectibles
360 Group Inc
ABA Architects Inc
Abundance Canada
- Tim and Jill Pletsch
Adelaide & Friends
Sheila and Keith Ainsworth
Art’s Recreation Centre Limited
Peter Ashenhurst
Autodesk
Benefaction Foundation
- Robert and Gale Blackburn Charitable Fund
Dr. Katherine Bergman
Steve Bienkowski
Bigelow Flooring Inc
Bingemans
Black Thorn Tattoo Co.
BMO Bank of Montreal
BSE Electrical Contractors Inc
Cambridge Newfoundland Club
Cambridge Shrine Club
Patrick and Nancy Cardillo
Hannah Carr
CCW Inc.
Challenger Motor Freight Inc. Charity Committee
Charitable Impact
- Don and Tracey Zehr
Charities Aid Foundation of Canada
Christian Labour Association of Canada
Clarke Starke & Diegel LLP
James Cranston
Crossfit Division
CSC Grand Valley Chapter
Curl for a Cause
David Curzon
Daniel and Susan Deboer
Adrian DeCoo
Demikon Construction
Doane Grant Thornton
Domino’s Pizza
DQ King North – 628 King St N, Waterloo
Kate and John Durdan
Michael Duschenes
Mark Eamer and Nicole Weber
Michela Elvins
Fairytale Parties
Fidelity Investments Canada Ltd.
Jennifer Foster
Fred Fulton
Linda and Rob Gallivan
Tom Galloway
GHD
Gift Funds Canada
- Albert and Sue Buddiing
- Mark and Jenny Guibert
- Colin Wright and Tara Manni
Sean and Julie Gomes
Google
Donna Gordon
Grand Valley Construction Association
Granite Homes Inc.
Robert and Linda Grant
Grobe Nursery Ltd.
Guelph Community Foundation
- Jack and Nancy Sinclair Fund
Guelph Storm Hockey Club
Brian and Barbara Hahn
Hall Equine Services Professional Corporation
Sandra and Gregory Hanmer
Pat Herzog
Kelsey Heska
Manfred and Ute Hilgers
Valerie Hoag and Kevin Curtis
Holy Spirit School
David and Judy Horman
Dr. Gary Houslander and Mary Houslander
Dr. Robert Hunter and Kay Hunter
Jennifer Roggemann Law Office
Douglas and Diane Jones
Josslin Insurance Brokers
K P Reid and Associates Inc
Jeremy Kawalecki
Linda Kenny and Jim Brown
The Kiwanis Club of Cambridge
Klondike Homes Ltd
Caryl Kratz
Paul Kreutner
Donna and Kevin Kuppers
Erna Letson
Douglas and Donna Letson
Dietrich and Karin Look
Mary Lynch
Macho Movers Inc
MacNaughton Hermsen Britton Clarkson Planning Limited
Mammoet
Market Fresh Meat & Produce Inc
MarshallZehr Group Inc.
Martin Simmons Sweers Architects
Maximum Results Financial Services Inc
McCarter Grespan Lawyers
John and Barbara McCrory
McMahon Mortgages
Melloul Blamey Construction Inc
Meritech Engineering
Dianne and Bruce Monteith
Gary and Karen Mottershead
MTE Consultants Inc.
Alex and Jackie Mustakas
Natasha Pedersen – Home Group Realty Inc., Brokerage
Neighbourhood Group of Companies Limited
William Nippard
Nick Noonan
Bud and Carol Norman
Onward Plastics
Optimist Club of Moorefield
Optimist Club of Twin Cities Waterloo Region
Orthopedic Bracing Solutions Inc.
OTIP Group of Companies
David and Linda Perston
Ingrid Petersen
Proof Strategies
The Proudfoot Family
Ravelle Family
The Reitzel Family
Rolmaster Conveyors (1993) Inc
Douglas and Joanne Ross
Rotary Club of Cambridge – Preston Hespeler
Rotary Club of Fergus Elora
Rotary Club of Kitchener-Westmount
Ryan and Sandra’s Canada Day Celebration
Saint John Paul II Catholic Elementary School
Samuel Roll Form Group
Fred and Charlene Schiedel
Schlueter Hyundai
Scotiabank
Harold and Violet Seegmiller
Serenia Life Financial
Carol and Leroy Shantz
Siding & Window Dealers Association Of Canada (SAWDAC)
Harvey and Kim Sims
Sleeman Breweries Ltd
Penny Smiley and Bill Cormack
Jerry and Sandra Smith
Speedy Auto Service Guelph
Keith and Cristina Stanger
Bryan and Joan Stewart
Stockyards Beverage Co
Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation
- D&F Zurbrigg
- MK Child
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
Stephen Swatridge and Mary Flatt
Lisa and Jim Talbot
Unilock
United Way Waterloo Region Communities
UPS
Lisa Vohsemer
George Walsh
Wasteco
Waterhill Farm
Waterloo Region Community Foundation
- Ann Frank Fund
- Don Hutzler and Elaine King Fund
- Jim and Sandy Beingessner and Family Fund
Way-Mar Inc.
Kim and Terry Weber
Wellington Auto Glass
David Westfall
Westmount Golf & Country Club
Win-Leader Corp.
Elizabeth Witmer
Dr. Mary Anne Witzel and Jim Walker
Trevor Woods
Anonymous – 29

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.

