Annual Report

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Annual Report

Annual Report
April 1, 2008-March 31, 2009
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Dear Friends,
We are extremely proud to be celebrating a very special anniversary this
year. Over the last 25 years, Starlight has improved the quality of life for
millions of children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses and lifealtering injuries.
Milestones such as this give us all an occasion to pause and look back at
the path that brought us here and recognize the people who helped us take
each step along the way.
As an organization, we’ve grown from a small “mom and pop” operation into
an international organization with 30-plus chapters and offices in the United
States and Canada and affiliates in Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom.
Starlight’s programs are also offered in locations in which we don’t have a
physical office — in hospitals in every U.S. state and Canadian province, and
via the Internet in countless locations around the globe.
Our service focus has evolved over the past two and a half decades too.
As we have learned more about what children need to cope with the pain,
fear and isolation of prolonged illness and have come to understand that
serious illness affects the entire family, we’ve introduced a comprehensive
range of entertainment, education and family activities that support families
from the moment of diagnosis throughout the entire course of illness. Onetime wishes granted to a single child have been replaced by Great Escapes
family activities that offer opportunities for groups of families to make
special memories all year long. Our educational programs that were once
only available on CD-ROM are now on the Web for the benefit of any child
in the world. Fun Centers and PC Pals that were once huge and difficult
to maneuver vehicles are now sized to be more child-friendly and easily
mobile throughout the hospital.
We are so incredibly proud of the work that Starlight is doing today. As you
read this report about the last year, we hope you’ll take heart knowing that
when illness strikes and a family’s world collapses, Starlight will be there,
thanks to caring people like you.
Whether you have been a Starlight supporter since the beginning or have
just recently gotten to know us, we thank you for enabling us to take this
incredible journey. On behalf of everyone at Starlight and the children and
families we serve, thank you for making this a very happy anniversary!
Paula Van Ness
Chief Executive Officer
Ronald L. Leibow
Chairman
1983 – Starlight Children’s Foundation founded by Peter Samuelson
and Emma Samms in Los Angeles
1985 – Starlight New England begins operation
1986 – Starlight Midwest begins operation
1987 – Starbright Foundation founded by Peter Samuelson and Steven Spielberg
1987 – Starlight NY*NJ*CT begins operation
1988 – Starlight United Kingdom begins operation
1989 – Starlight Georgia, Canada and Australia begin operation
1991 – First Fun Center™ featuring Super Nintendo™ game system introduced
1991 – First Starlight Express Room/Starlight Site™ playroom opens
1992 – Starlight California and Washington begin operation
1994 – First Community Activity Network family event held (later became known
as Kids Activity Network, and today is known as Great Escapes™ family
activities)
1995 – Launch hospital-based Starbright World
1995 – Starlight Colorado begins operation
1998 – New Fun Center model featuring N64™ game system unveiled
PC Pals
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Our First 25 Years
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1998 – Starlight Florida begins operation
1999 – Starlight MidAtlantic begins operation
2001 – Launch of Explorer Series® on CD-ROM
2001 – First model PC Pal® introduced
2002 – Debut of Quest for the Code® asthma game on CD-ROM
2002 – Fun Center featuring the Nintendo Game Cube™ introduced
2003 – X-Men in: Life Lessons Marvel burn comic book published
2003 – First Starlight Site teen lounge opens
2004 – Starlight Children’s Foundation and Starbright Foundation merge
2004 - Coping with Chemo™ website launches
2005 – New laptop PC Pal model unveiled
2005 – Starlight Japan begins operation
2006 – Starbright World goes online
2006 – UC and Crohn’s website launches
2006 – Starlight Arizona, Minnesota, Oregon and Texas begin operation
2006 – Explorer Series goes online
2007 – Quest for the Code asthma game goes online
2007 – Starlight Nevada begins operation
2008 – Fun Center model featuring Nintendo Wii™ makes its debut
2009 – IBDU™ website launches
2009 – First Starlight Site care room opens
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The Faces of Starlight:
Our Families
When my daughter Kyiha was just 17 months old, she went on a
camping trip with her father and fell into a fire pit that had been left
to burn itself out. She suffered third degree burns to both hands and
second degree burns on her stomach and left knee.
Starlight Child Kyiha
She was air-vaced to the Arizona Burn Center where she spent six
weeks receiving skin grafts and having surgeries. All in all, my little
girl went under anesthesia seven different times. It was a horribly
frightening and uncertain time for us both.
During those six weeks, I noticed that renovations were underway
on the Burn Center’s treatment room. I learned later that it was to
become a Starlight Site care room.
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The faces of Starlight are those of our neighbors, co-workers, classmates, friends, and even our own families. Childhood illness doesn’t
discriminate — it strikes children of every age, ethnicity, socio-economic background, religion and region of the country. With your help, for
the past 25 years Starlight has been able to brighten these children’s lives, a little each day. While doctors work tirelessly to improve a child’s
health, and researchers look for cures, Starlight remains focused on restoring the entire family’s spirits.
This short documentary film profiles the struggles of five families with serious childhood illness and explains how Starlight has made a
difference. We invite you to take a look at this video and at the family stories included throughout this annual report to see how your support is
changing lives.*
Starlight’s range of outpatient, hospital-based and online programs enables us to provide ongoing support for children and families — from
diagnosis through the entire course of medical treatment. Our programs are offered at no cost to families or hospitals, and serve children and
teens suffering from a wide range of chronic and life-threatening illnesses and life-altering injuries such as cancer, cystic fibrosis, diabetes,
heart disease, asthma, kidney disease, sickle cell disease and burn injuries.
When it was finally unveiled, the stark, sterile treatment room had
been completely transformed into a child-friendly, jungle-themed
room complete with a flat panel television. Where before Kyiha saw
that room as a place she didn’t want to go because she was going to
get worked on and it would hurt, once the room was redesigned her
entire outlook on treatments changed. There is so much to distract
her! She’ll look around and point things out to me saying, “Mommy,
there’s a monkey” or, “Look at that tree.” Or she’ll watch her favorite
cartoons on the TV. Her focus is no longer on what’s going to happen
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We’ve been back to the Burn Center for more surgeries and numerous
other procedures and still have a long way to go. Thankfully, Kyiha is
so independent that she’s using both of her hands and has actually
regained full range of motion. I’m grateful that the Starlight Site care
room was there for us to make her recovery so much less frightening
— it changed our experience.
- Starlight Mom Jessica
This year, in year six of Toys“R”Us®’ $7 million, multi-year
commitment, we completed two Toys“R”Us Starlight Site
playrooms serving young children in hospitals across the United
States. Local sponsors made an additional two Sites possible.
We are proud to have a total of 128 Starlight Sites in hospitals
and other health care facilities throughout North America.
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I had just turned 16 when I got very sick. I lost a ton of weight, felt
really awful and was bleeding, and I was just really scared because
I didn’t know what was wrong. My doctor finally hospitalized me
and after a colonoscopy, he diagnosed me with ulcerative colitis on
December 31, 2004.
I was born with hydrocephalus or “water on the brain.” From the time
I was 5 weeks old, I’ve had shunts in my brain that drain the excess
cerebral fluid to keep pressure from building up and causing problems
with my brain. So far, I’ve had 33 surgeries in my life to replace the
shunts.
I was first introduced to Starbright World shortly after my high school
graduation. I was in the hospital again because I’d developed an
infection in one of my shunt lines, and a Child Life Specialist suggested
I check it out. At first, I only played the games. But after a few days, I
logged onto the chat room and started talking with other kids like me
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I had three surgeries that summer and was in the hospital for more
than a month. Starbright World helped me stay sane! Every day when
I logged on, my friends were there to greet me. For the first time, I
didn’t feel like the only kid in the world stuck in the hospital. When
you’re lying in bed all day, just waiting for the nurses or doctors to do
their thing, Starbright World is an escape and a way to talk about what
you’re going through with other kids who understand.
Once I “aged out” of the Starbright World community, I signed on
to become a volunteer. It’s my job to welcome new members, help
the chat hosts keep an eye on the community, and keep members
engaged. It means a lot to me to give back to a program that did so
much to help me cope with my condition and loneliness in the hospital.
Starlight truly gives kids a chance to feel as normal as they can and
know that there are always others there who understand. I hope to be
part of Starlight’s work for a long time to come!
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Between April 1, 2008 and March 31, 2009, the Starbright
World community grew to include more than 4,800 members.
These teens logged more than 29 million activity hits across
the site each time they posted or read blogs and bulletins, sent
messages, added friends to their buddy lists, participated in
polls or connected in the chat room.
Starlight Teen Sebastian
It was a really sad and lonely time for me. I didn’t understand what
was going on or know what was going to happen next. The doctor
started me on medications, which worked for a while, but then I got
sick again and none of the medications were working. Plus, I was
feeling really depressed as a side effect of the meds.
As I struggled to feel better, my dietician connected me to the Crohn’s
and Colitis Foundation of America, and I started to look for more
information about my disease. I found the ucandcrohns.org website
that CCFA had developed with Starlight, and for the first time found
answers to my questions. The site was built for teens like me — it
was fun and animated and addressed the topics we all worry about
— information that you can’t find elsewhere. Like how to talk with
teachers about needing permission to go to the bathroom whenever
you need to and getting extensions on homework when you have a
flare-up and how to talk with doctors and the importance of telling
them everything. It gave me practical information about how to live
my life.
Even better, I found a link from ucandcrohns.org to Starlight’s
Starbright World social network. I’ve made friends on Starbright World
who I will cherish forever — some with US or Crohn’s like me and
others who are dealing with diseases as different as cystic fibrosis,
lupus, diabetes and cancer.
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helping. I’m feeling better and am hopeful that I’ll stay that way. I
am so grateful to have found ucandcrohns.org and Starbright World.
I only wish I’d found them sooner! When you find out you’re sick and
don’t know where to turn, resources like that really make a huge
difference.
