Robbie
The 2008 Circle of Honour awards were presented on June 18th to four worthy recipients who have made exceptional contributions in creating a better world for children and youth with disabilities. The Circle of Honour Awards are Bloorview’s highest honour and the deserving recipients truly exemplify excellence in their respective areas. Circle of Honour Awards were presented to the Community Association for Riding for the Disabled and Clifford Chadderton, CEO of War Amps in the area of service, Patty Rigby in the area of education and Kim Long in the area of philanthropy.
Pictured above: Kim Long, Abbey Simbrow, Clifford Chadderton, Patty Rigby.
Kim Long, has been actively involved with Bloorview as a generous donor, passionate fundraiser for Bloorview Kids Foundation, and caring parent to Robbie, a Bloorview client. Last year, Kim generously took over Bloorview Kids Foundation’s Day at the Races event and hosted it as a third party fundraiser, raising $50,000 for Bloorview. This year’s event the 2nd Annual Reprodux Day at the Races raised over $70,000 for Bloorview.
If you are interested in hosting a fundraising event, please contact the Foundation at 416-424-3809.