ABOUT THE FOUNDATION

THE KELTY PATRICK DENNEHY FOUNDATION MISSION:

Prevention of depression related suicide in young people by taking a leadership role in education, effective treatments, and research.

DONATIONS - by CASH, CREDIT CARD or CHEQUE

Donations are gratefully accepted. Tax receipts are issued. Here are two ways to forward your donation:

1. Donate on-line with a credit card... make a SECURE on-line donation.
2. Cheques should be made out to "The Kelty Patrick Dennehy Foundation".
   Post mail: P.O. Box 35, General Delivery, Whistler, BC Canada V0N 1B0

JOIN "THE KELTY'S CIRCLE"

Join the list of major donors - Guardians of the Kelty's Circle. These individuals and corporations have distinguished themselves in responding to our plea to commit $30,000 ($10,000 over a 3 year period) toward preventing depression related suicide... more Kelty's Circle information.

OTHER WAYS TO DONATE

Donating Gifts of Stock and Securities - Elimination of Capital Gains Tax on Gifts
Making a donation of securities is a thoughtful way for you to make a gift.  Many donors are turning their investments into gifts for the Kelty Dennehy Foundation and, at the same time, benefiting by increasing their tax savings.

Thanks to a new tax break introduced by the 2006 Federal Budget, which eliminated capital gains taxes on gifts of publicly listed securities donated to charities, all appreciated stock donated will be exempt from capital gains taxes.  In this way, the gift creates both a tax credit towards your annual income taxes plus a reduction in capital gains taxes.

Donors will receive a tax receipt for income tax purposes for the full market value of the securities at the date of the transfer.  This can be applied to your income taxes over the next five years, as any charitable contribution would, but in addition any capital gains taxes you would have paid on the shares are eliminated.  Gifts of appreciated publicly listed securities makes stock the least expensive way to give a donation to the Foundation.

Making a gift of stock is easy.  Simply ask your broker to contact the Foundation's President, Kerry Dennehy, and arrange to forward them to the Kelty Dennehy Foundation's brokerage account with the RBC.  From that point, we will work with your broker and its financial institution to complete the donation.  The whole process can take up to three days from the point of informing your broker of your wish to make a gift.

Contacts:
Kerry Dennehy at 604.938.0588 or kerryd@thekeltyfoundation.org
Julie Ng, at RBC 604.678.5241 or 1.800.427.7766 or julie.ng@rbc.com

IN MEMORIUM DONATIONS
Over the past six years, numerous families have generously requested that "in lieu of flowers" donations be made to the Foundation. These families have listed the name and address of our Foundation on the funeral program and in the obituary. We thank these families:

• The Gerald Patrick Dennehy Family, deceased father of Kerry Dennehy
• The Bob Murray Family, deceased son (Blair Murray) who committed suicide in 2003
• The Shaun Patrick Dennehy Family, deceased elder brother of Kerry Dennehy
• The Family of Constance Bousfield Crossin, mother of Marion Titterton and Gail Desnoyers
• The Family of Kristofer Michael Wintemute, son of Mike and Jeannie Wintemute

IN CELEBRATION DONATIONS - GIFT REGISTRY
Those who suffer from depression or have felt its effects are beginning to search for more meaningful ways to celebrate significant events in their lives. Such is the case in the marriage between Rohan Hazelton and Natalie Forchuk. Rohan suffers from depression, so the couple decided to add our Foundation to their gift registry. As an added bonus, we now have Natalie as a member on our Board.

WILLS - PLANNED GIVING
A neat thing happened today. An old friend, Ed Styffe of Whistler stopped me on the street and said, "Kerry, I just rewrote my will and included your Foundation as a beneficiary - I guess you'd like me to kick the bucket sooner than later, eh?" A good guy with a sense of humour to match.  Thanks Ed!  Please email Kerry Dennehy if you would like to include the Foundation in your will.

DONATE YOUR USED CAR
Donate your used car - a great hassle free way to donate your used car to charity.  Call or email Kerry Dennehy at 604.938.3640 for details.

AEROPLAN POINTS
Donate some of your points to the Foundation. Please call or email Kerry Dennehy at 604.938.0588 to arrange.

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF WHISTLER - for U.S. Investors
We have created an alliance with a group called 'The American Friends of Whistler'. Now U.S. supporters who donate to our Canadian Foundation can donate through AFOW and receive the full charitable tax benefit for their U.S. donation.  Please e-mail americanfriendsofwhistler@hotmail.com or call or email Dianne Diamond at 604.938.3640 for further information.

SPECIAL EVENTS / PROGRAMS
Some examples are:

• Ainsley Kehler's triathlon effort, raising more thank $10K for our Foundation.
  Find more about Ainsley's fundraising efforts.
• Ken Kissock's "Trekking for Depression" crusade through Nepal.
  For more info e-mail: kkissock@shaw.ca.
• Kelty's school chum, Brendan Orchard, raising money for depression through several evenings of rock & roll.
• John Richmond and the Whistler Rotary Club's twice sponsoring an Irish band with proceeds going to our cause.
• Many have donated their contributions through the United Way or through deductions from their monthly employee cheques.
• Nester's Market General Manager, Bruce Stewart, donated proceeds from the store's
  "Customer Appreciation Day".
• Several donors have contributed to a scholarship in Kelty's name at the Notre Dame High School in Saskatchewan awarded annually to the graduate who best exemplifies "a strong athlete with a gentle heart".
• Andy Flynn, owner of Moe Joe's nightclub in Whistler, dedicated all proceeds to our Foundation from their annual golf tournament.