- Starlight Teen Sebastian
Between April 1, 2008 and March 31, 2009, Starlight introduced
IBD U at www.ibdu.org and the IBD U YouTube Channel at www.
youtube.com/IBDUwebsite in partnership with the Children’s
Digestive Health Nutrition Foundation for young adults with
Crohn’s or Colitis who are transitioning to college or the
workplace. Also, in partnership with the Crohn’s and Colitis
Foundation of America, we unveiled a new-and-improved www.
ucandcrohns.org for teens. Overall, 285,000 children and family
members took advantage of these programs and Starlight’s
other online educational websites, games and tools.
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Starlight Child Skylar
My son Skylar was 3 years old when he was hospitalized for the first
time with pneumonia and diagnosed with severe asthma. Since then
we’ve spent a lot of time there. He’s 8 now, and he’s already been
hospitalized five times this year. It’s been a month and a half since the
last time, and I can tell by his cough that we’ll be back in the hospital
again soon.
I’m always watchful of his condition — because he can go from
being somewhat okay to very sick within a matter of hours. We use
an oxygenation meter to make sure that his body is getting enough
oxygen, but there are still frightening times, like when his breathing
becomes so labored that doctors have a hard time waking him up by
the time we get to the hospital.
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This year, Starlight organized 879 Great Escapes family
activities through our chapters and offices that enabled 49,389
participants to make cherished memories and meet other
families in similar circumstances. Additionally, we provided
families with 6,232 tickets to Starlight families for sporting
events and special performances as part of our Day Brighteners
endeavor.
Starlight came into our lives when Skylar was 5, and I can’t tell you
what a difference it’s made for our family. I’m a single mother, so
it’s just the two of us, and I wouldn’t have dared to try to go to an
amusement park or an overnight trip to a hotel on our own. The idea
of getting out was always overwhelming. But Starlight changed all of
that.
Great Escapes have opened up a whole new world of possibilities
for us. We’ve gone to Santa’s Village and Story Land, and of course
Skylar’s favorite Polar Express show — he’s crazy about trains! With
Starlight’s caring staff and volunteers plus the other families who are
so supportive, I feel safe and able to relax. Our photo album is full of
pictures of the adventures we’ve been able to have with Starlight.
Starlight is there for us in the hospital too. Skylar loves playing Mario
Kart™, but most of the time he doesn’t have the energy to get out of
bed. Starlight’s Fun Center has helped him pass the time — he can
play Mario Kart in the playroom or his room, whatever he’s feeling up
to. His best friend Jack was hospitalized recently to get his appendix
out, and when Skylar visited, the two boys were occupied for hours by
a heated video game competition on the Fun Center.
I’m so grateful to Starlight for everything they’ve done to make our
lives better. My neighbor’s grandson was recently diagnosed with
leukemia, and I am working to get them connected with Starlight’s
programs too, so that they can meet other families dealing with cancer
and find support. That really is the most amazing gift that Starlight
gives to families like ours — never again feeling like you’re all alone.
- Starlight Mom Jennifer
My daughter Kayla was born with chronic lung disease, failure to
thrive, a heart murmur, partial blindness and a very rare condition
called dyskeratosis cognita — which means she has no sweat glands.
She spent the first month of her life in the NICU, but she kept getting
sicker instead of better so doctors transferred her to Children’s
Hospital, where she had her first surgery at 6 weeks old to tie off her
stomach and put in a gastrostomy tube so that we could feed her.
Starlight Child Kayla
Kayla and I live with my parents — they are truly our greatest gift.
They help me care for Kayla and enable me to work — I don’t know
how we’d get by without them.
Starlight invited us all to our first Great Escape when they started the
program in Dallas in 2006. The activities really have made our lives a
little bit better. Every time we get an invitation in the mail, my mother
will call me at work excited, insisting that I call and RSVP right away.
We never miss one!
It’s wonderful to have an opportunity just for children with special
needs. If we go to an amusement park or to see a show by ourselves,
people always stare. Kayla has very little hair, and people are always
looking. But when we’re at a Great Escape with Starlight families, no
one looks twice. We all have children who are different and special in
their own ways.
Starlight helps us when Kayla’s in the hospital too. For her entire
life, she’s been tube fed. It takes her two months to gain a pound,
and then if she gets sick, she can lose a pound a day. So we checked
into Our Children’s House so that they could teach her to eat. It was a
six-week process, and I was there by her side the entire time. What
made it even harder was the fact that because of a previous illness,
Kayla has to stay in isolation — which meant that she wasn’t able to
leave her room for the playroom or anywhere else. The nurses had
just unpacked a brand new Starlight Fun Center, and they wheeled it
in and let Kayla keep it for almost two weeks. It was a lifesaver! She
has a lot of sensory issues, so I had to help her use the controller, but
she absolutely loved the games. When the Fun Center was there, she
didn’t feel like she was in the hospital. It helped me pass the time too
— when she was sleeping, I played football!
It’s important for people to realize that we’re not talking about normal
kids who get sick here and there. Starlight kids like Kayla are sick all
the time. Starlight helps Kayla feel like a little girl, not a patient. It’s
such a great organization, sometimes it makes me want to cry! Thank
you for all you do to make everyone in our family’s lives brighter.
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Between April 1, 2008 and March 31, 2009, Starlight and our
generous supporters donated 704 Fun Centers to hospitals
throughout the United States and Canada, which will serve an
additional 342,613 children. Starlight has now placed 5,604 Fun
Centers in North America since the program began 18 years ago.
We also distributed 19,378 new movies and games to hospitals
to stock Fun Center libraries.
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Starlight Teen Julia
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My daughter Julia went out with friends to a bonfire last spring, and
our lives will never be the same. Someone dropped a can of gasoline
on the fire while trying to jumpstart the flames, and caused a massive
explosion while my daughter stood inches away. She suffered burns
on 80 percent of her body, most of which were third degree, and lost
her ears and half of her nose.
For seven months doctors at Shriners Hospital have been working to
bring my daughter back. She’s had numerous surgeries to remove and
re-graft the tissue on almost every inch of her body, and though her
health is improving, we have more surgeries, physical therapy and
reconstruction ahead.
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Between April 1, 2008 and March 31, 2009, Starlight and
our generous donors, moved by the leadership of presenting
sponsor The Walt Disney Company, placed 90 PC Pal laptops
— each equipped with dozens of games, Internet access and the
capability to play movies and music — in hospitals throughout
North America, bringing our total to 736 units in more than 200
hospitals.
Julia has always been like any 16-year-old girl — texting with one
hand, emailing with the other, and talking on the phone at the same
time. But since the accident, she’s been isolated and alone. She
couldn’t leave her room, and no one could visit because the risk of
infection was so high, so it was just family. Sometimes I’d try to hold
the phone up for her to talk, but it took a lot out of her and besides, a
teenager needs her privacy.
About a month ago, the staff brought Julia a Starlight PC Pal laptop.
For the first time, she was able to get online. She logged onto her
email and found that her friends had been sending her messages the
entire time, telling her to hang in there and keeping her updated on
what was happening at school. Someone had even set up a Facebook
group supporting her recovery, and it had more than 2,800 members
who were posting prayers and well wishes. She realized that no one
had forgotten about her — that everyone was out there thinking and
caring about her and that life was waiting for her. It made such a
difference in her spirit. She’s only able to type with one finger, and she
still has some trouble seeing the monitor, but slowly she’s been able
to reconnect with her life, and her sense of hope has returned.
PC Pals can be so important for kids who are stuck in the hospital.
They give children an opportunity to reach out in a normal way, have
something to do other than stare at the four walls in their room and
a way to take their minds off the beeping machines. Having that
computer lifted Julia’s spirits so much.
We’re going to be able to take Julia home in a few weeks. She knows
she’ll be back in the hospital a lot over the next three years, but the
fact that she’ll be able to stay connected to her life while she’s here
makes everything a little bit better.
- Starlight Dad Jerry
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Our Supporters
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“As one of the many Nintendo employees who
have visited hospitals where Fun Centers are in
use, and listened to parents give thanks for what
the Starlight program does, I’d like to express
my heartfelt thanks and appreciation for the
honor of allowing us at Nintendo to be involved
with your wonderful organization.”
The Annenberg Foundation
CB Richard Ellis
The Annenberg Foundation awarded Starlight a $125,000 grant
to support the Great Escapes program and its expansion into new
communities nationwide. With the Foundation’s help, Starlight realized
significant growth in family registrations and participation in both new
and existing Great Escapes communities. This generous gift allowed
thousands of sick children, siblings and parents to come together each
month to enjoy a break from medical worries and routines, connect
with peers, exchange resource information, and refocus their energy
on health and hope for the sick children in their lives.
CB Richard Ellis again selected Starlight as one of the company’s
three national charity partners for its 2008 corporate philanthropy
program, CBRE Cares, making a total gift of $332,913 from April 2008
through March 2009. During 2008, CB Richard Ellis employees were
encouraged to donate to Starlight with contributions matched by the
CB Richard Ellis Foundation. In addition to financial donations made
through CBRE Cares, CB Richard Ellis offices participated in fundraising
events to place Fun Centers at local hospitals, and employees were
invited to volunteer with Starlight by creating CBRE Celebrations in a
Box, which include games, arts and crafts, supplies and decorations
for impromptu parties for hospitalized children. In 2009, CB Richard
Ellis launched a new corporate philanthropy program that helps
financially support its employees in the causes they feel most strongly
about, and more closely aligns its philanthropic programs with its
business by focusing on providing shelter and housing to those in
need. Under this program, CB Richard Ellis no longer has designated
national charitable partners, and instead, supports its employees in
their individual philanthropic efforts, which in some cases across the
U.S. directly involve Starlight.
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The faces of Starlight also include thousands of dedicated individuals and organizations that make gifts of financial support, products, services
and time to brighten the lives of seriously ill children and their families.
You are truly the means by which each day we come closer to achieving our vision of every day, everywhere, every family — because no one
should have to face serious illness alone.
On behalf of the children and families we serve, we offer our heartfelt thanks to all of our donors.
