蜜桃视频

Principal’s Message

Dr. Katrina Samson

As the holiday season arrives and we begin to anticipate the joy of gathering with family and friends, early December is a natural moment to think about gratitude and giving back. At 蜜桃视频, our Celebration Saturday event comes immediately to mind, where students this year raised $39,837.66 in support of our community partners. Yet another inspiration are our facilities and the programming that over the years have been developed and strengthened thanks to the generosity of our donors. Today at 蜜桃视频, we are lucky enough to benefit from those who have gone before us and those who have shown their belief in our school mission with their philanthropic support. Our donors, past and present, recognize that success for one girl contributes to the empowerment of all girls.

Yet, we also recognize a gap when it comes to supporting girls’ education. Philanthropic support has historically been higher for boys’ schools. This disparity not only has an impact on girls鈥� education, but also reinforces the gender equity gap鈥攖he gap 蜜桃视频 was founded to address. This gender equity gap exists in a number of ways in today鈥檚 society, illustrated through facts such as pay inequity between men and women. In 2021, Canadian women made only 89 cents for every dollar men made, according to the . Your own philanthropic investment in 蜜桃视频 students is one way to help narrow these divisions and ensure that young women are empowered to rise as far as they want in their careers and in society. Your support also solidifies 蜜桃视频鈥檚 reputation as a leader in the advancement of girls and women, showing our girls how much our community believes in them and in their potential.

At 蜜桃视频, giving back is built into our curriculum, community partnerships and co-curricular programs. It鈥檚 especially inspiring to witness students go beyond these school programs and express their own agency in giving. As an example, this year鈥檚 Grad Class has chosen wellbeing as a focus for their annual Grad Gift. Seeing them empowered by the potential of their impact is inspiring and we expect that it will be just the first of many such moments of exercising impact and influence in their young lives.

During this time of year when giving is top of mind, we hope that you make 蜜桃视频 one of your top philanthropic priorities. Please visit the Giving section of our website to learn more. From supporting our Financial Aid program, which gives deserving students the opportunity to attend 蜜桃视频, to giving your time to our programs and facilities, your support makes a difference in the lives of all 蜜桃视频 students and can have an immediate and long-term impact. We know that 蜜桃视频 would not be the success it is without the generosity of our past and present donors and we are so grateful for your commitment to our girls and their excellence.

Katrina

Message from the Board of Governors

Alison Glober, Chair of the Governance Committee

I have the pleasure of writing to the 蜜桃视频 community on behalf of the Governance Committee of the Board of Governors as this is our formal call for applications to serve on the Board or on a Board Committee.

The primary responsibility of the Governance Committee is to ensure that the Board is well-equipped to carry out its oversight role with respect to the College. Part of that responsibility is to continually evaluate how well the Board and its committees carry out their mandates and advance the College鈥檚 educational mission.

One of the most important things the Governance Committee works on is identifying and nominating strong candidates for the Board and its committees. This is an ongoing effort as we try to maintain a roster of broadly qualified candidates. Using a competency-based model, the committee identifies skills and constituencies that need to be considered as we plan for the future.

In reviewing applications, the Governance Committee looks to constitute a Board that balances a mix of competencies and experience, established and more recent Old Girls/alums, current and past parents, and independent members. The Board is also committed to ensuring there is diverse cultural representation on the Board of Governors whose skills and experience align with our competency framework.

In assessing applications, the Governance Committee favours no particular professional background over another, but we frequently seek specific areas of experience and expertise. This year the committee is especially interested in identifying potential candidates with one or more of the following: strategic, senior-level experience in finance (CFO); a background in child and adolescent health and development; and experience with strategic governance leadership in the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) space. 

Governors are volunteers and must be willing to commit the substantial time, effort and energy necessary to fulfill the role and serve the school. It is also expected that a Board Governor will make 蜜桃视频 one of their top personal charitable priorities.

If you are interested in being considered for the Board or a committee, please let us know by completing the by Friday, January 27, 2023. Additional details on the role and responsibilities of Board and committee members .

Alison

Fundraising Highlights from the 2021-22 School Year

Thanks to the generous support of our donors we received $2.2M in donations from more than 650 donors in 2021-22:

In addition to this, $730,000 in new pledge commitments were made.

Class Highlights
The Class of 2022 raised $64,333 with a 48% participation rate.

Our top three best in class for Old Girl/Alum participation were from the following classes: 1959, 1960 and 1983.

To read more about highlights from the past fiscal year as well as our fundraising priorities, please check out the .

