Renaissance ROM
The Renaissance ROM campaign launched in 2002 and was initially supported by the Provincial and Federal Governments with a total contribution of $60 million. The Hon. Hilary M. Weston joined as Campaign Chair in 2003 and has been instrumental in the success of Renaissance ROM. In fact, it was her skillful persuasion that convinced businessman Michael Lee-Chin to be the lead donor of the campaign. It is this historical meeting between them that Lee-Chin delights in reciting. He always begins the story with his response to the Hon. Hilary M. Weston’s request for a gift:
“Mrs. Weston, why would you come to ask a poor Jamaican for a gift when all you have to do is ask your husband?’ I posed the question to see what her answer would be. “She said, ‘Mike, everybody knows Galen can write the cheque. But if Galen wrote the cheque, it would be business as usual. It wouldn’t move the meter. But if you wrote the cheque, it would be an inspiration to every single Canadian, every single new Canadian and every single immigrant.’ I thought, oh my gosh. Checkmate.”
To that end, Renaissance ROM has been one of Canada’s most culturally diverse campaigns with several community-driven fundraising initiatives championing the transformation of the Museum and supporting its international galleries and collections.
The Renaissance ROM campaign is in its final year. To support its successful closure, a group of volunteers have come together to create the Countdown to Completion Task Force, led by ROM Governor, Rob Pierce. This group will guide the campaign through its final stages and past the finish line.
To learn more about the Campaign, you may wish to download the attached PDF which provides some common Q&As.
Throughout the Campaign we have published the Renaissance ROM newsletter which carries updates and personal stories related to the campaign, our many successes and profiles of our exceptional donors. Simply click on the links below to read digital editions of each newsletter.
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Contact Information
For more information please contact:
Ulrica Jobe, Director, Renaissance ROM Campaign
Royal Ontario Museum Governors
100 Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 2C6
t. 416.586.5578
f. 416.586.5649
ulricaj@rom.on.ca
Or for a complete directory of ROM Governors Staff, please click here.
Campaign Leadership
Campaign Chair
The Hon. Hilary M. Weston
Campaign Executive
Rudolph Bratty
Jack Cockwell
John F. Driscoll
Linda Hasenfratz
John Hunkin
Michael Lee-Chin
G. Wallace McCain
James W. McCutcheon
Joseph M. Tanenbaum, C.M.
James Temerty, C.M.
William Thorsell
Rita Tsang
Campaign Cabinet
Shreyas Ajmera
Jennifer Ivey Bannock
Joe Brennan
Kelvin Browne
Hon. David Crombie
William G. Davis
Michael Detlefsen
Roman Dubczak
Robert Gillespie
Natasha Gurevich
Kenneth W. Harrigan
William B. Harris
Patricia Harris
Gwen Harvey
Martha Hogarth
Donna Ihnatowycz
The Hon. Henry N.R. Jackman
Peter Janson
Chris Jordan
Bipin Khimasia
Thomas Kierans
Hiroshi Kobayashi
Stanley Kwan
Elsie Lo
Susanne Loewen
Stephens B. Lowden
Bahadur Madhani
Malika Mendez
Dr. Jack Mintz
David Mirvish
Elizabeth Mitchell
Elizabeth Muir
Masaaki Murakami
Tamotsu Nakamura
Peter Oliver
Deanne Orr
Robert E. Pierce
Frank Potter
Jean Read
John A. Rhind
Irene So
Suresh Thakrar
Kenji Tomikawa
Harriet Walker
Prem Watsa
Richard Wernham
Doug Wilson
Lynton R. Wilson
Robert C. Wong
Sharon Zuckerman
Countdown to Completion Task Force
Chair: Rob Pierce
James Temerty, C.M.
Jack Cockwell
Don Lindsay
Rebecca MacDonald
Jack McOuat
Alfred Wirth
William Thorsell
Dr. Marie Bountrogianni