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Supporters
In 2008, California Pizza Kitchen selected Starlight as its national
charity partner. Initially, the company will donate $1 million to Starlight
over the next four years — $250,000 each year. Through the alliance,
Starlight and California Pizza Kitchen have created a signature CPKids
Camp Great Escape providing seriously ill children and their families
with the opportunity to ‘pause to play.’ This past year, CPKids Camps
took place in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Irvine, Los Angeles, Orlando,
Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco and Washington, DC. In addition to
the Camps, California Pizza Kitchen restaurants around the country
hosted “Make Your Own Pizza” parties for seriously ill children and
their families. The company also served as presenting sponsor of the
2009 A Stellar Night Gala and donated CPK dollars for the VIK (Very
Important Kid) gift bags.
Approximately 3.6 million children
and family members are touched by
Starlight programs each year.
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Hasbro
The Colgate-Palmolive Company
In its 20th year of partnership with Starlight, Colgate-Palmolive made
a $636,500 gift this year which funded the placement of 98 Fun Centers
in hospitals around the country. For the third year in a row as part of
the company’s commitment to bring Fun Centers to more hospitals,
Colgate hosted an online contest encouraging individuals to vote for
hospitals on Starlight’s Fun Center wait list. The online contest invited
visitors to “Show the Love” in their community by voting for their local
participating hospital. The contest generated more than 200,000 votes,
and Colgate-Palmolive awarded one Fun Center to all participating
hospitals. The top three hospitals that received the most votes were
awarded a second Fun Center. Colgate-Palmolive also served as a
Super Nova sponsor of the 2009 A Stellar Night Gala.
Hasbro’s generous $150,000 gift was received as part of the Hasbro
Children’s Fund’s three-year, $450,000 commitment to provide 30 PC
Pals each year to hospitals across the United States. Hasbro’s donation
allows thousands of pediatric patients to access entertainment, games,
the Internet, instant messaging and Starlight programming during
their hospital stays. The company also donated more than 3,500 toys
and games through their Gift of Play program, brightening the lives of
thousands of seriously ill children and families nationwide.
Nintendo of America
For 17 years, Nintendo of America has manufactured and sponsored
Starlight Fun Center mobile entertainment units — which currently
feature a Nintendo Wii™ gaming system, DVD player and Sharp
AQUOS™ LCD television. With the help of Nintendo’s $750,000 gift and
other generous donors, 704 Fun Centers were sponsored this year
in hospitals throughout North America, bringing the total to 5,604.
Nintendo was also a generous sponsor of the 2009 A Stellar Night
Gala, where Reggie Fils-Aimé, President and COO of Nintendo of
America, was honored with the Jacki Carlish Humanitarian Award.
Toys“R”Us Children’s Fund
In 2008-2009, two Toys“R”Us Children’s Fund Starlight Site playrooms
were opened, one at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington,
DC and one at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Patterson, NJ. More than 70
Toys“R”Us Children’s Fund Starlight Sites continue to offer a respite to
children in hospitals around the country. These playrooms were built
and are maintained as part of a $7 million, multi-year donation made
by the Toys“R”Us Children’s Fund to Starlight.
Hollywood Entertainment Corporation
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Disney
For the past seven years, The Walt Disney Company has supported
Starlight with cash and in-kind support to help brighten the lives of
children. In December 2006, the company donated $1.5 million to
Starlight, becoming the presenting sponsor of the PC Pal program
through 2009, and donated an additional $1 million to underwrite
the placement of 200 PC Pals in children’s hospitals nationwide.
Additionally, the company is providing free software and access to
premium Disney products online, available for the duration of use of
all Disney-sponsored PC Pals. Disney also was a generous sponsor of
Starlight’s annual A Stellar Night Gala.
Since 2002, Starlight and Hollywood Entertainment Corporation
through the Hollywood Video and Game Crazy brands have partnered
to bring entertainment to kids who need it most. In 2008-2009, the
company raised $569,805 through its Playguard program, cash
canister donations and employee payroll deductions. Hollywood Video
and Game Crazy employees also organized countless in-hospital
Movie and Game Nights hosted by company volunteers. In addition,
Game Crazy hosted the VIK (Very Important Kid) Lounge at the 2009
A Stellar Night Gala and donated coupons and gift cards for Starlight
families to enjoy.
Mike Putnam
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Takeda Pharmaceuticals made a generous gift to Starlight to assist
with the development of the next generation of the Starbright World
online social network and to fund the construction of three Starlight
Site care rooms — two at the Arizona Burn Center in Phoenix and one
at Dallas Children’s Hospital.
Vivendi
A $100,000 grant award from Vivendi through its Create Joy Fund
supported the key preproduction process of the Starbright World
redesign project, including formative evaluation, rebranding and
design. Through its generous gift, Vivendi became the signature
sponsor of Starbright World and an integral partner in helping us create
a valuable, enduring online social network for seriously ill teens.
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Our Supporters
Our Supporters
$100,000+
Annenberg Foundation
CB Richard Ellis Foundation
Colgate-Palmolive Company
The Walt Disney Company
Hasbro Children’s Fund
Hollywood Entertainment Corporation
Nintendo of America
Michael Putnam
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
Toys“R”Us Children’s Fund
Vivendi
$20,000 - $99,999
1st and 10 Foundation
Activision Blizzard
Bickerstaff Family Foundation
Jeffrey, Carol and Becky Burch
Children’s Digestive Health Nutrition Foundation
ConAgra Foods Foundation
County of San Diego, Community Projects Program
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America
Frank Edward Piccolo Foundation/Nouveau Riche
Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
The Harvey E. Najim Family Foundation
Hermann Foundation
James Annenberg La Vea Charitable Foundation
Jewels by Park Lane
The Jo Mitchell Foundation
Kraft Foods
Leap Back 2009, Inc.
MGM MIRAGE Voice Foundation
MTV Games
Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital
Penguin Group
Qdoba Restaurant Corporation
Ralph & Eileen Swett Foundation
Russ Berrie and Company, Inc.
UniHealth Foundation
The Wasie Foundation
$10,000 - $19,999
Anonymous
Atlanta Thrashers Foundation, Inc.
Beam Foundation
Children’s Hospital of New Orleans
Children’s Medical Center of Dallas
Cities 97, KTCZ FM
David M. Crowley Foundation
DIRECTV, Inc.
Electronic Arts Tiburon - Silicon Valley Foundation
Entercom Austin LLC
Evolution Capital Management
David K. Haspel
Hospira Foundation
IGN Entertainment, Inc.
Insomniac Games
The Irving A. Hansen Memorial Foundation
Karen and Jeff Jordan
David S. Koz
Major League Baseball Charity Inc.
Mammoth Photography
Kevin and Lisa Mayer
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Multiplan, Inc.
myShape, Inc.
Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation
Phoenix Suns Charities
Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc.
Karla Schuchmann
STAPLES Advantage
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital
THQ Inc.
$5,000 - $9,999
13 Donuts Foods
Anonymous
Anonymous
Ben Silverman Foundation, Inc.
Broadcast Film Critics Association
Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation, Inc.
C. Davis Electric Co., Inc.
CAL-NEV-HI District of Kiwanis International
Steven Chasman
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Children’s Mercy Hospital Foundation
Coffee Regional Medical Center
Ronald Cohen
Coyotes Charities
Creative Artists Agency
Jamie Lee Curtis
The David Vickter Foundation
Davis Direct Marketing, Inc.
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation
Ducks Charities Fund/McCormick Foundation
Aron Dutta
Dustin D. Wolfswinkel Foundation, Inc.
ESA Foundation
Fat Tire Foundation
Henry and Barbara Fields
Arnold P. Friedman
The Fuller Foundation, Inc.
Jeffrey Gural
Teri Hatcher
Paul Huddleston
John W Alden Trust
Russell Karlins
Kern Medical Center Auxiliary
Kiwanis Club of Northridge
Kohl’s Department Stores
Roberta Koz-Wilson and Patrick Wilson
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center
Ronald L. Leibow and Jacqueline Blatt
Helene Levitz
Louise & Herb Horvitz Charitable Foundation
Marvin J. Levy
Jeffrey and Christina Lurie
The M-Power Foundation Inc.
Stephen Mandel
Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital
Miami Children’s Hospital
Morris Design, Inc.
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Murray A. Jacobson Family Foundation
Nestlé USA
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
NY Promotional Events Inc.
PopCap Games Inc.
Pulte Home Corp. - Orlando
Gary and Gail Rachelefsky
Rotary Club of Houston Heights Charitable Foundation
Rotary Club of St. Johns
The Ruth/Allen Ziegler Foundation
Sephora
Shands Children Hospital AGH
Roger Shiffman
Mace Siegel
Silvalining Marketing Concepts Inc.
Morris Silverman
Matt and Vicki Skelton
Paula Van Ness
Richard Wickliffe
The Zachry Foundation
$1,000 - $4,999
4-H Texas
ACAI Associates
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Our Supporters
Our Supporters
Advanced Allied Foundation
Akibia Network & Security Solutions
Akron Children’s Hospital
All Interior Supply, Inc.
Anonymous
Archetype Media Inc.
Robert Aschkenasy
Association of Professional Business Women
Michele Atkins
Atlanta Steeplechase
AvNET
Awin Management, Inc
Susan and Michael Baer
LeAnn Bailey
Baker & Baker Foundation
Banner Health Children’s Hospital
Abigail Baxter
Beazer Homes
Bellevue West High School
Bensman Family Philanthropic Fund
Todd and Pamela Bermann
Best Buy Children’s Foundation
Blue Martini
Boston Ballet
Kristen Branch
Brianna Rachel Fund for Kids
Bridge City Promotional Events, Inc.
Bright Spirit Children’s Foundation
William and Shelli Broder
The Brown Charitable Foundation
BSR Marketing, Inc.
Cynthia Buckley
Burson Marsteller
Jill Butler
Calar Executives, Inc.
Canada Realty, Inc
The Capital Group Charitable Foundation
Joseph Carponigro
Russ and Donna Cashdan
CB Richard Ellis/McGraw-Hill
Centocor Ortho Biotech Servicing LLC
Violet Cepeda
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Children’s Services Council of Broward County
Michael Citrone
Citrus Valley Health Partners
Anthony Clauso
Nelson Coates
Michael A. Cohen
Ron Cohen
Collingsworth, Alter, Lambert Inc.
