Individual Donors
VRP appreciates and acknowledges the generous support of the following individual donors in 2024:
PATRONS ($1,000 +)
100 Who Care Toronto Centre
Bell Canada Enterprises Volunteer Grant
Calamor Fund at Toronto Foundation
Chris and Jennifer Butler & Family in honour of Lenora Butler
Lenora Butler in memory of Charles Butler
Marjorie Calla
Marlene Gage
Gillian Graham in honour of Elizabeth Morley
The Joan and Clifford Hatch Foundation
Mary Hatch
Kristina Hunt and Jeffrey Ray
Edward Kress in memory of Nancy Bruno
Lamb Foundation
Carolyn Langill
Carolyn Langill in memory of Cathy Macdonald
Noella Milne in honour of Elizabeth Morley
Bruce and Joanne Moyle
Hilary Robinson, The Ryley Family Foundation
Natalie Shield
The Randy Starkman Charitable Foundation
Nalini Watsa
The Weppler Family Foundation
Maggie Wilkinson in memory of Nancy Bruno
Rudolf Wittkopp in memory of Elizabeth
FRIENDS ($300 +)
Allison Butler
Anonymous
May Ling Chan Paul Huebener
The Coffey Family Foundation
Contextx Inc. – Ms. Paulette Bourgeois
Betty and Ross Cullingworth
Margaret Fisher
Nora Guinane
Donalda Kelk
John Lahey
Gail MacNaughton in honour of Elizabeth Morley’s birthday
Elizabeth Morley
Elaine Rosebrugh
Fiona Rydholm Shearer
Donald Sinclair
Nancy Stephenson
Carol, Barry, and Trevor Sullivan & families in memory of Doreen Huck
Gail Todgham
Margaret Walker
Eleanor Ward
JoAnne Willison
Susan Woeller
Ida Mae Woodburn
SUPPORTERS ($100+)
Anonymous
Ruth Armstrong
Kathryn and Marc Bell
Kaye Beeston
Barbara Bresver
Denyse Burns
Lenora Butler in memory of Roger Maus
Garry Beirne
Mary Brereton
In honour of Lenora Butler
Naomi Calla in honour of Marjie Calla, Volunteer Extraordinaire!
Shauna Callaghan
Shelly Candel
Charles Carr
Linton Carter
Prue and Bruce Chambers
Suzanne Church
Jane Cobden in honour of Elizabeth Morley’s birthday
Ester Cole in honour of Lenora Butler, Anat Cole and all who are involved and support this wonderful and much needed program! You are going from strength to strength!
Cathryn Cooper
Tracy Cooper
Kate Cribb
Aileen Crowne
David Dobson
Roslyn Doctorow
Carol Dombrow
Jane Drake
Eric Epstein
Judy Farquharson
Bina Feldman
Cam Fellman
Lori-Anne Ferguson
Michelle Flax
Joan Flood
Helen Foss-Pollock
Michelle Glied-Goldstein
Susan Gordin
Audrey Guth
Gary Halpenny
L. Hedges
Marilyn Herbert
Eleanor Hirshfeld
Susan Howson
Suzanne Hughes
Barbara Kansun
Anne Katz
Beth Kettner
Aretha Khaloo
Kathryn Kossow
Reg Lafontaine
Anita Lapidus
Gail Lindsay in honour of Charles Dubniak, stellar reader
Andrew and Susan Lipchak
David MacRae
Janet Mairs in honour of Elizabeth Morley
Paula Mannone
Samuel McElrea
Diane McQuaig
Sarah Mills
Alan Morson in memory of Flo Morson
Jennifer Nadler
Carolyn and Graham Northcott
Patricia Ootes
Heather Parker
Katherine Peel
Bruce and Catherine Peer
Nancy Pollack
Terry Pollock
Dayle Rakowsky
Derek Riley in honour of Anne
Susan Roadburg
Leslie Rose and Elizabeth Johnson in honour of Janis Rose
Katharine Rounthwaite
Mari Rutka
Linda Samis
Margaret Schotte
Marjorie Shore
Jacqueline Silverman
Enid Slack
Leslie Solomonian
Ellen Staig
Laurene Stevenson
Annette Sweigman
Lesley Tenaglia
Bonnie Tepperman
Bahareh Toghiani
Anne Trainor
Beverley Vanstone
Paulina Vu
Cheryl Wertman
Joanne Wolfson
JoAnne Willison in honour of Lenora Butler
JoAnne Willison in memory of Doreen Huck
JoAnne Willison in memory of Anne Maxwell
CONTRIBUTORS
Eleanor Barker in memory of Alice Barker
Ari Baum in honour of Anat Cole
Susan Belfontaine
Alwyn Cavell
Kirby Chown
Jane Cobden
Simone Cole
Kathryn Colvin in honour of Elizabeth Morley! Thank you for all that you do.
Christine Creedon
Laura Creedon Thank you for all the great work you do!
Sharon Fielding
Margaret Garrett
Sharon Grantier
Helliwell Book Club in memory of Olga Markovich
Naomi Joel in memory of Chuck Butler, an esteemed colleague and friend
Erika Krausz
Bryna Levitin
John MacRae in honour of Marjie Calla
Anthonette Marohnic
Judi McIntyre in memory of Elizabeth Wittkopp
Margaret McTaggert
Julie Michaels
Carolyn Mulligan in honour of Carolyn Langill
Blake Murphy in appreciation for work of Marjie Calla
Janet-Lee Nadas in honour of Lenora Butler who keeps the torch burning to instill the love of reading in children
Gordon Nichols in honour of Kristina Hunt
Marilyn Ray
Bernie Riley
Mary Lou Smith
Yvonne Stewart in memory of Olga Markovich
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Judith Woodburn
I wanted to express my appreciation to you … and to all of your volunteers. This is a meaningful program that makes a huge difference in children’s lives. Thank you so much for supporting the children.
Principal Joy Reiter, Lynnwood Heights
The Volunteer Readers that come to read with students … are fabulous! Their dedication to supporting student success, fostering a love of reading, and helping students develop stronger reading skills is much appreciated. We value their commitment and always look forward to their visits with us, because they feel like family.
Principal Sharon Lin, General Crerar
I just wanted to say what an amazing group of volunteers we have this year! They have been fantastic and the kids have loved working with them! Many thanks to you and the volunteers for all the countless hours you put in to help support the students! We really appreciate it.
Vice-Principal Vanessa Grieve, Birch Cliff Heights