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We are proud to report the impact of our donors’ dollars to BC’s respiratory frontline.

ANNUAL REPORT

2020 - 2021

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Danny Redden, Board Chair, and;
Kandys Merola, CEO

From the Board Chair and CEO

This year had a profound impact on all of us, our families, and our communities. It has been an unusual and challenging year across all areas of respiratory medicine, research, and education.

At TB Vets you are an important part of our community, and we are honoured to share highlights from the past year and celebrate some of our accomplishments.

In this Annual Report, we continue to share stories of those who are grateful for the medical care they received with TB Vets donors’ help. This includes a heartfelt account from a brave patient who survived the deadly COVID-19 virus. We also hear from an appreciative asthma patient whose condition was greatly improved with a TB Vets grant for a revolutionary treatment, Bronchial Thermoplasty.

Also please see the report from Courtney Steen, a passionate Recreation Therapist on the TB Unit at Vancouver General Hospital.

Once again, I thank you for your dedication and support of TB Vets. We are deeply grateful for donors like you, and for your vision and leadership. You are helping us ensure that TB Vets remains ready to take on life’s respiratory challenges – today and in the future.

With warmest regards and sincere gratitude,

Financials

TB Vets Pie Chart with Legend - Distribution of Donated Funds 2020-21

In 2020-21, TB Vets Charitable Foundation’s cost per dollar was 16.2 cents (excluding community awareness and public engagement), which is lower than the industry average of 26 cents.

Thanks to our donors, our 2020-21 consolidated revenue, including investments, totalled $2,588,218. Together with our donors and supporters, we have made a direct and significant impact on respiratory care in our province.

The following financial highlights are based on TB Vets’ audited financial statements for our fiscal year ending September 30, 2021. The Foundation’s statements are audited by Rolfe Benson LLP Chartered Professional Accounts.

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View Complete List of 2021 Respiratory Grant Recipients
"I am pleased to donate in memory of my parents, both Veterans of WWII, and especially in memory of my mother, who was herself a TB Vet."
Michael CookTB Vets donor, 26 years
"I was a respiratory physician at St. Paul’s for thirty years so I know the problems your research seeks to solve."
Lindsay LawsonTB Vets donor, 24 years
"My mom always donated for years until she died, and I carried on her tradition when I became an adult. I work alongside respiratory therapists, and I know your organization is doing such important work!"
Alexandra MacLeanTB Vets donor, 25 years
"My father had TB when I was a small boy and was in Jericho Hospital in Vancouver. This is one of the reasons I support this charity."
Dale & Dorothy BriggsTB Vets donor, 19 years
"I am truly grateful for all the support and work you do for so many. I also love the TB Vets Key Tags! I feel secure that my belongings could make it back to me should they ever become lost– an added bonus to making any donation. Thanks for all you do!"
Sandra CurnowTB Vets donor, 16 years
"I was born in 1947 and my mother contacted TB sometime in my first year. She spent the next four years in hospital both in VGH and Tranquille Hospital in Kamloops. She lost some ribs and a lung in the road to recovery, and as I understand she was one of the lucky ones that benefited from a new drug that was discovered that time. My mother was just 24 when she got sick, but she lived till she was 78. TB Vets is very close to my heart."
Fran HoldenTB Vets donor, 16 years
"TB Vets Key Tags have certainly been a saving grace in the past. Had my keys not had the tags, I would have certainly lost them forever, and the replacement expense would have been significant!"
John ScottTB Vets donor, 14 years
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Highlights

Martin Beint

Into his 60s, Martin Beint only knew life as a severe asthmatic.  It restricted what he could do, forced him to constantly carry an inhaler, …

TB Vets Ward at VGH - Patients Playing Carrom Board

Your Donations in Action:
TB Unit (2020-21)

by Courtney Steen, Recreation Therapist, TB Ward, Vancouver General Hospital Support from TB Vets continues to be so important to recreation therapy interventions by allowing …

Royal Inland Hospital staff with HAMILTON-T1 Ventilator from TB Vets

TB Vets Fulfills Priority Respiratory Equipment in BC Interior

The new HAMILTON-T1 transport ventilator funded by TB Vets donors has made it possible for Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) in Kamloops to provide better care …

Kulwant Samra - COVID patient with a TB Vets-funded ventilator

Kulwant Samra

Donors to TB Vets Charitable Foundation have played a critical role during the pandemic by providing our hospitals with life-saving respiratory equipment like ventilators. Sick …

50/50 Winner Announcement: Barbara Stefanson

Congratulations to Barbara Stefanson of Nanaimo, BC for winning $47,635 in the TB Vets 50/50 Raffle: Gift of Breath – Beyond COVID-19! The winning ticket …

Board of Directors, 2019-2020

Dr. Eric Yoshida MD, MHSc, FACP, FACG, FCAHS, FAASLD
Patron

Danny Redden
Board Chair

Amar Tiwana

Bob Underhill
Vice Chair

Frank Gavaghan

Gordon Coburn
Secretary / Treasurer

Peter Merola

Past Annual Reports

 2020 • 2019 • 2018

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