Community Events, Inc.
Community Promotions, Inc.
The Community of the Blessed Sacrament Church Scottsdale
Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc.
Bill and Connie Cosgrove
Robert and Lauren Couf
Covenant Health Care
Patricia L. Cowan
Kip and Virginia Crennan
Crowe Horwath LLP
Henry Datri
The Davidow Charitable Fund
Mark and Cindy DeMaio
Steve Dolcemaschio
Roy and Sheri Disney
Docutek Imaging Solutions
Scott Dorman
Driscoll Children’s Hospital
Jaeson Dubrovay
Educate4re.com
Electrical Supplies Inc.
Alan Epstein
Eventive Creations, LLC
Fairview Health Services
Hossein Farmani
Fast Search and Transfer Inc.
Charlie Ferer
Fidelity Capital Markets Services
Firefighters Quest for Burn Survivors
Steven Fischer
Florida Marlins, L.P.
Forex Capital Markets (FXCM)
Fort Lauderdale Beach Rotary Club Foundation
Dawn Friedman
Friends of Dana Farber
Darryl Fulton
Gallo Herbert Lebolo
Gexpro
Larry Gilbert
Jennifer Glassman
Gold Coast Hi-Lift
Good Cause Greetings
Tom Gores
Graybar Electric Company
Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce
Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center
Pearl Grimes
Kathleen Grisebaum
Glenn Grossman
Sarah and Danny Grover
The Halperin Foundation
Linda Hammontree
Kimberly D. Hatten
Catherine Haubenstock
Health Port
Heartfelt Charity Cards
Martha Henderson
Brian Hodous
Ross Homer
Horizon Promotions, Inc.
David Hubinger
ICorps Technologies
Intercontinental Hotels Group
J.D. Backhoe, Inc.
J.M.O. Promotional Marketing, Inc.
Meg Jackson
Don James
Jazz Cruises
JM Family Enterprises, Inc.
JM Promotions Group
JNL Marketing Group, Inc.
Adam F. Jones
JWR Construction
Michael and Ronnie Kassan
Drs. Francine and Neal Kaufman
Kaye Scholer LLP
Richard B. Kelson
Susan Kenney
Kidstrong
Allen Klevens
Jane Knolls
Linda and Richard Kobel
Kroger - Ralphs Grocery Company
Kruger Family Foundation
Laika
Scott and Alexandra Lambert
Tracy Lane
Latham & Watkins LLP
Mark Lawrence
Legacy Concepts, Inc.
Legacy Events Inc.
Les Diplomates of Fort Lauderdale
LH International Promotionz, Inc.
Longo Toyota
Lotspeich Company, Inc.
Lusol Consultants Inc.
Macy’s
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Our Supporters
Our Supporters
Mad Science of the Bay Area
Mad Science of San Diego
Mad Science of Washington
Caroline Marciano
Markmakers Foundation Inc.
Mel Marks, MD
Jeff Matura
The Maurice Marciano Family Foundation
McCann-Erickson USA, Inc.
McMaster-Carr Supply Company
Jerrod Melman
Memorial Healthcare System
Judith Mich
Mary Ann Milano
Milken Family Foundation
Milton B. and Corrine B. Miller Fund
Walter and Heather Mix
Mochi Media
Monster Demolition
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Moss/Miller Joint Venture
MS Cable & Wire
Steven Nardizzi
NatBank
National Beta Club
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
New England Revolution
North Broward Hospital District
Dr. Honora A. Norton and Michael Elert
Nova Southeastern University
William O’Brien
Dierdre O’Neil
Oak Construction Co. Inc.
OBIA
Office of the Commissioner of Baseball
Pantropic Power, Inc.
Elaine Paul
Phenomonal Marketing Concepts
Margaret Pisinski
Pratt Pediatric Associates
Prestige Horizons, Inc.
Preston Promotional Events, Inc.
Ted Price
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
Queen City Events, Inc.
Rabin Strategic Partners
Ronald A. Reeder
Shelly and Mark Resnik
Rexel, Inc.
Jane Ritson and Ian Parsons
Ronald McDonald House of Richmond
Lois Rosen
Marissa Roth
Alan Rothenberg
Safe Auto Insurance Co.
Sam’s Club Foundation
Peter and Saryl Samuelson
Carol A. Savoie
Cindy Schneider
Richard Schulze
Mark Schurgin
Schwab Charitable Fund
SEFL, Inc.
Sentinel Marketing Group, Inc.
Shands Healthcare
Sharp Electronics Corporation
Shield Bonnichsen
Shriners Hospital Shreveport
Robert Siegel
The Simon-Strauss Foundation
John Simone
Skyline Promotionz, Inc.
Stephen Sloan
Debra P. Smith
SocialVibe
Sokolove Charitable Fund
Solvay Finance, Inc.
South Dade Lighting
SPEC 4 International Inc.
St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital
The Stables, LLC
Robert and Joy Steinberg
Patricia Sterne Evans
StubHub, Inc.
Cornelia Stutz
Sunshine After School Childcare, Inc.
SWS Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Philip and Janice Taylor
Trident Surfacing, Inc.
Pernille Trojgaard
UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc.
Unlimited Events, Inc.
Vaillancourt Folk Art
Valpak
Jane L. Van Stedum
VEE Corporation
Velvet Inc.
Julie Vinitsky
W.F. Leopold Management
Andrew S. Wallace
Charles and Eileen Weber
Gerry Wegl
Jan Weiser
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Wesco Distribution, Inc.
Robert and Judith Winston
Women’s City Club of Laredo
Becca Zambotti
Harriet Zaretsky
Ruth Zellez
Zephyr International Promotions
Approximately 9.5 million children in the U.S. have been
diagnosed with a chronic illness, which also affects 30 million
moms, dads, brothers and sisters.
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Our Supporters
Our Supporters
$100,000+ In-Kind
AOL, LLC
Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
Morrison & Foerster
MTV Games
One Hundred Towers
Radio Flyer
Swarovski
$10,000 - $99,999 In-Kind
Advanced Excellence Systems, LLC
American Events
Anonymous
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
CBS Television City
Deloitte LLP
Feld Entertainment
Fisher Scientific
Four Seasons Resorts
G2 Direct and Digital
Got Kids LA
Hasbro Children’s Fund
Jouer Cosmetics
Kaye Scholer
LAIKA
Modern Babies and Children
myShape
NBC Universal
Nintendo of America
Orlando Venues
Ronin Advertising
Russ Berrie and Company, Inc.
Shelter Partnership, Inc.
Shomer Associates
Shonna James Communications, LLC
Userplane
Zizzle Inc.
$1,000 - $9,999 In-Kind
1 Wedding Source
A Hot Party
Abandon Interactive Entertainment
Academy of Interactive Arts and Science
AFLAC All-American Game
All Star Buddies
American Airlines
America’s Incredible Pizza Company
Animax Entertainment
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Terry Asche
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Spirit LLC
Austin Ballet
Bahia Shriners
Bank of America Crosswinds
Yvonne Behrens
Bill Bennett
Best Buy
Borders Books & Music
Boston Ballet
Brockton Rox
Sherri T. Brown
David Burnett
Susan T. Burnstine
Cabot Vermont
Caribou Coffee
Carriage House Studios
CB Richard Ellis
The Chef’s Table
Children of the Choir and Marrina Waks
Seamus Conlan
Cookies for a Koz
Costco
Eileen Cowin
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
David’s Bridal
Disney Sports Attractions
Jim Doukas
François Duhamel
Dunkin’ Kidzone
Elegant Occasions
Embassy Suites Hotel
Entercom
Esteé Lauder
Robert Farber
Dana Fineman
Florida Citrus Sports
The Frank Edward Piccolo Foundation/Nouveau Riche
Frank Erwin Center
Game Crazy
GDC- GameDevCo. Ltd
Dana Gluckstein
Golden Sales, Inc.
Golf Tec
Greg Gorman
Arthur Grace
Grand National Rodeo
Michael Greggo
Lauren Greenfield
Dr. Reg Grundy, AC, OBE, Ph.D
Handcraft Cabinetry
Henry Amador Salon
Hilton Hawaiian Village
Hollywood Entertainment
Honda Center
Hot Printing
Graham Howe
Hunky’s Hamburgers
Ice Cap Enterprises, SRL
Icorps Technologies
Intersport
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Jaguars Foundation
Janet Wainwright Public Relations
Jason Taylor Foundation
Jewelry by Lana
Jungle Jim’s
Ed Kashi
Kate Picton Photography
Kelton Research, LLC
Douglas & Françoise Kirkland
Mark Kirkland
Pauline Korman
Antonin Kratochvil
Eliott Landy
Kenneth Jay Lane
Laser Quest
LEGOLAND California Resort
Levy Restaurants
J.P. Licks
Lifestyles Magazines
Lily Camp Care
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
Gerd Ludwig
Magic Carpet Aviation
Magic Fredy Events, Inc.
Matador Coffee Roasting
Paul Maurer
Jim McHugh
Melange Bridal
Melissa’s
Doug Menuez
Eric Meola
Victor Miller
Mingus the Flying Cat
Morocco Shrine
Movie Gallery
My Jewerly Guru
Neotrope
David Newsom
Nine O’Clock Players Children Theatre
Poul Ober
Frank W. Ockenfels 3
Oregon Children’s Foundation
Orlando Magic
Paramount Theater
Pegasus Logistics Group
Perfect Wedding Guide
Sylvia Plachy
PLGFF
Premier Bride
Qdoba Restaurant Corporation
Rees Jones, Inc
Residence Inn by Marriott - Beverly Hills
Riley Marketing, Inc
Ritz-Carlton, Marina Del Rey
Fredric Roberts
Rodman Ride for Kids
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Our Supporters
Rosewood Crescent Hotel
Rota Portrait Design
Marissa Roth
Dr. Frank Ryan
San Antonio Rampage
San Francisco 49ers
Santa’s Village
Al Seib
Nancy Shaller
Skechers USA
Sky’s The Limit Enterprises LLC
Aline Smithson
Rick Smolan, Against All Odds Production
Joe & Rosalie Soto
Spence/Martin LLC
Steven Spielberg
Stiletto Entertainment
Telemundo New England
Texas Rangers
Will Thoren
Pete Turner
UPN 49
US Airways Center
VEE Corporation
Vertical Response, Inc.