Jennifer Antolin and Trevor Westerhoff
Cindy and James Bridge
Wendy and Jamie Buder
Hilary Coates
James Cranston
Elaine Forbes Ormston
Margaret Forwell
Sue and Jim 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
Joan (Tuck) Snyder
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 Virginia 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
Rod and Shelly Graham – In Memory of Barry Humphrey
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 and 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.

In Memory of

Adri Demrovsky
Alan Bruce Reid
Alice Marietta Chiswell
Amanda Anne Fletcher
Ann Diebel
Ann Hogden
Anna Rae
Anne Black
Anne McConnell
Anton Weiss
Antonio Moreira
Arleighn Cook
Art Mills
Barbara Curzon
Barbara Hooton
Barry Humphrey
Beverley Hartley
Bill Cromarty
Bill Stankiewicz
Billi-Jo Barry
Carmel Bellamy
Cecile Clancy
Charlene Wastell
Charles Kerr
Chrissy Skovsgaard
Christine Lana-Sarrate
Darlene Joan Munro
Darrell Boehm
Dave McLelland
Dean Steffler
Delbert Blake
Denise Marie Ottman
Diana Renaud
Dianne Cousineau
Dixie Alkier
Dolores Fitzpatrick
Don Foell
Donald Peterson
Doreen Finlayson
Douglas Bean
Douglas Steep
Edith Marshall
Elaine Forler
Elaine Prince
Elizabeth Glen Gray
Ellen Luelo
Eva Schwab
Everley Simpson
Father James Francis Valk
Floyd Ertel
Frank Van Der Liek
Garnet Rittinger
George Bratton
George Francis
George Hunsberger
George Miller
Gerd Verres
Gerry Engel
Glen Witmer
Grace Keller
Howard Kinnear
Ian Atkinson
Ian MacNaughton
Isla Muir
James “Jim” Joseph Weber
James Glen Machan
James Lincoln Yantz
Jan Strassburger
Jarka Hradecky
Jean Busch
Jean Olinski
Joan Germann
Johanne Trickey
John Doerr
John Griggs
John Hannenberg, Patricia Hannenberg
John Schmidt
John Urschel
John Williams
Jordan Walter Scherer
Josef Zupan
Josefa “Sophie” Piller
Joyce Shilling
Jozeph Lonkovic
Juan Escobar-Ortiz
Keith Gosse
Kevin John Owens
Kristel Close
Larry Kelly
Lawrence Laba
Lionel Francis
Lloyd Farwell
Lorraine Rapacki
Margaret “Peggy” Wilson
Margaret Stotts
Mary Ellen Acorn
Mary Lou Pfeifer
Mary Nancy Hill
Mary Pappert
Mary Simpson
Mary Wanda Mattice
Michael Murphy
Michael Patrick Hinschberger
Mike Bergauer
Nancy Pate
Olive Stevens
Owen Annable
Pat Stager
Patricia Cormack
Patricia Fitzpatrick-Daley
Pauline Oliver
Peter Nenadov
Phyllis Paterson
Ray Dankwardt
Rebecca “Irene” Schwindt
Regina Maloney
Richard Bryden
Richard Shepherd
Robert Coleman
Robert Pullin
Rosemary McArthur
Sam Smyth
Saverio Case
Sheila Battler
Sheila Pigeon
Shirley Brent
Shirley Smallwood
Stephen Carter
Terrance Rumph
Thomas (Tom) Beynon
Uwe Sendel
Veronica Longpre
William Chopiak
Mrs. Thede

We acknowledge the donors who generously invested in supporting the accessible playground at KidsAbility Waterloo, a welcoming outdoor environment for children who access our services and our surrounding community to explore, thrive and play! 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)

We acknowledge the generosity of donors who contributed to KidsAbility Kitchener Reimagined Campaign; our state-of-the-art, welcoming and inclusive location at 4273 King Street East designed with our kids and their families in mind to improve delivery of care and foster hope and endless possibilities for all in our community.

Thanks to the contributions of donors listed alphabetically.