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Thank you for your generous support.

The Vandekerkhove Family Foundation

touches the lives of Camosun’s Aboriginal

students every year. Since 2004, the family

has been a leading supporter of the

college’s Indigenous education programs.

The Allen and Loreen Vandekerkhove

Family Foundation Endowment, now at

a generous $110,000, provides awards

to more than 30 Aboriginal students

in Health and Human Service programs

annually.

This year, the Vandekerkhove Family

established the college’s first-ever

Indigenous Business Leadership Award,

providing $2,000 each to two students

per year in the Indigenous Business

Leadership program in Camosun’s School

of Business. Thanks to the Vandekerkhove

family for recognizing students who

contribute to their communities and for

encouraging them to become strong

Indigenous business leaders.

Camosun alumni are doing amazing things.

Take Dr. Brad Nelson. He is a 1983 university

Transfer graduate and this year’s Camosun

College Distinguished Alumni Award

recipient.

Brad graduated from Camosun with a keen

interest in biology and today he has a Ph.D.

from the university of California at Berkley

and is the founding Director and Senior

Scientist for the BC Cancer Agency’s Deeley

research Centre in Victoria. His research

focuses on understanding the immune

response to cancer.

“Camosun is where I found out how much

I love biology and science in general,” says

Brad. “I was led to cancer research because

of my mother-in-law’s experience with

ovarian cancer. I quickly realized we need

better early detection and treatment for this

disease.”

“This award is a huge honour to me, given

that my career path started at Camosun,”

says Brad. “I can’t think of a better place

to start your undergrad studies or complete

a diploma program.”

As part of his award, Dr. Nelson will

designate $1,000 of Foundation funds to

help students in health-related studies.

I chose Camosun for the smaller classes and more hands-on experience. I was graciously given a couple of awards, and they never came without much, much gratitude. Trying to live exclusively off student loans is tough! Camosun gave me a new start and a new lease on life. Thank you for the smiles and all

the help from everyone!

~ gareth Fleice Mechanical Engineering

Technology graduate

Helping Aboriginal students succeed

Naomi Tutu Making every dollar count Foundation Financials 2008

total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,442,475

($10 .5 million in investments; $1 .9 million held

with victoria and vancouver Foundations)

Revenue in 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,714,073

gifts in Kind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $104,344

total donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,416

new donors in 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

total given by new donors . . $560,454 .68

average gift of new donors . . . $1,887 .05

number of endowments . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

Bursaries & awards granted . . . $724,429

Bursary recipients

(Fall ’08-Winter ’09) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 678

award recipients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457

Michael Puszka is a Belmont High School grad and a first-year Civil Engineering Technology student. He chose Camosun because it was “close to home and provided small classes and hands-on experience.”

He’s also one of 17 local high school students who received this year’s $1,000 Camosun College / Thrifty Foods Entrance Scholarships. The award is given out annually to help create educational opportunities for lower island high school grads.

“The scholarship helped me be financially secure for my first year of college. It went toward tuition fees,” said Michael.

When he graduates, Michael plans to work for a local engineering company. “I was looking for a career that requires a lot of problem-solving, math and brain power. Also a job that is different every day. Camosun is helping me

get a faster start on my career.”

“It helps so much to receive a scholarship for

working hard in school. The reward of focus-

ing on school rather than on earning money

for school is huge.”

learn more about the camosun college / thrifty Foods entrance scholarship or help us create a new one . visit: camosun .ca/foundation

Entrance scholarships create opportunities

Camosun is revitalizing its Lansdowne

and Interurban campus libraries this year.

Thanks to a recent $4 million infusion

from the federal-provincial Knowledge

Infrastructure Program, the Foundation’s

Love Your Learning Library campaign has

been given a huge boost. Renovations

including 90 new computer stations, two

electronic learning labs, expansive study

and lounge areas, student project rooms

and more are set to begin this fall.

College employees, business leaders

and community members have also

helped raise over $184,000 for new books,

e-resources, computers and classroom

equipment. Many thanks to corporate

Foundation Facts

Farmer Family leads by exampleThe Farmer Family recently donated a $100,000 endowment to create awards recognizing Camosun’s top carpentry apprentices in each of their four years of study.

“The George and Elsie Farmer Legacy Award pays tribute to our parents for their contributions to this community and most notably, for their success with Farmer Construction,” says Murray Farmer.

Murray, along with this brothers Terry and Wayne, and sister Roslyn Stroshin, estab-lished the award in part to encourage other companies to invest in trades education.

“Camosun is the second largest educator of trades graduates in BC,” says Camosun Dean of Trades and Technology Dr. Tom Roemer. “More than 3,000 trades students study here and most stay in this region after graduation. The Farmer Family is part of our extended family. We thank them for their generosity and vision for the successful future of our region’s construction industry.”

donors Peninsula Co-op for their $120,000 to

support a 35-seat electronic learning lab at

Lansdowne, and to 1st Team Consulting for

their $20,000 contribution.

