AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM
THE RTO/ERO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

WELCOME, GORDON CRESSY
Director of Advancement and Fundraising for the newly launched
RTO/ERO Charitable Foundation

For immediate release | 4 March 2011
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As of March 1, 2011, Mr. Gordon Cressy, a highly recognized community builder and fundraiser, has joined The RTO/ERO Charitable Foundation as the Director of Advancement and Fundraising, working at the RTO/ERO Provincial Office three days a week.

"I'm thrilled to be here and to be a part of this organization," Gordon says. "I am particularly excited to work with members and the greater community to make the RTO/ERO Endowed Chair in Geriatrics at the University of Toronto a reality in three years’ time."

The RTO/ERO Charitable Foundation feels very fortunate to have acquired the services of someone of Gordon Cressy’s calibre to head up one of the most important undertakings of The Retired Teachers of Ontario/ Les enseignants et enseignantes retraités de l’Ontario (RTO/ERO).

Gordon comes to The RTO/ERO Charitable Foundation with outstanding credentials. Most recently, he completed a three-year term as volunteer Project Manager responsible for founding, fundraising and overseeing the development of the first YMCA in Tobago. His stellar reputation is based on outstanding performance in various roles including President & CEO of the United Way of Greater Toronto, Vice-President - Development and University Relations at the University of Toronto, Founding President of The Learning Partnership and Vice-President  of University Advancement at Ryerson University. Gordon also taught at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) for a decade and chaired the then Toronto Board of Education.

Contact GORDON CRESSY

Donations? Questions? Ideas? Want to get involved?
The new Director of Advancement and Fundraising for The RTO/ERO Charitable Foundation wants to hear from you.

Gordon Cressy
416.962.9463 or 1.800.361.9888, ext. 245 | gcressy@rto-ero.org | 647.500.9236 (mobile)
Download a high resolution photo of Gordon (via Flickr).

More about The RTO/ERO Charitable Foundation
The RTO/ERO Charitable Foundation intends to leave a lasting legacy by creating opportunities for research and for initiatives that seek to improve the quality of life of seniors across Canada. The RTO/ERO Charitable Foundation is inspired by The Retired Teachers of Ontario/ Les enseignants et enseignantes retraités de l’Ontario (RTO/ERO), which was established by active and retired teachers who fought to ensure their present and future peers benefitted from pension reforms. Now they continue this legacy of service to others by expanding their reach to support the lives of all senior citizens.

Beginning in 2011 and throughout the course of the following three years, The RTO/ERO Charitable Foundation will raise $3 million to establish, maintain and support The RTO/ERO Endowed Chair in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Toronto. The University of Toronto Department of Medicine houses the largest geriatric medicine specialty training program in Canada. Furthermore, the RTO/ERO Chair will have a national and international impact by generating money to support innovative models of geriatric care and education.

Visit The RTO/ERO Charitable Foundation website (www.ero-rto.org/rtoero-charitable-foundation) to learn about the RTO/ERO legacy, find out more about why RTO/ERO is launching a charitable foundation and more details about The RTO/ERO Endowed Chair in Geriatrics.

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More information

www.rto-ero.org | foundation@rto-ero.org | 416.962.9463 or 1.800.361.9888
18 Spadina Road, suite 300 | Toronto, Ontario | M5R 2S7