Chuck & Jo Anne Vetter
Jan von Holleben
Water Country
Web Advantage
White Tie International, LLC
The Wiggles Live USA, Inc.
Stephen Wilkes
WireImage
World Wide Wrestling
WOW Photobooth LLC
Tom Zimberoff
Zoo New England
Vilmos Zsigmond
Up to $999 In-Kind
ABC Ice
Abel Productions
Enrique Ahumada
Aleppo Shrine Circus
All Bounce & More
Allied Live
Allstate
Monica Almeida
AMC Theaters, Tustin
America’s Backyard
Andrew Goldstein Photography
James Andrews
Anonymous
Anonymous
Gloria Aristizabal
Arizona Biltmore
Arizona Snowbowl
Arizona State University
Arneson Artworks
Michael Arrigo
Art & Frame Shop
Artisan Center Theater
Arty Brush Strokes
Atlanta Spirit LLC-Philips Arena
Austin Toros
Susan & Michael Baer
Bag Ladies Tea
LeAnn Bailey
Lindsey Barbour
Joan Barr
Beam Foundation
Bearcreek Roller Rink
Marcella Benitez
Becca Berry
Tracy Best and Kay Taylor
Best Rental
BJ’s Wholesale
Blick Art Materials
Blue Martini
The Body Shop
Susan Borden
Phil Borges
Robert Boudreau
Michele Bourgouin
Paul Bowen
Box Xpress
Sara Jane Boyers
Miranda Brackett
Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre
Broadway Toyota
Brooks Foundation
Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa
Jessica Burch
ByKarina/Karina Konupek
Café de Paris
Calder Race Course
Capital Grille
Carnival Promotions Inc.
Joe & Gaylen Cashman
Centerplate @ PGE Park
Centre Chiropratique Legault
Challenger Space Center
Haley Chambers
Champion Sheer
Chase Contracting of Florida
Alissa Chassen
Chick-Fil-A
Chris Savas Photography
Sylvia Christensen
Cirrus Aircraft
City of Jacksonville
Clara Publishing
Clayroom
The Coca-Cola Company
Cocos Restaurant & Bakery
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Conch Tour Train
Confection Expressions
Mike Corbo
Sara Cordano
The Corporate Daisy
Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP
Ketaq Coqueta
Courtyard by Marriott Portland North Harbor
Dana Cozby
Cranmore Mountain
Credit Restoration Consultants
Crème Brulee Bakeshop Café
Richard P. Crudo, ASC
Crystal Lake Productions
Dan Cupptenal
Ann Elliott Cutting
Dallas World Aquarium
Danna Brothers - Elmer’s
Ann D’Auria
Julia Dean
Deborah Bradley Events & Designs, LLC
Deerfield Buccaneer
François Delebecque
Deltek, Inc.
Desert Botanical Gardens
Danna DeShazer
Paul DeTrana
Natalie Dolly
Dolphin Limousine
Anne C. Dowie
Arlene Driver
Kelsey Edwards
Eight, KAET-TV
Elle’s Adornments, LLC
Evans Team Wear
Extreme Pizza
EZ-UP Instant Shelters
Dean Fairchild
Family & Kids Lafayette
The Family Jewels
Ursula Ferrero
Abi Ferrin
Gina Ferris
Florida Aquarium
Florida State Gutters
Mark Ford
Four Seasons Universal Travel
Dean Fowler
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin
Frank’s Awnings
Barry French
Froots - Plantation
Jimmy Fund
Game Works
Angela Garcia
Gators Dockside
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Our Supporters
Max S. Gerber
Girl Scout Troop of Richmond, TX
Girl Scout Troop 825
Girl Scouts of Central TX
Tammy Goddad
Herbert Goldberg, MD
Golf Galaxy
Melinda Sue Gordon
Grand Canyon Railway
Great Clips
Greg Geiger
Terri Grimsley
GTR Company
H. Brandt Jewelers, Inc.
Hard Rock Café
Harkins Theatres
Janice & Robert Harris
Juliana Hatfield
Heaven Sent Creations
HEB Grocery Stores
Vicky Henderson
Geoffrey Henning
Christy Hertsch
Cheryl Himmelstein
Hilton Portland & Executive Tower
Linda Holman
Ellen P. Holton
Ursi Howard
Hyatt Pier 66
Idazz Jewelry
International Star Registry
Izze Beverage Company
Izzy Design
J.C. Penney (Just Caring People)
Jackie Neeley Acupuncturist
Adam Jahiel
Jamba Juice
Donna Jellis
Johnnies New York Pizza
Jennifer Jones
JPMalone Construction
Shelly Juranek
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Kappa Mu Sigma Philo
The Karpel Group
Dennis Keeley
Kiddywampus
KidsOnly, Inc.
Kiwanis Club of Oakland Park
Ian Knauer
Amanda Keller Konya
Rajesh Kotecha
David S. Koz
Krispy Kreme
Kroger Co.
La Brochette Bistro
La Grange Chamber of Commerce
Lady M Designs
Franz Lanting
Patricia Lanza
Lappert’s Inc. - Hawaii
Las Vegas Convention - Visitors Authority
Lawrence Hall of Sciences
LAZ Parking
Neil Leifer
Le Rivage Restaurant
Danielle LeBlanc
Jennifer Lewis
Libations
Life’s a Bead
Lightning Consulting
Lion Country Safari
The LOFT of Asheville
Los Angeles Lakers
Lucille’s American Café
Mad Science of Jacksonville
Mad Science of Portland
Maggie Moo’s Ice Cream and Treatery
Mai Kai
Jay Maisel
Manchester Monarchs
Tim Mantoani
Marcoink
Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater
Markcity, Rothman & Cantwell
Ian Martin
Laffing Matterz
Clay Patrick McBride
Thomas McGovern
Kathleen Laraia McLaughlin
Nancy McRae
Josephine Meli
The Melting Pot
Mind Muscle Fitness
Mojo Image Consulting
Trish Mortilla
Mother’s Kitchen
MTV Games
MusicMaster DJ’s, Inc.
Naked Winery
Albane Navizet
Linda Neal
New England Aquarium
New England Revolution
New Hope for Kids
New Look Eye Wear
New Reflections Salon
New West Symphony
Newmark Knight Frank
Nice International
Michele Nocci
Norcostco Atlanta Costume
Norwegian Cruise Line
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Nuvo
Oak Hill Girl Scouts
Oasis Arts
John O’Brien
Oh Canada Photography
OPI Products, Inc.
Oregon Children’s Theater
Oriental Rug Gallery of Texas
The Outhouse Company
Pacifc Theatres Entertainment Corp.
Palomar Observatory
T. Jefferson Parker
Party City
PARTY ON! Rentals
The Pastry House
Patrick Heagney Photography
Pegasus/Beam Foundation
Pesasus Logistics Group
Beth Peterson
Joey Petrizzo
Phi Mu Tarrant County Alumnae Group
Philadelphia Eagles
Philosphy
The Phoenician
Phoenix Art Museum
Phoenix Zoo
Photography by Misty
Photosound, Inc.
Kimberly Pierce
Greg Pitts
Pizzeria Luigi
Plantation Preserve
Pokemon USA, Inc.
Portland Beavers
Portland Timbers
Princess Spa
Prompt Delivery, Inc.
Protocol Consultants
Provide Care
PUN
Purpose LLC
Quay Financial Group
Rachelle Dauphinee Jewelry
Rancho Bernardo Storage
Red Door Spa
Regal Entertainment Group
Laura Renteria
Memoona Rizwan
Rocklord Studio Photography
John Rosenberg
Round Rock Express
Sabre Holdings
Sage French Café & Oyster Bar
Dick and Sandy Samuels
San Antonio Botanical Garden
San Diego Chargers
San Francisco Giants/AT&T Park
San Francisco Zoo
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Our Supporters
San Mateo County Fair
Jose Sanchez
Sandella’s Pizza and Wings
Michelle Sanger
Sanrio
Say Yes to Health Now, Inc.
Scentsy Candles
Ida Schaeffer
Karrie Schaffer
Iris Schneider
Schoem Insurance Group
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
SD Crane Builders, Inc.
Sea World
Annie Semeraro, LMT, LLC
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Barbara Shaw
Shaw’s Supermarket
Sheila Kelley’s S Factor
Shenanigans East Side Pub
Sid Stevens Jewelers
Silver Palms RV Village
Katy Simpson
Sir Speedy
Skating Club of Boston
Ed Slone
Lewis Smith
Margo Smith
Nathan Smith
Soap by the Sea
Sorelle Café
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts
Southwick Animal Farm, Inc.
St. Augustine Inc.
Catharine Stebbins
Dan Steinhardt
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
Diana Stempinski
Stencil 1
David Stoecklein
Jennifer Storch
St. Paul Saints
Art Streiber
David Strick
Sunshine Rentals
Tampa Bay Rays
Tanaka Farms
Target
Donna Taylor & Janice Shubb
Teddy Bear Creation
Texas Brahmas
Texas Christian University Panhellenic Council
Time to Clay
Too Cool Tat2
Tour Saint Augustine, Inc.
Treasures Jewelers
Tropical Acres Restaurant
Trublue Dragon
Ubisoft
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
UPS Store #5254
Vallaincourt Folk Art Studios
Verde Canyon Railroad, LLC
Vital Signage
Warren Tricomi Salon
Renee Weintraub
The Wellness Community
Wes Paul Photography
Debra White
Whole Foods Market
Will Train Personal Training
Witham & Dickey, Inc.
Xpedx
YB Wise, Inc.
Jo Ann Yeo
Each year Starlight conducts a nationwide search to select its volunteer
superstar of the year. This year’s honor went to Boston resident
Ross Homer. In his honor, Starlight dedicated a Fun Center mobile
entertainment unit to the hospital of his choosing: Floating Hospital
for Children at Tufts Medical Center.
