Community Activities

  • Fundraiser, Trustee, Maureen Forrester Trust Instrumental in the establishment and administration of trust for long-term care of the Canadian National Treasure, Maureen Forrester.

2001 to Present

1990 to Present

  • Fundraiser, The Shaw Festival

1982 to Present

  • Fundraiser, The Variety Club of Toronto

1974 – 1976

  • Collected and sent over 100 musical instruments to N.W.T. to Sister Cecile Gagnon for the use of mentally challenged children. Selected and sent recordings of all instruments, copyright-cleared sheet music, and a copier to support instrumental education.

1995 to Present

  • Fundraiser, Sunnybrook Hospital Breast Cancer Centre

1955 to Present

  • Co-Founder Rare Book Room, University of Toronto Music Library, Stephen Leslie Sniderman Memorial Fund

1945 to Present

  • Artist’s Advocate to advance public awareness of and venues for various musicians, artists, and writers, from concert halls to galleries to publishers to radio to theatre.

Community Investment

  • Crest Theatre
  • Factory Theatre
  • Soulpepper Theatre
  • Stratford Festival of Canada
  • Tarragon
  • Theatre Passe Muraille
  • Roy Thompson Hall
  • Toronto Symphony Orchestra
  • Sunnybrook and Women’s Foundation - Fellowship Society, Founding Member
Over a ten-year period, donated 14 record sets of the Beethoven Sonatas to The Canadian Music Competitions for any student of the piano. Donated thousands of classical records to the Faculty of Music, York University.