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Keeping Discovery and Wonder Alive
Danuta Buczynski (second from right) with fellow CLS members Joan Neilson, Jasmine Lin and Marguerite Low The late Danuta Buczynski was a passionate and long-time supporter of arts and culture – including the Royal Ontario Museum. A meaningful bequest in her estate ensures that her passion will
Celebrating YPC Members
As we near the end of 2017, we want to begin a new tradition of celebrating long-time and new YPC members whose continued philanthropic support has been vital to the ROM. Thank you for your generosity, and happy anniversary! 10+ years* (joined before December 2007) Brian Astl Jonathon Borland
A Legacy Comes Full Circle
Like so many others who grew up in Toronto, Emma Jenkin holds a special place in her heart for the ROM. From weekend visits with her parents to school field trips to summer camps, the Museum was a big part of her youth. “The ROM was always an adventure,” says Emma. “It felt like home, but
Going From Involuntary to Voluntary Philanthropy
Keith Thomson is an internationally recognized financial educator, author, and consultant, specializing in estate and charitable tax planning. Many Canadians are unaware that they can choose how to redirect their involuntary philanthropy—also known as tax dollars—to support those causes and
An Artful Legacy
Strong, passionate, and principled. These are some of the words Jessica Peatling uses to describe her late grandmother, Vera Kircheis. More than a beloved matriarch, Vera was a dispenser of wisdom who shared many practical life lessons with her children, grandchildren, and even
Meredith Taylor
Meet YPC Committee Member Meredith Taylor What is your occupation? I’m a government relations professional – an in house lobbyist for a bank. What was the last book you read? I have a bit of an obsession with true crime so it was Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit by
Conserving a Family Legacy
As native Torontonians, brothers John and Paul Johnston have been visiting ROM for as long as they can remember. “ROM became part of our lives at a very young age,” recalls John, “and it was always a family experience. Exploring ages long past – it was magic to us.” Now, years later and
A collector's gift for future generations
For Philip Cheong, collecting is an intergenerational affair. With his father and maternal grandfather both avid collectors, he notes his formative years surrounded by carefully curated objects as a lasting influence in building his own treasured holdings. His first serious acquisition—a
A Legacy Not Forgotten
Joan Thompson, James A.S. Thompson and Evan Thompson Joan Thompson was a long-time ROM volunteer – one of the iconic ‘Three Joans’ who were founding members of the Volunteer Committee (now known as the Department of Museum Volunteers) in the late 1950s. During her near-50 years of involvement
A Tailor-Made Approach to Philanthropy
Joseph Wong’s penchant for fashion started at an early age. As a teenager, he was roused by the vibrancy and variety of the Japanese and Italian designs that ruled Toronto in the 1970s and 1980s, a stark contrast to the strict world of school uniforms he had left behind in his native Hong Kong.