Raised in Wayland, Massachusetts, Ross was taught from a young
age by his family, school and synagogue about the importance of
giving back. He graduated from Tufts University, spent summers as an
undergrad working in a Tufts Medical Center lab doing cancer research,
and took a public relations internship at Starlight New England,
managing a host of activities from media relations to administrative
work to office painting. After the internship and for the past nine
years, Ross has volunteered with Starlight in a number of capacities,
including helping with Hospital Happening parties, volunteering at
Great Escapes family events, writing and editing press materials,
staffing volunteer recruitment events, recruiting co-workers and
friends to volunteer, dressing as Starlight’s mascot Starry, working
as a member of the Young Professionals Group, and most recently,
donating to the organization in honor of the guests at his wedding.
“What started as a typical internship soon transformed into something
more, as I quickly fell in love with Starlight and its mission,” Ross said.
“I was particularly affected by Starlight because as a child, I suffered
with severe croup for which I needed to be hospitalized in an oxygen
tent. I was left with a fear of hospitals and their overwhelming sterility
and lack of warmth. I have flashes of being stabbed with needles
and being separated from my parents and not understanding why. I
know how much Starlight would have helped me with my feelings of
isolation, fear and sadness during that period. This is what fuels my
continued passionate involvement with Starlight. I have had so many
wonderful and rewarding opportunities to interact with the Starlight
children and their families and to see the joy and excitement in their
eyes as they participate in various programs. With all of the fun and
moving ways Starlight has allowed me to be of service, it’s no wonder
I’ve stayed so long.”
Research shows Starlight programs reduce children’s pain
and make it easier for them to understand and manage their
illnesses, while at the same time helping the family grow closer
and experience less depression, anxiety and isolation.
Ross accepts his
Volunteer of the Year
plaque.
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Events Round Up
A Stellar Night
Headquarters Office
Los Angeles, CA
Starlight Headquarters’ annual A Stellar Night Gala was presented by
California Pizza Kitchen Foundation on Friday, March 27, 2009 at The
Beverly Hilton and raised $1.2 million to benefit Starlight children and
families.
Jazz great and Starlight Global Ambassador Dave Koz hosted the
evening and outgoing Starlight Spokesperson Jamie Lee Curtis
presented the awards and introduced incoming Starlight Spokesperson
Corbin Bleu. Chef Jeff Henderson and Sasha Lazard also made special
appearances.
Teri Hatcher was honored with our 2009 Heart of Gold Award in
recognition of her deep commitment to children and generous heart.
Teri has helped to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for Starlight,
Make-a-Wish Foundation, the Aviva Center of Los Angeles, CARE and
the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance and has been a strong ally of AIDS
Walk LA and NY and Clothes Off Our Back.
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first-hand about the importance of philanthropy and to see the impact
Starlight’s programs have on families with seriously ill children.
Starlight’s StarPower Ambassador celebrity supporters spent time
with Starlight’s young guests to reinforce the importance of giving
back. StarPower Ambassadors in attendance included Allen Alvarado,
Alyson Stoner, Aria Wallace, Christopher Massey, Devon Werkheiser,
Dominic Scott Kay, Field Cate, Kay Panabaker, Kyle Massey, Rachel
Sibner, Rob Pinkston, Sammi Hanratty, Tyler Foden and Zane Huett.
The gala was chaired by Starlight board member and president of
the CPK Foundation Sarah Grover, her husband CAA executive Danny
Grover, and co-founders of g-NET Media David Getson and John
Rosenberg.
The evening was made possible by presenting sponsor the California
Pizza Kitchen Foundation and The Colgate-Palmolive Company,
Nintendo of America, The Walt Disney Company and Toys“R”Us.
Starlight’s Jacki Carlish Humanitarian Award was bestowed upon
Nintendo of America and its President and COO, Reggie Fils-Aimé
for his and his company’s unwavering and longstanding support of
Starlight. Named for a founding member of Starlight who dedicated
her life to ensuring that sick children still had a chance to be kids,
the award is given to individuals and organizations exemplifying the
highest level of personal commitment to Starlight.
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One of the evening’s highlights was a saxophone duet performance
between talented Starlight child Austin Gatus and Dave Koz.
After the performance, Austin’s mother Eva shared the inspirational
story of Austin’s battle with leukemia and its impact on her family. “As
you just saw, you would never know what Austin has been through
by just looking at him. He has endured so many obstacles that a child
shouldn’t have to deal with,” said Eva. “He’s still in treatment, and I
know we have a bumpy ride ahead of us, but I also know that we will
get through this. I continue to hold my head up high through every dip,
turn and loop of this uncertain roller coaster ride, and to think positive.
I believe that my son will survive.”
A Stellar Night’s acclaimed Very Important Kids Lounge was this
year sponsored by Game Crazy, and it again invited children to learn
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A Stellar Night
Starlight Georgia
Atlanta, GA
Sparkling Starry Soirée
Starlight Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
Starlight Georgia hosted its 11th Annual A Stellar Night Gala on March
21, 2009 at the Mason Murer Fine Arts Gallery celebrating the theme:
“A World of Possibilities.”
Starlight Arizona hosted its annual Sparkling Starry Soirée on March
24, 2009. The event helped raise $42,000 for programs dedicated to
helping seriously ill children and their families in Arizona and made
possible the placement of a Fun Center mobile entertainment unit and
two PC Pal laptops in Phoenix- and Scottsdale-area hospitals.
The evening honored local organizations and individuals for their
tireless support of Starlight’s mission. Macy’s, Inc. received the
Shining Star Corporate Award in tribute to the company’s financial
support, leadership and ongoing volunteer efforts. University of
Georgia Head Football Coach, Mark Richt and his wife Katharyn were
recognized for their dedication to seriously ill children and families
with the first annual Malachi Foster Star Award, which is named for a
former Starlight Georgia youth spokesperson who died last October.
Susan Kenney was honored with the Volunteer of the Year award.
The event took place in a newly built, custom home in Silverleaf, with
dramatic city-light views. Guests were entertained by acclaimed jazz
artist Jay Soto and band and enjoyed a cocktail reception and light
dinner provided by presenting sponsor California Pizza Kitchen. Bestselling author Mark Kohler served as the evening’s emcee.
The black-tie event was hosted by WSB-TV reporters, Mark Winne and
Lori Geary. Guests enjoyed a sampling of international cuisines from
local restaurants, silent and live auctions, jazz music from Al Wynn &
Company and a performance by Entanglement Circus. As a memento
of the evening, each guest received a keepsake photo from around the
world by Macy’s.
The evening was made possible thanks to the generous support of
Entertainment Design Group, Macy’s, Al Wynn & Company, Morrison
Management Specialist, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Publix Super
Markets Charities, Republic Services, Kroger, Inc., T 10 Consulting,
Georgia Natural Gas, Quay Financial Group, Inc., United Commercial
Bank, WSB-TV2 Atlanta, Alliance Theatre at the Woodruff, Don & Sons
Sabastiani, Godiva Chocolatier, Headstrong Studios, Jewelry Artisans,
Mason Murer Fine Arts Gallery, Anthony Larson, Maximum Sports
Connection, Dave FM 92.9, McStatt’s Printing, Mickey Lynn, Reynolds
Printing, Linda Keats, Michelle Quay, Kim Allison and Mark Winne.
“Working with Starlight has proven to be a wonderful way of reaching
beyond our known limits of compassion and fulfilling children’s
dreams of hope,” said Piccolo. “It’s a privilege to work with such an
organization that is truly unique among others, and we are proud to
help chair this event.”
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Guests competed via silent auction for exclusive items such as an
Aerosmith-autographed electric guitar and a John Elway-autographed
Broncos helmet and via live auction for exclusive packages such as
a private jet getaway to Las Vegas to see Barry Manilow in concert,
an Alice Cooper-autographed guitar and a backstage entertainment
package with jazz musician Dave Koz. Attendees who donated $100
received a glass of champagne accompanied by an elegant velvet pouch
containing a cubic zirconium stone and a raffle ticket that put them in
the running to win a one-carat diamond. Scott Bohall of Treasures
Custom Jewelry displayed exquisite gems and jewelry for the guests,
The Stables showcased a 2006 Yellow Ferrari 550 Maranello, and the
gentlemen enjoyed quality cigars courtesy of Ye Olde Pipe & Tobacco
Shoppe.
The evening also recognized the event’s Honorary Chairman Jim
Piccolo, founder of The Frank Edward Piccolo Foundation and president
of Nouveau Riche Corporation, for his many contributions. Piccolo
gave a compelling speech about the importance of helping young, sick
children on behalf of current and future generations.
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6th Annual Greater Open Golf Tournament
Starlight Florida
Plantation, FL
4th Annual Hats & Handbags Classic English Tea
Starlight Florida
Hallandale Beach, FL
Celebration of Dreams
Starlight Oregon
Portland, OR
Purses & Pearls
Starlight New England
Boston, MA
On November 7, 2008, Starlight Florida held its most successful
fundraising event to date. More than 200 golfers turned out for the 6th
Annual Starlight Greater Open at Jacaranda Country Club presented by
C. Davis Electric and Credit Restoration Consultants and helped raise
$80,000 to help fund Starlight programs in Florida.
Starlight Florida hosted its 4th Annual Hats & Handbags, A Classic
English Afternoon Tea on Sunday, March 29, 2009 at the elegant
Diplomat Golf Resort & Spa in Hallandale Beach which raised nearly
$20,000 to support Starlight programs.
Starlight Oregon recently hosted a Celebration of Dreams fundraising
dinner and auction at Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland
to celebrate two years of providing Great Escapes to families living in
Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Starlight New England welcomed hundreds of grandmothers, mothers
and daughters to the Four Seasons Hotel Boston for the First Annual
Purses & Pearls Afternoon Tea. Adult guests were treated to a delicious
menu of teas, sandwiches and Valentine’s Day desserts, as well as
exclusive shopping with regional artists and a silent auction featuring
an autographed purse by Desperate Housewives star, Teri Hatcher.
Young guests created crafts for hospitalized children, decorated
cupcakes, learned dining and tea-time etiquette from protocol
consultant and author Judith Bowman, and learned the importance of
philanthropy first-hand.