Thank You for Your Support This #GivingTuesday

Thank you to the 蜜桃视频 community for your support on #GivingTuesday; gifts received will benefit 蜜桃视频鈥檚 financial assistance program. Helping to support another鈥檚 educational journey is one of the greatest gifts anyone can give. Donations to the financial assistance program help cover tuition fees, outside-of-the classroom academic activities and participation in co-curricular activities. Your generous support will make it possible for generations of future-ready leaders to experience a world-class education and provide promising young women with the opportunity to reach their full potential.

Senior School Community Partnerships

This October our Community Partnership programs returned with reignited passion. Students, and particularly their leaders, have embraced their return with excitement, curiosity and a genuine desire to contribute and build relationships. We鈥檝e asked the leaders of our Art City and Grenoble Community Partnerships to share what it means to them to have these programs back.

What does it mean to be involved with Art City?

“After more than two years of video making from home and being divided into grade cohorts, it is exciting to finally volunteer with a wider school community together in a physical space. It鈥檚 been great getting to know and connect with our 蜜桃视频 peers from different grades on this shared project!”鈥擪athy Lu, Art City Community Partnership Co-Head

“What was missing from the online partnership was interactions with the kids, and it is so wonderful to be able to bond with them again.”鈥擭atlie Mason, Art City Community Partnership Co-Head

“Returning to Art City in person, and being able to lead and to watch the kids throughout their creative process, is something that I took for granted. Fast forward to being back with the kids full-time, it鈥檚 really amazing. Seeing their work and hearing their thoughts and creative ideas is really a treat!”鈥擲ofia Al Hussan, Art City Community Partnership Co-Head

What does it mean to be involved with Grenoble?

“Being a part of Grenoble is such a gift, but to have this be the first year since COVID-19 restrictions were lifted that the partnership is running makes it much more special. Visiting the kids every week at Grenoble Public School and connecting with them face-to-face has been very rewarding. It鈥檚 amazing to see the bonds the students make with our 蜜桃视频 volunteers as their friendships start to bud, which has been a priority at the beginning of each session this year. I am so thankful to be a leader in this initiative and see the impacts of these personal connections up close.”鈥擪ate Davidson, Grade 12, Grenoble Community Partnership Head

Happy Holidays from the HCPA Co-Chairs

Tanuja Gupta and Lisa Windover 

As another holiday season approaches, we would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our 蜜桃视频 community members a wonderful holiday season and a restful winter break with your families. We are very thankful to be back to many of our old traditions as well as some new events this year. We celebrate a sense of pride in all that we accomplished as an HCPA team, as a 蜜桃视频 school community and with our extended 蜜桃视频 families.

It鈥檚 been a busy start to the school year and our accomplishments so far include: 

We couldn鈥檛 do all of these community-building activities and fundraisers without the support of the entire school community, including many volunteers. This holiday season, remember those less fortunate than us and be thankful for the small gifts that life has to offer us each day.

We wish you and your families a joyous holiday season and a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year! 

All the best, 

Tanuja and Lisa

Season of Change

Kate Crokam, Director of Alumni Engagement

My arrival as the Director of Alumni Engagement at 蜜桃视频 coincides with a shift in the alumni engagement landscape鈥攚e are in a season of change. A season that calls for the adoption of more modern technology and best practice-driven strategies for effective alumni engagement. For me, it’s the perfect time to write a new alumni engagement playbook, one that not only honours our mission of preparing young women to make a difference and the Old Girl/alum community we serve, but also capitalizes on existing trust and social capital. If we鈥檙e going to weather this storm, we need to engage with Old Girls in deeper, more innovative and worthwhile ways. 

Alumni engagement by definition can be described as activities that are valued by alum, build lasting and mutually beneficial relationships, inspire loyalty and financial support and strengthen the institution鈥檚 reputation. We have learned that 蜜桃视频 graduates are discerning when it comes to their investments of time, talent and treasure and it is our job to add value to their alumni experience. Luckily we鈥檝e come a long way; in 2022, we now have access to a range of technology tools and new engagement models to help us change course and develop a robust, thoughtful and data-driven program. 

As we work to re-define alum engagement at 蜜桃视频, we are exploring many innovative technologies and emerging best practices with a focus on the following key areas:

We are ready to rise to the challenge! I am confident that this shift to evolve our Old Girl/alum program will add depth to what it means to be a 蜜桃视频 alum and will make the experience sustainable for generations of HC graduates to come.

The History of Rowing at 蜜桃视频

Before Sydney Browne (1982) and Sybil Browne Taylor (1983) arrived at 蜜桃视频, their influence was already being felt. The sisters, who came to the school as Boarders in September 1981, were enthusiastic rowers in their hometown of Thunder Bay in northern Ontario.

