2003 Award Recipients

Lawrence Bloomberg

Laurence Bloomberg receiving his awards from the Awards Sponsor and Honourary Patron, The Honourable Henry Jackman

Lawrence Bloomberg, Outstanding Volunteer of the Year & Joseph Mappa,  President & CEO, Mount Sinai Hospital of Toronto

Lawrence Bloomberg has given generously of his creative and financial resources to many institutions in this country but especially to two highly influential organizations in our community, Mount Sinai Hospital and the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto.

Mr. Bloomberg has been active with Mount Sinai for almost 20 years and is now the Chair of the Mount Sinai Hospital. He also chairs Mount Sinai’s hugely successful The Best Medicine campaign where he shows exceptional leadership.

A compelling spokesman for Mount Sinai, he motivated countless donors and volunteers to commit and give: The Best Medicine Campaign, at more than $207 million, is one of the largest ever mounted by a health care institution in Canada. In addition to his role as Chair and the countless hours he spent at meetings and campaign events, Lawrence Bloomberg helped to canvass over 170 prospects and made a commitment of $5 million, a donation that was "unrestricted" and allowed the Hospital to meet priority funding needs. A superb and committed motivator, Mr. Bloomberg has agreed to continue chairing The Best Medicine Campaign with a goal of reaching $400 million in the next five years.

For the past decade, Lawrence Bloomberg has been key to the success of the UJA Federation. He co-chaired the United Jewish Appeal (UJA) Annual Campaign in 1994 and committed endless hours to its success. He visited over 30 agencies that benefit from the UJA Campaigns; he chaired the Campaign Cabinet meetings; he attended meetings of the many divisions which make up the UJA Federation systems; and he handled the senior solicitations. He expanded corporate giving to the UJA and launched a Challenge Fund with matching gifts that attracted new donors. The campaign structure he created continues to this day. The donor base he worked to establish is flourishing and the volunteers whom he recruited are today’s leaders at the UJA Federation. He contributes $250,000 annually as a member of the International Leadership Group and has made a $2 million gift to the organization’s Legacy Endowment Campaign.

He serves on a number of boards including: Medical and Related Sciences Discovery District (MaRS), the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, United Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto, Simon Wiesenthal Center and National Bank of Canada. He has provided funding for a number of university scholarships and created a Chair in Accounting at Concordia University where he has been honoured with a Doctor of Laws. Leading by example, Lawrence Bloomberg commits himself and inspires others to advance philanthropy in our community.