Golfers enjoyed the opportunity to participate in prize-winning contests
such as hole-in-one, longest drive, putting and “Are You Better Than a
5th Grade Golfer?” that allowed participants to challenge some of the
best youth golfers in South Florida. The tournament was followed by
a dinner reception, during which awards and prizes were presented to
the winners.
Additional sponsorship was provided by ACAI, JM Family Enterprises,
Rexel, Lotspeich, Trident Surfacing, Oak Construction, MS. Cable &
Wire, and Gallo Construction/JWR Architects.
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Having attracted a sold-out crowd of more than 200 women each
year since its inception, the Tea festivities began with a boutique sale
where guests shopped from a wide array of unique custom-made
accessories and treats including jewelry, home goods, chocolates
and stationery. Following shopping, guests were treated to a classic
tea service of tea sandwiches, scones, treats and of course, tea. The
event also featured youth violinists and singers who entertained the
crowd, and special guest speakers who each shared how Starlight
has touched their lives.
Sponsorship support was provided by the Blue Martini at Galleria Mall,
Baer’s Furniture, the Diplomat Golf Resort & Spa, Broward Health,
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both entertained guests with her band “Heart and Soul” and shared
her family’s personal story about the struggles that come with having
a sick child and how much of a difference Starlight has made.
The event raised important revenue and helped increase awareness
of the many benefits that Great Escapes provide to children with
serious illnesses and their families. “Friends of Starlight Oregon,” the
committee who helped put the event together, includes many Oregon
leaders and successful businesses that are committed to helping
Starlight fulfill its mission to reach as many families as possible.
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Vaillancourt of Vaillancourt Folk Art with our Heart of Gold Award in
recognition of the couple’s long-standing commitment to seriously ill
children in New England. Since 1990 the Vaillancourts have created a
series of limited edition chalkware “Starlight Santa” figurines with all
proceeds benefiting Starlight New England.
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Annual Holiday Party
Starlight Texas
Dallas, TX
The Rosewood Crescent Hotel welcomed Starlight Texas families,
volunteers and supporters to its annual holiday celebration on December
4, 2008, which included the unveiling of the traditional holiday display
in the hotel foyer. Starlight children were honored guests, helping the
community kick off the holidays by unveiling the Rosewood Crescent’s
incredible foyer display, a 10-foot tall gingerbread house adorned with
candy canes, sugar wreaths and a mailbox made from peanut brittle
— for letters to the North Pole!
This was the second year Starlight celebrated the holidays at the
Rosewood Crescent with the magnificent holiday scene created
by renowned Chef Eric Perelli and his pastry team. The event also
included appetizers and beverages created especially for Starlight
family members and supporters. The Turtle Creek Chorale provided
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gingerbread cookies, creating holiday and thank you cards and holiday
ornaments with the help of their siblings and parents. Each family
received holiday gifts for the kids and a gingerbread house kit provided
by the Rosewood Crescent.
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Chapter and Office Locations
Starlight includes a network of offices throughout the United States
and Canada, some of which operate as field offices of the national
headquarters and others as independent chapters. As of March 31,
2009, our office locations included:
Headquarters
www.starlight.org
Los Angeles, CA
310.479.1212
UNITED STATES
Starlight Arizona
www.starlight.org/arizona
Phoenix Office – 480.280.5289
Starlight California
www.starlight.org/california
Regional Office – Los Angeles – 310.479.1212 (Also serving
Orange County.)
San Diego Office – 858.336.9381
San Francisco Office – 415.994.1205
Starlight Colorado
www.starlight-colorado.org
Central Chapter Office – Denver – 303.691.0700
Colorado Springs Office – 719.238.4964
Starlight Florida
www.starlight.org/florida
Regional Office – South Florida – 954.318.2178
Jacksonville Office – 904.210.3744
Orlando Office – 407.222.5026
Starlight Georgia
www.starlight.org/georgia
Atlanta Office – 404.982.0508
Starlight MidAtlantic
(Serving Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, West Virginia)
www.starlight-midatlantic.org
Central Chapter Office – District of Columbia – 202.293.7827
Philadelphia Office – 267.455.3039
Richmond Office – 804.536.7490
Starlight Texas
www.starlight.org/texas
Regional Office – Dallas – 817.706.5316 (Also serving
Ft. Worth, Waco and Laredo.)
Austin Office – 512.912.6782
Houston Office – 281.761.5928
San Antonio Office – 210.464.4303
Starlight Midwest
(Serving Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin)
www.starlight-midwest.org
Central Chapter Office – Chicago – 312.251.7827
Starlight Washington
www.starlight-washington.org
Central Chapter Office – Redmond – 425.861.7827
Spokane Office – 509.474.2820
Starlight Minnesota
www.starlight.org/minnesota
Minneapolis Office – 612.991.4258
Starlight programs are also offered in states in which we do not have
a local office. For more information about services in your community,
visit www.starlight.org/locations.
Starlight Nevada
www.starlight.org/nevada
Las Vegas Office – 702.882.8917
CANADA
Starlight New England
(Serving Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Vermont)
www.starlight.org/newengland
Regional Office – Boston – 617.241.9911
Manchester Office – 603.289.6252
Starlight NY*NJ*CT
www.starlight-newyork.org
Central Chapter Office – Manhattan – 212.354.2878
Albany Office – 518.368.7568
Hartford Office – 860-713-9885
Rochester Office – 716-601-4435
Starlight Oregon
www.starlight.org/oregon
Portland Office – 503.298.3862 (Also serving Medford.)
Starlight Canada
www.starlightcanada.org and www.starlightcanada.ca
Central Chapter Office – Toronto
Alberta Office
British Columbia Office
Ottawa Office
Central Chapter Office – Montreal
INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATES
Australia
www.starlight.org.au
Japan
www.slsb.jp
United Kingdom
www.starlight.org.uk
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2009 Financials
2009 Financials
Contri
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$7,590 ns:
,461
41.3%
Program Expenses:
$18,205,573
77.6%
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$3,671,763
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6.8%
73,250
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TOTAL EXPENS
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$4,175
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22.7%
TOTAL
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$ 18,390
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*Revenue graph does not include
investment losses of $222,123
and miscellaneous revenues of
$146,895 for the year.
Starlight’s expenses in FY2008-2009 exceeded our revenue due to the downturn in the economy. With oversight from our Board of Directors,
Starlight has historically set aside revenue each year in a reserve fund created to ensure that in difficult economic times we would have
resources to draw upon to protect the integrity of our programs. In FY2008-2009, we tapped into those reserve funds to continue to deliver the
highest level of service to Starlight families, despite a dip in contributions. However, given the prolonged economic slowdown, we will need the
continued support of our generous donors to maintain this level of service in coming years.
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2009 Financials
STARLIGHT CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION AND U.S. CHAPTERS
CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULE OF FINANCIAL POSITION: March 31, 2009
ASSETS
Headquarters
Colorado
MidAtlantic
Midwest
NY*NJ*CT
Washington
Cash and Cash Equivalents
$3,934,326 $33,315 $179,431 $400,962 $5,620,311 $221,343 Investments
1,000,293 - -
250,539 1,034,140 - Accounts Receivable
50,107 509 -
-
31,796 - Receivables from International Affiliates 81,863 - -
- - - Receivables from U.S. Chapters
121,000 - - -
- - Receivables from Headquarters
- 2,210 12,914 3,209 8,084 1,892 Pledges Receivable (Net)
2,828,628 2,649 12,828 20,935 137,750 313,560 Bequests Receivable
323,640 - -
-
650,000 - Inventory
2,165,992 164,213 25,607 70,640 124,688 684,306 Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
134,606 19,271 5,000 16,998 17,690 1,732 Property and Equipment (Net)
80,644 - 509 202 7,371 9,419 TOTAL ASSETS $10,721,099 $222,167 $236,289 $763,485 $7,631,830 $1,232,252 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
$2,403,349 $6,314 $5,032 $21,557 $849,246 $37,863 Deferred Revenue
100,000 - - -
- - Payables to International Affiliates
842 - -
-
- - Payable to Headquarters or Other
U.S. Chapters
28,309 - 3,750 87,250 30,000 - TOTAL LIABILITIES
2,532,500 6,314 8,782 108,807 879,246 37,863 NET ASSETS:
Unrestricted:
Unrestricted Undesignated 1,134,699 209,978 81,227 491,639 5,759,684 880,829 Unrestricted Board Designated
1,094,650 - - - - - TOTAL UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS
2,229,349 209,978 81,227 491,639 5,759,684 880,829 Temporarily Restricted
5,959,250 5,875 146,280 163,039 992,900 313,560 TOTAL NET ASSETS
8,188,599 215,853 227,507 654,678 6,752,584 1,194,389 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
NET ASSETS $10,721,099 $222,167 $236,289 $763,485 $7,631,830 $1,232,252 This information is from Starlight Children’s Foundation and U.S. chapters’ consolidated financial statements for the year ending March 31, 2009, audited by Green Hasson & Janks LLP.
Please visit www.starlight.org/financials for the complete financial statements and Independent Auditors’ Report.