“Our new libraries will bring together state-of-

the-art technologies, expert help, a rich array

of information resources and quiet spaces

to study and reflect – a combination that

transforms dreams and ideas in realities,” says

Camosun’s Chief Librarian Sybil Harrison.

I completed my Business Administration Diploma in Accounting and now I'm working on my Bachelor of Business Administration Degree (BBA). I'm on track to complete it this year and earn my CGA designation. I would like to express my deep gratitude toward you for creating this award. It means a great deal to me and it will stabilize my financial

position as I complete my BBA.

nathan lapointe Bachelor of Business Administration –

Accounting student CGA Bursary in Accounting

Love Camosun’s new learning libraries

• founded in 1981

• 4.5 employees

• 14-member board

• $12.4 million in total assets

• 4,416 donors

• 297 new donors in 2008

• $700,000 in

bursaries and

awards granted

• helps over 1,135

students annually

• 99% of every

dollar goes

directly to

Camosun causes

Distinguished alumnus would love to find a cure

Dr. Tim Walzak is investigating how real-time sensors incorporated into sport clothing can monitor performance and manage body temperatures for Canada’s elite athletes.

He believes this sport technology research will lead to breakthroughs in creating help-ful medical and assistive products for the general public.

Tim Walzak is the BC Regional Innovation Chair in Sport Technology at Camosun – the College’s first endowed research chair.

Through a $1.25 million investment from the Province’s Leading Edge Endowment Fund and $1.25 million to be raised from private donors, Dr. Walzak is working with Dr. Gord Sleivert, Vice President of Sport Performance for Canadian Sport Centre Pacific, to transfer sport technology concepts into viable commercial opportunities.

They work out of the new Sport Innovation lab (SPIN) at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence (PISE) at Camosun’s Interurban campus.

Smart textiles and materials for athletic wear,

recreation, rehabilitation and ergonomics;

thermal performance wear; pressure sensors

for gait analysis; force plate sensors; sleep and

eye tracking sensors; and, assistive devices for

the disabled are just some of the human per-

formance advancements being explored.

“We’re open for business,” says Tim.

“We want to talk to any companies, inventors

and investors who have ideas they’d like to

explore or products to test.”

to learn more about sport technology products or to invest in ongoing research, contact dr . tim Walzak: twalzak@camosun .bc .ca

Advancing human performance

Dr. Brad NelsonDistinguished Alumnus 2009

Photo: BC Cancer Agency

Dr. Tim Walzak

Michael Puszka

your investment is more than just dollars – you are touching a life, providing inspiration and hope, for our students and for the future of our community.

We invite you to explore our report and share in our stories. Learn more about how you and others are helping dreams to be realized. On behalf of the Camosun Foundation – thank you for your inspiration and your generosity.

susan haddon Executive Director Camosun College Foundation

Touching Lives Together with the help of our community, the Camosun College Foundation touches lives and helps students succeed every day.

This year, the Foundation raised over $2 million and awarded in excess of $700,000 in bursaries, awards and scholarships to enable 1,135 students pursue goals which otherwise might have been unattainable. Other funds went to help purchase new classroom equipment, library books, new buildings, special projects, and so much more.

For 28 years now, the Camosun Foundation’s main role has been to connect people for the benefit of our students, their families and their communities.

Camosun College is a dynamic and invaluable community resource. Over 40,000 students have gone through our doors graduating in the arts, sciences, business, health care, human services, trades, technologies and sport sciences. Their new skills actively contribute to this vibrant province. At least 86 per cent of our grads stay to work in this region, while 97 per cent stay in BC.

Whether you are a Camosun donor or considering a contribution, be assured that

Camosun College Foundation Board of Directors 2008/09Ms Colleen Kasting

Chair

Ms colleen Kasting Chair

dr . liz ashton President, Camosun College

Ms susan haddon Executive Director, Camosun College Foundation

Mr . larry chung

Mr . david FitzPatrick

Mr . tom hawker Treasurer

Ms Brenda Milbrath

Mr . Walter nicholson

Mr . Robert noble

dr . Marilyn Pattison Vice Chair

Ms linda Ross Board of Governors Liaison

Mr . Jack shore

Mr . Jim Warr

Mr . Martin Wilkinson

FarewellThe Foundation Board thanks Past President dr . liz ashton and Past Chair Mr . stewart Parkinson for their personal dedication and commitment to the Foundation and wishes them a fond farewell this year.

Susan Haddon Executive Director

Camosun carpentry student on the job at Habitat for Humanity

Touching our CommunityHuman rights activist Naomi Tutu and National Geographic Antarctica photographer Maria Stenzel led the Foundation’s Insight Speaker Series this year.

Political commentator Rex Murphy is scheduled for September 21.

Many thanks to title sponsor Coast Capital Savings and reception sponsor Ann Wortmann of RBC Dominion Securities.

Camosun Chief Librarian Sybil Harrison and Past President Dr. Liz Ashton thank Peninsula Co-op Board President Ron Gaudet and Board Member Mel Hernblad.