They had been rowing at Thunder Bay Rowing Club (TBRC) for three years at this point, coached by Alan 鈥淎l鈥� Roaf, a coach with Rowing Canada who not only took the sport seriously but took TBRC from a regional club to a national competitor to watch. During this time, Sydney and Sybil were training alongside Tricia Smith and Betty Craig, two athletes on the Canadian national team who went on to win silver medals at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Tricia is currently the president of the Canadian Olympic Committee.

Prior to Sydney and Sybil鈥檚 arrival, their father, Robert Browne, a rower himself, wrote to Brenda Robson, then head of 蜜桃视频 Athletics, to ask about the continuation of their training on the water. And the 蜜桃视频 Rowing Program was born.

鈥淭he school was amazing in terms of making it happen, with access to boats, coaches and drivers and a late breakfast,鈥� says Sydney. 鈥淚t was an indication of how when the school is into something, it鈥檚 full on with both feet in.鈥�

The home base for this new team was the Argonaut Rowing Club, on the water鈥檚 edge in Marilyn Bell Park. Fellow Boarders and Day students joined Sydney and Sybil. Other students passionate about rowing, like Suzanne Brais (1984), recruited family and friends to come on as coaches, while parents volunteered to shuttle the newly formed team down to the lake for early morning practices. One of those was Colin Graham, then Chair of the 蜜桃视频 Board Governors.

That first season, the Brownes competed and won in a double scull race at the Toronto high school championships, and later competed in the Canadian Secondary School Rowing Association鈥檚 championship regatta in Port Dalhousie, a race that鈥檚 been running since 1946.

The program has grown steadily since that first season in 1981. The following year, the team had a driver and bus to get athletes to the club for their early morning practices. In 1988, the program moved to Hanlan Boat Club at Cherry Beach, where it鈥檚 been stationed since. The team鈥檚 first boats were also bought at this time.  

Between 1988 and 2016, generous parents funded the purchase of rowing shells, ergs, oars, coach boats and trucks and trailers to transport the equipment on an as-needed basis. In 2017, a group of parents, together with the full support of the school, established a rowing endowment with the goal of raising $1 million. The purpose: to fund 100% of the capital needs of the program for the foreseeable future and to provide financial assistance to any families with a demonstrated financial need. Jeff Howe, chair of the 蜜桃视频 Rowing Endowment, says: “As we celebrate the 40^th anniversary of rowing at 蜜桃视频, we are at the 1,500-metre mark and are making a push to the finish line!鈥�

Over the past 40 years, there have been close to 400 athletes who have represented 蜜桃视频 on the water. 蜜桃视频 continues to place in competitions, and our athletes can often be found on the podium at the Canadian Secondary School Rowing Championships. In the 2021-22 school year, 蜜桃视频 crews stood on the podium five times, with 24 athletes receiving medals. The women鈥檚 overall points trophy has been won by 蜜桃视频 athletes five times. In October 2017, 蜜桃视频 started competing in the famed Head of the Charles Regatta in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and in October 2022, five members of the Rowing Team competed again, placing 28th out of a field of 90.

Aside from the sporting accomplishment, Sybil says she鈥檚 so appreciative for what rowing taught her about collaboration. 鈥淩owing is an amazing physical sport鈥攐ne of the few that uses every muscle group and requires strength, balance and endurance. But it also requires incredible finesse, as the boat only works when the team works in harmony. That鈥檚 a lesson that you carry for the rest of your life,鈥� she says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a sport that relies on incredibly close co-ordination. You have to be together or you鈥檙e nothing.”

Show your support of by giving to its permanent endowment, which supports access to participation for student athletes.

Planned Giving

Planning for one鈥檚 legacy can be transformational. A legacy donation allows you to make a commitment today to provide future support. Your donation will help future generations of students become the leaders of tomorrow, equipped to make an indelible mark on our world. 

Donors who choose to include 蜜桃视频 in their estate plan will be recognized with membership into the Ellen Knox Society, named in honour of 蜜桃视频鈥檚 First Principal, and will be listed in the annual Impact Report.

蜜桃视频 offers to assist with making the gift planning process understandable and provides insight into the types of planned gifts and common questions associated with estate planning.

Reminder: Tax Year-End is Approaching. Donate Today!

As we approach the end of 2022, please join us in making a difference with a gift to The 蜜桃视频 Fund. Your donation must be postmarked or completed online by December 31 to receive a 2022 tax receipt.