Total Before
Eliminations
$10,389,688 2,284,972 82,412 81,863 121,000 28,309 3,316,350 973,640 3,235,446 195,297 98,145 Eliminations**
$
$20,807,122 $3,323,361 100,000 842 149,309 Total
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- -
121,000 28,309 - - - - - $149,309 $
$20,657,813
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100,000
842
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3,573,512 149,309 3,424,203
8,558,056 1,094,650 - - 8,558,056
1,094,650
9,652,706 - 9,652,706
7,580,904 - 7,580,904
17,233,610 $20,807,122 149,309 $10,389,688
2,284,972
82,412
81,863
3,316,350 973,640
3,235,446
195,297
98,145
- 17,233,610
$149,309 $20,657,813
**Intercompany revenue and expenses between headquarters and the U.S. chapters are eliminated as required under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
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2009 Financials
2009 Financials
STARLIGHT CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION AND U.S. CHAPTERS
CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES: Year Ended March 31, 2009
Headquarters
Colorado
MidAtlantic
REVENUE AND SUPPORT: Special Events
Gross Receipts
$1,680,010 $227,306 $492,984 Less: Direct Benefit to Donors
(508,191) (93,004) (134,666) NET SPECIAL EVENTS REVENUE 1,171,819 134,302 358,318 Contributions
1,133,668 202,124 103,410 Contributed Goods, Services and
Use of Facilities 3,129,952 159,609 84,795 Revenue from Headquarters or Other
U.S. Chapters
160,600 32,130 51,280 Investment Income (Loss)
90,084 12 2,458 Assessments and Sales to
International Affiliates
50,750 - - Miscellaneous
64,377 153 45,645 Net Assets Released from Program Restrictions
3,731,408 115,250 4,500 Time Restrictions 1,270,434 2,688 15,000 TOTAL UNRESTRICTED REVENUE AND SUPPORT 10,803,092 646,268 665,406 EXPENSES:
Program Services
9,523,480 415,297 687,265 Management and General
807,055 74,958 82,802 Fundraising
1,838,876 183,498 154,083 TOTAL EXPENSES
12,169,411 673,753 924,150 CHANGE IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS
(1,366,319) (27,485) (258,744) Change in Restricted
Net Assets:
Pledged Contributions
1,567,253 - 12,828 Contributions
2,490,812 115,250 129,952 Net Assets Released from
Program and Time Restrictions
(5,001,842)
(117,938) (19,500) CHANGE IN RESTRICTED
NET ASSETS (943,777) (2,688) 123,280 TOTAL CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
(2,310,096)
(30,173)
(135,464) Net Assets - Beginning of Year
10,498,695 246,026 362,971 NET ASSETS - END OF YEAR
$8,188,599 $215,853 $227,507 Midwest
NY*NJ*CT
$424,560 (81,147)
343,413 Washington
$2,651,978 (635,389) Total Before Eliminations
$196,149 (44,960)
$5,672,987 (1,497,357)
Eliminations**
$
Total
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-
$5,672,987
(1,497,357)
2,016,589 151,189 4,175,630 -
4,175,630
182,378 662,268 262,232 2,546,080 -
2,546,080
216,012 2,858,447 310,416 6,759,231 372,781 6,386,450
33,356 (51,995)
26,020 (262,682) 34,991 - 338,377 (222,123) 338,377 - (222,123)
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426 - 26,533 - 739 145,768 1,812 293,742 2,445,200 - - 871,170 8,066,117 653,577 51,891 223,641 5,950,251 520,120 1,000,753 929,109 7,471,124 (57,939) 594,993 9,777 158,657 115,250 444,602 (147,580) (2,738,942) 50,750 137,873 -
41,728 50,750
96,145
4,290,668 3,735,134 -
-
4,290,668
3,735,134
21,811,620 752,886 21,058,734
1,728,589 59,088 270,912 18,958,459 1,595,914 3,671,763 752,886 -
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18,205,573
1,595,914
3,671,763 2,058,589 24,226,136 752,886 23,473,250
(1,299,022)
(2,414,516) -
(2,414,516)
2,018,668 3,339,273 -
-
- (8,025,802) -
(8,025,802)
(2,667,861)
- (2,667,861)
759,567 313,560 - 2,018,668
3,339,273
20,854 (2,179,090) 313,560 (37,085)
(1,584,097) (985,462) (5,082,377)
- (5,082,377)
691,763 8,336,681 2,179,851 22,315,987 - 22,315,987
$654,678 $6,752,584 $1,194,389 - $17,233,610
This information is from Starlight Children’s Foundation and U.S. chapters’ consolidated financial statements for the year ending March 31, 2009, audited by Green Hasson & Janks LLP.
Please visit www.starlight.org/financials for the complete financial statements and Independent Auditors’ Report.
$17,233,610 $
**Intercompany revenue and expenses between headquarters and the U.S. chapters are eliminated as required under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
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Starlight Child and Board Member Dr. Phillips
I was born with a congenital heart defect called tetralogy of Fallot which
allowed the oxygenated blood from my lungs and the deoxygenated
blood from my body to mix, causing me to turn blue if I exerted myself.
To repair the defects, I underwent my first open heart surgery when I
was only 2 years old.
As a result of that experience, early on I decided I wanted to be a
pediatric cardiologist and help other children like me. I even wrote
essays in grade school about wanting to work with my pediatric
cardiologist Dr. Vargo, when I grew up. I’ll never forget the day when
I was only 11 that I had my first chance to watch a heart procedure
– it was my own heart catheterization! When I met with Dr. Vargo
to discuss the procedure, I told him the only way I would do it was
if I could be awake. He finally agreed to use only a local anesthetic
and allowed me to watch the procedure on a monitor while a nurse
explained what was happening to me.
That day is also when Starlight entered my life. In Starlight’s early days,
the organization granted wishes to seriously ill children. Starlight had
contacted me about granting my wish, and I told them I wanted to meet
actor Jeremy Miller and the cast of the TV sitcom Growing Pains. As
the child of a difficult divorce, I wanted nothing more than to meet the
Seaver family because in my mind they were the type of family I could
only dream about. Starlight made that dream come true for me.
In mid-September 1989, Starlight flew my mom, aunt and me to
California, all expenses paid, for the granting of my wish. I remember
the day as if it were yesterday. I got to have dinner with the whole
cast, ride bicycles around the lot where the show was taped with actor
Jeremy Miller, and watch the taping of an episode of the show.
Brandon's Starlight experience
changed his life. Dr. Phillips now
helps Starlight children
just like him.
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Starlight Child and Board Member Dr. Phillips
After my trip, my whole outlook on life changed. For the first time I
believed anything was truly possible. Though I always had my doubts
as to whether I would live to be old enough to practice medicine, my
commitment to becoming a cardiologist never wavered from that day
forward — in fact, after my wish experience I maintained a perfect
grade point average throughout high school and college despite having
failed the first grade. Starlight had made a lasting impact on my life.
After receiving my bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Louisiana Tech
University, I attended Tulane University School of Medicine. During my
final year of medical school, I reconnected with the cast of Growing
Pains when they filmed a reunion movie less than two miles from my
home in New Orleans. In fact, the day I found out Dr. Vargo would be
my academic advisor during my pediatric residency at Texas Children’s
Hospital was extra special because the Growing Pains cast was on
hand to celebrate with me. It was the day I saw my life come full
circle.
I’m now completing a three-year pediatric cardiology fellowship
program at the Mayo Clinic — which just also happens to be the
hospital in which I received my second open heart surgery. I now work
with three staff pediatric cardiologists who actually treated me at
some point in time during my life!
Throughout my medical training and every day in my medical practice,
I’ve seen how important lifting a child’s spirits can be in the healing
process. It was certainly true in my own experience – meeting the
Growing Pains cast gave me hope and helped me forget about the
limitations of my medical condition for a little while. That’s why as a
physician, I’ve stayed involved with Starlight and now am honored to
serve on the organization’s Board of Directors. Seeing the organization
evolve from one that brightened the lives of several hundred children
each year through wish-granting to one that changes the lives of
millions of children and families on an ongoing basis throughout the
course of their illnesses has been truly amazing.
- Dr. Brandon Phillips, M.D.
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Faces of Starlight: Board and Staff
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
Steven Spielberg
FOUNDERS
Peter Samuelson & Emma Samms
OFFICERS
Ronald L. Leibow
Chairman
Kaye Scholer LLP
Henry M. Fields
Chair - Executive Committee
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Roger Shiffman
Vice-Chair
Zizzle, LLC
Karen Shishino Jordan
Vice-Chair
Millie Judge
Secretary
Bear Creek Law Firm, PS
DIRECTORS
Russ Cashdan
Kaye Scholer LLP
Lawrence Gilbert
Sarah Grover
Jeff Gural
Newmark & Company
Real Estate, Inc.
April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009
Brett Shrewsbury
Preventive Health Now
Dave Koz
Rendezvous Entertainment, LLC
John Simone
The Colgate-Palmolive Company
John Lee
Embassy Suites Hotels
Christine Spadafor
SpadaforClay Group, Inc.
Christina Weiss Lurie
David K. Haspel
Haspel Communications, Inc.
Robert Steinberg
Latham & Watkins LLP
Dave Hubinger
Nestlé Brands Company
Charles J. Weber
Weber Communications, Inc.
Russell Karlins
Chemical Disposal Services
Llewellyn Werner
Corinthian Capital
Marvin Levy
DreamWorks Studios
Joseph Wessely
Dime Savings Bank
Mel Marks, MD
Miller Children’s Hospital
Michelle Worden
EvergreenBank
Kevin A. Mayer
Troy A. Young, CFP®
Destiny Financial Group, Inc.
Elaine Paul
TRUSTEES
Norman Anderson
American Psychological Association
Kip Crennan
PerfectSense USA
Brandon L. Phillips, MD
Mayo Clinic
Sheldon Davis
Regal Confections
Gary Rachelefsky, MD
UCLA School of Medicine
Mark Bowser
Stephen Burns
Avenue Financial Corporation
Scott Dorman
Jane Ritson-Parsons
Dorman Communications Group LLC Hasbro, Inc.
Howard M. Davine
Touchstone Television
Alan G. Epstein
MSD Capital, L.P.
Peter Samuelson
Samuelson Productions
Howard Gould
Kenneth Forkos, CPA
Carol A. Savoie
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Rick Genderson
Schneider’s of Capitol Hill
Paul Guyardo
DIRECTV
Matt Haymer
Attorney at Law
Brian Morris
Walter Parkes
DreamWorks Studios
John Pridjian
Penta Investment Advisors
Glenn Ross
Universal Studios
Home Entertainment
Gordon A. Smith
JP Morgan Chase Card Services
MANAGEMENT TEAM
April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009
Paula Van Ness
Chief Executive Officer
Patricia Sterne Evans
Vice President
Development
Joan Ford
Vice President
Strategic Initiatives
Jenny Isaacson
Vice President
Brand Marketing & Communications
Jane Van Stedum
Vice President
Program Services & Regional Support

Annual Report

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