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The 蜜桃视频 Foundation

1451 Avenue Road

Toronto ON  M5N 2H9

Thank you to all those who have already made your donation鈥攜ou are making an impact!

蜜桃视频鈥檚 Annual Impact Report

We are delighted to announce that the 2021-22 is now available digitally for you to explore online! Featuring inspiring stories from our donor community, an overview of our fundraising priorities and a snapshot of 蜜桃视频鈥檚 past fiscal year, this special report highlights the significant impact that donor gifts have on our community and how these important contributions help support girls鈥� education. 

蜜桃视频 students are future-ready because they are supported by a community that is committed to our mission: to prepare young women to make a difference. We are deeply grateful to our donors for their generosity and kindness and we thank them for helping 蜜桃视频 continue to thrive. 

We welcome you to read the Impact Report and learn more about how philanthropy aids in shaping the next generation of leaders. You can also access the report via the giving section of our website.

It鈥檚 All About Our Girls: Giving at 蜜桃视频

Annette Paul, Executive Director of Advancement

When I began my career in advancement in the late 1990s, my boss at the time said something that has stayed with me: 鈥渨e鈥檙e giving people an opportunity to give back.鈥� 

Philanthropy is often synonymous with the giving of money to support the mission and vision of an organization. However, many would also include the sharing of time, talent, networks and other resources that also advance the cause. 

At 蜜桃视频, we lean into this fusion. 

When I joined 蜜桃视频 six months ago, I was delighted by the level of its community鈥檚 dedication to girls’ education. From the giving of funds to the rolling up of sleeves, 蜜桃视频 parents, students, alumni, other supporters, staff and faculty shared a resolute willingness to drive girls education and empowerment forward. The power and potential of our collective leadership and generosity fuels 蜜桃视频 to ideate, create, expand and enrich pathways to greater innovation and understanding as we educate and empower the next generation of leaders. 

The vital importance of all aspects of giving鈥攎oney, time, talent, connections and more鈥攃annot be understated. All four (or more) elements are required to work together in order to continue to lift up the special place that is 蜜桃视频, its students and the broader community. 

Every day, we see parent volunteers collaborate with faculty and staff on events that help to increase awareness about topics like wellbeing or raise money to support capital endeavours like renovations to a classroom. We see alum volunteers support the work needed to create the annual alumni magazines. We see alum and parent volunteers work together with staff leadership on key governance matters that support and guide 蜜桃视频. We connect with parent and alum donors who wish to write cheques that support financial assistance or athletics. And we connect with alums and parents who are able to open doors to other connections and communities that further propel 蜜桃视频鈥檚 key academic priorities forward. 

Whether through giving money, volunteering or connecting others to 蜜桃视频, this community keeps the school top of mind every day. And, when it comes to the giving of dollars to support programs or buildings, donors鈥攐ften parents and alums鈥攈ave come through to be a part of the enormous effort necessary to make transformative opportunities such as a new Athletic Centre or STEM Lab a reality. We couldn鈥檛 do it without you. 

On behalf of our staff, faculty, volunteers and our Principal, Dr. Katrina Samson, we thank you. 

To make a gift to The 蜜桃视频 Fund, visit our .

Annette Paul鈥擡xecutive Director, Advancement

And the Advancement Team

Annette is an experienced fundraising and development executive with over 22 years of experience in the not-for-profit and education sectors in the areas of capital campaigns, major and principal gifts, annual and leadership giving, alumni engagement and stakeholder relations. Prior to her role at 蜜桃视频, she held the position of Director, Advancement at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, where she also co-chaired several university-level committees namely on donor stewardship and equity, diversity and inclusion in advancement. She has held progressive leadership roles at the School of Business at Queen’s University, Queen’s University Alma Mater Society, United Way, Youth Employment Service and Daily Bread Food Bank. Annette has also held volunteer governance roles at Queen’s University, as well as with the Association of Fundraising Professionals and with community organizations. She holds an undergraduate degree and a Master in Public Administration both from Queen’s University, and is a Certified Fund-Raising Executive.

Annette is pleased to give leadership to a number of other advancement professionals within 蜜桃视频鈥檚 Advancement team, such as Kate Crokam (Director, Alumni Engagement), Emily Anderson (Prospect Management & Research Officer), Angela Paschalidis (Advancement Coordinator), Cat Mandala (Advancement Assistant), Kathryn Champion (Senior Advancement Specialist) and some temporary and terrific support staff. In January, the team will be joined by additional team members, who will guide other key areas such as annual and leadership giving.